Current Productions Playing in the

Main Auditorium and Foyer Studio Theatre

Box Office - 020 8553 4466

 

Sunday 29th October 2006

THE THREE SOPRANOS

A glamorous, glorious, glittering evening in the company of three Divas: Linda Watts, Jane Webster and Zoe Haydn.  Between them their credits include the Royal Opera, ENO, BBC Concert Orchestra, West End musicals , South Bank, Albert Hall – the lot!  Their magnificent voices blend beautifully together to perform trios, duets and arias in their own unique style with an array of stunning gowns and costumes.  Accompanied by Carol Ann Wells on the piano – an accomplished classical and popular performer in her own right – this is an evening of sheer delight.

 

Tickets: 

All Seats - £10 (Club Members £9) Students and Seniors £8

Monday 30th - Tuesday 31st October 2006

IN THE FOYER STUDIO

GHOSTIES AND GHOULIES

A Hallowe’en Horror!  Stories to make your flesh creep! Songs to chill you to the marrow! An evening of ghosties and ghoulies and things that go bump in the night!

 

A WOADS production

 

Tickets: 

All Seats - £5

Please note this production takes place in the downstairs Foyer Studio

Thursday 2nd - Saturday 4th November 2006

SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE

Words and Music by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; 

Concept by Stephen Helper and Jack Viertel

 

The greatest hits of the 50s and '60s are all on the menu at ‘Smokey Joe's Café’. A rockin' party of a show that celebrates the music of legendary partnership, Leiber and Stoller.    'Smokey Joe's Café’ harnesses the power of the music that changed the world in this raucous night of musical theatre featuring almost 40 electrifying hits including ‘Poison Ivy’, ‘On Broadway’, ‘Jailhouse Rock’, ‘Love Potion #9’, ‘Stand By Me’, ‘Yakety Yak’ and ‘Hound Dog’. The world’s longest running and best-loved musical revue is a high-octane, high-steppin’ celebration of the songwriters who defined rock 'n' roll not to be missed….

 

A Stage One Theatre Company Production

 

Tickets:

All Seats £12 (Club Members £10.50 if paying a week or more in advance)

Saturday matinee: All seats £8.50

Under 18's - All Performances £8.50

Monday 6th - Wednesday 8th November 2006

IN THE FOYER STUDIO

LOVE FOR SALE

“The Oldest Profession” in song and verse – an anthology of pieces comic, curious and sad about gold-diggers and ladies of the night.

 

A Redbridge Musical Guild Production

 

Tickets: 

All Seats - £5

Please note this production takes place in the downstairs Foyer Studio

Thursday 9th - Saturday 11th November 2006

SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER

The poet Sebastian Venable and his possessive mother, Violet travel the world together every year. The bond between them seems unbreakable until, suddenly, last summer……  Unique, twisted and compelling, this is a raging cyclone of theatre. Open your mind and it will blow you away.

 

This adult drama, Tennessee Williams’ personal favourite was last seen in the West End starring Diana Rigg - don’t miss a chance to see this rarely performed play at the KMT.

 

A WOADS production

 

Tickets:

All seats £7.00  (Club Members £6.00 if paying a week or more in advance)

Students/Senior Citizens for all performances £5.25

Saturday Matinee - All Seats £5.25

Sunday 12th November 2006

MAGIC MOMENTS

The greatest songs of the 1950s and early 60s, featuring the music of Perry Como, Connie Francis, the Everlys, Doris Day, Paul Anka, Nat King Cole and many more!  A veritable trip down Memory Lane!

 

Performed by West End artists, past and present,  top quality song and dance, accompanied by a trio of top musicians

 

A Paper Moon Theatre Company Presentation

 

Tickets:

Matinee - All Seats £10.50

Evening - All Seats £12.00 (Club Members £10.50)

Wednesday 15 - Saturday 18th November 2006

CHESS

Back at the KMT for only the second time is the great musical by Tim Rice and the male half of ABBA. For anyone who loves melody, harmony, great lyrics and fine singing this is the show for you. From the score 'One Night in Bangkok' was an immediate hit together with the sensational duet 'I Know Him So Well'   Packed with beautiful, powerful music which tells a simple story of love, the theme of CHESS is something we can all relate to.  

 

An IODS Production

 

Tickets:

All Seats £12 (Club Members £10.50 if paying a week or more in advance)

Saturday matinee: All seats £8.50

Sunday 19th November 2006

Please note 3pm start

FBeeBies Playtime

Fairlop Brass presents a "Kids for a Quid" concert to appeal to children (& adults) of all ages however young or old, featuring Disney hits, music from Harry Potter plus other well known TV & film favourites.

A Fairlop Brass Presentation

Tickets:

All Seats £7.50 (Concessions £6.50)

Children Under 12: £1.00 (must be accompanied by an adult)

Tuesday 21st - Friday 24th November 2006

BUDDY

The BUDDY HOLLY Story

by Alan Janes and Rob Bettinson

 

"The world's most successful rock 'n' roll musical" This dynamic, heart-rending and unforgettable musical immortalises Buddy Holly's all too brief life and tells the story of the three years in which he became one of the world's top recording artists. It’s a celebration of the man, his music and life that catches that unique mixture of innocence, determination, humour and charm that was Buddy Holly.

