Friday 3rd February
at 7.30pm
Blind Summit present
THE TABLE - Cancelled
This show may return in the future so please keep an eye on our website.
IMAGINATION: THE YOUNG DEVISING FESTIVAL
Monday 30th & Tuesday 31st January at 7pm
Central Studio & Proteus Young People’s Theatre Pro-jectors present
RING TONES
Devised by the group, Written & Directed by Amanda Affleck-Cruise
Ring Tones is a drama devised by the group, set at the beginning of the new millennium. This play is inspired by the themes of family, communication, and the links which can exist between personal and public events. As the drama moves from family and workplace scenes, which are all too familiar and recognisable, to moments we would all find hard to imagine.
Tickets: £5.10 full, £4.10 adults, £3.10 children
UN-REALITY TV
Devised by the group, Written & Directed by AJ Pearce
Charlotte and Stephen are about to embark on an adventure. An adventure with singers, dancers, judges, comedians, acrobats, z-listers and oh yeah, Jeremy Kyle. Is this reality? No, this is Un-Reality TV!"
TALKS
Devised by the group, Directed by Ross Harvie
Using the play by Robin Soans, ‘Talking to Terrorists’ as a stimulus to work with real life interviews and create a piece of verbatim theatre, the Pro-teens take on their biggest challenge to date in a devised piece that questions the importance of resolving terrorism not with violence or conflict, but with negotiations and peaceful discussions.
Tickets: £5.10 full, £4.10 adults, £3.10 children
TWISTING RHYMES
Directed by Katherine Elliott
Based on Roald Dahl’s ‘Revolting Rhymes’
“I guess you think you know this story. You Don’t. The Real one’s much more gory…”
Will the Little Pigs manage to stay in their house or will they be made into pigskin handbags…? Will the wolf manage to eat Grandma or will he end up as Little Red Riding Hood’s new winter coat?
Join the Pro-Pellers as they perform a selection of Roald Dahl’s twisted re-workings of classic fairy tales from his book ‘Revolting Rhymes’. As well as performing these classic stories the group will also be performing their own stories created during their weekly devising workshops.
Tickets: £5.10 full, £4.10 adults, £3.10 children
Wednesday 8th - Saturday
11th February at 7.30pm
SWEET CHARITY
QM Hall
Music
by Cy Coleman
Lyrics
by Dorothy Fields
Book
by Neil Simon.
Following
the success of Les Miserables, Hair, Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Tommy, Footloose and
last year Jesus Christ Superstar, the performing arts department will be
presenting Cy Coleman and Dorothy Field’s musical, Sweet Charity. The musical follows the romantic
ups-and-downs of dancer-for-hire, Charity Hope Valentine, in the Fan-Dango
Ballroom. This Tony Award winning
musical features many big band numbers such as Big Spender, The Rhythm of Life and If My Friends Could See Me Now.
Tickets:
Wednesday 29th
February & Thursday 1st March at 7.30pm
Btec Level 3 National Diploma
Students present
ERPINGHAM CAMP
Joe
Orton’s Farce was originally a television play written in 1965 and rewritten in
1967 for the stage.
In
this, ‘… his version of The Bacchae, a fun palace revolution set in a Butlin’s
holiday resort – ‘Erpingham Camp’ – ‘nobody came closer than Orton to reviving
on the English stage the outrageous and violent prankster spirit of comedy…….’
John Lahr.
Tickets: £5.10 full, £4.10
concessions, £3.10 students and children
Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th March 2012 at 7.30pm
In QM Hall
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
by
William Shakespeare
Tickets: £5.10 full, £4.10 concessions, £3.10 students and children
Wednesday 28th and
Thursday 29th March at 7.30pm
DIRECTOR’S PIECES
The
second year extended diploma students direct the first years in a range of
extracts from the contemporary repertoire taking on the full responsibility of
directing.
Tickets: £5.10 full, £4.10 concessions,
£3.10 students and children
Wednesday 25th &
Thursday 26th April at 7.30pm
In QM Hall
A LITTLE GERMANY
The
first year Extended Diploma students present a selection of songs with a German
theme, including extracts from The
Producers, The Sound of Music and Threepenny Opera.
