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20<br />
<strong>NEW</strong> <strong>VICTORIA</strong> <strong>THEATRE</strong><br />
20 Y E A R S O F E X C E L LE N C E<br />
<strong>NEW</strong><br />
<strong>VICTORIA</strong><br />
<strong>THEATRE</strong><br />
<strong>WOKING</strong><br />
starring<br />
ray quinn<br />
and<br />
les dennis<br />
summer 2012<br />
0844 871 7645 (bkg fee)<br />
www.atgtickets.com/<br />
woking<br />
Mon 7 - sat 19 may
Corporate Members<br />
and Sponsors<br />
We would like to thank the<br />
following for their support<br />
gold members<br />
silver members<br />
This year the New Victoria <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
celebrates its 20th Anniversary<br />
and we are delighted to present a<br />
wide variety of wonderful productions<br />
including the very best drama, West<br />
End musicals, dance, comedy and<br />
family entertainment. Over the years<br />
our audiences have grown, cultivating<br />
a loyal following for many outstanding<br />
productions. Since 1992 theatregoers<br />
have been delighted and entertained and families have grown up<br />
watching our shows and pantomimes. We continue to be inspired<br />
by our audiences and hope to continue delivering the quality we<br />
have become known for. As we embark on our 20th year we<br />
would like to thank you for your support and look forward<br />
to welcoming you to the theatre in the very near future.<br />
Calum Kemp General Manager<br />
★★★★★<br />
‘samantha womack gives<br />
the best performance<br />
of her career’<br />
DAILY MAIL<br />
10 - 21 July<br />
summer 2012<br />
save the last dance 4<br />
for me<br />
2 - 7 April<br />
horrible histories 4<br />
11 - 14 April<br />
calendar girls 5<br />
16 - 21 April<br />
the king and i 6<br />
24 - 28 April<br />
midnight tango 7<br />
1 - 5 May<br />
Legally Blonde 8<br />
the musical<br />
7 - 19 May<br />
danza contemporanea 10<br />
de cuba<br />
22 & 23 May<br />
bronze members<br />
dancing queen 11<br />
31 May - 1 June<br />
dry rot 12<br />
11 - 16 June<br />
wonderful town 13<br />
19 - 23 June<br />
the gruffalo 14<br />
21 - 23 June<br />
against time<br />
28 - 29 June<br />
42nd street 15<br />
3 - 7 July<br />
sponsors<br />
Woking Borough Council<br />
Annual Sponsors since 1993<br />
south pacific 16<br />
10 - 21 July<br />
dreamboats and 18<br />
petticoats<br />
23 - 28 July<br />
dandy dick 19<br />
31 July - 4 August<br />
sister act 20<br />
28 August - 8 September<br />
forthcoming Shows 22<br />
one night shows 31
FROM the team behind<br />
dreamboats and petticoats<br />
Perfect Easter Treat<br />
for all the family<br />
for the final time ever!<br />
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20 Y E A R S O F E X C E L LE N C E<br />
BILL KENWRIGHT AND LAURIE MANSFIELD PRESENT<br />
A brand-new musical full of rock ’N’ roll classics<br />
BY LAURENCE MARKS & MAURICE GRAN<br />
featuring the hits of doc pomus & mort shuman<br />
Calendar<br />
Girls<br />
by Tim Firth<br />
<strong>The</strong> original Calendar Girl<br />
lynDA bellingham<br />
returns to the show with<br />
CAMILLA dallerup<br />
as Miss May<br />
Jan haRVEY<br />
as Miss February<br />
sue holderness<br />
as Miss September<br />
DEENA PAyne<br />
as Miss July<br />
lisa riley<br />
as Miss November<br />
june watson<br />
as Miss January<br />
ruth madoc<br />
as Miss March<br />
with<br />
kevin sacre<br />
as the photographer<br />
and<br />
Joe McGann<br />
as John<br />
AN ALL <strong>NEW</strong> ROCK ’N’ ROLL MUSICAL<br />
Directed by Phil Clark<br />
From the team that brought you the huge success<br />
that is Dreamboats and Petticoats, Save the Last<br />
Dance For Me will take you back through the ‘music<br />
and magic’ of the early 60’s, a time when each<br />
passing week brought another Rock ’n’ Roll classic.<br />
Featuring the unmistakable hits of Doc Pomus &<br />
Mort Shuman including; A Teenager in Love, Sweets<br />
for my Sweet, His Latest Flame, Viva Las Vegas,<br />
Save the Last Dance For Me and many more, this<br />
nostalgic, feel-good journey will transport you back<br />
to music’s golden era as we follow two teenage<br />
sisters through the summer of ’63.<br />
mon 2 - sat 7 april<br />
Mon - Sat eves 7.30pm<br />
Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm<br />
tickets £12 - £29.50<br />
(Premium seats £35)<br />
Atg theatre card<br />
Half price tickets Mon & Fri eves<br />
£5 off Tue - Thu eves<br />
We all want to meet people from history.<br />
<strong>The</strong> trouble is everyone is dead! So it’s time to<br />
prepare yourselves for Horrible Histories live on<br />
stage! Using actors and ground-breaking 3D special<br />
effects, these two astounding shows - Terrible Tudors<br />
and Vile Victorians - are guaranteed to thrill you<br />
and your children. Historical figures and events will<br />
come alive on stage and hover at your fingertips.<br />
Horrible Histories books are published by Scholastic Ltd. Horrible Histories<br />
is a trademark of Scholastic Inc. and is used under authorisation.<br />
All rights reserved. Illustration © Martin Brown.<br />
TOURING TALES<br />
P R E S E N T<br />
wed 11 - sat 14 april<br />
Terrible Tudors Wed & Thu 1.30pm<br />
Fri 10.30am, Sat 7pm<br />
Vile Victorians Wed 7pm,<br />
Thu 10.30am, Fri 7pm, Sat 2.30pm<br />
Tickets £17.50<br />
(Premium seats available)<br />
Atg theatre card<br />
Half price tickets on Wed eves<br />
family ticket<br />
£44 for 4 tickets (max 2 adults)<br />
Following an award winning West End run and two sell out,<br />
record breaking weeks in Woking, Calendar Girls is<br />
coming back for the very last time.<br />
A group of ordinary women do something extraordinary and<br />
spark a global phenomenon when they persuade one another<br />
to pose for a charity calendar with a difference! Based on an<br />
inspiring true story and the smash hit film, Calendar Girls<br />
is quirky, poignant and hilarious.<br />
Last time, Calendar Girls sold out in Woking before it even<br />
opened, so don’t miss out and book today for the show<br />
the Mail on Sunday called, ‘marvellous theatre,<br />
guaranteed to make you laugh, cry & come<br />
out singing Jerusalem!’<br />
mon 16 - sat 21 april<br />
Mon - Sat eves 7.30pm<br />
Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm<br />
Tickets £13.50 - £29.50<br />
Atg theatre card<br />
£5 off Mon eve<br />
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0844 871 7645 (bkg fee)<br />
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‘elegant, splendid and admirable’<br />
THE times<br />
A dazzling evening of dance -<br />
not to be missed!<br />
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20 Y E A R S O F E X C E L LE N C E<br />
presented by arLEne philLips and adam spiegEL<br />
THE stars of STRICTLY COME DANCING<br />
in the theatrical event of the year<br />
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s<br />
Music & Lyrics presents Curve <strong>The</strong>atre Leicester’s production of <strong>The</strong> King & I<br />
Music by Richard Rodgers Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II<br />
Based on the novel entitled Anna and <strong>The</strong> King of Siam by Margaret Landon<br />
Original Orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett New Orchestrations by Julian Kelly<br />
Presented by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Limited on behalf of R&H <strong>The</strong>atricals<br />
of New York<br />
Starring Ramon Tikaram and Josefina Gabrielle <strong>The</strong> King and I<br />
is loved as one of the greatest musicals of all time. Seen by<br />
millions of people across the world since it was first performed<br />
in 1951, when it was showered with awards and became the<br />
blockbuster Hollywood movie, its glorious soundtrack<br />
