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<strong>Autumn</strong> <strong>Sep</strong> <strong>2009</strong> - <strong>Jan</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong>: 0844 357 2625<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
Theatre Square, Stratford, London E15 1BX
Wel<strong>com</strong>e<br />
It’s season 7 “Going Global”<br />
and we’re back with 35<br />
brilliant events<br />
Summer may be gone, but Stratford<br />
Circus is still shining bright with<br />
entertainment. It’s season 7 “Going<br />
Global” and we’re back with 35<br />
brilliant events, featuring national<br />
and international artists.<br />
Stratford Circus in partnership<br />
with East London Dance, Urban<br />
Development and <strong>Newham</strong><br />
Bookshop bring you “UPfront<br />
East” with some of the biggest<br />
names in <strong>com</strong>edy, theatre, music,<br />
dance and literature.<br />
Watch the international themes<br />
emerge in African Currents,<br />
meet the American writer Attica<br />
Locke, listen to the vocal talents<br />
of Ms Dynamite, laugh at Marcus<br />
Brigstocke and don’t forget the<br />
worldwide tastes of Circus Eats -<br />
our fabulous in-house restaurant.<br />
We are <strong>com</strong>mitted to offering the<br />
best value and you’ll be pleased to<br />
know that Stratford Circus offers<br />
high quality work at the most<br />
<strong>com</strong>petitive prices.<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong>
Contents<br />
Dance 1<br />
Comedy 5<br />
Music 9<br />
Literature 14<br />
Special Events 19<br />
Theatre 27<br />
Children 33<br />
Information<br />
Booking info 45<br />
About us 46<br />
Directions 47<br />
Map 48<br />
Diary 51<br />
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1<br />
African<br />
Currents
East London<br />
meets West<br />
Africa<br />
Dance<br />
Fri 16 / Sat 17 Oct<br />
7:30pm<br />
£12 / £8<br />
Ages 14+<br />
Part of Dance Umbrella<br />
<strong>2009</strong> in partnership with<br />
East London Dance<br />
East London meets West Africa in<br />
this unique and exciting programme.<br />
Featuring five of the continent’s<br />
most significant young artists:<br />
Danse L’Afrique Danse winner 2008<br />
Kaolack, Andreya Ouamba, Fatou<br />
Cisse, Michael Kouakou and Papy<br />
Ebotani. Each piece is <strong>com</strong>plemented<br />
by a short prelude performed by<br />
East London Dance Associate<br />
Artists: Avant Garde Dance, C-12<br />
Dance Theatre and VOCAB Dance.<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 0844 357 2625<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
Stratford<br />
Circus<br />
Photo credit: Elise Fitte-Duval<br />
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Dance +<br />
Athletics<br />
Stratford<br />
Circus<br />
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Dance<br />
An awe-inspiring<br />
experience<br />
Metro<br />
Fri 20 Nov<br />
8pm<br />
£12 / £8<br />
East London Dance in<br />
partnership with Stratford<br />
Circus UPfront East artistic<br />
programme<br />
In association with Makin<br />
Projects<br />
Featuring 2FaCeD DaNcE Company in<br />
the London premiere of Still Breathing.<br />
Stunning athleticism, explosive<br />
abstract breaking and masculine<br />
vulnerability <strong>com</strong>bine in a piece which<br />
explores the space we occupy. Set<br />
to an electrifyingly intense and specially<br />
<strong>com</strong>missioned score this is an hour<br />
of unstoppable seemingly impossible<br />
movement performed by the all<br />
male <strong>com</strong>pany. Physicality and<br />
endurance are tested to the full in this<br />
exhilarating evening programme.<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 0844 357 2625<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
Stratford<br />
Circus<br />
Photo credit: Chris Nash<br />
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5<br />
Adam<br />
Hills
Hills delivers <strong>com</strong>edy<br />
so effortlessly brilliant<br />
you wonder why<br />
some <strong>com</strong>edians<br />
even get out of bed<br />
The Guardian<br />
Comedy / Cabaret<br />
Fri 9 Oct<br />
8pm<br />
£13 / £10<br />
Stratford Circus UPfront<br />
East artistic programme<br />
Australia’s triple Perrier nominee<br />
returns with a brand new hour of<br />
world class stand up <strong>com</strong>edy. Uplifting.<br />
Joyous. Inflatable. No one does<br />
nice like Adam Hills; his shows have<br />
audiences skipping from theatres<br />
with joy in their hearts and a pledge<br />
to make the world a better place.<br />
Expect to be grilled and charmed<br />
in equal measure, but most of all,<br />
expect to laugh yourself happy.<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 0844 357 2625<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
Stratford<br />
Circus<br />
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7<br />
Marcus<br />
Brigstocke
Dazzling, inspired,<br />
perfectly observed.<br />
I’ve yet to see<br />
anything funnier<br />
Daily Telegraph<br />
Comedy / Cabaret<br />
Sat 7 Nov<br />
8pm<br />
£15 / £12<br />
Stratford Circus UPfront East<br />
artistic programme<br />
One of Britain’s finest <strong>com</strong>edians and<br />
broadcasters, Marcus Brigstocke is<br />
bringing his hotly anticipated new<br />
show God Collar to Stratford Circus.<br />
