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A World Premiere Presented by JANE EYRE Presented by SHOWSTOPPER! The Showstoppers ‘I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being Blackeyed Theatre THE IMPROVISED MUSICAL with an independent will' in association with 2016 Olivier Award Winners - Best Entertainment and Family Show A gothic masterpiece of tempestuous passions and dark secrets, South Hill Park Spontaneous musical comedy at its absolute finest - direct from the Jane Eyre tells the thrilling story of an orphan girl and her journey Arts Centre West End and now heading to Letchworth! from a childhood of loneliness and cruelty to a life at Thornfield Hall and an unlikely relationship with the mysterious Mr Rochester. With eleven years as an Edinburgh Fringe must-see phenomenon, Falling in love, she gradually uncovers a hidden past to the gloomy, a BBC Radio 4 series, a critically acclaimed West End run and an forbidding Thornfield Hall, a terrible secret that forces her to make Olivier Award to their name, The Showstoppers have delighted a heart-wrenching choice. audiences across the globe with their ingenious blend of comedy, musical theatre and spontaneity. Don’t miss Blackeyed Theatre’s brand new stage adaptation of one of the greatest works of English fiction. Captivating, brooding FRI 4 & A brand new musical comedy is created from scratch at each THU 10 OCT and intensely powerful, Jane Eyre is a moving and unforgettable SAT 5 OCT performance of this award-winning show as audience suggestions 7.30pm portrayal of one woman’s quest for equality and freedom, and 7.30pm are transformed on the spot into all-singing, all-dancing RECOMMENDED FOR endures as one of the great triumphs of storytelling. productions with hilarious results. RECOMMENDED FOR COUPLES ‘ONE OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE, COUPLES GROUPS GROUPS SENIORS AUDACIOUS COMPANIES WORKING IN SENIORS YOUNG ADULTS CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH THEATRE' THE STAGE TICKETS £18 TICKETS £21 Concessions £16 Concessions £18 BOOK NOW 01462 NOW 681088BOOK broadway-letchworth.com

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THE VERY HUNGRY MONSTERSAURUS One day Monty found a book ‘Inventions Very Rare' create CATERPILLAR yourself a monster friend BUT ONLY IF YOU DARE! This The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by author/illustrator Eric Carle brand new show from the creators of Aliens Love Underpants has delighted generations of readers since it was first published is monster-ously good! Follow the young inventor Monty as in 1969 selling more than 43 million copies worldwide. he creates a whole world of whacky inventions and incredible Eric’s well-known books captivated readers with his iconic monsters, but he has a problem - now he has made them all, colourful hand-painted tissue paper collage illustrations and what is he going to do with them?! This energetic show full of distinctively simple stories, introducing generations of children thrills, spills, magic and mayhem will delight the whole family to a bigger, brighter world – and to their first experience of – with original music and plenty of audience participation! reading itself. TUE 29 OCT 3pm The timeless classic has made its way off the page and onto SUN 13 OCT the stage. Created by Jonathan Rockefeller, the critically 1pm & 3.30pm WED 30 OCT acclaimed production of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show Ages 6 months+ 11am & 2pm features a menagerie of 75 lovable puppets, faithfully adapting Ages 3+ RECOMMENDED FOR four of Eric Carle’s stories, Brown Bear, Brown Bear; 10 Little FAMILIES RECOMMENDED FOR Rubber Ducks, The Very Lonely Firefly and of course, the star PARENT & BABY FAMILIES of the show celebrating its 50th Birthday in 2019 The Very Hungry Caterpillar. TICKETS £14 TICKETS £15 Concessions £12 Concessions £13 Family Ticket £48 Family Ticket £52 BOOK NOW 01462 NOW 681088BOOK broadway-letchworth.com