is still a best seller today.<br />
This breath-taking new production from the Curve <strong>The</strong>atre,<br />
Leicester, directed by Paul Kerryson, is a lavish, grand-scale<br />
spectacle. With giant gold Buddhas, sumptuous costumes, a<br />
chorus of adorable children, acrobatic dancers and live music<br />
this beautiful production guarantees standing ovations.<br />
‘a full-blown<br />
specTACLE with<br />
classy west end<br />
production VALues<br />
and A considerable<br />
WOW FActor’<br />
THE GUARDIAN<br />
tue 24 - sat 28 april<br />
Tue - Sat eves 7.30pm<br />
Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm<br />
tickets £15 - £35<br />
(Premium seats £45)<br />
Atg theatre card<br />
£5 off Wed - Thu perfs & Sat mat<br />
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0844 871 7645 (bkg fee)<br />
www.atgtickets.com/woking<br />
Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace have dazzled television<br />
audiences for seven series of the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing<br />
with their stunning Tango routines. And now they’re back by<br />
incredible popular demand with Midnight Tango - a breathtaking<br />
evening bringing all the drama, sensuality and elegance<br />
of this most exciting of dance forms to life.<br />
Vincent and Flavia’s mesmerising choreography and fiery<br />
chemistry command the floor with explosive Tango routines,<br />
gravity-defying moves and feather-light footwork.<br />
Set in a late night bar in downtown Buenos Aires and featuring<br />
some of the finest Tango dancers in the world and live music,<br />
Midnight Tango takes you on a journey into the heart of this<br />
intoxicating city. As danger and excitement, joy and jealousy,<br />
pain and passion all combine - this is a spectacular and<br />
explosive evening not to be missed!<br />
www.midnighttango.co.uk<br />
★★★★<br />
‘a triumph’<br />
daily TELEGRAPH<br />
★★★★<br />
‘a feel-good<br />
evening.<br />
hugely<br />
entertaining’<br />
daily exPRESS<br />
★★★★<br />
‘star presence<br />
and poise danced<br />
with exuberant<br />
delight’<br />
iNDEPENDENT<br />
TUE 1 - sat 5 may<br />
Tue - Sat eves 7.30pm<br />
Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm<br />
tickets £15 - £34.50<br />
(Premium seats £40)<br />
0844 871 7645 (bkg fee)<br />
www.atgtickets.com/woking<br />
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Photography by Catherine Ashmore<br />
Production photography by Manuel Harlan<br />
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‘the best show i’ve ever seen. brilliant’sCOtt miLLs, BBC radio 1<br />
‘right up there<br />
alongside<br />
mamma mia<br />
and hairspray’<br />
<strong>The</strong> DaiLY tELEgraPH<br />
N<br />
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20 Y E A R S O F E X C E L LE N C E<br />
★ ★ ★ ★<br />
‘Hysterically<br />
funny’<br />
tHE Mail On sUnday<br />
‘simply<br />
blows other<br />
musicals<br />
out of the<br />
water.<br />
sensATIONAL’<br />
the Sun<br />
DIRECT<br />
from 3<br />
triumphant<br />
years in the<br />
west end!<br />
Starring<br />
Ray Quinn<br />
(Dancing On Ice, Dirty Dancing)<br />
Les Dennis<br />
(Hairspray)<br />
<strong>The</strong> international award-winning hit Legally Blonde <strong>The</strong> Musical<br />
is coming to Woking. Winner of 7 major awards including the<br />
coveted Best Musical 2011 (Olivier Awards) this all singing,<br />
all dancing romantic comedy is about knowing who<br />
you are and showing what you’ve got!<br />
Elle Woods can handle anything. So when her boyfriend, Warner,<br />
dumps her she decides to follow him to Harvard Law School<br />
and win him back. With some help from new-found friends<br />
Paulette, Emmett and her chihuahua Bruiser, she learns<br />
that it’s so much better to be smart.<br />
Directed by Tony and Olivier Award winner Jerry Mitchell<br />
(Hairspray), Legally Blonde <strong>The</strong> Musical is the funniest and most<br />
fabulous musical around. <strong>The</strong> best show in town, case closed.<br />
★ ★ ★ ★ ★<br />
Time out<br />
mon 7 - sat 19 may<br />
Mon - Sat eves 7.30pm<br />
Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm<br />
tickets £18.50 - £45<br />
(Premium seats £59.50)<br />
Atg theatre card<br />
Half price tickets Mon 7 May<br />
& Mon 14 May<br />
£5 off Tue 8 - Fri 11 May 7.30pm<br />
Audio described Perf<br />
Wed 9 May 7.30pm<br />
captioned Perf<br />
Wed 16 May 7.30pm<br />
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0844 871 7645 (bkg fee)<br />
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★★★★<br />
‘A very welcome ray of tropical sunshine’ the TELEGRAPH<br />
all your favourite abba<br />
hits in one night<br />
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Dance Consortium presents<br />
★★★★<br />
‘An exotic hybrid<br />
of contemporary,<br />
classical and<br />
Caribbean<br />
styles’<br />
the GUARDiAN<br />
★★★★<br />
‘Drop-dead gorgeous,<br />
performed in such<br />
perfect synch,<br />
and with such sexy<br />
intensity, that you<br />
can’t tear your<br />
eyes away’<br />
the TELEGRAPH<br />
‘much more than<br />
just another<br />
abba show!<br />
it’s fantastic!’<br />
MONTE CARlo PRESS<br />
Danza Contemporanea de Cuba has for 50 years produced dancers<br />
of the highest level with a style evoking the sensual, mystical and raw<br />
heart of Cuban spirit. Collaborations with international leaders in dance<br />
have combined with the Afro-Caribbean and Spanish fusions to produce<br />
an electrifying, evocative and distinctly unique expression<br />
of all that is Cuban.<br />
After they received overwhelming acclaim for their first ever major<br />
UK tour in 2010, this internationally renowned company make their<br />
first ever visit to New Victoria <strong>The</strong>atre, Woking with a programme of<br />
work that includes a world première by award-winning choreographer<br />
and influencer of modern dance, Itzik Galili; Carmen!, and the<br />
incredible Olivier and TMA award nominated Mambo 3XXI.<br />
tue 22 & Wed 23 may<br />
Tue & Wed eves 7.30pm<br />
tickets £10 - £23<br />
(Premium seats £28)<br />
Atg theatre card<br />
Half price tickets Tue & Wed eves<br />
free post show talk<br />
Tue 22 May<br />
G<br />
0844 871 7645 (fees apply)<br />
www.atgtickets.com/woking<br />
abba’s greatest hits<br />
Calling all Super Troopers and Dancing Queens! Celebrating<br />
timeless hits from the pop phenomenon ABBA, and hot on<br />
the heels of the huge success of Mamma Mia, this gorgeous,<br />
glittering production is a non-stop, fun-filled party<br />
guaranteed to have everyone dancing in the aisles!<br />
Featuring a dynamic cast of twenty singers and dancers,<br />
dazzling costumes and outrageous choreography, this highoctane,<br />
musical tribute features such legendary ABBA hits<br />
as Money, Money, Money, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, Knowing Me,<br />
Knowing You, Waterloo, Fernando and many more. So dig out<br />
those flares, put on your dancing shoes and get ready<br />
for the best 70s party in town!<br />
thu 31 may & fri 1 june<br />
Thu & Fri eves 7.30pm<br />
tickets £12 - £24<br />
(Premium seats £29)<br />
Atg theatre card<br />
Half price tickets Thu eve<br />
£5 off Fri eves<br />
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0844 871 7645 (fees apply)<br />
www.atgtickets.com/woking<br />
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Photography Manuel Harlan<br />
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the best of british comedy<br />
the tony award-winning hit musical<br />
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john chapman’s rip roaring comedy<br />
Directed by Ron Aldridge<br />
A crooked bookie and his two accomplices devise a cunning plan<br />
