Theatre Reviews
Disney Live! presents Three Classic Fairy Tales to UK Audiences Nationwide
Join Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy on a Journey Following Three  Beloved Disney Princesses
Disney Live! presents Three Classic Fairy Tales follows the three enchanting adventures of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella and Beauty & the Beast in this fun filled stage show making it the must-see show this Spring.
Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and over twenty-five of their Disney friends join together in this one-of-a-kind experience to magically recreate moments from these three family favourites, which guarantees to entertain both children and parents alike.
Disney Live! presents Three Classic Fairy Tales will be touring the following cities Nationwide this Spring:
Glasgow
5th March – 7th March
Braehead Arena
London
12th March – 14th March
Wembley Arena
Newcastle
16th March – 17th March
Metro Radio Arena
Birmingham
19th March – 21st March
NIA Academy
Liverpool
26th March – 28th March
Liverpool Echo Arena
Nottingham
30th March – 31st March
Trent FM Arena
Brighton
2nd April – 5th April
The Brighton Centre
The show, produced by Feld Entertainment, combines captivating choreography, a breathtaking set, award-winning costumes and innovative lighting – along with a touch of Disney magic – resulting in an inspiring and entertaining storyline.
“With genuine Disney characters, familiar songs and nostalgia hidden in each storyline, Disney Live! presents Three Classic Fairy Tales is one of the closest and most intimate Disney experiences that we have ever produced. Whether the audience knows the stories or not, they will leave the show  inspired by the quality of the performance and the unwavering spirits that these beloved princesses have,” says producer Kenneth Feld.
The adventure begins in Mickey’s attic where he discovers a magical storybook and, along with Minnie, Donald and Goofy, he turns the pages to uncover three magical fairy tales. Audiences will be invited to follow along as the friends discover Snow White as she searches for her true love, Cinderella dressing up for her magical night at the ball and Belle from Beauty & the Beast as she finds happiness in the most unexpected place. The audience will be invited to help solve clues, as well as clap and sing along to celebrated Disney songs such as “Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo”, “Heigh Ho” and “Be Our Guest”.
For the audience, as well as Mickey and his pals, the spellbinding storybook is filled with laughter, singing, dancing and astounding adventure.
“This show was built specifically for families, for kids, for people familiar and unfamiliar with the stories and for everyone that believes dreams really do come true. We want them to walk away with a feeling of wonderment and the memory of a heartwarming live experience!” adds producer Kenneth Feld.
Disney Live! presents Three Classic Fairy Tales has a Nationwide tour scheduled from:
5th March 2010 – 5th April 2010
Ticketing Information
National ticket prices range from: £18.00 - £24.75
Ticket prices at Wembley Arena, London range from £20.00 - £24.75
To purchase tickets contact Ticketmaster on 0870 4000 777 or www.ticketmaster.co.uk.
About Feld
Feld Entertainment, Inc., is the worldwide leader in producing and presenting live family entertainment that lifts the human spirit and creates indelible memories, with 25 million people in attendance at its shows each year. Feld Entertainment’s productions have appeared in 50 countries and on six continents to date and include Disney On Ice, Disney Live!, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® and Doodlebops Live!
Birmingham Stage Company on the road again throughout 2010 with two exciting new family shows
The Birmingham Stage Company, one of the UK’s most successful companies specialising in top quality stage adaptations of children’s books, are this year undertaking two long tours all round the UK. Their brand new production of George's Marvellous Medicine, adapted by David Wood from one of Roald Dahl's funniest stories, is currently breaking all box office records at the company’s home base, The Old Rep Theatre Birmingham and will start touring next month at Reading Hexagon then visit more than 50 other venues during the following 14 months. Also, for the first time live on stage BSC present an amazing new play based on some of the hugely popular Horrible Science books by Nick Arnold The production is previewing this week at Horsham’s Capitol Theatre with the official press performance at New Wimbledon Theatre Wednesday 3 March at 1.30pm and it then plays another 35 UK venues (See full touring details of both shows below).
In George’s Marvellous Medicine a young boy makes a marvellous new medicine to cure his grandmother of her terrifying temper. But when she drinks his special new potion the most incredible things start to happen – and it’s the beginning of George’s amazing adventures, providing a wonderfully comic show for all ages 4+ and the whole family, including all non-grumpy grannies!
