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EMBASSY THEATRE What’s On February - May 2017 01507 613100 www.embassytheatre.co.uk A Partner to East Lindsey District Council Magna Vitae is a Registered Charity. Charity Number 1160156 FEBRUARY GALLERY EXHIBITION - 1 February – 25 March Rock Icons Tuesday 14 February, 7.30pm Rock Icons is an all new energetic live music show that will take The Art of David Wise ‘Variations’ you on a journey through the eras of Classic Rock, featuring the music & visuals from the worlds most iconic Bands & Albums FEBRUARY such as Yes, Deep Purple, Queen, Whitesnake, Bon Jovi, Toto, Rainbow, Def Leppard, Foreigner, Thin Lizzy, The Who, Pink Floyd, Guns N Roses, ACDC and many more... The Band at the heart of the show are an international touring act who LIVE for this music, they’ve “done” the record deals, “done” the top 20s, “done” the touring and even bought the T Shirt, having toured 11 countries of the world from Clubs to About the Artist Arenas with acts such as Whitesnake, Joe Satriani, Big Country I am a practicing artist, exhibiting in both Ireland and Spain and although I produce work on several and many more makes this a must see for all Rock Fans!! themes I always return to landscapes. Living on the East Coast of England and particularly on the cusp Tickets £20.00, Child £10.00 of the Wash, the sky and its relationship to the land and sea has always had a fascination for me. Oh! Carol Friday 10 February, 7.30pm From their humble beginnings in Brooklyn to the dizzying heights of their success in the 50s & 60s the song writing genius of Neil Sedaka and ‘Howie’ Howard Greenfield will February Half go down in musical history as one of the most successful partnerships of all time. Term Holiday Fun! This show is packed full of hits such as Calendar Girl, Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, [Is This The Way To] Amarillo, Stupid Cupid and of course Oh! Carol, masterpieces made famous not only by Sedaka but also other well-known performers like Connie Francis, Tony Christie, Tom Jones and LaVern Baker. The BIG TOP comes to the BIG STAGE! Tickets £21.50, Child £10.00. Motown’s Greatest Hits How Sweet It Is Saturday 11 February, 7.30pm The ultimate celebration of the sweet sound of MOTOWN is back! This stunning 100% live show combine’s first class music together with slick choreography, and an amazing band. Truly outstanding, the best MOTOWN experience you will ever have! You’ll be ‘Dancing On The Ceiling’, with songs from legendary Mr Fips & Friends artistes such as Lionel Richie, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, The Jackson Five, Marvellous acts from The Wonder Circus. Joined by some new friends, Mr Fips The Isley Brothers, Edwin Starr and many more. brings the Big Top to the Big Stage with fun and spectacle for all the family! Let’s ‘Get Ready’.... to ‘Go Loco... Down in Acapulco’. The UK’s No.1 Free Children’s Circus Skills Workshop available 30 mins prior to each performance. MOTOWN show will have you dancing ‘All Night Long’ UK’s No.1 Motown show Thursday 16, 7pm | Friday 17, 2pm & 7pm | Saturday 18, 2pm & 5pm Tickets £21.50, Child £10.00 Tickets £15, Child £10, Family Ticket £40 2 | Box Office01507 613100 Visit www.embassytheatre.co.uk | 3 MARCH Creeds Cross : The Celtic Journey The King Is Back : Ben Portsmouth Saturday 4 March, 7.30pm Friday 17 March, 7.30pm A stunningly exciting evening, capturing the origins of The Ben, a multi-talented musician, singer and songwriter had Elvis’s MARCH Celtic Journey as it spread across the world. DNA in his blood from an early age. His father was an avid Elvis fan From Galway to Nashville and to many far flung destinations and Ben grew up on a diet of Elvis songs. Having honed his musical and diverse musical genre - Bluegrass, Country, Americana, Folk talent Ben started his journey as an Elvis Tribute Artist in 2005. He and Rock - can all be traced back to the early influence of the looked like Elvis, sang like Elvis and had an on stage charisma that had Irish and the Scots. audiences believing at times they were watching the King himself. Now the story ‘live on stage’ as some of the country’s finest In 2012, Ben made history when he won the Elvis Presley musicians take you on a thrilling ride through this great story, Enterprises “Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist” contest in Memphis, with a refreshingly modern, toe-tapping approach that will leave crowning Ben as the “Worldwide Ultimate Tribute Artist”, the only you breathless. artist from outside the USA to ever win this prestigious title. Ben