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Church Road • Street • Theatre Somerset • BA16 0AB & Cinema Box Office 01458 442846 www.strodetheatre.org.uk Public booking opens Saturday 18 Aug Welcome to our new IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... HITCHCOCK ANNIVERSARIES Autumn 2018 brochure. FILM TRIPTYCHS Book a tryptich together and save £3.60! 31 Oct FAMILY PLOT: 40 years ago p. 24 WELCOME

Over the last months I have FILM Curated series of three films based on a theme, 3 Nov THE BIRDS: 55 year anniversary p. 27 received many generous genre, director or actor. comments of enthusiasm and 14 Nov VERTIGO: 60 year anniversary p. 30 gratitude for the programme we have managed to pull-together FOCUS ON PAUL SCHRADER Hitchcock’s distinctive films remain as here at Strode Theatre. I’m very pleasurable and impactful to watch as ever. appreciative of everyone’s positive 15 & 20 Sep First Reformed p. 8 So, with the 60th anniversary re-release of support and encouragement - his masterpiece Vertigo, we thought we thank you. 25 Sep The Walker p. 11 would bring you a couple of other Hitchcock anniversaries worth celebrating. Rolling forward One of the things that was most apparent to me when I joined Strode MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO 2 Oc t Taxi Driver p. 14 to 55 years ago, we find the release of the Theatre early last year was its sheer potential, both to host a wide range AGAIN (12A) chilling The Birds, ... the same year that Strode of shows and to reach broad audiences. With the loss of funding in Paul Schrader is one of those names which Theatre opened its doors! Fast forward another 2011, the appetite for hosting financially ‘risky’ professional shows was Tue 4, Thu 6 & Fri 7 Sep 7.45pm STUDIO we probably should all know better. With the fifteen years, and Hitchcock’s last film Family Plot understandably diminished. But that doesn’t mean that it isn’t possible. Tue 4 Sep 7.30pm THEATRE release of his new eagerly anticipated film was first shown here at Strode Theatre on 31st With well sold or sold-out shows we can more than survive; when I Sun 9 Sep 4.30pm THEATRE First Reformed, what better time than now to October 1978. Enjoy! HA meet people in Street, in Glastonbury, in Somerton, in Langport, showcase some of his excellent contributions in Wedmore - for example - who tell me “I never knew Strode Theatre to cinema? The Walker, released in 2007 is showed films” or “I thought Strode Theatre was just a part of Strode exquisitely shot with strong performances FILM ON MUSIC

College”; when I meet people who travelled from Bristol and Exeter FILM from Woody Harrelson, Kristin Scott Thomas to see shows like the brilliant Casus Circus or Toyah Willcox live on stage; and Lauren Bacall. Taxi Driver, written by Paul 17 Oct Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda p. 19 when I meet a local family coming to the theatre for the first time; Schrader and oft cited by some as one of or when I hear an eighteen year-old Strode College student and our cinema’s all time greatest films, is definitely 2 Nov One Note at a Time p. 26 local ‘bobby on the beat’ both telling me word-for-word “I had never one not to be missed on the big-screen. considered Strode Theatre before”; when I hear and see all these things, PS 13 Nov 4 p. 30 I know the huge potential audience Strode Theatre has. Quite simply, three films about music. First But we can’t reach all these people ourselves. In order to reach these THEATRE MANAGER’S TOP PICKS off is Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda -fans of Merry audiences of the future; to ensure that Strode Theatre is still here in five, Christmas Mr Lawrence will recall Sakamoto’s twenty or fifty years from now, we need your help. Over the coming ON CHESIL BEACH (15) 14 Sep Under the Tree p. 7 briliant score. One Note at a Time is the months we will be working to raise funds to develop our marketing touching and fascinating human story of the and to reach broader audiences - and we will get in touch to ask for Thu 13 Sep 7.30pm THEATRE 15 Oct Path of Blood p. 18 restoration of music back to post-Katrina your support. But nothing works better than word of mouth. Please New Orleans. Finally, “4” is a beautifully shot do tell your friends about us and introduce us to them (see our 31 Oct The Shining p. 25 and captivating insight behind the scenes new “introduce a friend” incentive on the opposite page). And please into lives and relationships of renowned

don’t hesitate to ask us for a handful of brochures to pass round FILM Choosing a favourite or top three of anything quartet Quatuor Ebène while on tour in Italy. or leave at your local pub, church or shop (with their permission, is no easy task, so this list is not necessarily Three excellent documentary films, all highly of course!). Or, if you have any other ideas for how we can let your my absolute top picks. TP recommended. FM community know more about what Strode Theatre offers, please do let me know. INTRODUCE A FRIEND & GET A FREE CINEMA TICKET! We have yet another jam-packed season. I hope there is something for Introduce a friend to Strode Theatre who has never been before, and get a you and your family and friends -and complimentary film ticket EACH! if there isn’t, please get in touch and let me know what is missing! To benefit from this offer, just complete a INTRODUCE A FRIEND INITIATIVE form. When THE HAPPY PRINCE (15) your friend makes their first purchase, a complimentary film ticket will be added to both Thank you, as ever, for your support. Farès K Moussa, Theatre Manager Thu 13 Sep 7.45pm STUDIO your accounts (please note that complimentary film tickets are not redeemable on first order).

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THE PIANO (15) WHITNEY (15) NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE THE BOOKSHOP (PG) INCREDIBLES 2 (PG) Look out for the Family 25 YEAR ANNIVERSARY 4K REMASTER presents a LIVE screening of Friendly logo. Mon 3 Sep 7.45pm STUDIO JULIE Fri 7 & Sat 8 Sep 7.30pm THEATRE Sun 9 Sep 2.15pm STUDIO Mon 3 Sep 7.30pm THEATRE Sat 8 & Mon 10 Sep 7.45pm STUDIO This indicates films, shows Director: Kevin Macdonald Thu 6 Sep 7pm THEATRE Sun 9 Sep 2pm THEATRE Director: Brad Bird Director: Jane Campion Documentary | UK, USA 2018 | 2hrs Sun 9 Sep 5pm STUDIO With (the voices of) Craig T. Nelson, Holly and live transmissions that With Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neill by Polly Stenham after Strindberg Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Vowell, are appropriate for all ages NZ, Aus, France 1993 | 2hrs 1min Director: Isabel Coixet Huck Milner, Sophia Bush and fun for all the family. Directed by Academy Award- With Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, Patricia USA 2018 | 1hr 58mins winning filmmaker Kevin Wild and newly single, Julie Clarkson, Frances Barber Jane Campion’s sensuous, multi- Macdonald (‘Marley’, ‘Touching throws a late night party. In the UK/Spain/Ger 2017 | 1hr 53mins Oscar-winning drama, set to the Void’) this film, gives an kitchen, Jean and Kristina clean Everyone’s favourite family of Michael Nyman’s hypnotic score, unprecedented and unique look up as the celebration heaves superheroes is back! But this FAMILY FILM OFFER among a Scottish emigrant into Whitney Houston’s life. An above them. It’s 1959, and a revolution is time Helen is in the spotlight, community in 19th century New unflinchingly honest portrait of a about to hit the quiet Suffolk leaving Bob at home with Violet Purchase 3 child tickets to Zealand returns to the big screen rare talent told by those closest Crossing the threshold, Julie backwater of Hardborough. and Dash to navigate the day- in a stunning new re-mastered to her. initiates a power game with Or so some of the locals to-day heroics of “normal” life. It’s a family friendly film and version. Jean – which rapidly descends would have you believe… The a tough transistion for everyone, receive an adult ticket BBFC Insight: strong language, drug into a savage fight for survival. ‘revolutionary’ is amiable widow made tougher by the fact that BBFC Insight: strong sex, nudity, sexual assault references, references to child sex abuse Florence (Emily Mortimer), an the family is still unaware of free. incomer with the audacious baby Jack-Jack’s emerging plan of converting a dilapidated superpowers. To take advantage of this Tickets £8.50 Concessions £7.50 Tickets £8.50 Concessions £7.50 Tickets £17.00 Concessions £15.00 cottage into a book shop. While her enterprise promises longed- When a new villain hatches a offer online simply put for intellectual inspiration to brilliant and dangerous plot, the at least 3 children and ALL THINGS ITALIAN Martin Butler was born in 1949 in bookish elderly recluse Mr family and Frozone must find a Street where he still lives with his wife Brundish (Bill Nighy), she has way to work together again— 1 adult in your basket Thu 30 Aug - Wed 10 Oct Gabriella, who hails from the Adriatic well and truly upset the local which is easier said than done, and the discount will be coast of Italy. A keen photographer grande-dame, Mrs Gamart even when they’re all Incredible. added at the checkout. from an early age, Martin joined Street (Patricia Clarkson), who has also

EXHIBITION & Glastonbury Camera Club, now known as Mid Somerset CC, had her eye on the property. until digital photography came along and spoilt it all for him! The Alternatively you can pop pictures in this exhibition were all taken on 35mm film during the 80s and 90s on travels around Italy. “Married at 25, not having in or call the box office stepped out of England, I am quite chuffed with the photographs on 01458 442846. in this collection.” says Martyn Butler. “I would like to dedicate this exhibition to Strode Theatre for ‘staying the course’, my mother who regularly attended events here since it opened and, of course, my Tickets £8.50 Concessions £7.50 Free entry wife Gabriella without whom none of these pictures would exist.” Tickets £8.50 Concessions £7.50 Children 16 & under £5.50 (Applies to qualifying films only)

