Billy Elliot: Inspiring - Encore Tickets

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A Classic 

Renewed 

An all star cast featuring 

Kristin Scott-Thomas and 

MacKenzie Crook arrives at 

the Royal Court this 

February to perform THE 

SEAGULL, one of Anton 

Chekhov’s greatest plays. 

THE SEAGULL is one of the 

great plays about writing. It 

superbly captures the 

struggle for new forms, the 

frustrations and fulfilments 

of putting words on a page. 

Chekhov, in his first major 

play, stages a vital argument 

about the theatre which still 

resonates today. 

Christopher Hampton 

returns to the Royal Court 

with his new adaptation of 

this classic, directed by Ian 

Rickson, in his last 

production as Artistic 

Director of the theatre. 

In partnership with Royal 

Court Education we are 

offering groups who book for 

THE SEAGULL the 

opportunity take part in 

practical writing led 

workshops at the Royal 

Court. Students will produce 

their own short piece of 

writing with direct reference 

to THE SEAGULL and its 

themes. The workshops will 

also be an excellent 

preparation for the students 

seeing this production. 

BOOKING INFORMATION 

Booking from 18/01/07 - 

17/03/07 - LIMITED RUN! 

School groups of 10+ 

Best available seats at £12.50 

with one FREE Teacher for 

each 10 purchased, Wed 

matinees. 

Workshops available for 

Wednesday matinee 

performances only- up to 20 

students - £186, up to 30 

students £279, up to 40 

students £372. 

Rates subject to change and 

availability. 

Ticket Line 020 7432 2330 www.encoreadvance.com Issue 5 January 2007 

Fantastic theatre rates 

for educational groups 

Stomp workshop 

ENCORE ADVANCE offer a 

unique combination of great 

education groups rates, 

workshops, Q&A session and 

pre and post theatre meals. 

We’re also o f f e r i n g 

e d u c a t i o n professionals 

an opportunity to sign up for 

Billy Elliot: Inspiring 

BILLY ELLIOT continues to 

be one of the most popular 

shows for school groups. 

Perfect as end of term treat 

or as way of inspiring your 

pupils to go after and attain 

their dream BILLY ELLIOT 

is a funny, heart-warming 

and feel-good celebration of 

one young boy’s dream in a 

gripping tale of triumph over 

adversity. 

A UNIQUE PRACTICAL 

OPPORTUNITY 

As the three boys alternating 

as Billy underwent arduous 

training for their role, our 

workshop explores the 

determination and hard work 

it takes to be a performer in a 

West End show. Students 

learn not only about the steps 

it takes to reach the final 

curtain call but also 

participate in some of the 

exact dramatic exercises and 

techniques that are applied to 

working professionals. 

Winner of 8 Best Muscial 

Awards, BILLY ELLIOT 

continues to thrill audiences 

night after night. 


Booking until 20/10/07 

Age recommendation: 12+ 

(contains strong language) 

Educational Connections: 

Citizenship, 20th Century 

British History, Dance 

Key Stage: 4 and above 


(until 31/03/07) £32.50 reduced 

to £20, Tue, Wed evenings and 

Thu matinees. 


(from 02/04/07): £49.50, £35, 

£25 reduced to £22.50, Mon - 

Thu evenings; Best available 

Upper Circle seats at £22.50, 

Thu matinees. 

Show and Workshop (20+): 

from £27.50 

Show, Workshop and Meal 

(20+): from £34.00 

GREAT GROUP RATES IN THIS ISSUE 

EVITA from £15.00 

WICKED £22.50 

WE WILL ROCK YOU £15.00 

THE LORD OF THE RINGS from £12.50 

THE LION KING £25.00 

LES MISÉRABLES £15.00 

MARY POPPINS £25.00 

THE WOMAN IN BLACK from £10.50 

STOMP £12.50 

THE 39 STEPS £15.00 

Welcome to the first issue of 

ADVANCE EDUCATION from 

ENCORE ADVANCE, the new 

ticket agency for education 

bookers formed following the 

merger of ENCORE TICKETS and 

ADVANCE BOX OFFICE. 

our new ‘Loyal Circle’ 

customers rewards 

programme. For every £10 

you spend with ENCORE 

ADVANCE you will earn 1 

‘Loyal Circle’ point, these 

points can then be redeemed 

against a number of rewards 

including Free Tickets, 

Weekend Breaks in London 

and flights to New York- for 

more information on the 

loyalty scheme call us now 

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The Hills are Alive... 

