Cinemas and Theatres in and around Kingston upon Thames

The Odeon Esher  www.odeon.co.uk

Wings - Make Your Talent Count! www.mewe.org.uk/wings/ Wings Performing Arts School is enroling for the Autumn Term. Hosted by MeWe Art & Education,  Wings is a unique new concept. Students at Wings receive tuition in acting, singing and dance from MeWe's expert Youth Leaders, but they also get to support good causes locally and in Southern Africa.
Youth Theatre for Good Causes
At Wings the students have all the enjoyment of performing arts, plus the pleasure of helping others. It's a magic mix. In the spring this year, the Wings team arranged two days of great activities for the children of Kingston Young Carers, including a trip to the National Theatre. Money is raised from class fees and ticket sales from Wings productions.
The Wings Big Production –Performers needed now
In December the Wings team will be producing the timeless classic 'A Christmas Carol'. The story will be told with dance, song and a host of great new characters alongside old favourites. We are seeking young performers between the ages of 8 - 16 years old. If you enrol in Wings by 11th September you will be invited to participate in this production.
Classes in Central Kingston
Classes take place on Saturday mornings 10am – 1pm at the United Reform Church, Eden Street.
Boys only dance is on Thursdays 5.30 – 7pm.
CLASSES £6 PER HOUR Visit www.mewe.org.uk/wings
Autumn Term dates 11th September - 11th December
Call 0207 998 6404 / 07754 928126
email info@mewe.org.uk

24-26 High Street: Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 1HL. Phone: 020 8546 8706

COMEDY STORE
The Comedy Store continue their monthly residency presenting the best stand-up from around the globe on your doorstep. Tickets: £10-12 (£14 on the door) Box Office: 08444 821 556 (bkg fee)
Please visit the website for further details: www.rosetheatrekingston.org (bkg fee)

Sun 29 Jan 7.30pm
Featuring: MC Rob Rouse Carey Marx Doc Brown Paul Sinha Paul Tonkinson

Saturday 31 March 7.30pm
MC Andre Vincent John Moloney Otiz Cannelloni Adam Bloom Michael Smiley

SOUTHBANK SINFONIA   
Sat 28 Jan 6pm
David Suchet and Simon Russell Beale presents the Southbank Sinfonia conducted by Simon Over.  Southbank Sinfonia is firmly established as Britain’s leading orchestral academy, providing the most talented musicians with a much-needed springboard into the profession.
A sensational evening of classical music and readings by prominent actors, in aid of Amnesty International UK and the Rose Theatre Kingston. This concert is dedicated to the memory of Klaus Schiller and David Oppenheimer.
All tickets £8 - £25 Box Office: 08444 821 556 (bkg fee)www.rosetheatrekingston.org (bkg fee)

OUR COUNTRY’S GOOD
Mon 30 Jan –Sat 4 Feb
Matinee and Evening performances.
Australia. 1788. A British ship arrives with a cargo of soldiers and convicts transported abroad for their country’s good. As the soldiers struggle to impose order on the outcasts of the old society, a benevolent governor seizes on the notion of a play. In the shadow of the gallows and the gum tree, the convicts gather under the direction of 2nd Lieutenant Ralph Clarke and rehearsals begin for The Recruiting Officer.

Based on real events, Timberlake Wertenbaker’s Olivier award-winning modern classic is an inspiring tale of the transforming power of theatre. With a cast that includes Aden Gilet and Philip Witchurch.

All tickets £8 - £25 Box Office: 08444 821 556 (bkg fee)www.rosetheatrekingston.org (bkg fee)

DNA
Mon 6 Feb – Wed 8 Feb
7pm Mon & Tues, 7pm & 1.30pm Wed
By Dennis Kelly
Directed by Anthony Banks
Cast includes James Alexandrou (EastEnders)
A group of teenagers do something bad, really bad, then panic and cover the whole thing up.

But when they find that the cover-up unites them and brings harmony to their otherwise fractious lives, where’s the incentive to put things right? First performed at the National Theatre in 2007, this startling new play is fast becoming a contemporary classic with young audiences.

All Tickets £8 -£16 Box Office: 08444 821 556 (bkg fee) www.rosetheatrekingston.org (bkg fee)

LOL (LOTS OF LOVE)
Fri 10 Feb
7.30pm
In an age of electronic communication this timely, critically-acclaimed production puts its six dancers on a quest for romance. Against a video wall of dozens of screen-gazing individuals, Protein’s cyber souls stylishly nail the language of life online.
Recommended ages 14 yrs +
All Tickets £8 -£12 Box Office: 08444 821 556 (bkg fee) www.rosetheatrekingston.org (bkg fee)

