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-win Award ning www.mikron.org.uk 48th national Summer & Waterways tour 2019 Writer: Vashti Maclachlan Writer and Lyricist: Nick Ahad Director: Marianne McNamara Director: Jonny Kelly Composer and Lyricist:: Kieran Buckeridge Composer & Musical Director:: Musical Director: Rebekah Hughes Rebekah Hughes Designer: Celia Perkins Designer: Celia Perkins A love story between the Royal Navy Billy Butlin used Shakespeare and their loyal ‘Jenny Wrens’ himself to sell a seaside dream to the great British public. New WRNS recruits Ginger and Lily, are looking for wartime adventure. Lily wants to serve on Join us as we delve into holiday huts, dry land but Ginger is desperate to serve at sea bonny babies and knobbly knees with – and the sailors can’t believe their luck! guest appearances from Marlene Dietrich Gracie Fields and Our Wrens show pays tribute to all those , Laurel and Hardy wartime women who pushed the door to . opportunity firmly open. Mikron’s radiant Redcoats will guide Full of dots, dashes, semaphore and song, you through 80 years of Butlins splendour Ginger and Lily find themselves in uncharted with their trademark mix of fun, waters on a journey they’ll never forget. pathos and songs. HHHH HHHH For Mikron’s HHHH HHHH The Guardian Yorkshire Post previous shows The Stage The Reviews Hub www.mikron.org.uk Mikron Theatre Company Ltd. Marsden Mechanics, Peel Street, Marsden, Huddersfield HD7 6BW 01484 843701 Reg. Charity: 265169 48th national Four actors, two shows, a narrowboat Summer & Waterways and a van SHOP tour 2019 We take professional theatre to as many different non theatre venues as possible, Open all hours live theatre on people’s doorsteps. Every Our 48th year of award winning All our new products are available online venue is different, every performance unique. at www.mikron.org.uk/shop with free theatre by canal, river and road! If you have any access requirements please postage on orders of £25 and over – you’ll don’t hesitate in contacting us and we’ll do even get free CDs with every order! We’re taking you t’ seaside this summer, with the Enjoy the shows and as ever, do let us know what everything we can to ensure that your wonderful world of the Wrens and our very own you think of them. Email, call, or indeed send a Mikron experience is a positive one. ravishing Redcoats. Two very different tales that real letter; it will be delivered by postman Bill, a for 2019! we just knew we had to tell. long term Friend of Mikron. New New! We’ll be dropping anchor with our wartime We’ll see you on tour! Enamel Mug £6 tale of naval heroism ‘All Hands on Deck’. o Mikron? ur 2019 cast! Lightweight, robust and A love story between the brave women New t O lovely to drink from whilst that were recruited to ‘free a man for the Vashti We’re one of England’s leading national touring boating, walking, gardening Maclachlan fleet’. After last year’s huge success with Joshua or camping! 10oz/248ml ‘Revolting Women’, we welcome back companies. Considine writer Vashti Maclachlan for her second year A Yorkshire based national arts charity, touring New! 2020 Calendar and have once again teamed her up with professional theatre, anywhere for everyone by canal, Get organised the lyrical, musical marvel that is Kieran river and road. We develop writers at any stage a year ahead of their careers, sharing our unique storytelling with 12 months Kieran Buckeridge. Artistic Admiral, Marianne Buckeridge McNamara takes the directorial helm. style: great plays with original songs, toured by of Mikron £5 four actor musicians to nearly 130 venues a year. Christopher Butlins is in the Nation’s Psyche, holidays for all, Arkeston a genuine revolution. Join us as we delve into We couldn’t do any of this without financial support Torch Keyring £3 holiday huts, bonny babies and knobbly knees from you, our supporters, who literally keep us afloat. Elizabeth We’re honoured to be on Arts Council England’s Rachel Find that keyhole or with guest appearances from Marlene Dietrich, Robin keep an eye out for National Portfolio until 2022 - our 50th birthday year! Benson Gracie Fields and Laurel and Hardy. Under the potholes on the towpath guidance of director Jonny Kelly (‘Revolting As ever, we can’t thank enough our amazing hosts, New! volunteers, funders and of course, you, our growing Don’t forget... Women’, 2018), Mikron’s radiant Redcoats will oster & f yer distribution guide you through 80 years of Butlins splendour band of ‘Mikronites’. P Tea Towel with their trademark mix of fun, pathos and songs. Our ‘in kind’ partners this year are the If you can spare 10 minutes of your time, Natural theatre�anywhere�fo