SPRING– AUTUMN 2018 Stockport’s Super Cinema and Variety Theatre MERSEY SQUARE BOX OFFICE: 0161 477 7779 STOCKPORT GROUP BOOKINGS: 0843 208 1495 CHESHIRE. SK1 1SP WWW.STOCKPORTPLAZA.CO.UK TED DOAN General Manager On October 7th 1932 a vision was born in Stockport as the doors opened on a sumptuous Art Deco Super Cinema and Variety Theatre that would shine as the regional home for the very best in Big Screen and Live Stage Entertainment, Events and Fine Dining here in the very heart of Stockport and over 85 year later we raise the curtain on yet another season featuring the very best in every style of event for you, your family and friends to enjoy. From cinematic presentations of the greatest silver screen offerings of classic, modern and satellite broadcasts through to a sensational mix of the very best in live entertainment in our main auditorium and the intimate Green Room performance lounge, I believe we definitely have something for everybody in this brochure that you are holding today. As well as being your perfect entertainment venue, the Plaza Café retains its title as ‘The Talk of The North’ with a wonderful menu prepared for you from 10am until 4pm on Mondays to Saturdays offering you the chance to enjoy a delightful indulgence in the very best of art deco surroundings. The Plaza has hosted beautiful weddings, receptions, private events and conferences throughout her years serving her community therefore please do not hesitate to get in touch with me if I can make your special event even more special! Finally, I am delighted…oh yes I am!...that we shall be welcoming TED ROBBINS and CLAIRE KING to The Plaza, to star in this year’s sensational family pantomime SLEEPING BEAUTY which runs from Friday 30th November 2018 until Sunday 6th January 2019! Patrons of The Plaza: Leslie Phillips CBE & The Right Honourable, The Baroness Bakewell DBE. Show Icon Key ADULTS DRAMA MUSIC COMEDY ONLY FAMILY SILVER DANCE FILM SHOW SCREENING 2 STOCKPORT PLAZA BOX OFFICE: 0161 477 7779 April 2018 MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL Tuesday 3 rd April at 7.30pm Starring Cheryl Fergison (EastEnders), Maureen Nolan (The TICKETS Nolans), Rebecca Wheatley (Casualty) and Hilary O’Neil (ITV’s £27.50 Copy Cats), this hysterical show packed full of one-liners about night sweats, hot flushes and memory loss is backed by an instantly recognisable soundtrack of innuendo-laden versions of 60s, 70s and 80s pop classics. An all-singing, all-dancing comedy set in a department store, WARNING where four women with seemingly nothing in common, meet by THIS EVENT IS chance and make fun of their woeful lives experiencing “The NOT SUITABLE Change”. They soon bond as they realise that the menopause is FOR UNDER 16’S no longer “The Silent Passage”, but an unavoidable stage in every woman’s life. FILM: THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Thursday 5 th April at 11.00am & 7.30pm Inspired by the ambition and imagination of P.T. Barnum, The TICKETS Greatest Showman tells the story of a visionary who rose from £7.50 nothing to create a mesmerizing spectacle that became a CONCESSIONS worldwide sensation. £6.50 The Greatest Showman is directed by exciting new filmmaker, FILM CLUB Michael Gracey, with songs by Academy Award® winners Benj MEMBERS Pasek and Justin Paul (La La Land) and starring Academy Award £5.50 nominee Hugh Jackman. Jackman is joined by Zac Efron, Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya. SILVER SCREEN CONCESSIONS FOR 11AM SCREENING: £6.00 BOOK ONLINE: WWW.STOCKPORTPLAZA.CO.UK 3 April 2018 THE SEARCHERS Friday 6 th April at 7.30pm With such classic hits as, Sweets For My Sweet; Needles and TICKETS Pins; Don’t Throw Your Love Away; Sugar and Spice and When £21.00 You Walk In The Room, the Searchers have contributed enormously in establishing the UK as the world’s leading nation in the music industry. Their special ‘solo’ concert is a highly entertaining show and has been enthusiastically and warmly received throughout the world. Combined with anecdotes and reminiscences, this fully self-contained concert includes all their famous hits, plus many album recordings, B-sides and a selection of other collector and well known favourites. Don’t miss The Searchers live in concert! GRIMMFEST PRESENTS: FILM: EVIL DEAD MARATHON Saturday 7 th April from 1.30pm Cult horror movie aficionados Grimmfest are back at the Plaza TICKETS with a whole day of back-to-back film screenings from the £7.50 PER FILM horror-comedy Evil Dead franchise. The classic The Evil Dead (1981) kicks off the marathon at DAY PASS 1.30pm, followed by director Sam Raimi’s follow-up sequels Evil £22.00 Dead II (1987), Army of Darkness (1992) and finally, the 2013 reboot Evil Dead (2013) to round off the evening. There’ll also be horror goodies galore on offer at Grimmfest’s merchandise stall and prizes