Located at the Rotunda Leisure Centre on Clarence Street opposite the train station. Cromwell Road bus station is at the side of the cinema. It's a five minute walk from the high street where Bentalls shopping centre and car park can be found.
Opening Times: Daily from 10:30 until 15 minutes after last film :
Car Park: Bentalls shopping centre is the closest, which is a five minute walk away. The ground floor of car park A of the Bentalls shopping centre will stay open until half an hour after the last film.
Phone: 0871 22 44 007

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The Odeon Esher

Located: 22 High Street, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9RT: Cinema is located in Esher High Street. From A3 follow signs for Sandown Park. Cinema is on the right hand side of the High Street about half a mile past Sandown.
From M25, leave at junction 11 and follow signs for Esher/Sandown Park
Opening Times: Daily, 12:00 - 21:00
Car Park: No Cinema Car Park. Free council car park next to Civic Centre opposite Cinema, approximately 200 metres away
Phone: 08705050007

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Located: 14B - 18 Upper High Street, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 4QJ. Located in the centre of Epsom
Opening Times: Sunday - Thursday: 12:00 - 21:00, Friday and Saturday: 12:00 - 00:00
Car Park: Pay-and-display available on Upper High Street and Depot Road (behind the cinema)
Phone: 08705050007Wheelchair Access Available in all screens

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

16th January – 9th February Uncle Vanya
An English Touring Theatre Production By Anton Chekhov, New translation by Stephen Mulrine Directed by Peter Hall.
A palpable sense of "what might have been" fills the air for the characters who inhabit a country estate in a small Russian village. Set in the 1890’s, Uncle Vanya uncovers the desperate longing, unrequited love and bitter frustrations that surface when an ageing professor and his young wife return home.
Darkly Comic, deeply touching and rich in language and emotion, Chekhov’s masterpiece is a passionate and often very funny exploration of love, desire and loss.
CAST: Loo Brealey, Faith Brook, Michelle Dockery, Mark Extance, David Ganly, Nicholas Le Prevost, Neil Pearson, Antonia Pemberton and Ronald Pickup

The Comedy Store 27 January
Hailed as “Comedy’s Unofficial National Theatre” The Comedy Store is delighted to announce a new monthly residency at the Rose Theatre, Kingston presenting “The Best in Stand Up” from around the globe, showcasing the brightest names in comedy talent. With over 25 years experience in the business and as the premier name in comedy, the Store is renowned as a breeding ground for new comedy talent, and remains the place to see tomorrow stars today. Names such as Paul Merton, Eddie Izzard, Peter Kay, Clive Anderson, Mark Lamarr and Lee Hurst to name but a few all cut their comedy teeth at The Comedy Store.
LINE-UP ANNOUNCED!
Sunday 27 January 7.30pm Roger Monkhouse, Paul Zerdin, Tom Stade, Adam Bloom, Alun Cochrane
Sunday 24 February 7.30pm Ben Norris, Kitty Flanagan, David Hadingham, Sean Collins, Pete Johansson
Sunday 30 March 7.30pm Junior Simpson (MC), Carey Marx, Zoe Lyons, Wilson Dixon, Dave Fulton
Sunday 27 April 7.30pmReginald D Hunter, Lucy Porter, Russell Kane, Jim Tavare
Sunday 25 May 7.30pm Martin Coyote (MC), Mike Gunn, Jo Caulfield, Jason John Whitehead, Trevor Crook
Sunday 29 June 7.30pm Gordon Southern (MC), Matt Welcome, Addy Van Der Borgh, Angelo Tsarouchas, Ivan Brackenbury

11th – 16th February Visiting Mr.Green By Jeff Baron With Warren Mitchell By Jeff Baron
With Warren Mitchell & Gideon Turner Directed by Patrick Garland Presented by Ian Fricker Widower Mr. Green is almost hit by a speeding car driven by corporate executive Ross Gardiner. Found guilty of reckless driving, Ross is ordered to spend the next six weeks making weekly visits to Mr. Green. What starts off as a comedy about two people who resent being in the same room together develops into a gripping and poignant drama, as family secrets are revealed and old wounds are opened. Acclaimed actor Warren Mitchell makes a rare stage appearance in this multi award-winning and globally renowned play. He is best known as Alf Garnett in Till Death Us Do Part, and has worked extensively in the theatre where his credits include Death of a Salesman at the National Theatre and most recently The Price for which he won the prestigious Olivier Award.

