What's On - Spring 2014 - Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

Theatre – Visiting Companies Tickets 029 2039 1391 www.rwcmd.ac.uk 9
Thurs 16 January 7.30pm
Eric and Little Ern
Presented by
Seabright Productions
Created and performed by Ian
Ashpitel and Jonty Stephens
Featuring classic material by
Eddie Braben, Dick Hills and
Sid Green
Directed by Owen Lewis
Direct from a hit season in
London’s West End, this
affectionate, moving and
fantastically funny homage
to the greatest comedy
double act that Britain has
ever seen vividly brings
back warm memories of a
bygone era. Recreating
some of the finest moments
of Eric and Ernie’s television
and stage performances,
cherished moments from
the archives sit alongside
new material created by the
performers. Together they
make a brilliant comedy
that recreates the all-ages
appeal of Morecambe and
Wise in their heyday.
Tickets £18 £16 concessions*
Richard Burton Theatre
www.EricAndLittleErn.com
Thurs 27 February 7.30pm
How to be Immortal
Penny Dreadful Productions
Directed by Kirsty Housley
Love, death, and DNA
intertwine in three twisted
true tales about what we
leave behind. There’s live
music on cello, squeezebox
and ukulele, 1950s science,
animations, and a song
composed from human DNA
coding. A bold, humourous
and original new play about
our connections to the dead
- and why they matter.
In association with The Lowry,
The Albany,Jackson’s Lane
and Harrogate Theatre.
Developed with West
Yorkshire Playhouse.
Tickets £12 £10 concessions*
Richard Burton Theatre
Age Guidance 13+
Running time 90 minutes
Wed 5 & Thurs 6 March 7.30pm
When You Say Goodbye
Presented by
Equinox Theatre
Featuring the songs of
Harry Parr Davies and
Marguerite Monnot
Written and directed by
Chris Morgan
Musical Director
Christopher Fossey
Born in Briton Ferry in 1914,
Harry Parr Davies was a
prolific song writer who
wrote for Gracie Fields,
George Formby, Jessie
Matthews, Jack Buchanan
and many others. His songs
have an evocative naive
charm. At the same time, on
the other side of the Channel,
Marguerite Monnot was
writing emotionally charged
songs for Edith Piaf. Monnot
later went on to write the
musical Irma La Douce.
Some of the songs will be
familiar, but many are
waiting to be rediscovered.
Tickets £12 £10 concessions*
Richard Burton Theatre
Supported by the
Arts Council of Wales
Wed 12 March 7.30pm
Julie Madly Deeply
Presented by
Seabright Productions
Starring Sarah-Louise Young
Musical Director
Michael Roulston
Directed by Russell Lucas
Julie Andrews’ songs from
musicals including Mary
Poppins, The Sound of Music
and My Fair Lady are
intertwined with stories and
anecdotes about Andrews’
own life, from her beginnings
as a child star to the recent
challenges of losing her
famous singing voice. What
emerges is a delightfully
funny and candid love letter
to a true show business
survivor. Through the eyes
and voice of award-winning
singer, West End actress and
Fascinating Aïda star Sarah-
Louise Young – a major hit at
the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe.
‘Joyous! For anyone who has
ever sung along with Julie
Andrews.’ The Guardian
Tickets £12 £10 concessions*
Richard Burton Theatre
www.juliemadlydeeply.com
Mon 17 March 7.30pm
Reduced Shakespeare
Company® In...
The Bible: The Complete
Word of God (abridged)
It’s apocalypse now as the
three cultural guerrillas of
The Reduced Shakespeare
Company set their reductive
sights on the good book.
Can bolts of lightning be
far behind?
Yes, it’s an affectionate,
irreverent roller coaster ride
from fig leaves to Final
Judgment as the boys
tackle the great theological
questions: Did Adam and
Eve have navels? Did Moses
really look like Charlton
Heston? And why isn’t the
word ‘phonetic’ spelled
the way it sounds?
Whether you are Catholic or
Protestant, Muslim or Jew,
Atheist or Jedi, you will be
tickled by the RSC’s romp
through old time religion.
Tickets £15 £13 concessions*
Richard Burton Theatre
www.reducedshakespeare.com
Sat 22 March
12.30pm & 2.30pm
Dogs Don’t Do Ballet
Presented by
Little Angel Theatre
Adapted by David Duffy
and Andrea Sadler
Performed by Andrea
Sadler and Ronnie Le Drew
Biff is not like ordinary
dogs. He likes moonlight.
And music. And walking on
his tiptoes. You see, Biff
doesn’t think he’s a dog,
Biff thinks he’s a ballerina…
The sublime and the
ridiculous combine in this
hilarious story of a small
dog with a big personality
and even bigger dreams,
brought to life using
beautiful puppets, wellloved
ballet music and
dazzling comedy. Based on
the book by Anna Kemp
with illustrations by Sara
Ogilvie, published by
Simon and Schuster Ltd.
Tickets £8*
Richard Burton Theatre
Running time 45 minutes
Suitable for ages 2+
*Transaction fees may apply
When
You Say
Goodbye
Eric and Little Ern
How to be Immortal, Photo Pau Ros When You Say Goodbye Julie Madly Deeply
The Bible: The Complete Word of God Dogs Don’t Do Ballet