60618 Gawsworth Theatre prog 2021.qxp_Layout 1 22/03/2021 15:11 Page 1 G A M W O 2021 S .C W L O L RTHHA A SUMMER OF OPEN AIR GARDEN PERFORMANCES JIMMY CARR • TALON • AFTERNOON PROMS HALL & THEATRE HALL & GAWSWORTH and many more... 60618 Gawsworth Theatre prog 2021.qxp_Layout 1 22/03/2021 15:11 Page 2 Welcome to Gawsworth Hall Over 50 years of theatre... Owned, run, and much loved by the Richards family, this lived-in Tudor manor house features fine paintings, sculpture and impressive grounds including an ancient pleasure garden. The summer theatre was established in 1969, and we hope you’ll join us for the usual mix of plays, concerts, and comedy that bring the Hall’s pretty garden to life in June, July and August. As always, the audience are encouraged to picnic in front of the lake (with entry allowed from 2pm) before taking their places for the open-air performance. It has been said, that to see Cheshire, you must see Gawsworth, and there can ‘Cheshire’s Gawsworth Hall, built in 1480, be no doubt of the important role this is an Alice in Wonderland fever-dream of black and white Hall – once home to Mary Fitton, Dark Lady of Shakespeare’s sonnets black and white timber dotted with clubs, and maid of honour to Queen Elizabeth I – its garden stage resembling a marquee has played in Britain’s history over the last on a particularly posh village green.’ five centuries. The Observer, Culture section Inside cover photo: Chris Summers 60618 Gawsworth Theatre prog 2021.qxp_Layout 1 22/03/2021 15:11 Page 3 Please note, there will be No Covered Grandstand for Performances will the 2021 season. This is to Contents ensure safe social-distancing take place on a large and the following of Covid-19 Play Season ............................ 2 secure guidelines if required. festival stage in front of the Hall. Concert Series .......................... 3 Comedy Season ......................... 9 Seating is open-air, Youngtimer Car Show ..................... 11 on the Hall’s front lawn. Orchard Tea Room ....................... 12 Ticket Information ....................... 13 Please bring your own Booking Office: folding chair. 01260 223456 01260 223440 In the event of Gawsworth Hall, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 9RN cancellation, the Book online: gawsworthhall.com ticket’s face value will be refunded. Orders are subject to a £1.50 booking fee per ticket 60618 Gawsworth Theatre prog 2021.qxp_Layout 1 22/03/2021 15:11 Page 4 ARS OF E T Y H 2 0 E 5 A Sunday 27 June, 6.00pm R T E R V E O SI 9 GAWSWORTH HALL N CE 196 Shakespeare’s OPEN AIR THE COMEDY OF ERRORS Oddsocks return to Gawsworth once more, promising a summer delight not to be missed! And no one makes Shakespeare more fun than this award-winning ensemble, thanks to their merry THEATRE SEASON mood, brilliantly over-the-top costumes and thoroughly light-hearted musical approach. So get ready for the bard’s very best blend of chaos, thanks to a wild wife, moody mistress, and demonic 26 JUNE – 1 AUGUST doctor in this fairytale farce of mistaken identity as a servant and master set-off in search of their long-lost twin-brothers. Britain’s most beautiful All delivered with a happy-ending to defy all probability! garden theatre Tickets: Adults £21, Children £15 Bring your own folding chair Bring a picnic Free parking Free entry to Hall grounds Look round the Hall for just £2.50 BOX OFFICE: 01260 223456 BOOK ONLINE: GAWSWORTHHALL.COM 60618 Gawsworth Theatre prog 2021.qxp_Layout 1 22/03/2021 15:11 Page 5 3 Saturday 26 June & Saturday 3 July, 7.30pm ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN There is no more fitting, or faithful tribute to Freddie and one of the greatest rock bands of all time as Gary Mullen and his band The Works recreate the look, sound and showmanship of this British super-group. Returning after packed houses and huge audiences on their recent European and North American tours, in 2019 they sold out back-to-back Gawsworth nights in record time, and have previously rocked the prestigious BBC Proms In The Park’s 40,000 crowd. Their latest two-hour spectacular sees Britain’s number one Queen tribute take to the theatre stage once more, complete with new costumes, fresh medleys and a certain Kind of Magic! Thanks to 18 number one albums and countless top 10 hits, this is a show packed with popular music’s finest moments. Get ready for Radio Ga Ga, Don’t Stop Me Now, Somebody To Love, Bicycle, Under Pressure, Another One Bites The Dust, We Are The Champions, and so many more, including the unforgettable Bohemian Rhapsody. All Tickets: £28.50 (No group discounts) 60618 Gawsworth Theatre prog 2021.qxp_Layout 1 22/03/2021 15:11 Page 6 