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Welcome to our latest theatres brochure
Welcome to the new Margate Theatres’ brochure
bringing the spring entertainment programmes for the
Theatre Royal and the Winter Gardens together. Your
Leisure is very proud to be operating both venues and
the local support we have received has contributed to
a very large increase in audience numbers – thank you!
The ‘Friends of Margate Theatres’ scheme is an
excellent way of receiving up to date news and among
the first to obtain discounts on ticket prices for many
of the shows – details can be found on this page.
We are keen to encourage young people to experience
and enjoy live theatre and the dramatic arts and our
educational and youth theatre programmes are a great
way to get involved. Details of these sessions can be
found on page 35 and performances take place on
stage at the Theatre Royal in March.
The forthcoming programme strives to provide
something for everyone and includes comedy, music,
dance and serious drama performed by a wide variety
of performers ranging from household names to
community groups and new artistes. There is a welcome
return of the Police Panto and Local Gang Show along
with the Globe Theatre and Vienna Festival Ballet. To
keep up to date on all our events and leisure activities
please visit our web site at www.yourleisure.uk.com
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The support of the local community is enormously
important to the long term future of both theatres
and the ability to improve the future cultural offering
across East Kent and we would love to see you at our
Open Day at both venues on the 9th March. We value
feedback on all the services we provide and please
take the time to complete our theatre survey which
can be found on our websites or at one of our theatres.
Your views are very important and will assist us with
future programming.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish all our
customers a very happy Christmas and a prosperous
New Year and look forward to welcoming you at one
of our venues in the very near future.
Best Wishes
Steve Davis
Managing Director
Get Involved By Becoming A Friend
Join the Friends of Margate Theatres including
Theatre Royal Margate & Margate Winter Gardens.
The membership was created as a reward scheme to
enable patrons to get the best out of the venue and
more for their money!
Join today for just £20 single, £15 concessions
(OAPs, Students) for discounts on selected shows,
and start receiving benefits all year round:
•Discounted ticket price on selected shows
for you and 3 guests
•No booking charge for you and 3 guests
•Receive special edition newsletters
•Priority mailing of our brochure of events
(produced three times a year)
•£5 discount on London Theatre Trips
•No postage fee charged for ticket delivery
Call or visit the Box Office: 01843 292795
or email: [email protected]
Booking Fee 50p per ticket in person/phone, £1.50 per ticket online
Saturday 25th January – 9am (8.30am doors)
Saturday 25th January – 7pm
Oddsocks
Your Leisure 1 Day Fitness Event
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Treasure Island
If you enjoy your fitness - you’ll love
this day!
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A full day of:
Fight Klub
Body Attack
Body Balance
Meta Fit
Body Jam
Body Combat
Clothing & Accessories
Refreshments and more...
Plus the team from YOUR SPA will
also be on hand throughout the day
offering treatments.
Oddsocks return with their fabulous
family adventure “Treasure Island”
and set course to bring you a
treasure chest of delights. Live music,
hilarious characters and breathtaking
fight scenes all combine to make a
memorable experience for the whole
family to enjoy.
A Light buffet lunch is included and
available between 12 noon – 2pm.
Ticket also includes entry to the
exclusive after party with buffet and
disco from 8pm in the Queens Hall,
Winter Gardens
Join young Jim Hawkins on the
treasure hunt of a lifetime as he steers
a course through pugnacious pirates,
bonkers shipmates and the greatest
character villain in literature - Long
John Silver!
Tickets: Members £29.50,
Non-Members £35
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Searching for Treasure has never been
so much fun! So come aboard me
hearties and join us for a jolly old jaunt
on the high seas with a cast and crew
that will have you rolling in the aisles,
singing in your seats and buckling your
swash for more.
“It is always worth going to see an
Oddsocks production, because it
guarantees a night of good fun.”
Derby Telegraph
Running Time:
1 hour 45 mins (+ interval)
Ages: All
Tickets: £12, Concs £10,
Friends £8, Family of 4 £30
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Tuesday 28th January – 7.30pm
Saturday 1st February – 10am to 3pm
Kent Youth Dance Company
Trevor Noah - The Racist
Auditions
Fresh from a record-breaking season of shows at
London’s Soho Theatre and a critically acclaimed total
sell-out season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe,
South African comedian, Trevor Noah is proud to
present his critically acclaimed show, The Racist,
on a ground-breaking tour of the UK.
