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SPRING/ SUMMER 2019 Stockport’s Super Cinema and Variety Theatre MERSEY SQUARE BOX OFFICE: 0161 477 7779 STOCKPORT GROUP BOOKINGS: 0843 208 1495 CHESHIRE. SK1 1SP WWW.STOCKPORTPLAZA.CO.UK TED DOAN General Manager On October 7th 1932 a vision was born in Stockport as the doors opened on a sumptuous Art Deco Super Cinema and Variety Theatre that would shine as the regional home for the very best in Big Screen and Live Stage Entertainment, Events and Fine Dining here in the very heart of Stockport and almost 90 years later we raise the curtain on yet another season featuring the very best in every style of event for you, your family and friends to enjoy. From cinematic presentations of the greatest silver screen offerings of classic, modern and satellite broadcasts through to a sensational mix of the very best in live entertainment in our main auditorium and the intimate Green Room performance lounge, I believe we definitely have something for everybody in this brochure that you are holding today. As well as being your perfect entertainment venue, the Plaza Café retains its title as ‘The Talk of The North’ with a wonderful menu prepared for you from 10am until 4pm on Mondays to Saturdays offering you the chance to enjoy a delightful indulgence in the very best of art deco surroundings. The Plaza has hosted beautiful weddings, receptions, private events and conferences throughout her years serving her community therefore please do not hesitate to get in touch with me if I can make your special event even more special! From our Festive Family Pantomime JACK & THE BEANSTALK starring TED ROBBINS and CHERYL FERGISON which runs from Friday 29th November 2019 to Sunday 5th January 2020, through our live stage and big screen presentations to our Easter Panto ‘Beauty And The Beast’ there is most definitely something for everyone to enjoy this season… Patrons of The Plaza: Leslie Phillips CBE & The Right Honourable, The Baroness Bakewell DBE. Show Icon Key ADULTS DRAMA MUSIC COMEDY ONLY FAMILY SILVER DANCE FILM SHOW SCREENING 2 STOCKPORT PLAZA BOX OFFICE: 0161 477 7779 March 2019 DAN SNOW – AN EVENING WITH THE HISTORY GUY Tuesday 12 th March at 7.30pm Join the well-known historian and TV presenter as he recounts TICKETS anecdotes of memorable experiences from his very successful £25.00 career as an historian and broadcaster. Otherwise known as ‘The History Guy’ Dan will also research and include historical facts and stories relating to Stockport and will be aided by the use of digital screens. The show will be an undoubted success with academics, students, families (young and old) and all those interested in the history of Stockport and the surrounding areas. The show will conclude with a 20minute Q&A. FILM: TULIP FEVER Thursday 14 th March at 11.00am In 17th Century Amsterdam, an orphaned girl Sophia (Alicia TICKETS Vikander) is forcibly married to a rich and powerful merchant £8.00 Cornelis Sandvoort (Christoph Waltz) – an unhappy CONCESSIONS “arrangement” that saves her from poverty. After her husband £7.00 commissions a portrait, she begins a passionate affair with the painter Jan Van Loos (Dane DeHaan), a struggling young artist. FILM CLUB MEMBERS Seeking to escape the merchant’s ever-reaching grasp, the £6.00 lovers risk everything and enter the frenzied tulip bulb market, with the hope that the right bulb will make a fortune and buy their freedom. SILVER SCREEN CONCESSIONS FOR 11AM SCREENING: £6.00 BOOK ONLINE: WWW.STOCKPORTPLAZA.CO.UK 3 March 2019 FILM: HIS GIRL FRIDAY Thursday 14 th March at 7.30pm Absence Makes the Heart Grow… Jealous! TICKETS £8.00 This Howard Hawks comedy is an absolute gem! Starring Cary Grant as Walter Burns, Editor of the Chicago Morning Post and CONCESSIONS Rosalind Russell as his assistant and ex wife Hildy Johnson, it is £7.00 a film that moves with comedic speed so you’ll have to FILM CLUB concentrate to keep up! Walter and Hildy used to be married but MEMBERS in the frantic world of newspapers events move very quickly, the £6.00 headlines change daily and occasionally so does your life. The acting is outstanding and the wit slicker than an oil spill making this a superb film played all the way for laughs. EBI - LIVE IN MANCHESTER Friday 15 th March at 8.00pm The 50 World Tour Celebrates a lifetimes of memories as EBI, the TICKETS king of Persian pop cements his legacy as one of the greatest PLE ASE CONTAC T artists of our time as he embarks on his final World Tour. WEBSITE FOR DETAILS For tickets please visit: www.ticket55.com/en/event/View/89 4 STOCKPORT PLAZA