to ‘get rich quick’; to kidnap the odds-on favourite horse and<br />
replace it with their own decrepit nag. But Honest Alf, Flash Harry<br />
and Fred find more hurdles than they bargained for on their way<br />
to the final post - a comatose horse, a blossoming love affair<br />
and a bewildered French jockey all see chaos reign under<br />
the roof of the eccentric Colonel Wagstaff and his wife.<br />
Listed in the National <strong>The</strong>atre’s top 100 plays, this vintage 50’s<br />
comedy ran for more than three years in the West End. Written by<br />
John Chapman, who wrote over 200 TV comedies including the<br />
Emmy award winning Fresh Fields, Happy Ever After and <strong>The</strong> Liver<br />
Birds, this hilarious farce is one of the finest examples of the genre.<br />
Secret doors, split-second timing, flawless physical comedy and<br />
an all-star cast with some of the country’s best loved faces<br />
including Liza Goddard, Gareth Hale & Norman Pace and<br />
Neil Stacey, make Dry Rot a sure bet for an explosive<br />
night that will have you roaring with laughter.<br />
Be first past the post and book today!<br />
Liza Goddard<br />
Gareth Hale<br />
Norman Pace<br />
Neil Stacey<br />
mon 11 - sat 16 june<br />
Mon - Sat eves 7.30pm<br />
Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm<br />
tickets £10 - £25<br />
(Premium seats £29.50)<br />
Atg theatre card<br />
£10 off tickets Mon & Fri eves<br />
£5 off Tue - Thu perfs<br />
G<br />
0844 871 7645 (fees apply)<br />
www.atgtickets.com/woking<br />
Connie Fisher (<strong>The</strong> Sound of Music, winner of the BBC’s How Do You<br />
Solve A Problem Like Maria), double Olivier Award nominee Michael Xavier<br />
(Love Story, <strong>The</strong> Phantom of the Opera) and Lucy Van Gasse (Love Never<br />
Dies) star in the multi award-winning musical comedy, Wonderful Town.<br />
Featuring a superb score by legendary American composer<br />
Leonard Bernstein (West Side Story), the show has received countless<br />
awards since its premiere in 1953 including the prestigious<br />
Tony Award for Best Musical.<br />
Connie plays aspiring writer Ruth Sherwood who arrives in New York<br />
City fresh from Ohio with her beautiful younger sister Eileen. Bursting<br />
with dreams of romance, riches and perhaps a free lunch at Walgreen’s<br />
deli, the indomitable pair meet an array of colourful characters in their<br />
search for success, causing chaos and delight at every turn.<br />
Wonderful Town recreates the bright lights of 1930s New York City with<br />
spectacular sets, dazzling choreography, the rich sound of Bernstein’s<br />
magnificent music and a company of over 40 actors, dancers and<br />
musicians. Book now for the musical comedy of the year -<br />
hailed by the critics as the must-see show for 2012!<br />
STARRiNG<br />
connie fisher<br />
Michael Xavier<br />
lucy van gasse<br />
tue 19 - sat 23 june<br />
Tue - Sat eves 7.30pm<br />
Wed mat 2.30pm, Sat mat 3pm<br />
tickets £19.50 - £39.50<br />
(Premium seats £49.50)<br />
Atg theatre card<br />
£5 off Tue & Fri eves<br />
G<br />
0844 871 7645 (bkg fee)<br />
www.atgtickets.com/woking<br />
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direct from a smash–hit<br />
west end season!<br />
a fusion of street dance<br />
acrobatics and ballet<br />
‘superbly staged and impeccably danced’<br />
SURREy ADVERTiSER<br />
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ATRE<br />
Join Mouse on an adventurous journey through<br />
the deep, dark wood in Tall Stories’ magical,<br />
musical adaptation of the award-winning<br />
picture book by Children’s Laureate<br />
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.<br />
Meet a wheeler-dealer Fox, an eccentric old<br />
Owl and a maraca-shaking, party mad Snake!<br />
Mouse can scare these hungry animals away with<br />
tall stories of the terrifying Gruffalo, but what<br />
happens when he comes face to face with the very<br />
creature he imagined Songs, laughs and scary<br />
fun for children aged 3+ and their grown-ups.<br />
★ ★ ★ ★<br />
daily MAil THE tiMES<br />
thu 21 - sat 23 june<br />
Thu 1.30pm, Fri 11am & 1.30pm<br />
Sat 10am & 12pm<br />
tickets £11<br />
e<br />
Flawless and<br />
English National Ballet in<br />
Against Time<br />
streetdance goes classical<br />
English National Ballet and World Dance Champions<br />
Flawless perform Against Time - a thrilling fusion<br />
of streetdance, acrobatics and ballet.<br />
Four students of <strong>The</strong> Academy of Excellence set<br />
off on a quest to stop an evil manipulator who plans<br />
to end dance by stopping time. <strong>The</strong> boys from<br />
Flawless and the ballerinas take us on a journey<br />
that fuses the opposing poles of dance and<br />
generates dance fireworks.<br />
Against Time is produced by English National<br />
Ballet and World Dance Management created<br />
by Flawless and Jenna Lee.<br />
thu 28 & fri 29 june<br />
Thu 7.30pm<br />
Fri 4.30pm & 8.30pm<br />
tickets £11 - £31<br />
(Premium seats £36)<br />
COME AND MEET THOSE DANCING FEET<br />
Winner of the 1980 Tony Award for Best<br />
New Musical and the 2001 Tony Award for<br />
Best Revival of a Musical: 42nd Street - the<br />
timeless, inspiring tale of small town Peggy<br />
Sawyer’s rise from chorus line to Broadway star.<br />
And those songs! Lullaby of Broadway, We’re in<br />
the Money, Shuffle Off to Buffalo, Keep Young<br />
and Beautiful, I Only Have Eyes For You and the<br />
spectacular title number, danced down a flight<br />
of steps that lights up as brightly as the faces<br />
of the cast. Audiences will find out what it’s<br />
like to float up to Musical Comedy Heaven.<br />
Starring Dave Willetts as Julian Marsh and<br />
directed by the show’s author and Broadway<br />
director Mark Bramble, the show features<br />
the stunning sets and costumes from<br />
the US production.<br />
‘a top night of<br />
entertainment’<br />
the SCOTSMAN<br />
‘taptastic!’<br />
nottiNGHAM EVENiNG POST<br />
TUE 3 - sat 7 July<br />
Tue - Sat eves 7.30pm<br />
Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm<br />
tickets £15 - £35<br />
(Premium seats £45)<br />
Atg theatre card<br />
Half price tickets Tue eve<br />
& Wed mat, £5 off Wed - Fri eves<br />
G<br />
0844 871 7645 (fees apply)<br />
www.atgtickets.com/woking<br />
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‘if you don’t already have a ticket to see south pacific, purchase one immediately’<br />
daiLY mail<br />
★★★★★<br />
‘samantha<br />
womack gives<br />
the best<br />
performance<br />
of her<br />
career’<br />
DAILY MAIL<br />
★★★★<br />
‘a musical<br />
masterpiece.<br />
it’s a<br />
revelation’<br />
mail on sunday<br />
Winner of 7 Tony Awards!<br />
rodgers & hammerstein’s<br />
DirECted BY Bartlett Sher<br />
This breathtaking Lincoln Center <strong>The</strong>ater production<br />
reinvented Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical. It swept<br />
the 2008 Tony Awards, played for two years to sold-out houses<br />
on Broadway and was televised across America. This smash hit<br />
musical has now enchanted UK audiences, receiving huge critical<br />
acclaim and sold-out houses at London’s Barbican, before<br />
embarking on a record breaking UK tour. With a cast and live<br />
orchestra of 50, this international hit landmark production<br />
arrives at the New Victoria <strong>The</strong>atre for 2 weeks only.<br />
Metropolitan Opera Director and Winner of Tony Award for<br />
Best Director, Bartlett Sher, directs a stellar cast which<br />
includes British musical theatre stars Samantha Womack,<br />
Matthew Cammelle, Alex Ferns and Daniel Koek.<br />
Considered one of the finest musicals ever written, the score<br />
includes Some Enchanted Evening, I’m Gonna Wash That Man<br />
