Sunday 15th September 2002

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

An uplifting modern musical about those affected by HIV and AIDS. Featuring the original cast of 40 actors and singers from last years sell out production at the Stratford Circus.The critics said: "This production was absolutely astounding. An amazingly well written piece of theatre,..it broke my heart".

A SideShow Theatre Company Production

All Tickets: £8.50 (£7 Concessions)

Wednesday 18th – Saturday 21st September 2002

Let’s Face the Music and Dance

The Palmerstone Stage School students encompass a range from toddlers to Senior Citizens. The joy of performing knows no age, social or ethnic barriers. They sing, they dance, they tell jokes, they have a great time and so will you.  This show is an explosive delight from start to finish, a toe-tapping, finger-clicking, singalong to suit an audience from toddlers to Seniors.  Don’t miss it!    

A Palmerstone Stage School Production

All Tickets: £8 (£6 Concessions)

Wednesday 25th – Saturday 28th September 2002

The Boyfriend

Evoking the wild days of carefree flappers and the Charleston , “The Boyfriend” drew huge West End and Broadway audiences when it opened in 1954, all nostalgic for the apparent simplicity of the Twenties.  Sandy Wilson’s wonderful score rangers from foot-tappers like “Won’t you Charleston With Me” to tender ballads like “I Could be Happy With You”, “A Room in Bloomsbury ” and, of course, “The Boyfriend”.  Above all, a simple tale of boy meets girl is given the sort of verve and excitement that has proved utterly irresistible over the years.

A Forest Musical Productions presentation

 Tickets:  Wed evening and Saturday matinee : All seats £7

Thu - Sat evenings all seats £9.75 (Club Members £8.75 if paying a  week in advance.)

Wednesday Night Club Special:   Pay £10 for your Wednesday night ticket of “The Boyfriend” and get a free ticket for the Wednesday night of “Guys & Dolls”  OR “West Side Story”.

Sunday 29th September 2002

Marty Wilde and the Wildcats : Born to Rock’n’Roll

The undisputed King of British Rock’n’Roll makes his first visit to the KMT backed by the legendary six piece outfit  “The Wildcats”.  They get the show off to a great start and then it’s Marty Wilde all the way with a performance packed with his numerous hits.  Don’t miss it!

Tickets £12.50  (Theatre Club Members £11)

West Side Story

“Simply the best of all musicals” said The Observer when West Side Story burst into electrifying dynamic life over forty years ago.  Since then millions of people have agreed and flocked to this 1950s New York Romeo and Juliet type story with rival street gangs – the Jets and the Sharks – hindering and ultimately destroying the love of a boy and girl.

The songs (lyrics Stephen Sondheim) have become all timeless classics,  the music (by Leonard Bernstein) has been played in symphony concerts, the whole show revived many times and hugely praised in a film version.

This show was last performed at the KMT in 1979.  Ever since then the show has been unavailable because of  national tours or West End revivals.  This is a very special event at the KMT – and a show you must not miss!  We are staging extra performances to meet the demand for tickets – but we’re still expecting a very quick sell-out – so BOOK EARLY!

 A WOADS Production in association with Redbridge Musical Guild

 Tickets:  Preview (Thursday 3^rd Oct) and  the 3 Matinees (Oct 5^th, 6^th & 12^th) – all seats £7

All other evenings : All seats £9.75 (Club Members £8.75 if paying a  week in advance.)

Wednesday Night Club Special:   Pay £10 for your Wednesday night ticket of “West Side Story” (October 9^th)  and get a free ticket for the Wednesday night of “Guys & Dolls”  OR “The Boyfriend”.

Sunday 13th October 2002

West End Showstoppers

Natalie Cleverley, Hilary O’Neill, and a number of artists from current West End shows and national tours are appearing in a one-night gala show. The show’s profits will be donated to research into Breast Cancer and the performance will be given in memory of Laurie Cleverley.

Tickets £12.50 (Club Members £10)

Thursday 17th – Saturday 19th October 2002

Caligula

The young Caligula showed all the signs of becoming a very great ruler, but when he became Emperor of Rome and assumed absolute power, everything changed.  Was it grief over his sister’s death that made him lose his senses?  Or does absolute power corrupt absolutely?  Debauchery, violence,  even lunacy made him a prime candidate for assassination.  This gripping drama by Albert Camus is not suitable for children.