Portsmouth will bring his unique style, charisma and 10 piece band to show audiences why he is regarded as the best in the business. Tickets: £21.00, Child £10.00 Tickets £27.50 / £25.00, Child £15.00 £5 off a pair of top price tickets purchased before 1 Feb £5 off a pair of top price tickets purchased before 1 Feb DFO International Music Agency presents Whistle Down The Manfreds The Wind Makin’ Tracks Tour Thursday 9 - Saturday Saturday 18 March, 7.30pm 11 March, 7.30pm The 60s group Manfred Mann is now considered one Whistle Down The Wind of the finest and most respected bands from that era. follows the fortunes of a The Manfreds will be performing many of their hits, fugitive caught between the including ‘Do Wah Diddy Diddy’, one of the most popular prejudice of adults and the and instantly recognisable songs of the 60s, and still the innocence of the young. biggest audience pleaser at their concerts, along with Whistle Down The Wind a mix of Jazz and Blues covers from their new album revolves around the time and ‘Makin’ Tracks’. Paul Jones, with his unique harmonica place where the word teenager sound, will be joined by Mike Hugg on keyboards, Tom was invented. Swallow, a 15 McGuinness on guitar, Rob Townsend on drums, Marcus year old girl growing up in Cliffe on bass and Simon Currie on saxophone/flute. America’s deep South in the Tickets £22.50, Child £10.00 fifties, discovers a mysterious man hiding out in a barn. When www.themanfreds.com she asks who he is and the Andrew Lloyd Webber’s emotive score Buddy Holly and The Cricketers first words he utters are “Jesus combines hauntingly beautiful love songs and Christ”, it’s as if all her prayers Friday 24 March, 7.30pm explosive rock music with lyrics by acclaimed www.themanfreds.com have been answered. Swallow rock’n’roll songwriter Jim Steinman. The For quarter of a century, this breathtaking show has rock ’n’ and the town’s other children score contrasts the relentless influence of the rolled audiences across the globe. It stars some of the finest vow to protect the stranger modern world with the traditional values of the actor-musicians in the UK whose combined West End credits from the world that waits old days - something which the community at include Buddy, Lennon, Forbidden Planet and Jailhouse Rock outside - the townspeople Whistle Down The Wind yearns to return. and was endorsed as Britain’s most popular Buddy Holly act who are determined to catch when the boys guested on BBC One’s “The One and Only”, a fugitive hiding in their midst. hosted by Graham Norton. As fantasy and reality collide, The hits just keep on coming - That’ll Be The Day, Peggy Sue, Swallow is torn between the Heartbeat, Raining In My Heart, Oh Boy! – and much, much more. two and begins to discover who she is and where she is going. Whatever the season, whatever the excuse to party, make your Heartbeat a little faster with the show that has thousands of Tickets £16.00, Over 60s fans the world over saying: “I can’t believe it’s not Buddy!” £12.50, Child £12.50, “Buddy Brilliant!” - Graham Norton Family £50.00 Tickets £20.00, Child £10.00 4 | Box Office01507 613100 Visit www.embassytheatre.co.uk | 5 MARCH / APRIL MARCH / APRIL Menopause The Musical Saturday 1 April, 7.30pm PARENTAL GUIDANCE This hysterical show packed full of one-liners about night sweats, hot flushes and memory loss is backed by an instantly recognisable soundtrack of innuendo-laden versions of 60s, 70s and 80s pop classics. An all-singing, all-dancing comedy set in a department store, where four women with seemingly nothing in common, meet by chance and make fun of their woeful lives experiencing “The Change”. They soon bond as they realise that the menopause is no longer “The Silent Passage”, but an unavoidable stage in every woman’s life. The hysterical and uplifting Menopause The Musical will have you laughing, and singing, all the way home. The show has played sold out tours across the world so call your girlfriends and book now for the ultimate girls night out. Tickets £24.50 A Country Night T.Rextasy In Nashville Friday 31 March, 7.30pm Saturday 25 March, 7.30pm T.Rextasy have now been performing around the world for over 20 years, a career that ironically outlives Marc’s very own A Country Night In Nashville recreates the scene of a buzzing T.Rex. They have become widely accepted as the world’s only Honky Tonk in downtown Nashville, perfectly capturing the official tribute show dedicated to Marc Bolan and T.Rex, and energy and atmosphere of an evening in the home of Country the only band endorsed and approved by Marc’s family, estate Music.