Right Outta My Hair and <strong>The</strong>re is Nothin’ Like a Dame. Don’t<br />
miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to witness one of the<br />
greatest musicals of all time, as the critics agree,<br />
‘this IS A show you will remember forever.’<br />
starring<br />
sAmAntha<br />
womack<br />
(Donmar’s GUYS AND DOLLS)<br />
alex ferns<br />
(Donmar’s GUYS AND DOLLS)<br />
Daniel Koek<br />
(WEST SIDE STOry)<br />
matthew cammelle<br />
(PHANTOM OF THE OPEra)<br />
Supported by<br />
TUE 10 - sat 21 July<br />
Week 1: Tue - Sat eves 7.30pm<br />
Wed, Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm<br />
Week 2: Mon - Sat eves 7.30pm<br />
Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm<br />
tickets £19.50 - £39.50<br />
(Premium seats £49.50)<br />
captioned Perf<br />
Wed 18 July 7.30pm<br />
Audio described Perf<br />
Sat 21 July 2.30pm<br />
G<br />
In association with<br />
0844 871 7645 (fees apply)<br />
www.atgtickets.com/woking<br />
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In association with Woking Borough Council<br />
Photographs by Simon Annand<br />
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the smash hit musical<br />
direct from the west end<br />
‘eternally popular - a t0nic’<br />
MICHAEL BILLINGTON<br />
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Bill Kenwright and Laurie Mansfield in assOCiation with Universal Music present<br />
BOOK BY laurence marks & Maurice gran<br />
Inspired by the smash hit multi-million selling albums Dreamboats<br />
and Petticoats One, Two,Three, Four and Five, the West End sell<br />
out sensation Dreamboats and Petticoats <strong>The</strong> Musical features<br />
some of the greatest hit songs of the Rock ‘n’ Roll era. <strong>The</strong><br />
dazzling success of the first four albums in the Dreamboats and<br />
Petticoats series sent the message loud and clear. With over 2<br />
million copies sold and several weeks at the Number One spot<br />
in the compilation charts, the Great British public were saying<br />
that they didn’t just want to listen to pure nostalgia:<br />
they’d love to see it as well.<br />
In 1961 emotions run high as young musicians Norman and Bobby<br />
compete to win a national song writing competition - and, more<br />
importantly, the attention of the gorgeous Sue! But when Bobby<br />
discovers that shy Laura is no slouch on the piano, love<br />
and rock ‘n’ roll fame beckons.<br />
Featuring classic tracks from Roy Orbison, <strong>The</strong> Shadows,<br />
Eddie Cochran, Billy Fury and many more hits from music’s golden<br />
era including Let’s Dance, To Know Him Is To Love Him, Shaking<br />
All Over, Bobby’s Girl, Little Town Flirt, Only Sixteen, Runaround<br />
Sue, Happy Birthday Sweet 16, Let It Be Me, Great Pretender,<br />
C’mon Everybody and Let’s Twist Again.<br />
Dreamboats and Petticoats - the songs will live forever!<br />
‘i loved every<br />
moment’<br />
daily telegraph<br />
mon 23 - sat 28 july<br />
Mon - Sat eves 7.30pm<br />
Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm<br />
tickets £12 - £29.50<br />
(Premium seats £35)<br />
Atg theatre card<br />
£10 off Mon & Fri eves<br />
£5 off Tue - Thu perfs<br />
G<br />
0844 871 7645 (fees apply)<br />
www.atgtickets.com/woking<br />
Written in Brighton in 1887, Dandy Dick is the<br />
inaugural production of <strong>The</strong>atre Royal Brighton<br />
Productions. This will be its first major revival for<br />
forty years, and stars Olivier Award-winner Patricia<br />
Hodge, whose career spans film (Betrayal, Behind<br />
Enemy Lines), theatre (Noises Off, Calendar Girls)<br />
and television (a BAFTA nomination for Hotel du Lac,<br />
<strong>The</strong> Falklands Play and, of course, Miranda). Nicholas<br />
Le Prevost’s distinguished stage career includes<br />
many productions at the National <strong>The</strong>atre, including<br />
My Fair Lady, for which he was nominated for an<br />
Olivier Award. More recently, he was seen in<br />
<strong>The</strong> Misanthrope with Keira Knightley.<br />
Dandy Dick tells the hilarious story of the Very<br />
Reverend Augustin Jedd, a pillar of Victorian<br />
respectability, who preaches regularly against the<br />
evils of the Turf. But a visit from his tearaway sister,<br />
herself an habitual gambler, leads him to risk all<br />
at the races, much against his better judgement.<br />
Mayhem ensues, with romantic intrigue, mistaken<br />
identity and a runaway horse . . .<br />
Following his huge success with <strong>The</strong> Madness of<br />
George III in the West End, Christopher Luscombe<br />
directs a solid gold cast of comic actors in what is<br />
surely the must-see comedy of 2012.<br />
Adapted and directed by<br />
Christopher Luscombe<br />
Design janet bird<br />
Lighting paul pyant<br />
Music nigel hess<br />
Sound gregory clarke<br />
tue 31 july - sat 4 august<br />
Tue - Sat eves 7.30pm<br />
Wed, Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm<br />
tickets £12 - £29.50<br />
(Premium seats £35)<br />
Atg theatre card<br />
Half price tickets Tue eve<br />
£5 off Tue - Thu eves<br />
G<br />
0844 871 7645 (fees apply)<br />
www.atgtickets.com/woking<br />
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two<br />
WEEKS<br />
ONLY!<br />
WHooPI GOLDBERG<br />
& STAGE ENTERTAINMENT<br />
present<br />
‘A big, family-friendly musical’<br />
new yORK OBSERVER<br />
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Starring<br />
Denise Black & Michael Starke<br />
From producers Whoopi Goldberg and Stage Entertainment<br />
(Hairspray, High School Musical), the smash hit musical<br />
Sister Act is coming to New Victoria <strong>The</strong>atre!<br />
<strong>The</strong> show, which played to over a million people in the West End<br />
stars Coronation Street’s Denise Black as Mother Superior, Brookside<br />
and <strong>The</strong> Royal favourite Michael Starke as Monsignor O’Hara<br />
and introduces Cynthia Erivo as Deloris Van Cartier.<br />
When disco diva Deloris witnesses a murder, she is put in protective<br />
custody in the one place the cops are sure she won’t be found - a<br />
convent! Disguised as a nun she quickly makes the wrong impression<br />
on the strict Mother Superior. But when she transforms the choir into<br />
the most glorious musical act in town, Deloris forms a lasting bond<br />
with her newfound friends - and the gang that’s chasing her finds<br />
itself up against an unstoppable team of soulful sisters!<br />
Based on the movie of the same name, this fabulous, family-friendly,<br />
feel-good show is packed with songs inspired by Motown, funk, soul<br />
and disco. Now, as the habit hits the road, you too can see why<br />
audiences fell in love with the funniest and funkiest nun on<br />
the run, and her heavenly sequinned sisters!<br />
‘A divine dazzling triumph that has<br />
to be seen to be believed’<br />
ManCHEster EVEning nEWs<br />
Photographs of the UK touring production by Tristram Kenton and Hugo Glendinning.<br />
tue 28 august -<br />
sat 8 september<br />
Mon - Sat eves 7.30pm<br />
Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm<br />
tickets £16 - £45<br />
(Premium seats up to £49.50)<br />
Atg theatre card<br />
Half price tickets Tue 28 August,<br />
Mon 3 September, Wed mats<br />
£5 off Mon - Wed eves<br />
Audio described Perf<br />
Wed 29 August 7.30pm<br />
g e<br />
0844 871 7645 (bkg fee)<br />
www.atgtickets.com/woking<br />
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‘chills the blood’<br />
time out<br />
the best of the tim rice and<br />
andrew lloyd webber musicals<br />
N<br />
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Alan Ayckbourn’s<br />
haunting<br />
julia<br />
‘joseph returns in all its glory’<br />
daily mail<br />
Bill Kenwright<br />
BY arrangEMEnt with <strong>The</strong> Really Useful Group presents<br />