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His sharp wit, intelligent commentary, unmistakable
charm and clinical delivery have established him as
an extremely popular performer with undoubted
world-class potential.
“Slick, intelligent, blissfully funny…
this is insightful, warm, classy comedy.”
 Time Out
Running Time: 1 hour 30 mins (+ interval)
Ages: 16+
Tickets: £15
For Summer course 4th – 16th August 2014
& Performance at the Theatre Royal, Margate
on Saturday 16th August.
All dance styles needed. Ages 8-21 years
Our productions have included excerpts from
all the major classical ballets and numerous jazz
& contemporary pieces created for us by our
professional performers. These professional dancers
create and teach our dancers over a 2 week summer
course and then perform with them in the production.
Residential places are available within families
Audition Fee: £8
For further details and bookings email:
[email protected]
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Booking Fee 50p per ticket in person/phone, £1.50 per ticket online
Saturday 8th February – 2pm
Wednesday 12th February – 7.30pm
Little Howard and the
Magic Pencil of Life and Death
Mark Thomas - 100 Acts of Minor Dissent
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Following the success of their TV show
‘Little Howard’s Big Question’ (CBBC)
real human Big Howard and animated
six-year-old Little Howard bring their
interactive stand-up, 3D animation
show to the Theatre Royal.
Little Howard has discovered the pencil
that drew him. But, on the other end of
this magical pencil of life is the eraser
of death, and a dark force is at large
determined to rub the cheeky chap
out for good. And, as if that wasn’t
enough, Big Howard has had a real-life
baby who is getting a little too much
attention! Can Little Howard escape his
supernatural nemesis?
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Mark Thomas is well versed in the art
of creative mayhem and over the years
his troublemaking has changed laws,
cost companies millions and annoyed
those who most deserved to be.
Now he returns to what he does best,
mischief- joyously bad behaviour with
a purpose.
After his award winning show Bravo
Figaro Mark sets himself the task of
committing 100 Acts of Minor Dissent
in the space of a year. Mark catalogues
everything from the smallest and silliest
gesture to the grandest confrontations
and the results are subversive, hilarious,
mainly legal and occasionally inspiring.
How will he get rid of this pesky new
arrival? Who knows… but there will be
danger, drama and a lot of laughs on
the way.
Running Time:
1 hour 40 mins (+ interval)
Ages: 16+
Tickets: £15, Concs £10
“The best kids show we’ve seen
at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival”
 Families Online
“A great children’s show with
plenty for adults to laugh at too”
 Sunday Express
Running Time: 1 hour (no interval)
Ages: 6+
Tickets: £6, Family of 4 £20
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Friday 14th February – 7.30pm
Saturday 15th February – 7.30pm
Scandalnights
house presents BLind SumMiT
The Mythological
Laboratory of Love
The Table
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Performance storytelling for an unusual Valentine’s
night with Xanthe Gresham, Nick Hennessey & TUUP
Love is blind...but marriage is a real eye-opener!
Three performance storytellers don their white coats
and enter the mythological laboratory to consider
the all-powerful, all-stupefying, all logic-defying, allintoxicating thing called love, delving deep into their
formidable repertoire of passionate and hilarious tales
from across the world.
Expect a banquet of flirtation, lustfulness and
just desserts.
Running time: 2 hours (+ interval)
Ages: 14+
Tickets: £10, Concs £8
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Moses is a cantankerous 2 foot high puppet, with
a cardboard head, who lives on a table. And he’s
got a problem. All he ever gets asked to perform is
fairy tales or children’s birthday parties, and he’s fed
up with it. He’s an artist! He’s a serious puppet! So
tonight, for one show only, the table is his and he is
going to perform an epic story. The final 12 hours of
the life of Moses, in real time, on his table. Unique and
very funny, this is improvised puppetry like you have
never seen before. Our table-top philosopher explains
the nature of puppetry, has disagreements with his
puppeteers, shows off his dancing skills, examines the
bible and has an unfortunate mishap with an invisible
running machine. Along the way he gains a theatre full
of fans who then watch his painful attempts to rescue
his show from chaos.
The Table premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
in 2011 where it won a Fringe First. This is award
winning, epic puppetry inspired by Beckett, the Bible
and Ikea.
