1 July 2014

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Redehall Prep School presents its School Prize Giving –  Wednesday 2 July at 1.30pm

BPM Dance Academy presents Cinematic on Saturday 5 July at 2pm and 7pm

This is a youth production.

Performances

Saturday 5 July at 2pm (Sold Out)
Saturday 5 July at 7pm (Sold Out)

Frank Williams presents More Tea Vicar? – Sunday 6 July at 2.30pm

ENJOY an hilarious afternoon with Dad`s Army vicar Frank Williams! Everybody loves Dad’s Army – even after 40 years the programme continues to pull huge viewing figures and is one of one of the all-time classic `greats`.

Join Frank in an entertaining trip down memory lane, as he offers a unique glimpse behind the scenes and stories of the celebrated cast of Dad`s Army and a host of other stars. It’s a wonderful afternoon of television nostalgia and Frank will personally sign copies of his best-selling autobiography, Vicar to Dad`s Army.

Why not enjoy this fantastic show by combining your More Tea Vicar? ticket with a cream tea for an additional £5.

Performances

Sunday 6 July at 2:30pm

Tickets £12/concessions £11

Kicks Dance Show – Tuesday 8 July to Wednesday 9 July

Performances

Tuesday 8 July at 7pm (Sold Out)

Wednesday 9 July at 7pm (Sold Out)

Bullfrog Performance presents Be Our Guest – Saturday 12 July at 6.30pm

TAKE your seat for Bullfrog Productions Musical Theatre spectacular Be Our Guest and celebrate five years of extracts from our past productions. A show that embraces a glorious selection of songs from the most successful West End shows.

This is a youth production.

Performances

Saturday 12th July at 6.30pm

Tickets: £12/concessions £10

Family Ticket: £38 (two adults, two children)

Dormansland Primary School presents Robin Hood – Thursday 17 July at 7.30pm

DORMANSLAND primary school presents the summer show Robin Hood.

This is a youth production.

Performances

Thursday 17 July at 7.30pm (limited)

Tickets £8.

The Meads Primary School presents Wind in the Willows – Friday 18 July at 2pm and 7pm

THE Meads Primary School presents their summer production of Wind in the Willows.

This is a youth production.

Company of Friends presents Oh! What A Lovely War –Wednesday 23 July to Friday 25 July

OVER 90 years on from the Armistice, Oh What A Lovely War remains a classic of the modern theatre and a powerful reminder of the atrocities of a war that cost twenty million lives. Told through the songs and documents of the period, it’s a satirical attack on the military incompetence and inconceivable disregard for human life the First World.

Performances

Wednesday 23 July at 7.30pm

Thursday 24 July at 7.30pm

Friday 25 July at 7.30pm

Tickets £12/ concessions £10

Chequer Mead Silver Screen presents Steven Spielberg’s War Horse – Saturday 26 July at 8pm

Chequer Mead presents the Oscar-nominated film, directed by Steve Spielberg and adapted from Michael Morpurgo’s novel. Set before and after World War I, it tells the story of young Albert enlisted to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry.

Performances

Saturday 26 July at 8pm.

Tickets £5/ concessions £4

Family Ticket £15 (two adults, two children)

The Lost Generation Monday 28 July at 8pm

THE First World War had a massive impact on British society. One million men were killed, two million were wounded and countless thousands returned to their families and communities with hideous memories and deeply traumatised by their time in the trenches.

They returned to find their women folk had changed, the class system crumbling and organised religion facing its greatest challenge since the reformation.

This illustrated lecture examines these issues through the eyes of the men, women and children who began, slowly, to pick up the pieces left by the war to end all wars. No matter who we are today, our lives were shaped by the events of 1914 – 18 and understanding more about the impact of the conflict helps us appreciate more about ourselves.

Performances

Monday 28 July at 8pm

Tickets £5.

Land of Hope and Glory – Centenary Tribute: Wednesday 30 July at 7.30pm

CHEQUER Mead Theatre proudly presents for one night only, the ultimate tribute to the 1914 centenary commemorations of The Great War.

The show, starring the very popular and wonderfully entertaining Stephen Dunnett and Diane Moore, brings to the stage the most famous, well-loved tunes of the music hall days.

Performances

Wednesday 30 July at 7:30pm

Tickets £12/ concessions £10

Andy Thompson presents The Unknown Warrior – Thursday 31 July at 8pm

THE First World War ended on November 11th 1918 leaving a stunned nation to come to terms with the death and destruction that had resulted from the world’s first industrial war. The period 1918-20 became known as the Great Silence as the grief and impact of the war settled on families.The army had insisted that no man would be returned from the battlefield and thus mothers, widows, fathers, brothers, sisters and lovers could not close the life of their loved one in a traditional sense. Understanding that this was the cause of great grief the idea was mooted that a symbolic ‘Tommy’ be brought home and laid to rest in Westminster Abbey. On 11 November 1920 the body, returned with great ceremony, was laid to rest and the nation gathered to pay its respect. This illustrated lecture reflects on the raw emotion of a nation coming to terms with its grief and loss.

Performances

Thursday 31 July at 8pm.

Tickets £5.