‘as good as<br />
hitchcock’<br />
daily mail<br />
‘as exciting<br />
as the woman<br />
in black’<br />
the guardian<br />
‘full of<br />
tension and<br />
surprise’<br />
the SUNDAY EXPRESS<br />
‘deliciously<br />
twisty’<br />
the times<br />
‘amazing’<br />
sunday telegraph<br />
‘utterly<br />
irresistible’<br />
mail on SUNDAy<br />
Directed by Andrew Hall<br />
Duncan Preston and Richard O’Callaghan star in the first<br />
ever UK tour of the critically acclaimed London production of<br />
Alan Ayckbourn’s haunting study of grief, obsession and the<br />
supernatural. This is Alan Ayckbourn as you’ve never seen him<br />
before. <strong>The</strong> wit and masterful insight are all there, but this time<br />
in a chilling, thrilling ghost story that will have you jumping<br />
out of your seat.<br />
Julia Lukin was a musical prodigy. At 8 years old she was writing<br />
symphonies, by the age of 19 the world was at her feet. She had<br />
everything, but then her body was discovered in a pool of blood<br />
in a dingy attic. Twelve years have passed and her father Joe<br />
(Duncan Preston) has never stopped asking ‘why’. Was it really<br />
suicide Or was someone else with her on that fateful night<br />
Joe wants answers - and tonight he shall have them.<br />
tue 11 - sat 15 september<br />
Tue - Sat eves 7.30pm<br />
Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm<br />
tickets £10 - £25<br />
(Premium seats £29.50)<br />
Atg theatre card<br />
£7.50 off Tue eves, £5 off Wed<br />
eves & Wed mats<br />
G<br />
0844 871 7645 (fees apply)<br />
www.atgtickets.com/woking<br />
Having enjoyed sensational reviews, Bill Kenwright’s ‘Amazing’,<br />
‘Superb’, ‘Wonderful’ and ‘Brilliant’ production of Tim Rice and<br />
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sparkling family musical continues to<br />
enjoy huge success across the country with standing ovations<br />
at every performance.<br />
Retelling the Biblical story of Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat<br />
of many colours, this magical musical is full of unforgettable songs<br />
including Those Canaan Days, Any Dream Will Do and Close Every<br />
Door To Me. Joseph bursts on to the stage at the New Victoria<br />
<strong>The</strong>atre - so book your tickets now and be part of the magic!<br />
‘A SUPERB PIECE OF ENTERTAINMENT. I WAS THRILLED’<br />
daily mirror<br />
TUE 25 - sat 29 september<br />
Tue - Thu eves 7.30pm<br />
Wed & Thu mats 2.30pm<br />
Fri 5pm & 8pm<br />
Sat 2pm, 5pm & 8pm<br />
tickets £12 - £29.50<br />
(Premium seats £35)<br />
Atg theatre card<br />
£5 off Tue - Thu perfs<br />
G e<br />
0844 871 7645 (fees apply)<br />
www.atgtickets.com/woking<br />
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www.hauntingjulia.com<br />
Picture from a previous production<br />
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THE sexy, sassy west end<br />
smash hit returns<br />
‘a hauntingly magical musical experience’<br />
daily mail<br />
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‘still the<br />
sexiest, most<br />
sensational<br />
musical’<br />
SUNDAy exPRESS<br />
glyndebourne on screen<br />
at the ambassadors<br />
cinemas this october<br />
visit the website for<br />
more details<br />
‘Murder, greed, corruption, exploitation, adultery<br />
and treachery - all those things we hold near<br />
and dear to our hearts.’ So begins the international<br />
award winning musical, Chicago.<br />
Based on real life events back in the roaring 1920s, nightclub<br />
singer Roxie Hart shoots her lover and along with Cell Block rival,<br />
double-murderess Velma Kelly, they fight to keep from death row<br />
with the help of smooth-talking lawyer, Billy Flynn.<br />
Created by the musical theatre talents of John Kander, Fred Ebb<br />
and legendary choreographer Bob Fosse, Chicago’s sexy, sassy<br />
score includes All That Jazz and Razzle Dazzle. With 6 Tony, 2<br />
Olivier, 1 Grammy, 2 Bafta and 6 Academy Awards, Chicago truly is<br />
‘<strong>The</strong> sharpest, slickest show on the block’ tHE TiMEs<br />
A nightclub singer, a double-murderess, a smooth-talking lawyer<br />
and a cell block of sin: it would be a crime to miss it.<br />
mon 1 - sat 6 october<br />
Mon - Thu eves 7.30pm<br />
Fri 5.30pm & 8.45pm<br />
Sat 5pm & 8.30pm<br />
tickets £12 - £35<br />
(Premium seats up to £40)<br />
Atg theatre card<br />
Half price Mon eve<br />
£5 off Tue - Thu eves &<br />
Fri early perf<br />
G e<br />
Join Glyndebourne on its 19th annual visit to the New Victoria<br />
<strong>The</strong>atre for an exceptional night out: affordable world-class opera<br />
and the chance to spot the next Gerald Finley, Roberto Alagna<br />
or Simon Rattle.<br />
Le nozze di figaro (<strong>The</strong> Marriage of Figaro)<br />
A new production of Mozart’s life-enhancing classic from celebrated<br />
theatre director Michael Grandage, returning to Glyndebourne for<br />
the first time since his critically acclaimed Billy Budd in 2010.<br />
Sung in Italian with English supertitles<br />
rusalka<br />
Dvořák’s take on Hans Christian Andersen’s <strong>The</strong> Little Mermaid<br />
is not only his finest and most enduringly popular work but<br />
arguably one of the most deeply moving operas of all.<br />
tue 23 - sat 27 october<br />
Le nozze di Figaro Tue, Thu<br />
& Sat 7.15pm<br />
Rusalka Wed & Fri 7.15pm<br />
tickets £35 - £70<br />
(Premium seats £85)<br />
Atg theatre card<br />
£2 off Tue & Wed eves<br />
G<br />
0844 871 7645 (fees apply)<br />
www.atgtickets.com/woking<br />
Sung in Czech with English supertitles<br />
0844 871 7645 (fees apply)<br />
www.atgtickets.com/woking<br />
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In association with Woking Borough Council<br />
Photography of Rusalka by Bill Cooper<br />
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northern ballet’s enchanting<br />
new fairytale production<br />
★★★★<br />
THE MAIL ON SUNDAY<br />
★★★★<br />
‘really rather<br />
wonderful -<br />
a triumphant<br />
success’<br />
daily TELEGRAPH<br />
‘A guaranteed<br />
audience -<br />
pleaser’<br />
the SUNDAy tiMES<br />
production sponsors<br />
SHOW ’EM<br />
WHO’S<br />
BOSS!<br />
tv media partner<br />
Written by<br />
Patricia Resnick<br />
Discover the magic that can happen when you look beneath the<br />
surface with Northern Ballet’s new Beauty & the Beast.<br />
A handsome Prince is transformed into a Beast as punishment for<br />
his ugly arrogance. Only true love can break the spell - but who<br />
could love a monster like him A beautiful young woman is sent<br />
to live with the Beast. Afraid at first, she soon learns that she<br />
has nothing to fear except that the Beast longs for a love<br />
she cannot return.<br />
As this classic story unfolds in an enchanting world inhabited<br />
by fairies, sprites and goblins, we discover that beauty is<br />
more than skin deep.<br />
See the Company sparkle in a kaleidoscope of colour and Haute<br />
couture-style costumes, as breathtaking dancing is accompanied<br />
by an infectious score including music by Saint-Säens, Bizet,<br />
Debussy, Poulenc and Glazunov, played live by the Northern<br />
Ballet Sinfonia.<br />
Beauty & the Beast delights adults and children alike, book now<br />
as Northern Ballet brings a new magic to this timeless fairytale.<br />
tue 30 october -<br />
sat 3 november<br />
Tue - Sat eves 7.30pm<br />
Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm<br />
tickets £16 - £31<br />
(Premium seats up to £36)<br />
Atg theatre card<br />
£10 off Tue & Fri eves<br />
£5 off Tue - Thu perfs<br />
touch tour & workshop<br />
Sat 3 November 10.30am<br />
Book with Box Office<br />
Audio described Perf<br />
Sat 3 November 2.30pm<br />
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0844 871 7645 (fees apply)<br />
