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EM Forster Theatre
Apr – Jul 2017
WELCOME
“Indulge your imagination
in every possible flight.”
EM FORSTER THEATRE
AT TONBRIDGE SCHOOL
HOW TO BOOK
BOX OFFICE: 01732 304241
ONLINE BOOKING: www.tonbridgearts.com
EMAIL: [email protected]
Booking fees are £1.75 per transaction
The Box Office is open 9.30am - 2.30pm Monday - Friday
(term time only) and one hour before our shows.
Tickets can be reserved for up to five days after which they
will be released for sale.
For group bookings, terms and conditions and further
enquiries please check our website or contact the
Box Office.
Parking for the theatre is at Tonbridge School
Centre or in nearby town car parks.
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Pride and Prejudice (1813)
Given Tonbridge’s close association with Jane Austen and her family,
her father being Second Master here from 1754 to 1757, it is a
great delight to welcome Dr Lucy Worsley for two nights with At
Home with Jane Austen. With the EM Forster Theatre’s programme
so full of delights for young and old this season, it is to be hoped
that the advice in Austen’s epigram above will act as a prompt for
us all to find time to indulge our sense of wonder and imagination,
across all spheres of the Arts.
The Theatre offers a diverse range of shows to enjoy; our
increasingly popular NT Live showings continue with Twelfth
Night, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and Peter Pan
amongst others, whilst there will be a first outdoor performance
come rain or shine in the newly landscaped Smythe Library Garden
when As You Like it is performed by The Handlebards, the world’s
first cycling theatre company. The Lower Sixth will produce One
Man, Two Guvnors for your delectation while the Junior Play,
Romeo and Juliet, promises to be innovative and compelling.
The Allan Bunney Concert and the Lower School Concert are
two traditional highlights of the school year, where this year
arrangements of Beethoven, Brahms and the more modern sounds
of ‘Jump Swing Fever’ and ‘Respect’ will be performed. There are
two Jazz evenings to enjoy, with an evening of International Jazz
bringing together local musicians and their French Counterparts
to raise money for Macmillan Nurses. The school’s senior artists
and DT students have one final opportunity to present their pieces
before heading to pastures new, so do come along to see their
work at the New Generation exhibition, which celebrates their
diversity and creative talent.
Children’s theatre returns with The War of the Buttons, and
Pat-a-cake Baby for our younger audience whereas older children
and their parents will surely enjoy the Talentz Musical Theatre’s
production of Sweeney Todd. Friday Night Comedy Nights, Ballet
Central, The Mikado and so much more fill this programme, so
please do read on with your calendar and pencil beside you ready
to indulge your imagination this season.
John Bleakley
Chair Tonbridge Arts Committee
APRIL
SAT 1ST
BALLET CENTRAL
EMF Theatre
7.30pm
TUE 4TH – SAT 8TH
THE MIKADO
EMF Theatre
7.30pm & 2.30pm
THU 13TH – SAT 15TH
SWEENEY TODD
EMF Theatre
7.00pm & 2.00pm
WED 19TH – MON 24TH
WiP
Tunnel Gallery
THU 20TH APRIL
NT LIVE ROSENCRANTZ &
GUILDENSTERN
ARE DEAD
EMF Theatre
7.00pm
THU 27TH APRIL
NT ENCORE –
TWELFTH NIGHT
EMF Theatre
7.00pm
SAT 29TH APRIL
PAT-A-CAKE BABY
EMF Studio
1.30pm & 3.30pm
SAT 6TH
JAZZ NIGHT
Big School
8.00pm
THU 11TH
NT LIVE –
OBSESSION
EMF Theatre
7.00pm
FRI 12TH
COMEDY NIGHT
EMF Studio
7.30pm
TUE 16TH
T.S. ELIOT:
REALIST &
REALITY
Cawthorne Lecture Theatre
8.00pm
FRI 19TH & SAT 20TH
LUCY WORSLEY
– AT HOME WITH
JANE AUSTEN
EMF Theatre