The world’s best-loved 

musical, THE SOUND OF 

MUSIC, has made a 

triumphant return to the 

West End with a dazzling 

new production at the 

London Palladium. 

THE SOUND OF MUSIC 

stars the recently discovered 

bright new talent of musical 

theatre, Connie Fisher as 

Maria, together with Britain’s 

most popular soprano, Lesley 

Garrett as the Mother Abbess 

and Alex Hanson as Captain 

von Trapp. 

This timeless family classic, 

based on the uplifting true 

story of the Von Trapp family, 

was the last collaboration 

between Richard Rodgers 

and Oscar Hammerstein II, 

becoming one of the most 

successful Oscar-winning 

film musicals of all time and 

features some of the most 

memorable songs ever 

performed on the musical 

stage including My Favourite 

Things, Do-Re-Mi, Edelweiss, 

and Climb Ev’ry Mountain. 





History, Music, Drama 


Groups of 10+ 

Best available seats (up to 

£55) at £22.50, Tue-Thu 

evenings, Wed matinees 

There are no group rates 

available 12/02/07-24/02/07, 

02/04/07-14/04/07, 28/05/07- 

02/06/07. Certain other 

restrictions may apply. 


availability. 

TICKETS 

£22.50 

Due to the popularity of this 

show, availability for The 

Sound of Music is limited. To 

give you the best possible 

chance of getting seats for 

your group please ensure that 

you request multiple dates 

when placing a reservation. 

Evita: The First Lady of 

Media Manipulation 

EVITA, with music by 

Andrew Lloyd Webber and 

lyrics by Tim Rice, wowed 

the critics when it opened at 

London’s Adelphi Theatre in 

June this year. ‘Oh, what a 

show!’ said The 

Independent. ‘A sensational 

hit all over again’, wrote The 

Mail on Sunday. 

Directed by award-winning 

Michael Grandage, this 

EVITA is a vibrant and 

colourful production that 

brings audiences to their 

feet. It tells the gripping story 

of Eva Peron, who used her 

beauty and charisma to rise 

from the slums of Argentina 

to the presidential mansion 

as First Lady. 

EVITA features dazzling 

numbers, including Don’t 

Cry for Me, Argentina and 

Another Suitcase in Another 

Hall, together with You Must 

Love Me, the Oscar winning 

song from the film of EVITA. 

WORKSHOP 

Students will discover how 

history can be distorted and 

opinions swayed through 

media’s depiction of events. 

The workshop commences 

with Acting Games for warm 

up and then explores music’s 

long-standing role in teaching 

history to the public. The 

workshop concludes by 

examining a recent event and 

the way in which it was 

reported by print, television 

and digital media resources. 

This will result in an acting 

exercise in which students 

are encouraged to report the 

event from a different point of 

view or bias. 




TICKETS 

FROM 

£15 


History, Music, Drama, Media 

Studies 

Key Stage: 3-4 

Groups of 10+ 

£50 and £45 Stalls and Dress 

Circle seats reduced to £25; 

Best available Upper Circle 

seats (up to £30) reduced to 

£15, Mon - Fri evenings, Thu 

and Sat matinees. 


from £22.50 


(20+): from £29.00 

A ‘Wicked’ way to learn 

The multi-award winning 

Broadway smash hit 

WICKED is now a West End 

sensation. Based on the 

acclaimed novel by Gregory 

Maguire, WICKED tells the 

captivating story of an 

extraordinary friendship 

between two girls: the blond 

and popular ‘Glinda’ and the 

misunderstood green girl, 

‘Elphaba’, whose destiny is 

to become the infamous 

Wicked Witch of the West. 

WICKED stars West End 

favourites Kerry Ellis and 

Adam Garcia alongside TV 

and stage stars Nigel Planer 

as ‘The Wizard’ and Miriam 

Margolyes as ‘Madame 

Morrible’. The spectacular 

musical is brought to life by 

Broadway’s finest creative 

talents including Grammy 

Award-winning music and 

lyrics by Stephen Schwartz 

(GODSPELL). 

WORKSHOP 

This 90-minute workshop is 

the perfect introduction for 

non-drama students and 

drama students alike to 

everything that is Oz…and 

beyond. Participants will learn 

the literary and political 

history of both The Wizard of 

Oz and WICKED and examine 

how point-of-view in 

storytelling affect the 

audience. Students will be 

encouraged to find ways of 

looking at people and 

situations from many angles. 