17 February Sweet William With Michael Pennington
This highly original one man Shakespeare show weaves together life and the work of the Bard whilst giving a rare and personal insight into Michael Pennington’s own life and work over his expansive and acclaimed forty year career. Michael Pennington has played a wide variety of roles for the RSC, the National Theatre and the English Shakespeare Company, which he co-founded in 1986 and which toured the world three times. Follow the sometimes mysterious course of Shakespeare’s life with Pennington as your tour guide as he shares his wealth of experience on this fascinating show.

19th- 23rd February Blonde Bombshells of 1943
Bandleader Betty has a problem. Every time the Blonde Bombshells, the glamorous all-girl band play a GI camp, their members go AWOL! Now there’s an important BBC job in the offing and Betty needs to find new musicians – fast. Among those drafted in are naive schoolgirl Liz, Miranda- an upper-crust saxophonist, singing Nun Lilly and Patrick, a male drummer prepared to don a frock to avoid a drafting! With the line up complete, they prepare to make their way to a secret BBC recording – and potential fame and fortune. n Kingston Theatre Friends visit the web site.

25 February - 1 March The Tempest
A Tara Arts Production By William Shakespeare Directed by Jatinder Verma, Designed by Claudia Mayer
An act of terror, a treacherous brother, a tormented slave, an innocent daughter...Shakespeare’s powerful last play is a miraculous story of confinement and freedom. Exiled on a desolate isle, Prospero manipulates loved ones, servants and enemies alike as he plots his revenge to return home. Celebrating 30 years as Britain’s leading Asian theatre company, Tara casts its spell over Shakespeare’s most poetic and atmospheric of plays.

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. Box Office: 01372 742555
Always check the theatre's own web site for full listings of times and prices.

Monday 4 February 2008: 8.00pm Original East Side Stompers Myers Studio Theatre
Stomping vintage jazz at it’s very best featuring Malcolm Walton (tp), Ron Findon (rd), Len Hodgson (tb), Brian Lawrence (bj), Roger Graham (b/tb) & Graham Collicot (d

Monday 4 February2008 : at 7.45pm That’ll Be The Day
Back by overwhelming public demand, the legendary That’ll Be The Day returns to the Playhouse!!
Clearly established as the Nations Favourite Rock ‘n’ Roll variety show, this all new production with over a 100 classic gold hits from the 50s, 60s, 70s to the 80s combine with feel-good comedy routines to make this show bigger and better than ever!! Prepare yourself for a ‘party’ with all the hits and much more in over two hours of non-stop nostalgia!!!
BOOK EARLY!! – ‘A wonderful night out!! Not to be missed!!’

Tuesday 5 February : at 8.00pm Michael McIntyre
Michael McIntyre "the most gifted young comedian around" (Metro) is about to take the comedy world by storm after recent television appearances on ‘Have I Got News For You’ & ‘The Royal Variety Performance’ (BBC One), The Charlotte Church Show (Channel 4) and his own Paramount Comedy Channel special on ‘Live From The Comedy Store’ and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his sell out 2006 critical acclaimed show, ‘An Evening With Michael McIntyre’ and two sell out west end runs at the Soho Theatre in 2007.

Thursday 7 February : at 8.00pm The Big Chris Barber Band
Europe’s finest Traditional Jazz and Blues Band. Chris Barber leads his 11-piece band, with its 7-strong front line, playing a wide selection of his favourite music: from his roots in New Orleans style in "Bourbon Street Parade" (still his signature tune) and "Chimes Blues" to the early music of Duke Ellington ("Black & Tan Fantasy" and "Jubilee Stomp")....and Sidney Bechet ( "Petite Fleur") on to the music of Bob Crosby ("Big Noise from Winnetka" and "South Rampart St Parade") and further on to blues by Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee ("Cornbread, Peas and Black Molasses") to soul (Joe Zawinul's "Mercy Mercy Mercy") and soulful blues like Miles Davis' "All Blues".... and probably back to "When the Saints"! Website: www.chrisbarber.net

Monday 11th February 2008 : at 8.00pm Complete Work of William Shakespeare (abridged)
Direct From the West End. The world’s greatest bard busters invite you to join them on a rollercoaster ride, putting the rattle’n’roll between Shake’n’speare, and proving in their own hilarious way that there’s no abridgement too far.
Loosen your doublets, sort out your singlets and prepare to see all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays in just 97 minutes.
Take a look at Hamlet performed forwards, backwards and sideways, Titus Andronicus as a galloping gourmet and a rap Othello.

