1. Art and Diseño

CE
CREATIVE SPA
F O R A LL
DIARY OF
EVENTS
JANUARY
TO
MARCH
2015
Box office: 020 8770 6990
Book online at www.suttontheatres.co.uk
@suttontheatres
Welcome
Spring is a time of change for everyone and, here at the theatres, we know that change
is coming. Whilst we do not know what the longer term future holds, we do know what
is happening in the next three months and that is very much business as usual: we are
delighted that Enjoy Sutton has enabled us to put on a wide range of artistic workshops
in half term and, as befits a theatre named after Harry Secombe, we have a comic theme
to the activities in February.
We also have a wide range of performances, welcoming some of our talented
performers from the borough as well as providing the opportunity to hear professional
musicians performing as Elton John, songs from the Supersonic 70s and a lovely
review of the musicals in Some Enchanted Evening.
I do hope that you will come and enjoy the performances taking place in your local area.
Karen Foster
Theatre, Halls and Arts Manager
Main Box Office
SECOMBE THEATRE
42 Cheam Road
Sutton
SM1 2SS
Box Office: 020 8770 6990
[email protected]
www.suttontheatres.co.uk
Opening Times
Secombe Theatre—Non Performance Days
9am-4pm Monday to Friday
Saturday 9am—1.30pm
CHARLES CRYER STUDIO THEATRE
39 High Street
Carshalton
SM5 3BB
Box Office: 020 8770 6990
Saturday 9am-2.30pm
On performance days from 6pm
until 30 minutes after the performance starts.
Prices include a £1 theatre booking fee per ticket
which is included in the advertised price.
VOLUNTEERS WANTED
We have a great team of volunteers at our venues who assist with shows, help customers and support activities but
we are always looking for more people to join us. For information contact Sarah Price on 020 8770 4960 or email
[email protected]
This symbol indicates that productions are performed by local talent.
Box office: 020 8770 6990
Book online @ www.suttontheatres.co.uk
Friday 16 – Saturday 31 January
Carshalton Pantomime Company presents
DICK WHITTINGTON IN PANTOLAND
Step into the magic of pantomime as
Carshalton Pantomime Company take you
on a trip through Pantoland. The keys to
the City of London have gone missing! Join
Dick Whittington and his band of friends as
they journey through some of your favourite
fairytales, meeting characters including
Peter Pan and Aladdin along the way as
they attempt to stop the keys falling into the
hands of the evil King Rat.
For more than half a century, Carshalton
Pantomime Company has produced
traditional family pantos raising thousands
of pounds for local young people’s charities.
Evenings 7.30pm
Saturday matinee 2.30pm
Sunday matinee 2pm
No performance on Mondays
Opening night and Tuesday – Thursday
evenings £12
Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday
£14 adult £13 children
Age Range: 4+
Box office: 020 8770 6990
Book online @ www.suttontheatres.co.uk
discover experience enjoy
FREE comedy half term
workshops for children
of all ages at the
Secombe Theatre
“What’s
so
FuNny?”
COMEDY KSHOPS
WOR
Enjoy Sutton, in conjunction with Sutton Theatres, are proud to present free
fun filled comedy workshops at the Secombe Theatre in Sutton.
The workshops are free to attend and tickets MUST be booked in advance.
MONDAY 16TH FEBRUARY
THURSDAY 19TH FEBRUARY
Sounds like Fun: Age 4-5 years. 10am and 11am
Come and sing your favourite songs and illustrate
them with noises and music, each workshops lasts
45mins.
Acting workshop: Aged 8 – 11. 10am (2hrs)
Exploring comic timing and ways to deliver verbal
and non-verbal jokes.
A Musical Joke: Age 6-10 years. 1pm (2hrs)
A 2 hour workshop with percussion instruments,
recorders and voices to create work inspired by
Mozart’s A Musical Joke. You will then perform to an
audience of parents and family.
TUESDAY 17TH FEBRUARY
Clowning around: Age 8-11 years at 10am.
Age 12-15 years at 1pm. Learn circus skills, play
slapstick and really get into the serious business of
being funny. At the end, participants will present a
routine to their parents and family.
WEDNESDAY 18TH FEBRUARY
Tall tales: Age 7-10 years. 10am (2hrs)
A story writing workshop exploring ways to set up and
then deliver a punchline, use hyperbole and repetition
to create funny stories. Workshop lasts 2 hours and
will end with a performance of the stories and gags
created to an audience of families and friends.
Acting workshop: Aged 12 – 15. 1pm (2hrs)
Exploring comic timing and ways to deliver verbal and
non-verbal jokes. Taking either a comedic play or a
funny tale as the inspiration.