r�everyon e by Redcoats has seen us develop new Mikron writer cotton �canal,�river�and�road Allotments BTYARD Association of Wrens (www.wrens.org.uk) and we can use it. Drop us an email/letter/ C S aal Locks dry�doc E ks Nick Ahad. Nick is a journalist, comedian, tea towel. verywhere Fish & Chip phone call if you could pop a poster up in Shops Garden entres Canal and River Trust (canalrivertrust.org.uk) st rca Scts writer and Bonnie Baby competition An A-Z Jazz inns Clubs Kitchen Gardens LFE your local shop window or notice board – BOAT STATONS MUSEUMS of Mikron Nursing Homes winner (Butlins Skegness). PA Orchards it’s impossible for us to reach the places RKS Quaysides venues Riversides SCH town�hall OOLS Approx. S Und a er Bridges that you can. We thank you in advance! as Womens’ Institutes Xenial�hosts Jonny running times £6 out h Hos (maybe tels Zoos one day!) Est. 1972 for both shows: Jute Bag £4 Kelly Contact us Nick Just picked this up? If you’d like 2 × 45 minute Ahadto join our mailing list, drop us a line. To find out about future tours you acts with an can contact us in the following ways: interval Find your nearest If you received this leaflet by post, have we venue – pop your got your correct details? If not, let us know 01484 843701 Don’t miss Mikron’s [email protected] postcode in to by post or email [email protected] www.mikron.org.uk/ and we’ll update our records. www.mikron.org.uk Autumn Tour tourmap @mikrontheatre #mikron19 10th September Mikron Theatre Company (registered charity no 265169), Marsden Mechanics, Peel Street, Marsden, Huddersfield HD7 6BW to 19th October 2019 Patrons: George Monbiot, Prunella Scales, Timothy West Some details may change - May June check www.mikron.org.uk for the latest info FRI 7TH 7.30PM R St Peter’s Parish Hall, Park Street, Market Bosworth CV13 0LL Tickets £12.50 in advance £15 on the door, £5 for children. Tickets available online at www.bosworthfestival.co.uk Tel: 01484 843701 bosworthfestival.co.uk This show is supported by Market Bosworth Festival. SAT 8TH 12.30PM AHD Nottingham Road & District Allotment Association, Highfield Lane, Chaddesden, Derby DE21 6PJ No tickets required. A cash collection will AHD THU 30TH 7.30PM SAT 1ST 1PM R be taken after the show. Tel: 0781 256 4708 The Poppy and Pint, Pierrepont Road, Clock Warehouse, London Road, www.e-voice.org.uk/highfieldlane West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 5DX Shardlow DE72 2GL Burgers and hotdogs, hot drinks, cakes and No tickets required. A cash collection will be taken No tickets required. A cash collection will be taken puddings available. Bring your own booze. after the show. Tel: 0115 981 9995 after the show. Tel: 01332 650556 Parking on Highfield Lane www.castlerockbrewery.co.uk www.clockwarehousepub.co.uk Venue Supporter: Wenda & Tony Fletcher Please note that this show will be performed upstairs In the event of inclement weather the indoor with no wheelchair access. backup at this venue is upstairs. SAT 8TH 7.30PM R Venue Supporter: John & Sheila Cooke Snarestone Conery Playing Fields, FRI 31ST 7.30PM AHD Ruby Supporter: The crew of NB Arkaroo Main Street, Snarestone DE12 7DB Market Harborough Congregational No tickets required. A cash collection Church Hall, Bowden Lane, Market Harborough SAT 1ST 7.30PM AHD will be taken after the show. LE16 7JD The Amphitheatre, Priors Hall Park, Tel: 01484 843701 Email: [email protected] Tickets £12 Tel: 0116 2661342 Corby NN17 5ER Email: [email protected] No tickets required. A cash collection will be taken after the show. Tel: 01536 214427 Enamel Mug £6 We’re now able to take cards for donations and SUN 2ND 2.30PM R Lightweight, robust New! shop items! (When mobile coverage allows) Great Houghton Village Hall, and lovely to drink No booking Leys Lane, Great Houghton, Northampton from whilst boating, NN4 0AN walking, gardening fees on tickets No tickets required. A cash collection will or camping! purchased be taken after the show. Tel: 07707 015968 online at Email: [email protected] 10oz/248ml www.greathoughton.org.uk mikron.org.uk Approx. R running times TUE 4TH 8PM for both shows: Victoria Hotel, 85 Dovecote Lane, Beeston, Nottingham NG9 1JG 2 × 45 minute Tickets £12 Tel: 0115 925 4049 acts with an www.victoriabeeston.co.uk interval Watch the trailers WED 5TH 7.30PM AHD Wharf Inn, Canal Wharf, for both Many of our venues provide refreshments – please reward your hosts with Welford NN6 6JQ shows on our your patronage, please don’t bring your own unless they’ve asked you to. No tickets required. A cash collection will be taken website! after the show. Tel: 01858 575075 www.thewharfinnwelford.co.uk KEY TO SYMBOLS AHD All Hands On Deck R Redcoats Food avail.