Wednesday 13 February : at 7.45pm Barry Cryer – Still Alive

And he is – in a completely new, organically grown show, old Baz recalls, reminisces, recounts and other words beginning with ‘R’, on a trip down Memory lane, pausing only for tea and macaroons at the Stannah Stairlift Café.
What memories – if only he can remember them. Jokes, songs, stories and on certain nights, Pole Vaulting, if his friend Vaclev from Warsaw turns up.
Currently 72, a third of his life has already passed and he invites you to join him in a decorous orgy of nostalgia.

Thursday 14 February : at 7.30pm Syd Lawrence Orchestra

Celebrating 40 years of continuous touring, the internationally renowned Syd Lawrence Orchestra continues to keep the Big Band sounds of Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Billy May, Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald alive for generations of Swing fans.

Friday 15 February : at 8.00pm Mercury – A Tribute to Queen

Mercury’s first gig was played in humble surroundings at the George and Dragon pub in Derbyshire on 19th February 1999. Tolo Pomar of Romantic Corporation in Spain was in England searching for a Queen Tribute Act to play a summer season in Mallorca –so in stepped Mercury. Mercury were catapulted into the limelight and won “Best show in Spain Award 1999”, returning to Mallorca for two further seasons gaining 100’s of loyal fans who now follow them across the UK.

Saturday 16 February : at 12.00pm & 3.00pm The Singing Kettle
Scotland’s favourite and award winning children’s entertainers The Singing Kettle are on their way back to Epsom for the half term holidays with their sensational brand new Party Time Show - and you are all invited! Superb audience participation, non-stop favourite songs and amazing costumes offer the perfect treat to get everyone in the party spirit.

Saturday 16 February : at 8.00pm Phil Nichol – Hero Worship

The All-Conquering Phil Nichol Returns to the stage with A Hero’s Welcome. Phil Nichol the 2006 winner of the If.comeddies Award, formerly the Perrier Award, returns with a brand new comedy show. 2007 has already seen Phil’s tour of the UK sell out audiences and critical acclaim. His shows are feats of high-octane comedy storytelling that leave audiences shocked, amazed and uplifted.

Monday 18 February : 8.00pm Geoff Cole’s Red Hot 5
Myers Studio Theatre. Join trombonist Geoff Cole for an evening of hot swinging traditional jazz with Tony Pyke (rd), Alan Dandy (p), Mike Godwin (b) & Colin Miller (d).

Monday 18 February : at 8.00pm David Strassman

David Strassman, the delightfully innocent Ted E. Bare and the fabulously foul-mouthed Chuck Wood are back with some new characters to astonish and astound you in this gold-plated limited edition 2008 tour.

Tuesday 19 February : at 7.30pm Val Doonican

Having clocked up 60 years in the entertainment business, popular balladeer and TV Host Val Doonican returns to the Playhouse for what promises to be another enjoyable evening.
The legendary crooner, known for his easy listening music, his rocking chair and multi coloured jumpers had five successive Top 10 albums in the swinging sixties as well as five Top 10 singles hits. The Hit singles were Walk Tall, The Special Years, Elisive Butterfly, What Would I Be and If The Whole World Stopped Loving.

Wednesday 20 February : at 8.00pm Jive Talkin’ The Bee Gees Story

Featuring the stunningly convincing vocals of Brothers Darren and Gary Simmons as Barry and Robin Gibb, as well as Jarrod Loughlin as Maurice Gibb, these three leading men collectively have career highs including starring in London’s West End, numerous world wide TV appearances and performing live with the Bee Gees themselves.

Thursday 21 February : at 1.00pm & 3.30pm Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs

Premier Stage Productions are delighted to be bringing this popular CCI Entertainment and Five, Milkshake television show to the stage for the first time. Based on a series of best-selling books, Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs features a five-year-old boy who is transported to Dino World by jumping into his bucket with his 6 toy dinosaurs.

