Brochure 71 (21.10.2015)_4-765490254_3-765483602.e$S_Layout 1 04/11/2015 12:13 Page 1 PRICE BAND GUIDE FOR ALL EVENTS 71 What’s on December 2015 - September 2016 Box Office: (01603) 63 00 00 Restaurant Booking: (01603) 59 85 77 A B C D E Prices for each event are inside the brochure IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Priority on these seats Seat towards the ends of rows may is given to wheelchair have a restricted view. users and those transferring This is reflected in the from a wheelchair price of these seats. Book Online: www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk Booking Form Inside Theatre Royal, Theatre Street, Norwich NR2 1RL 71 Registered Charity No. 262259 Brochure 71 (21.10.2015)_4-765490254_3-765483602.e$S_Layout 1 04/11/2015 12:13 Page 3 DECEMBER 2015 Tues 15 . ...........4.00 ..7.30 Wed 16 10.30. .......................7.30 Thur 17 10.30. .......................7.30 Fri 18 Sat 19 . 2.30 ..............7.30 Sun 20 . 1.00...5.00 Mon 21 . 2.30 ..............7.30 Tues 22 10.30. 2.30 ..............7.30 Wed 23 . 2.30 ..............7.30 Thur 24 . 2.30 .............. Fri 25 MERRY CHRISTMAS Sat 26 . 2.30 ..............7.30 Sun 27 . 1.00...5.00 Mon 28 . 2.30 ..............7.30 Tues 29 . 2.30 ..............7.30 Wed 30 . 2.30 ..............7.30 Thur 31 . 1.00...5.00 JANUARY 2016 Fri 1 HAPPY NEW YEAR Sat 2 10.30. 2.30 ..............7.30 Sun 3 . 1.00...5.00 Mon 4 . 1.00...5.00 Tues 5 Wed 6 . 4.00..............7.30 Thur 7 10.30. ...........6.30 Fri 8 10.30. .......................7.30 Sat 9 10.30. 2.30 ..............7.30 Sun 10 . 1.00...5.00 Mon 11 Tues 12 Wed 13 . ...........4.00 ..7.30 Thur 14 10.30. .......................6.30 Fri 15 10.30. .......................5.30 Sat 16 . 2.30 ..............7.30 Sun 17 . 1.00...5.00 Concessions apply to all highlighted performances Over 60s/Under 18s Special Price: Bands A-D £2 OFF Group Rates: All highlighted perfs see page 59 for further information Signed Performances: Sat 9 Jan 2.30pm & 7.30pm Audio Described: Mon 4 Jan 1pm Fri 8 Jan 7.30pm Sat 16 Jan 2.30pm Captioned: Sun 10 Jan 1pm & 5pm Relaxed performance: Highlighted in Black Fri 15 Jan 5.30pm a) £19.50 b) £17.50 c) £14.50 d) £12 e) £7 Especially suited to those with autism. All other performances Further details on page 62 a) £21.50 b) £19.50 c) £16.50 d) £13.50 e) £7 2 3 Book in person or by phone ON SALE NOW on 01603 630000 Refer to back page for seat positions relating to price bands Brochure 71 (21.10.2015)_4-765490254_3-765483602.e$S_Layout 1 04/11/2015 12:13 Page 5 Monday 25 - Saturday 30 January Tuesday 19 - Saturday 23 January Based on Billy Wilder’s Academy Award-winning 1950 film of the same title, Sunset Boulevard If the creation of the world was shaped by fire and ice, then so it will be weaves a magnificent tale of faded glory and unfulfilled ambition. with Cirque de Glace - an ice show beyond imagination. The plot revolves around Norma Desmond, a faded star of the silent screen era, living in the past in Cirque de Glace brings to life the story of the creation of our planet, her decaying mansion on the fabled Los Angeles street. When young screenwriter Joe Gillis man’s evolution and a journey to the limits of technology as a stunning ice accidentally crosses her path, she sees in him an opportunity to make her comeback to the big spectacular. screen. “You used to be in pictures – you used to be big?” Joe Gillis asks, to which Norma responds, “I am big… it’s the pictures that got small!”. Their subsequent passionate and volatile relationship Combining dazzling ice dance from the internationally renowned Russian Friends & Corporate Club: leads to an unforeseen and tragic conclusion. Ice Stars with the world of cirque, made famous by Cirque du Bands A & B £5 OFF first night Soleil. This promises a thrilling, breathtaking experience filled with music, Winner of 7 Tony Awards including Best Musical, this lush and sweeping tale of Hollywood’s darker Over 60s Special Price: side features one of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s best scores, including the hit songs With One Look, As If colour, incredible costumes and jaw-dropping acrobatics to give you an Bands A – C £8 OFF Thur mat evening of pure entertainment that's out of this world! We Never Said Goodbye and the number one hit The Perfect Year. Under 18s Special Price: Eves 7.30pm, Mats Thur & Sat 2.30pm Bands A – D £15 all perfs Eves 7.30pm, Mats Wed & Sat 2.30pm Under 18s Special Price: Bands A – D half price Sat mat Tues - Thur: a) £28.50 b) £25 c) £22 d) £18.50 e) £8 Group Rates: Tues - Thur a) £21.50 b) £18 c) £14.50 d) £12.50 e) £7 Fri & Sat: a) £32.50 b) £28 c) £25 d) £21.50 e) £8 see page 59 for further info ON SALE NOW Schools: Bands C & D £7 5 4 Wed mat ON SALE NOW Refer to back page for seat positions relating to price bands Refer to back page for seat positions relating to price bands Brochure 71 (21.10.2015)_4-765490254_3-765483602.e$S_Layout 