‘George’s Marvellous Medicine’ has Clark Devlin in the title role and Erika Poole as Grandma. Other parts will be played by Alison Fitzjohn, Jason O’Brien and Thomas Woodman. The show has been a huge hit in Birmingham over the Christmas season becoming BSC’s top grossing show ever at The Old Rep Theatre and its run has now been extended to 13 February.
BSC have already produced six hugely popular Horrible Histories shows and this month will start touring the first ever stage play based on the top-selling Horrible Science books by Nick Arnold illustrated by Tony De Saulles and adapted for the stage by Mark Williams. The books have sold over 10 million copies in 38 different languages world wide and won such important scientific awards as the Rhone-Poulenc Prize in 1997 and the Aventis Prize in 2004. HORRIBLE SCIENCE Live on Stage is science with all the squishy, disgusting & explosive bits left in!
Using 4 actors - Laura Dalgleish, Benedict Martin, Sarah Nightingale and Gareth Warren, plus lots of amazing 3D Bogglevision special effects, BSC’s new Horrible Science show attempts to find the awful answers to important questions such as why do we produce 50,000 litres of spit in a lifetime – enough to fill 100 baths? Can you fight deadly diseases and beastly bacteria just using orange juice? Can you survive the Bathroom of Doom and the Toothbrush of Terror - when in just a few hours one bacterium can produce 100 million copies of itself to infect your towel, flannel, toothbrush and even your hands!
The audience will join Billy Miller, a recalcitrant 10-year-old, as he battles his way through the Horrible Science World, facing dreadful dangers and putrid puns! They’ll encounter fatal forces such as gravity and magnetism; discover the shocking truth about electricity, how bacteria and microbe monsters inflict their killer diseases and how the different parts of the body fit together.
Horrible Science is suitable for all the family aged 6+ and covers much of the science curriculum that Key Stage 2 primary school children have to learn but deals with these topics in such unusual and hilariously disgusting ways as to seem a million miles from the classroom! Both those who already enjoy the subject and also the confirmed science haters will all find Horrible Science is unlike any theatre production they have ever seen before – a hugely fun way to learn important new things! This astounding show will thrill you and your children – you’ll be laughing & groaning at some awful jokes then gasping at the special effects that seem to send giant bacteria and disgusting blobby things straight at your head, while all the time you’ll be painlessly learning many more scientific facts than you knew before!
Both ‘George’ and ‘Horrible Science’ are directed by Phil Clark with designs by Jacqueline Trousdale and lighting by Jason Taylor.
So book your tickets today for either a truly HORRIBLE experience with Horrible Science or a great, fun adventure with Roald Dahl’s Marvellous hero George!
For more information on these tours go to www.birminghamstage.com
George Tour Schedule 2010 - 2011
until 13 Feb Old Rep Theatre Birmingham box office 0121 303 2323
17 – 20 Feb Hexagon Reading box office 0118 960 6060
23 – 27 Feb Whitley Bay Playhouse box office 0191 252 3505
2 – 6 March Charter Theatre Preston box office 0845 344 2012
11 – 13 March Marina Theatre Lowestoft box office 01502 533200
23 – 27 March Princess Theatre Torquay box office 0844 847 2315
30 March – 3Apr Regent Theatre Stoke on Trent box office 08448 717649
6 – 10 April Lyceum Theatre Sheffield box office 0114 249 6000
13 – 17 Apr Civic Theatre Chelmsford box office 01245 606505
27 Apr – 1 May Theatre Royal Lincoln box office 01522 525555
12 – 15 May Octagon Theatre, Yeovil box office 01935 422884
19 - 22 May Watford Palace box office 01923 225671
25 – 29 May New Theatre Hull box office 01482 226655
1 - 5 June Churchill Theatre Bromley box office 0870 060 6620