Friday 22 February : at 7.30pm Moscow Ballet La Classique Swan Lake

The most popular of all Classical Ballets. Music: Piotr Ilyich Tchiakovsky Librettto: Vladimir Begichev & Vasily Geltser
Choreography: Marius Petipa & Lev Ivanov
Originally presented, with choreography by Julius Reisinger, at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow 4 March 1877 but superceded by a new choreographic version by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov at the Maryinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg 8 February 1895 and subsequently established as one of the masterpieces of ballet.

Saturday 23 February : at 8.00pm The Country Legends Solid Gold Tour Part 2

This special show features all your favourite music from some of the greatest country artistes in history! From Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Willy Nelson, Tammy Wynette and Johnny Cash to Charlie Pride, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers and Garth Brooks, the list goes on and on! All the songs performed have achieved Gold Disc status, so you are sure to know them all!!!!

Tuesday 26th February 2008 : at 8.00pm Derren Brown - An Evening of Wonders SOLD OUT

Saturday 1 March : at 7.45pm Simon Conning – A Piano Recital
'Simon was once a regular performer at Epsom Playhouse and last appeared here as soloist in 1992. He has since pursued a career in Musical Theatre as performer and conductor in London's West End, nationally and abroad but is delighted to mark his return to the concert platform by playing once again at the Playhouse. This concert will include a selection of virtuoso works from J S Bach to Leopold Godowsky.'

Sunday 2 March : at 7.00pm The Bootleg Sixties Show

Look through any theatre What’s On listing and you’ll see that there are plenty of 60s tribute bands out there doing the rounds. Forget them all. THIS is the real deal. The Overtures are the finest exponents of 60s music in the world today….end of story. Who says so? Well, Sir Elton John for one, speaking to GQ magazine last year, and let’s face it, he knows a thing or two about what makes a great show….which is why he chose The Overtures to be the main act at his star-studded wedding.

Monday 3 March : 8.00pm Dennis Armstrong’s Great Northern Jazz Band
Myers Studio Theatre An evening of the music of Morton, Oliver, Armstrong and others of that era. The musicians joining cornetist Dennis Armstong are Pete Curtis (rd), Mike Pointon (tb), Malcolm Hogarth (p), Andy Maynard (bj), Isabel Toner (b) & Warren Latham (d).

Monday 3 March : at 7.00pm Sing-a-long-a Sound of Music
Having started in the UK back in 1999 Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music has now become a worldwide phenomenon, playing to packed houses across the globe! It even filled the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles!
For those of you not yet converted, Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music is a screening of the classic Julie Andrews film musical in glorious, full-screen technicolor, complete with subtitles so that the whole audience can sing along!

Tuesday 4 March : at 8.00pm Clare Teal

After the fabulous top twenty success of debut Sony release Don't Talk in 2005, singer, songwriter, BBC Radio 2 personality, and damned funny woman to boot, Clare Teal returns to the stage for some very select dates to celebrate the release of her new album Paradisi Carousel.
Voted British Jazz Vocalist of the Year 2007 and blessed with a stunning voice, the ability to write songs that promise to be classics and a wonderful warm humor, Clare is a rare commodity - in every way the major star.

Thursday 6 March : at 8.00pm Francesca Martinez – In Deep
Personal. Hard-hitting. Hilarious. Fresh from the Edinburgh Festival 2007, Martinez is back tackling taboos after sell-out tour dates in Britain, Ireland, Australia, Canada and on Broadway, New York! Catch the unique star of Ricky Gervais' 'Extras' and 'The Frank Skinner Show' perform her ground-breaking new show full of all the things she's most passionate about in the world... Join Francesca on her nationwide tour for her most universal, challenging and funny show yet.
Award-winning comedy for the heart and head!

Friday 7 March : at 8.00pm Tribute to Pavarotti
Pure Pavarotti - a celebration in words and music of the world's greatest opera singer.
Featuring a fabulous team of singers from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden this stunning production tracks the life and career of the great Luciano Pavarotti through the glorious music he made his own. Supported by the Schomberg String Quartet and pianoforte, Pure Pavarotti transports audiences from Luciano's humble beginnings in Modena to the dazzling heights of La Scala, The Met, international stardom as one of the 'Three Tenors' and, of course, Nessun Dorma.