One of The Sunday Telegraph’s “Top 5 modern
puppet shows”
Beckett meets Tommy Cooper...Brilliantly Funny”
Time Out 
“Blind Summit once again prove that when
you’re working in miniature you don’t have to
think small” The Guardian 
Running Time: 65 mins (no interval)
Ages: 12+
Tickets: £12, Friends £10, Schools £8
Booking Fee 50p per ticket in person/phone, £1.50 per ticket online
Saturday 15th February – 8pm
Thursday 20th to Saturday 22nd February - 2pm & 7pm
The Police Panto
Russell Howard - SOLD OUT
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Pun-nokio*
Did you miss Russell this time around?
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If you like your comedy, we think you
may also like:
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Ed Byrne - Tues 25th Feb
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Jimeoin - Thurs 27th March
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Richard Herring - Fri 4th April
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Sarah Millican - Thurs 24th April
A travelling show, hosted by scheming
showman Simon Scowl, arrives in a
peaceful village. Scowl is on the lookout
for novelty acts to win him fame and
fortune in a European song contest.
He sees his opportunity in a strange
wooden boy ‘Pun-nokio’ and plans to
take him by ship to Boot Camp at Scowl
Island. Along the way he is thwarted
by Dopey Dame, Gelato Gepetto,
scaredy cat, Jimmy Brickitt and a whole
catalogue of vintage Eurovision songs
guaranteed to make any evil villain
quake in their panto boots.
Added to this mix are popular principal,
Prince Pleasant, brave beauty Belinda
Blue and a host of characters crazier
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than a Eurovision judge. Pun-nockio
promises great sets, hilarious routines
and live music featuring songs more
cheesy than an Edam factory. See the
show and Pun-nokio come to life and
help the members and friends of Kent
Police raise funds for local and national
charities at the Theatre Royal this
February for it’s sixteenth year in a row!
Running Time:
2 hours 10 mins (+ interval)
Ages: All
Tickets: £8, Child £6 Friends: 2 FREE
tickets for any performance
The 2pm performance on Thursday
will be BSL signed
*Amateur production
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Friday 21st February - 10am to 6pm, Saturday 22nd February - 10am to 6pm & 7pm - 11pm, Sunday 23rd February - 10am to 6pm
GEEK 2014
GEEK is a festival of Play and Games.
GEEK launched in February 2012 and
is held annually in the Winter Gardens,
Margate, Kent.
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GEEK is a family event. There will be two halls
of games to play as well as workshops, talks,
presentations and demonstrations. There will be
hundreds of video games to play on original consoles;
they trace the development of video games from the
1980’s right up to new releases.
Special areas will include the Indie Zone, Tournament
Zone and Game Lounges.
Activities include a Cosplay Masquerade, Tournament
Play, Card games, Board games as well as Art and
Craft activities.
What they said:
“Gaming joins the dots between culture,
education and regeneration”
The Guardian, 22 February 2013
“Time for digital Britain to look beyond the
silicon roundabout” Huffington Post, 1 March 2013
“GEEK2013: the best of gaming”
Metro, 2 March 2013
“Thanks #GEEK2013 for arranging a fantastic
day of fun, memories, entertainment, joy
and absolute epic gaming... great day out
#retrogaming” @ SmXXXXX
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“I had a excellent time at GEEK 2013! Played
on ALL the games, really good fun.”
Sydney Hannah
“I found GEEK 2013 to be the perfect blend of
both retro and modern gaming which I think
you will struggle to find anywhere else. GEEK
2013 – the UK’s best gaming expo?”
Tom Harvey, Freelance Journalist
Tickets:
Single Day Tickets
Adult (15+)
Child (5-14) Under 5 go Free
Concession Student/OAP
Family (2 Adults, 2 Children)
Evening (Adult Only)
Fri Sat Sun
£13£13£13
£7 £7 £7
£11£11£11
£36 £36 £36
N/A £5 N/A
Evening bought with a Saturday
day ticket - £15 in total - save £3
Multiple Day Tickets
2 Day Pass Adult
2 Day Pass Child
2 Day Pass Concession
3 Day Pass Adult
3 Day Pass Child
3 Day Concession
Price
£24
£12
£20
£36
£18
£30
Group discounts available
Early Bird Tickets
Adult (15+)
Child (5-14)
Booking Fee 50p per ticket in person/phone, £1.50 per ticket online
£10
£5
Tuesday 25th February – 8pm
Thursday 27th February - 7.30pm
Strangeface Theatre Company
Ed Byrne
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A self-confessed “miserable old git”
since the age of 23, Ed Byrne is now
in his Forties. While for others this
might result in a crisis that prompts the
purchase of a sportscar, Ed embraces
middle age with open arms. Come
join him, as he truly comes of age and
gives out his clarion cry: “I am in my
Forties. HEAR ME ROAR!”