FRIDAY 20TH FEBRUARY
Cartoon time: Aged 8-11 years. 1pm (90 mins)
A drawing workshop where you will learn to draw
comic strips or cartoons of people and animals.
Story time: Aged 8-11 years. 3.00pm
Join a professional actor for an afternoon of funny
stories, jokes and songs.... Live on Stage at the
Secombe Theatre.
Book your FREE place now...
Box Office: 020 8770 6990
www.suttontheatres.co.uk
e:[email protected]
@suttontheatres
Baby disco and Toddlers ball:
disco sessions for kids of different ages.
1.00 pm – Baby Disco (age 6 months – three years)
2.00pm– Toddlers’ Ball (age 2 – 5 years)
This ‘Enjoy Sutton’ event is brought to you by Successful Sutton, Sutton’s Business Improvement District.
For more information, please visit www.successfulsutton.co.uk
Saturday 7
February
Sunday 15 & Sunday 22 February
ULTIMATE
ELTON &
THE ROCKET
BAND
Winner of The
Agent’s Association
National Tribute
Awards 2013 Paul Bacon and his talented band
recreate the stunning catalogue of Elton John’s
music. Paul has rapidly established himself as
the foremost Elton John tribute act in Europe and
presents an accurate reproduction of the live shows
of one of the music industry’s most successful
artists. Featuring Your Song, Candle in the Wind,
Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me, Sacrifice,
Crocodile Rock, I’m Still Standing, Saturday Night’s
Alright For Fighting and many more. You simply won’t
find a closer tribute to Sir Elton John.
Evening 7.30pm
Age Range: 4+
£17 (15 concessions)
Saturday 14 February
Dynamic Dance presents
OVER THE RAINBOW
DANCE WITH GRACE
Dance with Grace return
with their annual show.
Featuring dance styles
from ballet to tap and
jazz dance to modern.
Performers, aged 3-34,
take to the stage in this
dance extravaganza.
Matinee 12.30pm
Evening 5.30pm
Age Range: 4+
£11
Friday 6 March
THE ULTIMATE CLIFF &
THE SHADOWS
Cliff, Hank and Bruce
take you on a magical
journey back in time
with all of the classic
Cliff hits, Summer
Holiday, Move It, The
Young Ones and many
more . . . including
The Shadows hit
instrumentals, Apache,
Wonderful Land and Kon Tiki. All the sounds, all the
costumes…what a fabulous show.
“ Simon is without doubt the next best
thing to Cliff” Gloria Hunniford
It is... The Ultimate Cliff Richard & The Shadows
Experience.
Evening 7.30pm Age Range: 12+
£14.50 (£13.50 concessions)
Dynamic dance night featuring many talented
performers from across South London. Showcasing
modern dance styles, Street, Jazz and much more…
Evening 7pm £11
Age Range: 4+
Box office: 020 8770 6990
Book online @ www.suttontheatres.co.uk
Saturday 7 March
Monday 16 – Thursday 19 March
Rosebery School presents
THE SUPERSONIC 70’S –
“A CELEBRATION OF THE
GOLDEN AGE OF POP”
It’s the hottest ticket in town! An incredible live
show jam packed with classic 70s hits, it’s no
wonder it’s been described as “the best 70s show in
theatre land”. Led by the ‘Catsuit Wondergirl’ Janey
Bombshell, Supersonic 70s will take you back to
when pop was at its peak. From the towering majesty
of Queen, ELO & The Carpenters, the ‘pin-up pop’ of
The Osmonds, David Essex & David Cassidy, to the
foot stompin’ glam rock of Sweet & T.Rex plus the
pop-tastic mix of Saturday Night Fever & Grease.
Evening 7.45pm
Age Range: 4+
£18.50
Saturday 14 March
Ewell Dance and Pilates presents
ANYTHING GOES
Anything goes in this toe-tapping dance extravaganza.
The children performing promise the audience lots of
fun whilst proudly presenting all their hard work and
achievements from the previous year.
Matinee 2pm, Evening 5pm
Age Range: 4+
£14 adults
£12 children
Box office: 020 8770 6990
In a place that was once called Earth globalisation
is complete. Everywhere, the kids watch the same
movies, wear the same fashions and think the same
thoughts. It’s a safe, happy, Ga Ga world, unless
you’re a rebel and want to rock. But resistance is
growing. Underneath the gleaming town, down in the
lower depths live the Bohemians, rebels who believe
there was once a Golden Age when kids formed their
own bands and wrote songs. They call that time, The
Rhapsody. Somewhere, the mighty axe of a Guitar
God lies buried in rock. The Bohemians need a hero to
find this axe. Is Galileo that man?