Thursday 13 March : at 7.30pm Kenny Ball & his Jazzmen

Kenny Ball is a legend. Probably the greatest test of an artist's success is his durability. Kenny is now a genuine institution and the most successful jazz trumpet player this side of the Atlantic.
His landmark recordings of the 1960s such as 'Midnight in Moscow' catapulted him to worldwide fame, and since then he has become a living legend. His autobiography is told with all the style, wit and passion that has characterised his life. It includes wonderful stories of his life on the road with such giants of the music world as Louis Armstrong, and will be cherished by his many fans across the world.

Friday 14 March : at 8.00pm Beyond the Barricade

The UK’s leading musical theatre concert, Beyond the Barricade is set to return with a ‘Brand New 2008 Production’.
Recreating the songs, music and sound of the world’s most popular musicals.
This cast of past principal performers from Les Miserables and the West End perform songs from Miss Saigon, The Lion King, Phantom of the Opera, We Will Rock You, Chicago, Blood Brothers and many more major hit productions.

Sunday 16 March : at 7.30pm Epsom Symphony Orchestra – The Sceptred Isle

Cornish Dances Arnold • North Country Sketches Delius • Scottish Fantasy* Bruch • London Symphony Vaughan Williams
*Solo Violin - Naoko Miyamoto
Conductor - Darrell Davison
Naoko Miyamoto made her first appearance as a soloist with an orchestra at the age of eight, playing Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins with the Sydney Youth Orchestra.

Monday 17 March : 8.00pm Allen Beechey’s ‘Bright Stars Of Jazz’ Myers Studio Theatre

An evening of jazz rooted in the Eddie Condon/Chicago style; Cornetist Allen Beechey, Malcolm Earle-Smith (tb), Ritchie Howard (cl), Charles Condy (p), Andrew Ruizpalma (gt), Heather Birt (b), & Dominic Coles (d).

Monday 17 March : at 8.00pm Tango Siempre – Tango:Nuevo

Tango Siempre, producers of the acclaimed, sell-out tango show Subitango, are proud to present their thrilling new music and dance production Tango:Nuevo.
Moving from stunning, virtuoso displays of traditional tango to powerful, groundbreaking contemporary tango music and dance, Tango:Nuevo is an exquisite and breathtaking journey into the heart of Tango Argentino and beyond.

Tuesday 18th - 22 March 2008 : Surrey Youth Ballet 2008 Bedknobs And Broomsticks

Specially adapted by Sonya Nichols for Surrey Youth Ballet. Plus supporting programme

Wednesday 26 March : at 8.00pm Motionhouse Dance Company - Driven

Motionhouse explodes on stage in a head-on collision with reality. Five performers race in the fast lane, dodging the flying debris, as their lives literally fall apart around them. Driven presents life as a series of significant moments, seductive decisions to be made and their physical consequences.

Thursday 27 March : at 7.30pm John Ryan – Cracking Up!
Myers Studio Starring award winning comedian John Ryan.
Not for the faint hearted and content may be unsuitable for under 16’s.

Thursday 27 March : at 8.00pm No.1 50’s & 60’s Show
CELEBRATING NUMBER 1 HITS FROM THE GOLDEN ERA OF POP “Number One Productions”, have created a brand new exciting evening’s entertainment based on all your favourite No.1 hits from the 50s and 60s.
The No.1 Show is a nostalgic two-hour trip through the early chart years performed by a group of seven fantastic singers and musicians, numerous costume changes, projected screen images, which conveys a dynamic and atmospheric backdrop to the golden age of pop.
The show delivers dynamic performances by the cast who sing and play their way through 50s classics by Elvis, Cliff, Connie Francis, Bobby Darin, Paul Anka, together with 60s chart-toppers from The Shadows, Dusty, Sandie, The Stones, The Monkees, The Beatles and many more of the great bands & singers of the sixties all performed live!

Friday 28th 29th March 2008 : at 7.30pm Riverside Opera Die Fledermaus
English translation by Leonard Hancock and David Pountney
Riverside Opera comes to Epsom this Spring with a sparkling semi-staged production of Johann Strauss’ comic operetta Die Fledermaus. With music consisting of one of the most popular overtures ever written and tune after effortless tune – all of which you’ll recognise – great vocal acrobatics from professional and internationally experienced soloists, the Riverside Opera Chorus and their Chamber Orchestra - you’d be ‘bats’ to miss it!
Conductor: Timothy Burke
Director: Richard Gregson
Website: www.riversideopera.co.uk

Monday 31 March : 8.00pm Pete Lay’s Gambit Jazzmen
Myers Studio Theatre Hot Jazz in the New Orleans style, ranging from the 20's to 40's, with drummer Pete Lay, Dave Waskett (cn), John Rogers (rd), Barry Weston (tb), Chris Marney (bj) & Roger Link (b).

