2021 Autumn Brochure
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AUTUMN 2021 T T E K C O R C T T A M : T I D E R C 7 E G A P E E S - E E V U H D N I S BOX OFFICE 0121 704 6962 thecoretheatresolihull.co.uk 2 3 S AUGUST 5 T N SEPTEMBER 5 - 10 E T OCTOBER 10 - 16 N O NOVEMBER 16 - 18 C DECEMBER 18 WORKSHOPS & CLASSES 18 BOOKING & SEATING 19 FORTHCOMING 20 GALLERY DIARY 20 CIN EMA SC RE EN WELCOME BACK! A T T H WHAT A COUPLE OF YEARS WE’VE ALL HAD! E C O R We’re thrilled to be back doing what we do best! Some shows E T H have moved dates frequently so many thanks to our loyal E A T R audiences for sticking with us. E NEW! FILM & LIVE SCREENING We’ve finally r e–opened to unveil our new cinema facilities installed during lockdown. We hope our films and live screenings will complement existing provision and aim to show interesting, classic and diverse films plus foreign-language and independent films… something for everyone! We’re kicking off with a season featuring films by British Directors, and the full film and screenings programme will be available soon on our website. Plus if you have any ideas for films that deserve a showing on a big screen, any interesting themes or seasonal ideas – we’d love to hear them! Email us on the address below. SEE IT SAFELY We’re signed up to a national theatre initiative called See it Safely designed to give audiences confidence to return. Things won’t be quite the same as pre-lockdown, but we’ll be doing our best and ask our customers to follow any safety measures in place with 4 kindness and patience. The Core will have extra cleaning in place and will keep audiences and staff as safe as possible. If you see something you think isn’t quite right or you PERRY have a good suggestion, please talk to a member of staff (or email us) and THE BU give us the chance to explain or sort it out. LL – C O M COMMONWEALTH AND CULTURE M Solihull is delighted to be hosting several events as part of the O N Commonwealth Games in 2022 . Games mascot Perry the Bull W E A dropped in recently and we look forward to promoting wide-ranging L T H cultural events both here and around the borough to celebrate the G A games. Look out for events on our website and at visitsolihull.com M E S M A S C O BRAND NEW TICKETING SYSTEM T Our online seat selection facility ceased to function last December when Adobe Flash was withdrawn. Covid has prevented the installation of our new ticketing facility but everyone is working hard to install a new system this season. This will offer fantastic new online facilities, e-tickets and much more. Some minor interruption of service is inevitable, currently scheduled for 1st - 3rd Nov but details will be posted on our website in advance. We’re truly thrilled to be opening our doors to audiences. We’ve missed you! Lawrence Smith, Theatre Manager Email [email protected] WELCOME Box Office 0121 704 6962 WED 25 & FRI 27 AUG, 7PM BRUETON PARK MR STINK This live outdoor adaptation of Mr Stink is presented by Heartbreak Productions (rescheduled from July ‘21). A delightful tale of Chloe who brings home a particularly smelly new friend one day, complete with his dog Duchess! The friendship takes them on a rewarding journey to Downing Street via the garden shed! Based on the bestseller by David Walliams. Bring your own seating/blanket and optional picnic to the lakeside setting of Brueton Park in this fun family show for ages 7+ Please see details online regarding tickets, weather and seating. Warm clothing is recommended. RUNNING TIME: APPROX. 2HRS TICKETS: £12, £11 CHILD, IN ADVANCE SAT 28 AUG, 7PM THEATRE POP DIVAS LIVE Enjoy the best songs from all your favourite female stars in one fabulous fun-packed show – Pop Divas Live! Little Mix and Taylor Swift, Meghan Trainor, Ariana Grande, Beyoncé and Rihanna will drop by this pop party as four enormously talented girls bring dazzling vocals, video and choreography to Solihull’s stage. 5 A wonderful summer holiday song and dance pop music show, perfect for any young pop fans and their parents. RUNNING TIME: IHR, NO INTERVAL TICKETS: £15 THEATRE FRI 3 & SAT 4 SEP, 7.30PM THE ELO EXPERIENCE The legacy left by Jeff Lynne & The Electric Light Orchestra is huge. Between 1972 and 1986 they achieved more combined UK and US Top 40 hits than any other band on the planet! 