BOX OFFICE 01323 412000 SPRING 2018 www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk JANUARY - MAY WELCOME TO EASTBOURNE THEATRES As we bid farewell to 2017 we move towards exciting times in 2018 not only for the ever evolving programme at the Devonshire Park Theatre but also as building work and redevelopment plans really start to take shape for the Devonshire Quarter project. CHRIS JORDAN Artistic Director, We have a packed Spring and start the year with riotous Eastbourne Theatres comedy musical Spamalot, based on the hugely successful film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Continuing the musical theme Rat Pack Live From Las Vegas returns and the UK tour BOOK YOUR of Thoroughly Modern Millie plays for one-week only featuring ❱ 6-7 ❱ 8-9 TICKETS ONLINE spectacular song and dance routines. SPAMALOT THE KITE RUNNER & PRINT THEM Direct from the West End we are very excited to welcome back AT HOME! master of mind-control and psychological illusion, Derren Brown. It's so easy to book your Here for one-week with his show Underground, we’ll all be talking theatre tickets online at about this mind-blowing show, so make sure you get your tickets. eastbournetheatres.co.uk if you haven't tried our We are thrilled to be bringing you West End production online booking system The Kite Runner. Receiving five-star reviews and described by why not give it a try next critics as ‘the best page-to-stage show since War Horse’ this time you're browsing the website? is going to be a must-see theatrical event! Classic TV comedy, Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em starring Joe Pasquale as Frank ❱ 12 With view from seat, the ability to print your tickets Spencer is touring the UK for the first time and is sure to be RED RIDING HOOD at home, update your a laughter filled night out. & THE WOLF mailing preferences and view your order history it For fans of classic drama we invite you to enjoy a plethora couldn't be easier. of timeless titles including Ruth Rendell’s Gallowglass, Simply go to Charles Dickens' Great Expectations, Henry James’ Turn Of ❱ 16-17 eastbournetheatres.co.uk The Screw and the welcome return of The Original Theatre and see what shows you're Company with Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. THOROUGHLY going to join us for! MODERN MILLIE Not forgetting your youngest theatregoers we’ve got two iconic children’s tales lovingly recreated for the stage, Red Riding Hood and the Wolf and hilarious family musical treat Alice In Wonderland. All this plus there’s still time to get your tickets for this year’s pantomime Dick Whittington and his Cat, oh yes there is!! Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to welcoming you to Eastbourne Theatres very soon. ❱ 19 Box Office Facebook.com/EBTheatres CONTACT US ❱ 01323 412000 (standard rate) ❱ 15 THE IMPORTANCE [email protected] Follow us @EBTheatres DERREN BROWN OF BEING EARNEST www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk Follow @eastbourne_theatres 2 BOX OFFICE 01323 412000| www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk 3 DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE 3pm 8 December 2017 - 14 January 2018 LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA 2017/2018 SEASON Sunday 21 January 2018 POPULAR CHAMBER CLASSICS Corelli Concerto Grosso No. 1 in D major Elgar Serenade for Strings Grieg Holberg Suite Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings Soloists of the London Philharmonic Orchestra The serenades for Strings by Elgar and Tchaikovsky simply brim over with melody, freshness and warmth. They’re heard alongside Grieg’s Holberg Suite – an irresistibly playful take on the 18th century, by one of music’s all‑time masters of melody. Sunday 4 March 2018 BORODIN AND SCHUBERT Borodin String Quartet No. 2 Schubert String Quintet in C major Soloists of the London Philharmonic Orchestra Schubert’s String Quintet has one of music’s most exquisitely beautiful slow movements. Five LPO musicians give it their all today; first, though, they take a journey into the romantic heart of Russia. Sunday 8 April 2018 FROM VENICE TO AMERICA Vivaldi Chamber Concerto in G minor, RV 103 Ring out the bells for purr-fect family Rossini Quartet No. 1 for flute, clarinet, entertainment this festive season! bassoon and horn Mozart Serenade in E flat, K375 TICKETS From the streets of London to a spectacular voyage across Barber Summer Music £11, £15, £20, £25 the seven seas to Morocco, come and join Dick Whittington, Janáček Mládí Conc £1 off his acrobatic cat and a whole host of fabulous characters on Soloists of the London Philharmonic Orchestra Under 16s & Students £5 the adventure of a lifetime. Various Times Six of the LPO’s renowned woodwind and Family Ticket (2 adults Todd Carty (EastEnders, Dancing On Ice) leads the cast as evil brass section whirl us around the world, from + 2 under 16s) £40 King Rat, Eastbourne favourites Martyn Knight and Tucker