8 – 12 June New Victoria Theatre Woking box office 08448 717645
15 – 19 June Belgrade Theatre Coventry box office 024 7655 3055
22 - 26 June Richmond Theatre box office 0870 060 6651
29 June – 3 July Opera House Manchester box office 0844 847 2275
6 – 10 July Milton Keynes Theatre box office 0870 060 6652
13 – 17 July Mercury Theatre Colchester box office 01206 573948
20 - 24 July Lighthouse Poole box office 0844 4068666
27 – 31 July Theatre Royal Glasgow box office 0870 060 6647
10 – 14 August Oxford Playhouse box office 01865 305305
17 – 21 August Grand Opera House York box office 0870 6063595
2 – 4 Sept Hippodrome Theatre Bristol box office 0870 6077500
14 – 18 Sept Taliesin Theatre Swansea box office 01792 295238
21 – 25 Sept Theatre Royal Brighton box office 0870 060 6650
28 Sept – 2 Oct Assembly Halls Tunbridge Wells box office 01892 530613
12 – 16 Oct Orchard Theatre Dartford box office 01322 220000
19 – 23 Oct Buxton Opera House box office 0845 127 2190
26 – 30 Oct Civic Theatre Mansfield box office 01623 633133
2 – 6 Nov Wyvern Theatre Swindon box office 01793 524481
9 – 13 Nov Civic Theatre Darlington box office 01325 486555
16 – 20 Nov Grand Theatre Blackpool box office 01253 290190
13 Dec – 15 Jan Bloomsbury Theatre London box office 020 7388 8822
More venues for 2010/11 will be announced soon
Horrible Science 2010 Tour
27 – 30 Jan Capitol Theatre Horsham box office 01403 750220
2 – 6 Feb Assembly Halls Tunbridge Wells 01892 530613
9 – 13 Feb Civic Theatre Darlington 01325 486555
16 – 20 Feb Belgrade Theatre Coventry 024 7655 3055
23 – 27 Feb New Theatre Cardiff 029 2087 8889
2 – 6 March New Wimbledon Theatre 0870 060 6646
8 – 10 March Hexagon Reading 0118 960 6060
11 – 13 March Theatre Royal Winchester 01962 840440
14 – 16 March Palace Theatre Mansfield 01623 633133
23 – 27 March Grand Theatre Blackpool 01253 290190
7 – 10 April Swan Theatre High Wycombe 01494 512000
13 – 17 April Bradford Alhambra 01274 432000
20 – 24 April Orchard Theatre Dartford 01322 220000
18 – 22 May Leicester Curve 0116 242 3595
27 – 29 May Plymouth Pavilions 0845 1461460
1 – 5 June Derngate Northampton 01604 624811
8 – 12 June Empire Theatre Sunderland 0844 847 2499
15 – 19 June Lyceum Theatre Sheffield 0114 249 6000
23 -26 June Grimsby Auditorium 0844 847 2426
29 June – 3 July New Theatre Oxford 0844 847 1585
6 – 10 July Alexandra Theatre Birmingham 0844 847 2294
21 – 25 Sept Grand Opera Hse York 0844 8472322
5 – 16 Oct UCL Bloomsbury Theatre London 020 7388 8822
19 – 23 Oct Palace Theatre Manchester 0844 847 2275
2 – 6 Nov Hawth Theatre Crawley 01293 553636
9 – 13 Nov Civic Theatre Chelmsford 01245 606505
30 Nov – 4 Dec Theatr Hafren Newtown 01686 625007
More tour venues will be announced soon
PEPPA PIG’S PARTY
Live on stage
UK TOUR 2010
www.peppapiglive.com
Ticket hotline: 020 7907 7093
Peppa Pig is currently one of TV’s top-rated children’s shows and a BAFTA  Award winner. Now, for the first time ever, she has her own live stage show. Peppa Pig’s Party opened on 30 September in Exeter and played to 7 venues in autumn 2009. Now in 2010 this extensive UK tour continues to 60 theatres across the country from 4 February.
Many creative talents have come together to assemble this exciting new production where the main characters are played by puppets with visible puppeteers.
Nigel Plaskitt is Puppetry Consultant for the show and is, arguably, the UK’s most experienced puppet specialist. His many credits include Monkey (who appears alongside Al played by Johnny Vegas) in the current award-winning commercials for PG Tips; Spitting Image; and the current West End hit show Avenue Q.
The music comes from LazyTown’s highly talented composer Mani Svavarsson whose songs are well known to children and parents.
Director Richard Lewis (who has also adapted Peppa Pig for stage) has many acclaimed children’s stage shows to his credit, including Fimbles and the two LazyTown Live! tours (2007 – 2008 and 2009).
