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AUTUMN SEASON 2019 The Friars, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2AS Box Office: 01227 787787 marlowetheatre.com
Welcome
to The Marlowe’s Autumn season.
Our brochure has a new look, with the exciting contemporary
theatre on offer in our Studio listed alongside the rich main
house programme of brilliant musicals, dramas, dance
and residencies by the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Royal
Shakespeare Company and Glyndebourne Opera. Plus the best
comedy and music one-nighters, including the Canterbury
Festival in October, bringing chart-topping musicians and
Afro-Cuban brass. International dance spans the globe from
Cuba to South Africa, with Carlos Acosta’s superlative young
company Acosta Danza and Dada Masilo bringing her acclaimed
approach to the classics with Giselle.
There’s never been a better time to pick up a multi-buy offer
and plan a whole season of epic theatre-going…
Whether you’re already part of The Marlowe family or visiting
us for the first time, you’ll find a warm welcome here in Kent’s
regional theatre, right in the heart of Canterbury.
Deborah Shaw
Chief Executive
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SELLADOOR PRODUCTIONS AND SELLADOOR PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS
ARCOLA THEATRE PRESENT
Little Miss Sunshine Fame
WED 31 JUL-SAT 3 AUG MON 12-SAT 17 AUG 2019
2019 THE THEATRE
THE THEATRE
A touching and The musical based on the 1980s pop
hilarious musical. culture phenomenon.
Based on the Oscar- Starring Keith Jack (Any Dream Will Do), Mica
winning film, this musical Paris (Chicago) and Jorgie Porter (Hollyoaks).
comedy stars Mark Based on the 1980 phenomenal pop culture film,
Monaghan (Holby City) and
Fame The Musical is the international smash hit
The Voice’s Lucy O’Byrne.
following the lives of students at New York’s High
The Hoover family has
School For The Performing Arts as they navigate
more than a few troubles,
but when young Olive their way through the highs and lows and the
receives an invitation to ultimate elation of life.
compete in the Little Miss Featuring the Oscar-winning title song, join a
Sunshine beauty contest,
cast of outstanding dancers, singers, musicians
the Hoovers pile in to their
rickety camper van. Can and actors as they transform from star struck
they survive the trip from pupils to superstars.
New Mexico to California? Evenings 7.30pm Discounts (on selected seats)
Evenings 7.30pm Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm Marlowe members £5 off top
Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm Prices from £26* three prices (Mon-Thu)
Prices from £19*, Marlowe Discovery Tickets (Mon-Wed)
members £5 off top three Groups (Mon-Thu)
prices (Wed & Thu)
Discovery Tickets (Wed & Thu)
Groups (Wed & Thu)
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The Girl On The Train
TUE 20-SAT 24 AUG 2019
THE THEATRE
Evenings 7.30pm
Starring Samantha Womack and Oliver Farnworth Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm
Prices from £15*
Direct from the West End.
Book your tickets early to get the
Critics are calling The Girl On The Train "exceptional", best price *Our prices change with
demand. For the latest information
"gripping" and "must-see theatre" and it’s coming to
call us or visit our website.
Canterbury this summer direct from the West End.
Discounts (on selected seats)
Rachel Watson longs for a different life. Her only Marlowe members £5 off top three
escape is the perfect couple she watches through prices (Tue-Thu)
Discovery Tickets (Tue-Thu)
the train window every day, happy and in love. Groups (Tue-Thu)
Or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the
woman she’s been secretly watching has suddenly
disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even
a suspect in a thrilling mystery.
Adapted from Paula Hawkins’ novel – an international
phenomenon selling over twenty million copies
worldwide – and starring Samantha Womack
(EastEnders, Game On) and Oliver Farnworth
(Hollyoaks, Coronation Street), this gripping new
play will keep you guessing until the final moment.
“This is a must. Don't miss it.” êêêê WHAT'S ON STAGE
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NEW ADVENTURES PRESENTS
CHINA PLATE & STAATSTHEATER
Matthew Bourne's MAINZ PRESENT
Status
Romeo And Juliet Written by Chris
TUE 17-SAT 21 SEP 2019 Thorpe, developed
THE THEATRE with and directed by
Rachel Chavkin
Imagine a time when love is forbidden... TUE 24 SEP 2019
THE STUDIO
A passionate and contemporary re-imagining of
Shakespeare’s classic love story. We all have a
nationality.
Bursting with youth, vitality and Matthew Bourne’s
Or almost all of us.
trademark storytelling, Kent's brightest young
Status is a show about
dance talent joins the New Adventures company,
someone who doesn't
with direction and choreography by Matthew want his any more. About
Bourne, design by Lez Brotherston, lighting by running away from the
Paule Constable, sound by Paul Groothuis and national story you're given.
new orchestrations of the Prokofiev score by Terry About who is responsible
Davies, played live by the New Adventures Orchestra. for that story and what
Recommended 12yrs+
might happen to it if you
give it up.
Evenings 7.30pm Discounts (on selected seats) 8pm
Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm Marlowe members £5 off top
three prices (Tue-Thu) Tickets £17, Marlowe Members
Prices from £15* (10% off during priority
Discovery Tickets (Tue-Thu)
Groups (Tue-Thu) period, 5% off outside priority
Show Talk Tue 17 Sep, period), Discovery Tickets,
post-show, free Schools £15 (Thu, booking by
phone or in person) Groups
Dance at The Marlowe is sponsored by Kent and Sussex Cottages
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Photo ©Richard Lakos and Thread Design
SELLADOOR PRODUCTIONS, MATTHEW TOWNSHEND PRODUCTIONS, BELGRADE FRANCESCA MOODY PRODUCTIONS
THEATRE COVENTRY AND PERTH THEATRE AT HORSECROSS ARTS PRESENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH SEARED
AND HOUSE PRESENT
Frankenstein Square Go
TUE 24-SAT 28 SEP 2019 By Kieran Hurley
THE THEATRE and Gary McNair
WED 25 & THU 26 SEP 2019
An imaginative re-telling of the Gothic masterpiece. THE STUDIO
From the producers who brought you Of Mice And The unmissable,
Men. An eighteen-year-old girl dreams up a monster. Fringe First Award-
A young scientist, Frankenstein, breathes life into a winning hit show.
gruesome body. Banished into an indifferent world, Square Go is a raucous,
Frankenstein’s creature desperately seeks out his hilarious play about
identity, but the agony of rejection pushes him into playground violence,
myths of masculinity and
darkness. Rona Munro’s brilliant new adaptation
the challenge to step up
places the writer amongst the action as she wrestles or run. Their visit follows
with her creation and with the stark realities facing a sell-out Edinburgh
revolutionary young women, then and now. Fringe run and a New
Evenings 7.30pm Access performances York premiere.
Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm Sign interpreted Featuring an original
Prices from £15* performance soundtrack by members
Thu 26 Sep, 7.30pm
Discounts (on selected seats) of Frightened Rabbit.
Marlowe members £5 off top Audio described 8pm
AD
three prices (Tue-Thu) performance
Sat 28 Sep, 2.30pm Tickets £17, Marlowe Members
Discovery Tickets (Tue & Wed)
(10% off during priority
Schools £10 tickets (Tue-Thu,
period, 5% off outside priority
booking by phone or in person)
period), Discovery Tickets,
Groups (Tue-Thu)
Groups
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Photo Seamus Ryan Gutted
NATIONAL THEATRE PRESENTS
A Taste Of Honey THU 3-SAT 5 OCT 2019
THE STUDIO
TUE 1-SAT 5 OCT 2019
THE THEATRE A powerful black
comedy.
The great British classic play.
Told through comic
The National Theatre bring Shelagh Delaney’s monologue, poignant
career defining depiction of working-class life in language and movement
post-war Salford to Canterbury. this stunning play explores
the lives of three strong
When her mother, Helen, runs off with a car
women who work in a fish
salesman, feisty teenager Jo takes up with Jimmy,
factory in 1980s Dublin.
a sailor who promises to marry her, before he
heads for the seas leaving her pregnant and alone. "Powerful and
Art student Geoff moves in and assumes the role playful" êêêê
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of surrogate parent until, misguidedly, he sends for
Evenings 8pm
Helen and their unconventional setup unravels.
Sat matinee 3pm
Jodie Prenger (Oliver!) joins the cast as Helen. Tickets £17, Marlowe members
(10% off during priority
Evenings 7.30pm Access performances
period, 5% off outside priority
Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm Sign interpreted
period), Discovery Tickets,
performance
Prices from £15* Groups
Thu 3 Oct, 7.30pm
Discounts (on selected seats) Presented with support from
Audio described The Marlowe
Marlowe members £5 off top AD
performance
three prices (Tue-Thu)
Sat 5 Oct, 2.30pm
Discovery Tickets (Tue-Thu) Show Talk Sat 5 Oct, post
Groups (Tue-Thu) Captioned performance 3pm show, free
CAP
Schools £12 tickets (Tue-Thu, Wed 2 Oct, 7.30pm
booking by phone or in person)
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Photo Sid Scott
DANTE OR DIE PRESENTS NEW PERSPECTIVES PRESENT
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By Chris Goode
The Fishermen
By Chigozie Obioma. Adapted for the stage by
THU 10 & FRI 11 OCT 2019
Gbolahan Obsisesan. Directed by Jack McNamara.
GARAGE COFFEE @
FRUITWORKS, 1-2 JEWRY WED 16-SAT 19 OCT 2019
LANE THE STUDIO
It’s the moment of Award-winning theatre direct from the West End.
your death. In a small Nigerian town Ben, Obembe and their
Do you delete your entire two older brothers slip away to fish at a forbidden
online legacy? Performed river. Unnoticed and carefree they continue until
in a local café, audiences the prophecy of a madman changes the course of
receive smartphones
their lives forever.
and headphones and are
immersed in one man’s Based on the Man Booker Prize shortlisted novel
grief. Should he keep or by one of Africa's major new voices, this critically-
delete his partner’s online acclaimed award-winning production of Chigozie
existence?
Obioma’s powerful allegory of brotherhood,
Evenings 6pm & 8.30pm
vengeance and fate arrives in Canterbury direct
Tickets £17, Marlowe members
(10% off during priority period,
from the West End.
5% off outside priority period), Evenings 8pm Discounts
Discovery Tickets, Groups Sat 3pm Marlowe Members (10% off
Access performances Tickets £17 during priority period, 5% off
Integrated captioning outside priority period)
CAP Discovery tickets
at all performances Show Talk Thu 17 Oct, post
8pm show, free Groups
Show Talk Thu 10 Oct, post
8.30pm show, free Supported by Arts Council England.
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SUPPORTED BY PHARON INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL ADVISERS LIMITED
Philharmonia
Orchestra 2019/20
Resident at The Marlowe
One of the world’s great orchestras
on your doorstep.
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Evenings 7.30pm
Prices from £15*
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best price *Our prices change with
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Discounts (on selected seats) Fixed seat subscription
Marlowe members £3 off top Book 5 concerts and save
(offer excludes Shaken Not Show Talks
4 prices
Stirred concert). Marlowe Wed 30 Oct, Sun 16 Feb,
Discovery Tickets
members save 25%, non- Fri 8 May, 6.15pm, free,
Schools £8 tickets (booking by members save 20%. booking required
phone or in person)
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WED 30 OCT 2019 SUN 16 FEB 2020 FRI 17 APR 2020
Fire And Grace Sunshine And Melody Soul And Spectacle
Santtu-Matias Rouvali Angus Webster conductor Paavo Järvi conductor
conductor Timothy Ridout viola Zhang Zuo piano
Nikolai Lugansky piano
Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2
Walton Viola Concerto
Sibelius Lemminkäinen’s Rachmaninov Symphony
Brahms Symphony No. 2
Return No. 2
Rachmaninov Piano Two contrasting works Experience two passionate
Concerto No. 1 feature in a colourful masterpieces, a thrilling artistic
Tchaikovsky Swan Lake programme of Walton and pairing, and an evening of
(excerpts) Brahms. Composed by an idyllic unforgettable melodies to leave
No need to choose between Austrian lake in summer, you humming on your way home.
Finnish legend, a night at the Brahms’s sunny Second
In a fusion of showmanship and
ballet, or an opportunity to hear Symphony reveals free-flowing
one of today’s top pianists – subtle musicality, Liszt’s Piano
melodies and gentle woodwind
the Philharmonia Orchestra's Concerto will be performed by
before an explosion of
next Principal Conductor, virtuoso pianist Zhang Zuo.
happiness in the finale.