The award-winning <strong>com</strong>edian is a firm<br />
favourite with <strong>com</strong>edy fans and God<br />
Collar promises to be as sharply observant<br />
and quick-witted as his much loved<br />
catalogue of work. Marcus is the king<br />
of satirical <strong>com</strong>edy. There’s not much<br />
that hasn’t <strong>com</strong>e under his <strong>com</strong>edic<br />
gaze with blisteringly funny results,<br />
not to mention his own personal battle<br />
against his middle class roots.<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 0844 357 2625<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
Stratford<br />
Circus<br />
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9<br />
Ladies<br />
Unplugged
Music<br />
With an exclusive<br />
set from award-winning<br />
Ms Dynamite<br />
Fri 13 Nov<br />
7:30pm<br />
£12 / £8<br />
London Jazz Festival<br />
Stratford Circus UPfront East<br />
artistic programme<br />
Sisters are doin’ it for themselves<br />
once again at the Unplugged Session.<br />
Last year’s Ladies Special took the<br />
organic soul night to new heights,<br />
with stunning vocal turns from Hil St<br />
Soul, Tawiah, Vula, Rosie Wilson and<br />
Gemma Fox. This event promises<br />
to be another essential date in the<br />
live music calendar, with an exclusive<br />
set from the award-winning Ms<br />
Dynamite, the rising stars from<br />
Urban Development’s Vocal Collective<br />
and some very special guests.<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 0844 357 2625<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
Stratford<br />
Circus<br />
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Ian McMillan<br />
Orchestra<br />
Ian McMillan voice<br />
Luke Carver Goss accordion / guitar / vocals<br />
Dylan Fowler guitar / mandocello / vocals<br />
Clare Salaman nyckelharpa / hurdy-gurdy / violin<br />
Nathan Thomson Stratford double bass / flutes / kalimba<br />
Oliver Wilson Circus Dickson violin / percussion / vocals<br />
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British music<br />
at its most<br />
ingenious<br />
The Guardian<br />
Music<br />
Sat 14 Nov<br />
8pm<br />
£12 / £10<br />
Stratford Circus UPfront East<br />
artistic programme<br />
The Ian McMillan Orchestra<br />
www.theianmcmillanorchestra.<strong>com</strong><br />
A scintillating night of poems,<br />
music, <strong>com</strong>edy and impro - like<br />
nothing you’ve ever seen before!<br />
Yorkshire poet, broadcaster and<br />
<strong>com</strong>edian Ian McMillan teams up<br />
with <strong>com</strong>poser and accordionist<br />
Luke Carver Goss, and the<br />
mighty Orchestra in this sizzling<br />
mix of songs. Featured on The<br />
South Bank Show and BBC Proms Plus<br />
to name a few, the show is for<br />
audiences 7 to 107. ‘Catch these<br />
guys live … exhilarating’ Taplas<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 0844 357 2625<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
Stratford<br />
Circus<br />
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ELLA feat.<br />
Sandi Russel<br />
Music<br />
Sat 21 Nov<br />
8pm<br />
£12.50 / £10<br />
Ages 16+<br />
Lakin McCarthy Entertainment<br />
To coincide with the London Jazz<br />
Festival, we present ELLA a sensational<br />
show about the life and music of<br />
the ‘first lady of jazz’ Ella Fitzgerald.<br />
Written and performed by the<br />
internationally acclaimed singer<br />
Sandi Russell, this original production<br />
will move and enthral. Harlem born<br />
Sandi first learned of Ella through<br />
her parents and she inspired<br />
Sandi to be<strong>com</strong>e a jazz singer.<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 0844 357 2625<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
Stratford<br />
Circus<br />
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Shappi<br />
Khorsandi<br />
Literature<br />
Wed 23 <strong>Sep</strong><br />
7pm<br />
£6<br />
<strong>Newham</strong> Bookshop in partnership<br />
with Stratford Circus<br />
Shappi’s book will be on sale and<br />
she will be signing copies<br />
Set partly in the midst of Shappi’s<br />
eccentric family in Iran and also in<br />
the boisterous Iranian <strong>com</strong>munity<br />
of London, A Beginner’s Guide to<br />
Acting English is a wonderful,<br />
child’s-eye view of trying to adapt<br />
to life in a foreign country. Everyday<br />
rites of passage are all set against<br />
an outsider’s take on the foibles and<br />
quirks of her new countrymen.<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 0844 357 2625<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
Stratford<br />
Circus<br />
<strong>Newham</strong> Bookshop<br />
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SI<br />
Martin<br />
Literature<br />
Tue 6 Oct<br />
1:30pm<br />
£3<br />
Ages 10-14<br />
<strong>Newham</strong> Bookshop in partnership<br />
with Stratford Circus<br />
SI Martin’s book will be on sale<br />
and he will be signing copies<br />
It is 1803 and Jupiter’s adventures<br />
continue as the author gives us an<br />
exciting glimpse of a forgotten history.<br />
Britain’s growing Empire provided<br />
willing and unwilling sailors from<br />
far-flung Africa and the Caribbean.<br />
SI Martin is a storyteller, historian,<br />
presenter and founder of the 500<br />
Years of Black London series. He<br />
will be reading from and discussing<br />