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STRODE THEATRE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY MCQUEEN (15) CHRISTOPHER ROBIN (PG) UNDER THE TREE (15) / presents presents a LIVE screening of UNDIR TRÉNU CAROL KLEIN - LIFE IN A COTTAGE GARDEN THE MERRY WIVES OF Wed 12 Sep 7.45pm STUDIO Fri 14 Sep 7.30pm THEATRE WINDSOR Sat 15 Sep 4.30pm THEATRE Fri 14 Sep 7.45pm STUDIO Mon 10 Sep 7.30pm THEATRE Directors: Ian Bonhôte,Peter Ettedgui Sat 15 Sep 5pm STUDIO Wed 12 Sep 7pm THEATRE Documentary | UK 2018 | 1hr 51mins Thu 20 Sep 7.30pm THEATRE Director: Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson With Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson, Edda Acclaimed plantswoman, bestselling author and one of our most By William Shakespeare Director: Marc Forster Björgvinsdóttir, Sigurður Sigurjónsson familiar gardening experts in the media today, Carol Klein is most Runtime tbc Tracing his life from his debut With Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Mark Iceland/France 2017 | 1hr 29mins famous for her role as regular presenter of BBC Gardeners’ World, collection to the tragedy of his Gatiss, plus the voices of Jim Cummings In Icelandic with English subtitles having featured on (almost) every programme since 2005. premature death, this film is (Pooh), Toby Jones, Peter Capaldi, Down on his luck in the suburbs, an intimate revelation of iconic Sophie Okonedo Her natural, down-to-earth approach has made her a popular and John Falstaff plans to hustle his fashion designer Alexander USA 2018 | 1hr 43mins Thrown out by his wife, trusted figure, and she makes a special journey to Strode Theatre to way to a comfortable retirement [Lee] McQueen’s personal and 30-something Atli is moving back tell us about life in her own beautiful cottage garden. by seducing the wives of two professional world, which evokes in with his parents. While he fights wealthy men. his unique vision, originality and In this family-friendly live action for custody of his little daughter, maverick sense of humour. drama based on characters he is gradually sucked into a bitter Tickets £20.50 Unknown to him, it’s the created by A.A. Milne and E.H. dispute between his parents and women of Windsor who really Coming from a working class Shepard, the young boy who their neighbours regarding an old pull the strings, orchestrating home in East London, McQueen shared countless adventures and beautiful tree. As the dispute The perfect birthday Falstaff’s comeuppance amidst a was a punk rebel, celebrated with his band of lovable stuffed intensifies, property is damaged, theatrical smorgasbord of petty for overturning the silver-spoon animals in the Hundred Acre pets mysteriously go missing, or Christmas gift for rivalries, jealousies and over- world of Paris haute couture and Wood is grown up and living in and there is a rumour that the lovers of theatre and inflated egos. ushering in the heady era of ‘Cool London, but he has lost his way. neighbour has been seen with a Britannia’, but he also caused Now it is up to his childhood chainsaw... For a fat Englishman, a controversy and scandal. friends to venture into his world VOUCHERS cinema Welshman and a Frenchman, the and help Christopher Robin In this dark suburban satire from only way is Windsor… With unique archive material rediscover the joys of family life, Iceland, “[director] Sigurdsson and personal interviews, this film the value of friendship and to gradually takes petty Strode Theatre Vouchers can be purchased & celebrates a radical, mesmerising appreciate the simple pleasures bourgeois tensions to alien, redeemed at the box office or online at genius and shows his rags-to- in life once again. gasp-worthy extremes; ... this is www.strodetheatre.org.uk/vouchers/ riches story as a modern-day fairy no cuddly dysfunctional family tale laced with the gothic. sitcom” Variety.com

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PS FIRST REFORMED (15) SICILIAN GHOST STORY (15) ACCIDENT (12A) LEAVE NO TRACE (PG) APOSTASY (PG) THE CHILDREN ACT (12A) Sat 15 Sep 7.30pm THEATRE Sat 15 Sep 7.45pm STUDIO Tue 18 Sep 7.30pm THEATRE Tue 18 Sep 7.45pm STUDIO Wed 19 Sep 7.45pm STUDIO Fri 21 Sep 7.30pm THEATRE Thu 20 Sep 7.45pm STUDIO Wed 19 Sep 7.30pm THEATRE Mon 24 Sep 7.45pm STUDIO Director: Fabio Grassadonia,Antonio Piazza Director: Joseph Losey Director: Daniel Kokotajlo Tue 25 Sep 7.30pm THEATRE Director: Paul Schrader With Julia Jedlikowska, Gaetano Fernandez, With Dirk Bogarde, Stanley Baker, Director: Debra Granik With Molly Wright, Sacha Parkinson, With Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Philip Corinne Musallari, Andrea Falzone, Jacqueline Sassard With Thomasin McKenzie, Ben Foster, Siobhan Finneran, Robert Emms Director: Richard Eyre Ettinger, Cedric Kyles, Michael Gaston, Federico Finocchiaro UK 1967 | 1hr 45mins Jeff Kober UK 2017 | 1hr 35mins With Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Victoria Hill It/Fr/Swi 2018 | 1hr 53mins USA 2018 | 1hr 49mins Fionn Whitehead, Ben Chaplin USA 2017 | 1hr 53mins In italian with English subtitles UK 2017 | 1hr 45mins Director Joseph Losey (1909 – Alex, her adored older sister 1984) reached the peak of his Army veteran Will and his Luisa, and their mother, Ivanna, When Reverend Ernst Toller Set in a little Sicilian village at career with this masterpiece, teenage daughter, Tom, have are devout Jehovah’s Witnesses. Based on the novel by Ian (Ethan Hawke), a parish priest the edge of a forest, this is a the second of his collaborations lived off the grid for years, But Luisa starts to question the McEwan, this compelling drama at a small church with a story of adolescent innocence with Harold Pinter - an deep in the forests of Portland, rule of the Elders, and when she tells the story of Fiona Maye dwindling congregation, is and painful reality. Giuseppe adaptation of the Nicholas Oregon. But when they are makes a serious ‘transgression’, (Emma Thompson), an eminent approached by a pregnant is the son of a man with mafia Mosley novel exploring class reported as vagrants, their idyllic they threaten to expel her high court judge used to parishioner (Amanda Seyfried) connections who has turned and the British character. life is shattered. Social services from the congregation. Unless presiding over ethically complex to counsel her husband, a informer. One day, this 13-year- do their best to integrate them Ivanna and Alex can persuade cases. With the demands of her radical environmentalist, Toller is old boy vanishes, kidnapped In the heat of the summer, back into settled life, but Will her to return, they must shun job already testing her marriage, plunged into his own tormented by those his father crossed. two Oxford dons (Dirk Bogarde is just biding his time before her completely. This challenge Fiona takes on the case of Adam, past and finds himself Rebelling against the code and Stanley Baker) - both close planning to escape back to the becomes more painful when a charming, intelligent teenager questioning his own future. With of silence and collusion that friends and deadly rivals - find wilderness. Tom, however, isn’t their family is faced with another from a family of Jehova’s a popular and modern church prevails in the village, his their relationship brought to a so sure… heart-breaking test of faith. Witnesses, who is refusing a in the neighbourhood that has classmate Luna, who loves him, critical point by an enigmatic life-saving blood transfusion on no shortage of funds, he knows refuses to accept his mysterious Austrian princess, a doomed “...deeply intelligent, complex, Written and directed by a religious grounds. Fiona finds he must do all he can to stop disappearance. British aristocrat and an off- finely tuned and observed former Jehovah’s Witness, this herself drawn into the case, events, and himself, spiralling screen accident. Silences are as movie…” Peter Bradshaw, The is a remarkable debut film, taking the unorthodox step of out of control. “The heady fusion of teenage important as words in a world Guardian. providing rare insight into the visiting Adam in hospital... “… a stunning, enrapturing romance, gothic fantasy dominated by lies and self- complex nature of faith and film, a crowning work by one and Mafia thriller becomes deception, and the only truly love. “Emma Thompson... hasn’t of the American cinema’s an immersive, atmospheric honest person is destroyed. enjoyed a role this rich in some most essential artists.” Godfrey drama” ScreenDaily.com. “Finneran gives a haunting, time and she has arguably Cheshire, www.rogerebert.com “Meticulously acted and deeply affecting performance as never been better.” Tom Charity, BBFC Insight: contains strong threat, directed…” Philip French, BFI. the mother losing her family…” Sight&Sound. BBFC Insight: contains strong gory images language, gore org.uk. Geoffrey Macnab, Independent.

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Quiz Night PS In The Bar ARCADIA (12A) C’EST LA VIE! (15) / LUIS AND THE ALIENS (U) THE BIG LEBOWSKI (18) THE WALKER (15) LE SENS DE LA FÊTE 20th anniversary screening Fri 21 Sep 7.45pm STUDIO Sun 23 Sep 3pm STUDIO Tue 25 Sep 7.45pm STUDIO Sat 22 Sep 7.30pm Sun 23 Sep 2.30pm THEATRE Mon 24 Sep 7.30pm THEATRE Director: Paul Wright Wed 26 Sep 7.45pm STUDIO Directors: Wolfgang Lauenstein, Director: Paul Schrader Documentary | UK 2018 | 1hr 18mins Sean McCormack,Christoph Lauenstein Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen With Woody Harrelson, Ned Beatty Quiz Night is a Director: Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano With (the voices of) Callum Maloney, With Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lauren Bacall favourite at Strode With Jean-Pierre Bacri, Gilles Lellouche, Eye Dermot Magennis, Ian Coppinger, Paul Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi USA/UK 2007 | 1hr 48mins Drawing on 100 years of Haïdara, Jean-Paul Rouve Tylak, Lucy Carolan, Eoin Daly USA/UK 1998 | 1hr 57mins archive footage, BAFTA-winner Theatre and raises Bel/Can/Fr 2017 | 1hr 57mins Ger/Lux/Den 2018 | 1hr 26mins Paul Wright constructs an considerable funds In French with English subtitles The second in our Paul Schrader exhilarating study of the Loosely based on Raymond season, this under-rated film British people’s shifting — and for the Friends of No-one believed Luis’s dad Chandler’s The Big Sleep and boasts excellent performances contradictory — relationship to Strode Theatre. The directing duo behind the when he said he’d been twenty years since its release, this from Woody Harrelson, Kristin the land. 2011 hit Intouchables returns attacked by an alien. Growing crime comedy from the Coen Scott Thomas and Lauren Bacall. Test your knowledge with this delicious new French up with an obsessed Ufologist Brothers, is already recognised as A sensory, visceral journey comedy which goes behind the for a father hasn’t been easy for a cult classic. Carter Page III holds a special place through the contrasting in this sociable scenes of a posh wedding. 12-year-old Luis, either. When “The Dude” Lebowski (Jeff in Washington high society: the seasons, with a new score from setting as you three crazy aliens crash their Bridges) is a Los Angeles slacker gay son and grandson of powerful Adrian Utley (Portishead) and Max (Jean-Pierre Bacri) has run a ship right in front of Luis, finally and avid bowler. Mistaken for men, he has connections, manners, Will Gregory (Goldfrapp) and support the future catering company for 30 years. he’s got the proof his dad needs a millionaire, two thugs coerce and he’s no threat - the ideal folk music from Anne Briggs of your local theatre Today is Pierre and Helena’s big to show the world he’s not crazy. him into paying a debt he knows escort (“walker”) when a woman’s and others, the film takes in folk and cinema. day, and Pierre is a very exacting The problem is, if Luis tells his nothing about. While attempting husband would rather not carnivals, fetes, masked parades, (and very rich) customer. Having dad, he’ll blast the aliens with to gain recompense from his accompany her to a public event. water divining and harvesting. A booked an elegant 17th century his homemade ‘shockfrost’ gun, wealthy counterpart, he accepts When the secret lover of one of captivating film essay capturing mansion, he is expecting but if he doesn’t, Luis risks being a one-time job to deliver ransom his lady friends, Lynn Lockner is the beauty and brutality, the nothing but the finest from Max, sent away to boarding school. money to secure the release of murdered, she asks Carter to cover magic and madness of rural which could prove awkward, Can Luis save the day? Perhaps millionaire Lebowski’s kidnapped for her. His acquiescence, however, Britain. as some of Max’s staff and three wacky aliens and a little wife. He enlists the help of his gets him into trouble and doors sub-contractors may still need bit of space could be just the bowling buddy, Walter Sobchak start to close on him. With the help “An exhilarating audio-visual ‘knocking into shape’ - but they thing to bring everyone closer (John Goodman), a gun-toting of his lover Emek, Carter starts his journey” Sight & Sound do know how to throw a good together… Jewish-convert with anger issues. own investigation, only to uncover party! But the plan goes awry… a web of deception and intrigue... Table of four £20.00 per table Call the box office on BBFC Insight: strong language BBFC Insight: infrequent strong violence and BBFC Insight: Contains strong language and 01458 442846 sex references, frequent strong language moderate violence or book online at www.strodetheatre.org.uk Tickets £8.50 Concessions £7.50 Tickets £8.50 Concessions £7.50 Tickets £8.50 Concessions £7.50 Children 16 & under £5.50 Tickets £8.50 Concessions £7.50 Tickets £8.50 Concessions £7.50