Monday matinee 2pm
£9
Tuesday – Thursday evenings 7pm
£13
(£9 concessions)
Age Range: 4+
Friday 20 March
SOME ENCHANTED EVENING
Broadway and the
West End come to
life in this stunning
production featuring
some of the best
musical theatre songs
of the golden age of
musicals. Oklahoma,
South Pacific and Les Miserables all feature in this
musical revue that has been reviewed as a ‘must
see spectacular’ by audiences around the country.
Performed by talented professionals from the world
of musical theatre this show is a must for everyone
who enjoys songs from all the great shows.
Evening 7.45pm Age Range: 4+
£15
Book online @ www.suttontheatres.co.uk
Saturday 21 March
Wednesday 25 – Saturday 28 March
THE NORWOOD WIND
ENSEMBLE CHARITY CONCERT
The Lyric Players presents
In aid of The Worshipful Mayor of Sutton, Councillor
Arthur Hookway’s, charities Sutton Seniors Forum
and SMILE.
Join The Worshipful Mayor of Sutton for the annual
charity concert with The Norwood Wind Ensemble
under their Musical Director, Brian Cox. The band
perform music from the movies, stage and classics.
Featuring a special guest appearance from the North
Cheam Academy of Dance.
Evening 6.30pm Age Range: 4+
£8.50
THE ADDAMS FAMILY
Something is wrong with Wednesday Addams.
Gomez and Morticia are desperately worried about
their daughter; the charming little bundle of malice
has lost her taste for death, darkness and torture
and is behaving like a fairytale princess. Where did
they go wrong? Surely she hasn’t fallen in love with
someone… normal? This delightfully macabre, joyful
and deliciously wicked musical comedy brings to
life Charles Addams’ oddly loveable and singularly
eccentric comic cartoon creations. An irresistible
celebration of family values, Addams-style!
Evenings 7.30pm £15.50
Saturday matinee 2.30pm
(£14.50 concessions
Wednesday evening and Saturday matinee)
Group tickets for 10 or more people £12.50
Age Range: 4+
Monday 30 March
Sutton Mencap presents
STRICTLY 10
Returning for their 10th dance production Sutton
Mencap and the drama group Action Replay will be
celebrating with a greatest hits themed show which
promises to inspire and get you dancing in your seats.
Evening 7.30pm Age Range: 4+
£6
HALF TERM ACTIVITIES
Wednesday 18th February
Thursday 19th February
Baby disco and Toddlers ball – disco sessions for kids of
different ages.
3.00pm Story time: join a
professional children’s entertainer
for an afternoon of funny stories,
jokes and songs.... Live on stage at
the Charles Cryer Studio Theatre.
10am – Baby Disco (age 6 months – three years)
11am – Toddlers’ Ball (age 2 – 5 years)
The perfect way to start to boogie as a family. Music, disco
£3
lights, props and much more.
Box office: 020 8770 6990
For 8-11 year olds
Free but please book in advance.
Book online @ www.suttontheatres.co.uk
Friday 30 – Saturday 31 January
Saturday 21 February
Spiral Youth Theatre presents
Attic Theatre Company presents
CINDY THE MUSICAL
IT’S THE RITZ
This modern day
Cinderella tale transports
the rags to riches story
from fairytales to a
modern comprehensive
school. Will Cindy be
able to shine at the Gala
Concert with her brilliant
singing voice helped by
the secret that her father
is a former rock god or will she be thwarted
by her adoptive mother and sneaky twin
stepbrothers. Who does get the mysterious
make-over that changes their lives forever!
This Year’s ‘It’s The Ritz!’ will be another
extravaganza where local residents from Sutton and Merton present
an intergenerational and multicultural performance celebrating all ages
through dance, song and music.
Evenings 7pm
£10 (£9 concessions)
Saturday matinee 3.30pm
Age Range: 4+
Wednesday 11 Saturday 14 February
Breakfast Cat Theatre Company presents
AFTER EVER AFTER
by Tia Matthews
…and it all ended
happily ever after.
But then what?
As the fairytale
continues, all must
adapt to life in the
ever after, but not everyone is coping well in
the happy new world order. The brave Prince
Charming misses his adventures now that he
is King, Red Riding Hood finds the enchanted
wood lacking spice and the kingdom has to
find a way to deal with the characters who just
won’t behave. Luckily it looks like the Big Bad
Wolf has a plan (and a posse) to bring the old
evil Queen back… this is NOT a pantomime!