Jupiter Amidships, the sequel to<br />
the acclaimed Jupiter Williams.<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 0844 357 2625<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
Stratford<br />
Circus<br />
<strong>Newham</strong> Bookshop<br />
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Tony<br />
Benn<br />
Literature<br />
Wed 14 Oct<br />
7pm<br />
£6<br />
<strong>Newham</strong> Bookshop in partnership<br />
with Stratford Circus<br />
Tony’s book will be on sale and<br />
he will be signing copies<br />
The past is the past but there may be<br />
lessons to be learned which could help<br />
the next generation to avoid mistakes<br />
their parents and grandparents made.<br />
In his new book Letter to my Grandchildren:<br />
Lessons for the Future he talks about<br />
how each generation has to fight the<br />
same battles as their ancestors had<br />
to fight, again and again, for there is<br />
no final victory and no final defeat.<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 0844 357 2625<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
Stratford<br />
Circus<br />
<strong>Newham</strong> Bookshop<br />
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Andy<br />
Stanton<br />
Literature<br />
Thu 5 Nov<br />
1:30pm<br />
£3<br />
Re<strong>com</strong>mended ages 9+<br />
<strong>Newham</strong> Bookshop in partnership<br />
with Stratford Circus<br />
Andy’s book will be on sale and<br />
he will be signing copies<br />
The Mr Gum books are mad, bad<br />
and dangerously funny. Join Andy<br />
Stanton as he talks about the latest<br />
book in the series What’s for Dinner,<br />
Mr Gum? Enter the world of Polly,<br />
Friday O’Leary and of course, Mr<br />
Gum. The truth is a lemon meringue.<br />
“An inventive cross between Roald Dahl<br />
and Vic Reeves Big Night Out.”<br />
The Observer<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 0844 357 2625<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
Stratford<br />
Circus<br />
<strong>Newham</strong> Bookshop<br />
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Attica<br />
Locke<br />
Literature<br />
Wed 11 Nov<br />
7pm<br />
£6<br />
<strong>Newham</strong> Bookshop in partnership<br />
with Stratford Circus<br />
Attica’s book will be on sale and<br />
she will be signing copies<br />
Attica Locke delivers a brilliant debut<br />
thriller readers will not soon forget…With<br />
intelligent writing that captures the reader<br />
from the first scene through an exhilarating<br />
climax, Black Water Rising marks the<br />
arrival of an electrifying new talent.<br />
“Attica Locke is a stand-out in every<br />
imperative-young-writer way.” James<br />
Ellroy, author of L.A. Confidential<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 0844 357 2625<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
Stratford<br />
Circus<br />
<strong>Newham</strong> Bookshop<br />
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NewVIc<br />
Showcase<br />
NewVIc<br />
Stratford<br />
Circus<br />
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World AIDS Week 30 Nov - 4 Dec <strong>2009</strong><br />
In partnership with <strong>Newham</strong> PCT, LiveEd Arts and young people<br />
in the borough, World AIDS Week brings together a selection of<br />
creative arts and health projects and events to stimulate debate<br />
and discussion on and around the issues that can affect us all.<br />
Mon 23 Nov<br />
7pm<br />
£3 /£2<br />
Indian Music Project<br />
The project brings together young<br />
talent in a mix of traditional and<br />
contemporary Indian music<br />
incorporating technology from<br />
director Kishan Pithia and <strong>com</strong>poser<br />
Shammi Pithia. The evening includes<br />
original music by NewVIc’s Nashaa:<br />
South Asian <strong>com</strong>positions Ensemble<br />
led by Kishan Pithia and the Tabla<br />
Group led by Yousuf Ali Khan.<br />
Special Events - NewVIc<br />
Tue 1 Dec<br />
7pm<br />
£3 / £2<br />
World AIDS Day<br />
Young people from NewVIc, <strong>Newham</strong><br />
schools and <strong>com</strong>munity groups<br />
bring together and <strong>com</strong>municate<br />
issues around HIV/AIDS, sexual<br />
health and relationships, through<br />
performances, screenings,<br />
exhibitions and debates.<br />
Thu 3 Dec<br />
7pm<br />
£3 / £2<br />
www.newvic.ac.uk<br />
Acting for AIDS<br />
In partnership with <strong>Newham</strong> PCT,<br />
UEL, Healthy Schools and Shine.<br />
Celebrating an evening of new work<br />
by young artists and <strong>com</strong>panies<br />
about the human experience of<br />
HIV/AIDS.<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 0844 357 2625<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
Stratford<br />
Circus<br />
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NewVIc<br />
Showcase<br />
Magic<br />
Festival<br />
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Stratford<br />
Circus<br />
Stratford<br />
Circus
A spellbinding day full of<br />
magical entertainment for the<br />
Mon 23 Nov<br />
7pm<br />
£3 /£2<br />
whole A spellbinding family, day full and of magical two entertainment evening for<br />
the whole family, and two evening shows for the<br />
price of one.<br />
shows for the price of one.<br />
Paul Kieve’s ‘Hocus Pocus’ show: presented by<br />