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SWIMMING WITH MEN NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE L’AMANT DOUBLE (18) MADAME (15) STRODE THEATRE presents (12A) presents a LIVE screening of JASON DONOVAN & HIS KING LEAR Thu 27 Sep 7.45pm STUDIO Fri 28 Sep 7.30pm THEATRE AMAZING MIDLIFE CRISIS Wed 26 Sep 7.30pm THEATRE Tue 2 Oct 7.45pm STUDIO Sat 29 Sep 7.45pm STUDIO Thu 27 Sep 7pm THEATRE Director: François Ozon Sat 29 Sep 7.30pm THEATRE With Marine Vacth, Jérémie Renier, Director: Amanda Sthers Support the Director: Oliver Parker By William Shakespeare Jacqueline Bisset, Myriam Boye With Toni Collette, Harvey Keitel, Arts in Somerset With Rob Brydon, Jane Horrocks, Jim Carter, Director: Jonathan Munby Fr/Bel 2017 | 1hr 47mins Rossy de Palma Jason is delighted to be hitting by becoming a Rupert Graves, Adeel Akhtar Starring Ian McKellen In French with English subtitles France 2017 | 1hr 31mins the road once again this Friend of UK 2018 | 1hr 37mins Runtime tbc autumn, only this time, it’s a tour Strode Theatre or with a twist!! This intimate gig by making a donation. François Ozon returns with this Wealthy American couple Anne will be a unique opportunity to In the grips of a full-blown Chichester Festival Theatre’s sleek but gleefully irreverent and Bob (Toni Collette & Harvey see him like you’ve never seen As a Friend you can enjoy midlife crisis, accountant Eric production received five-star erotic thriller, ramping up the Keitel) have recently moved him before! a week of priority booking (Rob Brydon) takes to his local reviews for its sell-out run of tension while keeping his to Paris and want to treat their as well as weekly email swimming pool to drown his Jonathan Munby directs this tongue firmly in his cheek. friends to a lavish dinner party. Celebrating his 50th birthday updates and seasonal sorrows. A welcome distraction ‘nuanced and powerful’ (The To prevent having 13 around and with a wealth of tantalising newsletters. comes in the shape of a rag- Times) contemporary retelling Chloé falls in love with her the table, Anne commands tales under his belt, this tag bunch of middle-aged of Shakespeare’s tender, violent, psychoanalyst Paul. When they their maid, Maria, to join them autobiographical show will Single person membership blokes throwing shapes in the moving and shocking play. decide to move in together, and pretend she is a Spanish zigzag back and forth through is from £20 per year or £2 water: a male synchronised everything seems perfect until a noblewoman. Instead of his life, with stories about per month swimming team! Employing Considered by many to be the series of discoveries leads her to blending into the background, Neighbours, Ten Good Reasons, his mathematical brain to greatest tragedy ever written, suspect that he may be living a however, Maria turns into the Kylie, Joseph, I’m A Celebrity, Two people at the same try and assist them with the King Lear sees two ageing fathers double life. As she searches for life and soul of the party. When Strictly and much, much more. address from £30 per year ‘synchronised’ aspect of the – one a King, one his courtier – the truth, Chloé’s investigations Anne realises that Maria has or £3 per month enterprise, Eric is soon part reject the children who truly love plunge her into a dark and captured the heart of British art Hear some new stories (and of the team, and it’s proving them. Their blindness unleashes bewildering world of smoke, broker David in the process, she possibly one or two you’ve Pick up a form from the Box unexpectedly therapeutic. But a tornado of pitiless ambition mirrors and doppelgangers. decides to nip any notion of heard before!) plus some of the Office or visit when they decide to enter the and treachery, as family and state romance in the bud. songs you know and love for www.strodetheatre.org.uk/ World Championships in Milan, are plunged into a violent power Combining Hitchcockian intrigue a night like no other. support-us/friends/ things get serious! struggle with bitter ends. with nods to Brian de Palma BBFC Insight: strong language, nudity and David Cronenberg, L’Amant  ‘‘Ian McKellen reigns Double is filthy, flamboyant and a supreme in this triumphant whole lot of fun. production.’’ (Daily Telegraph) BBFC Insight: strong sex Last few seats Registered Charity no. 1112942 Tickets £8.50 Concessions £7.50 Tickets £17.00 Concessions £15.00 Tickets £8.50 Concessions £7.50 Tickets £8.50 Concessions £7.50 Tickets £25.00

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TAXI DRIVER (15) THE WINTER’S TALE IN THE FADE (18) / AUS DEM THE SEAGULL (12A) MC PROMOTIONS LIVE from Shakespeare’s Globe NICHTS presents Tue 2 Oct 7.30pm THEATRE Fri 5 Oct 5pm STUDIO JIMMY JERMAIN Thu 4 Oct 7.15pm THEATRE Thu 4 Oct 7.45pm STUDIO Fri 5 & Wed 10 Oct 7.30pm THEATRE with special guests Director: Martin Scorsese Sun 14 Oct 2pm STUDIO THE TRACKS BAND & With Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, By William Shakespeare Director: Fatih Akin THE SALVOS Cybill Shepherd, Peter Boyle Director: Blanche McIntyre With: Diane Kruger, Denis Moschitto, Director: Michael Mayer USA 1976 | 1hr 54mins 3hrs including one interval Numan Acar With Elisabeth Moss, Saoirse Ronan, Sat 6 Oct 7.30pm THEATRE Germany 2017 | 1hr 46mins Annette Bening, Corey Stoll In German with English subtitles USA 2018 | 1hr 38mins The third in our Paul Schrader The Winter’s Tale is Shakespeare’s Join us for a fantastic fundraising evening with the UK’s official no. 1 season – this time as the screen great play of the irrational and Cliff Richard Tribute act. Jimmy Jemain looks like him, talks like him writer, with Martin Scorsese in inexplicable, illustrating how Inspired by shocking real-life In this new film adaptation of and sings like him! A winner of Stars in Your Eyes, Jimmy has been the director’s chair. uncontrollable emotions can events, this film follows the story Anton Chekhov’s classic play, singing for nearly 30 years and comes to Strode’s stage for the first range across gender, country, of Katja whose husband and Annette Benning stars as Irina time. Often cited as one of the best of class and age. young son are both killed in a Arkadina, an ageing actress all time, this multi-award-winning horrifying bomb attack. who pays summer visits to her Support act, The Salvos are the best and most popular 1960s group film features Robert De Niro Its universe is full of monsters, brother Pjotr Nikolayevich Sorin to come out of Somerset (as Eddy Dark and the Salvos), returning as Travis Bickle - an ex-Marine gods and natural disasters with When the police are unable to and her son Konstantin on a for a second time after reuniting specially to make an appearance Vietnam War veteran working as a colossal sweep that takes bring a conviction due to lack country estate. On one occasion, at Strode Theatre back in February. a taxi driver by night in New York audiences from the stifling of evidence, despite having she brings her lover Boris city. Disillusioned with the world, atmosphere of the Sicilian court suspects, she is forced to take Trigorin, a successful novelist, Local 60s cover group, The Tracks Band will also play on the night in infatuated by Betsy who works to the unbuttoned joy of a matters into her own hands. with her. Nina (Saoirse Ronan), a support of the British Lung Foundation. on the presidential nomination Bohemian festival. Her investigations soon become young girl from a neighbouring campaign, and determined increasingly dangerous and estate, falls in love with The Salvos are proudly sponsored by Keith Tooze to save Iris, a twelve-year-old Directed by Blanche McIntyre, unexpected. Trigorin. Konstantin, a symbolist and Merv Colenutt and The Tracks Band are runaway prostitute, Travis decides this new production staged at playwright, deeply loves Nina sponsored by The Darch Oil Company. to take matters into his owns the beautiful and iconic Globe “...a deeply unsettling film — and is, in turn, the love of hands… Theatre will be broadcast live to delivering a message that can’t Masha’s (Elizabeth Moss) life, Strode Theatre. be ignored.” The Washington who is the daughter of Sorin’s “...unflinching plunge into the Post estate manager. The scene is set darkest recesses of the human for heartbreak!... soul.” Tom Huddleston, Time Out BBFC Insight: strong bloody images “...this adaptation of the classic BBFC Insight: contains very strong sex play is brisk and funny.” Jordan references and child prostitution theme Hoffmann, The Guardian.