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Running Time:
1 hour 30 mins (+interval + tour)
Ages: 8+
Tickets: £12, Friends £10,
Under 25s £8, Schools £6
“Comedy’s holy grail.... Go see!”
The Sunday Times
“Ed Byrne is on top form”
Time Out London
“Byrne is at the top of his game”
The Sunday Telegraph
Imagination knows no rules… the extraordinary life of
illusionist Georges Méliès.
“Jokes come so fast that hecklers
don’t have a chance to get a word
in edgeways” The Times
Using music, mask, animation and puppetry, awardwinning Strangeface present an exceptional journey
through the life, works and times of one of cinema’s
most imaginative pioneers. A visionary who combined
his passion for magic with early motion pictures, Méliès’
astounding images survive and inspire over a century
since they first entranced audiences in France and
beyond.
“It is rare for a comic to merit the
word “masterful” but in this case
it is no overstatement”
The Scotsman
Running Time: 1 hour 40 mins
(+ interval) Please note Late comers
are not permitted
Ages: 12+
Tickets: £22.50
Suitable for anyone over the age of 8, Strangeface also
offer free-to-access resources for education and WWI
local research. Funny, poignant and visually enthralling
this is a highly original and memorable night out.
Post Show backstage “tour” following performance
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Saturday 1st March – 7.30pm
Thursday 27th February – 8pm
By Royal Appointment
Lloyd Hollett
Chris Ramsey
This year CHRIS RAMSEY will star in the second
series of critically-acclaimed sitcom Hebburn
returning to BBC Two later this year, which peaked at
over 2 million viewers. CHRIS RAMSEY is currently
piloting his own show for the BBC with Avalon
Television about the world of social media and now
has over 200,000 followers on Twitter. CHRIS is
supported by CARL HUTCHINSON.
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“Ramsey has the potential to be a mainstream hit,
a cult favourite or almost anything in between”
Stephen Armstrong, The Sunday Times
“Frighteningly talented... tearing up every stage
he lands on”
James Mullinger, GQ
Star of BBC Two’s sitcom Hebburn, co-starring
VIC REEVES, and series regular on Celebrity
Juice (ITV2), Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated
CHRIS RAMSEY is set to embark on a brand new
national tour from 9th November 2013, following
the success of his 2012 twice-extended sell-out
tour Feeling Lucky.
After being thrown off Soccer AM (Sky) for what
he thought was an innocuous comment, CHRIS
RAMSEY started to wonder whether he might actually
be ‘the most dangerous man on Saturday morning
television’. He discovers what happens when you say
the wrong thing in the wrong place at the wrong time.
“A brilliantly engaging natural storyteller”
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard
“Spinning blokely pub banter and unpretentious
patter into stand-up gold”
James Kettle, The Guardian Guide
Running Time: 1 hr 20 mins (+ interval)
Age: 14+
Tickets: £16.50, Friends £15
Thanet born Lloyd Hollett is one of the UK’s most sought
after comedy entertainers. This year sees Lloyd returning
to The Theatre Royal Margate 24 years after his first
stage debut here in 1990. To celebrate this, Lloyd will be
premiering his brand new show ‘By Royal Appointment’
for one night only. His unpredictable and manic style of
comedy will have you on the edge of your seat from start
to finish. Join him for an evening of music, hilarity and
hysteria as you become roped into his madcap antics
and legendary brand of wicked comedy.
“A Great night of entertainment from a very
funny guy!! Lloyd is ahead of his time and a star
in the making!” Stephen Mulhern
Running Time: 2 hours (+interval)
Ages: All
Tickets: £15, Friends £13, Restricted View £12
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Booking Fee 50p per ticket in person/phone, £1.50 per ticket online
Saturday 1st March – 8pm (Doors 7.30pm)
Thursday 6th - 7.30pm
Propeller
Jackson Live in Concert
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Michael Jackson is not only remembered
as one of the most influential artists of
all time, but many of today’s artists have
been inspired by his iconic style. His
career spanned nearly five decades, and
he was continually at the forefront of
popular music.
In a world where loyalty and courage
are put to the test, will Henry V and
England prevail and win the day?
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After their phenomenal international
tour of Henry V, Propeller brings this
legendary English story to the stage in
a pocket, sixty minute reimagining.