Daniel Radcliffe’s magic teacher, and the only magician<br />
to have appeared in the Harry Potter films.<br />
Paul Kieve’s ‘Hocus Pocus’ show: presented<br />
standnotamazed present ‘Love is like a Magic Trick’<br />
by starring Daniel brilliantly Radcliffe’s contemporary magic teacher, magician and John the<br />
van der Put, and the ‘Magic to Cry for’ all star cabaret.<br />
magician to have appeared in the<br />
only<br />
Harry Please Potter check our films. website for more details www.<br />
stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
Standnotamazed present ‘Love is like a Magic<br />
Trick’ starring brilliantly contemporary magician<br />
John van der Put, and the ‘Magic to Cry For’<br />
all star cabaret.<br />
Special Events - Magic<br />
Sat 28 Nov<br />
All day<br />
£5 (day)<br />
£12 / £8 (evening<br />
double bill)<br />
£17 (family ticket*)<br />
£3 (workshops)<br />
*2 adults, 2 children<br />
for one day show<br />
Stratford Circus in partnership<br />
with Paul Kieve and<br />
standnotamazed<br />
11am Spectacular Magic Show<br />
(ages 5 - 7)<br />
12:30pm A Wizard Workshop<br />
(ages 5 - 7)<br />
3pm Hocus Pocus<br />
(ages 8+)<br />
4:30pm A Magical Masterclass<br />
(ages 8 - 12)<br />
7pm Love is like a Magic Trick and Magic<br />
to Cry For (ages 14+)<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 0844 357 2625<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
Stratford<br />
Circus<br />
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NewVIc<br />
Showcase<br />
University of<br />
East London<br />
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Fri 4 Dec<br />
7:30pm<br />
£2 / £1<br />
Ages 15+<br />
90 mins<br />
Wed 9 Dec<br />
7pm<br />
£2<br />
Ages 14+<br />
Corpus - a Body of Work<br />
UEL’s second year Community<br />
Arts Practice students present<br />
work from their Staging Performance<br />
module. Blending theory and<br />
practice, their work investigates<br />
the body – physical, political,<br />
personal and performative.<br />
Causing a Scene - IPAD MA<br />
Acting MA Theatre Directing.<br />
IPAD MA Actors and Directors<br />
<strong>com</strong>bine to deliver a scorching<br />
selection of short scenes from<br />
the sharpest of cutting edge<br />
playwrights. Prepare for high-octane<br />
method acting and flights of<br />
directorial fancy.<br />
Special Events - UEL<br />
Thur 10 Dec<br />
7pm<br />
£2<br />
Ages 12+<br />
2 hrs<br />
www.uel.ac.uk<br />
Performing Stories<br />
‘Performing Stories’ will interrogate<br />
the use of personal testimonies<br />
as a <strong>com</strong>modity, exploring concepts<br />
such as atrocity tourism and<br />
the ethics of narration. What<br />
stories are important to tell and<br />
to listen to? How are stories<br />
marketed and sold? Where is<br />
the line between witness and<br />
voyeur? The audience will be.<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 020 8279 1015<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
Stratford<br />
Circus<br />
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University<br />
University<br />
of<br />
of<br />
East<br />
East<br />
London<br />
London<br />
NewVIc<br />
Showcase<br />
Fri 11 Dec<br />
7:30pm<br />
£3 / £2<br />
Ages 18+<br />
Off the Page: on the Stage - IPAD<br />
“When I see people, I want to<br />
make love to them. When I<br />
see people, I want to kill them.<br />
What’s wrong with me?” An<br />
evening showcase of ten-minute<br />
play readings written by new<br />
playwrights from third-year<br />
Theatre and Creative Writing BA<br />
students at UEL. Disturbing, romantic,<br />
radical, and always surprising –<br />
<strong>com</strong>e and discover east London’s<br />
new playwriting talent.<br />
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Sat 12 Dec<br />
7pm<br />
£2<br />
Ages 14+<br />
2 hrs<br />
Performing Miracles - IPAD MA<br />
Acting MA Theatre Directing.<br />
IPAD MA Actors and Directors<br />
promise a dizzying diversity of<br />
performance from installation to<br />
in-yer-face. Innovation is the key<br />
to these newly devised pieces<br />
that re-write the rules on what<br />
we – the audience - expect from<br />
the theatre.<br />
Special Events - UEL<br />
Mon 14 Dec<br />
7pm<br />
2 hrs<br />
Ritual and Performance<br />
Ritual and Performance will<br />
showcase student-devised work<br />
through an adaptation of a classic<br />
text, integrating intercultural<br />
practices and exploring ritual as<br />
performative.<br />
Wed 16 Dec<br />
7pm<br />
2 hrs<br />
www.uel.ac.uk<br />
Local to Global<br />
‘Local to Global’ will explore<br />
intercultural theatre through<br />
the case study of ‘Contacting<br />
the World’, developing new<br />
work through collaboration with<br />
theatre <strong>com</strong>panies from around<br />
the world.<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 020 8279 1015<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
Stratford<br />
Circus<br />
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27<br />
Anomie
Theatre for the<br />
21st-century -<br />
brilliantly inventive,<br />
challenging and<br />
risk taking<br />
Theatre<br />
Sat 12 <strong>Sep</strong><br />
8pm<br />
£10 / £7<br />
Stratford Circus UPfront East<br />
artistic programme<br />
Precarious Physical Theatre &<br />
Multimedia<br />
Award-winning Precarious’ breakneck<br />
physicality, stunning imagery and<br />