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METROPOLITAN OPERA FROM THE VAUDEVILLE THEATRE SUMMER 1993 (12A) / LEANING INTO THE WIND: CLIFF RICHARD - 60TH KING OF THIEVES (CERT TBC) presents a LIVE screening of a LIVE screening of ESTIU 1993 ANDY GOLDSWORTHY (PG) ANNIVERSARY TOUR AIDA THE IMPORTANCE OF Broadcast Fri 12 & Tue 16 Oct 7.45pm STUDIO BEING EARNEST Fri 5, Mon 8,Tue 9 Oct 7.45pm STUDIO Wed 10 Oct 7.45pm STUDIO Sun 14 Oct 4pm STUDIO Mon 8 Oct 5.55pm THEATRE Fri 12 Oct 8pm THEATRE (LIVE) Wed 17 Oct 7.30pm THEATRE Tue 9 Oct 7.15pm THEATRE Director: Carla Simón Director: Thomas Riedelsheimer Sun 14 Oct 3pm THEATRE (Encore) With Laia Artigas, David Verdaguer, Bruna Documentary | UK/Ger 2017 | 1hr 37mins Director: James Marsh Superstar soprano Anna By Oscar Wilde Cusí, Paula Roble With Michael Caine, Charlie Cox, Netrebko makes her Met role 2hrs 45mins tbc Spain 2018 | 1hr 38mins 103 album releases, 123 single Michael Gambon, Jim Broadbent, debut as Aida in this thirtieth- In Catalan with English subtitles Sixteen years after their hits and the equivalent of 20 Ray Winstone, Tom Courtenay, anniversary revival of Sonja first collaboration on the years spent in the UK charts - Paul Whitehouse Frisell’s production. Verdi’s drama A new production of one of the ground-breaking Rivers and Britain’s Ultimate Pop Star, Sir UK 2018 | runtime tbc is set in Ancient Egypt, where funniest plays in English, Oscar As newly orphaned, six-year-old Tides, filmmaker Thomas Cliff Richard is celebrating 60 the Ethiopian Aida lives a life of Wilde’s The Importance of Being Frida looks on in silence, the last Riedelsheimer returns with this years in the music industry and slavery. She and the Egyptian Earnest, will be broadcast live of her mother’s possessions are absorbing documentary portrait he wants to invite you to the On the evening of Thursday 2nd warrior Radamès, sung by from the Vaudeville Theatre in packed away – and so is Frida, of the influential British sculptor most fabulous big screen party April 2015, London’s jewellery tenor Aleksandrs Antonenko, London’s West End. sent from her home in Barcelona and environmentalist Andy of the year! district shut up shop for the have fallen in love, although to live with her aunt’s family in Goldsworthy. Easter weekend. When business the princess Amneris—mezzo- Wilde’s much-loved masterpiece the country. The transition isn’t The 60th Anniversary Tour will recommenced on Tuesday 7th soprano Anita Rachvelishvili—is throws love, logic and language smooth – Frida is traumatised This film intimately captures be broadcast LIVE to Strode April, the Hatton Garden Safe an implacable rival for Radamès’ into the air to make one of and angry – but over the long, Goldsworthy’s exploration Theatre, in celebration of Sir Deposit Company had been affections. Then, when Radamès theatre’s most dazzling firework hot summer she and her new of the world and himself Cliff’s 78th birthday. ‘relieved’ of £14 million pounds goes into battle, he unwittingly displays. Jack, Algy, Gwendolyn family start to grow together… through his ephemeral and worth of gold, gems, jewellery captures Aida’s father as a and Cecily discover how permanent workings on the Featuring a selection of his and cash. prisoner of war. As Aida and unsmooth the course of true By turns moving, heart-breaking landscape, cities and his own greatest hits across six decades, Radamès face impossible love is, while Lady Bracknell and enchanting, this multi- body. Meditative, transportive this will be Cliff Richard’s most This is the incredible story of choices between patriotism, keeps a baleful eye on the award-winning autobiographical and visually ravishing, Leaning exciting tour yet. His incredible the spectacular Hatton Garden passion, and paternal bonds, mayhem of manners. debut from Spanish film-maker into the Wind journeys from energy and passion on stage will diamond heist of Easter 2015, the stage is set for tragedy. Carla Simón “is a jewel. In its Dumfriesshire to France, Brazil sweep you off your feet and be the biggest and most daring With heart-stopping music and This is the fourth and final play subtlety, richness and warmth and the USA as Goldsworthy sure to have you swaying in the in British history, humorously spectacular set pieces, including from the Oscar Wilde Season, it is entirely beguiling … creates stunning works of art aisles. told through career-best the famous Triumphal March, a year-long celebration of the and has some of the most from the world around him. performances from a stellar Verdi’s towering masterpiece brilliant Victorian playwright miraculous child performances cast including Michael Caine, opens the new Live in HD being staged by the Classic I can remember seeing...” Peter Jim Broadbent, Ray Winstone, season with a bang. Spring Theatre Company. Bradshaw, The Guardian. Michael Gambon, Tom Courtenay and Paul Whitehouse.

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STREET BAPTIST CHURCH ROYAL OPERA HOUSE CINEMA PATH OF BLOOD (18) STRODE THEATRE RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: CODA VARIETY FUNDRAISER presents a LIVE screening of presents (PG) CONCERT MAYERLING Mon 15 Oct 7.45pm STUDIO ROSIE KAY DANCE COMPANY - MK ULTRA Wed 17 Oct 7.45pm STUDIO Sat 13 Oct 7.30pm THEATRE Mon 15 Oct 7.15pm THEATRE Director: Jonathan Hacker Tue 16 Oct 7.30pm THEATRE Documentary | UK 2018 | 1hr 32mins Director: Stephen Nomura Schible Choreographer: Kenneth MacMillan Documentary | Japan/USA 2017 | 1hr Street Baptist Church present 3hrs 15mins including two intervals MK ULTRA will blow your mind. Be dazzled by bright lights, 40mins a great evening of varied A powerful and at times shocking superhuman dancing and pounding music. Enjoy the glamour of entertainment with local cinematic experience, Path of beautiful bodies and the glittering lifestyles of music videos. But performers including Mayerling is a classic of the Blood reveals how youths, fuelled what ugly secrets lie behind the media mask? One of the most important Hopestream, a new worship Royal Ballet repertory, with its by idealism and the misguided artists of our era, Ryuichi band; Alice Wong, international emotional depth, haunting pursuit of adventure, can descend A thrilling show exploring the conspiracy of mind control hidden Sakamoto has had a prolific singer; Topaz Dance; Redemption imagery, and one of the most into madness and carnage. Raw in plain sight, MK ULTRA is a dazzling collaboration between career spanning over four Funk/Jazz Band and Brookside demanding roles ever created footage drawn from jihadi home- choreographer Rosie Kay and filmmaker Adam Curtis. decades, from techno-pop School. for a male dancer. Kenneth movies discovered by Saudi stardom to Oscar-winning film MacMillan has choreographed security services, captures young Taking its inspiration from the LSD -fuelled brainwashing composer. Some of his film The proceeds of the evening a complex work around the thrill-seekers at a jihadi “boot camp” experiments conducted by the US Military and CIA in the 1950s and score credits include Call Me By will go towards the completion psychologically tormented heir deep in the desert. They plot to 1960s, MK ULTRA explores the rise of a strange, dark myth. How, Your Name, The Revenant, The of the new building work at the to the Habsburg Empire, Crown detonate car bombs in Riyadh, as millions of young people turn away from established political Last Emperor and Merry Christmas Church, with 10% donated to Prince Rudolf. From the ballet’s become embroiled in a game of systems, they are embracing bizarre conspiracies hidden like a Mr Lawrence in which he also TFCM a charity working with the start, the glamour of the Austro- cat-and-mouse with government secret code in the culture and music that surrounds us. plays a role opposite David most disadvantaged families in Hungarian court is contrasted forces and, as plans unravel, resort Bowie. Uganda. with undercurrents of sexual to ever more brutal tactics. Costumes from Lady Gaga designer Gary Card, a gold mirrored The evolution of his music has and political intrigue that drive stage, hypnotic triangular projections by Louis Price, a pulsing coincided with his life journeys. the story to its violent climax in Adopting an objective approach, soundtrack of American Trap music and a mesmerising score by Following the Fukushima a double suicide. The large cast the film contains no interviews or electro-acoustic composer Annie Mahtani. disaster, Sakamoto became an allows for impressive ensembles “talking heads”. The home video iconic figure in Japan’s social in addition to the ballet’s many footage was shot by the jihadists “a postmodern fantasia...MK ULTRA asks important questions movement against nuclear solos of distinctive character themselves, allowing viewers to about the real and the fake, and whether, for a new generation, power. As Sakamoto returns and pas de deux of disturbing see them in all their complexity, they’ve become one.”  The Observer to music following cancer, his eroticism. This ballet, bursting while compelling audiences to haunting awareness of life with intensity, madness and draw their own conclusions. “Extraordinary….a super-saturated sensory feast of movement, leads to a resounding new passion, proves that sometimes sound and imagery”  The Financial Times masterpiece. Ryuichi Sakamoto: the truth is more scandalous BBFC Insight: graphic images of real dead Coda is an intimate portrait of than fiction. bodies, injuries and violence both the artist and the man.

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LIVE ON SCREEN Open Evenings IncludesLIVE Q&A A Levels GENERATION WEALTH (18) LEK AND THE DOGS (15) METROPOLITAN OPERA ALL THE WILD HORSES (15) PIN CUSHION (15) presents a LIVE screening of + Q&A with Director Deborah Vocational courses Fri 19 Oct 7.30pm THEATRE Fri 19 Oct 7.45pm STUDIO SAMSON ET DALILA Sat 20 Oct 7pm STUDIO Haywood Apprenticeships Director: Lauren Greenfield Director: Andrew Kötting Sat 20 Oct 5.55pm THEATRE Director: Ivo Marloh Mon 22 Oct 7.30pm THEATRE With Lauren Greenfield, Bret Easton Ellis, With: Xavier Tchili Documentary | UK 2017 | 1hr 31mins Sheldon Greenfield UK 2017 | 1hr 32mins Director: Deborah Haywood Tuesday USA 2018 | 1hr 46mins Partly in Russian with English subtitles Tony Award–winning director With Lily Newmark, Joanna Scanlan, Darko Tresnjak gives Saint- This documentary follows Loris Scarpa 23 October Saëns’s biblical epic its first the horses and riders on the UK 2017 | 1hr 22mins Lauren Greenfield’s postcard A ground-breaking crossover new Met production in twenty world’s longest, toughest and 6-8.30pm from the edge of the American between narrative film and years. Blessed with immense most dangerous horse race as Empire - the fruition of a 25-year contemporary art piece, based on physical strength, Hebrew leader they travel 650 miles through Eccentric mother Lyn (Joanna documentary inquiry into what the award-winning play by Hattie Samson is sworn to defend his the steppes, the desert and Scanlan) and teenage daughter Thursday has been called “the influence of Naylor. Inspired by the true story people and his faith from the the mountain ranges of the Iona (Lily Newmark) are a cosy, affluence” - captures a portrait of of Ivan Mishukov, who walked Philistines. Though his body is Mongolian wilderness. close-knit unit, excited for their 15 November a materialistic, image-obsessed out of his apartment at the age strong, his heart is tender. When new life in a Northern town. culture. Simultaneously a of four and spent two years living the Philistine Dalila sets out to Using GPS navigation, When Iona discovers the thrill 6-8.30pm personal journey and historical on the city streets where he seduce him, he is powerless to endurance riders from all over of first love and seemingly joins essay, the film bears witness to was adopted by a pack of wild resist. The beautiful aria “Mon the world take part in this epic the ‘in-crowd’ at her school, Principal’s presentation at the global boom–bust economy, dogs. In a world dominated by coeur s’ouvre à ta voix ” marks equine adventure. Lyn feels left out. Keen not to 6.15pm and 7pm the corrupted American Dream, deprivation and violence, Ivan’s the climax of his seduction— show her pain, Lyn pretends and the human costs of late only hope was to turn to feral and his betrayal. He reveals to “…captures the beauty and that things are going great, and Pre-register online at stage capitalism, narcissism and dogs for company, protection Dalila the secret of his strength, bedlam of the 1,000-km cross- when Iona’s new ‘friends’ show greed. and warmth. As he grows older and immediately, his fate is country race” Peter Bradshaw, their true colours, both mother www.strode-college.ac.uk he retreats underground only to sealed. Imprisoned, blinded and The Guardian and daughter start retreating 01458 844400 “… compulsively watchable” resurface years later in the deserts humiliated, how can Samson into fantasy and lies… or turn up on the night RogerEbert.com of northern Chile. atone for his folly? BBFC Insight: strong language “… Pin Cushion is an endearing BBFC Insight: contains strong sexual images, “A complex and intriguing Soprano Elīna Garanča and and eye-opening exploration The best performing suicide references collage of imagery and myth… tenor Roberto Alagna sing the of the impact of bullying, FE college in Somerset Kötting will keep worming title roles, with Sir Mark Elder wrapped in a colourful coming- for vocational and his way back into your conducting. of-age tale.” TheUpComing. A Level courses.* imagination.” The Guardian co.uk. *League Tables 2018 BBFC Insight: disturbing scenes BBFC Insight: strong sex references, language

