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| Alison
Joynes as Maggie Hobson and Mark Skilton as William Mossop in Lookout's version
of Hobson's Choice | | |
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| 2nd
- 6th | Newcastle
Amateur Operatic Society presents
Fiddler on The Roof -
Gordon Alcock's new production of this classic musical.
At 7.30pm with 2.30pm Sat matinee. Tel: 01782 565873.Tkts £7.50
- £9.50 | |
| 2nd
- 6th | Lichfield
Operatic Society presents
Half a Sixpence
- Arthur Kipps works and lives in a Drapery Emporium, and as a token of affection
he gives childhood sweethear Ann "Half a Sixpence". Kipps and Anne fall out, Kipps
inherits a fortune, loses it, but wins back the girl! Made famous by Tommy Steele,
it features thie title song, plus Money to Burn, If the Rain Got To Fall, The
Party's On The House, and Flash, Bang and Wallop!
At 7.30pm - between
£9 and £14 |
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| 4th,
5th & 6th | Checkley
Jubilee Players present
The Love Nest - a farcical comedy
Times: 7.30pm - Thursday all tickets £4, Friday & Saturday all tickets £5
- to book tel: Norma - 01538 722233 |
Checkley
Centre, Checkley, Near Tean |
| Tue
9th - Sat 13th | Newcastle
Players present
It Runs in the Family
This modern farce
by Ray Cooney follows the exploits of neurology specialist, Dr Mortimer. Comedy
highlights include the hospital Xmas panto and dead patients who refuse to stay
still!
At 7.30pm + 3pm Saturday. £7 evenings; £4 Sat matinee.
Concessions for parties of 10 or more. Tel 01782 635500 from 20 Oct | Mitchell
S-o-T |
| 10th-
13th |
West Bromwich Operatic Society presents
Les Miserables
- professionally
adapted to enable young people to perform without losing any of the well known
numbers, On My Own, Bring Him Home, I Dreamed a Dream, etc, or any of the powerful
storyline. With a talented cast of around 70.
£11
and £9. | |
| 16th
-20th | The
Lookout! Theatre Company present
Hobson's Choice the classic
comedy by Harold Brighouse. Set in the north in 1880, the play is based on family
relationships, mainly a dominant father and widower who owns a successful boot
shop. His three daughters decide to break loose from his control and the only
way is to marry the first males who are willing to wed them
At
7.30pm; £8.00 or £6.00 for concessions. Tuesday is three for the price of two!
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| Tues
16th to Sat 20th | Stoke-on-Trent
AOS (Youth Section) present:
Rock Nativity by Tony Hatch and
(locally born) Jackie Trent. Stoke Youth is celebrating its 25th anniversary and
reviving the show with which it first started in 1979.
On the last night, Jackie
Trent is travelling over from Spain to make a personal appearance and to award
a "Jackie Trent Scholarship" of £2000 to a member of the cast, who is due to go
to Drama/Performing Arts School next September. | Mitchell
S-o-T |
| Thurs
18th to Sat 20th |
Aldridge Musical Comedy Society presents
ALL THE WORLD'S
A STAGE - An evening of song and dance with music influenced from around the
globe. From New York to New Delhi, from Madrid to Melbourne, this show fuses styles
from around the world in a melting pot of entertainment
Raised
seating £10, Flat £9, u-16's £6. Family discount tickets (4)£24, (5)£28. Tel 01922
684315 | Prince
of Wales Cannock |
| Sat
20th | Tales
from the Wood at 7.45pm
Burntwood Town Council and Lichfield Garrick
presentation - an evening of music, dance and drama inspired by local history,
local people and local events.
£10, £7 (Concessions) £5 (18 and under). Tel:
01543 412121 | Garrick
Lichfield |
| Sat
20th | Second
Time Around - three local singers (Rachael Hardwick, Edward Moore and Heather
Kavanagh - all members of the Mellow Dramatics Music Theatre Group) perform
songs from stage and screen with live band. Programme includes Rat Pack favourites,
Jazz standards and songs from musicals
Tickets £6 each from
Brewhouse box office - tel: 01283 516030 (all proceeds to Burton Cancer Patients
Fund - Queens Hospital, Burton on Trent) | Brewhouse
Arts Centre, Burton |
| Tues
23rd to Sat 27th |
New Era presents:
Oklahoma!
Set in the Indian
territory of the American West at the turn of the century - against a background
of conflict between farmers and cattlemen - Oklahoma! is the story of Laurey and
two rivals for her affections: Curly, a cowboy, and Jud, the hired farmhand.
Famously, the show opens with 'Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'' and contains wonderful
songs such as 'The Surry with The Fringe on Top', 'People Will Say We're in Love',
'Many a New Day', 'I Can't Say No', and the final rousing chorus of 'Oklahoma!'
| Burton |
| 24th
-27th |
Endon Dramatic Society present
Season's Greetings
the Alan Ayckbourn comedy
£4.50/4 tickets from
June Pope on 01782 503269 or Pam Shufflebotham on 01782 412641. |
Endon
Village Hall, N Staffs |
| 24th
to 27th |
Lichfield Garrick Youth Theatre presents
Little Shop of Horrors
- Seymour's unusual passion for strange plants seems to pay off, when he discovers,
after a sudden solar eclipse, a small flytrap "stuck in among the Zinnias" at
a plant shop. Little does he know that the plant is really "a mean green mother
from outer space" that needs human blood in order to survive!
Times:
7.30pm. Contact: 01543 412121. Tickets
are £10 and £9 concessions. |
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| 25th
& 26th | Newstead
Masqueraders present
The Three Spirits by Paul
Deakin, an adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic "A Christmas
Carol" - with music, dance and acting.
At 7.30 pm; £6.00 adults, £5.00
cons, £5.00 children. Tel: 01782 233 191 | Mitchell
S-o-T |
| 29th
- Dec 4th | Congleton
Amateur Youth Theatre
present
Les Miserables (School Edition) - based on Victo Hugo's
classic novel, an epic saga that sweeps across three turbulent decades of 19th
Century French history. This production includes all the memorable songs e.g.
One Day More, I Dreamed a Dream, Master of the House, Stars and many more.
Mon
& Tues - £6 Adults, £5 Conces / Wed & Thurs - £6.50 Adults, £5.50 Conces
/ Fri. & Sat. £7 all seats. Tel:
01260 277502 | Daneside
Theatre Congleton |
| 30th
Nov to 4th Dec | Stone
Revellers present
Jack
and the Beanstalk - the Revellers' annual pantomime is filled as usual; written
by members Colin Day and Simone Plant.
At
7.30 eve; 2.30 Sat mat. Tickets
are available from Home and Colour Centre, High St, Stone or by ringing 01785
814635. £6.50 and conc £5.50 (cons not avail Sat matinee). Tel 01785 814635 |
St
Michael’s Hall, Lichfield St, Stone |
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