to be won throughout the day! More information and tickets available from grimmfest.com 4 STOCKPORT PLAZA BOX OFFICE: 0161 477 7779 April 2018 THE GREEN ROOM AT THE PLAZA: TJ HIGGS Sunday 8 th April at 2.30pm & 7.00pm T J Higgs makes a welcome return to the intimate Art Deco TICKETS surroundings of The Plaza Green Room for an evening and by £19.00 special request Matinee appearance on Sunday 8th April. CONCESSIONS With her natural and accurate presentation, TJ is today firmly £18.00 placed as the UK’s foremost psychic medium and her broad appeal allows her to support private readings, live theatre appearances and events within the UK and internationally. Alongside her annual live UK theatre tours, TJ co-presented ‘The Three Mediums’ theatre show at four major UK cities including a sell-out show at the Hammersmith Apollo Theatre, London and also appeared on Sky Living’s: ‘Colin Fry Live with TJ Higgs’. RSC LIVE SCREENING: MACBETH Wednesday 11 th April at 7.00pm ‘Something wicked this way comes’ TICKETS £15.00 Returning home from battle, the victorious Macbeth meets three witches on the heath. Driven by their disturbing CONCESSIONS prophecies, he sets out on the path to murder. £13.00 Our contemporary production of Shakespeare’s darkest psychological thriller marks both Christopher Eccleston’s RSC debut and the return of Niamh Cusack to the Company. BOOK ONLINE: WWW.STOCKPORTPLAZA.CO.UK 5 April 2018 THAT'LL BE THE DAY Thursday 12 th April at 7.30pm The UK’s premier Rock & Roll production That’ll Be The Day TICKETS returns with another chance to see its latest most popular show! £25.00 Highly acclaimed for its stunning LIVE entertainment value, That’ll Be The Day is an outstanding celebration for all true fans of the golden era of popular music. This latest production features a fantastic new-line- up of smash hits spanning the 50s, 60s & 70s, plus more side-splitting comic sketches, all performed live on-stage! Prepare for an unforgettable night of nostalgia, laughs and ROCK ‘N’ROLL! www.thatllbetheday.com FILM: SIR ALEC GUINNESS DOUBLE BILL Friday 13 th April at 11.00am & 7.30pm In two of his greatest films, The Plaza is honoured to present a TICKETS double bill homage to one of our nation’s greatest actors. £7.50 In the 1955 release of The Lady Killers, a group of criminals lead CONCESSIONS by Professor Marcus (Alec Guinness), plan a bank robbery in £6.50 rooms rented from octogenarian widow Mrs. Wilberforce (Katie FILM CLUB Johnson) under the pretext that they are classical musicians. MEMBERS £5.50 The 1949 release Kind Hearts and Coronets is set in the stately Edwardian era and is black comedy at its best, with the most articulate and literate of all Ealing screenplays. Sir Alec Guinness gives a virtuoso performance in his Ealing comedy debut, playing all eight victims standing between a mass- murderer and his family fortune. SILVER SCREEN CONCESSIONS FOR 11AM SCREENING: £6.00 6 STOCKPORT PLAZA BOX OFFICE: 0161 477 7779 April 2018 THE GREEN ROOM AT THE PLAZA - GERALD DICKENS PRESENTS: MISTER DICKENS IS COMING! Friday 13 th April at 7.30pm An evening of theatrical entertainment and delight featuring the TICKETS life, loves, characters, foibles and novels of Mr. Charles Dickens. £15.00 As interpreted and re-told by his great great grandson. CONCESSIONS Gerald is a world authority on Dickens and specialises in £8.00 bringing the works of his great great grandfather to the stage, which he has been doing to critical acclaim for over twenty years. "The younger Dickens' portrayal of his illustrious ancestor is rich with nuance, humour and a generous spirit" Talkin Broadway BOOK ONLINE: WWW.STOCKPORTPLAZA.CO.UK 7 April 2018 THE DRESSING ROOM Saturday 14 th April at 7.30pm Set behind-the-scenes at a run-down theatre Tommy Cannon TICKETS and Bobby Ball find themselves involved in the crazy goings-on £18.00 of compère Stu Francis and fellow comic Johnnie Casson. CONCESSIONS Returning by public demand, the hilarious comedy play, written £16.00 by Bobby Ball, that combines sitcom with variety and comedy. Part play, part variety show - a whole night of great entertainment! So get ready to get your “hankies" out to wipe away tears of laughter. Suitable for all the family! “Cannon and Ball” won a standing ovation! A night of pure nostalgia!" Derbyshire Times FILM: GONE WITH THE WIND Sunday 15 th April at 2.30pm David O. Selznick's production of Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer TICKETS Prize Winner has been called the pinnacle of Hollywood £7.50 moviemaking. CONCESSIONS This sweeping Civil War-era romance won an impressive 10 £6.50 Academy Awards and its immortal characters Scarlett (Vivien FILM CLUB Leigh) and Rhett (Clarke Gable) help populate an epic story of MEMBERS enduring appeal across generations which has had many £5.50 judging this the greatest film of all time.