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friend to Strode LIVESTAGE ON Theatre who FUNNY GIRL - THE MUSICAL has never been THE WIFE (15) STRODE THEATRE METROPOLITAN OPERA LIVE & Encore screenings from The Savoy Theatre presents presents a LIVE screening of before, and get a Fri 26 & Tue 30 Oct 7.30pm THEATRE MARK HARRISON LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST Wed 24 Oct 7pm THEATRE (LIVE) complimentary Sat 27 & Mon 29 Oct 7.45pm STUDIO with Charles Benfield (double bass) Fri 2 Nov 7pm THEATRE (Encore) Sun 28 Oct 6pm STUDIO and Ben Welburn (drums) Sat 27 Oct 5.55pm THEATRE film ticket EACH! Wed 31 Oct 5.15pm STUDIO Starring: Sheridan Smith, Darius Campbell Thu 1 Nov 4pm STUDIO Fri 26 Oct 7.45pm STUDIO By Puccini 2hrs 40mins tbc Conductor: Marco Armiliato To benefit from this Director: Björn Runge Starring Eva-Maria Westbroek, offer, just complete With Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Mark Harrison is an original songwriter, a superb guitarist and a Jonas Kaufmann Following its record-breaking, sell- a INTRODUCE A Max Irons, Christian Slater master storyteller. A thrilling rhythmic finger-picker and slide player, Sung in Italian with English subtitles out run in London’s West End and a Sweden/USA/UK 2017 | 1hr 40mins he takes elements of roots music, including folk, blues and gospel, national tour, the critically-acclaimed FRIEND INITIATIVE to create something new that is very much his own genre. musical Funny Girl comes to form. When your Puccini’s gunpowder western cinemas, featuring Sheridan Smith Behind every great man, there’s Mark and his band (consisting of some of the UK’s top roots returns to the stage where it in “an unforgettable star turn” friend makes their a greater woman, and behind musicians) tour extensively and have appeared at festivals such as premiered under Arturo Toscanini. (The Times). Funny Girl is semi- first purchase, a New York literary giant Joe Celtic Connections, Bearded Theory, The Great British Folk Festival, Gold Rush, 1849: bar owner biographical, based on the life and Casteman (Jonathan Pryce) is his Lakefest and Jazz FM Love Supreme, as well as prestigious venues Minnie looks after a crew of rough career of Broadway star, film actress complimentary ever-supportive wife Joan (Glenn all over the UK. miners while fending off the and comedienne Fanny Brice (a role film ticket will be Close). A loving, devoted former unwanted attentions of the local made famous by Barbra Streisand added to both student and once a promising Described by BBC Radio 2 as “quirky” and an artist who “makes sheriff. When a tall, mysterious on Broadway and in the 1968 writing talent in her own right, you think afresh”, Mark’s live shows are well-known for his wry stranger walks into the bar, it looks film adaptation), and her stormy your accounts Joan sacrificed her career to that introductions to the songs, which cover all manner of non-standard as if her life is about to change. relationship with entrepreneur and (please note that of her charismatic husband. But subjects. Each song is a snapshot of life or has a story to tell, with But the newcomer is not what he gambler Nick Arnstein. watching Joe accept his Nobel catchy tunes, lyrics that intrigue and engage, and striking rhythms, seems, and Minnie gets drawn complimentary Prize in Literature may be a making you smile, think and move. into deadly peril. Praised by critics as having film tickets are not sacrifice too far… “irresistible charm, wit and “It is a fascinating and bravura Boasting gunfights, poker games, warmth” (Metro), and hailing redeemable on first performance from Glenn Close, and stagecoach robbers, La Sheridan Smith as “the order). in this hugely enjoyable dark Fanciulla del West combines the greatest star by far” (The Daily comedy… Perhaps it’s Close’s action of a great adventure with Telegraph), Funny Girl features career-best – unnervingly the emotional punch of Italian a host of iconic and timeless subtle, unreadably calm, opera. musical numbers including simmering with self-control.” ‘People’, ‘I’m the Greatest Star’ and Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian. ‘Don’t Rain On My Parade.’ BBFC Insight: strong language, sex references

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ROYAL OPERA HOUSE CINEMA THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK FAMILY PLOT (PG) THE SHINING (15) STRODE THEATRE presents presents a LIVE screening of IN ITS WALLS (CERT TBC) JAY RAYNER - THE TEN (FOOD) COMMANDMENTS DIE WALKÜRE Wed 31 Oct 5pm THEATRE Wed 31 Oct 7.45pm STUDIO Tue 30 Oct 7.45pm STUDIO Thu 1 Nov 7.30pm THEATRE Sun 28 Oct 5pm THEATRE Wed 31 Oct 2.15pm STUDIO Director: Alfred Hitchcock Director: Stanley Kubrick Wed 31 Oct 7.30pm THEATRE With Karen Black, Bruce Dern, William With Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd By Richard Wagner Sat 3 Nov 2.30pm STUDIO Devane, Barbara Harris UK/USA 1980 | 2hrs 26mins Jay Rayner is the culinary Moses in this audio-visual romp, leading Director: Keith Warner USA 1976 | 2hrs us to the edible promised land. He’ll explain why thou shalt always Conductor: Antonio Pappano Director: Eli Roth eat with thy hands, why thou should most definitely worship 4hrs 50 mins including 2 intervals | Sung in With Cate Blanchett, Jack Black, This classic Stanley Kubrick leftovers, and why thou must celebrate the stinkiest of foods - and German with English Surtitles Owen Vaccaro, Kyle MacLachlan The first in our “Hitchcock genre-resetting film, with Jack much more besides. Join the chair of BBC Radio 4’s Kitchen Cabinet USA 2018 | Runtime tbc Anniversaries” series, Family Nicholson’s iconic performance, as he sets out to provide hilarious guidance on the very best ways Plot - Hitchcock’s last film - was needs no introduction! With to eat. Includes Q&A and book signing. Wagner’s Ring Cycle is one of the first shown at Strode Theatre 40 its ground-breaking Steadicam greatest works of all opera. Keith A suitably spooky Hallowe’en years ago. shots, this is definitely one best Warner’s production is conducted treat (or is it a ‘trick’?), this seen on the big screen!... Tickets £18.50 Concessions £16.50 by Antonio Pappano, music magical adventure tells the Blanche (Barbara Harris), a less director of The Royal Opera, and spine-tingling tale of 10-year-old than reputable psychic, and her this final revival is cast with an orphan Lewis who goes to live equally shady boyfriend, George outstanding international array of in Michigan with his uncle (Jack (Bruce Dern), are hired by an Wagnerian specialist singers. The Black) in a creaky old house with elderly lady to find her nephew full cycle’s four operas journey from a mysterious tick-tocking heart. Arthur (William Devane), who the beginning of a world to its But his new town’s sleepy façade had been given up for adoption destruction, with gods, heroes and jolts to life with a secret world as a boy. With little information monsters. This epic myth portrays of warlocks and witches when to go on, the pair track down every type of human emotion in Lewis accidentally awakens the the now-adult man in San music and ideas of extraordinary dead… Francisco. Arthur has had a power. The Ring is always a special colourful past, including murder event in the operatic calendar: Based on the classic children’s and thievery with girlfriend once experienced, never forgotten. mystery by John Bellairs. Fran (Karen Black). So when he Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) is discovers he is being trailed, he the second opera in the cycle, assumes it’s for other reasons… featuring several of the Ring’s musical highlights, unforgettable characters and the complex entanglements between them.

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IncludesLIVE LIVE ON FM Q&A HA STAGE NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE ONE NOTE AT A TIME (PG) EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW SCREENING THE BIRDS (15) STRODE THEATRE presents presents a LIVE screening of DEGAS: PASSION FOR FRIGG (FINLAND) ALLELUJAH! Fri 2 Nov 7.45pm STUDIO PERFECTION Sat 3 Nov 7.45pm STUDIO + Q&A with Producer Sat 10 Nov 7.30pm THEATRE Thu 1 Nov 7pm STUDIO Director: Renee Edwards Phil Grabsky Director: Alfred Hitchcock Documentary | UK/USA 2016 | 1hr 35mins With Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy By Alan Bennett Sat 3 Nov 7.30pm THEATRE USA 1963 | 1hr 59mins A leading act on the Nordic music scene, Frigg have dazzled many Director: Nicholas Hytner with their fiddle-founded Nordgrass sound (a mix of Nordic folk and 1hr 50mins inluding one interval The multiple award-winning Director: David Bickerstaff | Film 1hr 15mins bluegrass), at events from Celtic Connections to Cambridge Folk feature documentary One Note approx + Q&A The second in our Hitchock series Festival. Possibly the most exciting, uplifting, gut-wrenching and at a Time is set in New Orleans, was released in 1963 - the same hip-twitching band in the northern hemisphere. The Beth, an old fashioned the birthplace of jazz, where year that Strode Theatre opened. cradle-to-grave hospital serving the music stopped in 2005 EXHIBITION ON SCREEN journeys “Great fun!” Mark Radcliffe, The Folk Show (R2) a town on the edge of the when one of the most deadly from the superb exhibition at This terrifying classic, based on Pennines, is threatened with and destructive hurricanes The Fitzwilliam Museum in a story by Daphne du Maurier, “high-energy, full force fiddle attack to pastoral chamber-folk … closure as part of an efficiency in American history struck. Cambridge to the streets of stars Tippi Hedren as wealthy San a thrilling ‘performance from start to Finnish and the audience drive. A documentary crew, Many displaced musicians felt Paris. With exclusive access to Francisco socialite Melanie, who Lapped it up!” Fatea Magazine eager to capture its fight for compelled to return to the chaos rare and diverse works, this film pursues Mitch (Rod Taylor), a man survival, follows the daily and bleak confusion to play again. tells the fascinating story of she barely knows, to his home in a “Boy, do they swing!” Paul Burgess, Living Tradition struggle to find beds on the Degas’ pursuit of perfection. remote lakeside village in northern Dusty Springfield Geriatric Ward, This is the story of some who Frustrated by his own failings, California. Bringing along a couple and the triumphs of the old made it back, told in their own Degas was consumed by of caged love-birds as a present, people’s choir. words and those who fought obsession and failing eye sight, Melanie is shocked to be attacked Tickets £16.50 alongside to resuscitate the music but his determination to capture by a seagull when she arrives. Concessions £15.50 Alan Bennett’s celebrated plays scene; in particular, a medical everyday life was evident in Soon bird attacks escalate, and the Children 16 & under £12.50 include The History Boys, The facility with the motto ‘Keeping every mark he made. Never villagers barricade themselves in Lady in the Van and The Madness the music ALIVE’ - Featuring Clarke fully satisfied, Degas kept many their houses. But the birds seem to of George III, all of which were Peters (Three Billboards Outside of his drawings and sculptures know every chink in their armour, FRIGG FINNISH FIDDLE TUNES WORKSHOP also seen on film. Allelujah! is Ebbing, Missouri), Dr John, Kermit private during his life, but now and they’re out for blood… his tenth collaboration with Ruffins, Preservation Hall Jazz these can be seen as some of Sat 10 Nov 5pm - 6pm award-winning director Nicholas Band, Irma Thomas, Hot 8 Brass the most beautifully detailed “… the essential Hitchcock movie, Hytner. Band and final interviews and and expressive works in the the purest and most confident, a FRIGG’s workshop is suitable for all string players (not just fiddlers) performances from the late Walter modern era. This film reveals a brilliant distillation…” Xan Brooks, through ‘next generation’ & intermediate to advanced. We explore ‘Leaves you bobbing on a wave Payton Jr, Wardell Quezergue, more complex truth behind one The Guardian. Scandinavian tunes - jigs, reels, polkas, schottisches, waltzes - of happiness’ Independent Herman ‘Roscoe’ Ernest III and of the most influential French teaching by ear but with the offer of scores for future reference. ‘Uncle’ Lionel Batiste. artists of the late 19th century. BBFC Insight: Contains moderate threat and horror