1 04/11/2015 12:13 Page 7 “The company has rarely looked on more optimistic form” Guardian Brisk Singing. Photo: Chris Nash Thursday 4 - Friday 5 February Fresh from celebrating its 20th Anniversary, Richard Alston Dance Company leaps into its third decade with characteristic panache, and a programme of works bearing the Alston hallmarks of musicality and grace. Associate Choreographer Martin Lawrance, creator of Theatre Royal favourites Madcap and Burning, brings his latest work Stronghold. Made to an intense score by Julia Wolfe, Stronghold sees all ten dancers light up the stage with gusto. Monday 1 - Tuesday 2 February “a cracker… the energy is so high you barely draw breath until it’s over” A DJ Dad, a wild child daughter, and a trip to the party island of Ibiza with hits from the 80’s and The Guardian 90’s. It’s going to be Hofftastic! Alston’s newest work Mazur is danced to Chopin’s mazurkas, through Ross (David Hasselhoff) is Ibiza’s top 80s DJ, trying to keep up with the times and with his new which the composer expressed his longing for his lost homeland. The younger girl-friend (Kim Tiddy, The Bill, Hollyoaks), but matters are complicated when his teenage mazurkas will be played live onstage by pianist Jason Ridgway. On its daughter (Stephanie Webber, BBC TV’s The Voice) arrives to stay. Father and daughter haven’t seen premiere in June, Mazur received a 5 star review in the Financial Times. each other for three years, since a messy divorce. No longer a demure school girl, but a wild child who quickly falls for the holiday rep (Shane Richie Jnr). “The evening was given wings by Mazur… a fascinating, echoing in the memory work” Financial Times Under 25s Special Price: Bands A & B £7 all perfs Hits include: Ride On Time, Saturday Night, The Only Way Is Up, Spice Up Your Life, Relight My Brisk Singing celebrates the music of Jean Phillippe Rameau, genius of Fire, Never Gonna Give You Up, Papa Don’t Preach, Can’t Touch This, S-Express and many more. the French baroque. Alston has revived this uplifting dance for 8 dancers, Group Rates: All perfs see carried along by the warmth and lightness of spirit in Rameau’s music. page 59 for further info “Alston’s response to the helium-buoyed rhythms of Rameau’s Les Boréades PRE-PERFORMANCE of 1764 is all joy.” Independent on Sunday Eves 7.30pm TALK: will take place in the Eves 7.30pm Targetfollow Room at the a) £35.50 b) £33.50 c) £29.50 d) £25.50 e) £8 Signed Perf: theatre on Thursday 4 Feb at 6 ON SALE NOW a) £20.50 b) £19 c) £16.50 d) £13.50 e) £7 Tue 2 Feb 7.30pm 6.30pm. Tickets are FREE but 7 Refer to back page for booking dates ON SALE NOW must be booked in advance Refer to back page for seat positions relating to price bands from the Box Office. Brochure 71 (21.10.2015)_4-765490254_3-765483602.e$S_Layout 1 04/11/2015 12:13 Page 9 Age suitability 15+ Monday 8 - Saturday 13 February Friends & Corporate Club: Get ready for the ride of your life as the ultimate party, PRISCILLA Bands A-C £8 OFF first night QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL returns to Norwich in 2016 due to overwhelming popular demand! Over 60s Special Price: Bands A & B £8 OFF Mon to Based on the smash-hit movie, the feel-good international hit Thur & Fri 5pm sensation PRISCILLA is the heart-warming, uplifting adventure of Under 18s Special Price: three friends who hop aboard a battered old bus searching for love Bands A & B £8 OFF Mon to and friendship and end up finding more than they could have ever Thur & Fri 5pm dreamed of. With a dazzling array of outrageous costumes and a hit parade of dancefloor classics including It’s Raining Men, I Will Group Rates: Survive, Hot Stuff, Finally, Boogie Wonderland, Go West, Girls Just Tues to Thur & Fri 5pm page Wanna Have Fun, and I Love The Nightlife, rush to get your tickets 59 for further information today for this wildly fresh and funny hit musical that will take you on a journey to the heart of FABULOUS! Audio Described Mon to Thur 7.30pm, Fri 5pm & 8.15pm, Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm Performance: Fri 12 Feb 5pm Fri 5pm: a) £29.50 b) £23.50 c) £19.50 d) £14 e) £8 Mon to Thur: a) £39.50 b) £32.50 c) £24.50 d) £17 e) £8 Signed Fri 8.15pm & Sat: a) £42.50 b) £34 c) £25 d) £18 e) £8 Performance: Sat 13 Feb 2.30pm ON SALE NOW 9 Refer to back page for seat positions relating to price bands Brochure 71 (21.10.2015)_4-765490254_3-765483602.e$S_Layout 1 04/11/2015 12:13 Page 11 GISELLE THE SNOW MAIDEN THE NUTCRACKER The Nutcracker The Russian State Ballet of Siberia The Orchestra of the Russian State Ballet Thursday 18 – Saturday 20 February The acclaimed ballet company return to Norwich following their sell-out season earlier this year Giselle, Thursday 18 February at 7.30pm The most poignant of all classical ballets is filled with dramatic passion in a chilling and heart-rending tale of love, treachery and forgiveness from beyond the grave.