Under the direction of Edward Hall,
Propeller is an all-male company that
brings Shakespeare’s texts to life with
their trademark clear, humorous and
enlightening style.
Jackson Live in Concert sees long
time fan and hugely talented Ben
recreate the Michael Jackson experience
with his stunning rendition of all his
favourite songs.
Ben’s portrayal of Jackson has to be
the most accurate and exciting tribute
to the King of Pop to have ever toured
UK theatres. Ben is joined on the stage
by his incredible Band and Dancers
who work their way through all the hits.
He’s got the look, the moonwalk and the
voice! His renditions of Thriller, Beat it
and Billie Jean are truly sensational.
Jackson Live in Concert features alllive vocals and superb musicians and
dancers, fabulous costumes, and of
course all the signature dance moves
associated so fondly with the undisputed
King of Pop. Pure MJ!
After an enticing hour, young audiences
are invited into the performance space
with the actors to express their response
to the show in the freest way possible.
Pocket Henry provides an inspiring
introduction not only to Shakespeare,
but also to highest quality English
theatre around.
Shakespeare’s Henry V - Pocket
Size tells the heroic tale of England’s
greatest warrior.
Watch how Henry V prepares to lead
England into battle against a mighty
French opponent with his band of brave,
loyal brothers. Sharp English weapons
combine with Shakespeare’s noble
words to bring our history to life in this
pocket-sized show for young audiences.
Running Time: 1 hour 40 mins (+interval)
Ages: All
Tickets: £19.50, Friends £18,
Child £14.50
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download from our website.
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Post Show talkback following the
performance (40 mins)
Running Time: 1 Hour
( + interval + 40 min talkback)
Ages: 8+
Tickets: £12, Friends £10, Schools £6
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Saturday 8th March – 2pm
Friday 7th March – 7.30pm
Old Saw
Sally Morgan
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Britain’s best-loved psychic and
international star, Sally Morgan returns
with her outstanding 2014 nationwide
tour. Sally is most well known for
being the star of Sky LIVING’s Psychic
Sally On The Road! Sally has built
up an extensive client list reading for
celebrities and royalty alike including
Katie Price, the late Princess Diana
and George Michael, which is what
has lead her to be referred to as the
‘Psychic To The Stars’.
Sally’s one of a kind, bubbly yet down
to earth personality attracts a whole
new audience to the spiritual world but
it’s her astounding accuracy that keeps
audiences coming back for more. People
travel from all over the country to witness
Sally’s incredible gift and Sally has even
taken her show as far afield as Australia
where she played to sell out venues!
This unique theatrical experience
should leave you feeling uplifted
and enlightened…you’ve got to
see it to believe it! Sally Morgan is
investigational and the show is for the
purpose of entertainment.
Running 2 hours 10 mins (+ interval)
Ages: All
Tickets: £22, Friends £20.50
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When all is quiet, when everyone
is asleep, when the snow covers the
ground, and stars twinkle in the frosty
sky - that’s when Tomten wakes up.
He looks after everyone on the farm
while they are sleeping. Sometimes,
you can see his footprints in the snow.
That’s how you know he is real.
Tomten has lived on this farm for many
years. He has seen generations come,
and generations go. But where do they
come from, and where do they go?
A deep riddle plays on Tomten’s mind...
One thing he knows for sure, is that
spring is coming; soon cows will be
grazing in the fields and swallows
singing in the trees again.
Viktor Rydberg’s well-loved poem is
brought to life in a new puppetry show
for children 3+.
“...hauntingly captivating...
intricate and charming...”
A Younger Theatre
Running Time:
45 mins, Meet the puppets 15-20 mins
Ages: 3+
Tickets: £6, Family of 4 £20
Booking Fee 50p per ticket in person/phone, £1.50 per ticket online
Saturday 8th March – 7.30pm
Sunday 9th March - 10am to 4pm
St Patrick’s Tour
Croabh Rua
Margate Theatres Open Day
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Belfast’s finest are back for a compelling St Patrick’s
celebration of Irish music and song. Firm favourites
on the European festival and roots circuit, this
exciting acoustic four-piece take a refreshing,
unpretentious and uncommonly skilled run at some
of the greatest music in the world. Craobh Rua
(pronounced Crave Ru-ah) play Irish Traditional Music
from the heart. A rich sound, acoustic driven, this is
traditional Celtic fare at its finest, mixing rousing jigs,
reels and polkas with tender ballads and airs.