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SMALLFOOT (CERT TBC) METROPOLITAN OPERA BOLSHOI BALLET JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES UTØYA- JULY 22 (CERT TBC) ROYAL OPERA HOUSE CINEMA presents a LIVE screening of presents a LIVE screening of AGAIN (CERT TBC) presents a LIVE screening of Sat 10 Nov 2.30pm STUDIO MARNIE LA SYLPHIDE Mon 12 Nov 7.45pm STUDIO LA BAYADERE Sun 11 Nov 2pm STUDIO Sun 11 Nov 6pm THEATRE Sat 10 Nov 5.55pm STUDIO Sun 11 Nov 3pm THEATRE Mon 12 Nov 7.30pm THEATRE Director: Erik Poppe Tue 13 Nov 7.15pm THEATRE Directors: Karey Kirkpatrick, Jason Reisig Sun 11 Nov 5pm STUDIO With Andrea Berntzen, Aleksander Holmen, With (the voices of) Zendaya, Channing Choreographer: Johan Kobborg after August Director: David Kerr Brede Fristad Choreographer: Natalia Makarova after Tatum, Gina Rodriguez Bournonville With Rowan Atkinson, Olga Kurylenko, Norway 2018 | Runtime tbc| In Norwegian Marius Petipa USA 2018 | runtime tbc A young woman lies, cheats, Music by: Herman Severin Løvenskiold Emma Thompson, Jake Lacy with English Subtitles Music: Ludwig Minkus and steals her way through 2hrs UK/Fr/USA 2018 | Runtime tbc 3hrs 5min including two intervals life, propelled by compulsions An animated adventure for she can neither control nor On an island in Norway young all ages, with original music understand. A wealthy man On the day of his wedding, The world’s greatest spy is back! members of a summer camp sit Marius Petipa’s fantasy, set in and an all-star cast, Smallfoot catches her red-handed and the young Scotsman James Rowan Atkinson returns as the around a camp fire discussing legendary India, tells the tale of turns a myth upside down blackmails her into marrying is awoken with a kiss from an much loved accidental secret the shocking news of a bomb a temple dancer and the prince when a bright young yeti finds him. Will the truth about her ethereal winged creature, a agent, with Emma Thompson as going off in the city. And who loves her but marries something he thought didn’t past send her to jail or set her Sylph. Entranced by her beauty, the Prime Minister. then, from the woods they another. The famous, moonlit exist—a human. free? James risks everything to pursue hear gunfire and friends come ‘white act’ – The Kingdom of an unattainable love… The new adventure begins running towards them. the Shades – is a corps de ballet News of this ‘smallfoot’ throws Based on the novel that also when a cyber-attack reveals the highlight, as multiple images of the simple yeti community into inspired Hitchcock’s celebrated La Sylphide is one of the identity of all active undercover So begins the horrifying ordeal the prince’s lost love haunt his an uproar over what else might thriller, composer Nico Muhly’s world’s oldest surviving ballets, agents in Britain, leaving of the 72 minutes of shooting mind. The choreography allows be out there in the big world Marnie was co-commissioned and a treasure in the Danish Johnny English as the secret carried out by Anders Breivik two opposing ballerinas to beyond their snowy village, and co-produced with English Bournonville style. Restaged service’s last hope. Called out on the isle of Utoya on 22nd shine, while a bronze idol comes in this all-new story about National Opera and receives its for the Bolshoi by Bournonville of retirement, English dives July 2011, in which 69 people vividly to life in a stunning solo. friendship, courage and the joy U.S. premiere at the Met this expert Johan Kobborg, this head first into action with the were killed. In one unbroken of discovery. season. Mezzo-soprano Isabel production is the ultimate mission to find the mastermind camera take we follow 19 year Throughout, the melody and Leonard stars in the title role, romantic masterpiece. hacker. As a man with few old Kaja as she tries to locate moods of Minkus’s music opposite baritone Christopher skills and analogue methods, her younger sister amid the perfectly match the fluidity Maltman as her husband. Johnny English must overcome real threat of violence and gut- and precision of the classical Costume design is by Madonna’s the challenges of modern wrenching terror. choreography and the drama of collaborator of twenty years, technology to make this mission the storytelling. Arianne Phillips, who created a success. “…a visceral, brutal, yet every item seen on stage in this heartfelt and earnest movie” stylish, vivid production. Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

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4 (CERT TBC) ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY VERTIGO (PG) NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE LE BONHEUR (15) BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY presents a LIVE screening of presents a LIVE screening of (CERT TBC) Tue 13 Nov 7.45pm STUDIO TROILUS & CRESSIDA Wed 14 Nov 7.45pm STUDIO THE MADNESS OF GEORGE III Wed 21 Nov 7.45pm STUDIO Thu 22 Nov 7.45pm STUDIO Director: Daniel Kutschinski Wed 14 Nov 7pm THEATRE Director: Alfred Hitchcock Tue 20 Nov 7pm STUDIO Director: Agnès Varda Documentary | Ger/Austria/Italy 2015 With James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara With Jean-Claude Drouot, Claire Drouot, Director: Bryan Singer 1hr 34mins | In French with English subtitles Bel Geddes By Alan Bennett Olivier Drouot Documentary | USA/UK 2018 | runtime tbc “Lechery, lechery, still wars USA 1958 | 2hrs 2mins France 1965 | 1hr 19mins and lechery: nothing else holds In French with English subtitles This independent film fashion.” Written by one of Britain’s A foot-stomping celebration documentary by Daniel The third in our “Hitchcock best-loved playwrights Alan of Queen, their music and Kutschinski follows the footsteps Troilus and Cressida swear Anniversaries” season, this newly Bennett (The History Boys, The One of French director Agnès their extraordinary lead singer of Quatuor Ebène – one the they will always be true to one remastered version of Hitchcock’s Lady in the Van), this epic play Varda’s more provocative films, Le Freddie Mercury. This film traces world’s most exciting string another. But in the seventh Vertigo, commemorates 60 years was also adapted into a BAFTA Bonheur is a detailed study of adult the meteoric rise of the band quartets - during their tour year of the siege of Troy their since it’s release. Award-winning film following its fidelity and happiness, and the through their iconic songs and of Italy. Shot with beautiful innocence is tested, exposed premiere on stage in 1991. repercussions for all involved. revolutionary sound, and their attention to detail, this film to the savage corrupting In this, one of Hitchcock’s The cast of this new production Easy-going carpenter François is near-implosion as Mercury’s gradually draws you into the influence of war, with tragic greatest masterpieces, James includes Olivier Award-winners happily married with two little lifestyle begins to spiral out ambivalent interactions that consequences. Stewart stars as former San Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Wolf Hall, children, but finds himself falling in of control. Then there is their have come to characterise Francisco police detective NT Live Coriolanus) in the title love with attractive postal worker triumphant reunion on the the four musicians’ long- Virtuoso percussionist Evelyn ‘Scottie’ Ferguson, retired since role, and Adrian Scarborough Émilie. Unable to decide between eve of Live Aid, where Mercury, standing relationship. Bolzano, Glennie collaborates with RSC his crippling fear of heights (Gavin and Stacey, Upstairs the two women in his life, François facing a life-threatening illness, Perugia, Florence, Siena, Artistic Director Gregory Doran caused the death of a colleague. Downstairs, After the Dance). thinks he has enough happiness leads the band in one of the Salzburg and Berlin, form the to create a satirical futuristic Hired by an old friend to follow It’s 1786 and King George III for everyone… greatest performances in the ‘incidental’ backdrop to a vision of a world resounding his wife Madeleine (Kim Novak), is the most powerful man in history of rock music. work which penetrates the with the rhythm of battle, who is acting strangely, Scottie the world, but his behaviour is “Varda, with her canny nature of relationships and the broadcast live to Strode Theatre falls deeply in love with her. becoming increasingly erratic as compositions and inquisitive antagonism between ambition from Shakespeare’s home town. Apparently possessed by the he succumbs to fits of lunacy. camera moves, achieves a rare, and reality. spirit of a suicidal ancestor, With the King’s mind unravelling perhaps a unique, blend of the Madeleine leaps to her death, at a dramatic pace, ambitious aesthetically voluptuous and the “One of the finest, most with Scottie, again, unable to politicians and the scheming intellectually revelatory.” The New sensitive films ever conceived prevent the tragedy. A year Prince of Wales threaten to Yorker. about music...You already start on, recovering from a nervous undermine the power of the missing the Quatuor Ebène the breakdown, Scottie spots a Crown, and expose the fine line First screened at Strode 50 years ago! moment the film is over.” woman who looks uncannily like between a King and a man. Luís Gago, El País his lost love… BBFC Insight: sexualised nudity

