Stoke-on-Trent Repertory Theatre
The Rep
February - June 2015
Time
of My
Life
The
Hospital
Show
JACKIE
THE JACKIE
TRENT STORY
Godspell
KEY
FOR
TWO
ME
& MY
GIRL
The
Magnificent
Seven
MY
BOY
JACK
“Laughter through tears is
my favourite emotion.”
A Repertory Players’ Production
Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy
Time of My Life
It’s the evening of Laura Stratton’s birthday and her
husband, Gerry, has organized a family dinner with
their sons, Glyn and Adam, at their favourite
restaurant to celebrate.
Glyn is accompanied by his long-suffering wife,
Stephanie, and Adam has brought along his new
girlfriend, an outrageous hairdresser. What could
possibly go wrong to spoil the happy occasion?
As the evening progresses and the empty wine
bottles pile up, family skeletons intrude on the
happy domestic scene, which moves backwards
and forwards over three time zones, revealing what
has brought the family to this point and where life
will take them in the future.
10th to 14th February 2015
at 7.30pm
Matinee: Saturday 14th
at 2.30pm
Tickets: £9.50 O Saturday matinee £7.50
Students £5.50 (any performance)
Book online at www.stokerep.org.uk
Tickets available now from
Music Mania,
Piccadilly Arcade, Hanley, SoT.
Telephone 01782 206000
Rep Box Office open
Monday 2nd to Friday 6th
and Monday 9th to Saturday 14th February 2015
5.00pm to 8.00pm
Telephone: Rep Box Office 01782 209784
(An amateur production by arrangement with Samuel French Ltd)
A Repertory Players’ Production
Key for Two
a comedy by
John Chapman and Dave Freeman
Harriet, a glamorous divorcee living way beyond
her means in an elegant flat in Brighton, solves
her financial problems by entertaining two
married ‘gentlemen callers’ on different days of
the week.
As long as nothing disturbs the balance of this
rather precarious arrangement, all will be well.
Unfortunately, the scheme faces collapse when
her friend, Anne, arrives at the flat at precisely
the time that one of Harriet’s lovers is confined to
her bed with a sprained ankle, and the second
lover turns up unexpectedly.
Things go from bad to worse with the arrival of
two irate wives in search of their missing
husbands, resulting in chaos and mass
confusion, ensuring that mistaken identity and
farcical situations abound.
14th to 18th April 2015
at 7.30pm
Matinee: Saturday 18th at 2.30pm
Tickets: £9.50 O Saturday matinee £7.50
Students £5.50 (any performance)
Book online at www.stokerep.org.uk
Tickets available now from
Music Mania,
Piccadilly Arcade, Hanley, SoT.
Telephone 01782 206000
Rep Box Office open
Tuesday 7th to Friday 10th
and Monday 13th to Saturday 18th April 2015
5.00pm to 8.00pm
Telephone: Rep Box Office 01782 209784
(An amateur production by arrangement with Samuel French Ltd)
A Repertory Players’ Production
My Boy Jack
BY DAVID HAIG
The year is 1913 and war with Germany
is imminent.
Committed patriot Rudyard Kipling is
determined to send his severely myopic
fifteen year old son John (Jack) to war.
Kipling’s intransigent determination triggers
a bitter family conflict, and the tragic outcome
of his insistence leaves him devastated by
the warring of his own great passions:
his love for his children and his devotion to
King and Country.
(Contains some strong language)
16th to 20th June 2015
at 7.30pm
Matinee: Saturday 20th June
at 2.30pm
Tickets: £9.50 O Saturday matinee £7.50
Students £5.50 (any performance)
Book online at www.stokerep.org.uk
Tickets available now from
Music Mania,
Piccadilly Arcade, Hanley, SoT.