The Theatre Royal and Margate Winter Gardens will
be throwing open their doors for very one special day
of celebration, exploration and fun!
“Craobh Rua - are free advertisement for
everything that’s good about Irish Traditional
Music” Belfast Telegraph
Dating from 1786, the Theatre Royal is the second
oldest working theatre in the country and is both
intimate in scale and grand in design. The stalls, circle
and lofty gallery will be open for you to discover and
backstage tours by our knowledgeable technical staff
will be available.
Running Time: 1 hour 30 mins (+interval)
Ages: All
Tickets: £14, Concs £12
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Ever wondered what it’s like to stand on a Georgian
stage and look up at the Gallery?
Want to see the tunnels that the Beatles used to flee
from their fans way back in 1963?
Well you can do both!
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Our centenary exhibition will be on display in
the Winter Gardens, charting the history of this
magnificent building from 1911, which includes visits
from famous names such as Winston Churchill, Laurel
and Hardy, Danny la Rue and of course The Beatles.
And here too, you can take a glimpse backstage on
one of our tours.
Free refreshments – and the Winter Gardens bar will
be open for light meals.
Free entry and no need to book – just come along
and join in the fun.
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Tuesday 11th March – 4.15pm
Wednesday 12th March – 7.30pm
London Theatre Trip
The Lion King
Tom Wrigglesworth: Utterly At Odds With The Universe
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Direct from a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Festival.
Yorkshire man, Sony Award Winner, Edinburgh
Comedy Award Nominee, Chortle & Time Out
Award winner and Star of Radio 4 and BBC 2, Tom
Wrigglesworth returns with an exquisite new show.
In turns, poignant and hilarious, Tom takes an emotional
journey exploring his profound relationship with his
granddad. Throughout childhood, they would frequently
make tape recordings of themselves interviewing each
other. Reflecting on these early conversations, Tom
comes to fully understand the influence this man has
had on his own life, and explores the fantasy of being
able to make ‘one final interview’.
Set against the majesty of the Serengeti Plains to the
evocative rhythms of Africa, this spectacular production
explodes with glorious colours, stunning effects and
enchanting music to tell the timeless story of Simba
and his epic journey to fulfil his destiny as King of the
Pridelands. This acclaimed production has been seen
by over 70 million people around the world, and in
addition to the two UK productions can currently be
seen in New York, Tokyo, Hamburg, Madrid, Sao Paulo
and on tour across North America and Japan. The Lion
King will also open in Australia this year.
“There is simply nothing else like it.”
The New York Times
We’re taking the hassle of getting you there and
bringing you back with some of the best seats on offer!
Expect elegant flourishes of language, twisted logic
and whimsical storytelling courtesy of one of the finest
and most original comics in the UK. You could also
expect next week’s lottery numbers, but let’s deal with
one thing at a time. Simply put, it’s about Tom.
“Magical storytelling…a rare talent…hysterical
& accomplished”  Time Out
“The gods of comedy chose tom wrigglesworth
for greatness’  Scotsman
“Undeniable gift for comic storytelling... A
lovely turn of phrase, an ear for allowable
exageration...And a born entertainer’s grasp of
structure...Bound to go far”  Telegraph
Running Time: 1 hour 20 mins ( + interval)
Ages: 16+
Tickets: £12, Concs £10
Tickets: £58, Friend £53
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Friday 14th March – 7.30pm
Saturday 15th March - 7.30pm
house & Weeping Spoon
Mid Wales Opera
The Adventures of Alvin
Sputnik – Deep Sea Explorer
Acis & Galatea
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A new co-production from Mid Wales Opera and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama,
featuring members of Brecon Baroque
Following on from their success of their 2013 tour of
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Britten’s wonderful comedy Albert Herring, Mid Wales
Opera in partnership with the Royal Welsh College of
Music and Drama, bring you another operatic gem –
one of the most famous pastoral operas ever written
- Acis and Galatea. A musical masterpiece from one
of the greats, George Frederic Handel, with words by
poet John Gay – best known for The Beggar’s Opera.
The opera tells an enchanting story from ancient
mythology: Acis is the son of the spirit Pan, Galatea
a nymph of the sea. They fall in love, only to be
thwarted by the monstrous Cyclops – Polyphemus.
In a jealous rage he murders Acis, leaving Galatea
bereft. In her despair, she turns the blood of her dead
lover into a river, forever flowing into the sea.
