BOX OFFICE 01323 412000 AUTUMN 2018 www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk AUGUST – DECEMBER WELCOME TO EASTBOURNE THEATRES

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Welcome to autumn at Eastbourne Theatres! A new season of live entertainment brings a wonderful mix of drama, opera, ballet, live music and famous faces coming to town. New touring drama includes Oscar winning movie Rain Man brought to the stage starring Mathew Horne and Ed Speleers, Ian Hislop and Nick Newman’s Wipers Times arrives direct from a record breaking West End season and classic drama My Mother Said I Never Should marks a welcome return for London Classic Theatre. There’s an abundance of shows for our youngest theatregoers with Teletubbies, Peppa Pig and Bing Live all making their way to the Devonshire Park Theatre for the first time. It is with much excitement that this brochure previews just ❱ ❱ a few of the shows coming to the Congress Theatre in 2019. 13 14 The London Philharmonic Orchestra re-opens the venue, JASONBingLive DONOVAN Eastbourne brochure intro img 69x49mm.pdf 1 19/07/2018 12:58SWAN LAKE as they did when the Congress Theatre first opened back in 1963. Other shows confirmed and on sale include West End musical Rock Of Ages, and brand new family musical Madagascar. Be sure to keep a look out for more shows CONTACT US ❱ being announced over the coming months! And finally, it’s never too early to book your seats for this Box Office 01323 412000 year’s pantomime, Cinderella starring Eastbourne favourites (standard rate) Martyn Knight and Tucker. With over 13,000 tickets already [email protected] sold make sure you and your family don’t miss the most www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk magical pantomime tale of them all! Facebook.com/EBTheatres

@EBTheatres @eastbourne_theatres CHRIS JORDAN ❱ 21 ❱ 22-23 Artistic Director, BING LIVE CINDERELLA Eastbourne Theatres

2 BOX OFFICE 01323 412000 www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk 3 DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE Thursday 9 August – Saturday 1 September Wednesday 5 & Thursday 6 September 10am & 1pm TELETUBBIES LIVE The Teletubbies’ first ever theatre show created especially for your little ones is here! Join Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po in a show full of love and laughter as they explore My first the magical world of Teletubbyland. Look out theatre for the Tubby Phone, Noo-noo and the Sun show! Baby in a fun, bright and safe world which captures young children’s imaginations and encourages them to explore the world around them. Join in and enjoy beloved features from the TV series along with brand new songs.

TICKETS Single Ticket £13, £15, £20 Family of 2 £25, £29, £39 Family of 3 £36, £42, £57 Family of 4 £46, £56, £71 0-6 month olds free but a ticket is required TELETUBBIES® and ©2018 DHX Worldwide. for admission, please contact box office.

DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE Saturday 8 September 7.30pm

Tues – Sat 7.45pm DEREK ACORAH Wed & Sat 2.30pm LOVE, LIFE, LAUGHTER TOUR TICKETS Following his captivating appearance First 3 nights £23 on Celebrity Big Brother, which saw a all seats phenomenal run to the final, 2018 sees Tues – Thur 7.45pm Britain’s best loved, and most entertaining, £21, £24.50, £27.50 medium take to the stage with his all new tour. From the team that brought you last summer’s Fri & Sat 7.45pm A thoroughly modern medium whose appeal £21, £26.50, £29.50 smash hit show One Man Two Guv’nors, stand by for crosses the generations, he remains the Wed & Sat 2.30pm a high‑octane musical that is truly out of this world. £25 forerunner in the field of paranormal and spiritual matters. The much loved and critically acclaimed, Olivier award winning Conc £1.50 off, Groups 10+ 10% off spectacular Return To The Forbidden Planet takes to the Devonshire (Top 2 prices, apply Park Theatre stage this summer and is ready for lift off! 7.45pm only) Inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest the show is packed with Under 16s & Students £15 (Available at all classic hits such as Heard It Through the Grapevine, Young Girl, performances) Great Balls of Fire, Shake Rattle And Roll and Johnny B Goode. Friends of Devonshire With a brilliant cast of actor musicians, stunning special effects Park Theatre 25% off and live music make sure you don’t miss this feel-good musical (Tues 7.45pm only) which is perfect for all the family to enjoy. Audio described performance. See p25