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PETERLOO (CERT TBC) THE MID SOMERSET ORCHESTRA presents ROYAL OPERA HOUSE CINEMA JULIET, NAKED (CERT TBC) BOLSHOI BALLET BEETHOVEN 7TH SYMPHONY presents a LIVE screening of presents a recorded screening of Fri 30 Nov 7.45pm STUDIO THE NUTCRACKER Mon 3 & Tue 4 Dec 7.45pm STUDIO DON QUIXOTE Tue 4 Dec 7.30pm THEATRE Sat 1 Dec 7.30pm THEATRE Wed 5 Dec 7.45pm STUDIO Mon 3 Dec 7.15pm THEATRE Director: Jesse Peretz Wed 5 Dec 7pm THEATRE Conductor: Hitoshi Suzuki With Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke, Director: Mike Leigh Leader: Hywell Jenkins Choreographer: Peter Wright after Lev Ivanov Chris O’Dowd Choreographer: Alexei Fadeyechev With Rory Kinnear, Maxine Peake, Neil Bell Music: Pyotr Il’Yich Tchaikovsky USA 2018 | 1hr 45mins tbc Music by: Léon Minkus UK 2018 | Runtime tbc 2hrs 30min including one interval 2hrs 55mins The MSO is delighted to present Hitoshi Suzuki’s inaugural concert with the orchestra as their new Principal Conductor! Annie (Rose Byrne) is stuck in Mike Leigh returns with this The Nutcracker has long been a long-term relationship with Inspired by heroic stories of epic portrayal of the events Congratulations to Hitoshi who has freshly graduated from Brussels one of the most delightful ways Duncan (Chris O’Dowd), an brave knights, Don Quixote surrounding a defining Conservatoire with a Master’s Degree in Orchestra Conducting and to discover the enchantment obsessive fan of the obscure, of La Mancha and his faithful moment in British democracy, what better place to start a long and successful relationship than of ballet – and makes for a long-vanished US rocker Tucker servant Sancho Panza set the infamous 1819 Peterloo with the headlong irrepressible rhythmic energy of Beethoven’s delicious seasonal treat for Crowe (Ethan Hawke). When out on an adventure to meet Massacre in Manchester, one Seventh Symphony! all the family. Tchaikovsky’s the acoustic demo of Tucker’s his ideal woman, Dulcinea. of the bloodiest and most much-loved music is matched hit record from 25 years ago Cervantes’ hero comes to life in notorious episodes of the age. Premiered in 1813, the “Seventh” has always earned its permanent to a magical adventure on surfaces, its release gets some the Bolshoi’s critically acclaimed place in the repertory, with its 2nd movement particularly enjoying Christmas Eve for Clara and her online short shrift from Annie, staging of this exalting With unemployment and popular status, most recently as the soundtrack to the film The Nutcracker doll. Their journey to where her opinion has a rather performance. With panache and famine endemic following the King’s Speech. the Land of Sweets brings with startling effect… Based on the sparkling technique, principal Napoleonic Wars, the people of it some of the most familiar of novel by Nick Hornby, Juliet, dancers Ekaterina Krysanova Northern England are desperate For further details about this exciting concert, keep checking www. all ballet moments, such as the Naked is a comic account of life’s and Semyon Chudin lead the for proper parliamentary strodetheatre.org.uk/whats-on/genre/live-on-screen/ and Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy second chances. spectacular cast of toreadors, representation, and radical www.midsomersetorchestra.co.uk/our-next-concert/. and the Waltz of the Flowers. flamenco dancers, gypsies, and speakers like Henry Hunt (Rory Peter Wright’s production for “…a gently winning romantic dryads in virtuosic dancing that Kinnear) find a ready audience. The Royal Ballet keeps true to comedy, all keyed to a is quintessential Bolshoi. the spirit of this Russian ballet delightful note of indie-rock Fearing unrest, local magistrates classic, with period details obsession.” Variety. Captured live on April 10, 2016 decide to have the ‘agitators’ and dancing arrested, but the crack-down snowflakes. quickly gets out of hand…

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NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE THE SOUTH WEST SCHOOL OF DANCE presents STRODE COLLEGE THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE presents a LIVE screening of TIME OF OUR LIVES presents FOUR REALMS (CERT TBC) CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD ANTONY & CLEOPATRA A CHRISTMAS CONCERT (CERT TBC) Fri 7 Dec 7pm THEATRE Wed 12 Dec 7.45pm STUDIO Thu 6 Dec 7pm STUDIO Sat 8 Dec 2pm & 7pm THEATRE Wed 12 Dec 7.30pm THEATRE Sat 15 Dec 615pm STUDIO Fri 14 & Tue 18 Dec 7.30pm THEATRE Sun 9 Dec 2pm & 7pm THEATRE Mon 17 & The 20 Dec 7.45pm STUDIO By William Shakespeare Musical Director: Jamie Phippen Director: Lasse Hallström Thu 27 Dec 5pm STUDIO Directors: Sarah Jones & Harriet Durston With Keira Knightley, Mackenzie Foy, Sun 30 Dec 2pm STUDIO Choreographers: Sarah Jones, Harriet Durston & Anna Gifford Matthew Macfadyen, Morgan Freeman, Broadcast live from the Celebrate the festive season Helen Mirren, Miranda Hart, Richard E. Director: David Yates National Theatre, Ralph Fiennes with the musicians from Strode Grant, Jack Whitehall, Meera Syal, Sergei With Eddie Redmayne, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Sophie Okonedo play Join The South West School of Dance for another of its ever popular College. Polunin, Omid Djalili UK/ USA 2018 | Runtime tbc Shakespeare’s famous fated dance shows highlighting the huge variety of talents within the USA 2018 | Runtime tbc couple in his great tragedy of school. This year the school is celebrating its 20th anniversary under A wonderful evening is politics, passion and power. the current Principal and so it is a particularly special celebration. guaranteed with a broad With the help of Newt Scamander, repertoire of rock, classical and Who wouldn’t think all their the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Caesar and his assassins are Time of Our Lives will be a showcase of ballet, tap, modern, musical jazz music. Christmas wishes had been Grindelwald was captured by dead. General Mark Antony theatre, contemporary, street dance and commercial numbers granted at once, when the MACUSA (Magical Congress now rules alongside his fellow with music to suit all tastes along with a dazzling feast of colourful The A Level and Extended world’s favourite fairy-tale ballet of the USA). But Grindelwald defenders of Rome. But at the costumes. Diploma courses are merges with an all-star Disney escaped custody and has set fringes of a war-torn empire the represented as well as adventure into a magical family about gathering followers, most Egyptian Queen Cleopatra and The South West School of Dance is renowned for its high quality ensembles drawn from the fantasy? It’s Christmas Eve, and unsuspecting of his true agenda: Mark Antony have fallen fiercely teaching and pupil successes. Many of its students have gone whole college. all young Clara wants is a key – a to raise pure-blood wizards up to in love. In a tragic fight between on to professional training and are now performing around the one-of-a-kind key that will unlock rule over all non-magical beings. devotion and duty, obsession world, others have established successful careers in dance teaching A great way to get in the mood a box that holds a priceless In an effort to thwart Grindelwald’s becomes a catalyst for war. throughout the UK . for Christmas! gift from her late mother. A plans, Albus Dumbledore golden thread, presented to enlists his former student Newt Director Simon Godwin returns Come and celebrate with the current pupils who are sure to wow her at godfather Drosselmeyer’s Scamander, who agrees to help, to National Theatre Live screens Strode audiences. (Morgan Freeman) party, leads unaware of the dangers that lie with this hotly anticipated her to the coveted key— ahead. But love and loyalty are production, following broadcasts Sponsored by which promptly tested, even among of Twelfth Night, Man and Booking disappears into the truest friends Superman and The Beaux’ opens a strange and and family, in an Stratagem. Monday 17 mysterious parallel increasingly divided September Tickets £7.00 world... wizarding world. Full concessions £6.00 Strode Students & Staff £4.00 Tickets £15.00 Concessions £14.00 Children 16 & under £11.00 Ticket price includes a 50p contribution to the Tickets £8.50 Concessions £7.50 Tickets £8.50 Concessions £7.50 Tickets £17.00 Concessions £15.00 Ticket price includes a £1 contribution to the Strode Theatre Support fund Strode Theatre Support Fund Children 16 & under £5.50 Children 16 & under £5.50

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One of the very best Christmas shows you’re likely to see comes to Strode Theatre, as the two best live 6os groups on the circuit make a rare appearance together on stage.

STRODE THEATRE presents METROPOLITAN OPERA New Amen Corner, with lead singer Glen Leon - the hottest 60s band on the circuit - have the unrivalled ability VIENNA FESTIVAL BALLET presents a LIVE screening of to perfectly re-create the sound and atmosphere of the 60s. THE NUTCRACKER+ Meet and Greet LA TRAVIATA Union Gap, of “Young Girl” and “Lady Willpower” infamy, are back by popular demand. They continue to be one Thu 13 Dec 7pm THEATRE STAGE Sat 15 Dec 5.55pm THEATRE of the best and busiest on the circuit, performing all 60s festivals in the UK and abroad.

Music by Tchaikovsky LIVE ON THE STRODE Finally, Ben Evans (who played Frankie Valli in the West End’s Jersey Boys), returns to Strode by popular demand, New Met Music Director Yannick having captivated the audience re-creating the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Nézet-Séguin launches his Be swept away on a magical adventure in one of the most famous tenure by conducting Verdi’s classical ballets of all time – The Nutcracker. With its combination of timeless tragedy. Worldly MC PROMOTIONS presents SENSATION ABBA TRIBUTE enchanting choreography and unforgettable music, this fabulous courtesan Violetta, sung by ballet is a Christmas treat like no other. soprano Diana Damrau, has Wed 19 Dec 7.30pm THEATRE grown tired of her dissolute Set to Tchaikovsky’s sumptuous score, the traditional tale of The life. When the pure-hearted Tickets £16.50 - see special offer below Nutcracker tells the story of Clara and her enchanted nutcracker Alfredo—tenor Juan Diego Children 16 & Under £12.50 Ticket price includes a £1 contribution to the Strode Theatre Support Fund

doll. Their adventures see Clara and the Nutcracker combat the Flórez—declares his love for her, LIVE ON STAGE Mouse King, and join the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier on she leaves everything behind a wonderful journey through the glistening Land of Snow to a to live with him. But his family’s kingdom made entirely of sweets. reputation is ruined by his Sensation Abba return once again for the annual Christmas Show association with her, and Violetta and this year it has its own special significance as the band have Returning by popular demand, Vienna Festival Ballet’s production is torn between her feelings for been in great demand from TV and Radio following the recent of The Nutcracker promises to delight audiences of all ages with its Alfredo and her desire to protect release of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. festive setting and light-hearted story. him from scandal. Urged by the young man’s father, she tears Sensation Abba have been working on new material which coincides with the release of the film, and herself away and returns to her the very best Abba tribute band will once again have the audience dancing in the aisles with all the “The entire show was captivating from start to finish” old life. Alfredo, not knowing hits of the Swedish super group, who at present are working on music written by Benny and Bjorn. WELWYN HATFIELD TIMES the real reason for her apparent betrayal, is heartbroken—and The replica costumes, exciting choreography and the sounds of Abba produces a jaw dropping show ‘’A truly spellbinding performance’’ bent on revenge. which will be a treat for all the family at Christmas. BURNLEY EXPRESS Directed by Michael Mayer, “This production looks this new production features and feels absolutely right” a dazzling eighteenth-century SPECIAL FESTIVE OFFER WORTHING HERALD setting that changes with the Purchase tickets to both New Amen Corner with special guests Union Gap & Ben Evans AND seasons. Sensation ABBA Tribute for £35.

Tickets £20.00 Children 16 and under £15.00 Tickets £15.50 Concessions £13.50 This offer can be redeemed both online and at the box office.