www.atgtickets.com/woking<br />
Music & Lyrics by<br />
Dolly Parton<br />
FRIENDSHIP, GOSSIP,<br />
POISON, MURDER THESE<br />
GIRLS HAVE ALL OF THE FUN!<br />
9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL is a hilarious new musical comedy, based<br />
on the hit movie and centres on three office workers who turn the<br />
tables on their sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot of a boss.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y conspire to take control of the company and learn there’s<br />
nothing they can’t do - even in a man’s world. Outrageous, thoughtprovoking<br />
and even a little romantic, 9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL is<br />
about teaming up and taking care of business.<br />
FEiSTY, fun and oh so fabulous! This show features<br />
Dolly Parton’s original hit title song, 9 to 5 which won her an Oscar<br />
nomination and 4 Grammy Award nominations along with her new<br />
Tony ® and Grammy nominated score. With 18 original numbers,<br />
including Backwoods Barbie and Shine Like the Sun, that mix Broadway<br />
and pop with Dolly’s signature witty lyrics, it will have you kicking<br />
up your heels. Leave your daily grind behind and join in on the fun.<br />
MON 5 - sat 10 november<br />
Mon - Sat eves 7.30pm<br />
Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm<br />
tickets £15 - £35<br />
(Premium seats £42)<br />
Atg theatre card<br />
Half price tickets Mon eves<br />
£5 off Wed & Thu perfs<br />
G<br />
0844 871 7645 (fees apply)<br />
www.atgtickets.com/woking<br />
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Photo Jason Tozer<br />
Based on the 20th Century Fox Picture<br />
Originally produced on Broadway by Robert Greenblatt, April 2009<br />
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<strong>The</strong> legendary, record-breaking, Box Office<br />
smash hit thriller celebrates its 60 th anniversary<br />
surrey’s biggest and best<br />
family pantomime<br />
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A classic. A landmark. A legend.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Mousetrap is famous around the world as being the longest<br />
running show of any kind in the history of theatre - with almost<br />
25,000 performances it’s a play to be proud of. And to celebrate<br />
60 incredible years on stage, it’s going on tour for the first time,<br />
with a star cast to give you a once in a life-time opportunity<br />
to see this masterpiece here at the New Victoria <strong>The</strong>atre.<br />
<strong>The</strong> scene is set when a group of people gathered in a country<br />
house cut off by the snow discover, to their horror, that there<br />
is a murderer in their midst. Who can it be One by one the<br />
suspicious characters reveal their sordid pasts until at the<br />
last, nerve-shredding moment the identity and the<br />
motives are finally revealed.<br />
In her own inimitable style, Dame Agatha Christie has created<br />
an atmosphere of shuddering suspense and a brilliantly<br />
intricate plot where murder lurks around every corner.<br />
‘<strong>The</strong><br />
cleverest<br />
murder<br />
mystery<br />
of British<br />
<strong>The</strong>atre’<br />
<strong>The</strong> Telegraph<br />
‘A truly<br />
entertaining<br />
classic<br />
thriller’<br />
THE SUNDay TiMES<br />
‘Deservedly<br />
a classic<br />
among murder<br />
thrillers’<br />
<strong>The</strong> Observer<br />
mon 12 - sat 17 november<br />
Mon - Sat eves 7.30pm<br />
Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm<br />
tickets £10 - £27<br />
(Premium seats up to £32)<br />
Atg theatre card<br />
Half price tickets Mon & Fri eves,<br />
£5 off Tue - Thu eves<br />
G<br />
0844 871 7645 (fees apply)<br />
www.atgtickets.com/woking<br />
Fri 7 December 2012 – Sun 6 January 2013<br />
‘the rolls royce of<br />
christmas entertainment’<br />
surrey ADVERTiSER<br />
Signed Perf<br />
Sun 16 December at 5.30pm<br />
Audio Described Perf<br />
Sat 5 January at 2pm<br />
captioned Perf<br />
Sat 29 December at 7pm<br />
s schools<br />
Best available seats in<br />
the Stalls or Royal Circle<br />
£13 includes a FREE ice<br />
cream for every student<br />
ticket. Best available seats<br />
£7.50 in the Upper Circle.<br />
Groups of 10+ receive a<br />
free teacher place for<br />
every 10 students.<br />
G Groups 10+ £5 off<br />
F family groups of 3+<br />
£5 off (must include<br />
at least one child<br />
ss senior citizens<br />
special<br />
Half price tickets<br />
2, 3 & 4 January at 2pm<br />
sg super groups 50+<br />
Best available seats £15<br />
children with<br />
special needs<br />
foundation<br />
charity perf<br />
Fri 7 December<br />
at 7pm<br />
santa’s grotto coming to the<br />
new victoria theatre this year<br />
December 2012<br />
Fri 7 7.00<br />
Sat 8 2.00 7.00<br />
Sun 9 1.30 5.30<br />
Mon 10 2.00 G F S 7.00 G F sg<br />
Tue 11 No Performances<br />
Wed 12 10.30 G F S 6.00 sg G F<br />
Thu 13 10.30 G F S 6.00 sg G F<br />
Fri 14 2.00 G F S 7.00 G F<br />
Sat 15 2.00 7.00<br />
Sun 16 1.30 5.30<br />
Mon 17 2.00 G F S 7.00 G F sg<br />
Tue 18 No Performances<br />
Wed 19 2.00 G F S 7.00 G F sg<br />
Thu 20 2.00 G F S 7.00 F<br />
Fri 21 2.00 G F 7.00<br />
Sat 22 2.00 7.00<br />
Sun 23 1.30 5.30<br />
Mon 24 1.30 5.30<br />
Tue 25 No performances<br />
Wed 26 1.30 5.30<br />
Thu 27 2.00 7.00<br />
Fri 28 2.00 7.00<br />
Sat 29 2.00 7.00<br />
January 2013<br />
Sun 30 1.30 5.30<br />
Mon 31 1.30 G F 5.30 G F<br />
Tue 1 No performances<br />
Wed 2 2.00 ss G F 7.00 G F<br />
Thu 3 2.00 ss G F 7.00 G F<br />
Fri 4 2.00 ss G F 7.00 G F<br />
Sat 5 2.00 7.00<br />
Sun 6 1.30 5.30<br />
Tickets £12 - £27<br />
(Premium seats £32.50)<br />
Atg theatre card<br />
Half price tickets on<br />
Mon 10 December at 7pm,<br />
3 & 4 January at 2pm<br />
0844 871 7645 (bkg fee)<br />
www.atgtickets.com/woking<br />
sold out<br />
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www.MousetrapOnTour.com<br />
In association with Woking Borough Council<br />
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‘the biggest live theatre<br />
sensation of all time’<br />
observer<br />
concerts and comedy<br />
N<br />
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★ ★ ★ ★<br />
‘smash hit<br />
musical gives<br />
us all the time<br />
of our lives’<br />
bristol evening post<br />
★ ★ ★ ★<br />
‘i’m desperate<br />
to see it again<br />
and again’<br />
evening Standard<br />
‘superb, stupendous,<br />
breathtaking’<br />
Bournemouth echo<br />
paul merton<br />
out of my head<br />
sun 29 april 8pm tickets £24<br />
atg theatre card £21<br />
Discover the bizarre workings of Paul Merton’s<br />
brain, as he muses on the mighty behemoth that<br />
is his noggin. Paul returns to his stand-up roots<br />
for the first time this century. Away from the<br />
Have I Got News For You desk Paul Merton<br />
proves he’s got legs.<br />
Dirty Dancing is an unprecedented live experience,<br />
exploding with heart-pounding music, passionate romance<br />
and sensationally sexy dancing.<br />
Seen by millions across the globe this worldwide smash-hit<br />
tells the classic story of Baby and Johnny, two fiercely<br />
independent young spirits from different worlds, who come<br />
together in what will be the most challenging and triumphant<br />
summer of their lives. Featuring hit songs, including Hungry<br />
Eyes, Hey Baby, Do You Love Me and the heart-stopping<br />
I’ve Had <strong>The</strong> Time Of My Life!<br />
‘energetic, brilliantly staged’<br />
the times<br />
www.dirtydancingontour.com<br />
tue 30 april -<br />
sat 18 may 2013<br />
Mon - Thu eves 7.30pm, Fri 5pm<br />
& 8.30pm, Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm<br />
tickets £10 - £48.50<br />
(Premium seats £75)<br />