Evenings 7.45pm
Age Range: 12+
£10 (£9 concessions)
Box office: 020 8770 6990
Matinee 2pm£4.50 (£4 concessions)
Age Range: 4+
Wednesday 18 – Saturday 21 March
Sutton Amateur Dramatic Club presents
RELATIVE VALUES
Relative Values opened in 1951 to what its author,
Noel Coward, called ‘rave notices. Full of strong
characters, including a Jeevesian butler who
delivers some splendid lines with ‘The dry wit and
Photo: Silvio Sonsino
observant weariness of a man with more brains
than his masters’, as the Guardian reviewing the recent West End
production put it. The play concerns a country-house dowager whose
relationships with her staff are threatened when her son and heir comes
home engaged to a Hollywood movie star, who just happens to be the
younger sister of the dowager’s personal maid.
Evenings 7.45pm
Age Range: 12+
Wednesday £9
Thursday £11 (£9 concessions)
Friday and Saturday £12
Tuesday 24 – Saturday 28 March
Chase Theatre Company presents
THE VICAR OF DIBLEY
Adapted for the stage by Ian Gower and Paul Carpenter this comedy
shows Geraldine’s trials and tribulations in being accepted as the first
female Vicar in Dibley. Watch the comedy unroll as romance starts to
bloom in more ways than one!
Evenings 7.45pm
£12 (£11 concessions Tuesday – Thursday
Saturday matinee 2.45pm
evening and Saturday matinee)
£13 (£12 concessions Friday –
Saturday evenings) Age Range: 12+
Book online @ www.suttontheatres.co.uk
Secombe Theatre
FUNCTION ROOM
Charles Cryer Studio Theatre
REHEARSAL SPACES
Tuesdays
Monday 8pm-10pm
LINE DANCING: Come along and have some fun.
THE TUDOR PLAYERS
No partner necessary — beginners welcome.
For information contact Diane on 020 8394 2503.
7pm—8pm, Beginners/Improvers, 8pm—10.15pm
Improvers/Intermediates.
Thursdays
A small, friendly, local adult drama group that perform 2
shows a year, mostly comedies, at the Charles Cryer Studio
Theatre. New members welcome for acting, backstage,
set-building. Contact: 07785 506812.
Saturday from 10am
SPATS STUDIO PERFORMANCE AND
THEATRE STUDIES
SLY DANCE: Jazz, street & contemporary dance for all
levels and ages.
For information contact Ricky on 0784 1699640.
Start time 6.30pm
PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE COLLEGE
Full-time professional training for students over 16 in dance,
singing and acting.
Contact: 020 8641 5160
www.performingartstheatrecollege.co.uk.
Running successfully since 1990 under the direction of local
theatre professional, John Hester, SPATS Theatre School
has classes for children and young people. These cover
a wide range of drama topics including acting technique,
improvisation, movement, voice and stagecraft.
For a brochure call 020 8224 9580 email spatsacting@aol.
com visit www.spatstheatreschool.com.
Wednesday and Thursday from 6pm
SPIRAL YOUTH THEATRE for 7– 18 Year Olds
Members learn a variety of activities such as drama, singing
and musical theatre composition, set design and costume
making culminating in two productions per year. We also
offer LAMDA Exam coaching.
For information visit www.spiralyouththeatre.co.uk.
Box office: 020 8770 6990
Book online @ www.suttontheatres.co.uk
Access
We welcome all audience members and want to make
your visit as comfortable as possible. We would
welcome feedback about our theatres and website
from members of the community with different
access needs.
SECOMBE THEATRE
By Road: A232
Nearest Parking: Gibson Road multi-story car
park adjacent to the venue. This car park shuts at
6pm on Sundays.
Mainline Station: Sutton
Bus Routes:151, 213 & 413
Refreshments
Enjoy a drink before the show from our foyer bar.
Interval drinks can be pre-ordered. Soft drinks,
tea and coffee, confectionary and ice creams
are available from our café. Ice creams are also
available from our kiosk in the Foyer.
Access
3 Wheelchair spaces in the auditorium.
Wheelchair accessible toilet at the rear of the
auditorium
Wheelchair ramp to foyer bar level
Two disabled parking spaces to the front of the
building
Ground floor disabled bays in the Gibson Road
Car Park
Wheelchair accessible toilet lower level for
Function Room users
Wheelchair lifts to café level
CHARLES CRYER STUDIO THEATRE
By Road: A232
Nearest Parking: Grove Park Pay and Display.
Mainline Stations: Carshalton and Wallington
Bus Routes: 407, X26 157 & 127
Box office: 020 8770 6990
Refreshments
Enjoy a drink from our bar situated in the
auditorium. Ice Creams will be on sale during
the interval.