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STRODE THEATRE BOLSHOI BALLET GLASTONBURY & STREET MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY presents presents a LIVE screening of presents a traditional family pantomime BARKING DOG COMPANY THE NUTCRACKER GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE AMAZING BEARS CINDERELLA AND THE SILLY SISTERS STUDIO ANDRÉ RIEU’S NEW YEAR’S LIVE IN THE STRODE Sun 23 Dec 3pm STUDIO Writer & Director: Mattew Maisey CONCERT FROM SYDNEY Sat 22 Dec 11am & 2pm STUDIO Choreographer: Lucy Hobman Choreographer: Yuri Grigorovich Producers: Mary Parker & Judi Neale Sat 5 Jan 7pm THEATRE Music: Oyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Sponsor: Holland & Odam Sun 6 Jan 3pm THEATRE Despite being a Princess, Cinderella is bullied by her two Silly Step 2hrs 20mins Sisters who are jealous of her beauty. They force her to do all the Thu 27 Dec 1pm & 5.30pm THEATRE Runtime tbc work and run around after them. They even hide her invitation to Fri 28 Dec 2.30pm & 7pm THEATRE Sponsored by try to stop her going to Prince Charming’s Ball. As the clock strikes midnight on Sat 29 Dec 2.30pm 7pm THEATRE Tickets £17.00 Concessions £15.00 Christmas Eve, Marie’s wooden Sun 30 Dec 1pm & 5.30pm THEATRE After the audience help Cinderella find the invite she still can’t go nutcracker doll comes to life and Mon 31 Dec 1pmTHEATRE as she has nothing to wear. Until of course her Fairy Godmother transforms into a prince! Soon Tue 1 Jan 1pm THEATRE comes to her rescue;-”Cinderella, you shall go to the ball!” joined by her other toys which

have also come to life, Marie and FILM In this fun and accessible show, two actors use puppets, audience her prince embark on a dreamy The three amazing bears are excited because the circus is coming to participation, lots of action and songs so that children of all ages unforgettable adventure. town! Unfortunately, the owner is Goldilocks’ cruel uncle Desmond can join in with all the time-honoured pantomime traditions. This Whipcrack. As ringmaster, he is determined to make the circus just children’s pantomime is suitable for nursery-age (3-6 years) and A holiday tradition for the like the ‘good old days’ and for that he needs performing animals... above. whole family, The Nutcracker Preferably singing and dancing bears! Gilbert arrives and finds sweeps the Bolshoi stage for more than just the circus and Lenny wants to quit his job as the Professional theatre company Barking Dog have been performing two hours of enchantment and mammalian abdicable material re-motion operative (poo shoveller). Children’s shows since 1987 and first performed pantos over ten magic. Along with Tchaikovsky’s years ago. cherished score and and some To what lengths will the wily Whipcrack go to capture Goldilocks’ of the Bolshoi’s greatest artists, new best friends? Will the bears get their porridge just right in time “Very good show! The children thoroughly enjoyed it” - The Nutcracker remains a for breakfast? And just who is the Porridge seller? All these questions Eldon Infants School, Edmonton, London treasure not to be missed! will (probably) be answered in Glastonbury and Street’s annual sell- SHOPLIFTERS (CERT TBC) out pantomime, ‘Goldilocks and the Three Amazing Bears!’ Sat 5 Jan 7.45pm STUDIO Sun 6 Jan 3.30pm STUDIO

Tickets £15.00 Director: Hirokazu Koreeda Concessions £14.00 With Lily Franky, Kirin Kiki, Sôsuke Ikematsu Children 16 & under £10.00 Japan 2018 | 2hrs 1min tbc | In Japanese Family Evening special: 2 adults & 2 children £46.00 with English subtitles Tickets £15.50 Concessions £13.50 Party Booking: 1 free seat in 10 Tickets £9.50 Children 16 & under £7.00 Children 16 & under £10.50 Ticket price includes a £1 contribution to the Strode Theatre Support Fund Tickets £8.50 Concessions £7.50

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Inspiring all to maximise ACCESS Strode Theatre has a level entrance, four disabled parking bays, toilets for disabled people, their potential three wheelchair spaces in the Theatre and two in the Studio which should be booked in advance. The Theatre has an induction loop which can be used by switching a hearing aid to STUDIO STAGE / SCREEN Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ post‑16 education the “T” position. Headphones are also available for film screenings in the Theatre and Studio. Wide choice of A Levels, vocational courses and A large print version of this brochure is available from the box office. Apprenticeships at Somerset's best performing FE A 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 college1. Excellent results and student progress. DIARY B 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 Up to £575 bursary available towards the cost of the SEPTEMBER 15 & 20 First Reformed (15) p.8 2 C 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 county bus ticket . Mon 3 The Piano (15) p.4 Sat 15 Sicilian Ghost Strory (15) p.8 University Level Education - Mon 3 WhitneyD 1(15)2 3 4 5 7 8 p.49 10 Tue 18 Accident (12A) p.8 local, quality, affordable Thu 6 NT LiveE Julie1 2 3 4 5 7 8 p.49 10 18 & 19 Leave No Trace (15) p.9 Career-focused Degrees, HNDs and HNCs, relevant 7 - 10 The BookF 1 Shop2 (PG)3 4 5 7 8 p.59 10 Wed 19 Apostasy (PG) p.9 to growth industries in the south west. Lower fees Sun 9 IncrediblesG 1 22 3 4 5 6 7 8 p.59 10 21, 24, 25 The Children Act (12A) p.9 than universities. Study full-time (two days a week) or part-time (one day a week), leaving time for paid work. Mon 10 Carol Klein - Life in a Cottage Garden p.6 Fri 21 Arcadia (12A) p.10 Wed 12 RSC The Merry WIves of Windsor p.6 23 & 26 C’est La Vie! (cert tbc)/ Le Sense de la Fete p.10 Courses for adults Wed 12 McQueen (15) p.7 Sun 23 Luis and the Aliens (U) p.11 Want to develop your career, learn a new skill or enjoy 14, 15, 20 Christopher Robin (PG) p.7 Mon 24 The Big Lebowski (18) p.11 a leisure interest? Contact us for courses starting in Fri 14 Under the Tree (15) / Undir Trénu p.7 Tue 25 The Walker (15) p.11 September and beyond. 1 Vocational and A Level courses, League Tables 2018. 2 Depending on circumstances. Box Office: 01458 442846 www.strodetheatre.org.uk 43 Visit: www.strode-college.ac.uk or call: 01458 844400 Church Road, Street, Somerset BA16 0AB Mon - Sat 10am - 2pm DIARY LIVE ON SCREEN EXHIBITION LIVE ON STAGE FILM SEPTEMBER (continued from previous page) Fri 2 Funny Girl - The Musical p.22 26 & 29 Swimming with Men (12A) p.12 Fri 2 One Note at a Time (PG) p.26 Thu 27 NT Live King Lear p.12 Sat 3 Degas: Passion for Perfection + Q&A p.26 Thu 27 L’Amant Double (18) p.12 Sat 3 The Birds (15) p.27 Fri 28 Madame (15) p.13 Sat 10 FRIGG (Finland) p.27

Sat 29 Jason Donovan & His Amazing Midlife crisis p.13 10 & 11 Smallfoot (cert tbc) p.28 OCTOBER 10 & 11 MET Marnie p.28 Tue 2 Taxi Driver (15) p.14 Sun 11 Bolshoi La Sylphide p.28 Tue 2 Madame (15) p.13 11 & 12 Johnny English Strikes Again (cert tbc) p.29 Thu 4 The Winter’s Tale (Globe) p.14 Mon 12 Utøya - July 22 p.29 Thu 4 In the Fade (18) / Aus Dem Nichts p.14 Tue 13 ROH La Bayadere p.29 5 & 10 The Seagull (12A) p.15 Tue 13 4 (cert tbc) p.30 Sat 6 Jimmy Jermain, Tracks Band & Salvos p.15 Wed 14 RSC Troilus & Cressida p.30 Mon 8 MET Aida p.16 Wed 14 Vertigo (PG) p.30 Tue 9 The Importance of Being Earnest p.16 Tue 20 NT Live THe Madness of George III p.31 5, 8, 9 Summer 1993 (12A) / Estiu 1993 p.16 Wed 21 Le Bonheur (15) p.31 Wed 10 Leaning into the WInd: Andy Goldsworthy (PG) p.17 22-24 Street Theatre - Steel Magnolias p.32 12 & 14 Cliff Richard - 60th Anniversary Tour p.17 Thu 22 Bohemian Rhapsody (cert tbc) p.31 12, 14, 16, 17 King of Thieves (cert tbc) p.17 23 & 28 First Man (cert tbc) p.32 Sat 13 Street Baptist Church Variety Fundraiser p.18 Tue 27 Rory Bremner & Jan Ravens p.33 Mon 15 ROH Mayerling p.18 Wed 28 An Evening with Dame Margaret Drabble p.33 Mon 15 Path of Blood (18) p.18 Fri 30 Peterloo (cert tbc) p.34 Tue 16 Rosie Kay Dance Co - MK ULTRA p.19 DECEMBER Wed 17 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda (PG) p.19 Sat 1 MSO Beethoven 7th Symphony p.34 Fri 19 Generation Wealth (18) p.20 Mon 3 ROH The Nutcracker p.35 Fri 19 Lek and the Dogs (15) p.20 4 & 5 Peterloo (cert tbc) p.34 Sat 20 MET Samson et Dalila p.20 3 & 4 Juliet, Naked (cert tbc) p.35 Sat 20 All the Wild Horses (15) p.21 Wed 5 Bolshoi Don Quixote p.35 Mon 22 Pin Cushion (15) + Q&A with Director p.21 Thu 6 NT Live Antony & Cleopatra p.36 Wed 24 Funny Girl - The Musical p.22 7 - 9 SWSD The Time of Our Lives p.36 26 - 31 The Wife (cert tbc) p.22 Wed 12 Strode College A Christmas Concert p.37 Fri 26 Mark Harrison p.23 12 & 15 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (tbc) p.37 Sat 27 MET La Fanciulla Del West p.23 Thu 13 Vienna Festival Ballet - The Nutcracker p.38 Sun 28 ROH Die Walküre p.24 14 - 30 Fantastic Beasts 2 (cert tbc) p.37 30 & 31 The House with the Clock in its Walls (tbc) p.24 Sat 15 MET La Traviata p.38 Wed 31 Family Plot (PG) p.24 Sun 16 New Amen Corner, Union Gap & Ben Evans p.39 Wed 31 The Shining (15) p.25 Wed 19 Sensation ABBA Tribute p.39 NOVEMBER Sat 22 Barking Dog - Cinderella and the Silly Sisters p.40 Thu 1 Jay Rayner - The Ten (Food) Commands p.25 Sun 23 Bolshoi The Nutcracker p.40 Thu 1 NT LIve Allelujah! p.26 27 - 30 Goldilocks and the Three Amazing Bears p.41