Fasten your seatbelts for the musical theatre ride of your life! TICKETS £20 – SEPTEMBER AUGUST

4 BOX OFFICE 01323 412000 | Prices inclusive of booking fee (see p. 25) Prices inclusive of booking fee (see p. 25) | www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk 5 DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE Sunday 9 September 3pm Tuesday 18 – Saturday 22 September LEN PHILLIPS BIG BAND THE GREAT AMERICAN SWINGBOOK Featuring Matthew Ford and Eleanor Kenan plus the Hep Cat Dancers. As heard on BBC Radio 2. The song writing mastery of Porter, Berlin and Gershwin are given the swing treatment courtesy of Basie, Ellington, Sinatra, Goodman and Miller.

TICKETS £20, Conc £18

DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE Friday 14 September 7.30pm Russian State Ballet & Opera House present MADAMA BUTTERFLY Sad, tragic and utterly compelling, Puccini’s supreme theatrical achievement gave the world it’s most sublime and beautiful arias One Fine Day and Love Duet, as well as the Humming Chorus. Sung in Italian with English Surtitles.

TICKETS £30, £33, Under 16s £21, Conc £2 off Tues – Sat 7.45pm Wed, Thur & Sat 2.30pm Based on the MGM motion picture • story by Barry Morrow, screenplay by Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow TICKETS DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE Produced by special arrangement with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. Tues – Thur 7.45pm Saturday 15 September 7.30pm £20.50, £22, £24.50, Russian State Ballet & Opera House present Based on the Oscar winning film which famously £26.50 starred Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman. Fri & Sat 7.45pm LA TRAVIATA £20.50, £22.50, £26, £28 When self-centred salesman Charlie Babbitt discovers his long- Wed, Thur & Sat 2.30pm Bringing the splendour and gaiety of mid-19th lost brother Raymond, an autistic savant with a genius for numbers, £19, £21 century Parisian life to the stage. But there has inherited the family fortune, he sets out to get ‘his half’. As the Conc £1.50 off, is also heartbreak and pathos in this tragic brothers embark on a trip across America Charlie soon discovers Groups 10+ 10% off and resonant morality tale in which Violetta, (Apply 7.45pm only) that Raymond is worth more than he could have ever imagined… a high-society courtesan with a heart of gold, Under 16s & Students £9 sacrifices everything for the man she loves. Mathew Horne (Raymond Babbit) is best known for playing Gavin in Under 25s £10 Sung in Italian with English Surtitles. comedy series Gavin and Stacey, as well as roles in The Catherine Friends of Devonshire Tate Show and Bad Education. His most recent West End stage credit Park Theatre 25% off (First 2 nights only) was The Miser opposite Griff Rhys Jones and Lee Mack. Ed Speleers (Charlie Babbit) starred as Jimmy Kent in Downton Abbey and played Audio described performance. See p25 TICKETS £30, £33, Under 16s £21, Conc £2 off the lead role in fantasy Blockbuster Eragon. SEPTEMBER