10538 Overture, Evil Woman, Living Thing, Diary of Horace Wimp, Don’t Bring Me Down and of course Mr Blue Sky went on to become the soundtrack of our lives. After 11 years The ELO Experience are the world’s foremost tribute with a string section, stunning light show and screen projection enhancing the experience! RUNNING TIME: 2HRS, PLUS INTERVAL TICKETS: £24 thecoretheatresolihull.co.uk AUG · SEP THEATRE TUE 7 SEP, 7.30PM LIONEL A TRIBUTE TO LIONEL RICHIE Following his appearances with Lionel Richie himself on ITV’s Sunday Night At The Palladium and the Graham Norton Show for the BBC, Malcolm Pitt delivers a powerhouse performance in this high octane show celebrating the music of Lionel Richie and the Commodores. Enjoy Dancing On The Ceiling, Hello, Three Times A Lady, All Night Long and many more. This award winning production also features a stellar line-up of world class musicians including musical director, Jonny Miller from Talon. RUNNING TIME: TBC TICKETS: £22 FRI 10 & SAT 11 SEP, 7.30PM THEATRE THE WORLD FAMOUS ELVIS SHOW 2021 A regular sell out in Solihull, direct from the West End, world- leading Elvis performer Chris Connor stars in this huge two hour production with his 12-piece energetic live band, ‘The Steels’, and backing vocals by ‘The Sweet Harmonies’. 6 Voted ‘The Worlds Best’ in a world-wide Elvis Presley fan poll, audiences are left speechless by his voice, looks, movies and mannerisms. This unmissable show really is as if Elvis is performing in front of your very eyes! RUNNING TIME: 2HRS, 20MINS INCL. INTERVAL TICKETS: £27 TUE 14 SEP, 7.30PM THEATRE LUCY WORSLEY: IF WALLS COULD TALK Lucy is Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces and a hugely popular writer, broadcaster and speaker. Her TV series have made her “The undisputed Queen of TV history” according to The Guardian. If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of Your Home follows her BBC series and book as she takes a trip through the home discovering the hygiene and homely habits of the British over the past 800 years. Lucy recreates those bygone lives around the home and this talk will make you see your home with new eyes. RUNNING TIME: 1HR 50MINS, INCL. INTERVAL AND Q&A TICKETS: £25 SEP Box Office 0121 704 6962 FRI 17 SEP, 2PM THEATRE SOLIHULL: BACK TO THE FUTURE HERITAGE EVENT A chance to travel back in time to the Solihull of the 1940s, featuring wartime film footage taken by Councillor H. T. Lavender, as well as photos from the Council’s archives held at the Core Library, presented by Tracey Williams. Enjoy a world premiere of a brand new short video of Solihull Virtual High Street 1948, created by local designer, David Gascoigne at this informative lecture event. Unreserved seating, but please do book your free tickets. Presented as part of Local History week. Look out for other events within this week. RUNNING TIME: APPROX. 1HR TICKETS: FREE ENTRY FRI 17 SEP, 8PM THEATRE SINDHU VEE: ALPHABET A brand-new show about the hair we want, the friends we have, and living the vast difference between virus and viral. Expect “outspoken, frank and funny stand-up” (Evening Standard) from this Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer nominee. 7 As seen on Live At The Apollo, QI, Have I Got News For You and Sex Education and heard on Radio 4’s Things My Mother Never Told Me (...about lockdown) and The Guilty Feminist podcast. Sindhu Vee is delighted to return to Solihull where she has a loyal fan base. RUNNING TIME: 1HR 40MINS, INCL. INTERVAL TICKETS: £16.50 THEATRE SUN 19 SEP, 7.30PM EDDI READER Eddi Reader is perhaps Scotland’s greatest living female voice. In 2021, she’ll celebrate over 40 years on stage with the ‘40 Years Live’ concert tour. From playing the folk clubs of western Scotland Eddi’s path soon led her to a professional career in music as a backing singer for The Eurythmics. Her own band Fairground Attraction had international success and huge hits with Perfect and debut album First of a Million Kisses in the 80s. Enjoy Eddie Reader on a solo tour, where no two shows are the same. This show may include a support act. RUNNING TIME: 2HRS 30MINS, INCL. SUPPORT ACT & INTERVAL TICKETS: £22 thecoretheatresolihull.co.uk SEP THEATRE WED 22 SEP, 2PM MALCOLM STENT IN THE AFTERNOON Malcolm Stent remains one of the regions best-loved performers after a career spent on Midlands stages, TV and Radio WM. He received a British Empire Medal for his outstanding services to entertainment in 2018. His guests vary each show, sometimes singers sometimes guitarists etc. His gentle humour and recollections will take you back and hopefully make you smile too. Malcolm’s warmth and local interest ensures his popularity never wanes.