Santtu-Matias Rouvali rolls all Dramatic, assertive and totally Plus, we welcome back
three into one thrilling concert. virtuosic, Walton’s fiery Viola electrifying Estonian conductor
Rachmaninov’s First Piano Concerto was such a hit at its Paavo Järvi, renowned for his
Concerto showcases sweeping premiere, critics called the performances of Rachmaninov’s
melodies and fiery heart-wrenching masterpiece,
composer a “born genius”.
showmanship, framing a the Second Symphony.
ravishing central Nocturne, SUN 8 MAR 2020
while the unforgettable lyricism FRI 8 MAY 2020
of Swan Lake lingers long in Musical Pictures
the memory. Alpesh Chauhan conductor
American Romantics
Joana Carneiro conductor
SAT 23 NOV 2019 Valentina Lisitsa piano
Esther Yoo violin
Shaken, Not Stirred: Tchaikovsky Fantasy
Stucky Radical Light
The Music Of Overture, The Tempest Barber Violin Concerto
Shostakovich Piano
James Bond Concerto No. 2
Copland Appalachian Spring
Bernstein Symphonic Dances
Carl Davis conductor Mussorgsky Pictures At from West Side Story
An Exhibition Enjoy an evening of emotion-
The name’s Bond. James Bond.
Join us as all your favourite Step into spring with two lively packed music by three great
songs from over 60 years of pieces, ahead of Mussorgsky’s American composers of the
action-packed movie making 20th century.
exhilarating Pictures At An
meet the awesome power of Dive headfirst into the passionate
Exhibition. Shostakovich’s Piano
a live 80-piece orchestra. love story of West Side Story,
Concerto No. 2 remains one of
In an evening of hits from featuring favourites from Maria
his best-loved works. But first, a
Goldfinger to Skyfall, be to Mambo, and feel the gentle
rare treat; stormy, majestic and
transported away to a world of warmth of Copland’s Appalachian
exotic locations and effortless featuring one of Tchaikovsky’s Spring. And experience the
style as we bring to life iconic most beautiful love themes, artistry of violinist Esther Yoo,
soundtracks by John Barry, The Tempest brings the story of who takes on Barber’s well-loved
Monty Norman, and more. Shakespeare’s play to life. Violin Concerto.
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BUNNY IN ASSOCIATION WITH TRAVERSE THEATRE PRESENT A PAINES PLOUGH AND TAMASHA
PRODUCTION
Still No Idea I Wanna Be Yours
TUE 29 & WED 30 OCT 2019 By Zia Ahmed
THE STUDIO TUE 5 NOV 2019
THE STUDIO
Part-confession, part-comedy sketch show.
Ella is from Yorkshire.
Lisa Hammond (EastEnders, Vera) and Rachael
Haseeb is from
Spence (Thirteen) make a pact. They'll go out onto London.
the streets, interview people and whatever story
They order a pizza. House
the public come up with - that will be the show. red for Ella. Hot chocolate
Part-confession, part-comedy sketch show with for Haseeb. People and
a bit of singing and dancing thrown in. Turns out playlists. Christmas and
getting the public to write your story is quite an Eid. London to Leeds.
adventure. I Wanna Be Yours is a
tender, funny, lyrical
“Hypocrisy-smashing new show about disability play about finding love
that’s hilarious, clever and depressingly vital and holding onto it with
viewing.” êêêê THE STAGE everything you’ve got.
Each performance is presented in a relaxed environment. Includes some Recommended 14yrs+
strong language.
8pm
Evenings 8pm Discounts
Marlowe members (10% off Prices from £17, Marlowe
Prices from £17 members (10% off during
during priority period, 5%
off outside priority period), priority period, 5% off outside
Show Talk
Discovery Tickets, Groups priority period), Discovery
Tue 29 Oct
Tickets, Groups
BSL integrated
Supported on tour by house, delivered by Farnham Maltings
performance
and funded by Arts Council England.
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DANCE CONSORTIUM PRESENTS FRI 1 & SAT 2 NOV 2019
Dada Masilo’s Giselle
THE THEATRE
Evenings 7.30pm
Prices from £15*
This iconic classic is fearlessly re-imagined with Book your tickets early to get the
a stunning South African setting. best price *Our prices change with
demand. For the latest information
Opening in a lively South African village, renowned call us or visit our website.
choreographer Dada Masilo's Giselle tells the story Discounts (on selected seats)
of a trusting peasant girl who is thrust into a world Marlowe members £3 off top three
prices
of betrayal and shame when her lover rejects her. Discovery Tickets
Spurned by her family and killed by heartbreak, Groups
Giselle returns from the grave as a supernatural Schools £10 tickets (booking by
being, bent on revenge. phone or in person)
Performing in the title role, Masilo brings her Show Talk
stunning high-speed style to the stage, fusing Fri 1 Nov, post-show, free
ballet, contemporary and traditional Tswana dance.
Powered by a hauntingly beautiful score which Presented by The Marlowe as
combines classical strings with African percussion and part of the Canterbury Festival.
voice, this UK premiere is ballet but not as you know it.
“Exhilarating. Bold, brazen, unapologetic and
absolutely enrapturing.” DANCE MAGAZINE
“A marvel of intelligence and dance craftsmanship.
Dance at The Marlowe is sponsored by
Stunningly conceived and executed.” CRITICAL DANCE
Recommended 12yrs+. Contains partial nudity.
Running time 75mins.
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Glyndebourne Tour 2019
TUE 5-SAT 9 NOV 2019
THE THEATRE
Evenings (not Thu) 7.15pm
Thu matinee 2pm
Three glorious productions from the masters
Prices from £25*
of opera. Sung in Italian with English supertitles.
Book your tickets early to get the
Donizetti: L’elisir d’amore best price *Our prices change with
demand. For the latest information
call us or visit our website.
TUE 5 & THU 7 NOV
Discounts (on selected seats)
An irresistible production of this Marlowe members £5 off top three
prices (Tue-Fri)
sun-drenched comedy. Discovery Tickets (Tue-Fri)
Adina is the toast of her small Italian town. Country Groups (Tue-Thu)
boy Nemorino loves her, but she only has eyes for Schools £8 tickets (Thu 2pm,
booking by phone or in person)
Belcore, the smooth-talking sergeant. Light, lyrical and
bursting with energy, L’elisir d’amore was the biggest
Show Talks
success of Donizetti’s career. L'elisir d'amore
Tue 5 Nov, 6.15pm
Verdi: Rigoletto Rigoletto
Wed 6 Nov, 6.15pm
WED 6 & SAT 9 NOV
Rinaldo
Fri 8 Nov, 6.15pm
Lust, power and innocence collide in Verdi’s Free, booking required
devastating masterpiece.
The Duke has it all: money, power, looks, and any
woman he wants – any woman, that is, except Gilda,
the innocent young daughter of hunchbacked jester
Rigoletto. But when Gilda is kidnapped and seduced
by his master, Rigoletto plots revenge – with tragic
results. The dramatic score, includes many of Verdi’s
greatest tunes, including La donna è mobile.
Handel: Rinaldo
FRI 8 NOV
A riotous updating of Handel’s most successful opera.
