SPRING 2016 0845 5218 218 (calls cost 2p per minute plus your telephone company’s Access Charge) THEATRE | STUDIO CINEMA GALLERY KITCHEN & BAR WWW.CORNEXCHANGENEW.COM The Great Gatsby Photo: Alex Harvey-Brown Photo: Adam Hillier 2 MEMBERS PRIORITY BOOKING OPENS Thursday 19 November PUBLIC BOOKING OPENS Thursday 26 November Hello and welcome to our exciting spring season at the Corn Exchange and New Greenham Arts It’s been a very busy time for us at the Corn Exchange, with a significant refurbishment of the kitchen and bar areas. It is our ambition to create a dynamic and creative environment for our audiences that reflects the work we put on stage as well as present in our outdoor programme. There’s a nod to the heritage of our beautiful and historic building as well as some key design features and I’m confident we have created a space that better serves our growing audiences. I am personally grateful for the support of our staff and volunteers in making this possible and, of course, to you, for your patience and curiosity throughout the building period; I hope you like the finished design. With a new Kitchen and Bar we are excited to bring you a new food and drink menu. Using carefully sourced local suppliers where possible, you can enjoy the whole experience with us. Speak to one of our Front of House team for more information or visit our website. There’s bound to be something to whet your appetite when you visit us. And as autumn turns to winter we grow in anticipation for another magical pantomime season; this year it’s Dick Whittington! It’s one of our favourite times of year with over 22,000 people coming through the doors for the usual combination of giggles, magic, sparkle and mayhem. The building is really brought to life throughout Christmas and I hope you’ve booked your tickets as they’re selling fast! And, of course, following on from winter we have a huge range of theatre, dance, comedy, music and film to inspire everyone throughout the spring. I’m sure you’ll find something to tickle your fancy and we all look forward to welcoming you soon. GRANT BRISLAND | INTERIM DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE 0845 5218 218 (calls cost 2p per minute plus your telephone TALKSTALKS TALKSFILMFILMTALKS THEATRETHEATREFILMFILM THEATRECOMEDYCOMEDYTHEATRETALKS COMEDYMUSICCOMEDYFILM DANCEDANCETHEATRE FAMILYDANCEFAMILYCOMEDYDANCE FAMILYOPERAFAMILY VISUALVISUALDANCEcompany’sVISUAL FAMILYAccessVISUAL Charge) VISUAL MUSIC MUSICMUSIC OPERAMUSIC OPERAARTSARTSOPERAwww.cornexchangenew.comARTSARTS OPERA ARTS /cornexchange @cornexchange 3 KITCHEN & BAR OUR BRAND NEW KITCHEN & BAR IS NOW OPEN Run by local chef Matt Dillon, who joins us with a wealth of experience and a passion for food, our new kitchen and bar is now open after major refurbishment work. We are as creative with the food as we are on stage, and all our dishes are prepared completely from scratch, including sauces and condiments. Our menus offer you the best of fresh, local and seasonal produce from carefully selected suppliers at great value for money. We can’t wait to welcome you here soon! SERVING BRUNCH, LUNCH AND DINNER 4 Box Office 0845 5218 218 (calls cost 2p per minute plus your telephone company’s Access Charge) CINEMA & LIVE SCREENINGS CINEMA & LIVE SCREENINGS Housed on the top floor of the Corn Exchange we have a cosy 40 seat digital cinema showing the best of art house, independent and British films every day, together with occasional blockbusters and family films. We also screen a fantastic selection of live broadcasts. Catch the latest offerings from the likes of the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Opera House and Bolshoi Ballet. Pick up a film brochure or visit cornexchangenew.com/film to see what’s on. LIVE BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS BOLSHOI BALLET: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW ENCORE Sun 24 Jan, 3pm NATIONAL THEATRE: LES LIASIONS DANGEREUSES LIVE Thu 28 Jan, 7pm ROYAL OPERA HOUSE ROYAL BALLET: THE TWO PIGEONS/RHAPSODY ENCORE Sun 31 Jan, 2pm ROYAL OPERA HOUSE: LA TRAVIATA LIVE Thu 4 Feb, 6.45pm NATIONAL THEATRE: AS YOU LIKE IT LIVE Thu 25 Feb, 7pm BOLSHOI BALLET: SPARTACUS LIVE Sun 13 Mar, 3pm ROYAL OPERA HOUSE : BORIS GODUNOV LIVE Mon 21 Mar, 7.15pm BOLSHOI BALLET: DON QUIXOTE ENCORE Sun 10 Apr, 4pm ROYAL OPERA HOUSE ROYAL BALLET: GISELLE ENCORE Tue 12 Apr, 7.15pm ROYAL OPERA HOUSE: LUCIA DE LAMMERMOOR LIVE Mon 25 Apr, 7.15pm cornexchangenew.com 5 DECEMBER 2015 HIGHLIGHTS FAMILY THE PRINCESS & THE PEA PRESENTED BY NORWICH PUPPET THEATRE CO-PRODUCED BY BANYAN THEATRE AND POLKA THEATRE This beautiful production especially for 3 to 7 year olds provides wonderful introduction to theatre for little ones and is the perfect alternative to pantomime. Watch the magic unfold as the story is played out among sheets and blankets with puppets, objects and