cutting-edge technology, creates a<br />
portrait of modernity that will disturb<br />
and delight audiences. Anomie is a<br />
hypnotic and surreal journey that<br />
traces the phantom connections<br />
and ambiguous relationships<br />
between six characters. Intense,<br />
provocative, delicate and <strong>com</strong>ical.<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 0844 357 2625<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
Stratford<br />
Circus<br />
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29<br />
Call<br />
Mr Robeson
Call Mr Robeson,<br />
with songs written<br />
and performed<br />
by Tayo Aluko<br />
Theatre<br />
Wed 28 Oct<br />
8pm<br />
£12.50 / £10<br />
Ages 16+<br />
Lakin McCarthy Entertainment<br />
In the year of Obama, we are proud<br />
to present the true and <strong>com</strong>pelling<br />
story of another remarkable black<br />
American, Paul Robeson, world famous<br />
actor and singer of the early 20th<br />
Century. When he challenged prejudice<br />
at the core of the USA, he was branded<br />
a traitor and harassed. Featuring his<br />
most powerful songs, the show takes<br />
you on a roller coaster journey through<br />
his remarkable and eventful life.<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 0844 357 2625<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
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Circus<br />
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Dr. Faustus<br />
Stratford<br />
Circus<br />
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Faustus wants<br />
knowledge. The devil<br />
wants his soul. But,<br />
if you make a bargain<br />
with the devil, can you<br />
change your mind?<br />
Theatre<br />
Tue 12 <strong>Jan</strong> -<br />
Sat 6 Feb <strong>2010</strong><br />
7.30pm<br />
£16<br />
Concessions £12<br />
School and college<br />
parties £9.50<br />
Matinees at 2pm on<br />
Thur 21 / 28 <strong>Jan</strong> /<br />
4 Feb<br />
Present Moment<br />
Go to our website for details of<br />
Present Moment’s previous shows<br />
Christopher Marlowe’s classic drama is<br />
brought to life in a modern metropolis<br />
where the devil is a puppet master<br />
and every move is watched. Horror,<br />
<strong>com</strong>edy, suspense and tragedy<br />
<strong>com</strong>bine in a world where shadowy<br />
figures transform and shape the people<br />
and places on Faustus’ journey.<br />
Stratford Circus’ longest running<br />
show - 26 performances!<br />
Director: JOSS BENNATHAN<br />
Cast: TO BE ANNOUNCED<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 0844 357 2625<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
Please contact box <strong>office</strong> for details of Early Bird booking offers and special discounts for<br />
residents in <strong>Newham</strong>, Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest<br />
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3 Pigs<br />
Children<br />
Sat 12 <strong>Sep</strong><br />
12pm & 3pm<br />
£6 / £5*<br />
Re<strong>com</strong>mended ages 4-11<br />
50 mins<br />
Storybox Theatre<br />
www.storyboxtheatre.co.uk<br />
*When booking more than one show.<br />
Group discount - buy 10 tickets get 11th free<br />
A sty full of stories and song. The<br />
Three Little Pigs, Susannah the<br />
Fanciful Sow and The Old Woman<br />
and her Pig are all brought to life<br />
with the amazing ingenuity of Rod<br />
Burnett and Storybox Theatre. A<br />
Porcine Show for piglets, sows and<br />
old boars of all ages!<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 0844 357 2625<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
One discount offer valid per booking<br />
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Please note that this is a very quiet performance. Where possible, babies and very small children are<br />
not to be brought into the theatre.
Circles in<br />
the Sand<br />
Children<br />
Sat 26 <strong>Sep</strong><br />
12pm & 3pm<br />
£6 / £5*<br />
Re<strong>com</strong>mended age under 3’s<br />
30 mins<br />
tam tam Theatre<br />
www.tamtamtheatre.co.uk<br />
*When booking more than one show.<br />
Group discount - buy 10 tickets get 11th free<br />
Soft between your toes, pour it…A<br />
mountain…high…low…Circles in the<br />
sand. Slipping through your fingers.<br />
Grab it…drop it…Circles in the sand<br />
Touch…Feel…Play…Circles in the Sand<br />
tells its story without words, but through<br />
discovering, exploring and playing<br />
with sand. At the end of the show, the<br />
children are invited to explore, discover<br />
and play in the sand themselves.<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 0844 357 2625<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
One discount offer valid per booking<br />
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Baby Loves<br />
Disco<br />
Children<br />
Sun 27 <strong>Sep</strong><br />
Sun 29 Nov<br />
2pm<br />
Re<strong>com</strong>mended ages<br />
6mnths-7yrs<br />
3 hrs<br />
Baby Loves Disco UK Ltd<br />
To buy tickets and for further information<br />
go to: www.babylovesdisco.co.uk<br />
Stratford<br />
Circus<br />
Baby Loves Disco transforms Stratford<br />
Circus into a child-proof disco as<br />
children and parents looking for a<br />
break from the routine playground circuit<br />
let loose for an afternoon dance<br />
party featuring real music spun<br />