Tuesday 1 April : at 8.00pm Country Roads - A Celebration of the works of John Denver

Country Roads : A Celebration of John Denver commemorates the magical career of John Denver, featuring popular hits such as ‘’Annie’s Song’, ‘Leaving on a Jet Plane’, ‘Rocky Mountain High’ and title track ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’.

Thursday 3 April : at 8.00pm Counterfeit Stones - Phoney Rock ‘n’ Roll

Now that they’re recovered from last year’s “Itchy Fingers” (a bit of cream from the doctor cleared that right up), the Counterfeit Stones are rolling out their latest theatre tour, “It’s Phoney Rock ‘n’ Roll”.
As the name of the tour implies, the band lovingly (and laughingly!) covers the history of the Rolling Stones from 1963 through to the stadium gigs of the 1980s. The show which blend stunningly accurate live renditions of the Stones’ music with the replica (and sometimes unintentionally hilarious) costumes, the trademark dance moves, much onstage banter and, of course, the wigs!

Friday 4 April : at 8.00pm The Bobby Darin Songbook
Back By Popular Demand!Featuring Tony Benedict and The Nelson Riddle Tribute Orchestra
This exciting show for dedicated fans of Bobby Darin, traces his career from the early Rock’n Roll days, right through his Country & Western era, to his Swinging Big Band and Orchestral recordings.

Saturday 5 April : at 7.30pm Surrey Philharmonic Orchestra

The Hebrides Mendelssohn
Horn Concerto No.3* Mozart
The ‘Clock’ Symphony Haydn
*Soloist – Mick Nagle
Conductor - Jonathan Butcher

Tuesday 8th - 12th April 2008 : Epsom Light Opera Godfather Gondoliers
Writer and Director: Barry Goodsell
Music Director: Brian Steel
Choreographer: Jennifer Goodsell
A fresh take on the old favourite Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, though not quite as startling a change as we met in Hot Mikado! The much-loved music remains - although much of the libretto has changed - and the old autocratic Don Alhambra is now the Mafia Don with an Ice Cream empire to protect! The Venetian Gondoliers move, not to Barataria, but to Brooklyn! Set in the 1950s, this modernised version is still a really fun operetta!
Website: www.eloc.org.uk

Friday 11 April : at 2.30pm Image Theatre Company The Secret Garden
This magical story of hidden places, personal secrets, revelation and transformation is one of the finest children's stories ever written. Findings herself alone and unwanted in a bleak Yorkshire manor house Mary’s unhappiness is fundamentally changed by the simple joy of two moorland children. In turn, when she shares the secret of her hidden garden, the entire household is brought back to life and the sad ghosts of the past are laid to rest.

Monday 14 April : 8.00pm Keith Nichols Hot Five Myers Studio Theatre

Foot-tapping jazz of the 20's & 30's from popular pianist Keith Nichols who is joined by Brian White (cl), Andy Woon (tp), Martin Wheatley (bj/gt) & John Arthy (b).

Tuesday 15th -19th April 2008 : at 7.45pm (Saturday matinee at 2.30pm) Epsom Players We Will Rock You
We Will Rock You is the rock musical based on the songs of Queen. The musical was written by comedian and author Ben Elton in collaboration with Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor. The original London production premiered on the 14 May 2002 at the Dominion Theatre and is still playing there! Played for laughs, We Will Rock You is a spoof of the classic quest tale with some moments of clever dialogue. Queen songs include favourites such as “Radio Ga Ga”, “Another One Bites the Dust,” “Hammer to Fall,” “A Kind of Magic,” and many more...The story is set 300 years in the future.

Thursday 17 April : at 7.30pm Spun Gold Productions On Wings
Myers Studio Theatre This is a very attractive, carefully prepared concert of best loved classical songs and arias with specially selected songs from The Musical Theatre, performed by Simon Gilbert, director of Spun Gold and his charming and very talented pianist Carol Anne Wells.

