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Day 3 – Wednesday 26th December
Christmas at Runnymede Christmas at Runnymede
Enjoy a leisurely Boxing Day breakfast and an
unhurried morning. Leading up to lunchtime we are
pleased to present guest speaker Jane Tapley with an
informative and entertaining talk about the history of
pantomime. Following a light lunch we depart for
the Theatre Royal Windsor to see ‘Jack and the
Beanstalk’. After dinner at the hotel, classic movies
will be shown in our entertainment suite.
Day 4 – Thursday 27th December
For those wanting a change of
surroundings and some gentle
exercise, we have an outing this
morning. Members wishing to opt out
can enjoy a morning at leisure in the
hotel, relaxing and enjoying its
facilities. We have a private ‘behind
the scenes’ tour of life in the Great
Kitchen and State Apartments at
Windsor Castle. After lunch at the hotel enjoy free time relaxing before the
Quadrificus String Quartet present a classical music concert in our exclusive suite.
Day 5 – Friday December 28th
String Quartet
Enjoy a leisurely breakfast then spend the last morning of the Christmas holiday
enjoying the hotel facilities and the surroundings with friends. Before our farewell
lunch we meet our guest speaker, Doug Parker in our entertainment suite to listen
to him speak about his very amusing view on life. Doug was immensely popular
with Cultural Breaks Members at his last talk and we look forward to having him
back. The two-course Farewell Lunch that follows brings your Christmas holiday
to an end.
Christmas Lunch
On Christmas Eve the
Swing Cabaret Trio
present ‘Let Yourself
Go’ - the best from
Cole Porter, George
Gershwin Irving Berlin,
Rodgers and Hart and
many others. The Trio
includes Tony Jacobs,
formerly male vocalist with the Syd Lawrence Orchestra, Jim Barry, pianist from
the BBC Radio Big Band and on saxophone and clarinet, Sue Greenway from the
RAF Squadronnaires and currently touring with the musical ‘Chicago’.
Swing Caberat Trio
Christmas Day features ‘The Time Traveller’ a one act comic opera by Bryan
Kesselman and Philip Barnett. Written as a tribute to Gilbert & Sullivan, this
production premiered at the International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival at Buxton this
year and has been very well received. Joining them in the cast is talented young
soprano, Alexandra McPhee.
Our guest speaker on Boxing Day is Jane Tapley, who works with actors, writers
and directors as special events organiser at the Theatre Royal Bath. She is also
an author, researcher, lecturer, home economist and theatrical landlady.
Today Jane presents ‘Oh Yes It Is!’ a lively and amusing look at the history of
Pantomime from ancient
to modern times. In the
afternoon we visit The
Theatre Royal Windsor
to watch ‘Jack and
the Beanstalk’ from
the Royal Stalls. The
pantomime stars Steven
Blakeley as Dame Trott
and Kevin Cruise as
Simple Simon.
Jack & The Beanstalk Pantomine