7.30pm
SUN 21ST
ALLAN BUNNEY
CONCERT
Recital Room
8.15pm
MON 22ND, TUE 23RD &
THU 25TH
ROMEO & JULIET
TUE 2ND – TUE 9TH
EMF Theatre
Mon & Thu 7.30pm Tue,
2.30pm
Tunnel Gallery
THU 25TH –
FRI 9TH JUNE
MAY
BITS’ N’ PIECES
WED 3RD
A REGULAR
LITTLE HOUDINI
EMF Studio
7.30pm
INFLUX
Tunnel Gallery
JUNE
SUN 18TH
THU 1ST
Library Gardens
5.00pm
NT LIVE
EMF Theatre
7.00pm
THU 8TH
NT ENCORE
EMF Theatre
7.00pm
FRI 9TH
LOWER SCHOOL
CONCERT
Chapel of St. Augustine
7.30pm
SAT 10TH
NT LIVE –
PETER PAN
EMF Theatre
2.00pm
SAT 10TH
INTERNATIONAL
JAZZ
EMF Theatre
7.30pm
FRI 16TH - SAT 1ST JULY
FABRICATE
Tunnel Gallery
FRI 16TH
NOVI SCHOLARS’
CONCERT
Recital Room
7.30pm
FRI 16TH
COMEDY NIGHT
EMF Studio
7.30pm
SAT 17TH
THE WAR OF
THE BUTTONS
EMF Studio
2.00pm & 3.30pm
AS YOU LIKE IT
THU 22ND - FRI 23RD
MY WORLD HAS
EXPLODED A
LITTLE BIT
EMF Studio
7.45pm
THU 22ND – FRI 23RD
ONE MAN, TWO
GUVNORS
EMF Theatre
7.30pm
SUN 25TH
ONE MAN, TWO
GUVNORS
Riverhill Gardens
4.30pm
THU 29TH
NT ENCORE SALOMÉ
EMF Theatre
7.00pm
THU 29TH - 1ST JULY
NEW GENERATION
Old Big School Gallery
FRI 30TH
LEAVERS’ CONCERT
Big School
7pm
JULY
THU 20TH & THU 27TH
NT LIVE – ANGELS
IN AMERICA
PART 1 & PART 2
EMF Theatre
7.00pm
1
Tuesday 4th – Saturday 8th April
27/02/2017 14:58
Thursday 13th – Saturday 15th April
LAMPS PRESENTS
THE MIKADO
TALENTZ MUSICAL THEATRE PRESENTS
In a time when flirting was a capital offence, wandering
minstrel Nanki-Poo has fallen in love with the beautiful
Yum-Yum, fiancée to the recently appointed Lord High
Executioner Ko-Ko.
Talentz Musical Theatre Company, the company behind Into the
Woods, Rent and Aladdin present Sondheim’s timeless musical
thriller Sweeney Todd:The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
When the honoured Lord Mikado demands the execution of
Ko-Ko, Nanki-Poo volunteers to take Ko-Ko’s place under the
condition that he first be allowed to marry Yum-Yum. Chaos,
desperation, and comical mayhem ensue in classic Gilbert and
Sullivan style.
With impromptu marriages, forged death certificates, and
the revelation of a prince in disguise – can they all avoid losing
their heads?
SWEENEY TODD
With a razor-sharp young cast of 10-21 year olds, this show is
sure to be a cut above the rest, bringing together some of the
brightest young theatrical talent from across the South East.
Backed by a live professional orchestra and all the usual
production values you’d expect from a Talentz show, this is a
theatrical spectacular to die for.
Come and join LAMPS as they celebrate their 90th birthday
in style with this wonderful show. For more information visit
www.lamps.org.uk
EMF THEATRE
EMF THEATRE
7.30pm; Sat Mat 2.30pm
£15, £13, £11
7.00pm; Sat Mat 2.00pm
£14 £12 conc
Family ticket £48;
Groups: one free for every 10
Wednesday 19th – Monday 24th April
WiP
PRE-U WORK IN PROGRESS EXHIBITION
A rare opportunity to see the inner workings of the creative
process. This exhibition features the work in progress of the
Pre-U Candidates of Tonbridge School in their first year of this
linear course.
The Pre-U Art course from Cambridge International
Examinations promotes independence and ownership of the
creative process in our candidates. It is a unique qualification,
which develops practical skills and theoretical knowledge in
tandem with one and other, through equally weighted units
of coursework. This exhibition gives our candidates the ideal
opportunity to reflect on their progress so far, at roughly the
midpoint in the course, and will give visitors a real insight
into the process of developing a piece of art from the initial
stimulus to, as yet, unresolved but highly experimental pieces and
thought-provoking work.