A Wanstead Players Production

All seats £6.25 Concessions on Thur  &  Fri and Sat Matinee: £4.50

CLUBSAVER: £5.25 if paying a week or more in advance

CLUBMAT – “Two for One” Offer.  Buy tickets for the matinee of “Caligula” at £6.25 and have the equivalent number FREE for the matinee of “Stepping Out”

Tuesday 22nd -  Saturday 26th October 2002

Guys & Dolls

Based on Damon Runyan’s short story “The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown”, “Guys & Dolls” revolves around Nathan Detroit, the organiser of the “The Oldest Established Permanent Floating Crap Game in New York”, who bets fellow gambler Sky Masterson that he can’t make the next girl he sees fall in love with him.  The next girl he sees happens to be Miss Sarah Brown, a pure-at-heart Salvation Army type reformer, and the stage is set for an hilarious evening of complications.  Featuring such hits as “Luck be a Lady”, “I’ve Never been In Love Before”, and “Sit Down You’re Rocking the Boat”.  A musical not to be missed.

A Thistles Musical Theatre Company Production

 Tickets:  Tuesday evening and Saturday matinee : All seats £7

Wed - Sat evenings all seats £9.75 (Club Members £8.75 if paying a  week in advance.)

Wednesday Night Club Special:   Pay £10 for your Wednesday night ticket of “Guys & Dolls” and get a free ticket for the Wednesday night of “The Boy Friend”  OR “West Side Story”.

Sunday 27th October 2002

Syd Lawrence Orchestra

Britain ’s best big band and its top vocalists make what has become an annual visit to the KMT.  Under the direction of Chris Dean, a fine trombone player and no mean singer, the Orchestra has taken giant steps forward both in this country and abroad.  Previous visits have all sold out.  An absolute “must” for the big band enthusiasts!

Tickets £12.50  (Club Members £11)

Thursday 31st October – Saturday 2nd November 2002

Stepping Out

Fred and Ginger, eat your heart out!  Ex chorus-girl Mavis runs an evening class for amateur tap dancers in the local church hall.  Come hell or high water, Mavis is determined her “end of term” charity show will have a stunning dancing troupe.  There are a lot of problems on the way, but the show must go on!  This extremely funny, award-winning play was a smash-hit in the West End and in the cinema, starring Liza Minelli.

A Redbridge Musical Guild/Palmerstone Production

All seats £6.25 Concessions on Thur &  Fri and Sat Matinee: £4.50

CLUBSAVER: £5.25 if paying a week or more in advance

CLUBMAT – “Two for One” Offer.  Buy tickets for the matinee of “Stepping Out” at  £6.25 and have the equivalent number FREE for the matinee of “Caligula”

Sunday 3rd November 2002

Movies, Marches and Musicals

Join Redbridge Brass for the first of their CD promotional concerts.  In June this year they recorded 3 CDs crammed with around 50 of the best tracks from the world of Movies, Marches and Musicals.  Hear the best, live at the KMT. Visit www.redbridgebrass.co.uk for recording session pictures and further information.

Tickets: £8 (Concessions £6.50)

Thursday 7th – Saturday 9th November 2002

Cinderella

This is everybody’s favourite story in the famous ballet version  with music by Sergei Prokofiev. We are expecting heavy demand for tickets for the ballet – so be sure to book in advance.

A European Ballet Production

Tickets:  All seats £14  (Club Members £13).  Children and Senior Citizens £9

Please note: The Cowan Studio Theatre is on the first floor and has no disabled access.

Wednesday 18th – Saturday 21st September 2002

Angel

First performance of a new play by Godfrey Sealy. “Angel” tells the story of a brief encounter between a thirty years old transvestite prostitute and a 57 year old married man on a hot sticky evening. The man finally plucks up enough courage to act on his desires, but gets far more than he anticipates when she enters his life.

Tickets £4 (Concessions £3)

Thursday 26th – Saturday 28th September 2002

Eggs, Darling?

A black comedy by Shane Hill & Clarissa Gledhill.  An energetic trio entertain you with an hour’s worth of shocking, funny, controversial stories, using a range of approaches from bitter realism to demented fantasy. (Adult content)

Tickets £4 (Concessions £3)

Thursday 17th – Saturday 19th October 2002

Under Milkwood

A day in the life of a small seaside village in Wales as immortalised in the brilliant writing of Dylan Thomas.  This is presented in its original format as a play for voices.

A Consenting Adults production

Tickets £4 (Concessions £3)

Thursday 24th -  Saturday 26th October 2002

ABIGAIL'S PARTY

The classic Mike Leigh drama first broadcast on BBC Television, looking at the tensions and pretensions of the nouveau riche.

A Green Room Players production

Tickets £4 (Concessions £3)

PLAY PRICES:
All seats £6.25 (Concessions on Thursday, Friday and Saturday Matinee £4.50)
CLUBSAVER: £5.25 if paying a week or more in advance.
CLUBMAT - “Two for One” Offer: Buy tickets for any PLAY MATINEE at £6.25 and have the equivalent number FREE for another PLAY MATINEE.  (Max 4 tickets per show)

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

Last Updated - 12th August 2002

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

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