 

A show packed with over 20 of Buddy's greatest hits including 'Peggy Sue', 'That'll Be The Day', 'Oh Boy', 'Rave On', 'Heartbeat' and 'Raining in my Heart' as well as the Big Bopper’s 'Chantilly Lace' and Ritchie Valens’ 'La Bamba'. This dazzling extravaganza will have the whole audience rocking and bopping in the aisles. The best Buddy party in town!

 

A Stage One Theatre Company Production

 

Tickets:

All Seats £12 (Club Members £10.50 if paying a week or more in advance)

Concessions at all performances: All seats £8.50

Saturday 25th (7.30pm) and Sunday 26th (3pm) November 2006

BREAK A LEG

The rivalry themed story has been told and re-told but never in such spectacular fashion as in ‘Break a Leg’ the latest production from the Alma Rippon Stage School.  Follow the lives of Jasmine and Emily from infant to teen, sharing their highs and lows as the paths of the two friends part and rejoin.

 

This glittering evening’s entertainment is musical theatre at its best. The Alma Rippon Stage School, one of Redbridge’s most successful and longest established theatre schools, shows how music, dance, drama and singing should be performed. With familiar toe-tappers and interesting original music, a thoroughly entertaining evening can be guaranteed.

 

An Alma Rippon Stage School Production

 

Tickets: 

All seats £9.50 Children £8.00

Monday 27th - Wednesday 29th November 2006

IN THE FOYER STUDIO

ANIMAL CRACKERS

From the Gnu to the Hippopotamus – an anthology of song and verse from senior students of the Palmerstone Stage School.

A Palmerstone Stage School Production

 

Tickets: 

All Seats - £3.50

Please note this production takes place in the downstairs Foyer Studio

Thursday 30th November - Saturday 2nd December 2006

WHEN WE ARE MARRIED

This comedy is  one of the delights of British theatre written by one of Britain's best known and best loved playwrights, J B Priestley. Set in Northern England, it tells the story of three couples celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary who receive news of such calamity and misfortune as to create a scandal of huge proportions. How do they set about solving the unsolvable? Join us to find out!

 

A Redbridge Stage Company Production

 

Tickets:

All seats £7.00  (Club Members £6.00 if paying a week or more in advance)

Students/Senior Citizens for all performances £5.25

Saturday Matinee - All Seats £5.25

Wednesday 6th - Sunday 10th December 2006

MACK AND MABEL

This much praised musical is a tribute to the age of silent movies, slapstick and the love story of Mack Sennett, film-maker, and his leading lady, Mabel Normand.  The music and lyrics are by Jerry Herman and the book by Michael Stewart.  The well-known songs include the haunting "I Won't Send Roses" and the effervescent "Tap Your Troubles Away".

A guaranteed glorious start to the Holiday season!

 

A Sideshow Theatre Company Production

 

Tickets:

All seats £12.00 (Club Members if paying a week or more in advance: £10.50)

Saturday and Sunday matinees: All seats £8.50

(This show replaces the previously advertised "Thoroughly Modern Millie", which will now be staged in the summer of 2007)

Sunday 10th - Monday 11th December 2006

IN THE FOYER STUDIO

CHRISTMAS CRACKERS

Celebrate the forthcoming holiday with seasonal favourites old and new – and a glass of wine and mince-pie thrown in (not literally!)

 

A Kenneth More Theatre Club Event

 

Tickets: 

All Seats - £5.00

Please note this production takes place in the downstairs Foyer Studio

Saturday 16th December 2006

HOLD TIGHT IT'S XMAS 60S

Grab your mini-skirts and mod suits – and a bit of tinsel and some mistletoe!  A cast of ten fab singers and musicians reproduce the golden hit highlights of the Swinging Sixties. The host DJ guides us through a mammoth selection: Beatles, Dusty, Cilla, Lulu, The Monkees, The Supremes, The Kinks, The Moody Blues, Otis Redding, Tina Turner, Tom Jones , and more – and all with a Christmas slant.  This is the perfect party night to get you in the Christmas spirit!

 

Tickets:

Matinee - All Seats £11.00 (Club Members £10.00)

Evening - All Seats £12.00 (Club Members £11.00)

Box Office - 020 8553 4466

The 32nd Annual KMT Pantomime

20th December 2006 - 3rd February 2007

ON PUBLIC SALE NOW

 

 

STANDARD PLAY PRICES: See details under the individual shows.

MUSICAL PRICES: See details under the individual shows.

CONCESSIONS are generally offered to Children, Students and Senior Citizens.

Box Office - 020 8553 4466

 

Last Updated - 26th November 2006

General Manager: Vivyan Ellacott       Contact Email - KMTheatre@aol.com

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