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Box Office Swyddfa Docynnau Swansea Grand Theatre Theatr y Grand Abertawe 2014 Spring - Summer Gwanwyn - Haf Box Office Swyddfa Docynnau 01792 475715 Book Online Prynwch Docynnau Ar-lein www.swanseagrand.co.uk You are making a difference! Thank You for investing in your theatre’s future Since January 2013, you, our patrons, have been investing in the future of the theatre with a contribution of 50p per ticket. The funds have already made a difference and the current total is over £88,000 in the Restoration Fund. Improvements to date include the installation of energy efficient hand dryers in all the toilets, new wooden benches and tables in the Footlights garden and by the end of March 2014, the refurbishment of the auditorium seating will be Dedication Plaques complete. The next major There has been an important planned project is the change to the purchase of painting of internal Front of dedication plaques on the House areas. auditorium seating. The For further details about plaques will remain on the how the money will be seats for a total of twenty- spent, please keep an eye on five years, instead of ten our website years. The life span of www.swanseagrand.co.uk previously purchased and Front of House boards. plaques will automatically be extended. The cost of a If you would like to make an additional donation, please seat dedication is £250. send a cheque to: Please see our website for Restoration Fund, Swansea full details. Grand Theatre, Singleton St, We’d like to thank you in Swansea, SA1 3QJ. Cheques advance for your continued made payable to Swansea support helping us raise Grand Theatre. these essential funds. www.swanseagrand.co.uk Tues 29 April Thurs 1 May 15+ Maw 29 Ebrill Iau 1 Mai 7.30pm 7.30pm ROCK ANTHEMS SING-A-LONG-A Celebrating some of the DIRTY DANCING greatest rock songs of all From the producers of the time. Classic hits such as smash hit Sing-a-Long-a Sultans of Swing, Another Sound of Music. This fully Brick in the Wall, Bohemian interactive screening of the Rhapsody, Sweet Child O’ classic film means you too Mine, Smoke on the Water can have The Time of Your and Purple Haze guarantee Life. The host will lead a to have you singing along, vocal warm-up, judge a stomping your feet and fancy dress competition reaching for your air guitar. and show you how to use Vocals and guitar work are your magic moments fun performed by the critically packs. Then just sing-a- acclaimed GA GA, who have long and dance Dirty with received widespread praise Patrick Swayze, Jennifer over the last 20 years for Grey and the gang! Fancy their multi-award-winning dress recommended! Queen tribute show. “Hit after hit after hit. Content of an I loved it.” Northern Echo adult nature “An absolute treat - don't £13.00 & £16.00 miss it!” Magic FM Early Bird Offer £1.50 £10.50 - £14.50 off before 14 April All tickets include a 50p Restoration Selected concessions available* Fund contribution. All tickets include a 50p Restoration Online booking fee applies. Fund contribution. Online booking fee applies. Box Office Swyddfa Docynnau 01792 475715 Fri 2 May Sat 3 May Gwe 2 Mai Sad 3 Mai 7.30pm 7.30pm BBC NATIONAL Steve Hughes Management Ltd presents ORCHESTRA OF KENNY BALL WALES JUNIOR AND SPRING SERENADE HIS JAZZMEN RAVEL Le tombeau de KEEPING THE TRADITION ALIVE Couperin BRITTEN Serenade for Kenny Ball had one main wish before he passed Tenor, Horn and Strings away in 2013 and that was DEBUSSY Petite Suite for his son, Keith Ball , to SCHUMANN Symphony carry on the legacy. In the No 1 (Spring) year up to his death, Keith Conductor Christoph König had been accompanying his father on stage and Tenor Andrew Kennedy when Kenny was admitted Horn Tim Thorpe to hospital, he took over Andrew Kennedy and Tim the band, which is Thorpe are on hand to committed to playing serenade audiences with Kenny’s wonderful music Britten’s magical evocation enjoyed by millions all of twilight and nightfall. over the world. Pre-performance talk 6.30pm. www.kennyball.co.uk £13.00 - £16.00 £16.50 - £20.00 Selected concessions available* All tickets include a 50p Restoration All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution. Fund contribution. Online booking fee applies. Online booking fee applies. www.swanseagrand.co.uk Wed 7 May 16+ Mer 7 Mai 7.30pm HOT FLUSH! THE NAUGHTIEST MUSICAL IN TOWN! After five sell-out UK tours, Hot Flush! returns. Share in the friendships, the secrets, the laughs, the tears and the ups and downs of four ordinary women, and one man, living extraordinary lives. More fun than joining a gym and cheaper than botox, Hot Flush! might even leave you feeling 34½ again. So wipe away the credit crunch blues and grab your girlfriends