6 BOX OFFICE 01323 412000 | Prices inclusive of booking fee (see p. 25) Prices inclusive of booking fee (see p. 25) | www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk 7 CONGRESS THEATRE & DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE 3pm Thursday 27 September 7.30pm FASTLOVE LONDON PHILHARMONIC A TRIBUTE TO GEORGE MICHAEL ORCHESTRA 2018/2019 SEASON Get ready for an evening with a global superstar, as he puts the Boom Boom into Sunday 23 September 2018 Sunday 10 February 2019 your heart in this all new production. Devonshire Park Theatre Devonshire Park Theatre THE WORLD IN MINIATURE THE MUSIC OF FRIENDS Relive the passion, flare, and unique sensitivity of George Michael in this incredible concert. Rachmaninoff Trio Elegiac No. 1 Mozart Oboe Quartet in G minor Beethoven String Quartet Op. Brahms Piano Trio No. 3 in 18, No. 1 C minor, Op. 101 Brahms Clarinet Quintet Schubert Piano Trio No. 2 in E Soloists of the London flat major Philharmonic Orchestra TICKETS £25, £26.50, £28.50, Conc £2 off Soloists of the London Music doesn’t get any lovelier, Philharmonic Orchestra or more personal, than Mozart’s When you add a cello and violin delightful Oboe Quartet, Brahms’s DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE to a grand piano, you open up Clarinet Quintet or Beethoven’s a new world of emotion and Quartet Op. 18, No. 1. It’s music Friday 28 September 7.30pm expression. Rachmaninoff, that speaks from the heart, to Brahms and Schubert prove the heart. THE MAGIC that great musical experiences can come in surprisingly Sunday 24 March 2019 OF MOTOWN small packages. Congress Theatre Prepare yourself for 40 back-to-back classic ELEGY AND TRIUMPH Motown hits, glittering costume changes, Sunday 11 November 2018 Glinka Overture, Ruslan dazzling dance moves and outstanding Devonshire Park Theatre and Ludmilla musicianship in this explosive concert HEAVEN AND EARTH Elgar Cello Concerto experience. This breath-taking concert Dvořák Serenade in D minor, Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 spectacular takes you on a musical journey Op. 44 Darrell Ang conductor through all your favourite Motown songs. Mozart Wind Serenade No. 10 Kian Soltani cello (Gran Partita) The Orchestra returns to the Soloists of the London Congress Theatre with some of Philharmonic Orchestra the nation’s best-loved pieces: TICKETS £26, £27.50, £29.50, Conc £2 off A hand-picked team of LPO Elgar’s timeless Cello Concerto woodwind players journey to and Tchaikovsky’s triumphant and musical heaven, with beloved unashamedly autobiographical TICKETS pieces by Mozart and Dvořák Fifth Symphony. Congress Theatre DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE that sing, dance, and go straight £13, £20, £23, £25, Saturday 29 September 7.30pm to your heart. Sunday 7 April 2019 Premium Seats £29 Congress Theatre Devonshire Park Theatre THIS IS THE Sunday 2 December 2018 LEGENDS OF THE NORTH £15, £20, £25 Devonshire Park Theatre Bax Tintagel Conc £1 off GREATEST SHOW A CELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS Grieg Piano Concerto Under 16s & Students £5 Inspired by the imagination of PT Barnum. Neville Creed conductor Sibelius Belshazzar’s Feast Family Ticket (2 adults Join a cast of West End singers and live band London Philharmonic Choir Suite, Op. 51 + 2 under 16s) £40 as we take you on a journey through music Soloists of the London Sibelius Symphony No. 5 Groups 10+ 20% off, from The Greatest Showman, Moulin Rouge, Philharmonic Orchestra Osmo Vänskä conductor 20+ 20% off & free ticket Barnum and many others. Find the eternal beauty at the Jan Lisiecki piano for organiser heart of the season with music Bax’s Tintagel is one of the most Subscriber Discounts by Renaissance masters and passionately romantic pieces ever when booking 3 or carols whose origins are lost in written by a British composer. more concerts This variety show does not purport to be associated time. With familiar melodies too, Hear it alongside Sibelius’s Fifth (Under 16, Student & Family with the film in any way. as well as sacred visions from Symphony, with one of the Tickets not available on TICKETS £23, Conc £21 SEPTEMBER modern masters. greatest melodies ever written Premium Seats) for orchestra. 8 BOX OFFICE 01323 412000 | Prices inclusive of booking fee (see p. 25) Prices inclusive of booking fee (see p. 25) | www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk 9 DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE Monday 1 – Saturday 6 October Sunday 7 October 3pm FLAWLESS CHASE THE DREAM: THE REBOOT Following their World Tour, Flawless are back performing even bigger and jaw-dropping routines than ever before! This fantastically high energy, acrobat-fused family show follows the journey of 10 Big Dreamers, seeking the opportunity to live their ultimate dance dream. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ BY IAN HISLOP & NICK NEWMAN BASED ON A TRUE STORY ‘DAZZLING... DON'T MISS IT!’ NEWS OF THE WORLD