Access
2 Wheelchair spaces in the auditorium.
Wheelchair accessible toilet on 1st floor level
accessible by lift
Patron lift to all floors
Two disabled parking spaces to the side of the
building
How to Book
In Person
You can buy tickets in person by visiting our box
office during our opening hours.
Phone: You can book or reserve tickets by
calling
020 8770 6990.
Online: www.suttontheatres.co.uk
Concessions
Where indicated concessions are available
for senior citizens, jobseekers, people with
disabilities, students and under 16s. ID may
be requested when purchasing concessionary
tickets. Concessions are discretionary and do
not apply to every performance.
Children under 1 go free except where specified
for individual productions.
Booking Fee
A £1 theatre booking fee is charged per ticket
on productions and is included in the advertised
ticket price.
Book online @ www.suttontheatres.co.uk
Payment
Ticket Agency
You can book online using a credit/debit card or in
person at the box office with cash, credit/debit card
or cheque. Cheques should be made payable to
the London Borough of Sutton. Cheques are only
accepted up to two weeks prior to the performance.
We offer a ticketing service for external events such
as open air performances or concerts. If you would
like to use this service please contact the Box Office
on 020 8770 6990 or email [email protected].
uk.
Suitability
The venues will advertise a suitable age range for
each production as given to us by the incoming
company. However you are advised to check with
the box office prior to booking if you have any
concerns.
By Post
Our Venues are available for hire:
Secombe Theatre and Function Room, Sutton
A 340 traditional style theatre with a large foyer
and bar area. The Function Room has its own
self contained bar. It is an ideal space for parties,
meetings and weddings with a maximum capacity
of 120.
Charles Cryer Studio Theatre, Rehearsal Spaces,
Carshalton
We are happy to post your tickets to you for a
charge of £1.
Conditions of Purchase
Tickets may not be exchanged nor money refunded
We can:
Refuse admission of the ticket holder to the
premises
Refuse entry of and use on the premises of any
camera or any form of audio or visual recording
equipment
Request the ticket holder to leave the premises
and to take appropriate measure to enforce such a
request
Delay the entry of latecomers until a suitable break
or interval in the performance/event
Make changes in the performance/event owing to
any unforeseen or unavailable cause.
Cancel/abandon the performance/event for reasons
beyond our control without notice and without
being liable to pay any person compensation or
damage other than a refund to the ticket holder of
the value of the ticket
A ‘black box’ studio theatre, ideal for smaller
productions, music gigs and comedy nights.
Flexible seating from 68 – 125 seats depending on
the type of event.
Two rehearsal spaces
Scenic Workshop, Carshalton
Home to one of the few theatrical paint frames in
the UK designed for painting large-scale theatre
cloths. This facility is used by professional and
amateur companies.
Please note all the information within this diary of
events is correct at the time of going to print.
In the event that a production is sold out and there
are no seats available, we will endeavour to re-sell
any returned tickets on the night subject to the
promoters own terms and conditions.
Box office: 020 8770 6990
Book online @ www.suttontheatres.co.uk
CE
CREATIVE SPA
SECOMBE THEATRE
Friday 16 – Saturday 31 January
Dick Whittington in Pantoland
F O R A LL
Friday 30 – Saturday 31 January
Saturday 7 February
CHARLES CRYER STUDIO THEATRE
Cindy The Musical
Ultimate Elton & The Rocket Band
Wednesday 11 - Saturday 14 February
After Ever After
Saturday 14 February
Over the Rainbow
Sunday 15 February
Dance With Grace
Monday 16 February
Sounds like Fun
A Musical Joke
Tuesday 17 February
Clowning Around
Wednesday 18 February
Tall Tales
Baby Disco
Baby Disco
Toddlers’ Ball
Toddlers’ Ball
Thursday 19 February
Acting workshop for children aged 8 – 11
Story time
Acting workshop for children aged 12 – 15
Friday 20 February
Cartoon time
Story Time
Saturday 21 February
It’s The Ritz
Sunday 22 February
Dance With Grace
Friday 6 March
The Ultimate Cliff & The Shadows
Saturday 7 March
The Supersonic 70s
Saturday 14 March
Anything Goes
Monday 16 – Thursday 19 March
Rosebery School Will Rock You
Friday 20 March
Some Enchanted Evening
Wednesday 18 – Saturday 21 March
Saturday 21 March
Relative Values
The Norwood Wind Ensemble Charity Concert
Tuesday 24 – Saturday 28 March
The Vicar of Dibley
Wednesday 25 – Saturday 28 March
The Addams Family
Monday 30 March
Strictly 10
Box office: 020 8770 6990
Book online @ www.suttontheatres.co.uk