Christian knight Rinaldo loves Almirena, but she has
been kidnapped by sorceress Armida. A magical battle
Image by Shadric Toop
ensues between Rinaldo’s Crusaders and the Saracen
army, as the fate not just of two lovers but two nations
hangs in the balance.
Robert Carsen’s exuberant schoolroom staging is well
on its way to becoming a Glyndebourne classic.
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Nativity! The Musical
PAPATANGO THEATRE COMPANY
PRESENTS
WED 13-SUN 17 NOV 2019 Shook
THE THEATRE By Samuel Bailey
WED 4-SAT 7 DEC 2019
Your favourite festive film is now live on stage! THE STUDIO
Following two smash-hit seasons in London, An award-winning
Nativity! The Musical is coming to Canterbury! new play.
Feel-good, funny and full of joy, this cracker of a Instead of GCSEs, Cain,
musical was adapted for the stage by Debbie Isitt, Riyad and Jonjo got
the creator of the much-loved films. Featuring all sentences.
of your favourite sing-a-long hits from the movies Grace’s job is to turn them
including Sparkle And Shine, Nazareth, One Night into parents. Can they
grow up quickly enough
One Moment, She’s The Brightest Star and a whole
to escape the system?
host of new songs, this musical really “is a heartfelt
Winner of the 2019
hit” (The Times). Papatango New Writing
Book now and join us for some MAYHEM Prize, this exciting new play
in Bethlehem! tenderly examines the young
men society shuts away.
Evenings (not Sun) 7pm Schools £15 tickets (Thu matinee,
Thu matinee 1.30pm booking by phone or in person) Evenings 7.30pm
Sat matinee 2pm Access performances Tickets £17, Marlowe members
Sun 1pm & 5pm Sign interpreted (10% off during priority
Prices from £15* performance period, 5% off outside priority
Thu 14 Nov, 7pm period), Discovery Tickets,
Discounts (on selected seats) Groups
Marlowe members £5 off top Audio described
AD Sign interpreted
three prices (Wed & Thu) performance
Discovery Tickets (Wed & Thu eve) Sat 16 Nov, 2pm performance
Groups (Wed & Thu) Thu 5 Dec, 8pm
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Live At The Marlowe Gloria Estefan’s
On Your Feet!
WED 18 DEC 2019
THE THEATRE
See some of the MON 20-SAT 25 JAN 2020
biggest names in THE THEATRE
stand up. Book by Alexander Dinelaris. Featuring music
A festive edition of our produced and recorded by Emilio & Gloria
hugely popular night of Estefan & Miami Sound Machine.
live comedy, featuring
Her voice. His vision. Their story.
some of the country’s
biggest stars alongside the On Your Feet is the inspiring true love story of
stars of the future. Emilio and Gloria Estefan and charts their journey
The line-up for this show from its origins in Cuba, onto the streets of Miami
will be announced later and finally to international superstardom.
in the year, but previous
headliners have included This exhilarating musical developed by an award-
Milton Jones, Henning winning creative team features the iconic songs
Wehn, Sara Pascoe and Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, Conga, Get On Your
Nina Conti. Feet, Don’t Want To Lose You Now and 1-2-3.
7.30pm
“Exhilarating dancing, invigorating music and a
Tickets £24*
truly inspirational story!” HUFFINGTON POST
May contain adult themes
and language. “Resist if you dare!” NEW YORK TIMES
Evenings 7.30pm Discounts (on selected seats)
Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm Marlowe members £5 off top
Prices from £15* three prices (Mon-Thu)
Discovery Tickets (Mon & Tue)
Groups (Mon-Thu)
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Royal Shakespeare
WED 29 JAN-SAT 8 FEB
2020
THE THEATRE
Company Measure For Measure Wed 29 Jan
7.30pm, Sat 1 Feb 7.30pm, Fri 7 Feb
7.30pm, Sat 8 Feb 1.30pm
Measure For Measure As You Like It Thu 30 Jan 7.30pm,
Fri 31 Jan 7.30pm, Sat 1 Feb 1.30pm,
As You Like It Thu 6 Feb 7.30pm
The Taming Of The Shrew
The Taming Of The Shrew Tue 4 Feb 7.30pm, Wed 5 Feb
7.30pm, Thu 6 Feb 1.30pm,
Sat 8 Feb 7.30pm
Direct from Stratford-upon-Avon, the RSC returns Prices from £15*
with a season of exhilarating Shakespeare plays Book your tickets early to get the
bursting with contemporary resonance. best price *Our prices change with
demand. For the latest information
Opening the season is Shakespeare’s dark comedy, call us or visit our website.
Measure For Measure. Directed by RSC Artistic Discounts (on selected seats)
Director Gregory Doran, this intense and compelling Marlowe members £5 off top three
prices (Tue-Thu)
production is shockingly relevant for today.
Discovery Tickets (Wed 29 Jan,
Following this, an imaginative new take on Thu 30 Jan, Tue 4 Feb, Wed 5 Feb)
Groups (Tue-Thu)
Shakespeare’s riotous comedy As You Like It, directed
by Kimberley Sykes. Come on a journey of laughter, Schools £10 tickets (Tue-Thu,
booking by phone or in person)
romance and self-discovery, as you enter the forest.
Access performances
Completing the season is The Taming Of The Shrew, Sign interpreted performance
directed by Justin Audibert. The ultimate battle of Fri 31 Jan, 7.30pm
the sexes is turned on its head in a fresh portrayal AD
Audio described performance
Sat 1 Feb, 1.30pm
of gender politics.
Tue 4 Feb, 7.30pm
Join us for one, join us for all. It’s going to be quite Sat 8 Feb, 1.30pm
a season. Captioned performance
CAP W
ed 5 Feb, 7.30pm
êêêê DAILY TELEGRAPH Thu 6 Feb 7.30pm
Fri 7 Feb, 7.30pm
êêêê SUNDAY TIMES
êêêê MAIL ON SUNDAY Show Talks
êêêê THE TIMES Fri 31 Jan (BSL-interpreted),
Wed 5 Feb, Fri 7 Feb,
êêêê EVENING STANDARD Post-show, free
êêêê THE STAGE
êêêê WHATSONSTAGE
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RAYMOND GUBBAY PRESENTS TUE 11-SAT 15 FEB 2020
The Russian State Ballet
THE THEATRE
Swan Lake
Tue & Wed 7.30pm
& Orchestra Of Siberia Wed matinee 2.30pm
Sleeping Beauty
Thu 7.30pm
The world’s most celebrated ballets. Coppélia
Fri 7.30pm
Swan Lake: The greatest romantic ballet of all time
The Nutcracker
is brought to life by Tchaikovsky’s haunting and Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm
unforgettable score. Prices from £15*
Sleeping Beauty: Every child’s favourite fairy tale, Book your tickets early to get the
this is the classic story of love and innocence, mystery best price *Our prices change with
demand. For the latest information
and magic set to Tchaikovsky’s sublime score.
call us or visit our website.