together for an unmissable night at the theatre. “The audience shrieked their heads off and whooped in delight.” The Scotsman £15.50 - £22.50 Selected concessions available* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution. Online booking fee applies. Box Office Swyddfa Docynnau 01792 475715 Thurs 8 May Fri 9 May 16+ Iau 8 Mai Gwe 9 Mai 7.30pm 7.30pm Image: Andy Hollingworth THE SEARCHERS JON RICHARDSON JOHN MCNALLY, FRANK NIDIOT ALLEN, SPENCER JAMES British Comedy Award 2013 & SCOTT OTTAWAY Nominee, Jon Richardson , is The Searchers’ remarkable checking his tyre pressures, career continues. With hoovering his floor mats and classic hits, such as Sweets putting an emergency packed For My Sweet, Needles and lunch in the boot of his car, Pins, Don’t Throw Your Love ready to hit the road again Away, Sugar and Spice and with a brand new tour, Nidiot . When You Walk in the Room, The perennial singleton and they have contributed misanthrope is determined to enormously in establishing become a more easygoing the UK as the world’s person for the sake of his leading nation in the music friends and his future health. industry. There is no doubt Best known as team captain that the decade that gave us on 8 Out Of 10 Cats, recent The Beatles, as well as The TV credits include: Have I Got Searchers , and many News for You (BBC One), Live others, was very special and at the Apollo (BBC One) and will go down in history as Never Mind the Buzzcocks being the most imaginative (BBC Two). period of music creativity “Sublimely brilliant, and expression. stunning...” Time Out £18.00 & £20.00 £20.00 All tickets include a 50p Restoration All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution. Fund contribution. Online booking fee applies. Online booking fee applies. www.swanseagrand.co.uk Sat 10 May Tues 27 May Sad 10 Mai Maw 27 Mai 2.00pm 6.00pm THE CHUCKLE POP FACTOR - BROTHERS THE CONCERT SPACE ODDITY - IT’S A CELEBRATION OF THE OUT OF THIS WORLD TOP ARTISTS AND BIGGEST Paul and Barry visit a CHART HITS! toy shop to buy some An electric show that pays water pistols. Whilst tribute to all your favourite trying them out they songs and stars from TV and notice a toy spaceship the charts, placing you in the which they get in. heart of your very own pop “Don't touch anything,” concert! the shopkeeper shouts We've squeezed in smash out! “especially that button!” hits from all your favourite “This button?” they ask. pop stars, including One Direction, Taylor Swift, Little “Yes,” he replies. Mix, Justin Bieber and many, But being The Chuckle many more. Brothers they can't resist Totally live and interactive, led and… they magically and by a brilliant professional cast. accidentally go into space on a new adventure! Meet your favourite cast members after the show! £14.50, £12.50, Family ticket (4) £54.00 Family ticket (4) £42.00 All tickets include a 50p Restoration Selected concessions available* Fund contribution. All tickets include a 50p Restoration Online booking fee applies. Fund contribution. Online booking fee applies. Box Office Swyddfa Docynnau 01792 475715 Mon 12 - Sat 17 May Wed & Sat mats Llun 12 - Sad 17 Mai Mer & Sad 7.30pm 2.30pm BILL KENWRIGHT AND LAURIE MANSFIELD IN ASSOCIATION WITH UNIVERSAL MUSIC PRESENT ® BOOK BY LAURENCE MARKS & MAURICE GRAN DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS Inspired by the smash hit multi-million selling albums Dreamboats and Petticoats One, Two, Three, Four and Five, the West End sell-out sensation Dreamboats and Petticoats the musical features some of the greatest hit songs of the rock ‘n’ roll era. In 1961, emotions run high as young musicians Norman and Bobby compete to win a national song-writing competition and, more importantly, the attention of the gorgeous Sue! But when Bobby discovers that shy Laura is no slouch on the piano, love and rock ‘n’ roll fame beckons. Featuring classic tracks from Roy Orbison, The Shadows, Eddie Cochran, Billy Fury and many more. £12.00 - £29.00 Selected concessions available on selected performances* All tickets include a 50p Restoration Fund contribution. Online booking fee applies. www.swanseagrand.co.uk Tues 20 - Sat 24 May Sat mat Maw 20 - Sad 24 Mai Sad 7.30pm 2.00pm FRANK VICKERY’S FAMILY PLANNING Family Planning is one of Frank’s epic comedies. It’s the one play of his stable of thirty plus that guarantees you side- splitting laughter from the curtain right up to the final bow. He never leaves the stage… not even in the interval. This Welsh farce is iconic. Miss it and you’ll miss one of the best nights out in the theatre you will ever have! If you only go to the theatre once this year, make it to see Frank as Gran one last time.
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