Tickets: £5.10 full, £4.10
concessions, £3.10 students and children
Wednesday 16th & Thursday
17th May at 7.30pm
Y2 Extended National Diploma
students present
THE ENQUIRY
by Charlotte Hastings
An
intense drama about a prisoner sentenced for killing her very sick child. Set in an open prison of the 1950s, she is
attacked and driven to attempt suicide.
The prison authorities discover that the attack was made by an inmate
Gow who has a lesbian attachment to another prisoner, Valentine, and who is
insanely jealous of Kate’s innocent friendship with Valentine. By the end of the play the question over the
death of the child is investigated and the truth revealed.
Tickets: £5.10 full, £4.10
concessions, £3.10 students and children
Friday 18th May at
7.30pm
Hotbuckle Productions present
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
by Charles Dickens adapted by Adrian Preater
Hotbuckle
explode onto the stage with this new, innovative adaptation of one of Dickens’
greatest novels. With all the comedy, mystery, violent melodrama, suspense and
poignancy of the original, it tells of Pip’s journey from boyhood to manhood as
he seeks to discover who he is and find his place in an inhospitable world. It
is a story of love and loss, of guilt and shame, of fear and courage and has
some of the most vivid and memorable characters in all of English literature.
With the bicentenary of Dickens’ birth in 2012, this electrifying, exhilarating
and moving production is a must-see.
www.hotbuckleproductions.co.uk
Tickets: £10 full, £8 concessions, £5 students
Tuesday 29th May at
7.30pm
STEWART KEEYS
In a
new refreshing take on modern day mediumship, Stewart Keeys’ dynamic approach
to his gift will reach the hearts of everyone who are lucky enough to
experience him at work.
Stewart has built an amazing profile of success in recent years working as a
Psychic Medium, delivering messages from loved ones in such a way that leave
people feeling uplifted and at peace.
This warm and entertaining show is wonderfully intriguing. Stewart's messages
and insight from the spirit world, mixed with his personal charm and humour
will send you on a roller coaster ride of emotion.
Tickets: £14
Wednesday 20th - Thursday 21st June at 7.30pm
HOTEL PARADISO
By Georges Feydeau and Maurice Desvallieres
The first year extended diplomas present Feydeau’s
hirlarious farce. Boniface arrives at
the Hotel Paradiso to meet Marcelle; Maxime has been enticed there by an enterprising
and amorous maidservant; Cot goes there to investigate the strange noises which
he is convinced emanate from the drains.
In order to avoid extremely compromising confrontations, everyone spends
the entire night dashing up and down the stairs, in and out of beds in a
crescendo of hilarious chaos which is made even worse by a sudden police raid
on the unsavoury hotel.
TICKETS: £5.10 FULL, £4.10 concessions, £3.10 students
Thursday 28th to Saturday 30th June at 7pm
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Mary Swan
Performed by the Proteans
Performed at The Walled Garden, Down Grange, Pack Lane, Basingstoke, RG22 4ET
Bring a picnic at 6pm for a 7pm performance
This
summer join the critically acclaimed Proteans for Shakespeare's
ultimate battle of the sexes. The gloves are off and the heat is
on in this wildly funny, fast, furious and swooningly romantic
tale of a man, a woman and one heck of a temper! The show will again be performed outdoors at The Walled Garden, Down Grange - so make sure to bring a picnic! Following last year's sell out 'Love's Labour's Lost' tickets for this year's fortnight of performances are certain to go quickly so get in early to avoid disappointment!
Once again, The Proteans are praying for a fantastic summer as they present this outdoor production, were you are welcome to bring a picnic to enjoy before the show and to stay afterwards to dance under the stars with cast members. Wear comfortable shoes, bring some warmer clothes for when the sun goes down, and bring your brolly, just in case it rains!! Proteus will be providing a limited amount of folded chairs, however we advise audience members to bring their own to guarantee a seat!
www.proteustheatre.com
Tickets: £10 adults, £6 students and children
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