JEREMY HARDY
Sat 11 Feb
7.30pm
Jeremy is perhaps best remembered as a much younger man, but there is nothing he can do about that now. Still alive, and able to speak unaided for lengthy periods, this show will be not so much a one-man show as an under-staffed cavalcade.
Jeremy Hardy became a stand-up comedian in January 1984.
His BBC Radio 4 work includes Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation, The News Quiz, I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clueand You’ll Have Had Your Tea.  He has also done various bits of television, most notably, Now Something Else with Rory Bremner, Saturday Live, Blackadder Goes Forth, Loose Talk, Jack and Jeremy’s Real Lives with Jack Dee and If I Ruled the World with Graeme Garden and Clive Anderson.
All Tickets £8.00 - £14.00 Box Office: 08444 821 556 (bkg fee) www.rosetheatrekingston.org (bkg fee)

THE GRUFFALO
Wed 15 Feb - Sun 18 Feb
1.30pm & 4.30pm Wed, 11am & 2pm Thurs & Fri, 11am & 2pm & 4.30pm Sat

Join Mouse on an adventurous journey through the deep dark wood . . .
Meet a wheeler-dealer Fox, an eccentric old Owl and a maraca-shaking, party-mad Snake! Mouse can scare these hungry animals away with tall stories of the terrifying Gruffalo, but what happens when he comes face to face with the very creature he imagined?
All Tickets £10.00 to £11.00 Box Office: 08444 821 556 (bkg fee) www.rosetheatrekingston.org (bkg fee)

THE LADY FROM THE SEA
Thu 23 Feb - Sat 17 Mar
Matinee & evening performances Please see the website for individual dates and performance times
Touch Tour: Tues 13 March 6pm, Sat 17 1pm
Audio Described: Tues 13 March 7.30pm, Sat 17 March 2.30pm
Stage Text: Wed 14 March, Signed: Fri 16 March 7.30pm
By Henrik Ibsen

Directed and in a new translation by Stephen Unwin
The award-winning film and television actress Joely Richardson makes a welcome return to the London stage for this major revival. Ellida (Joely Richardson) is married to Dr Wangel, and lives with him and his two daughters. But she feels claustrophobic and restless and swims in the sea every day. Ten years ago she promised herself to another man. On a late summer’s day he comes to claim her. Ibsen’s elusive masterpiece offers a surprisingly optimistic answer to the riddle that he posed in A Doll’s House: happiness in marriage is possible, but only under the right conditions…
The Lady from the Sea is directed by Stephen Unwin, who has been widely hailed for his five productions of Ibsen, including an award winning Hedda Gabler at the Donmar.

All Tickets £8 -£42 Box Office: 08444 821 556 (bkg fee) www.rosetheatrekingston.org (bkg fee)

LOVING LINDA
Sun 11 Mar 7pm Featuring stand up comedy from the following superb comedians: Andy Hamilton (Old Harry’s Game, QI), Shappi Khorsandi (Shappi Talk), Mark Steel (Mark Steel’s In Town), Robin Ince (Infinite Monkey Cage) and Susan Calman (News Quiz). With live music from Sarah Jane Morris (The Communards).

All Tickets £30 Box Office: 08444 821 556 (bkg fee) www.rosetheatrekingston.org (bkg fee)

FASCINATING AIDA
Sun 18 Mar 7.30pm
Three times Olivier-award nominated and now a global internet sensation, Fascinating Aïda are still Britain’s best comedy cabaret trio.
This brand new show will include several numbers hot off the press, plus a few old favourites including Cheap Flights (7 million plus hits on YouTube) as well as The Dogging Song, a fond homage to the joys of al fresco sex.

All Tickets £15 - £19.50 Box Office: 08444 821 556 (bkg fee) www.rosetheatrekingston.org (bkg fee)

THE WINTER'S TALE & HENRY V
Tue 20 - Sat 24 Mar
The Winter's Tale 7.30pm Tue 20, Thurs 22, Fri 23; 2pm Sat 24
Henry V 7.30pm Wed 21, Sat 24; 2pm Thurs 22
Propeller is an all-male Shakespeare company which seeks to find a more engaging way of expressing Shakespeare and to more completely explore the relationship between text and performance.

Mixing a rigorous approach to the text with a modern physical aesthetic, they have been influenced by mask work, animation and classic and modern film and music from all ages. Productions are directed by Edward Hall, designed by Michael Pavelka with Lighting designed by Ben Ormerod
All Tickets £8.00 to £25.00 Box Office: 08444 821 556 (bkg fee) www.rosetheatrekingston.org (bkg fee)

RICH HALL
Sun 25 Mar 7.30pm
Rich Hall’s renowned grouchy, deadpan style has established him as a master of absurdist irony and king of rapid-fire wit. Fans can see the comic genius from Montana discuss a variety of topics all delivered in his own hilarious unique way. Rich has also become well known for his television and radio work. Notable UK appearances include regular appearances on Stand Up For The Week, QI, Live At The Apollo, Comedy Gala Live At The O2, Have I Got News For You, Rich Hall’s Cattle Drive, Rich Hall’s Gone Fishing, Otis Lee Crenshaw – London Not Tennessee and Never Mind The Buzzcocks.