Peppa Pig’s Party is produced by the team (Fiery Angel and Limelight Productions) behind the recent tours of LazyTown Live! and Roald Dahl’s The BFG.
Peppa is a playful little pig who lives with her little brother George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig. Through everyday adventures she plays games, makes new friends and enjoys her absolutely favourite activity – jumping up and down in muddy puddles! Today is a very special day. It’s Peppa Pig's birthday. Peppa Pig’s Party is a chance for all her young friends across the UK to join in the fun with Suzy Sheep, Danny Dog and Emily Elephant for her perfect party. This charming, original and imaginative show is full of brand new songs, muddy puddles, and oinks!
Further autumn 2010 dates to be added
Thurs 4 – Sun 7 February THE LOWRY, SALFORD
Thurs 4 at 10 a.m., 1 & 4 p.m. www.thelowry.com
Fri 5 at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. & 4 p.m.
Sat 6 at 10 a.m., 1 & 4 p.m.
Sun 7 at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. & 4 p.m.
Tickets: £10 - £14.50
Wed 10 – Thurs 11 February DERBY THEATRE
Wed 10 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.derbylive.co.uk
Thurs 11 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Sat 13 – Sun 14 February FAIRFIELD, CROYDON
Sat 13 at 10 a.m., 1 & 4 p.m. www.fairfield.co.uk
Sun 14 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £10 - £14.50
Wed 17 – Thurs 18 February ANVIL, BASINGSTOKE
Wed 17 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.anvilarts.org.uk
Thurs 18 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £10 - £14.50
Sat 20 – Sun 21 February MARINA THEATRE, LOWESTOFT
Sat 20 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.marinatheatre.co.uk
Sun 21 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Wed 24 – Thurs 25 February DORKING HALLS
Wed 24 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.dorkinghalls.co.uk
Thurs 25 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £10 - £14.50
Sat 27 – Sun 28 February THEATRE ROYAL, NEWCASTLE
Sat 27 & Sun 28 at 10 a.m., 12.30 & 3 p.m. www.theatreroyal.co.uk
Tickets: £10 - £14.50
Fri 12 – Sat 13 March THE CURVE, LEICESTER
Fri 12 at 1.30 & 4 p.m. www.curvetheatre.co.uk
Sat 13 at 10.15 a.m., 1.30 & 4 p.m.
Tickets: £12 - £15
Wed 17 – Thurs 18 March HARROGATE THEATRE
Wed 17 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk
Thurs 18 at 10 & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Sat 20 & Sun 21 March ROYAL & DERNGATE, NORTHAMPTON
Sat 20 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.royalandderngate.co.uk
Sun 21 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £10 - £14.50
Sat 27 – Sun 28 March NEW THEATRE, CARDIFF
Sat 27 at 10 a.m., 1 & 4 p.m. www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk
Sun 28 at 10a.m., 1 & 4 p.m.
Tickets: £8 - £14.50
Sat 3 – Sun 4 April CORN EXCHANGE, CAMBRIDGE
Sat 3 at 10 a.m., 1 & 4 p.m. www.cornex.co.uk
Sun 4 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £15.50
Wed 7 – Thurs 8 April KING’S THEATRE, GLASGOW
Wed 7 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.ambassadorstickets.com
Thurs 8 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Sat 10 – Sun 11 April BUXTON OPERA HOUSE
Sat 10 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk
Sun 11 at 11 a.m. & 2 p.m.