Coppélia: Every toy has a story, especially in this Discounts (on selected seats)
charming comedy of errors, a witty combination Marlowe members (10% off during
of antics and abracadabra, set in a doll priority period, 5% off outside
priority period)
maker’s workshop. Discovery Tickets
Groups
The Nutcracker: This most famous of fantasy ballets
for all the family begins as night falls on Christmas Eve. Schools £10 tickets (Tue-Fri,
booking by phone or in person)
When midnight strikes we are swept away to a fairy
tale world where toy dolls spring to life.
Dance at The Marlowe is sponsored by
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Peppa Pig's Best Day Ever
WED 19 & THU 20 FEB
2020
THE THEATRE
10am, 1pm & 4pm
Peppa Pig is excited to be going on a special day
Prices from £12.50*
out with George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig - it’s
going to be her best day ever! Book your tickets early to get the
best price *Our prices change with
Get ready for a road-trip full of fun adventures. From demand. For the latest information
call us or visit our website.
castles to caves, dragons to dinosaurs and ice-creams
to muddy puddles – there is something for all of the Discounts (on selected seats)
Marlowe members (10% off during
family and their friends to enjoy, including Miss Rabbit, priority period, 5% off outside of
Mr Bull, Suzy Sheep, Gerald Giraffe and more! priority period)
Groups of 4+ (Tue-Thu)
Prepare for the brand new Peppa Pig live show packed
full of songs, games and laughter, it really is the best
day ever for Peppa Pig fans!
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Anton & Erin: Dance
FRI 21 & SAT 22 FEB 2020
THE THEATRE
Evenings 7.30pm
Those Magical Movies Matinees 3pm
Prices from £15*
Book your tickets early to get the
Anton & Erin, the nation's favourite ballroom best price *Our prices change with
demand. For the latest information
couple are back with a brand new show. call us or visit our website.
Featuring exquisite choreography set to music that Discounts (on selected seats)
made it big on the silver screen, including classics from Marlowe members (10% off during
Singin’ In The Rain and The Wizard Of Oz, through to priority period, 5% off outside
priority period)
The Greatest Showman, Moulin Rouge and many more. Groups
A sensational dance production filled with Hollywood
glamour, featuring a spectacular dance ensemble,
exquisite live vocals from TV favourite Lance Ellington
and a 23-piece live orchestra led by Richard Balcombe.
Expect a red carpet, premiere performance from the
UK’s leading ballroom dance stars.
Dance at The Marlowe is sponsored by
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BILL KENWRIGHT PRESENTS TUE 10-SAT 14 MAR 2020
Cabaret
THE THEATRE
Evenings 7.30pm
Wed, Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm
The multi-award-winning West End smash-hit. Prices from £15*
Book your tickets early to get the
This stunning production of Kander and Ebb’s best price *Our prices change with
landmark musical, directed by National Theatre demand. For the latest information
Artistic Director Rufus Norris has enjoyed two call us or visit our website.
smash-hit West runs. Discounts (on selected seats)
Marlowe members (10% off during
Cabaret features show-stopping choreography, priority period, 5% off outside
dazzling costumes and iconic songs including priority period)
Discovery Tickets (Tue-Thu)
Money Makes The World Go Round, Maybe This Groups (Tue-Thu)
Time, Cabaret and more.
Access performances
It’s 1931, Berlin is a haven of divine decadence and BSL integrated performance
Thu 12 Mar, 7.30pm
the legendary Sally Bowles is about to take the stage
at the infamous Kit Kat Klub… Audio described performance
AD
Sat 14 Mar, 2.30pm
Starring as Emcee is John Partridge (winner of
Celebrity Masterchef, EastEnders) one of the West
End’s most prolific leading men. Kara Lilly Hayworth
stars as the iconic Sally Bowles following her
spectacular performance in the title role of Cilla The
Musical. They are joined by Anita Harris, who has
appeared both on screen (Follow That Camel and
Carry On Doctor) and on stage, most notably as
Grizelda in the West End’s Cats.
Recommended 14yrs+
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Photo Tristram Kenton
DANCE CONSORTIUM PRESENT FRI 20 & SAT 21 MAR 2020
Acosta Danza: Evolution
THE THEATRE
Evenings 7.30pm
Prices from £15*
International ballet superstar Carlos Acosta and Book your tickets early to get the
his critically acclaimed Cuban company Acosta best price *Our prices change with
demand. For the latest information
Danza perform a dazzling programme of new call us or visit our website.
and existing works.
Discounts (on selected seats)
Acosta makes a guest appearance in the iconic Marlowe members (10% off during
priority period, 5% off outside of
Rooster, choreographed by Christopher Bruce to music priority period)
by the Rolling Stones. The company also perform new Discovery Tickets
work, Paysage, Soudain, la nuit by visionary Swedish Groups
choreographer Pontus Lidberg. Inspired by Vaslav Schools £10 tickets (booking
by phone and in person)
Nijinsky’s L’après midi d’un faune, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
completes the bill with masterpiece Faun, set to Access performances
Audio described performance
Debussy’s original score with additional music from AD
Sat 21 Mar, 7.30pm
Nitin Sawhney.
“Beg, borrow or steal a ticket for Acosta’s exhilarating Show Talk
Fri 20 Mar, post-show, free
Cuban trip. A striking show.” êêêê EVENING STANDARD
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Photo of West End cast
Everybody’s Talking
MON 23-SAT 28 MAR 2020
THE THEATRE
Evenings 7.30pm
About Jamie Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm
Prices from £15*
Book your tickets early to get the
The smash-hit and critically-acclaimed best price *Our prices change with
demand. For the latest information
West End musical. call us or visit our website.
Jamie New is 16 and lives on a council estate in Discounts (on selected seats)
Sheffield. Jamie doesn’t quite fit in. Jamie is terrified Marlowe members £5 off top three
about the future. Jamie is going to be a sensation. prices (Tue-Thu)
Discovery Tickets (Mon & Tue)
Supported by his brilliant loving mum and Groups (Mon-Thu)
surrounded by his friends, Jamie overcomes
prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the
darkness, into the spotlight.