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Presented by GEORGIE FAME IN CONCERT THE SCARECROWS’ Scamp Theatre One of a very select number of UK tour dates, Georgie Fame appears in concert at Broadway Theatre, for one night only. WEDDING The team behind Stick Man present the best wedding ever, With his much loved blend of Jazz and Rhythm & Blues, the best wedding yet… Georgie Fame has consistently worked in the highest musical circles and has become a true icon of the British music scene. Betty O’Barley and Harry O’Hay are excellent scarecrows. Their wedding plans are all coming together until Harry leaves Betty’s So far there have been more than twenty albums and fourteen hit side and the devilishly smooth Reginald Rake tries to take Harry’s singles, including the Number 1’s: Yeh Yeh, Get Away and The Ballad place. Will Harry make it back in time to save their special day? of Bonnie and Clyde. Add to this a long list of collaborations with This heart-warming and award-winning adaptation of Julia some of music’s most famous names, including Muddy Waters, FRI 15 NOV Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s bestselling book is bursting Gene Vincent, Bill Wyman, Eric Clapton and Van Morrison, amongst 4.30pm many others, and in Georgie Fame you have bona fide music legend! at the seams with Scamp Theatre’s inimitable style. SAT 16 NOV This epic love story promises wit, drama and wedding bells! In this very special and intimate evening, audiences will be treated SAT 9 NOV 11am & 2.30pm Packed with live music and laughter, this is one hour’s magic to Georgie’s hits, alongside music from the Artists that have influenced 7.30pm Ages 3+ him - all interspersed with personal stories and anecdotes from that you and your children will never forget! his incredible career. RECOMMENDED FOR RECOMMENDED FOR COUPLES ‘THE MARRYING OF JULIA DONALDSON FAMILIES ‘SENDS US HOME HAPPY TO HAVE BEEN SENIORS AND SCAMP THEATRE IS TRULY A IN THE PRESENCE OF GENUINE COOL' TICKETS £16 MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN' OK! MAGAZINE THE GUARDIAN TICKETS £25 Concessions £13 Concessions £22.50 Family Ticket £52 BOOK NOW 01462 NOW 681088BOOK broadway-letchworth.com

10 11 NOVEMBER PASADENA ROOF ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT The Pasadena Roof Orchestra was formed 50 years ago and is still going strong. Their show includes famous tunes such as Puttin on the Ritz, Sweet Georgia Brown, The Lullaby

of Broadway as well as hot numbers from the LIVE THEATRE twenties such as Duke Ellington’s Black and Tan Fantasy, not forgetting the beautiful numbers that were sung by Al Bowlly, and arranged to perfection by Ray Noble. THU 21 NOV Laced with a liberal dose of British humour 7.30pm in its presentation; it is an evening of pure joy for those who love Swing, 20’s and RECOMMENDED FOR COUPLES 30’s music. SENIORS

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Presented by GRIFF RHYS Broken Robot ANIMAL FAMILIES AND ME Productions and WITH GORDON BUCHANAN JONES So Comedy Griff is back and once again all over the place Have you got any burning wildlife questions? BBC TV wildlife By arrangement presenter and cameraman Gordon Buchanan has travelled the touring the UK this autumn with his brand new with Troika full-length stand-up show. Following sell out planet - from South America, Asia, Africa, Papua New Guinea, performances of his previous one man Russia and Alaska - and will definitely have some interesting entertainments Jones and Smith and Where answers! This is a show for any wildlife enthusiast who wants to Was I? and a hugely acclaimed tour of Australia enjoy the spell-binding stories of the natural world from a man and New Zealand, it's time to join one half of who has experienced danger face to face. Smith & Jones, one quarter of Not the Nine Audiences are invited to listen and interact with Gordon Buchanan O'Clock News and one third of Three Men In as the highly acclaimed television wildlife cameraman and a Boat as he presents an evening of hilarious presenter of the popular BBC Animal Family and Me series SUN 24 NOV true stories, riffs, observations and details of his shares an insight into his incredible experiences with some 7.30pm FRI 29 NOV recent medical procedures. It’s all guaranteed of the world’s most fearsome and majestic animals. 7.30pm to be packed with wicked insights into the pains RECOMMENDED FOR of celebrity, the vicissitudes of parenthood and COUPLES RECOMMENDED FOR encounters with the great, the good and even GROUPS COUPLES the royal. Yes, Griff is all over the place this SENIORS FAMILIES year so make sure not to miss him! YOUNG ADULTS SENIORS