TICKETS £25, Under 16s £21.50, Groups 10+ 20% off

DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE Wednesday 17 October 7.30pm SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK Mon – Sat 7.45pm Celebrating the career of one of rocks Wed & Sat 2.30pm greatest icons, Rod Stewart – from street busker through to international superstar! ★ ★ ★ ★ TICKETS ★ ★ ★ ★ Mon – Thur 7.45pm The show includes all the massive hits ‘REMARKABLE FORERUNNER ‘LAUGH A MINUTE’ £21, £22, £24.50, £26.50 including Maggie May, Da Ya Think I’m Sexy, TO PRIVATE EYE’ Fri & Sat 7.45pm Sailing, and Tonight’s The Night. MAIL ON SUNDAY DAILY TELEGRAPH £22, £23, £26.50, £28.50 Wed 2.30pm ‘I'VE SEEN SOME RODS IN Ian Hislop and Nick Newman’s The Wipers Times £21 all seats MY TIME BUT PAUL IS THE Sat 2.30pm BEST ONE I'VE EVER SEEN.’ tells the true and extraordinary story of the satirical £21, £23 newspaper created in the mud and mayhem of the DON STEWART, Conc £1.50 off, (ROD STEWART’S BROTHER) Somme. The Wipers Times is coming to Eastbourne Groups 10+ 10% off (Apply Mon – Thu direct from a record breaking West End season. 7.45pm only) In a bombed out building during the First World War in the Belgian Friends of Devonshire town of Ypres (mis-pronounced Wipers by British soldiers), two Park Theatre 25% off officers discover a printing press and create a newspaper for the (First 2 nights only) troops. Defying both authority and gas attacks, it proves a huge Audio described performance. See p25

success with the troops on the Western Front. TICKETS £21.50, Conc £20 OCTOBER

10 BOX OFFICE 01323 412000 | Prices inclusive of booking fee (see p. 25) Prices inclusive of booking fee (see p. 25) | www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk 11 DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE Tuesday 9 – Saturday 13 October Thursday 18 October 7.30pm phil&ben productions JASON DONOVAN & HIS AMAZING MIDLIFE CRISIS Celebrating his 50th birthday and with a wealth of tantalising tales under his belt, this autobiographical show will zigzag back and forth through his life, with stories about Neighbours, Ten Good Reasons, Kylie, Joseph, I'm A Celebrity, Strictly and much, much more. Hear some new stories (and possibly one or two you’ve heard before!) plus some of the songs you know and love for a night like no other!

TICKETS £26

DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE Tuesday 23 & Wednesday 24 October Tues 7.30pm, Wed 2.30pm Oddly Moving presents HE AIN’T HEAVY Tues – Sat 7.45pm Grania tells the story of growing up with her Wed & Sat 2.30pm disabled autistic brother Sean using physical theatre, aerial circus, audience interaction TICKETS and storytelling and shows how his unique Tues – Thur 7.45pm take on life has shaped and influenced her. £16, £17, £19.50, £21.50 Fri & Sat 7.45pm “When people ask me about my brother I £16, £18, £21.50, £23.50 usually give them the short answer; he has A non-stop comedy by Marc Camelotti Wed & Sat 2.30pm severe learning disabilities, epilepsy and £19 autism. He Ain't Heavy is the long answer.” From the writer and producers of last summer's Conc £1.50 off, ‘An incredibly poignant and intimate Don’t Dress For Dinner, this riotous farce arrives in Groups 10+ 10% off portrayal of sibling love. You have to see (Apply 7.45pm only) Eastbourne for one week only – fasten your seat belts! Grania in action: she is a highly skilled circus Under 16s & Students £9 performer, storyteller and connector, lighting Under 25s £10 Bernard, a successful architect living in Paris, thought he could have up the entire stage’ LucyLovesCircus it all and get away with it. When old school chum Richard arrives, Friends of Devonshire Bernard relishes the chance to show off his first-class operation at Park Theatre 25% off work. Unfortunately, schedules change, flights are delayed and a new (First 2 nights only) Running time 60 minutes no interval turbo-charged Boeing aircraft is introduced: chaos ensues in this Audio described TICKETS £10, Under 16s & Students £7 performance. See p25 hysterical whirl of mayhem and matchmaking. Wednesday Relaxed Performance £7 all seats OCTOBER