The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer
is a piece of heart-warming theatrical magic that
melds technology and multimedia into a touching
story of one brave explorer, enduring love and the end
of the world. Alvin Sputnik’s search for his lost love
has enchanted audiences from New Zealand to New
York, India to Ireland.
Winner Best Production Theatre Auckland Fringe Festival
Winner Best Puppetry Adelaide Fringe Festival
Winner Best Solo Show New York Fringe Festival
Mid Wales Opera are joined by members of the
Brecon Baroque ensemble to bring you a very special
production of this beautiful and entrancing opera.
There will be a 20 mins post performance talk with
Conductor Nicholas Cleobury.
“This small whistlestop touring outfit has done
it again – out-pointing its bigger brothers as
decisively as it did with its terrific productions
of Falstaff and The Tales of Hoffmann.”
Rupert Christiansen, The Telegraph 2013
“If Pixar had theatrical division…
they’d create something like this show”
NYTheatre.com
Running Time: 1 Hour 20 mins
(followed by a 20 min interval) + post performance talk
Ages: All
Tickets: £20, Concs £18, Friends £15
Running Time: 55 mins
Ages: 8+
Tickets: £10, Concs £8, Family of 4 £30
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Sunday 16th March – 2.30pm
Saturday 15th March - 7.30pm
Gordon Clarkson Productions*
An Evening of Burlesque
Simple Simon in the new
Adventures of Red Riding
Hood and the Wolf
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Come and enjoy Britain’s biggest burlesque
extravaganza – we dare you!
Arriving direct from London’s West End, a fresh cast of
burlesque all-stars are unveiled for 2014. It’s flushed
with success – following a thrilling 100-date UK tour
combined with overseas adventures in Milan, Zurich,
St Petersburg, Minsk, Leipzig, Verona, Dresden, Riga,
Padova, Dessau.
Join this all-new riotous romp into the bizarre world of
burlesque and cutting-edge variety.
Sashaying Royal Academy-trained burlesque
bombshells slip into exotic character as smoothly as
they slip out of the most exotic couture costumes
ever to grace the stage.
Evocative Arabian Nights, fabulous fan dancing
fantasies, foxy 40s WAF sirens, bubblegum blowing
baseball babes, cheesecake pin-ups...the themes
come thick and fast.
It’s the slickest, wickedly wittiest, most delightfully
choreographed cabaret spectacular of the year.
Dress up and come to the cabaret.
Hot Food Available.
Running Time: 2 hours (+interval)
Ages: 18+
Tickets: £20, Concs £18, Friends £17,
Group of 4 £74, Table of 10 £150
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Fairy Stardust asks Simple Simon and his pet cat
Tommy to go into Storybookland to revisit the Red
Riding Hood pages. We meet Granny who only
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popular “Stage Spots” where lucky children from the
audience are selected at random to get up on stage
to take part in games and songs
to win small
prizes!
GORDON
CLARKSON
Running Time: 1 Hour 30 mins (+ interval)
Ages: Suitable for children under 7
Tickets: £6.50
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Thurs 20th to Sat 22nd March – 7pm
Friday 21st March - 7.30pm (Doors 7pm)
Theatre Royal Youth Theatre
Alice in Wonderland
Tenors Un Limited - ‘the Rat Pack of Opera’
‘Show the Suit Who’s Boss!’ Tour 2014
Adapted and Directed by Martin Gibbons
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It’s one hundred and fifty years since Alice first decided
that the best way to relieve her boredom was to dive
headfirst into a giant rabbit hole (as you do). Tonight, by
order of the queen, it’s time for the card soldiers to give
us their perspective on her journey into their surreal,
dangerous but ultimately hilarious world. Lewis Carroll’s
timeless classic is brought to life with puppetry, physical
theatre, live music and that sense of the absurd that
only lives in this wonderful world of Wonder!
“What is so inspiring about this group is not
simply the well-executed performance, but the
unification of this ensemble” Remotegoat
Running Time:1 hour 40 mins ( + interval)
Ages: All.
Tickets: £6, Concs £4
Thursday night - Children under 16 FREE
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Join the UK’s original classical-crossover ‘man band’
for a fantastic musical journey that will move you and
make you laugh in equal measure. Scott, Paul & Jem
will perform some of their favourite songs in a brand
new show that includes hits from the world of opera,
musical theatre and pop, interspersed with some selfpenned original material from their forthcoming album.