With an original score of catchy pop tunes by lead
singer-songwriter of The Feeling, Dan Gillespie Sells
and writer Tom MacRae (Doctor Who), this brand-new
funny and feelgood musical will have everybody talking
about Jamie for years to come. Sixteen: the edge of
possibility. Time to make your dreams come true.
“It’s the real deal. Everyone really should be talking,
singing, shouting about Jamie now.” êêêêê THE TIMES
Recommended 12yrs+
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WINNER
2019
THE OLD VIC PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH BRISTOL OLD VIC TUE 31 MAR-SAT 4 APR
A Monster Calls
2020
THE THEATRE
Evenings 7.30pm
Based on the novel by Patrick Ness Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm
Inspired by an original idea by Siobhan O’Dowd Prices from £15*
Book your tickets early to get the
“Heartbreaking, spectacular, soaring. A monster hit.” best price. *Our prices change with
êêêêê THE TIMES demand. For the latest information
call us or visit our website.
Patrick Ness’s piercing novel A Monster Calls is
Discounts (on selected seats)
brought vividly to life in the Olivier award-winning Marlowe members (10% off during
production by visionary director Sally Cookson priority period, 5% off outside
priority period)
(National Theatre's Jane Eyre). Discovery Tickets (Tue-Thu)
Thirteen-year-old Conor and his mum have managed Groups (Tue-Thu)
just fine since his dad moved away. But now his mum is Schools £10 tickets (Tue-Thu,
booking by phone or in person)
sick and not getting any better. Then, one night, Conor
is woken by something at his window. A monster has Access performances
Sign interpreted performance
come walking. It’s come to tell Conor tales from when Sat 4 Apr, 2.30pm
it walked before. And when it’s finished, Conor must
Audio described performance
tell his own story and face his deepest fears. AD
Sat 4 Apr, 2.30pm
Based on the critically-acclaimed bestseller, A Monster
Show Talk
Calls offers a dazzling insight into love, life and healing. Fri 3 Apr, post-show, free
“An exhilarating, resolutely tender imaginative feat”
êêêê THE SUNDAY TIMES
“Extraordinarily moving.” êêêê THE INDEPENDENT
Recommended for adults and children aged 10yrs+.
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NEW ADVENTURES TUE 7-SAT 11 APR 2020
THE THEATRE
Matthew Bourne’s production of Evenings 7.30pm
The Red Shoes Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm
Prices from £15*
Book your tickets early to get the
The double Olivier Award-winning smash-hit. best price *Our prices change with
demand. For the latest information
Based on the film by Michael Powell and Emeric call us or visit our website.
Pressburger and the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale. Discounts
A sell-out before its world premiere tour opened in Marlowe members (10% off during
priority period, 5% off outside of
2016, Matthew Bourne’s triumphant adaptation of the priority period)
legendary film returns after winning two Olivier Awards Discovery Tickets (Tue-Thu)
Groups (Tue-Thu)
and dazzling audiences across the UK and the USA.
Schools £15 tickets (Thu, booking
The Red Shoes is a tale of obsession, possession and by phone or in person)
one girl's dream to be the greatest dancer in the world.
Access performances
Set to the achingly romantic music of golden-age AD
Audio described performance
Wed 8 Apr, 7.30pm
Hollywood composer Bernard Herrmann, The Red
Shoes is orchestrated by Terry Davies, with cinematic Show Talk
designs by Lez Brotherston, lighting by Paule Tue 7 Apr, post-show, free
Constable and sound by Paul Groothuis.
Early booking is highly recommended for this show’s
much anticipated return.
Dance at The Marlowe is sponsored by
“Matthew Bourne works his magic. Blissful.”
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Beautiful
TUE 21-SAT 25 APR 2020
THE THEATRE
Evenings 7.30pm
Wed, Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm
The Olivier Award-winning West End and
Prices from £15*
Broadway show.
Book your tickets early to get the
Long before she was Carole King, the chart-topping best price *Our prices change with
music legend, she was an ordinary girl with an demand. For the latest information
call us or visit our website.
extraordinary talent.
Discounts (on selected seats)
Beautiful tells the inspiring true story of King’s Marlowe members (10% off during
remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit priority period. 5% off outside
priority period)
song-writing team with her husband Gerry Goffin, Discovery Tickets (Tue & Wed eve)
to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Groups (Tue-Thu)
Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, to becoming one of
the most successful solo acts in popular music history.
Along the way, she wrote the soundtrack to a
generation, with countless classics such as (You Make
Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman, Take Good Care of My
Baby, You’ve Got A Friend, So Far Away, It Might As
Well Rain Until September, Up on the Roof,
and The Locomotion.
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SIX
TUE 19-SUN 24 MAY 2020
THE THEATRE
Tue, Wed, Thu & Sat 8pm
Fri 6pm & 8.30pm
Divorced. Beheaded. Live! Sat & Sun matinees 2.30pm
Nominated for five Olivier Awards including Best Prices from £15*
New Musical, the sell-out London smash-hit SIX is the Book your tickets early to get the
phenomenon everyone is losing their head over! best price *Our prices change with
demand. For the latest information
From Tudor queens to pop princesses, the six wives call us or visit our website.
of Henry VIII finally take to the mic to tell their tales, Discounts (on selected seats)
remixing 500 years of historical heartbreak into a Marlowe Members (10% when
booking in priority period,
80-minute celebration of 21st century girl power. 5% off when booking outside
These Queens may have green sleeves but their priority period)
lipstick is rebellious red. Discovery Tickets (Tue-Fri 6pm)
Groups (Tue-Thu)
Think you know the rhyme, think again…
Schools £10 tickets (Tue-Thu,
“The most uplifting new British musical I have ever booking by phone or in person)
had the privilege to watch.” êêêêê EVENING STANDARD
“80 minutes of exhilarating entertainment from six
killer Queens. They will, they will rock you!”
êêêêê DAILY EXPRESS
“Captivating and exhilarating. Do yourself a favour
and go and party with SIX. You won’t regret it!”
êêêêê ATTITUDE
Recommended 10yrs+
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THE CHILDREN’S THEATRE PARTNERSHIP AND ROYAL & DERNGATE NORTHAMPTON WED 27-SAT 30 MAY
PRESENT THE NOTTINGHAM PLAYHOUSE PRODUCTION OF
2020
Holes
By Louis Sachar
THE THEATRE
Wed & Sat 1pm & 5pm
Thu 7pm
Fri 1pm & 7pm
Prices from £15*
A thrilling family show.
Book your tickets early to get the
Stanley Yelnats can’t catch a break. Born into a family best price *Our prices change with
cursed with bad luck, it comes as no surprise when he demand. For the latest information
call us or visit our website.
finds himself accused of a crime he didn’t commit.
