w Keep in touch... If you’re interested in what’s on, but always forget to check the website until the best seats have gone, join our emailing list for regular updates, advance notice of big shows going on sale, occasional offers and discounts! You can sign up online or give us a call. For a weekly opportunity to win tickets in Competition Friday, make sure you’re following us on Facebook! Keeping in touch has never been easier, we’re available on Twitter, Welcome to Spring 2018 at The Cresset and another huge range of live Facebook, email and telephone. Or you could just pop in to the Box Office entertainment and events. We’ve got some great new shows for you this season, where our team are always happy to help. and some popular returning favourites, with the usual mix of comedy, music, Let’s get social! Get in touch now... dance and great evenings out. We hope you enjoy browsing through this guide, and if you see something you fancy just pop along to the website or give us a call to book your tickets. As we write this, we’re on the verge of opening Snow White, our annual Christmas Pantomime, but we’re already thinking ahead to Christmas 2018, and tickets for a brand new panto Robin Hood are already on sale! It really is never too early to book that festive treat, and with prices held for another year it won’t Visit the website... break the bank. Check what’s on, book tickets, view our function suites, read what 2018 sees yet more improvements in The Cresset, with further upgrades to decor our customers say about us, plan your visit, find out where to stay, and lighting in the works, and a fantastic new look bar and restaurant, as The download a brochure, view the restaurant menu, learn more about us, Fayre Spot undergoes a major refurbishment. See more about that over the page. contact a member of the team - there’s just so much going on! All this and more at www.cresset.co.uk As always we’d like to thank our fantastic audiences and customers for a fantastic 2017, and look forward to seeing you again soon! www.cresset.co.uk 01733 265705 www.cresset.co.uk 01733 2 w www.cresset.co.uk 01733 265705 www.cresset.co.uk 01733 2018 marks 40 years since The Cresset was officially opened by HM The Queen. Over the coming months we’ll be planning some special events and celebrations, so do look out for those! In the meantime we’re keen to hear your stories. Were you here on 22nd March when The Queen visited? Did you attend events here in the early days? Or maybe you worked at The Cresset or one of the partner organisations. Whatever your memories, we want to hear from you! Get in touch via our Facebook page, or email marketing@ cresset.co.uk and share your memories with us. The best photos and materials will be gathered together to form a visual history of The Cresset which will be on display in 2018. Here’s to another 40 years! 3 w The Fayre Spot - newly refurbished in 2018 Plans are well Opened in 1993, The Fayre Spot has offered a warm and welcoming underway... environment to visitors ever since. Open 365 days a year, as well as offering quality food and drinks for theatregoers, The Fayre Spot is a thriving community pub offering live sport on two screens, pool table, jukebox, live bands and lots of fun events. Open from 9am Monday to Saturday, The Fayre Spot is also a popular stop-off for breakfast, and serves excellent coffee at fantastic prices. In January 2018, an extensive refurbishment will be undertaken, as part of The Cresset’s ongoing commitment to improving quality and service. The 6-week project will result in a brand new, purpose designed environment for our customers to enjoy. Features include the following: • New bigger screen for live sport • Increased seating capacity • Level flooring throughout for POP-UP PUB improved access Open from Sat 6th January to Friday 8th February 2018 • High quality decor throughout Studio 2 at The Cresset • New and improved toilets • Welcoming open servery dining Never fear, during the refurbishment works we’ll be offering the same area great drinks, food and service to all of our customers in our special • New lighting throughout pop-up pub! For the duration of the works, Studio 2 at The Cresset • Improvements to the outdoor (off the concourse, next door to The Fayre Spot) will be transformed www.cresset.co.uk 01733 265705 www.cresset.co.uk 01733 patio into a bar and restaurant. Lloyd Grossman opened The Fayre Spot All the amenities you have come to expect will be available, including & Goodly (as it was then known) in 1993. hot and cold food, a full range of drinks, TV, music and good The new and improved Fayre Spot will open on Saturday 9th company. So don’t go elsewhere, stop by and see us! 4 February 2018, we look forward to seeing you there soon! w WEDDINGS AT THE CRESSET The Cresset is Peterborough’s foremost wedding venue, with three elegant function suites ideal for wedding celebrations. We are proud to be licensed to hold wedding ceremonies since 1999, and are delighted to have hosted hundreds of marriages including many same sex weddings. Whether you are planning an intimate gathering of your 265705 www.cresset.co.uk 01733 Cresset Functions & Events closest friends and family, or a large celebration for hundreds of guests, we can Whatever your event, The Cresset is the ideal venue. From conferences and tailor the perfect package for your special day. We are happy to cater for any training to weddings and parties, our flexible function rooms, excellent catering event, from small buffet-style receptions, through to a sumptuous sit-down meal options and outstanding service means your event is in safe hands. With our for 300 guests. incredible value packages it costs less than you think! Our expert wedding team provides a friendly, personal yet If you’re organising an event, whether it’s business or pleasure, consider The professional service, so you can relax and enjoy your day. Cresset as your venue. We also offer an affordable and stress-free range of We also recognise that every wedding is different, and funeral receptions, with sensitive and friendly service. promise to help you create a completely bespoke package Visit the website for photos and specifications of all the rooms, or to download a to suit your personality, taste and budget. brochure. To book an appointment to discuss your bespoke event, contact us on For a personal appointment and a tour of the suites, 01733 842513 or email [email protected] please contact our wedding team on 01733 842513, download a brochure at www.cresset.co.uk, or pop along to our Open Evening on 15th February. Thursday 15th February 2018 Don’t spend hours looking round wedding fayres, and researching hundreds of suppliers online. Join us for an exclusive open evening, and start planning your special day. Free entry and free parking for all visitors. * View our fully-set function suites with a range of decorations. * Book an exclusive 30-minute no-obligation appointment with one of our expert Wedding Co-ordinators to discuss your bespoke package. * Enjoy complimentary drinks while you chat. * Meet our recommended suppliers and get personal advice and discounts Contact the wedding team on 01733 842513 or email [email protected] 5 w The Cresset - for shopping, leisure, beauty and much much more... www.cresset.co.uk 01733 265705 www.cresset.co.uk 01733 6 w Ventana Blinds TRADE BLINDS DIRECT TO THE PUBLIC AT TRADE PRICES www.cresset.co.uk 01733 265705 www.cresset.co.uk 01733 “NEW SHOWROOM NOW OPEN” Huge range of Vertical, Venetian, Roman and Roller blinds. 100’s of fabrics and colours to choose from. *5 Vertical Blinds Fully Fitted £299 01733 260806 / 0800 2 981 981 7 w Encore Dance Academy return with Rainbow Rhythms. 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Come along, sit down, Kristina will be teaming up with professional dancers and Strictly stars and laugh. The quantity won’t let up. Robin Windsor and Oksana Platero, X-Factor finalist Chris Maloney, www.cresset.co.uk 01733 265705 www.cresset.co.uk 01733 singer/songwriter Beth Sherburn, and a DANCE TO THE MUSIC This is comedy without a message. What TIM VINE full cast of dancers, to take audiences on an odd person. What a lot of nonsense. Sunset Milk Idiot a journey through the evolution of dance What else is he going to do? ‘Sunsets are Wed 14 Feb, 8pm through musical eras.