What does it mean to be 

‘wicked’ Is everything black 

and white or can things be 

different then how they seem 

This workshop is the perfect 

compliment to the unique retelling 

of the Wizard of Oz by 

exploring the Darker Side of 

Oz. Following the concept of 

Citizenship, the workshop 

aims to show that the old 

adage ‘You can’t judge a book 

by its cover’ is even more 

important in today’s society. 

TICKETS 

£22.50 





Citizenship, History, Literature, 

Drama 




£55) at £22.50, Wed matinees. 

One free teacher place per 

group. FREE WORKSHOP 

AVAILABLE! 


£22.50 


(20+): £29.00 

School of Rock 

WE WILL ROCK YOU has 

now been rocking London 

audiences for five incredible 

years and has already been 

seen by a staggering five 

million people. Created by 

award-winning writer and 

comedian Ben Elton 

alongside Brian May and 

Roger Taylor, it features 32 

of Queen’s greatest hits 

including Killer Queen, It’s 

a Kind of Magic, Bohemian 

Rhapsody and Radio Ga Ga. 

This phenomenal show is set 

in a futuristic world where 

everyone dresses the same 

and thinks the same 

thoughts and where all 

musical instruments have 

been banned. The people 

need a hero to help them 

break free… is Galileo the 

man for the job 

WORKSHOP 

How does one write a musical 

from existing and established 

music, like the songs of 

Queen What is the 

relationship of today’s popular 

shows, like WE WILL ROCK 

YOU to the opera of centuries 

ago 

This workshop will stretch the 

minds of creative students to 

think like a musical theatre 

writer. Students will examine 

the music and lyrics of three 

songs from WE WILL ROCK 

YOU to devise their own 

storyline and staging. At the 

end of 90 minutes, students 

will have created their own 

groundwork for staging their 

very own West End 

musical! 





Creative Writing, Drama, 

Music 

EDUCATION 

PACK 

AVAILABLE 




£55) at £15, Mon - Fri 

evenings, Wed matinees 

(performance on last Wed of 

month only). 

Certain exclusions may apply. 


availability. 


from £22.50 


(20+): from £29.00 

All prices and performance information subject to exclusions, availability and change.


Book now 020 7432 2330 

Come Visit Middle-Earth 

THE LORD OF THE RINGS 

takes to the stage at the 

legendary Theatre Royal 

Drury Lane from May 2007. 

An internationally renowned 

creative team led by director 

Matthew Warchus have 

combined all three of the 

legendary books into one 

breathtaking theatrical 

event. 

The magic of J.R.R. Tolkien’s 

books comes to life in this 

new stage adaptation 

featuring over 70 actors, 

singers and musicians. With 

a thrilling score, THE LORD 

OF THE RINGS is an 

amazing spectacle using the 

very latest in special effects 

and ingenious design, never 

before seen on stage, to 

transport you directly to the 

world of Middle-earth. 

A journey of wonder and 

enchantment, hope and 

discovery, friendship and 

loyalty – secure your tickets 

now and experience THE 

LORD OF THE RINGS like 

never before. 


Booking from 09/05/07 - 

29/03/08 



English, History, Drama, 

Music, Visual Arts & Design, 

Social & Political Studies 

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£60) at £25; Balcony at £12.50, 

Tue, Wed evenings and Thu 

matinees 

TICKETS 

FROM 

£12.50 

Please note: There are no 

group rates available 22/10/07 

- 27/10/07, 17/12/07 - 05/01/08, 

18/02/08 - 23/02/08, 17/03/08 - 

29/03/08. Certain other 

exclusions may apply. 

This magnificent stage 

adaptation of Disney’s 

much-loved film features 

inspired puppetry and 

technical wizardry, brought 

to life by a cast of over 40 

actors, singers and dancers 

and set to the evocative 

rhythms of Africa. Now in 

its 8th year in the West End, 

it remains London’s number 

one musical and continues 

to enthral audiences of all 

ages. 

THE LION KING Education 

Programme is an innovative 

way to teach pupils about the 

wonderful world of live 

theatre and to capture their 

imaginations as never before. 

This popular programme is 

designed to enhance the 

study of a variety of subjects 

in an informative and 

memorable way and provide 

a unique opportunity for 

your pupils to learn in a 

stimulating and exciting 

environment. 