4 Friday 9 July, 7.30pm FLEETWOOD BAC The world’s first and most faithful Fleetwood Mac tribute band return once again to celebrate the British group’s incredible career. Championed by The Times as one of the UK’s top five tributes (alongside the likes of The Bootleg Beatles) and endorsed by Mick Fleetwood, this talented five-piece’s two-hour live show is packed with emotion and enormous hits including: Don’t Stop, Go Your Own Way, Dreams, Tusk, Gypsy, Rhiannon, Big Love, The Chain and many more! Recreating the 100-million selling band’s Rumours line-up (still the fifth biggest-selling album of all time) the performance will also feature the best of the Peter Green days (Black Magic Woman, Albatross), and Stevie Nicks’ solo career. All Tickets: £23.50 Sunday 11 July, 5.00pm Salute to Sinatra and the Swing Legends FODEN’S BAND Widely regarded as the finest big band singer in the UK, we’re delighted to welcome back Matthew Ford alongside the multi-award winning Foden's Band for their Salute to Sinatra and the Swing Legends show. Voted Best UK Male Big Band Vocalist, and nominated alongside Jamie Cullum in the inaugural Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Awards, Matthew makes regular appearances with the John Wilson Orchestra, BBC Big Band and performed for five years with the Syd Lawrence Orchestra. Crowned Champion Band of Great Britain over a dozen times, Foden’s are officially the most entertaining brass band in the UK, and with Matthew will perform all the great hits of Sinatra – and plenty of Swing’s finest moments – including I’ve Got You Under My Skin, Fly me to the with special guest Matthew Ford Moon, Mack the Knife, My Way, New York New York and many more. All Tickets: 18.50 60618 Gawsworth Theatre prog 2021.qxp_Layout 1 22/03/2021 15:11 Page 7 Friday 16 July, 7.30pm 5 MONEY FOR NOTHING Celebrating their 21st anniversary, prepare to experience the ultimate Dire Straits tribute show – Money For Nothing – as they capture the authentic sound of one of the most successful rock bands of all time. Inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, during their career Dire Straits sold over 120 million albums and according to the Guinness Book of British Hit Albums have spent an astonishing 1,100 weeks in the UK Album charts! Formed in 2000, Money For Nothing have sold-out dates all over the world, faithfully recreating Dire Straits in spectacular sonic fashion. Join Mark Knopfler sound-alike Aled Williams and full live band as they perform Romeo and Juliet, Sultans of Swing, Private Investigations, Walk of Life, Brothers in Arms, and many more. All Tickets: £23.50 Saturday 17 July, 7.30pm WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? A tribute to Tina Turner What’s Love Got To Do With It? is the joyous new show celebrating the music of the incredible Tina Turner. Brought to you by the award-winning producers behind the hugely successful Whitney – Queen Of The Night, What’s Love Got To Do With It? is the ultimate tribute concert to one of the most iconic and loved musical artists of our generation. In this brand new touring theatre-show, get ready for a night of high energy, feel-good rock-and-roll featuring Tina’s greatest hits performed by the amazing vocal talent of Elesha Paul Moses (The Voice, X Factor) supported by full ten-piece live band. In a breath-taking career spanning over 50 years, audiences can look forward to hearing stunning musical arrangements of Tina’s most-celebrated classics including: Private Dancer, What’s Love Got To Do With It?, Proud Mary, River Deep, Nutbush City Limits, Simply The Best, Goldeneye, We Don’t Need Another Hero, and many more. All Tickets: £23.50 60618 Gawsworth Theatre prog 2021.qxp_Layout 1 22/03/2021 15:11 Page 8 6 Sunday 18 July, 5.00pm AFTERNOON PROMS Celebrating VE Day 75th Anniversary After 2019’s fabulous sell-out, the internationally-acclaimed Locrian Ensemble return to Gawsworth for another splendid Proms concert. Once more they will be joined by the Dinky Diva – top soprano, Annette Wardell – with the performance building to a heroic Last Night finale, to include Land of Hope and Glory, Nimrod, Hornpipe (Fantasia on British Sea Songs) and so many more best of British favourites alongside Rule Britannia. With this year marking the Covid-delayed 75th anniversary of VE day, there will also be a celebration of much-loved wartime classics such as Vera Lynn’s We’ll Meet Again. The London-based Locrian have topped the classical charts with their music to the award-winning BBC1 production of Wolf Hall. And they are frequently heard performing on television, providing scores for the likes of Shakespeare and Hathaway, and Father Brown.