BOX OFFICE: 0161 477 7779 March 2019 THE ZEBRA PARTNERSHIP PRESENTS AN INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY PERFORMANCE OF WOMAN ON FIRE Saturday 16 th March at 7.30pm This one woman show presented by award-winning company TICKETS Certain Curtain Theatre, Woman On Fire will take you back in £16.00 time to experience one suffragette’s fiery journey fighting for CONCESSIONS women’s right to vote – A journey that will take you from £11.00 Preston to Manchester – London to Glasgow and back. Discover the turbulent history of the suffrage movement through the eyes and life of Mrs Edith Rigby – mild-mannered doctor’s wife, with a secret identity – that of arsonist, bomber and militant suffragette. Woman On Fire seeks to shed light on suffragette history and the mystery that is Edith Rigby. THE GREEN ROOM AT THE PLAZA: EVERYTHING STOPS FOR MAD MARCH HARE TEA Sunday 17 th March at 4.00pm Don’t be late for this very important date!.. Join us for our TICKETS fabulous Spring time fundraising Afternoon Tea and £15.50 entertainment organised by the famous Plazarettes who invite you to a Mad March Hare tea party with all proceeds going towards the ongoing Plaza Maintenance and Restoration Appeal. Not only do you have a lovingly prepared tea, you get entertain- ment, a rather daft compere and a chance for a singalong so a perfect afternoon of jolly japes for everyone to enjoy! BOOK ONLINE: WWW.STOCKPORTPLAZA.CO.UK 5 March 2019 BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR Monday 18 th March at 11.00am Join us for our popular Behind the Scenes Tours for yourself, TICKETS your friends or your group to enjoy a tour of Stockport’s £7.00 magnificent 1932 Art Deco Super Cinema and Variety Theatre. Many of the greatest stage and screen stars of yesteryear and the modern day have appeared in person or on the silver screen here at Stockport’s 1932 Super Cinema and Variety Theatre since its doors first opened. Here’s your chance to have a guided tour behind the scenes in this building of international significance. Buy your tickets in advance, or simply turn up on the day. GRIMMFEST PRESENTS A JAPANESE HORROR DOUBLE BILL: FILM: RINGU & BATTLE ROYALE Wednesday 20 th March from 7.00pm Ringu (15) is often named one of the best horror movies of all DOUBLE BILL TICKETS time and has been very influential in popular culture worldwide. £10.00 We're delighted to be screening a newly remastered version of the film courtesy of Arrow. A reporter and her ex-husband INDIVIDUAL SCREENING investigate a cursed videotape that is rumored to kill the viewer TICKETS seven days after watching it. £6.00 Battle Royale (18) is one of the top ten grossing films in Japan. In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act. PLEASE NOTE: TICKETS ARE BOOKABLE VIA GRIMMFEST.COM 6 STOCKPORT PLAZA BOX OFFICE: 0161 477 7779 March 2019 SING-A-LONG-A- THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Thursday 21 st March at 7.00pm Cheer on Hugh Jackman, lust after Zac Efron and hiss Rebecca TICKETS Ferguson (…or maybe not) as you experience The Greatest £16.00 Showman in the greatest way possible – with lyrics on the CHILDREN screen so you can join in as loud as you want. £12.00 Our live host will teach you a unique set of dance moves that will GROUP RATES truly make you come alive. As they show how to use our AVAILABLE interactive fun bags, you also get to practice your cheers, your boos and even a few wolf whistles Then you can sit back and relax and sing and dance along to the lyrics on screen. Please note: This is a screening of the movie not a live stage show MERCURY: THE ULTIMATE QUEEN TRIBUTE Friday 22 nd March at 7.30pm Celebrating 20 years on the road in 2019, Mercury are well TICKETS established as one of the world’s most authentic Queen tributes. £20.00 This dynamic production fully emulates the true charismatic CONCESSIONS appeal of rock’s most flamboyant front man, faithfully and £19.00 accurately recreating the distinctive Queen experience. Including performances of the most popular Queen hits, such as Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Ga Ga, We Will Rock You and many more, this show will captivate any audience in a way that Freddie and Queen themselves would be proud of. BOOK ONLINE: WWW.STOCKPORTPLAZA.CO.UK 7 March 2019 OUR RITA'S COMEDY ROADSHOW Saturday 23 rd March at 7.30pm Some of the best names in live stand-up take to the Plaza stage TICKETS this Spring with the arrival of this hilarious roadshow. £20.00 Forming part of a nationwide tour, it promises a fantastic evening, with an amazing star-studded line-up of comedians.