What’s on: May

Bugsy Malone presented by Stage Door Theatre Company

Friday 4th 2012: 7.30pm & Saturday 5th May 2012: 2.30pm / 7.30pm

The company who brought you Allo Allo and Underneath the Arches is proud to feature the youngest members of their company in the Youth Groups debut show Bugsy Malone. This is a slapstick comedy set in prohibition New York around 1929. It follows the rivalry between two half-witted street gangs and the washed up, but well intentioned, boxer who steps into take control of Fat Sam’s gang and give Dandy Dan and his boys what they’ve got coming. The action including the use of the famous Splurge guns is interspersed with a number of memorable musical numbers such as ‘Fat Sam’s Grand Slam’, ‘Tomorrow’, ‘My Name Is Tallulah’, ‘So You Wanna Be A Boxer’ and ‘You Give A Little Love’. This show is a riotous splurge of fun not to be missed.

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£12.00 Concession £10.00 Child £8.00 Family £35.00 (2Adults+2children up to age of 16)

Jimmy Carr - Gagging Order

Friday 11th May 2012: 8pm

Age Restriction: Over 16s Only.

Brand new show, brand new jokes, same old Jimmy.
“Gagging Order” promises to be a hilarious night out…let’s see shall we.

The show will be packed with one-liners, stories & jokes. Some clever, some rude & a few that are totally unacceptable. Everybody’s welcome. Just leave your conscience, sense of common decency & moral compass at home & come on out for a laugh. Jimmy has sold over a million DVDs & hosted countless TV shows but live comedy is what he does best, come and see for yourself.

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£25.00

Rock around the 60's

Saturday 12th May 2012: 7.30pm

Step back to a time of musical simplicity when music was finding its feet and groups were trying to make THAT sound that would be theirs. It was a time of microphones and amplifiers and very little else!!

Relive those early days with’ Rock Around The Sixties‘ featuring The New Honeycombs and The Foundations and span the era with a musical trip down memory lane.

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£16.50 Concession £15.00

We'll Meet Again - The Diamond Jubilee Show

Tuesday 15th May 2012: 2.30pm

Back by popular demand, a brand new show starring Marilyn Hill Smith, singing star from the west end tour of the Sound of Music, together with an all-star cast including comedian Adam Daye. The show brings the spirit of the Wartime Era alive, and recreates the music and memories that kept Britain smiling through her darkest days. Music to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and a celebration of wartime entertainment.

£13.00 Concession £11.00

A Night of Dirty Dancing

Friday 18th May 2012: 7.30pm

Not the West End and touring musical, but the brand-new sensational, inspirational, aspirational box office smash hit concert show of the year. Have the time of your life – come and experience the brand-new spectacular featuring all the hits from everyone’s favourite dance movie Dirty Dancing. All the hits are superbly performed in this fast moving, slickly choreographed theatrical treat including: ‘She’s Like the Wind’, ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’, ‘Hey Baby’, ‘Wipeout’, ‘Do You Love Me’, ‘Be My Baby’, ‘Hungry Eyes’ and, of course, the Oscar-winning ‘(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life’. Take a trip back to the summer of ’63, relive Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey’s sizzling performance in the ultimate coming of age romance.

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£17.50

Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers

Thursday 24th May 2012: 7.30pm

Thundering rhythms on huge taiko drums interweave with layers of percussive soundscapes and delicate bamboo flute in a spellbinding display of precise choreography & sheer athleticism. Through years of rigorous touring as Europe’s leading taiko drum group, Mugenkyo have developed a gritty passionate style that is uniquely their own, retaining the traditional spirit of taiko yet creating a contemporary sound and a modern stage show that has captivated audiences everywhere…

“Drumming as an almost religious experience…
exhilarating to behold.” — The Glasgow Herald

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£18.00 Concession £16.00 Family (2Adults+2Children) £52.00

Richard Digance

Friday 25th May 2012: 7.30pm

Richard Digance is known as one of the great folk entertainers of the 70’s and 80’s. His evergreen career has been acknowledged through numerous awards within both the music and entertainment industries, from a BAFTA Nomination as a TV entertainer to a Gold Award from The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters. Many people sing, play guitar and tell stories but not many have supported Steve Martin, Robin Williams or played a guitar duet with Brian May of Queen, Richard Digance has, and he’s still doing it!

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£16.50

The Band of the Honourable Artillery Company

Saturday 26th May 2012: 7.30pm

The Honourable Artillery Company Band is the Territorial Army’s premier band and is based at Finsbury Barracks in the City of London – the home, since 1641, of the oldest regiment in the British Army.

The band plays an integral and prominent role in ceremonial events within the City of London and across the capital in support of the Royal Family and state visits.

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£15.00 Concession £9.00 (Free for accompanied children under 16 if booked through the Spa Pavilion Box Office)