Discounts (on selected seats)
Sent to a labour camp as punishment, he is tasked with Marlowe members (10% off during
digging one hole, five foot wide by five foot deep, every priority period, 5% off outside
day. He’s told it is to build ‘character’. But the tyrannical priority period)
Family ticket
Warden is definitely hiding something. How will Stanley Discovery Tickets (Wed-Fri)
and his fellow inmates deal with her demands, her two Schools £10 tickets (Wed-Fri,
cronies, plus the fearsome rattlesnakes and yellow- booking by phone or in person)
spotted lizards? And will Stanley and his new friends Access performances
unearth what’s really going on? RP
Relaxed performance
Fri 29 May, 1pm
Holes is the brilliant, inventive and creative new stage
show based on the multi-award-winning novel and the Show Talk
Hollywood blockbuster. Fri 30 May, post 1pm show, free
This hit production is a thrilling and off-beat comedy
adventure and is perfect for adults and children aged
8 and up.
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Once The Musical
MON 8-SAT 13 JUN 2020
THE THEATRE
Evenings 7.30pm
Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm
Once may not be enough for you to see this
Prices from £15*
multi-award-winning Broadway and West End
Book your tickets early to get the
hit musical. best price *Our prices change with
Based on the critically acclaimed and much-loved film, demand. For the latest information
call us or visit our website.
you will meet (and never forget) two lost souls -
Discounts (on selected seats)
a Dublin street busker and a Czech musician - who find
Marlowe members (10% off during
each other unexpectedly and fall in love. You will fall priority period, 5% off outside
in love, too, with this brilliant and beautiful musical, priority period)
Discovery Tickets (Mon-Thu)
filled with live music, from lush ballads to barnstorming Groups (Mon-Thu)
reels. Once is a spell-binding and uplifting story of
hopes and dreams.
This is Once’s first major UK tour having won awards
across the world, including the Academy Award for
Best Original Song, a Grammy for Best Musical Theatre
Album, 8 Tony awards and an Olivier Award for
Outstanding Achievement in Music.
“This is the most unique musical in town. Seeing it
once is not enough; I'll be returning again and again.”
êêêêê SUNDAY EXPRESS
“It's funny, its truthful, it sings.” êêêê THE TIMES
“Wins you over with its simplicity, charm and air of
sweet melancholy.” êêêê THE GUARDIAN
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Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em
TUE 16-SAT 20 JUN
2020
THE THEATRE
Starring Joe Pasquale, Sarah Earnshaw Evenings 7.30pm
and Susie Blake Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm
Prices from £15*
The classic TV comedy.
Book your tickets early to get the
Hilarious mishaps and DIY disasters are bringing the best price *Our prices change with
demand. For the latest information
house down, quite literally, as Some Mothers Do ‘Ave
call us or visit our website.
‘Em hits the road with Joe Pasquale (New Faces, I’m
Discounts (on selected seats)
A Celebrity, Spamalot, The Producers) as the lovable Marlowe members (10% off during
accident-prone Frank Spencer. priority period, 5% off outside
priority period)
Betty has exciting news for Frank, but he’s preoccupied Discovery Tickets (Tue-Thu)
by possible newfound fame as a magician. With guests Groups (Tue-Thu)
arriving for dinner and crossed wires all round, priceless Access performances
misunderstandings are on the menu. Captioned performance
CAP
Wed 17 Jun, 7.30pm
Susie Blake (Coronation Street, The Victoria Wood Show,
Audio described performance
Blithe Spirit) stars as his disapproving mother-in-law and AD
Thur 18 Jun, 2.30pm
Sarah Earnshaw as his long-suffering wife Betty. BSL integrated performance
Based on the 1970s classic TV comedy by Ray Allen Fri 19 Jun 7.30pm
and directed by the award-winning Guy Unsworth,
Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em is the ultimate feel-good
night out, washed down with lashings of nostalgia and
mother’s prune wine.
Quite Frank-ly, it’s a hit!
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Mamma Mia!
TUE 23 JUN-SAT 11 JUL
2020
THE THEATRE
Evenings 7.30pm
Join us at MAMMA MIA! and enjoy the ultimate Tue 30 Jun matinee 2.30pm
feel-good factor at the world’s sunniest and most Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm
exhilarating smash-hit musical. Prices from £25*
Set on a Greek island paradise, a story of love, Book your tickets early to get the
best price *Our prices change with
friendship and identity is cleverly told through the
demand. For the latest information
timeless songs of ABBA. call us or visit our website.
Sophie’s quest to discover the father she’s never Discounts (on selected seats)
known brings her mother face to face with three men Marlowe members (10% off during
priority period, 5% off outside
from her distant romantic past on the eve of a wedding priority period)
they’ll never forget. Discovery Tickets (Mon & Tue,
excluding Tue 30 Jun, 2.30pm)
This irresistibly funny show has been thrilling Groups (Tue-Thu)
audiences all around the world and now there’s never
been a better time to see this unforgettable musical.
Whatever age you are, you can’t help but have the
time of your life at MAMMA MIA!
“The sunniest of all musicals.” SUNDAY EXPRESS
“The ultimate feel-good show.” CLASSIC FM
33In The Night Garden Live
WED 7 & THU 8 AUG
2019
THE THEATRE
Wed 10am, 1pm & 4pm
Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy, Makka Pakka and friends Thu 10am & 1pm
are back in their brand new live show Igglepiggle’s Prices from £17.50*
Busy Day!
Book your tickets early to get the
You’ll see all your favourite characters beautifully best price *Our prices change with
demand. For the latest information
brought to life with full-size costumes, magical
call us or visit our website.
puppets, and enchanting music. This completely new
Discounts (on selected seats)
show lasts just under an hour and your little ones will Marlowe members £1.50 off top
be amazed when they see a very special visit from the two prices
amazing flying Pinky Ponk. Under 16yrs £2 off
Now in its 10th year, In The Night Garden Live is one of
the UK’s favourite family events. Over 1 million people
have seen it so far and it gets 4.8 out of 5 stars based
on 12,844 parents’ reviews.
There are other shows for young children, but as
The Independent wrote, “there’s nothing quite like
In The Night Garden Live.”
Pip-pip, onk-onk!
“Excellent – my daughter had the time of her life!”