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ABBA MANIA A CHRISTMAS CONCERT It is just over 40 years since ABBA won Eurovision and now WITH TENORS UNLIMITED it’s your chance to thank ABBA for the music! This new Christmas show from Jem Sharples, Paul Martin ABBA MANIA is accepted as the world’s number one touring and Scott Ciscon - (pictured above from left to right) is a festive ABBA tribute production. selection of Yuletide songs, including firm family favourites - Featuring a special concert presentation, which celebrates the O Holy Night, O Come All Ye Faithful, Silent Night, Last music of ABBA in a respectful and enjoyable way, reviving special Christmas, Hark The Herald Angels Sing, Hallelujah, Have memories of when ABBA ruled the airwaves. Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, as well as their number 1 selling Christmas single Who Is He?... and many more. ABBA MANIA brings ABBA fans old and new a night not to be missed. If you’re looking for an excuse to party, reminisce or The guys’ rich vocal harmonies and down to earth sense simply be entertained by the best music ever, then ABBA MANIA of humour have endeared them to audiences around the world. There is something for everyone in this programme is for you! SAT 7 DEC of popular Christmas music. So dig out those platforms, dust down those flares, join in and FRI 6 DEC 7.30pm enjoy all of your favourites including: Mamma Mia, Voulez Vous, 7.30pm Dancing Queen, Winner Takes It All, Super Trouper RECOMMENDED FOR and many more. RECOMMENDED FOR COUPLES COUPLES GROUPS SENIORS SENIORS YOUNG ADULTS TICKETS £21 TICKETS £24 Concessions £18 BOOK NOW 01462 NOW 681088BOOK broadway-letchworth.com

14 15 FUN FACTS DECEMBER ABOUT THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS

The Characters of The Wind in the Willows are from Kenneth Grahame’s bedtime stories that he used to create for his son. These characters were

later transformed into LIVE THEATRE the well known novel we all love today.

The Wind in the Willows was written in 1908.

Initially Kenneth Grahame had called his story The Wind in the Reeds.

The river in the novel is said to be based on The River Thames.

The novel of The Wind in the Willows is made up of 58,308 words.

A first edition of The Wind in the Willows novel sold for £32,400.

TUE 10 DEC - FRI 13 DEC 10.15am & 1.15pm 1 HOW DOES MR TOAD ESCAPE FROM JAIL? Join us on an exciting adventure along the riverbank with SAT 14 DEC a brand-new staging of Kenneth Grahame’s family classic 11am, 3pm & 7pm 2 WHERE DOES CHIEF WEASEL LIVE? The Wind in the Willows this Christmas! DATE SUN 15 DEC 3 WHAT VEHICLE DOES MR TOAD STEAL? Meet all your favourite characters including loyal Mole, faithful Time 11am & 3pm Ratty and wise old Badger as they do their best to keep the Ages X+ 4 WHAT IS THE NAME OF MR TOAD’S HOUSE? mischievous Mr Toad out of trouble. Will they be able to stop RECOMMENDED FOR 01462 681088 broadway-letchworth.com RECOMMENDED FOR the Wicked Weasel from taking over Toad Hall? FAMILIES

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16 17 COMING NEXT SEASON RONNIE SCOTT'S POP DIVAS LIVE! ALL STARS Get ready for the best songs from all your favourite female stars in one fabulous fun- Celebrate the 60th anniversary of one of the packed show. Little Mix will cast some Black world’s most iconic music venues. Join the FRI 31 JAN Magic and Taylor Swift will Shake It Off as Ronnie Scott’s All Stars as they take you 7.30pm four enormously talented girls bring you up on a guided, musical tour featuring classic SAT 14 MAR close and personal with the greatest female music from the jazz greats, alongside RECOMMENDED FOR 3pm pop performers of today. With dazzling projected images, footage and amazing COUPLES Ages 5+ choreography, state of the art videos and tales of old Soho! SENIORS superb vocals Pop Divas Live! is the YOUNG ADULTS RECOMMENDED FOR LIVE THEATRE perfect pop concert experience for FAMILIES TICKETS £24 the little divas in your life. Concessions £22 TICKETS £15