12 BOX OFFICE 01323 412000 | Prices inclusive of booking fee (see p. 25) Prices inclusive of booking fee (see p. 25) | www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk 13 DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE Thursday 25 October 7.30pm RUSSIAN STATE BALLET & OPERA HOUSE present MAXIMUM RHYTHM N’ BLUES THE MANFREDS WITH Friday 19 October GEORGIE FAME 7.30pm A fabulous evening of Rhythm and Blues nostalgia blended with some of the greatest hits ever written! GISELLE The Manfreds line-up features original Saturday 20 October members Paul Jones, Mike D’Abo, Tom McGuinness and Mike Hugg with Rob 2.30pm & 7.30pm Townsend, Marcus Cliffe and Simon Currie. Joining them is Georgie Fame, an icon of SWAN LAKE the British music scene.

Featuring an impressive cast accompanied by a live Orchestra with over 30 musicians. Arguably the most romantic TICKETS £28.50, £30.50, £32.50 ballet of them all, this is an opportunity for ballet lovers to see Giselle as never before. DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE With original production by Friday 26 & Saturday 27 October Konstantin Uralsky audiences Fri 4pm, Sat 10am, 1pm, 4pm will enjoy a new take on the classical ballet, with new set and beautiful handmade PEPPA PIG’S costumes. ADVENTURE Swan Lake captures, like no Join Peppa as she gets ready to go on other ballet, the full range of an exciting camping trip to the woods human emotions – from hope with George and her school friends. With to despair, from terror to tenderness, from melancholy lunch‑boxes packed and Daddy Pig driving to ecstasy. From the impressive the bus, Peppa and friends are excited splendour of the palace about their outdoor adventure, full of ballroom to the moonlit lake games, laughter and live music! where swans glide in perfect The happy campers soon settle down to sleep formation, this compelling tale and listen to the gentle pitter patter of rain. of tragic romance has it all. Safe and warm inside their tents the excited group can look forward to morning time, when there will be lots of muddy puddles to play in!

TICKETS £11, £16, £18, £21 Family Ticket (4 tickets, top price only) £64 TICKETS Under 16s £2 off £29, £32, £34, £36 Please note under 1s require a ticket for admission,

Under 16s £21, Conc £2 off please contact box office. OCTOBER

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TICKETS £30.50, £33.50

DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE Friday 2 November 7.30pm BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETERS 26 years of Rock n' Rolling the world! Starring some of the finest actor-musicians ‘IN ITS REVELATION OF MOTHER-DAUGHTER in the UK, make your Heartbeat a little faster EMOTIONS OVER THE YEARS, THE PLAY with the show that has thousands of fans the world over saying: “I can’t believe it’s IS WITHOUT RIVALS. IT IS A CLASSIC’ not Buddy!” THE TIMES

London Classic Theatre present

TICKETS £19.50 MY MOTHER SAID Tues – Sat 7.45pm Wed & Sat 2.30pm DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE TICKETS Saturday 3 November 7.30pm I NEVER SHOULD Tues – Thur 7.45pm £16, £17, £19.50, £21.50 By Charlotte Keatley MERCURY Fri & Sat 7.45pm £16, £18, £21.50, £23.50 Celebrating 20 years on the road in 2019, Set in Manchester, Oldham and London, My Mother Said Wed & Sat 2.30pm Mercury have firmly established themselves I Never Should is a poignant, bittersweet story about £19 as one of the world’s most authentic tributes love, jealousy and the price of freedom. Conc £1.50 off, to Queen! The show includes fantastic Groups 10+ 10% off performances of the most popular Queen hits The play details the lives of four women through the immense social (Apply 7.45pm only) including Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Ga Ga changes of the twentieth century. Using a kaleidoscopic time Under 16s & Students £9 and many more. structure, Charlotte Keatley’s story focuses on four generations Under 25s £10 of one family as they confront the most significant moments Friends of Devonshire of their lives. Park Theatre 25% off Written in 1985 and first staged at the Contact Theatre, Manchester, (First 2 nights only) Charlotte Keatley’s award-winning play is the most commonly Audio described performance. See p25 TICKETS £22.50, Conc £21 performed work by a female playwright worldwide. – NOVEMBER OCTOBER