TUNNEL GALLERY
All welcome
Thursday 20th April
ROSENCRANTZ &
GUILDENSTERN ARE
DEAD
NT LIVE
Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter, The Woman in Black), Joshua
McGuire (The Hour) and David Haig (Four Weddings and a Funeral,
The Witness for the Prosecution) star in Tom Stoppard’s brilliantly
funny situation comedy, broadcast live from The Old Vic theatre
in London.
David Leveaux’s new production marks the 50th anniversary of
the play that made a young Tom Stoppard’s name overnight.
Against the backdrop of Hamlet, two hapless minor characters,
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, take centre stage. As the
young double act stumble their way in and out of the action of
Shakespeare’s iconic drama, they become increasingly out of
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depth as
theirand
version
of the story unfolds.
Image:
of Grace
Ruby Biddle
OLDTHEATRE
EMF
BIG SCHOOL GALLERY
7.00pm
£14,
All £12
welcome
conc
Thursday 27th April
TWELFTH
NIGHT
NT ENCORE
A ship is wrecked on the rocks.Viola is washed ashore but her
twin brother Sebastian is lost. Determined to survive on her own,
she steps out to explore a new land. So begins a whirlwind of
mistaken identity and unrequited love.
Saturday 29th April
LONG NOSE PUPPETS PRESENTS
PAT-A-CAKE BABY
Are you ready? Grab a spoon! Because it’s Pat-a-cake time!
Pitter-patter – get the butter! Glitzy-glossy – whisk in sugar!
Jokey-yolky – add the eggs!
The nearby households of Olivia and Orsino are overrun with
passion. Even Olivia’s upright housekeeper Malvolia is swept up in
the madness. Where music is the food of love, and nobody is quite
what they seem, anything proves possible.
Long Nose Puppets offer up a marvellous moonlit show full of
riotous rhyme, zany puppets and spiffy special cake; all iced with
music and songs by Tom Gray. Little children will feel stuffed to
the brim with magic.
Tamsin Greig is Malvolia in a new twist on Shakespeare’s classic
comedy of mistaken identity.
Pat-a-Cake Baby is based on the book written by Joyce Dunbar
and illustrated by Polly Dunbar.
Simon Godwin (NT Live: Man and Superman, NT Live:The Beaux’
Stratagem) directs this joyous new production with an ensemble
cast that includes Daniel Rigby (Flowers, Jericho), Tamara Lawrence
(Undercover), Doon Mackichan (Smack the Pony) and Daniel Ezra
(The Missing, Undercover).
EMF THEATRE
7.00pm
£14, £12 conc
From the same company that brought you Fly Away Katie.
Aimed at 2-7 year olds.
EMF STUDIO
1.30pm & 3.30pm
£8
Tuesday 2nd – Tuesday 9th May
Wednesday 3rd May
BITS
‘N’ PIECES
DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING,
FLYING BRIDGE THEATRE PRESENTS
DIGITAL CREATIVITY AND MUSIC EXHIBITION
This exhibition showcases the collaborative and dynamic
program of study embarked upon by the talented Novi and
Second Year Pupils at Tonbridge School. Pupils explore a broad
range of resistant materials and processes, from traditional
workshop practice to electronics, computer-aided design and
programming.
Work on display will include a cross-curricular project using the
Micro-Bit, with students performing the necessary programming
in Digital Creativity, and then the design and manufacturing of
the casing in Design, Technology & Engineering. Other projects
on display include a Bluetooth controlled night light and an
electronic Christmas decoration. The space will be bathed in the
fiery Latin heat of Argentine tango compositions.
TUNNEL GALLERY
All Welcome
A REGULAR LITTLE
HOUDINI
How can you follow your dreams when poverty weighs you
down like mud?
This multi award winning show is a stunning family drama
about hope and magic. Edwardian Newport, South Wales:
A dockworker’s son, smitten by Harry Houdini, dreams of a
life of magic. His parents struggle with their son’s eccentricity,
but doggedly training himself to emulate his hero on the
industrial detritus, his relentless ambition finally brings him
face-to-face with the world’s greatest showman - and one of
the most terrifying events in British industrial history.