Friday 18 April : at 2.30pm Ian Billings - Talking Pants!
Stand-up comedy for kids (and their keepers).
“Chucklevision” writer and children’s author, Ian Billings, erupts with a riotous explosion of top-notch, toe-tapping, mind-bending, buttock-clenching kids comedy. A jam-stuffed giggle-fest with bags of gags and tons of puns. A swirling whirl of bite-size sound-bites of fun! Plus lots of standing-up!
• How do dinosaurs scratch their heads?
• What do punctuation marks sound like?
• Why is the alphabet in alphabetical order?
• What happens when you lose your belly-button?
These questions, and a couple more, may be answered in “Talking Pants!”
Website: www.ianbillings.co.uk

Sunday 20 April : at 1.00pm & 3.30pm Rainbow Live! - Zippy Superstar DJ

Stars of the classic children’s television programme Rainbow take to the stage in a brand new live theatre show “Zippy Superstar DJ”.
Zippy’s life suddenly changes when he wins a hit record contract with Yellow Peril Records! With only a few hours to get Zippy ready before he leaves the Rainbow House, the gang pull together to help turn Zippy into a star.

Monday 21st April 2008 : at 8.00pm Mum’s the Word starring Bernie Nolan

Five women…five stories…one common thread…a hilarious and intimate look at motherhood.
Mum’s The Word has played four record-breaking UK tours and a West End run and the award-winning, sell-out theatrical phenomenon is on the road again, liberating, enlightening and educating, but mainly just washing the secret, funny, dirty laundry of motherhood in public for the very first time.

The all-star cast features Bernie Nolan– star of Brookside and The Bill -This award-winning production has received critical acclaim and attracted sell-out audiences throughout Australia, Canada, and across Europe. UK audiences have loved every minute of the show which the press claim “should be sponsored by the NHS”.

Thursday 24 April : at 8.00pm Motown Tribute

Celebrating the music of Motown Legends The Four Tops & The Temptations’
Peter Brent Promotions present a slick and high-energy recreation of the 60’s and 70’s Motown era, and celebrating two of its finest groups, The Four Tops and The Temptations, along with many other legendary artists’ from the great Tamla Motown stable.

Friday 25 April : at 8.00pm Rockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Back By Popular Demand! Rockin’ On Heaven’s Door sends shivers down the spine with spookily convincing portrayals of musical giants Presley, Orbison, Holly, Cochran and The Big Bopper. They are joined on stage by guest artiste Jerry Lee Lewis, whose piano bursts into ‘flames’ during Great Balls of Fire.

Monday 28 April : 8.00pm The Piggott / Solberg Quintet
Myers Studio Theatre Stephane Grappelli - a Celebration’. A musical journey through the life of violinist Stephane Grappelli.with Mike Piggott (vl), Nils Solberg (gt), Martin Litton (p), Pete Morgan (b) & Rod Brown (d).

Wednesday 30th April + 1st May 2008 : at 7.45pm (Saturday matinee: 3.00pm) Mid-Surrey Theatre Company A Murder is Announced
By Agatha Christie (adapted by Leslie Darbon) An announcement in the local paper, stating time and place of a murder to occur in Miss Blacklock's house starts an amazing chain of events, especially considering the victim is not one of the occupants but an unexpected and unknown visitor. This is a classic Miss Marple murder.
Website: www.mstc.org.uk

Thursday 1 May : at 2.30pm & 7.45pm Myers Studio Theatre Sheila Tracy – Dorseys & Duke Ellington

Hear how the two Dorseys, Tommy & Jimmy never got on; and why so many of Ellington’s musicians stayed with him.
Plus: Geraldo & Ted Heath
Geraldo was Britain’s top band during World War II, but was taken over by his former trombonist Ted Heath whose band formed in 1944 and became the first British band to play at Carnegie Hall

Tuesday 6 May : at 8.00pm Gotta Sing Gotta Dance
A Magical Night at the Musicals. A new breed of musical theatre compilation featuring two hours of thrilling song and dance numbers from stage and screen.
From Gershwin to Grease and Lloyd-Webber to Wicked via Les Mis, Lerner and Lowe; a cast of top West-End performers take you on an exhilarating ride through the world of musical theatre in this fully staged and choreographed show.

Thursday 8 May : at 7.45pm The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britian Back By Popular Demand!