16 BOX OFFICE 01323 412000 | Prices inclusive of booking fee (see p. 25) Prices inclusive of booking fee (see p. 25) | www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk 17 DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE Tuesday 13 November 2.30pm & 7.30pm Friday 16 November 7.30pm Rodean Moira House present THE BARRICADE THE ADDAMS FAMILY BOYS Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa Stars of Les Miserables live in concert! Based on characters created by Charles Addams Fabulous harmonies, incredible vocals, for the New Yorker magazine dashing good looks and fantastic Directed by Jeremy James Taylor OBE personalities! The Barricade Boys showcase A funny and exciting new musical: Morticia, some of the finest male voices from the Gomez, Pugsley, some dead ancestors and a West End, Broadway, International Tour and 102 year old woman plus Wednesday Addams Hollywood movie of the world’s longest falls in love with a boy – from Ohio! running musical - Les Misèrables and are This is an amateur production. quickly securing their place as theatre land’s newest and most exciting vocal group.

TICKETS £15, Under 16s, Students & Over 60s £12.50 Groups 10+ 10% off Matinee £8 all seats TICKETS £24

DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE Thursday 15 November 7.30pm Saturday 17 November 7.30pm THE SIMON & QUADROPHENIA GARFUNKEL STORY THE ALBUM LIVE Direct from its success at London’s Lyric Backed with exciting, sometimes heart- Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a sold out wrenching, large-screen projection, the Worldwide tour and standing ovations at emotions, tension and raw power that the every performance, The Simon & Garfunkel music demands is delivered masterfully Story is back! by The Goldhawks, with amazing replication Using huge projection photos, original film of The Who’s legendary sound. footage and a full live band performing all To send you home on an even bigger high the hits including Mrs Robinson, Cecilia, expect a few all-time classic Who hits Homeward Bound and many more. to close the show! ‘FANTASTIC' ‘THIS IS SERIOUS STUFF, ELAINE PAIGE, BBC RADIO 2 THE ORCHESTRATION IS SUBLIME…’ ‘AUTHENTIC AND EXCITING' EVENING STANDARD THE STAGE

*TICKETS £23, £25, Conc £20 TICKETS £23 NOVEMBER

18 BOX OFFICE 01323 412000 | *Where applicable prices inclusive of booking fee (see p. 25) Prices inclusive of booking fee (see p. 25) | www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk 19 DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE Sunday 18 November 7.30pm Tuesday 20 – Wednesday 21 November SOMEONE LIKE YOU THE ADELE SONGBOOK A stunning live concert performance, celebrating the music of one of our generations finest singer-songwriters. Hand-picked by Adele herself on Graham Norton’s BBC Special, the outstanding Katie Markham leads a six-piece band through all your favourite Adele hits plus much more – from powerhouse performances through to intimate torch songs and a spellbinding acoustic section. The show faithfully recreates tracks from three record-breaking albums 19, 21 and 25 including Chasing Pavements, Make You Feel My Love, Someone Like You, Hello, Rolling In The Deep, Skyfall and many more.