are the splendour of Vivaldi’s Venice to Barber’s Groups 10+ 20% off, back as Sarah the Cook and Idle Jack with Francesca Leyland TICKETS long hot American summer and Janáček’s 20+ 20% off + Free youthful escapades in the Czech countryside. as Alice and, Katherine Glover as our hero Dick Whittington! From £14.50 ticket for organiser Contact Box Office Subscriber Discounts From the team that brought you last year’s record‑breaking for details or visit when booking all Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, we again promise you live eastbournetheatres.co.uk 3 concerts music and rip‑roaring fun in true Eastbourne panto style! – APRIL JANUARY 4 BOX OFFICE 01323 412000 Prices inclusive of booking fee (see p. 26) | www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk 5 DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE Tuesday 6 – Saturday 10 February Selladoor Productions present the Mercury Theatre Colchester production of Tues – Sat 7.45pm Wed & Sat 2.30pm Lovingly ripped off from the hugely successful TICKETS Tues – Thur 7.45pm 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, £26, £28, £31.50, £33.50 Spamalot is a riotous comedy full of misfit Fri & Sat 7.45pm knights, killer rabbits, dancing nuns and £28, £30, £33.50, £35.50 ferocious Frenchmen. Wed & Sat 2.30pm £25, £28 Join King Arthur as he travels with his hapless Knights of the Round Table on a divine mission to locate the illusive Holy Grail Conc £3 off – with uproarious consequences. Groups 10+ £3 off, 20+ £4 off Winner of the 2005 Tony Award for Best New Musical the (Conc & Disc apply hilarious Spamalot was written by Python legend Eric Idle, top 3 prices, Tues – Fri 7.45pm only) with a fantastic score co‑written by John DuPrez including Always Look On The Bright Side of Life. Friends of Devonshire Park Theatre 25% off Produced by the award winning Selladoor Productions ‑ (First Night only) producers of Footloose, American Idiot, Avenue Q and Little Shop of Horrors and Mercury Theatre Colchester, this brand new even SPAMMIER UK tour of Spamalot will have audiences Audio described performance. See p26 rolling in the aisles. FEBRUARY 6 BOX OFFICE 01323 412000 Prices inclusive of booking fee (see p. 26) | www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk 7 Martin Dodd for UK Productions and Derek Nicol & Paul Walden for Flying Entertainment proudly present the Nottingham Playhouse and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse production of DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE Tuesday 13 – Saturday 17 February DIRECT FROM LONDON’S WEST END ‘The Kite Runner is a truly contemporary cultural phenomenon’ THE SUNDAY EXPRESS HHHHH HHHHH HHHHH THE STAGE THE SUNDAY EXPRESS STAGE TALK HHHHH HHHHH HHHHH THEATRE MONKEY LONDON CULTURE ACTDROP HHHH HHHH THE TIMES METRO Tues – Sat 7.45pm ‘AN ENTHRALLING TALE BEAUTIFULLY TOLD’ Wed & Sat 2.30pm THE TELEGRAPH ‘…PACEY, EMOTIONAL, TIMELY ADAPTATION TICKETS OF THE MODERN CLASSIC NOVEL’ Tues – Thur 7.45pm TIME OUT & Sat 2.30pm £17.50, £21.50, £25, £27 Adapted by Matthew Spangler ‘JUST THE TICKET!’ Fri & Sat 7.45pm METRO £19.50, £23.50, £27, Based on the best-selling novel by Following an outstanding West End Run, £29.50 Wed 2.30pm this unforgettable theatrical tour de force £17.50, £22 Khaled Hosseini comes to Eastbourne. Conc £1.50 off Directed by Giles Croft Based on Khaled Hosseini’s international bestselling novel, Groups Buy over 10 this haunting tale of friendship which spans cultures and tickets & receive 10% off continents, follows one man’s journey to confront his past (Conc & Disc apply 7.45pm only) and find redemption. ‘The best page-to-stage Friends of Devonshire Afghanistan is a divided country on the verge of war and two Park Theatre 25% off show since War Horse’ childhood friends are about to be torn apart. It’s a beautiful (First 2 nights only) THE STAGE afternoon in Kabul and the skies are full of the excitement and joy of a kite flying tournament. But neither Hassan nor Amir can foresee the terrible incident which will shatter Audio described performance. See p26 Originally produced by their lives forever. FEBRUARY 8 BOX OFFICE 01323 412000 Prices inclusive of booking fee (see p. 26) | www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk 9 KR Eastbourne DPS.indd 1 14/11/2017 13:13 DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE Saturday 24 February 7.45pm Tuesday 6 – Saturday 10 March EXTRA BIG NIGHT OUT PAUL WALDEN & DEREK NICOL FOR FLYING ENTERTAINMENT & TRH PRODUCTIONS PRESENT THE TUCKER SHOW PAUL WALDEN & DEREK NICOL FOR FLYING ENTERTAINMENT & TRH PRODUCTIONS Eastbourne’s very own pantomime star, PRESENT FRANK1915 - 1998 DEAN1917 - 1995 Tucker, hosts and stars in this show featuring supporting artistes comedian Jack Glanville SAMMY1925 - 1990 FRANK1915 - 1998 DEAN1917 - 1995 and “The Conjurer” Matthew Pomeroy in a show that promises to be an Extra SAMMY1925 - 1990 Big Night Out, together with live band.