DON GIOVANNI SWINGING AT THE Merry Opera return with Mozart’s fabulous COTTON CLUB music in a staging of his opera Don Giovanni Take a step back into 1920s & ’30s in an English translation by Amanda Holden. SAT 8 FEB New York City and through the doors FRI 27 MAR Polarising audiences for centuries, startlingly 7.30pm of Harlem’s hottest nightclub, The 7.30pm modern yet a dinosaur, can Don Giovanni Cotton Club! still make us love him as he hurtles through RECOMMENDED FOR RECOMMENDED FOR Swinging at The Cotton Club is the his final hours? COUPLES COUPLES action-packed show celebrating the SENIORS SENIORS Directed by international opera director music and dance of the Cotton Club – YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG ADULTS John Ramster, with music direction by New York’s most celebrated nightclub Cannes prizewinner Gabriel Chernick. of the 1920s and ‘30s. TICKETS £21.50 TICKETS £24 Concessions £19.50 Concessions £22

THE AMAZING MORGAN & WEST BUBBLE MAN UNBELIEVABLE Louis Pearl has been thrilling audiences SCIENCE around the world for over 30 years with SAT 28 MAR Magicians, time travellers and all round the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. 2.30pm spiffing chaps Morgan & West return to

THU 20 FEB Ages 6+ 01462 681088 broadway-letchworth.com Louis explores the breath-taking dynamics Broadway Theatre with their brand new of bubbles, combining comedy and artistry 2pm show Unbelievable Science! Perfect for RECOMMENDED FOR 01462 681088 broadway-letchworth.com with audience participation and enough Ages 3+ the whole family this is a live, interactive FAMILIES spellbinding bubble tricks to keep RECOMMENDED FOR science show where real experiments everyone mesmerized. FAMILIES take place right before your eyes. Expect TICKETS £14 explosive thrills and chemical spills! Concessions £12.50 TICKETS £14 Family Ticket £45 BOOK NOW NOW BOOK ON NOW SALE

18 19 NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE EXHIBITION ON SCREEN ONE MAN, GAUGUIN FROM THE TWO GUVNORS NATIONAL GALLERY Featuring a Tony Award-winning performance Brand new documentary about the life and from host of The Late Late Show, James work of Paul Gauguin, one of the world’s Corden, the hilarious West End and Broadway THU 26 SEP most popular and important artists. 6.45pm hit One Man, Two Guvnors returns to cinemas Filmed in Tahiti, France, the Marquesas Islands Ages 12+ to mark National Theatre Live's 10th birthday. and the UK, this cinematic film will explore

Gauguin’s extraordinary – and at times TICKETS £18 controversial – artistic achievement, with EVENT CINEMA EVENT commentary from his descendants, artists and world experts. It will be followed by an exclusive private view of the National Gallery A MIDSUMMER exhibition Gauguin Portraits, just after it NIGHT'S DREAM opens in London. This screening will feature a Q&A with Directed by Nicholas Hytner, this production TUE 15 OCT Broadway Theatre’s Creative Programmer of A Midsummer Night’s Dream will build 7.15pm on the success of his immersive staging of THU 17 OCT Kevin Parker and Broadway Gallery’s WED 16 OCT Julius Caesar (NT Live 2018). The Bridge 6.45pm Curator Kristian Day, prior to the film. 3pm Theatre will become a forest – a dream world Ages 12+ of flying fairies, contagious fogs and moonlight TICKETS £13 revels, surrounded by a roving audience TICKETS £18 following the action on foot.