Atg theatre card<br />
Half price tickets Tue 30 April<br />
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0844 871 7645 (fees apply)<br />
www.atgtickets.com/woking<br />
cirque du ciel - shanghi<br />
sun 8 - mon 9 april 7.30pm<br />
tickets £16.50 - £22.50<br />
<strong>The</strong> highly awaited, internationally acclaimed<br />
production of ShangHi by Cirque du Ciel is a<br />
marvellous extravaganza which combines acrobatics,<br />
modern dance, original music, martial arts and many<br />
other Chinese elements in an amazing adventure!<br />
With superb costumes, sets and lighting and a<br />
fabulous storyline which will captivate and enthral<br />
audiences of all ages.<br />
johnny cash roadshow<br />
thu 24 may 7.30pm<br />
tickets £18.50 atg theatre card £15.50<br />
Clive John and <strong>The</strong> Spirit Band present<br />
<strong>The</strong> Johnny Cash Roadshow, the only Johnny<br />
Cash show that matters. Delivering all the hits<br />
including <strong>The</strong> Ring of Fire, Boy Named Sue, Folsom<br />
Prison Blues and many more, this show is the finest<br />
celebration of <strong>The</strong> Man in Black.<br />
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concerts and comedy<br />
N<br />
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20 Y E A R S O F E X C E L LE N C E<br />
ATRE<br />
the magic of motown<br />
Fri 25 may 7.30pm tickets £24<br />
the hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy<br />
tue 26 & wed 27 june 7.30pm tickets £19 - £29.50<br />
Direct from <strong>The</strong> States, the UK’s biggest Motown concert tour presents<br />
36 massive hits from <strong>The</strong> Supremes, Temptations, Four Tops, Jackson<br />
5, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and Lionel Richie. An all-new show,<br />
all-star cast, that original Detroit sound, stunning costumes, amazing<br />
choreography: <strong>The</strong> Magic of Motown will be getting to you in 2012.<br />
www.easytheatres.com<br />
buddy holly & the cricketers<br />
Sat 26 may 7.30pm<br />
tickets £16.50 & £19.50 atg theatre card £13.50 & £16.50<br />
This show features all of Buddy Holly’s classics plus greatest hits from<br />
the legends of the 50s and 60s including Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry,<br />
Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison and <strong>The</strong> Beatles. A fast, furious and<br />
funny roller-coaster of a concert.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Hitchhiker’s <strong>Guide</strong> to the Galaxy became an instant classic on<br />
its launch as a radio series. Now Douglas Adams’ immortal creation<br />
explodes back into life - a radio show like you never saw before - packed<br />
with laughter and really wild sound effects. Led by Simon Jones as<br />
Arthur Dent, the original cast are re-united for these live performances.<br />
that’ll be the day<br />
sat 30 june 7.30pm tickets £19, £21 & £23<br />
That’ll Be <strong>The</strong> Day, the nation’s favourite rock ‘n’ roll variety show<br />
is back by popular demand with their hit 2012 production! This hugely<br />
entertaining rock ‘n’ roll spectacular features knock-out hits from<br />
the 1950s, 60s and 70s. Mixed with hilarious, zany comedy routines,<br />
the show produces that real feel-good party atmosphere!<br />
sally morgan psychic sally on the road<br />
sun 27 may 7.30pm tickets £24<br />
Fresh from her new TV series - Psychic Sally On <strong>The</strong> Road on Sky<br />
Living, Britain’s best loved celebrity psychic, Sally Morgan returns by<br />
overwhelming public demand. Sally now brings her amazing abilities<br />
and her tremendous personality to the stage with a unique theatrical<br />
experience, which is both hugely entertaining and enlightening.<br />
the drifters in concert<br />
masquerade tour sat 13 october 7.30pm tickets £25<br />
Following the highly successful gold album Up On <strong>The</strong> Roof<br />
<strong>The</strong> Drifters are performing classic hits from the last six decades<br />
and superb new material. Hits include You’re More Than A Number,<br />
Under <strong>The</strong> Boardwalk, Come on Over to My Place plus new tracks such<br />
as Do You Dream Of Me and <strong>The</strong> One. www.theofficialdrifters.com<br />
jimmy carr GAGGING order<br />
TUE 29 may & sun 4 nov 8pm tickets £26<br />
Brand new show, brand new jokes, same old Jimmy. Gagging Order<br />
promises to be a hilarious night out... let’s see shall we. <strong>The</strong> show will<br />
be packed with one-liners, stories and jokes. Some clever, some rude<br />
and a few totally unacceptable. Everybody’s welcome. Just leave your<br />
conscience, sense of common decency and moral compass at home<br />
and come on out for a laugh.<br />
alan davies life is pain<br />
sun 18 november 8pm tickets £25 atg theatre card £21<br />
After more than a decade since his last stand-up show and following<br />
a hugely successful tour of Australia in 2011, Alan Davies, the<br />
much-loved star of iconic television series such as Jonathan Creek<br />
and QI, makes a long-awaited return to live stand-up in Woking<br />
this autumn.<br />
stewart francis outstanding in his field<br />
sat 2 june 7.30pm tickets £19.50<br />
Live Nation & MHA present Stewart Francis: Outstanding In His Field.<br />
<strong>The</strong> star of Mock <strong>The</strong> Week, Michael McIntyre’s Roadshow and Live At<br />
<strong>The</strong> Apollo, embarks on a brand new tour with a fantastic and hilarious<br />
new show! ‘A brilliant comic brain... this stand-up cracks some of the<br />
best one liners I’ve ever heard’ Guardian www.stewartfrancis.com<br />
Ambassador theatre group<br />
Co-founded by Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire<br />
in 1992, the Ambassador <strong>The</strong>atre Group Ltd (ATG)<br />
is the largest owner/operator of theatres in the UK<br />
with 39 venues, an internationally recognised theatre<br />
producer and a leader in theatre ticketing services<br />
through ATG Tickets. ATG’s impressive portfolio of<br />
West End theatres includes historic buildings such<br />
as the Apollo Victoria, Donmar Warehouse, Duke of<br />
York’s, Fortune, Harold Pinter, Lyceum, Phoenix,<br />
Piccadilly, Playhouse, Savoy, Trafalgar Studio 1 and<br />
Trafalgar Studio 2. ATG’s regional theatres include<br />
<strong>The</strong> Ambassadors Woking encompassing the<br />
New Victoria and Rhoda McGaw <strong>The</strong>atres and the<br />
award-winning 6 screen cinema complex, Ambassador<br />
Cinemas; Aylesbury Waterside <strong>The</strong>atre; New Alexandra<br />
<strong>The</strong>atre Birmingham; <strong>The</strong>atre Royal Brighton; Bristol<br />
Hippodrome; Churchill <strong>The</strong>atre Bromley; Edinburgh<br />
Playhouse; Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone; King’s <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
and <strong>The</strong>atre Royal, Glasgow; Grimsby Auditorium;<br />
Liverpool Empire; Palace <strong>The</strong>atre and Opera House,<br />
Manchester; Milton Keynes <strong>The</strong>atre; New <strong>The</strong>atre,<br />
Oxford; Richmond <strong>The</strong>atre; Southport <strong>The</strong>atre; Regent<br />
<strong>The</strong>atre and Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent; Sunderland<br />
Empire; Princess <strong>The</strong>atre, Torquay; New Wimbledon<br />
<strong>The</strong>atre and New Wimbledon Studio; Grand Opera<br />
House, York. ATG has been behind some of the most<br />
successful and innovative productions in Britain<br />
and internationally. Current and recent ATG<br />
co-productions include Ghost <strong>The</strong> Musical, South Pacific,<br />
All New People, Monkee Business, Matthew Bourne’s<br />
<strong>The</strong> Nutcracker!, Legally Blonde <strong>The</strong> Musical, Monty<br />