Tickets: £14.50
Wed 14 – Thurs 15 April OAKENGATES THEATRE, TELFORD
Wed 14 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.oakengate.ws
Thurs 15 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Sat 17 – Sun 18 April THEATRE ROYAL NORWICH
Sat 17 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk
Sun 18 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £5 - £14.50
Wed 21 – Thurs 22 April THEATRE ROYAL, WINCHESTER
Wed 21 at 1 & 4p.m. www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Thurs 22 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £14.50
Sat 24 – Sun 25 April GRAND THEATRE, BLACKPOOL
Sat 24 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk
Sun 25 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Wed 28 – Thurs 29 April EVERYMAN, CHELTENHAM
Wed 28 at 10 a.m., 1 & 4 p.m. www.everymantheatre.org.uk
Thurs 29 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £10 - £14.50
Sat 1 – Sun 2 May ST GEORGE’S HALL, BRADFORD
Sat at 1 & 4 p.m. www.bradford-theatres.co.uk
Sun 2 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Wed 5 – Thurs 6 May LIGHTHOUSE, POOLE
Wed 5 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.lighthousepoole.co.uk
Thurs 6 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Sat 8 & Sun 9 May HALL FOR CORNWALL, TRURO
Sat 8 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.hallforcornwall.org.uk
Sun 9 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 & £14.50
Wed 12 – Thurs 13 May GORDON CRAIG THEATRE, STEVENAGE
Wed 12 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.stevenage-leisure.co.uk
Thurs 13 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 – £14.50
Sat 15 – Sun 16 May WESTCLIFF PALACE
Sat 15 at 10 a.m., 1 & 4 p.m. www.southendtheatres.org.uk
Sun 16 at 10 a.m., 1 & 4 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Sat 22 – Sun 23 May THE HAWTH, CRAWLEY
Sat 22 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.tickets.hawth.co.uk
Sun 23 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Wed 26 – Thurs 27 May ASSEMBLY HALL, TUNBRIDGE WELLS
Wed 26 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk
Thurs 27 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Sat 29 – Sun 30 May ROYAL SPA CENTRE, LEAMINGTON SPA
Sat 29 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.warwickdc.gov.uk/royalspacentre
Sun 30 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Wed 2 – Thurs 3 June DARLINGTON CIVIC THEATRE
Wed 2 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.darlington.gov.uk/arts
Thurs 3 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Sat 5 – Sun 6 June SHEFFIELD LYCEUM
Sat 5 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk
Sun 6 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Sat 12 – Sun 13 June OLYMPIA DUBLIN
Sat 12 & Sun 13 at 10 a.m., 1 & 4 p.m. www.olympia.ie
Wed 16 – Thurs 17 June THEATRE AT THE MILL, NEWTOWNABBEY
Wed 16 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.theatreathemill.com
Thurs 17 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Sat 19 – Sun 20 June MILLENNIUM FORUM, DERRY
Sat 19 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.millenniumforum.co.uk
Sun 20 at 1 & 4 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Tues 22 – Wed 23 June HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE, ABERDEEN
Tues 22 at 4 p.m. www.boxofficeaberdeen.com
Wed 23 at 10 a.m., 1 & 4 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Sat 26 & Sun 27 June FLORAL PAVILION, NEW BRIGHTON
Sat 26 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.floralpavilion.com
Sun 27 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Wed 30 June – Thurs 1 July THEATRE ROYAL, WAKEFIELD
Wed 30 at 10 a.m., 1 & 4 p.m. www.theatreroyalwakefield.co.uk
Thurs 1 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12 - £15
Sat 3 – Sun 4 July FORUM 28, BARROW-IN-FURNESS
Sat 3 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.forumtwentyeight.co.uk
Sun 4 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets; £12.50 - £14.50
Wed 7 – Thurs 8 July GRAND THEATRE, SWANSEA
Wed 7 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.swanseagrand.co.uk
Thurs 8 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Sat 10 – Sun 11 July VICTORIA THEATRE, HALIFAX
Sat 10 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.victoriatheate.co.uk
Sun 11 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Wed 14 – Thurs 15 July WYCOMBE SWAN
Wed 14 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.wycombeswan.co.uk
Thurs 15 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Sat 17 – Sun 18 July SOUTHPORT THEATRE
Sat 17 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.visitsouthport.com
Sun 18 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Sat 24 – Sun 25 July ORCHARD THEATRE, DARTFORD
Sat 24 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.orchardtheatre.co.uk
Sun 25 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Sat 7 – Sun 8 August VENUE CYMRU, LLANDUDNO
Sat 7 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.venuecymru.co.uk
Sun 8 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Thurs 12 – Sat 14 August HULL TRUCK THEATRE
Thurs 12, Fri 13 & Sat 14 at 10 a.m., 1 & 4 p.m. www.hulltruck.co.uk