Telephone 01782 206000
Rep Box Office open
Monday 8th to Friday 12th
and Monday 15th to Saturday 20th June 2015
5.00pm to 8.00pm
Telephone: Rep Box Office 01782 209784
(An amateur production by arrangement with
Nick Hern Books Ltd)
DIARY l DIARY l DIARY
FEB 2015
TUESDAY
TO SATURDAY
(INC MAT ON 14)
10
14
‘TIME OF MY LIFE’
REP PLAYERS
7.30pm
TUESDAY
TO SATURDAY
(INC MAT ON 21)
17
21
‘TOP THAT’
EMMI-LOU DANCE ACADEMY
7.15pm
THURSDAY
TO SATURDAY
(INC MAT ON 28)
26
28
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2.30pm
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2.15pm
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STEELWORKS
7.15pm
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2.15pm
MARCH 2015
WEDNESDAY
TO SATURDAY
4
7
THE HOSPITAL SHOW 2015
7.30pm
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WEDNESDAY
TO SATURDAY
25
28
‘#ignite’
TWEEDALE ACADEMY OF
DANCING
7.15pm
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TUESDAY
TO SATURDAY
(INC MAT ON 18)
14
18
‘KEY FOR TWO’
REP PLAYERS
7.30pm
01782 209784
THURSDAY
23
‘A DAY’S WORK’
PEACE THROUGH FOLK
7.30pm
01538 360256
MONDAY
TO THURSDAY
27
30
‘ME AND MY GIRL’
NEWCASTLE AMATEUR
OPERATIC SOCIETY
7.30pm
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‘ME AND MY GIRL’
NEWCASTLE AMATEUR
OPERATIC SOCIETY
7.30pm
‘JACKIE’
THE JACKIE TRENT STORY
PORTHILL PLAYERS
7.30pm
APRIL 2015
2.30pm
2.30pm
MAY 2015
FRIDAY
& SATURDAY
(INC MAT ON 2)
1
2
MONDAY
TO SATURDAY
(INC MAT ON 16)
11
16
TUESDAY
TO SATURDAY
(INC MAT ON 23)
19
23
‘THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN’
ROCKHOPPER
PRODUCTIONS
7.30pm
FRIDAY
& SATURDAY
(INC MAT ON 30)
29
30
JENETTE CORBISHLEY
DANCE
7.15pm
01782 565873
2.30pm
01782 635500
2.30pm
0844 870 0887
2.30pm
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2.15pm
JUNE 2015
TUESDAY
TO SATURDAY
(INC MAT ON 6)
2
6
TUESDAY
TO SATURDAY
(INC MAT ON 20)
16
20
‘GODSPELL’
FIVE TOWNS THEATRE
7.30pm
01782 321666
2.30pm
‘MY BOY JACK’
REP PLAYERS
7.30pm
01782 209784
2.30pm
DIARY l DIARY l DIARY
for the Rep Players’ productions
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on 01782 209784
for full details
Visiting Company Production
The
Hospital Show
3D
(Disco, Dancing, Divas)
Wednesday 4th
to Saturday 7th March
at 7.30pm
The
Hospital Show
3D
(Disco, Dancing, Divas)
Weds 4th March 2015 - £7.50
Thurs 5th March 2015 - £7.50
Fri 6th March 2015 - £10
Sat 7th March 2015 - £10
Thanks to your support in 2014 we raised a fantastic
£3200 for Cancer Research UK
and
£840 for The UHNS Colon Cancer
Screening Program
Ticket Hotline
07511 119917
FIND
US
ON
In 2015 we are raising money for
Cancer Research UK
And
The Stroke Association
Visiting Company Production
Newcastle Operatic Society Presents
at
Stoke Repertory
Theatre
Director
James Freeman
Musical Director
Allison Fisher
Choreographer
Laura Capewell
ME
AND MY
GIRL
Monday April 27th Saturday 2nd May 2015
Book & Lyrics by L. Arthur Rose & Douglas Furber
Music By Noel Gay
Book Revised by Contributions to revisions
Stephen Fry & Mike Ockrent
An amateur production by arrangement with Samuel French Ltd
Newcastle Operatic Society Presents
ME
AND MY
GIRL
Me and My Girl is a musical with music by Noel Gay and its original book
and lyrics by Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose. Set in 1930s London,
costermonger Bill Snibson finds out that he is the illegitimate heir to
Lord Hareford. Bill is left to use his wit and humour to break down the
class divisions. Hilarious and witty dialogue ensures the fun and games
never cease as the cheeky and cheerful Bill learns to overcome the
disapproval of his new family.
The musical, which includes songs The Sun Has Got His Hat On, Leaning
on a Lampost, Me & My Girl and the famous Lambeth Walk, makes a
joyful, colourful and gloriously funny show that will lift the spirits of
everyone.