HHHH ‘Enchanting & funny’ The British Theatre Guide
EMF STUDIO
7.30pm
£14, £12 conc
Thursday 11th May
Friday 12th May
Friday 16th June
OBSESSION
NT LIVE
Jude Law (The Young Pope, Closer, The Talented Mr Ripley) stars in the
stage production of Obsession, broadcast live from the Barbican
Theatre in London. Ivo van Hove (NT Live: A View from the Bridge,
Hedda Gabler) directs this new stage adaptation of Luchino
Visconti’s 1943 film.
Gino is a drifter, down-at-heel and magnetically handsome. At a
road side restaurant he encounters husband and wife, Giuseppe
and Giovanna. Irresistibly attracted to each other, Gino and
Giovanna begin a fiery affair and plot to murder her husband.
But, in this chilling tale of passion and destruction, the crime only
serves to tear them apart.
TONBRIDGE
COMEDY NIGHTS
Our monthly comedy night returns following sell-out shows.
See established and up and coming comedians in the intimate
surroundings of the EMF studio. Names confirmed are Erich
McElroy, Rudi Lickwood & James Sherwood.
Check the website for up to date details of comedians
for each event.
16+
The stage production of Obsession is produced by Barbican
Theatre Productions Limited, London and Toneelgroep Amsterdam;
co-commissioned by Wiener Festwochen and Les Théâtres de
la Ville de Luxembourg; co-produced by Holland Festival and
David Binder Productions; and supported by the Embassy of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands.
EMF THEATRE
7.00pm
£14, £12 conc
EMF STUDIO
7.30pm
£12
UT
Friday
19th
& Saturday 20th May
SOLD O
Tuesday 16th May
T.S. ELIOT: REALIST
& REALITY
T. S. Eliot was the most influential literary figure in the 20th
century. The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock (1915) and The Waste
Land (1922) engaged poetry decisively with the modern world,
while as a critic Eliot insisted that contemporary writing must
be judged by timeless standards. A publisher at Faber & Faber
for forty years, he signed up poets from Auden and MacNeice to
Ted Hughes and was known as the Pope of Russell Square. As
many as a thousand articles poured from him: reviews, addresses,
profiles, prefaces, and commentaries on all manner of social,
religious and philosophical issues. Yet only now, fifty years after
his death, are these being collected for assessment in the round.
Jim McCue, was previously an editor at The Times and is now
a freelance editor. He will speak about why reading Eliot is
urgently important today. Signed copies of the two-volume
annotated Poems will be for sale at the discounted price of £60.
CAWTHORNE LECTURE
THEATRE
8.00pm
Free
Please book in advance
LUCY WORSLEY –
AT HOME WITH
JANE AUSTEN
Dr Lucy Worsley is passionate about making history engaging to
the widest possible audience. Her new biography of Jane Austen
will be published in May and takes at new look at Jane Austen’s life
from the perspective of her bi-centenary. It considers what home
meant to Jane, and tells the story through the rooms, spaces,
possessions and places which mattered to her. Dispelling the myth
of the cynical, lonely spinster Lucy instead offers us a witty and
passionate woman of her time, who refused to settle for anything
less than Mr Darcy.
Lucy is Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, she is an hugely
popular writer, broadcaster and speaker, her talks in theatres and
festivals are always well attended and we are delighted to be able
to exclusively present this new show to accompany the launch of
her new biography of Jane Austen.
EMF THEATRE
7.30pm Ticket only: £24.00, £15 Under 21
Ticket & Book: £36.50, £27.50 Under 21
Sunday 21st May
Mon 22nd, Tue 23rd & Thu 25th May
ALLAN BUNNEY
CONCERT
By William Shakespeare
TONBRIDGE SCHOOL PRESENTS
22nd, 23rd and 25th May, 7.30pm
ROMEO
& JULIET
EM Forster Theatre
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Box Office 01732 304241
Andrew Pearson – Violin & David Williams – Piano
Vivaldi Sonata in A arr. Ticciati
Schubert Drei Klavierstücke D 946
Dvorak Sonatine op 100
Ticciati’s unashamed romantic versions of Vivaldi sonatas were
favourites with many of the most distinguished violinists of a
former generation including Heifetz. The style is seeing a rebirth
amongst players today as violin and piano sonorities are mixed
without the conventions of Baroque limitations.
Schubert’s last three piano pieces seem like a microcosm of his
styles and together make up a fast/slow/fast suite combining lyrical
warmth, melancholy and bright blue sky.