by real DJs blending classic disco.<br />
Plus, a bubble machine, a chill-out<br />
area, nappy changing stations, a full<br />
spread of healthy snacks and juice<br />
boxes and a cash bar for non-driving<br />
parents. Sunday afternoon is the<br />
new Saturday night. Come join us!<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 0844 357 2625<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
One discount offer valid per booking<br />
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The Night<br />
Keeper<br />
Children<br />
Sat 10 Oct<br />
3pm<br />
£6 / £5*<br />
Re<strong>com</strong>mended ages 4+<br />
45 mins<br />
Gomito<br />
www.gomito.co.uk<br />
*When booking more than one show.<br />
Group discount - buy 10 tickets get 11th free<br />
Join five adventurous storytellers as<br />
they embark on a journey back in<br />
time. In a mysterious museum, Maggie<br />
stumbles through a magical dustbin<br />
into a secret wing full of strange creatures.<br />
Can the museum’s Night Keeper convince<br />
Maggie that history is more than a<br />
load of old rubbish? Striking visuals,<br />
puppetry and live music, the show<br />
that will capture the imagination of the<br />
whole family.<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 0844 357 2625<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
One discount offer valid per booking<br />
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Beneath the<br />
Banyan Tree<br />
Stratford<br />
Circus<br />
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A gorgeous<br />
presentation of<br />
Indian dance<br />
and fable that’s<br />
just so sumptuous<br />
Children<br />
CBC Radio Metro Morning, Canada<br />
Sat 24 Oct<br />
3pm<br />
£6 / £5*<br />
Re<strong>com</strong>mended ages 7+<br />
50 mins<br />
Theatre Hullabaloo & Theatre<br />
Direct Canada<br />
www.theatrehullabaloo<br />
www.theatredirect.ca<br />
*When booking more than one<br />
show. Group discount - buy 10<br />
tickets get 11th free<br />
This show is a vibrant fusion of theatre,<br />
traditional Indian (Bharatanatyam) and<br />
Western dance, puppetry and music. It<br />
tells the story of Anjali, a young girl who<br />
has moved to the UK from India. As an<br />
aspiring dancer she travels between two<br />
worlds: the reality of trying to adjust to<br />
life in the UK and the challenge of making<br />
friends. The show speaks to young people<br />
about the need for everyone to celebrate<br />
each other’s cultural differences.<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 0844 357 2625<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
One discount offer valid per booking<br />
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What a<br />
Wonderful<br />
World<br />
Children<br />
Sat 7 Nov<br />
1pm & 3pm<br />
£6 / £5*<br />
Re<strong>com</strong>mended ages 2-5<br />
45 mins<br />
Lyngo Theatre<br />
www.lyngo.co.uk<br />
*When booking more than one show.<br />
Group discount - buy 10 tickets get 11th free<br />
Stratford<br />
Circus<br />
Before anything new is made it must<br />
be dreamed. Wel<strong>com</strong>e to the Sea of<br />
Tranquility, where we make the new day<br />
every night. What do you want in tomorrow’s<br />
world? Snowballs and flamingos of<br />
course. On our dream holiday you can<br />
hide your face amid a crowd of stars, or<br />
dance to our live music as we discover<br />
fire all over again. In this highly interactive<br />
show for the early years you can get<br />
your hands on the stuff of creation.<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 0844 357 2625<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
One discount offer valid per booking<br />
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The Selfish<br />
Giant<br />
Children<br />
Sat 21 Nov<br />
3pm<br />
£6 / £5*<br />
Re<strong>com</strong>mended ages 4+<br />
45 mins<br />
Puppetcraft<br />
www.puppetcraft.co.uk<br />
*When booking more than one show.<br />
Group discount - buy 10 tickets get 11th free<br />
The Selfish Giant built a high wall all<br />
around his lovely garden to keep the<br />
children out. But it also kept Spring<br />
away, so that it was always Winter in the<br />
garden, and the North Wind and the Frost<br />
and the Snow danced about the trees.<br />
One morning the Giant looked out and<br />
saw a most wonderful sight...This much<br />
loved fairy tale is brought to life using<br />
beautiful puppets and original music.<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 0844 357 2625<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
One discount offer valid per booking<br />
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Handa’s Hen
A dazzling feast for<br />
the eyes that makes<br />
counting fun<br />
The Guardian<br />
Children<br />
Thu 3 Dec<br />
11am / 12:15pm /<br />
2pm / 3:15pm<br />
Fri 4 / Sat 5 Dec<br />
10:30am / 11:45am /<br />
1:30pm / 2:45pm<br />
£6 / £5*<br />
Re<strong>com</strong>mended ages 2-5<br />
35 mins<br />
Little Angel Theatre<br />
www.littleangeltheatre.<strong>com</strong><br />
*When booking more than one show.<br />
Group discount - buy 10 tickets get 11th free<br />
When Handa and her friend Akeyo<br />
go looking for Grandma’s black hen<br />
Mondi, they find two fluttery butterflies<br />
round the hen house, three stripy<br />
mice under the grain store, four<br />