Python’s Spamalot, <strong>The</strong> Misanthrope, West<br />
Side Story, Elling, Guys and Dolls, Sweeney Todd,<br />
Company, Exit the King and <strong>The</strong> Rocky Horror Show.<br />
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ooking information<br />
BOOK your programmes and<br />
ice creams in advance when<br />
buying your tickets!<br />
New Victoria <strong>The</strong>atre,<br />
<strong>The</strong> Ambassadors,<br />
Peacocks Centre,<br />
Woking, <strong>Surrey</strong> gu21 6gq<br />
Box Office 0844 871 7645*<br />
Groups Hotline 0844 871 7601<br />
On-line booking<br />
www.atgtickets.com/woking<br />
Online booking and transaction fees apply<br />
Stage Door 01483 545999<br />
Ambassadors Cinemas<br />
0844 871 7643* (bkg fee)<br />
Rhoda McGaw <strong>The</strong>atre visit<br />
www.atgtickets.com/woking<br />
*Calls charged at national call rate on BT<br />
landlines calls from other networks may vary.<br />
Box office opening times<br />
Mon to Sat 10am - 9.30pm,<br />
Sun 12noon - 9.30pm.<br />
Please note that tickets cannot be<br />
exchanged or money refunded. <strong>The</strong> ticket<br />
price includes a contribution of £1 (£1.25<br />
for panto) per ticket towards continued<br />
improvements and refurbishments of<br />
the New Victoria <strong>The</strong>atre.<br />
All discounts are subject to availability<br />
and offered on a limited basis; only one<br />
discount is available per bkg; discounts<br />
are not available on premium seats.<br />
Booking<br />
Bookings may be subject to a per-ticket<br />
fee, transaction and postage charge. For<br />
most shows ATG <strong>The</strong>atrecard holders,<br />
Group bookings and sales in person at the<br />
Box Office are fee-free. Please check with<br />
the Box Office when booking your tickets.<br />
Booking by post<br />
Cheques are payable to Woking Turnstyle<br />
Ltd, please send to the Box Office.<br />
atg theatre card<br />
ATG <strong>The</strong>atrecard offers are subject to<br />
availability on selected seat prices and<br />
for a max. 4 tickets per Card. Please book<br />
early to avoid disappointment. £5 off<br />
applies to top two prices and premium<br />
seats, half price ticket discount applies<br />
to top price and premium seats for most<br />
performances. Discounts are offered<br />
on a limited basis.<br />
Standby<br />
Reduced price tickets may be available<br />
on a limited basis half an hour before the<br />
performance. One per person; cash only.<br />
Equal access for all<br />
Customers who require additional<br />
assistance to attend the theatre should<br />
make this known at the time of booking.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is level access to the Box Office,<br />
bars, toilets and back row of the Royal<br />
Circle for wheelchair users, and lift access<br />
to the stalls. An infra-red hearing system<br />
is available for the hearing impaired;<br />
headsets can be reserved, subject to<br />
availability, when booking tickets.<br />
Those with special needs, such as<br />
wheelchair users, are advised to book in<br />
advance. Wheelchairs are available from<br />
shopMobility by prior arrangement<br />
01483 776612. <strong>Guide</strong> and Assistance dogs<br />
are welcome. An induction loop is<br />
available at the Box Office. An allocation<br />
of seats at the front and centre of the<br />
stalls are held for patrons with additional<br />
hearing and viewing needs. For help with<br />
access requirements please contact<br />
Sam Preston on 01483 545946 or<br />
samanthapreston@theambassadors.com<br />
Informal talking and<br />
large print brochures<br />
are available on<br />
request.<br />
Bus or coach <strong>The</strong> limited space<br />
for coaches to drop off directly outside<br />
the theatre is reserved for groups<br />
with mobility difficulties. Please call<br />
the Groups Hotline 0844 871 7601 for<br />
a permit for this space or for details<br />
of alternative coach parking facilities.<br />
Train Woking train station is 5 minutes<br />
walk from the theatre. Train information<br />
0845 7484950.<br />
Bars at <strong>The</strong> Ambassadors<br />
Have a drink before the show and<br />
pre-order your interval drinks! Bars are<br />
open approximately 1 hour 30 minutes<br />
before the start of the performance.<br />
data protection <strong>The</strong> Ambassadors<br />
is managed by Woking Turnstyle Ltd, part<br />
of the Ambassador <strong>The</strong>atre Group. We<br />
would like to add or retain your details<br />
on our lists to keep you informed about<br />
future events, special offers and other<br />
developments. We also look to secure<br />
information and special offers for you<br />
from other organisations. You will also<br />
be asked whether you want to receive<br />
any of this information the next time<br />
you book. If you do not want to receive<br />
information from ourselves and/or third<br />
parties or have any queries, contact the<br />
Marketing Department on 01483 545932.<br />
<strong>The</strong> information and prices in this<br />
brochure are correct at time of going<br />
to press, however we reserve the right<br />
to alter the advertised programme,<br />
facilities, prices and discounts at any<br />
time, all discounts are limited and<br />
subject to availability.<br />
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G Group discounts<br />
Discounts for group and school bookings on<br />
coded shows. Groups Hotline open Mon - Fri<br />
10am - 6pm. 24hr answerphone, or e-mail<br />
wokinggroups@theambassadors.com.<br />
E Education Work available<br />
Ring 01483 545946 for details of talks,<br />
tours, workshops, masterclasses and<br />
resource packs etc.<br />
Concessions<br />
For under 16s, full-time students, UB40s,<br />
over 60s, the retired, disabled and<br />
companion. Ring the Box Office for<br />
full details.<br />
Gift Vouchers<br />
Make an ideal present, for full details<br />
ring the Box Office.<br />
Location and transport<br />
Car <strong>The</strong> New Victoria <strong>The</strong>atre is part<br />
of the Peacocks Centre in central Woking,<br />
just off Victoria Way and easily accessible<br />
from the M25 (Jct 10, 11), M3 (Jct 3) and<br />
A3 - take signs to the town centre. Pay<br />
on exit parking for 2,500 cars available<br />
in the Peacocks Centre. Pre-pay facilities<br />
are available throughout the car parks<br />
and shopping centre.<br />
Children under 5 will not be admitted to<br />
the theatre except for children’s shows.<br />
Seating Plan<br />
half priCE<br />
Mon 7 & Mon 14 May. Limited Availability.<br />
Selected price bands.<br />
half priCE<br />
Tue 28 August. Limited Availability.<br />
Selected price bands.<br />
ATG <strong>The</strong>atre Card benefits are subject to availability, please check with the venue. Members can purchase up to 4 tickets and drinks with their Card.<br />
Additional booking fees may apply on selected music, comedy and named act events. ATG reserves the right to withdraw benefits or related offers<br />
and without notice. For full Terms and Conditions please visit our website www.atgtickets.com/theatrecard<br />
<strong>The</strong> New Victoria <strong>The</strong>atre reserves the right to vary the advertised programme and facilities if deemed necessary and apologises for any inconvenience that this may cause.
“a sparkling performance” “reminds you why a night out at the<br />
theatre is truly special”<br />
<strong>THEATRE</strong>’S<br />
LONGEST-RUNNING<br />
SUPPORT ACT<br />
“the two leads fizz with delicious chemistry”<br />
“all the makings of a classic”<br />
Proud to play a supporting role to<br />
<strong>The</strong> GORDON’S and SHALL WE G&T STARTED words<br />
and associated logos are trade marks. © Tanqueray Gordon & Co. 2011