HANSARD LEONARDO'S See two-time Olivier Award winners, Lindsay Duncan (Birdman, About Time) FULL STORY and Alex Jennings (The Lady in the Van, Marking Leonardo’s 500th birthday: for the The Queen), in this brand-new play by first time ever, all of Leonardo’s paintings THU 7 NOV Simon Wood, broadcast live from the will be shown on the big screen. Many TV 6.45pm National Theatre in London. shows and feature films have showcased Ages 15+ this extraordinary genius but often not examined closely enough is the most crucial TICKETS £18 element of all: his art. Leonardo’s peerless paintings and drawings will be the focus of Leonardo’s Full Story, as Exhibition On Screen presents every single attributed PRESENT painting, in Ultra HD quality. LAUGHTER Matthew Warchus directs Andrew Scott (BBC's Sherlock, Fleabag) in Noel Coward's provocative comedy Present Laughter. As he THU 28 NOV prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star 6.45pm TUE 29 OCT actor Garry Essendine's colourful life is in Ages 12+ 7.30pm danger of spiralling out of control. TICKETS £18 TICKETS £13 BOOK NOW 01462 NOW 681088BOOK broadway-letchworth.com 20 EVENT CINEMA TICKETS INCLUDE A GLASS OF WINE OR SOFT DRINK 21 ROYAL OPERA HOUSE THE METROPOLITAN OPERA DON GIOVANNI TURANDOT Sexual intrigue, jealousy, wit, anger… and Two of opera’s most thrilling dramatic retribution! The new Royal Opera Season sopranos, Christine Goerke and Nina begins with Mozart’s engaging masterpiece, Stemme, reprise their fierce portrayals of the which follows Don Giovanni, the women he title princess. Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the serially seduces, and the vengeance that podium to conduct Franco Zeffirelli’s dazzling SAT 12 OCT finally catches up with him. The opera is production of Puccini’s final masterpiece, which 5.40pm renowned for its ever-shifting portrayals also features tenors Roberto Aronica and of complex characters, fast-moving action Marco Berti as Calàf, sopranos Eleonora Buratto TICKETS £21 and mix of the comic and the heartfelt. and Hibla Gerzmava as Liù, and bass-baritones TUE 8 OCT CINEMA EVENT 6.30pm James Morris and Nicolas Testé as Timur.

TICKETS £18 MANON Exhilarating soprano Lisette Oropesa stars as the irresistible title character, the tragic beauty who yearns for the finer things in life, in Laurent DON PASQUALE Pelly’s revealing production. Tenor Michael Fabiano is the besotted Chevalier des Grieux, Royal Opera favourite Bryn Terfel heads SAT 26 OCT whose desperate love for Manon proves the cast for this new production of Donizetti’s 5.40pm their undoing. Maurizio Benini conducts comedy of domestic drama across two Massenet’s sensual score. generations. The witty story of a middle-aged TICKETS £21 man whose supposed young wife runs rings around him – with her own ulterior romantic purpose in mind – has long delighted and surprised audiences, not least as presented MADAMA BUTTERFLY with the sparkle of its music and the THU 24 OCT Anthony Minghella's vividly cinematic staging virtuoso skill of its performers. 7.15pm of Puccini's tale of unrequited love returns to our screens featuring soprano Hui He in the TICKETS £18 devastating title role. Madama Butterfly is the beautiful and heartbreaking story of a young SAT 9 NOV Japanese girl, Cio-Cio San, who falls in love 5.40pm with Pinkerton, an American naval officer. CONCERTO / TICKETS £21 ENGIMA VARIATIONS / RAYMONDA ACT III AKHNATEN From The Royal Ballet's classical origins in the works of Marius Petipa, to the home-grown Star countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo choreographers who put British ballet on the headlines as the revolutionary Pharaoh who world stage, this mixed programme highlights transformed ancient Egypt. Director Phelim the versatility of the Company and programme McDermott returns to the Met to bring this contemporary production to life, with a shows the breadth of The Royal Ballet's heritage. TUE 5 NOV SAT 23 NOV virtuosic company and dramatic staging 7pm 5.40pm that features acrobatics and juggling.

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24 25 EXHIBITION CORNELIA PARKER ONE DAY THIS GLASS

WILL BREAK GALLERY Hayward Gallery Touring presents a new exhibition 21 SEPTEMBER – of prints by Cornelia Parker. 1 DECEMBER Cornelia Parker OBE is an English visual artist, best known for her sculpture and installation art. Born in FREE ADMISSION

Cheshire in the late ’50s, she studied at colleges in

Gloucestershire and Wolverhampton before receiving her MA in Fine Art's from the University of Reading in 1982.