*TICKETS £22.50, Conc £21

DEVONSHIRE PARK THEATRE Thursday 22 November 7pm New Sussex Opera THE TRAVELLING COMPANION Opera by Charles Villiers Stanford after a story by Hans Christian Andersen New Sussex Opera orchestra and chorus, cast includes David Horton, Julien van Mellaerts, Kate Valentine, Pauls Putnins, William Robert Allenby. An exciting re-discovery: a mysterious Calling all Bingsters! Bing and his friends are coming stranger, a princess, a riddle, a wizard, with to Eastbourne in the first ever Bing stage show! haunting, romantic music. A fully staged performance by New Sussex Opera of the Join Bing, Sula, Coco and Pando as they find out how to tell stories by Tues 1pm & 4pm last of Stanford’s nine operas, “his finest pretending, dressing-up and singing songs. Flop and Amma are there Wed 10am & 1pm operatic achievement”. to help, but in this magical world of make-believe things don’t always TICKETS go according to plan… £15, £17, £20 Don’t miss the chance to see your little one’s face as their favourite Under 16s £2 off characters are brought to life in this brand-new show. Full of fun, Please note children laughter and music, Bing Live! is the perfect first theatre trip for under 6 months pre‑schoolers and their families. require a ticket for TICKETS £22, £28, £33, admission, please

Under 16s and Students Half Price Going to the theatre… it’s a Bing thing! contact box office. NOVEMBER

20 BOX OFFICE 01323 412000 | *Where applicable prices inclusive of booking fee (see p. 25) Prices inclusive of booking fee (see p. 25) | www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk 21 Devonshire Park Theatre - 7 December 2018 - 13 January 2019 Join us for the most magical pantomime of them all! Left at home by the ugliest of sisters, Cinderella cannot go to the ball. However, with the help of her Fairy Godmother and brilliant buffoonery from Buttons, the most exciting night of her life can begin…

This year’s magical extravaganza is brought to you by the team behind last year’s Dick Whittington and once again we promise you live music, stunning sets, sensational costumes and laugh out loud comedy!

Tucker as Buttons

Martyn Knight & Scott St. Martyn as the Ugly Sisters Laura Baldwin as Cinderella

22 23 CONGRESS THEATRE Monday 8 – Saturday 13 April 2019 INFORMATION •• NOW BOOKING! •• HOW TO FIND US Children under 2 are welcome at family CAST INCLUDES ZOE BIRKETT KEVIN KENNEDY LUCAS RUSH JODIE STEELE LUKE WALSH The Devonshire Park Theatre is close to productions. A £2 ticket will apply to shows Eastbourne seafront, only a short distance considered suitable, otherwise the standard prices will apply. DAN LOONEY, ADAM PAULDEN, JASON HAIGH-ELLERY, SELLADOOR WORLDWIDE AND GAVIN KALIN from the town centre and clearly signposted PRESENT on all the major routes in to the town. Drive time 30 minutes from Hastings & Bexhill, BOOKING FEE 40 minutes from Brighton and 1 hour from On selected shows a per ticket booking fee Tunbridge Wells. Sat Nav postcode BN21 is included in the advertised ticket price. For 4BW. The venues are a 10-15 minute walk many incoming productions, the majority of from Eastbourne train station. the ticket income is paid to the production PARKING company or promoter. The booking fee is entirely retained by the venue. Free parking after 6.30pm in College Road car park. On street parking free after 6pm. All tickets are non-refundable. For full terms and conditions please visit our website. BOOKING INFORMATION ACCESS Box Office Opening Times Please ensure you notify us of any special In person and by telephone requirements at time of booking. Monday – Saturday 10am – 8pm Open Sunday where there is a performance Eastbourne Theatres operate a free scheme for those who need an Essential Companion Box Office to be with them at a show in order to assist Devonshire Park Theatre, Compton Street, them. Application forms available from box Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 4BW office or at www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk Correspondence Address Eastbourne Theatres Box Office, The Point, • Wheelchair spaces, Wheelchair accessible College Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex toilet, Blue Badge parking near to venues BN21 4JJ • Infrared Hearing System Tickets can also be purchased from • Induction Loop System the Tourist Information Centre on (see website for areas covered) Cornfield Terrace • Guide Dogs welcome Phone 01323 412000 • Orientation tours available on request Online www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk • Brochures available in audio format • Audio Description provided by Friends CONCESSIONS, DISCOUNTS of the Devonshire Park Theatre Friday AND SPECIAL OFFERS evenings and Saturday matinees of week-long productions. Check Only one discount per ticket. Subject to eastbournetheatres.co.uk for details. availability. Terms and conditions apply. Eastbourne Theatres is funded by Where indicated concessions apply to over Eastbourne Borough Council with support 60s, jobseekers, people with disabilities, from Friends of the Devonshire Park Theatre students in full-time education, under 16s fodpt.org.uk and 25s. Where concessionary tickets have been purchased suitable All details correct at time of going to print. Featuring 80’s hits including ID may be requested. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. Family Ticket Designed & Printed by 2 adults + 2 under 16s unless otherwise THE FINAL COUNTDOWN · HERE I GO AGAIN · NOTHIN’ BUT A GOOD TIME · I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS The Graphic Design House • www.tgdh.co.uk I WANNA ROCK · WE’RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT · WE BUILT THIS CITY AND MANY MORE... indicated.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 G 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 G 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 LEFT TERRACE GRAND