Fresh from sell-out shows all over the UK, including The Barbican in London, the Ukulele Orchestra has enjoyed triumphant appearances on Jools Holland’s Hootenanny on BBC2, BBC 6 Radio, BBC London, Radio 4 Front Row and Nevermind the Buzzcock’s Christmas Special. The Orchestra has played a diverse number of venues and festivals in the UK and through Europe, including GuilFest, Glastonbury, The Big Chill, The Edinburgh Fringe, Cambridge Folk Festival, and fantastically received seasons in Berlin and Hamburg. There has been a tour of Scandinavia and appearances at the 25th anniversary of the Detroit Festival of the Arts later in 2007.

Friday 9 May : at 7.30pm Ballet Ireland Ballet Ireland – Ballet Extravaganza 200

Following on the enormous success of our last 2 gala seasons, 2005 Diaghilev and the Red Shoes and 2006 Tchaikovsky Celebration Gala, next spring we will present Ballet Extravaganza 2008. It will include three groundbreaking brand new ballets based on stories by the renowned Irish dramatist and poet, Oscar Wilde. First of these is Salomé, which will include the legendary dance of the seven veils. The Picture of Dorian Grey, the extradinary tale of narcissistic Dorian Grey and his aging portrait in the attic, and The birthday of the Infantin.

Monday 12 May : 8.00pm Bob Dwyer’s Hot Seven Myers Studio Theatre

A style of their own but influenced by the great classic bands of the 1920s; Bob Dwyer (tb), Bill Edmonds (tp), John Bayne (rd), Nick Singer (bj), Hugh Crozier (p), Peter Clancy (b) & Chris Marchant (d).

Sunday 18 May : at 7.30pm Rick Wakeman’s Grumpy Old Picture Show

The only person to have appeared in every one of BBC's Grumpy Old Men, Rick Wakeman suddenly found himself in a new guise as a highly in demand raconteur, which mixed with his unique style of piano and keyboard playing, resulted in some highly successful shows around the world.

Tuesday 13th - 17th May 2008 : at 7.30pm (Saturday matinee at 2.30pm) Oliver

Banstead & Nork Amateur Operatic Society
Oliver

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

Thoroughly Modern Millie - Tuesday 29 January - Saturday 2 February 2008
Celebrating its centenary year, local multi-award-winning BROS Theatre Company returns to Richmond Theatre after their delightful production of Singin’ in the Rain, with this all-singing, all-dancing, fun family show.
A high-spirited musical romp Thoroughly Modern Millie won Best New Musical at the 2002 Tony Awards when it was first produced, and had all of New York dancing the Charleston. It’s the zany new 1920s musical that took Broadway by storm!
Taking place in New York City in 1922, Thoroughly Modern Millie tells the story of young Millie Dillmount, who has just moved to the city in search of a new life for herself. It’s a New York full of intrigue and jazz - a time when women were entering the workforce and the rules of love and social behaviour were changing forever.
As Millie flaps, taps and Charlestons her way through the roaring twenties, she learns there’s more to being modern than the latest fashions, bobbed hair and a boss who is a rich, eligible bachelor. There’s a little thing called love that
never seems to go out of style.
A must-see to shake off the winter blues.
www.brostheatrecompany.org

240 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London SW19 1SB
Tel: 020 8543 4888
Always check the theatre's own website for full listings of times and prices. Please see their website for performance details.

09 November - 09 February The BFG
Meet Sophie and her friendly giant, The BFG as they set out to save the children of England from being guzzled by the murderful Bonecrunching, Fleshlumpeating and Gizzardgulping giants. Prepare to be amazed as this unlikely pair mobilise the Queen and the heads of the Army and Air Force to help them carry out their plan. Roald Dahl’s classic book about the rare friendly giant and little orphan Sophie is brought to life with music, puppetry and inventive flair by the team who brought you James and the Giant Peach in 2004. A whoppsywhiffling seasonal treat for the whole family to enjoy! 6+ 2 hours including an interval

The Main Theatre, Hampton Hill Playhouse, 90 High St. Hampton Hill. Box Office:
Teddington Theatre Club is a Club Theatre. If you are not already a member you will need to join when ordering your tickets. You will then receive advance notice of events at the Hampton Hill Playhouse for the following 12 months. The current Audience Membership subscription is £10.00 per annum (£8 for senior citizens).Prices may change so please check their website.

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