A complimentary Teaching 

Resource Pack, designed by 

teachers, for teachers, is 

available with every 

confirmed booking - an 

January 2007 Advance Education 3 

The Spectacular 

Roars On! 

invaluable guide to help you 

to develop projects, 

discussions and other 

curriculum-linked activities 

for pupils, to take place both 

before and after your visit to 

the theatre. 

There are both Primary and 

Secondary Teaching 

Resource Packs available that 

will assist in achieving core 

National Curriculum goals in 

Key Stages 1/2 and 3/4. Both 

come with comprehensive 

teacher’s notes, curriculum 

mapping and a range of 

classroom activities. 

EDUCATION 

PACK 

AVAILABLE 




Educational Connections: Art, 

Geography, Rhythm, Citizenship 


Best available seats £52.50 or 

£45 reduced to £25, Tue - Thu 

evenings, Wed matinees. Best 

available Grand Circle seats 

(up to £35) reduced to £20. 1 

free teacher ticket per 10 paid. 

There are no group rates 

available 12/02/07-25/02/07, 

03/04/07-18/04/07, 28/05/07- 

03/06/07, 2407/07-02/09/07. 

Les Misérables 

prices from £15 

The 

Seen by more than 54 

million people worldwide in 

38 countries and in 21 

languages, this spectacular 

adaptation of Victor Hugo's 

masterpiece continues to 

thrill audiences night after 

night. 

The show currently stars 

John Owen-Jones as Jean 

Valjean, Hans Peter Janssens 

as Javert, S Club’s Jon Lee as 

Marius and Tracie Bennett as 

Madame Thénardier. 

WORKSHOP 

Here’s your chance for your 

students to truly experience 

LES MISÉRABLES from an 

actor’s view. To gain a new 

perspective on the text based 

upon Victor Hugo’s novel, 

students will work with actual 

props and costumes from past 

performances whilst discussing 

the plot and characters. We 

also stage a key song from the 

show, focussing upon 

movement on a revolving stage 

and forming human barricades. 

The workshop concludes with 

a Q&A. 

BACKSTAGE TOURS 

Available Wednesday 

mornings at 10.30am, 11.30am 

and 12.30pm. Not a typical 

tour but an entire backstage 

experience, learning about 

the secrets behind the 

spectacular and having the 

opportunity to try on costumes 

from past performances. 





EDUCATION 

PACK 

AVAILABLE 

Citizenship, Literature, Drama, 

Music 



£40 reduced to £15, Mon - Thu 

evenings; Best available seats 

(up to £52.50) at £15, Wed 

matinees. 1 free per 10 paid. 


from £20.00 

Show and Backstage Tour 

(10+): from £16.50 

Certain exclusions may apply. 


availability. 

A Jolly Holiday 

with ‘Mary Poppins’ 

world’s most famous 

nanny landed in the West 

End to ecstatic reviews and 

continues to play to packed 

houses and standing 

ovations. Disney and 

Cameron Mackintosh’s 

award-winning musical 

stage production of MARY 

POPPINS is a triumphant 

spectacle, full of dazzling 

choreography performed by 

a brilliant cast. 

Adapted from the classic Walt 

Disney film and the original 

novel by P.L. Travers, the 

unforgettable production 

includes all of the best-loved 

songs from the film 

including Chim Chim Cheree, 

Jolly Holiday, Let’s Go Fly 

a Kite, and Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! 

Combining a performance of 

MARY POPPINS with 

independent research. Key Stage: 2-4 

classroom-based activities 

before and after the show, the 

Mary Poppins Education 

Programme explores the 

themes, history and 

contemporary relevance of 

the production – in addition 

to providing opportunities 

for extended learning and 





English , Citizenship, PSHE , 

Music, Drama and History 

EDUCATION 

PACK 

AVAILABLE 


Best available seats (up to £49) 

at £25, Mon-Thu evenings and 

Thu matinees. One free per 10 

paid. No group rates available 

12/02/07-25/02/07, 02/04/07- 

15/04/07, 28/05/07-03/06/07. 



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American Classic 

Two-time Academy Awardwinner 

Jessica Lange 

returns to the West End for 

a strictly limited season in a 

new production of 

Tennessee Williams' 

masterpiece THE GLASS 

MENAGERIE. 