Dvorak’s Sonatine is more substantial than the term Sonatine
usually implies. Its variety, beauty and clear use of themes has given
it a firm place in the violin/piano repertoire for good reason!
RECITAL ROOM
8.15pm
Free
Please book in advance
The greatest love story
in the English language. An ancient feud
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between Montagues and Capulets has once again stirred the city
of Verona into bitter violence. The Prince has ordered peace, and
threated death should it be disturbed. Romeo, a Montague, gatecrashes the Capulet ball. He meets Juliet and they fall instantly
in love. Secretly they marry, but the tangle and force of their
families’ grudge leads them to tragedy.
This production of Romeo and Juliet is staged with a specially
constructed tiring house and thrust stage to recreate the
atmosphere and intimacy of Shakespeare’s theatre. With
Elizabethan costumes, thrilling sword fights and jigs, this is an
ambitious and vital production of Shakespeare’s tragic masterpiece.
“Give me my Romeo, and, when I shall die,
Take him and cut him out in little stars,
And he will make the face of heaven so fine
That all the world will be in love with night,
And pay no worship to the garish sun.”
(Act III, Scene ii)
EMF THEATRE Mon & Thu 7.30pm Tue, 2.30pm
£5, £1 conc
Thursday 25th May – Friday 9th June
INFLUX
GCSE ART EXHIBITION
An opportunity for pupils, staff, parents and members of the
public to see the great diversity of work produced by the
talented GCSE Art and Photography candidates of Tonbridge
School.
Friday 9th June
LOWER SCHOOL
CONCERT
School Orchestra, String Orchestra, Lower School Brass, Concert
Band and the Junior Big Band present a varied programme, ranging
from arrangements of Brahms’ 1st Symphony and Sibelius’ Finlandia
to Jump Swing Fever, Green Onions and Respect.
The work on display covers a huge range of Fine Art and
lens-based processes, including: painting, dry-point etching,
screen-printing, transfer printing, collage, photomontage, 35mm
film wet photography, digital studio photography, digital image
manipulation, ceramics, casting and modelling. The boys have
conceived, developed and refined the projects over the last two
years and the work on display represents the culmination of
commendable effort and commitment.
TUNNEL GALLERY
All Welcome
CHAPEL OF ST AUGUSTINE
7.30pm
Free
Please book in advance
Saturday 10th June
Saturday 10th June
PETER
PAN
NT LIVE
HHHHH ‘Spellbindingly imaginative. A dazzling production.’
Radio Times
All children, except one, grow up…
Captured live at the National Theatre, a recorded performance
of JM Barrie’s much-loved tale screens in cinemas this summer.
When Peter Pan, leader of the Lost Boys, loses his shadow,
headstrong Wendy helps him to reattach it. In return, she is
invited to Neverland, where Tinker Bell the fairy, Tiger Lily and
the vengeful Captain Hook await. A riot of magic, music and
make-believe ensues.
A delight for children and adults alike, Sally Cookson
(NT Live: Jane Eyre) directs this wondrously inventive
production, a co-production with Bristol Old Vic theatre.
Image: collection of Grace and Ruby Biddle
INTERNATIONAL
JAZZ
AN ENTENTE CORDIALE/MUSICALE!
The local highly successful Invicta Jazz Orchestra (IJO) has taken
the initiative to “twin” with a similar band in France: Le Liberty
Band to present an evening of jazz.
IJO is a band of 25 talented amateur musicians who play mainly in
Kent and East Sussex including Faversham Hop Festival, Sevenoaks
Festival, Hastings Old Town Festival, Kent County Show and
Tonbridge Castle Sunday Concerts.
Le Liberty Band are made up of 16 musicians and based in Arras,
Pas-de-Calais. This exchange is an exciting innovation and IJO
will visit Arras in May to perform two concerts. From Latin to
Big Band, from Smooth to Funk and Soul the two groups will
perform a set each and then join together for a grande finale!
Hear some tracks from the bands on their websites:
www.invictajazz.com www.libertyband.fr
This event is in aid of the Macmillan Nurses,
OLDTHEATRE
EMF
BIG SCHOOL GALLERY
2.00pm
£14,
All £12
welcome
conc
EMF THEATRE
7.30pm
£10
Friday 16th June – Saturday 1st July
FABRICATE
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
Saturday 17th June
COMPAGNIE ANIMOTION PRESENTS
IGCSE AND AS EXHIBITION
An opportunity for pupils, staff, parents and members of the
public to see the great diversity of work produced by the
talented IGCSE and AS Design and Technology candidates of
Tonbridge School.