Directed by: James Freeman
Musical Director: Allison Fisher
Choreographer: Laura Capewell
Performances
Monday 27th April
Tuesday 28th April
Wednesday 29th April
Thursday 30th April
Friday 1st May
Saturday 2nd May matinee
Saturday 2nd May evening
Time
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
2.30pm
7.30pm
Ticket Price
£15.00
£15.00
£15.00
£15.00
£15.00
£13.00
£15.00
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Visiting Company Production
The World Premiere of a truly
remarkable story
The JACKIE TRENT Story
Adapted for the stage by
Tim Wedgwood & Jonathan Fernyhough
Starring Ivor Novello Award Winner JACKIE TRENT &
featuring music from the legends she met along the way,
Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Noel Coward,
Sammy Davis Jr & many more...
With Songs that formed one of the world’s most successful
writing teams JACKIE TRENT & Tony Hatch, Don’t Sleep In
The Subway, I Couldn’t Live Without Your Love and the 1965
No.1 hit Where Are You Now My Love.
11th-16th May 2015
STOKE REPERTORY THEATRE
Leek Road, Stoke on Trent
Tickets from £13 - £16
The Porthill Players
Web: porthillplayers.com
with kind permission of JakCol ltd
The World Premiere of a truly
remarkable story
The JACKIE TRENT Story
Adapted for the stage by
Tim Wedgwood & Jonathan Fernyhough
with kind permission of JakCol ltd
Ivor Novello award winning lyricist, singer and actress, Jackie Trent,
returns to the stage to star in this World Premiere! Born Yvonne
Burgess in 1940, this is a truly remarkable story of a girl from the
Potteries who went on to work with the biggest names in the
industry, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis jnr, Shirley Bassey, Jack Jones,
Petula Clark, Morecambe and Wise....the list goes on.
Alongside Tony Hatch, they became known as Mr and Mrs Music,
producing over 400 songs, two smash hit Musicals - The Card and
Rock Nativity and they also enjoyed a string of TV theme tunes, most
notably Neighbours. Jackie last returned to the stage in a critically
acclaimed production of High Society in 1995.
But what of those early years, how did it all start and what made
Jackie Trent one of the most successful song writers of the 20th
Century?
Join the Porthill Players as we celebrate the life and music of this
incredible lady in ‘Jackie – The Jackie Trent Story’
11th-16th May 2015
Tickets from £13 - £16
Call 01782 635500
Anticipated sell out show!
Book online at Porthillplayers.com or use booking form
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Visiting
VisitingCompany
CompanyProduction
Production
Book by
JohnMichael Tebelak
Lyrics & Music by
Stephen Schwartz
Tickets from £12
Book online at www.fivetownstheatre.org.uk
or call 01782 321666
Tuesday 2nd June Saturday 6th June 2015
Evenings 7:30pm and Saturday Matinee 2.30pm
An amateur production by arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH LTD.
SPONSORED BY
Website
www.terrafix.co.uk
TERRAFIX
Mobile Computing & Communications Systems
E-mail:
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Stoke on Trent Repertory Theatre
Leek Road, Stoke
Godspell is a musical by Stephen Schwartz (composer of “Wicked”)
and book by John-Michael Tebelak. This immensley successful rock
opera needs little introduction, but when it was first produced on
Broadway in 1971 it broke new ground in its stage treatment of the
historical Jesus Christ.
Based on the gospell according to St. Matthew it deals with the last
days of Jesus and includes dramatised versions of several well-known
parables and yet it issomething more than a religious story, it is a
celebration of mankind and community spirit.
Tue 2nd June 2015 @ 7:30pm
@ £12
£
Wed 3rd June 2015 @ 7:30pm
@ £12
£
Thu 4th June 2015 @ 7:30pm
@ £12
£
Fri 5th June 2015 @ 7:30pm
@ £12
£
Sat 6th June 2015 @ 2:30pm
@ £12
£
Sat 6th June 2015 @ 7:30pm
@ £14
£
£
Please complete and return with payment & SAE to :
Five Towns Theatre, 122 Westonfields Drive, Weston Coyney,
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 5JH
NB. Tickets are non-refundable
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