Winner of the New York 

Drama Critics Circle Award 

for Best Play, THE GLASS 

MENAGERIE premiered on 

Broadway in 1945 and was 

the playwright's first great 

success. Set in St. Louis in 

the 1930's, this ‘memory 

play’ tells the story of the 

Wingfield family - Tom, who 

is torn between his obligation 

to his family and his desire to 

break away, his overbearing 

mother Amanda, and his frail 

sister Laura, whose memory 

he cannot escape. 

Loosely based upon the 

family and life experiences of 

Tennessee Williams, Tom’s 

actions and memories 

provide a thought-provoking 

insight into the lives of the 

lower-middle-classes of 

1930s Midwest America. A set 

text for GCSE Drama, 

students will gain a deeper 

comprehension of both the 

text and the style of this 

timeless classic. 





English Lit, Drama, American 

History, Citizenship 




TICKETS 

£14.50 

£49.50) for £14.50 Mon-Wed 

evenings and Wed matinees. 

No school rates 16/02/06- 

24/0206. 


availability. 

Your Nightmares 

Become a Reality 

THE WOMAN IN BLACK, is 

now in its eighteenth year in 

the West End. Unanimously 

acclaimed by the critics, 

THE WOMAN IN BLACK 

combines the power and 

intensity of live theatre with 

a cinematic quality inspired 

by the world of film noir. 

A lawyer obsessed with a 

curse that he believes has 

been cast over him and his 

family by the spectre of a 

Woman in Black, engages a 

skeptical young actor to help 

him tell his terrifying story 

and exorcise the fear that 

grips his soul. It all begins 

innocently enough, but then 

as they reach further into his 

darkest memories, they find 

themselves caught up in a 

world of eerie marshes and 

moaning winds. The borders 

between make-believe and 

reality begin to blur and the 

flesh begins to creep… 

WORKSHOP 

This workshop explores 

storytelling, simple staging 

and creating mood and 

atmosphere. Students will 

examine key elements of 

storytelling and how a simple 

story can be transformed into 

a spine-chilling drama. 

Through writing, narration, 

physical images and 

soundscape, students will 

stage their own stories 

during the session as well as 

examining elements from the 

text. We also offer an 

Advanced Workshop, which 

is ideal for drama students. 




EDUCATION 

PACK 

AVAILABLE 


English Literature 


School Groups of 12+ 


£36) £14. Upper circle seats 

£10.50, Mon-Thu evenings, 

Tue matinee. 


from £17.50 


(20+): from £24.50 

Music, Dance &... 

Plumbers’ Plungers! 

STOMP is entrancing, 

exhilarating stage magic. It's 

a unique mix of theatre, 

music, dance, comedy and 

percussion performed by a 

specially-trained cast of 

eight who turn everyday 

objects into musical 

instruments - everything 

from bottles, brooms, bins 

and buckets to plumbers' 

plungers and kitchen sinks 

get the STOMP treatment. 

This phenomenal, awardwinning 

British creation has 

been around the world 

acclaimed by over ten million 

people in 39 different 

countries. 





Music, Science, Drama, PSHE 




£39.50) £12.50 Tue-Thu 

evenings, £10 Thu matinee. 


availability. 

EDUCATION 

PACK 

AVAILABLE 

‘The 39 Steps’ just £15 

John Buchan’s THE 39 

STEPS – memorably filmed 

by Alfred Hitchcock in 1935 

– is thrillingly adapted for 

the stage. 

Nothing has been cut from 

this hilarious and spectacular 

version of Britain’s most spell 

-binding thriller – legendary 

scenes include the chase on 

the Flying Scotsman, the 

escape on the Forth Bridge, 

the first theatrical bi-plane 

crash ever staged and the 

death-defying (or nearly!) 

finale at the London 

Palladium! 

With four actors playing a 

minimum of one hundred 

and thirty nine roles, THE 

39 STEPS is the most 

astonishing theatrical tour de 

force of the year. 

WORKSHOP 

This workshop focuses on 

Physical Theatre, and how to 

develop physical confidence 

and new ways of expression. 

Students will learn ways of 

creating choreography for 

scene-building, looking at time, 

space, gesture, shape and the 

performer’s instinct. The twohour 

session will use 

physicality as a means of 

discovering new possibilities in 

the interpretation of text. 





History, Drama (Physical 

Theatre), Film Studies 


WORKSHOP 

AVAILABLE 



£39) £15, Mon-Fri evenings, 

Thu and Sat matinees. 


from £22.50 


(20+): from £29.00

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