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Tues 17 – Wed 18 August CHURCHILL THEATRE, BROMLEY
Tues 17 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.churchilltheatre.co.uk
Wed 18 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: 13.50 - £15.50
Sat 4 – Sun 5 September ALEXANDRA THEATRE, BIRMINGHAM
Sat 4 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.alexandratheatre.org.uk
Sun 5 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Sat 11 – Sun 12 September PLAYHOUSE, EDINBURGH
Sat 11 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.edinburghplayhouse.org.uk
Sun 12 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. Box Office: 0844 847 1660
Tickets: £12.50 – £14.50
Sat 25 – Sun 26 September BRISTOL HIPPODROME
Sat 25 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.bristolhippodrome.org.uk
Sun 26 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Sat 2 – Sun 3 October WYVERN THEATRE, SWINDON
Sat 2 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.wyverntheatre.org.uk
Sun 3 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Wed 6 – Thurs 7 October PRINCESS THEATRE, TORQUAY
Wed 6 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.princesstheatre.org.uk
Thurs 7 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Sat 16 – Sun 17 October GRAND OPERA HOUSE, YORK
Sat 16 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.grandoperahouseyork.org.uk
Sun 17 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Sat 23 – Sun 24 October OPERA HOUSE, MANCHESTER
Sat 23 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.manchesteroperahouse.org.uk
Sun 24 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Sat 20 – Sun 21 November GRIMSBY AUDITORIUM
Sat 20 at 1 & 4 p.m. www.grimsbyauditorium.org.uk
Sun 21 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Tickets: £12.50 - £14.50
Peppa Pig © Astley Baker Davies Ltd / E1 Entertainment Ltd 2003.
Teatro Kismet in association with Warwick Arts Centre
presents
The Mermaid Princess
Adapted and directed by Teresa Ludovico
Italy’s Teatro Kismet returns in 2010 with another enchanting adaptation of a Hans Christian Anderson classic. The Mermaid Princess tours nationally  from March – July following the critical success of their internationally acclaimed production: The Snow Queen as well as celebrating the company’s sixteenth year of showcasing these unique productions in the UK.
Teatro Kismet’s signature physical and visual style has consistently appealed to both children and adults and their award winning adaptations have captivated audiences world-wide for over twenty five years.
This brand new English speaking production of The Mermaid Princess utilises evocative imagery, magical drama and poetic text with depth and sophistication allowing all ages to experience this atmospheric piece.
The Mermaid Princess tells the moving story of a mermaid living deep in the ocean with a spellbindingly beautiful voice. She rescues a shipwrecked  prince and falls in love with him, requesting a mortal transformation from a sea witch who demands her sublime singing voice in return. As well, she is warned that she will turn into sea foam should she fail to marry the prince. After accepting, Mermaid becomes mute and her prince marries another. Heartbroken, Mermaid kills her prince, escaping her destiny but the prince’s new bride transforms into sea foam which in turn becomes a cloud of mist and takes off into the sky. This mesmerizing tale reflects the constantly fluctuating nature of existence, a continuing metamorphoses where there is no ‘Happy ever after’ but an eventuality which is as unique as everything in nature.
Following Beauty and the Beast and The Snow Queen, The Mermaid Princess completes a trilogy dedicated to both children and adults, enabling them to share together the powerful narrative and the magical dimensions of the fairy tale. In a lofty and suspended universe the characters light up with colour, iridescent figures stolen from eighteenth century painting, who travel between earth, sea and sky. Music, dance, masks and physical storytelling combine harmoniously to create a lucid and visionary production.
The Mermaid Princess is a free adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid.
Previous UK tours include Little Red Riding Hood (1994), Pinocchio (1996), Beauty and the Beast (2002), Little Mysteries (2004) and The Snow Queen (2007 & 2009). Teatro Kismet featured at the Brighton Festival with a new production of Gilgamesh (2004) and co-produced original new work for children with Birmingham REP: Through the Woods (2004). They also created the first full theatrical production of Nino Rota’s opera for children The Swineherd Prince with the Fondazione Lirico Sinfonica Petruzzelli in Bari. This production was presented at Birmingham REP in a collaboration with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (2007). They have just premiered a new adaptation of Moliere’s The Hypochondriac.
This UK tour, following an extensive European tour, is produced by Warwick Arts Centre, confirming the centre’s commitment to bringing the best international theatre to audiences across the UK. The tour has been made possible thanks to support from Arts Council England.