E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 E 13 31 45

45 31 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 F 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 F 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45

D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 D 12 30 44

44 30 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 E 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 E 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 C 11 29 29 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 D 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 D 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 10 28

B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 B 28 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 C 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 C 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 27 55 9 9 A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 A 55 27 AISLE 26 43 54 1 6 7 8 9 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 8 8 B B

54 43 26 2 3 4 5 10 11 12 13 14 15 GRAND TERRACE RIGHT 25 42 53 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 7 7 A A

53 42 25 13 14 15 24 41 52 6 6 52 41 24 23 40 51 5 5 51 40 23 22 39 50 4 4 DRESS CIRCLE 50 39 22 21

F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 F 21 RAISED STALLS 3 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Y 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Y 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45

E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 E 2 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 X 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 X 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45

D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 W 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 W 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45

C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 V 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 V 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 30

B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 B 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 U 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 U 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 29 40

A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 A 40 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 T 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 T 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 S 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 S 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 28 39

39 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 R 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 R 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 AA BB 27 38 49 49 38 27 CENTRE TERRACE LEFT TERRACE CENTRE 28 28 26 37 48 48 37 26 14 14 AISLE 25 36 47 27 27 47 36 25 13 13 12 24 35 20 26 20 26 Q Q

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7 1 Wheelchair User Positions 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 J 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 J 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 17 WV 2 4 WV 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 5 5 H 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 H 17 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 4 V 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 V 4 G G U U 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 15 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 3 3 F 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 F UT 65 76 87 98 109 1110 11 UT 15 14 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 2 2 E E Wheelchair User Positions ST 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ST 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 1 1 Potentially D 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 D Potentially R Wheelchair2 User Positions4 RS 106 117 128 139 1014 1115 12 RS 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Restricted View 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 C 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 C 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Restricted View 10 20 R QR 101 112 123 134 145 156 7 QR 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 B 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 B 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 19 P 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Q8 19 102 113 124 135 146 157 16Q 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 P A 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 A 9 STALLSTERRACE LEFT 18 OP 1 12 23 34 45 56 67 78 89 109 1011 1112 1213 1314 1415 1516 1617 1718 1819 1920 2021 2122 2223 2324 25 OP 8 17 STALLS 7

ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ON 16 6

MN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MN 15

ML 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ML 5 14 KL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 KL 4 STALLS TERRACE RIGHT 13 KJ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 KJ 3 12 HJ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1112 1213 1314 1415 1516 1617 1718 1819 1920 2021 2122 2223 2324 2425 HJ W 2 11 STAGE 1 GH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1112 1213 1314 1415 1516 1617 1718 1819 1920 2021 2122 2223 2324 2425 HG GF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 GF Seating Plan 2019 EF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 EF DE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 DE DC 1 2 31 42 53 64 75 86 97 108 119 1210 1311 1412 1513 1614 1715 1816 1917 2018 2119 2220 2321 24 25 DC CB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 BC BA 1 2 31 42 53 64 75 86 97 108 119 1210 1311 1412 1513 1614 1715 1816 19 20 BA A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 A STAGE RV Potentially Restricted View STAGESTAGE RV Potentially Restricted View

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