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AUTUMN / WINTER 2019-20 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 ‘Mother Goose’ 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 September 2019 THE MAGIC OF MOTOWN Saturday 7 th September at 7.30pm Prepare yourself for 40 back-to-back classic Motown hits, TICKETS glittering costume changes, dazzling dance moves and £26.50 outstanding musicianship in this explosive concert experience! CONCESSIONS With timeless music of Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, £25.50 The Temptations, The Supremes, Jackson 5, Smokey Robinson GROUP RATES and more, this breath-taking concert spectacular takes you on a AVAILABLE musical journey through all your favourite songs. This is a tribute show and is no way affiliated with any original artists/estates/management companies or similar shows. DOING DEMENTIA DIFFERENTLY Friday 13 th September at 7.30pm Doing Dementia Differently is our annual event that uses the FREE performing arts to celebrate the achievements of people living ENTRY with dementia. We will have our usual mix of film, poetry and drama, so make a date to join us! BOOK ONLINE: WWW.STOCKPORTPLAZA.CO.UK 3 September 2019 CHESHIRE THEATRE SCHOOL Saturday 14 th September at 7.00pm Cheshire Theatre School presents: A Million Dreams 2019. TICKETS Our talented students will take you on an eclectic journey £16.50 through the decades to present day. From dancing teddy bears CONCESSIONS to daring circus folk there will be something for everyone! £14.50 This will truly be one of the greatest shows! HERITAGE OPEN DAY Sunday 15 th September - Doors open from 11.00am Stockport’s 1932 Super Cinema and Variety Theatre throws open FREE her doors at 10.30am as part of the National Heritage Open Days ENTRY for a full day of FREE to attend events and an opportunity for you to investigate behind the scenes of our much loved Art Deco gem as we celebrate over 85 years of serving you and our community. Special Plaza Heritage Day presentations are scheduled for 11am, 1pm and 3pm, no need to book, simply turn up on the day and experience the very best of yesterday today. 4 STOCKPORT PLAZA BOX OFFICE: 0161 477 7779 September 2019 FILM: AT ETERNITY’S GATE Thursday 19 th September at 11.00am Julian Schnabel’s At Eternity’s Gate is a journey inside the world TICKETS and mind of a person who, despite scepticism, ridicule and £8.00 illness, created some of the world’s most beloved and stunning CONCESSIONS works of art. This is not a forensic biography, but rather scenes £7.00 based on Vincent van Gogh’s (Academy Award® Nominee Willem Dafoe) letters, common agreement about events in his FILM CLUB life that present as facts, hearsay, and moments that are just MEMBERS £6.00 plain invented. SILVER SCREEN CONCESSIONS FOR 11AM SCREENING: £6.00 FILM: SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING Thursday 19 th September at 7.30pm A key film of the British New Wave, Saturday Night and Sunday TICKETS Morning was a great box office success – audiences were thrilled £8.00 by the anti-establishment energy, the gritty realism of its setting CONCESSIONS and most of all by a fresh and outspoken working class hero. £7.00 Arthur Seaton spends his days at a factory bench, his Saturday FILM CLUB evenings in the local pubs, and his Saturday nights with Brenda, MEMBERS wife of a fellow factory worker. Played by Albert Finney with an £6.00 irresistible animal vitality, Arthur is anti-authority and unashamedly amoral. With powerful central performances, cracking dialogue by Sillitoe and a superb jazz score by Johnny Dankworth, the film stands as a vibrant modern classic. BOOK ONLINE: WWW.STOCKPORTPLAZA.CO.UK 5 September 2019 FILM: OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL 2019 Saturday 21st September at 7.30pm The Ocean Film Festival World Tour is back with a brand-new TICKETS selection of the world’s most captivating ocean films! £13.50 Brought to you by the team behind the Banff Film Festival, this CONCESSIONS carefully curated collection of short films features sublime £12.00 footage from both above and below the water’s surface, GROUP RATES showcases the spellbinding power and beauty of our oceans. AVAILABLE Celebrate the divers, surfers, swimmers and oceanographers who chase the crests of waves and marvel at the mysteries of the big blue. Be awed by mesmerising marine life and spectacular cinematography from unexplored depths of our planet! TALON – GREATEST HITS TOUR 2019 Sunday 22 nd September at 7.30pm Talon have risen from humble beginnings to become one of the TICKETS most successful theatre touring shows in the UK and the £24.00 ‘Greatest Hits Tour 2019’ will once again feature the Eagles CONCESSIONS timeless back catalogue including Hotel California, Take It Easy, £23.00 One Of These Nights, Take It To The Limit, Desperado, Lyin’ Eyes, Life In The Fast Lane and many more. This world class seven-piece band are a phenomenon and have truly transcended the tag of ‘tribute’. They have become a brand name in their own right who are not only revered by their peers, respected by the music industry but dearly loved by their massive and expanding fan base. 6 STOCKPORT PLAZA BOX OFFICE: 0161 477 7779 September 2019 AN EVENING WITH THE TREBLE WINNERS OF MANCHESTER UNITED Thursday 26 th September at 7.30pm Three Manchester United legends are coming to The Plaza to TICKETS talk about the most iconic season in the clubs history. 20 years £30.00 ago at Camp Nou the Champions League Trophy was added to VIP TICKETS the Premier League and FA Cup. Alan Keegan, ‘The Voice of Old £60.00 Trafford’ will host an unforgettable evening with Andrew Cole, Denis Irwin and David May as they recall their own stories and personal memories of the all-conquering 1998/99 season. This unique event will offer a VIP meet and greet and photo opportunity before the show. Check box office for details. THE UPBEAT BEATLES Friday 27 th September at 7.30pm The Upbeat Beatles are second to none - powerhouse vocals, TICKETS precision harmonies and tight musicianship. The guys have an £21.50 easy, happy rapport with any crowd, giving them a reputation to be envied as the best in the business. There isn’t a band to touch them - 8 bars of “Twist and Shout” and you will know why! No other band can perform this song like the Upbeat Beatles! The show takes you through the Fab Four’s long and winding road from the early Cavern days through Beatlemania, America, Sergeant Pepper to Abbey Road, with narrative and full multi-media presentation. If you love the Beatles you’ll love this show, and if you don’t love the Beatles you’ll love this show! BOOK ONLINE: WWW.STOCKPORTPLAZA.CO.UK 7 September 2019 BONEY M IN DISCO FEVER LIVE Saturday 28 th September at 7.45pm Boney M, Jaki Graham and Funky Town return to Disco TICKETS Fever LIVE! £25.50 Boney M - Celebrating 14 top 20 hits including: Rivers Of Babylon, Brown Girl In The Ring, Ma Baker, Rasputin, Sunny, Daddy Cool, Mary’s Boy Child, Gotta Go Home, & Painter Man. The amazing Jaki Graham returns to the Plaza for Disco Fever. Following her hit version of 'Could It Be I’m Falling In Love' in 1985, Jaki scored a further five top 20 hits including: Round and Around, Set Me Free, Mated, Breaking Away & Step Right up. The Funky Town Disco band and the Legendary Leroy Lurve complete this night of 'Disco Frolic'. IRAN GRAND TOUR Monday 30 th September at 7.00pm A soulful yet invigorating concert of Persian music by Iran’s most TICKETS popular vocalist, Homayoun Shajarian in collaboration with the PLE ASE CALL OR SEE multi-instrumentalist composers, Tahmoures and Sohrab TICKETBOX Pournazeri, joining forces with the 10-member strong ensemble WEBSITE FOR DETAILS of young virtuoso musicians.