There will be work on display from both the Systems & Control
and The Resistant Materials IGCSE disciplines. All projects
demonstrate creative problem-solving and include automated
lighting, golf ball collection, basketball return system, furniture
and storage.
The AS Product Design work on display will include work from
the following three units: Product Investigation, Product Design
and Manufacturing.
THE WAR OF THE
BUTTONS
Welcome to a tale of squabbles, scuffles…and buttons!
George grows grapes. Bessie grows cabbages. One loves the sun.
One loves the rain. A petty squabble grows and grows and grows
into… the war of the buttons!
This is a world where you are invited to eat birthday cake, take
sides and where a button can be a kiss, a wish, a present, or a
trophy of war!
Told through an energetic mix of music, puppetry, clowning,
movement and sign language, The War of the Buttons distinctive
non-verbal vocabulary creates a show accessible to deaf, hearing
and international audiences.
A beautiful, fun, poetic show for 3-11 years.
Image: collection of Grace and Ruby Biddle
OLD BIG SCHOOL
TUNNEL
GALLERY GALLERY
All
AllWelcome
welcome
EMF THEATRE
2.00pm & 3.30pm
£8
Thursday 22nd & Friday 23rd June
Sunday 18th June
THE HANDLEBARDS PRESENT
AS YOU LIKE IT
The HandleBards are the world’s first cycling theatre company.
They pedal from venue to venue with all the set, props and
costume necessary to perform environmentally sustainable
Shakespeare across the globe.
Join their all-female troupe at the EM Forster Theatre for a
bicycle-powered production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It! In
usual HandleBards style, expect riotous amounts of energy, a fair
old whack of chaos, and a great deal of laughter.
And what’s the play about? Well – Rosalind and Orlando have been
forced into exile in the Forest of Arden. As lovers, they become
entangled in a bizarre game of lust, love and mistaken identity.
Visit www.handlebards.com to find out more about the troupe
and their adventures!
This is an outdoor performance, doors open at 4.00pm. Seating
is on the ground and unreserved, you may bring cushions and
blankets
to sit
on. Rain
does
not stop a performance so please
Image: collection
of Grace
and Ruby
Biddle
bring appropriate clothing (no umbrellas).
LIBRARY GARDENS
5.00pm
OLD BIG SCHOOL GALLERY
£12 before 18th April,
£15 after, £17Allonwelcome
the day
U16’s £8
MY WORLD HAS
EXPLODED
A
LITTLE BIT
BY BELLA HEESOM
Bella Heesom’s debut play is part true story, part farcical
performance lecture. It tells a deeply personal story of loss and
love, through a darkly comic 17-step guide to bereavement.
Mixing tender intimacy and unflinching honesty with hard-hitting
philosophy and clownish silliness, it takes the audience on a
powerful emotional journey, shot through with jet black comedy.
An enchanting live piano score, and a beautiful multimedia design
featuring delicate hand drawn sketches and projected dialogue
support the show, which is performed by Bella Heesom and Eva
Alexander, and directed by Donnacadh O’Briain (Always Orange at
the RSC; Rotterdam at Trafalgar Studios).
HHHH ‘we are putty in their hands: one moment laughing,
the next near to tears’ BroadwayBaby
HHHHH ‘A truly inspirational and breathtakingly beautiful piece
of theatre – a must-see.’ ViewsFromTheGods
EMF STUDIO
7.45pm
£14, £12
Thursday 29th June – Saturday 1st July
Thursday 22nd & Friday 23rd June
NEW
GENERATION
LEAVERS EXHIBITION
TONBRIDGE SCHOOL PRESENTS
ONE MAN,
TWO
GUVNORS
BY RICHARD BEAN
It’s 1963 and Francis Henshall has been sent to Brighton by his
new guvnor Roscoe Crabbe, a small time East End hood, to
collect £6,000 from his fiancée’s dad. But Roscoe is really his
sister Rachel posing as her dead brother, who’s been killed by
her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers.