Parker created a site-specific installation for The Metropolitan Museum of Art Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Hayward Gallery Touring Roof Garden in 2016 and was named the artist of the at Southbank Centre is a contemporary art organisation year by Apollo magazine and then named the official producing exhibitions that artist of the 2017 general election thereafter. tour to galleries, museums and other publicly-funded venues One Day This Glass Will Break is an exhibition of throughout Britain. Funded by twenty large-scale photogravures by Parker from three Arts Council England, Hayward experimental series: Fox Talbot’s Articles of Glass (2017); Gallery Touring collaborates with artists, independent curators, One Day This Glass Will Break (2015) and Thirty Pieces writers and partner institutions of Silver (exposed) (2015). Opening at Broadway Gallery, to develop imaginative exhibitions this autumn, these three series, which are brought that are seen by up to half a million people in over forty five cities together for the first time in this exhibition, explore and towns each year. the artist’s fascination with the physical properties of objects, materials, and their histories. The exhibition includes eight works from the series One Day This Glass Will Break (2015) which arose from Parker’s investigations into the photogravure, a photomechanical process which produces an image through the exposure of a photographic positive onto a copper printing plate. It also includes Fox Talbot’s Articles of Glass (2017) series of nine prints, as well as two prints

from the series, Thirty Pieces of Silver (exposed) L- R Cornelia Parker, Black Ice; Fox (2015). The later prints evoke a major early work by Talbot’s Articles of Glass (bottoms up); Fox Talbot‘s Articles of Glass Cornelia Parker, Thirty Pieces of Silver (1988-89) which (tagged glasses); An Enigma; One comprised of over a thousand pieces of silver flattened Day This Glass Will Break. Courtesy by a steamroller and suspended on wires hovering and © the artist and Alan Cristea Gallery [2019]. Photo: FXP above the gallery floor. Photography, London, 2015. BOOK NOW 01462 NOW 681088BOOK broadway-letchworth.com

26 27 EXHIBITION PARADE MEET CRITIQUE Meet Critique is a regular event for local A CELEBRATION OF artists to discuss their work and invite CONTEMPORARY feedback from their peers. Through this, the Gallery has built a strong network of ART TEXTILES artists that can offer professional advice Parade, a Celebration of Contemporary Art Textiles, FRI 13 DEC - and support to one another. Why not come is the first major exhibition curated by Kristian Day at the SUN 16 FEB along and join our thriving group? If you Broadway Gallery. Parade is presented as a survey of are interested in joining Meet Critique

recent developments in visual art textiles, showcasing the FREE please contact the Gallery. GALLERY many ways in which threads and fabrics are being used ADMISSION by contemporary artists, from the purely aesthetic to more conceptual concerns. Featuring recent work by Caroline EXHIBITIONS Achaintre, David Mabb, Yelena Popova, Katie Schwab, Bea Bonafini, Chris Alton, Fiona Curran, Anna Perach, CLUB Will Cruickshank, Mark Corfield-Moore, Gal Leshem Love going to galleries? Join our and Cecilia Charlton, Parade exposes a diverse group Exhibitions Club, which meets on of artists engaged in numerous differing practices. a Sunday afternoon each month. The Club discusses an exhibition As boundaries between art and craft are becoming blurred we’ve all been to see and picks a new and old prejudices towards gendered associations with one to review the next month. Tickets materials and practices are being challenged, Parade is are £3/£2 concessions, and include a timely celebration of textiles, needlepoint, embroidery, a hot drink from the Gallery café. tapestry and weaving. Parade will be supported with practical workshops led by artists Chris Alton and Gal Leshem, contact the gallery BRING YOUR for more information. BABY TOURS The Gallery holds special tours designed for parents and carers, where they are welcome to bring their baby along. Discover more about our exhibitions in a friendly and accessible way, and meet other people interested in doing the same.

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28 29 COME ALONG TO OUR FAMILY ARTS STUDIOS Broadway Gallery’s Family Arts Studios are held on the second Sunday of every month. Drop in anytime from 10am-1pm. These are free art and craft workshops for children

and their families, with professional artists leading a hands-on GALLERY activity inspired by the exhibitions in Broadway Gallery. No booking is required and activities are open to all, but aimed at accompanied children aged 3+.

GALLERY CAFÉ BAR Inside the Gallery, on the first floor of The Arcade, our light and airy Café Bar overlooks the Leys Square fountains. Serving an all-day menu including light bites, cakes, Lulu coffee and a range of beers and wine, the Café Bar is the perfect place to meet friends and relax.