All Tickets £8 - £15 Box Office: 08444 821 556 (bkg fee) www.rosetheatrekingston.org (bkg fee)

THE CRUCIBLE
Fri 6 & Sat 7 Apr
7.30pm Fri 6 & Sat 7; 2pm Sat 7
Parallels between Salem’s infamous witch-hunt and 1950s McCarthyism have been studied in schools across the world.
But the play resonates just as strongly today, in our post-9/11 society of religious fanaticism and fear. Miller’s tale is one about the dignity of the common man, set against a backdrop of mindless persecution. This is a thriller, courtroom drama and tender love-story, with humanity and redemption at its heart.

Rose Youth Theatre and Rose Plus Players combine forces to present a sumptuous and exciting version of this classic masterpiece. 
All Tickets £5 - £10  Box Office: 08444 821 556 (bkg fee) www.rosetheatrekingston.org (bkg fee)

ROSE PLUS + TIME TO TALK
Time to Talk gives you the opportunity to question your favourite actors/writers/directors and hear all abut their careers in an informal, friendly setting.
Tickets: £5 (£3 for concessions) Box Office: 08444 821 556 (bkg fee) www.rosetheatrekingston.org (bkg fee)

Thu 1 Mar, 5.30pm – Michael Pennington
Actor, director and writer, Michael Pennington talks to Stephen Unwin about his remarkable career in classical theatre, as well as his new book on Shakespeare.
Tue 1 May,  5:30pm – Michael Frayn
Playwright and novelist, Michael Frayn talks to Stephen Unwin about his career in both drama and prose fiction.

• Free music, events, talks and workshops for both adults and children
• Art exhibitions
• A culture and entertainment information hub for the borough of Kingston
• Wi-fi access
• A selection of Fairtrade products
• Table service
• Children's events
• A large selection of newspapers and magazines
• Loyalty card scheme

Kingston College Theatre, Kingston Hall Road, Kingston KT1 2AQ

Epsom Playhouse is at the junction of Ashley Avenue and South Street. Only 16 miles from London and have a frequent rail connection. The Playhouse is only a few minutes walk from Epsom Train Station and well sign posted. Epsom is sign posted from the M25 at Junction 9.
Always check the theatre's own web site for full listings of times and prices.
Box Office: 01372 742555

The Green, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1QJ Information Line: 020 8939 9277 (booking fee) Always check the theatre's own web site for full listings of times and prices.
Box Office: 020 8940 0088

Barton Green Theatre, off Elm Road, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 3HU (see website for map). Box Office: 020 8942 Always check the theatre's own web site for full listings of times and prices.

The cornerHOUSE, Douglas Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 7SB
The cornerHOUSE is situated on the corner of Douglas Road and Ravenscar Road in West Tolworth.

240 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London SW19 1SB
Tel: 020 8543 4888

The Main Theatre, Hampton Hill Playhouse, 90 High St. Hampton Hill.
Teddington Theatre Club is a Club Theatre. If you are not already a member you will need to join when ordering your tickets.

1 Clarence Street, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 2SA. Box Office: 020 8940 3633

The Orange Tree Theatre is situated in the heart of Richmond fifty yards from Richmond Station on the opposite side of the main street. To get to the theatre, turn right after leaving the station and walk down the main road (Kew Road) until you reach a set of traffic lights. Simply cross the road and Clarence Street, where the main theatre entrance can be found, will be on your right-hand side. The main theatre entrance is in 1 Clarence Street, Richmond, TW9, whilst the day time box office is 53 Kew Road, Richmond, TW9.

By Train and Tube
Wimbledon Station
Rail, Tramlink and Tube (District Line) is 5 mins walk. Turn left out of station and onto The Broadway.South Wimbledon Station
Tube (Northern Line) is 10 mins walk
By Bus
57, 93, 131,163, 164, 200, 219, 493
By Car
New Wimbledon Theatre is 9 miles from Heathrow and 16 miles from Gatwick; the A3 gives access to the South Circular and M25.

New Victoria Theatre, The Ambassadors, Peacocks Centre, Woking
GU21 6GQThe New Victoria Theatre and the Rhoda McGaw Theatre are two of the region’s leading live entertainment venues, showcasing the best West End, local and touring productions from across the UK each and every year.
Box Office: 0870 060 6645 (bkg fee)

Getting there:
By Car
The New Victoria Theatre is part of the Peacocks Centre in central Woking, easily accessible from the M25 (Jct 10,11), M3 (Jct 3) and A3. Undercover parking for 2,500 cars is available in the Peacocks. For details on parking charges visit: www.woking.gov.uk/council/parking
By Train
Frequent trains from London Waterloo and towns in the surrounding area. Woking BR is five minutes walk away. Train information: 0845 484950 (24 hours) or check your train times on-line via The Rail Track web site (see link below).
By Bus or Coach
The limited space for coaches to drop off directly outside the theatres is reserved for groups with mobility difficulties. Please contact the Groups Hotline 01483 545955 for a permit for this space or for details of alternative coach parking facilities.

Warwick Quadrant, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1NN Box Office: 01737 765 547