Holed up at The Cricketers’ Arms, the permanently ravenous
Francis spots the chance of an extra meal ticket and takes a
second job with Stanley, who is hiding from the police and
waiting to be re-united with Rachel. To prevent discovery, Francis
must keep his two guvnors apart.
This hilarious farce, based on Carlo Goldoni’s The Servant of Two
Masters, brings Commedia dell’Arte bang up to date and sets it
to the music of the swinging 60’s.
EMF THEATRE
7.30pm
£5, £1 conc
Additional performance
Sunday 25th June, 4.30pm
www.riverhillgardens.co.uk
£8, £4 conc
A combined exhibition of work by the Fine Art and Design and
Technology Leavers. An exciting mix of Art and Design that
celebrates the rich diversity and creative talent nurtured by
Tonbridge School. Shown in the Old Big School Gallery, this is a
great opportunity to witness the culmination of 5 years of creative
endeavour.
This exhibition will showcase the work of our future Artists,
Designers, Engineers and Architects as their time at Tonbridge
School comes to an end and they embark on the next stage of
their educational journey. The work on display will delight and
challenge in equal measure and demonstrate a sophistication,
refinement and maturity that belies the age of the talented boys
who have created it.
OLD BIG SCHOOL GALLERY
All Welcome
Thursday 20th & Thursday 27th July
Thursday 29th June
SALOMÉ
NT ENCORE
The story has been told before, but never like this. An occupied
desert nation. A radical from the wilderness on hunger strike. A
girl whose mysterious dance will change the course of the world.
This charged retelling turns the infamous biblical tale on its head,
placing the girl we call Salomé at the centre of a revolution.
Internationally acclaimed theatre director Yaël Farber (Les Blancs)
draws on multiple accounts to create her urgent, hypnotic
production which will be broadcast live from the stage of the
National Theatre.
‘Epic. A near-perfect production.’ Guardian (on Les Blancs )
America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a
conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life
and death, love and sex, heaven and hell.
Andrew Garfield, Silence, Hacksaw Ridge, plays Prior Walter along
with a cast including Denise Gough, People, Places and Things,
Nathan Lane, The Producers, James McArdle, Star Wars:The Force
Awakens, and Russell Tovey, The Pass.
This new staging of Tony Kushner’s multi-award winning
two-part play is directed by Olivier and Tony award winning
director Marianne Elliott, The Curious Incident of the Dog in
the Night-Time and War Horse.
Part One: Millennium Approaches will be broadcast live on
20 July 2017.
Part Two: Perestroika, will also be broadcast live on 27 July 2017.
Image: collection of Grace and Ruby Biddle
OLDTHEATRE
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OTHER TONBRIDGE
MUSIC EVENTS
Saturday 6th May
JAZZ AND
ACOUSTIC NIGHT
Big School will be transformed into a Jazz club for an informal
evening of Swing, Blues, Latin & Jazz Funk. Performers include the
school’s Big Bands, KCTS Chamber Choirs, smaller scale ensembles
and solo performers. There is no bar but please feel free to bring
your own refreshments. Glasses will be available.
BIG SCHOOL
8.00pm
Tickets or Tables
(groups of 10): Free
Please book in advance
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Friday 16th June
NOVI MUSIC
SCHOLARS’ CONCERT
English CamErata soloists
A recital given by Tonbridge School’s first year Music Scholars.
RECITAL ROOM
7.30pm
Free.
No need to book in advance
12th-18th July 2017 at tonbridge school
Open to passionate instrumentalists of all ages,
‘free-lancers’ & pre-formed groups
Friday 30th June
LEAVERS’ CONCERT
The annual Leavers’ Concert is one of the highlights of the musical
year. Upper Sixth musicians perform a selection of concerto
movements, operatic and oratorio arias with the Chamber
Orchestra.
BIG SCHOOL
20th Annual International Chamber Music Festival
comes to Tonbridge
7.00pm
Free.
Only available in advance
Best-loved & less-well known repertoire for strings, winds & piano
Residential and non-residential
Highest - level tuition by internationally acclaimed
artists themselves in concerts open to the public
Join us for the best of chamber music!
Please phone Elizabeth Altman on 07711 037907 for details & see
www.englishcamerata.org.uk
TICKETS GO ON SALE
TUESDAY 18TH APRIL
CAWTHORNE LECTURE THEATRE
PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE
RECITAL ROOM
*Entrance to car park
(London Road, opposite
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