little lizards behind the pots…But<br />
where is Mondi? Based on the book<br />
by Eileen Browne, this beautiful<br />
show has 55 puppets all newly<br />
created by hand for this production!<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 0844 357 2625<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
One discount offer valid per booking<br />
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Visiting<br />
Grandad
When grandad reveals<br />
that he is not ALL that<br />
he appears, a whole<br />
new adventure begins<br />
Children<br />
15 - 23 Dec<br />
(excl Sun 20 Dec)<br />
15 - 18 Dec<br />
11 am / 1:30pm<br />
19 - 23 Dec (excl Sun<br />
20 Dec) 12pm / 3pm<br />
£6 / £5*<br />
Re<strong>com</strong>mended ages 3-7<br />
50 mins<br />
tutti frutti productions<br />
co-produced with York<br />
Theatre Royal<br />
*When booking more than one show.<br />
Group discount - buy 10 tickets get 11th free<br />
Reluctantly Little Jack has to stay<br />
with Grandad for a whole afternoon.<br />
So when, to Little Jack’s great<br />
surprise, Grandad reveals that he<br />
is not ALL that he appears, a whole<br />
new adventure begins. There is<br />
more to Grandad than meets the<br />
eye and he holds a delightful secret<br />
that is not so gloomy after all!<br />
Mike Kenny’s touching and funny<br />
play explores the special relationship<br />
between a Grandad and his Grandson.<br />
Using stunning digital imagery created<br />
by leading digital artists KMA and<br />
original live music by Ivan Stott,<br />
tutti frutti has created another<br />
magical and moving experience for<br />
the young and their families to enjoy.<br />
<strong>Box</strong> <strong>office</strong> <strong>hotline</strong> 0844 357 2625<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
One discount offer valid per booking<br />
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Booking info<br />
By phone<br />
0844 357 2625 9am until building<br />
closure or up to 1 hour before<br />
show time on performance days.<br />
We accept credit/debit cards.<br />
No booking fee applies.<br />
In person<br />
9am until building closure or<br />
up to 30 minutes before show<br />
time on performance days. We<br />
accept cash and credit/debit<br />
cards. No booking fee applies.<br />
Gift vouchers are available in £5<br />
denominations.<br />
Online<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
We accept credit/debit cards.<br />
No booking fee applies.<br />
Concessions<br />
Concessions apply to under-16s,<br />
job seekers, students, disabled<br />
persons and senior citizens, but<br />
conditions may vary from show<br />
to show. Concessions are available<br />
to <strong>Newham</strong> residents for the UPfront<br />
East artistic programme. All you<br />
need to do is register once with<br />
us with proof of address, at least<br />
24 hours in advance of the show.<br />
Corporate events<br />
We have a number of flexible<br />
spaces available for hire, suitable<br />
for meetings, conferences and<br />
other functions. In addition, we<br />
offer specialist packages for<br />
businesses, such as team-building<br />
exercises and creative workshops.<br />
Please email the Events team<br />
bookings@stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong> or<br />
call 020 8279 1000 for more info.<br />
Access<br />
Our access facilities include<br />
• Easy access for wheelchairs<br />
into buildings (wide automatic<br />
doors)<br />
• Lifts to all floors<br />
• Wide corridors to ac<strong>com</strong>modate<br />
wheelchair users<br />
• Accessible toilet facilities<br />
If you require any special<br />
assistance, please inform the<br />
box <strong>office</strong> before you visit.<br />
Children<br />
Children-friendly facilities include<br />
• Large, windowed foyer<br />
• Level access to all floors<br />
• Access for pushchairs<br />
• Changing facilities<br />
• High-chairs<br />
Courses<br />
Our popular part-time adult<br />
courses are delivered through<br />
Newceys and range from music,<br />
dance and theatre to broadcast<br />
media. For more information, call<br />
us on 020 8279 1084 or drop in<br />
and pick up a brochure.<br />
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About us<br />
Stratford Circus is home to seven<br />
resident partner organisations.<br />
NewVIc – <strong>Newham</strong> Sixth Form College is one of the<br />
largest and most successful sixth form colleges in the<br />
country. www.newvic.ac.uk<br />
Circus Media - Circus Media was launched in 2000 by<br />
NewVIc. www.cmc.tv<br />
Urban Development – Urban Development is the one-stop<br />
organisation for London’s new urban music talent.<br />
www.urbandevelopment.co.uk<br />
Newceys - Newceys classes at Stratford Circus<br />
represents the flagship provision for performing arts<br />
and media in <strong>Newham</strong>. www.newham.gov.uk<br />
East London Dance - East London Dance produces<br />
a wide range of dance activities, performances and<br />
events. www.eastlondondance.org<br />
Theatre Venture - Theatre Venture engages the<br />
diverse <strong>com</strong>munities of east London and beyond in<br />
theatre. www.theatre-venture.org<br />
University of East London - The Institute for Performing<br />
Arts Development (IPAD) at UEL has been established as<br />
a national centre for excellence. www.uel.ac.uk/ipad<br />