dreamlike projections. Wed 16 – Sat 19 Dec New Greenham Arts Tickets £9 Age Guide 3+ Running time 45 mins PANTOMIME DICK WHITTINGTON WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY PHIL WILLMOTT PRODUCED BY CORN EXCHANGE NEWBURY Dick Whittington is on his way to Newbury to seek his fortune in this pantomime adventure. Joined by his faithful Cat and Sarah the Cook, can Dick defeat the dastardly King Rat? And will he save his beloved Alice and live happily ever after? Fri 27 Nov 2015 – Sun 3 Jan 2016 Tickets £16.50 - £21 (concessions & family rates available on selected shows, previews £10) 6 Box Office 0845 5218 218 (calls cost 2p per minute plus your telephone company’s Access Charge) DECEMBER 2015 HIGHLIGHTS MUSIC COMEDY GERARD & THE WATCHMEN SO COMEDY LIVE Music to warm your heart on a winter’s evening A guaranteed giggle with a selection of great from one of the most widely praised acts on the comedians. UK’s alternative folk scene. Sat 12 Dec, 8pm Fri 11 Dec, 8pm New Greenham Arts New Greenham Arts Tickets £15 (£13 concessions) Tickets £13 (£10.50 concessions) OUTDOOR MUSIC FESTIVAL OF LIGHT: LANTERN BARB & IAN'S FESTIVE PROCESSION FEELINGS Our annual Lantern Procession is a stunning Barb Jungr's Christmas Special with special winter event that brings the community guest legendary jazz singer Ian Shaw. together to celebrate the festive season. Sun 13 Dec, meet from 4pm to take part or Fri 18 Dec, 8pm 4.30pm to watch New Greenham Arts Northbrook Street, Newbury Tickets £17 (£15 concessions) FREE (no booking required) All ages welcome cornexchangenew.com 7 JANUARY 2016 COMEDY COMMUNITY JONGLEURS LES MISERABLES: Head to Newbury’s best Comedy Club for your monthly dose of SCHOOLS EDITION laughter therapy! RARE Productions, the UK’s Join us once a month for some raucous and side-splittingly funny largest youth musical theatre nights out as three comedians and compère slickly prove that production company, launches laughter is always the best medicine! This ever popular its newest group with a end-of-the-week-treat is sure to provide mirthful merriment production of Les Miserables: aplenty. Schools Edition. The line-up is always kept under wraps until the week of the show This epic story recounts the but Jongleurs guarantee the finest new faces on the circuit. See struggle against adversity them here first - you never know who will end up being the next big in 19th century France and thing. follows the tale of Jean Valjean, a petty thief imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread. PUT ALL FOUR DATES IN THE DIARY NOW Fridays 15 Jan, 26 Feb, 18 Mar, 29 Apr, 7.45pm Thu 21 & Fri 22 Jan, 7.30pm Corn Exchange Sat 23 Jan, 2.30pm & 7.30pm Tickets £15 (£13 concessions) Corn Exchange 10% off for groups of 10 or more Tickets £14.50 Age Guide 18+ (£13 concessions) 8 Box Office 0845 5218 218 (calls cost 2p per minute plus your telephone company’s Access Charge) JANUARY 2016 MUSIC COMEDY FOREVER IN BLUE JEANS STEVE HALL AND One of the greatest parties in town playing the best in country TOMMY ROWSON music and rock ‘n’ roll. A great night out with two A perfect feast of entertainment, with superb singers, dancers and up-and-coming comedians. musicians. This big-hearted show features songs from Patsy Cline, So You Think You’re Funny Elvis Presley, The Mavericks, Tammy Wynette, The Carpenters Winner 2011 and BBC New and more, plus hits from the great western musicals such as Comedy Finalist 2012 Tommy Oklahoma and Paint Your Wagon. Rowson tells tales from Wales ‘A big-hearted, enjoyable show’ and London featuring bordello The Blackpool Gazette belles, vagabonds, vagrants and swindlers. He is joined by rising star Steve Hall who is one of the lead writers on Russell Howard’s Good News. Fri 29 Jan, 7.45pm Fri 29 Jan, 8pm Corn Exchange New Greenham Arts Tickets £23 (£21 concessions) Tickets £12 (£10 concessions) cornexchangenew.com 9 JANUARY 2016 MUSIC ELKIE BROOKS Quite simply one of the most successful and popular singers the UK has ever produced. Now in the 5th decade of her career, she is still proving to be one of the most powerful and versatile vocal talents of our generation. With numerous hit singles, albums sold in their millions and many awards, her annual tours are a treat for fans old and new. Performing some of her classic hits, blues and jazz, an electric evening with Elkie is guaranteed to leave you begging for more. ‘Still one of the great British voices’ The Guardian Sat 30 Jan, 7.45pm Corn Exchange Tickets £26 10 Box Office 0845 5218 218 (calls cost 2p per minute plus your telephone company’s Access Charge) THEATRE THE GREAT GATSBY PRESENTED BY BLACKEYED THEATRE IN ASSOCIATION WITH SOUTH HILL PARK & EASTBOURNE THEATRES Immersing you in the decadence of America’s ‘Jazz Age’, The Great Gatsby is brought to life in this sizzling new stage adaptation from nationally acclaimed Blackeyed Theatre.