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CINEMA The aim of the World Cinema Sunday is to increase opportunities for audiences Letchworth FilmClub is run by local volunteers THE BREADWINNER across the North Herts region to see who enjoy quality movies in the friendly and SUN 1 SEP 7.45pm (12A) SUNDAYS independent British and International informal atmosphere of the Broadway Cinema. film at the Broadway Cinema. A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan disguises CINEMA The FilmClub puts on an annual season of 12 herself as a boy in order to provide for her family. films between September and June. TICKETS £5

THE HEIRESSES SANS TOIT NI LOI (VAGABOND) THE WILD PEAR TREE BURNING SUN 15 SEP 7.45pm (12A) SUN 6 OCT 7.45pm (15) SUN 29 SEP 7.30pm (15) SUN 29 DEC 7.45pm (15)

Chela and Chiquita are both descended from A young woman’s body is found frozen in a ditch. Sinan returns from his studies in the city of Based on a short story by Haruki Murakami, this wealthy families in Asuncion and have been Through flashbacks and interviews, we see the Canakkale to his parents’ home in the small rural critically acclaimed film tells the story of Jong- together for over 30 years. But recently, their events that led to her inevitable death. town of Can. He hopes to publish a book of soo, a part-time worker who bumps into old financial situation has worsened and they begin French with English subtitles. essays and short stories, but his father Idris is an neighbour Hae-mi. She asks him to look after selling off their inherited possessions. addictive gambler, so much so that his mother and her cat while she’s on a trip to Kenya, but when Spanish with English subtitles. sister have become reluctantly accustomed to she returns, Hae-mi introduces Ben to Jong- making do without food or electricity. soo. One day, Ben visits Jong-soo with Hae-mi Turkish with English subtitles. and confesses his own secret hobby. Korean with English subtitles.

The Broadway Film Group regularly meets with our programming team to JELLYFISH SOMETIMES ALWAYS NEVER make proposals for world cinema and special screenings at the Broadway SUN 10 NOV 7.45pm (15) SUN 1 DEC 7.45pm (12A) Cinema and Theatre. If you would like more information or to become a English drama in which a 15-year-old, whilst caring British comedy drama in which a father searches member of the group please email [email protected] for her manic-depressive mother and precocious for his missing son, who walked out on the family siblings, discovers her talent for stand up comedy. years before after an argument about a game of Scrabble.

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Our Broadway venues offer private BROADWAY CINEMA & THEATRE The bar will be open for one hour before Eastcheap Letchworth Garden City SG6 3DD theatre performances and theatre doors will hire opportunities for your events Book online now at broadway-letchworth.com open approximately 20 minutes before or call the Box Office on 01462 681088 performance time. BROADWAY STUDIO & GALLERY CAFÉ BAR Telephone booking lines are open daily from For enquiries about school bookings, please The Broadway Studio located above the Broadway 1 0 a m – 7. 3 0 p m . contact [email protected] Gallery, is a flexible space designed for visual and performance arts, creative workshops, lectures, We accept payment online and by phone, with BROADWAY STUDIO & GALLERY rehearsals and more. debit or credit card, including MasterCard, Visa, Visa Delta, Maestro and Electron. In person, we 2 The Arcade Letchworth Garden City SG6 3EW The Broadway Café Bar is a beautifully bright, accept payment by all the above, with added 01462 476110 light and airy space. contactless, as well as cash (sorry, no £50 Broadway Studio & Gallery is located a few BROADWAY CINEMA & THEATRE notes accepted). minutes' walk from the Cinema & Theatre. The auditoria are all available for hire to customers If you booked your tickets online, please bring To book tickets for Gallery events, visit for special events and occasions at certain times your confirmation email with you - either printed broadway-letchworth.com or call the Gallery on of the week, subject to availability. or on your phone. Alternatively, pre-booked tickets 01462 476100 during opening hours, which are SPIRELLA BALLROOM can be collected from the counter or the self- Wednesday – Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday Beautifully light and spacious, the Ballroom retains service kiosks in the foyer. Please bring the debit from 10am-4pm. period features including its sprung maple floor, or credit card you used to purchase your tickets Phillips DigitalPhillips phillipsdigital.co.uk impressive chandelier and ornate domed roof or your booking reference. For theatre tickets VENUE HIRE

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