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Directions<br />
and local area map<br />
Theatre Square Stratford London E15 1BX<br />
Stratford bus station and underground/train connections are less<br />
than five minutes walking distance away.<br />
DLR and tube - reach us on the Central or Jubilee lines and the<br />
Docklands Light Railway.<br />
Train - Great Eastern, WAGN, London Overground and National<br />
Express trains are available at Stratford Station.<br />
Bus - 25, 69, 86, 104, 108, 158, 238, 241, 257, 262, 276, 308, 473,<br />
D8, S2, N8 and N86.<br />
By car - there are two nearby car parks. Stratford multi-storey car<br />
park (entrance off Great Eastern Road) has 675 parking spaces with<br />
38 dedicated spaces for users with disabilities. It is open 24 hours a<br />
day.<br />
The Grove Crescent car park (entrance on Salway Road) is also<br />
nearby with 45 parking spaces and four dedicated spaces for users<br />
with disabilities. It is open 24 hours a day and it is free to park on<br />
Sundays.<br />
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Central Line<br />
Eastbound to Epping<br />
To Leyton &<br />
Walthamstow To Leytonstone<br />
The Grove<br />
Great Eastern Road<br />
Angel La.<br />
P<br />
P<br />
Exit<br />
Stratford<br />
Shopping<br />
Centre<br />
Entry<br />
Theatre<br />
Square<br />
Theatre Royal<br />
Stratford East<br />
Stratford<br />
Picture House<br />
Romford Rd.<br />
Broadway<br />
West ham La.<br />
Station St.<br />
Central Line<br />
Westbound to<br />
The City and<br />
Central London<br />
Stratford Station<br />
Central Line<br />
Jubilee Line<br />
DLR<br />
Great Eastern<br />
WAGN<br />
London Overground<br />
National Express<br />
Bus<br />
Station<br />
Old Town<br />
Hall<br />
High St.<br />
DLR<br />
towards<br />
Beckton<br />
Lewisham<br />
and Bank Jubilee Line<br />
Westbound to<br />
Canary Wharf<br />
and Central London<br />
To Mile End<br />
and The City<br />
To Plaistow<br />
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Every aspect of the occasion can<br />
be tailored to your exact needs.<br />
Whether for work, celebrating or<br />
performing, you can be assured<br />
your event will be a success.”<br />
Flexible spaces<br />
for hire in the heart<br />
of Stratford<br />
For more information<br />
and bookings<br />
Events team: 020 8279 1001<br />
Email: bookings@stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong><br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong>
There is an<br />
optimism in<br />
this venture<br />
which shows<br />
exactly how<br />
far we have<br />
<strong>com</strong>e”<br />
Jay Rayner - The Observer<br />
Circus Eats<br />
breakfast • lunch • light bites • dinner<br />
For bookings please phone 020 8279 1022<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong>
Date Performance Page<br />
12 <strong>Sep</strong> 3 Pigs<br />
12 <strong>Sep</strong> Anomie<br />
23 <strong>Sep</strong> Shappi Khorsandi<br />
26 <strong>Sep</strong> Circles in the Sand<br />
27<strong>Sep</strong>/29 Nov Baby Loves Disco<br />
6 Oct SI Martin<br />
9 Oct Adam Hills<br />
10 Oct The Night Keeper<br />
14 Oct Tony Benn<br />
16/17 Oct African Currents<br />
24 Oct Beneath the Banyan Tree<br />
28 Oct Call Mr Robeson<br />
5 Nov Andy Stanton<br />
7 Nov What a Wonderful World<br />
7 Nov Marcus Brigstocke<br />
11 Nov Attica Locke<br />
13 Nov Ladies Unplugged (Urban Development)<br />
14 Nov The Ian McMillan Orchestra<br />
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27-28<br />
14<br />
34<br />
35<br />
15<br />
5-6<br />
36<br />
16<br />
1-2<br />
37-38<br />
29-30<br />
17<br />
39<br />
7-8<br />
18<br />
9-10<br />
11-12<br />
Events Diary<br />
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Date Performance Page<br />
20 Nov Dance + Athletics<br />
21 Nov The Selfish Giant<br />
21 Nov Ella Fitzgerald<br />
23 Nov Indian Music Project<br />
28 Nov Magic Festival<br />
1 Dec World AIDS Day<br />
3 Dec Acting for AIDS<br />
3 Dec/4 Dec Handa’s Hen<br />
/5 Dec<br />
4 Dec Corpus – A Body of Work (UEL)<br />
9 Dec Causing a scene (UEL)<br />
10 Dec Performing Stories (UEL)<br />
11 Dec Off The Page: On The Stage (UEL)<br />
12 Dec Performing Miracles (UEL)<br />
14 Dec Ritual and Performance (UEL)<br />
16 Dec Local to Global (UEL)<br />
15 – 23 Dec Visiting Grandad<br />
12 <strong>Jan</strong> - 6 Feb Dr. Faustus<br />
3-4<br />
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13<br />
19-20<br />
21-22<br />
19-20<br />
19-20<br />
41-42<br />
23-24<br />
23-24<br />
23-24<br />
25-26<br />
25-26<br />
25-26<br />
25-26<br />
43-44<br />
31/32<br />
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“Whose Line Is It Anyway -<br />
East East East London style”<br />
SHOTGUN<br />
IMPRO<br />
Fri 25th <strong>Sep</strong><br />
Fri 30th Oct<br />
Fri 27th Nov<br />
7.30pm - £5<br />
Back by popular demand, Shotgun Impro take audience<br />
suggestions to build a quick fire show. This is improvised<br />
<strong>com</strong>edy, no rehearsal, no preparation and no script -<br />
win or lose – delivered with style. Catch them on the<br />
last Friday of every month!<br />
Stratford Circus UPfront East artistic programme<br />
Drinks available from Circus 2’s own bar<br />
www.stratford-circus.<strong>com</strong> - www.shotgunimpro.<strong>com</strong>
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