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34BILL KENWRIGHT PRESENTS TUE 27-SAT 31 AUG 2019
Willy Russell’s THE THEATRE
Evenings 7.30pm
Blood Brothers
Wed, Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm
Prices from £22.50
Book your tickets early to get the
best price *Our prices change with
The legendary musical.
demand. For the latest information
Willy Russell’s legendary musical tells the captivating call us or visit our website.
and moving tale of twins separated at birth, who grow Discounts (on selected seats)
up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet again Marlowe members £5 off top three
prices (Tue-Thu)
with tragic consequences. Discovery Tickets (Tue-Thu eves)
Lyn Paul first rose to fame in the early 1970s as a member Groups (Tue-Thu eves)
of the New Seekers, whose hit I’d Like To Teach The
World To Sing sold over 20 million copies. She returns
for her farewell tour in the iconic role of Mrs Johnstone,
which she first made her own in London’s West End.
Few musicals have been received with such acclaim as
the multi-award-winning Blood Brothers. Bill Kenwright’s
production surpassed 10,000 performances in London’s
West End, one of only three musicals ever to achieve
Photos include previous cast
that milestone.
The superb score includes Bright New Day, Marilyn Monroe
and the emotionally charged hit Tell Me It’s Not True.
“Brings the audience cheering to its feet and roaring
its approval.” THE DAILY MAIL
Recommended 12yrs+
35Motown The Musical
TUE 3-SAT 14 SEP 2019
THE THEATRE
Evenings 7.30pm
Wed 4, Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm
The songs. The sound. The story.
Prices from £28*
The sensational hit West End musical is bringing its Book your tickets early to get the
unique sound to Canterbury and is guaranteed to have best price *Our prices change with
you dancing in the street! demand. For the latest information
call us or visit our website.
With just $800 borrowed from his family Berry Gordy
Discounts (on selected seats)
founded Motown Records and launched the careers of Marlowe members £5 off top three
legendary artists including Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, prices (Mon-Thu)
Discovery Tickets (Tue & Wed)
Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson And Groups (Mon-Thu)
The Miracles, The Temptations, and many more.
This is the next chapter in Motown’s incredible history Book first and
and is an experience you’ll never forget. Featuring save money
Become a Marlowe Friend
over 50 classic hits including My Girl, What’s Going for priority booking and
On, Dancing In The Street, I Heard It Through The great discounts (see our
Grapevine and Ain’t No Mountain High Enough. website)
“One great big soul extravaganza.” DAILY MAIL
“A solid gold massive 100% hit show.” SMOOTH RADIO
êêêêê OK MAGAZINE
Recommended 8yrs+
3637
LicKitySpit
WED 18 SEP, WED 16 OCT
& WED 20 NOV 2019
THE KIT
The poetry slam with
the quickest of wit.
Canterbury’s hottest poetry
The Alternative slam event, brought to you
Comedy Show by Rough Cut Collective. It’s
an evening with wondrous
WED 11 SEP & WED 27 NOV 2019 wordsmiths and passionate
THE STUDIO local poets. Each slam
Ground-breaking comedy. will see a guest headliner
bringing the best the poetry
From the sublime to the
scene has to offer.
ridiculously surreal, these acts
are some of the most creative If you'd like to take part in
and hilarious in the business. the slam, visit our website
May contain adult themes and
for more information.
language. Evenings 8pm
Evenings 8pm Tickets £10, Marlowe members
Tickets £13.25, Marlowe members (10% off during priority period,
(10% off during priority period, 5% 5% off outside priority period),
off outside priority period) Students
Helen Highwater
THU 3 OCT 2019 Morgan & West: Unbelievable Science
THE KIT THU 10-SAT 12 OCT 2019
THE STUDIO
Helen Seymour's new spoken
word/comedy/theatre show. A live, interactive science show for the whole
Helen’s very funny and very family, where real experiments take place right
dark show tackles dating, before your eyes.
violent intrusive thoughts and Expect explosive thrills, chemical spills and a risk assessment
what happens when the only that gives their stage manager chills, all backed up by Morgan
representation of your body you & West’s trademark wit, charm and detailed knowledge of the
can find…is in horror movies. scientific method.
8pm Evenings 7pm
Tickets £13.50, Marlowe members Sat matinee 2pm
(10% off during priority period, Tickets £15, Marlowe members (10% off during priority period,
5% off outside priority period), 5% off outside priority period), Under 16yrs
Discovery Tickets
38NORTHERN BALLET’S WED 9-SAT 12 OCT 2019
Dracula
THE THEATRE
Evenings 7.30pm
Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm
Step into the world of Dracula – if you dare. Prices from £24.50*
Book your tickets early to get the
Seducing countless generations, Bram Stoker’s best price *Our prices change with
legendary vampire lives on in this extraordinary ballet. demand. For the latest information
Fall under the eternal count’s captivating spell with call us or visit our website.
Northern Ballet’s blend of sensuous dancing and Discounts (on selected seats)
Marlowe members £5 off top three
gripping theatre enhanced by gothic sets and costumes. prices (Wed & Thu)
This is ballet with a dramatic bite that will leave you Concessions (Wed & Thu)
Discovery Tickets (Wed & Thu eve)
thirsty for more. Groups
Features music by Schnittke, Rachmaninov, Schools £10 tickets (Wed & Thu,
Pärt and Daugherty. booking by phone or in person)
“The company are in fine dramatic form.” Under 16yrs 50% off top three
prices (Wed, Fri & Sat eve)
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“A show anyone can sink their teeth into!”
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Recommended 12yrs+
Dance at The Marlowe is sponsored by
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THE THEATRE
Evenings 7.30pm
Starring Lesley Joseph. Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm
Prices from £28.50*
Direct from the West End.
Book your tickets early to get the
This “glorious revival” (The Times) stars Birds best price *Our prices change with
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Of A Feather’s Lesley Joseph as the tyrannical
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Miss Hannigan!
Discounts (on selected seats)
Set in 1930s New York, brave young Annie is forced Marlowe members £5 off top three
to live a life of misery at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage. prices (Mon-Thu)
Concessions (Mon-Thu)
Her luck changes when she's chosen to spend Discovery Tickets (Mon-Wed)
Christmas with famous billionaire, Oliver Warbucks. Groups (Mon-Thu)
Meanwhile, Miss Hannigan hatches a plan to spoil Schools £15 tickets (Mon-Thu,
Annie’s search for her true family… booking by phone or in person)
Under 16yrs £5 off (Price bands
With its Tony® award-winning book and score,
A-C, Mon-Thu)
including It’s The Hard-Knock Life and Tomorrow,
you can bet your bottom dollar that you’ll love it! Make an evening of it
Meal packages available in
“Lavish escapism.” THE DAILY TELEGRAPH The Green Room (see our
“A glorious revival.” THE TIMES website)
“An all-singing all-dancing triumph.” OK! MAGAZINE
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