The Mermaid Princess is suitable for everyone aged 8 and upwards
"Far too good just to leave to the children” The Guardian
Tour Schedule
Curve, Leicester
Wed 24 – Sat 27 March
Wed 7.30pm, Thu 10.15am & 7.30pm, Fri 7.30pm, Sat 2.15pm & 7.30pm
www.curveonline.co.uk
Curve, Rutland Street, Leicester LE1 1SB
Lighthouse, Poole
Wed 31 March – Sat 3 April
Wed 1.30pm & 7pm, Thur 10.30am, Fri 7pm, Sat 2.30pm & 7pm
www.lighthousepoole.co.uk
Kingland Road, Dorset BH15 1UG
Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds
Wed 7 – Sat 10 April
Wed 2pm & 7pm, Thur 2pm & 7pm, Fri 7pm, Sat 2pm & 7pm
www.theatreroyal.org
Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds IP33 1QR
New Wolsey, Ipswich
Wed 14 – Sat 17 April
Wed 7pm, Thur 2pm & 7pm, Fri 7pm, Sat 2pm & 7pm
www.wolseytheatre.co.uk
Civic Drive, Ipswich IP1 2AS
The Lowry, Salford
Wed 2 – Sat 5 June
Wed 7pm, Thu 2.30pm & 7pm, Fri 7pm, Sat 2.30pm & 7pm
www.thelowry.com
Pier 8, Salford Quays M50 3AZ
Hall for Cornwall
Tues 8 June – Wed 9 June
Tues 1,30pm & 7pm, Wed 1.30pm & 7pm
www.hallforcornwall.co.uk/
Back Quay, Truro, Cornwall TR1 2LL
Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
Sat 12 – Mon 14 June
Sat 2pm & 7pm, Sun 3pm, Mon 10.30am
www.warwickartscentre.co.uk
University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL
Oxford Playhouse
Thurs 24 – Sat 26 June
Thurs 7pm, Fri 7pm, Sat 2.30pm & 7pm
www.oxfordplayhouse.com
Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2LW
West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds
Wed 30 June – Sat 3 July
Wed 1pm & 7pm, Thur 1pm & 7pm, Fri 7pm, Sat 1pm & 7pm
www.wyp.org.uk
Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS1 7UP
Enchanted Pig
Princesses should marry handsome princes. So what do you do if you find you are fated to marry a hairy, smelly, muddy pig? This magical family show by Jonathan Dove and writer Alasdair Middleton is heartwarming and original, mixing up elements of a whole mass of fairytales for a witty and gritty modern version that is sure to appeal to the whole family. The Enchanted Pig was originally presented at the Young Vic in partnership with The Opera Group, and has proved to be a sure-fire audience hit. In this re-staging for the Linbury Studio Theatre we will once again find out how princesses can surprise us and how love really can conquer all. Suitable for childen aged six and upwards
Watch a trailer for this film here!!
Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors at the Duke of York’s Theatre, St Martin’s Lane London WC1
The advertising board outside quotes the Times as saying The Little Shop of Horrors is “the finest comedy horror musical you’ll ever see”. Well that’s a pretty small field but the show’s certainly great fun. Think 50’s style rock ‘n’ roll with the local girl layabouts forming a Ronnettes style backing group to most of the numbers. A down at heel florists, run by an exploitative owner and two employees Seymour and Audrey, on Skid Row forms the backdrop to the rise and rise of a carnivorous plant, Audrey II, with a good line in RnB, a taste for human blood and ambitions for world domination.
 The show really comes alive when one of the two Audreys (Sheridan Smith, best known from “The Royle Family” and “Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps”, and Mike McShane as the voice of the plant) are on stage and towards the end of the first act when Alistair McGowan appears in the first of a series of cameos as a manic bike riding dentist it takes off. If your Dad (or you) are a dentist then you really must see this but if you have a dentist’s appointment in the next week, then well…
Little Shop of Horrors is described as suitable from ages six and up and it’s pretty well guaranteed to appeal to anyone with a sense of fun. Forget the film, the musical stage is where Little Shop of Horrors belongs. However, if you’re alone in a room with just the houseplants and you hear a voice saying “FEED ME”, then you’d better watch out.
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