This is quite possibly one of the most entertaining
shows you’ll see within the genre – witty and
irreverent one moment and heart-felt the next.
The combination of powerful vocals, rich harmony
and tender, intimate love songs will give you an
evening like no other.
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“Tenors with attitude” The STAGE
“21st Century Tenors” Alan Tichmarsh MBE
“Explosive joy from opera’s Rat Pack...
a night of superb music and great fun.”
Evening Express, Aberdeen
Running Time: 1 Hour 30 mins (+interval)
Ages: All
Tickets: £18, Concs £16, Friends £14, Child £10
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Sun 23rd March – 5pm
Sunday 23rd March - 7.30pm
Thursday 27th March – 7.30pm
The All Stars 25th
Annual Charity Concert
Jimeoin
Yes, Yes, Whatever…?!
Sell a Door Theatre Company
Kidnapped
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An adventure tale for all the family, Kidnapped tells
the story of Davie Balfour as he survives shipwreck
and murder to dramatically escape to the Highlands
of Scotland. Set against the fierce social and political
backdrop of 1750s Scotland, this gripping, fast paced
adventure story is packed full of physical storytelling
and imagination. This highly imaginative re-telling of
Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic story is perfect for
young and old audiences alike.
“If Sell a Door continue to offer work of this
quality, they will be around for a long time”
The Scotsman on past Sell a Door work.
“MUST SEE! – Sell a Door Theatre Company
have created a memorably enthralling top quality
musical exploring these tragic relationships.”
The Stage
Running Time: 2 hours (including interval)
Ages: 6+
Tickets: £8, Concs £6, Friends £6, Family of 4 £20
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Once again 130 former Royal Marines Band ONT
Productions musicians will be making their way
to Margate from all corners of the UK, some even
from overseas take part in the ‘All Stars Annual
Charity Concert’.
Tickets are available from:
CinquePort Music 01304 210600 / 827391
www.cinqueportmusic.co.uk
Age: Any
Tickets: 1st Tier £13, 2nd Tier £12, 3rd Tier £11
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Hilarious world-class stand-up from one of live
comedy’s internationally acclaimed masters! A fluid
mixture of his signature observations, with hawk eye
dissection of more of the absurdities of life and how
we live it. You’ve seen him on TV in shows including
‘Live at the Apollo’, ‘The Royal Variety Performance’,
‘Channel 4’s O2 Comedy Gala, ‘Best of Edinburgh
Comedy Festival’, 8 Out of 10 Cats, and ‘Michael
McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow’. But nothing beats
seeing Jimeoin live - book early!
“Comedy of the highest order… Inspired!”
Independent
Running Time: 1 hour 30 mins (+interval)
Ages: 14+
Tickets: £15
Booking Fee 50p per ticket in person/phone, £1.50 per ticket online
Friday 28th March – 10am
Geraldine McCaughrean
Margate Town Read
- Finale!
The Positively Last Performance
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“The Positively Last Performance was born and
raised in Margate. The idea came from Will Wollen,
then Artistic Director of the beautiful Theatre Royal: a
book in praise of the town, past and present, created
with the help of the local people.
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But this is a made-up story. I invented its plot and
I invented the ghosts who haunt The Royal, which
is not falling down and never has been. No mould
grows on the gilded walls; no donkeys poo in its
dressing rooms…And who am I to say if ghosts haunt
its beautiful auditorium.
But books have become plays. It’s not beyond the
realms of possibility that Gracie’s story might one day
be acted out on this stage. Then maybe you and I
(and they) will be there together to see it.?” Geraldine
McCaughrean
Come along and celebrate the finale of the Margate Town
Read. The whole community came together to read and
enjoy “The Positively Last Performance” by Geraldine
McCaughrean during February and March. This is your
chance to meet the author and to join in with some great
fun activities. Find out why the Guardian said “What a
fantastic and inspiring idea to unite a community and
a children’s author in this way. The Margatians must
be thrilled with this charming and skilful story, woven
together from their fact and McCaughrean’s fiction.”
Geraldine’s book is available now in hardback and in
paperback from February. You can download OUP’s
Reading Notes from our website - ideal for pupils in
Years 5, 6, 7 & 8.
You can borrow the hardback from Margate Library
- or buy your own copy from our Box Office for £12
(Plus £3 postage if required).
Running time: approx 2 hours
Ages: 5+
Tickets: FREE
Available from: Margate Library, The Winter Gardens
& Theatre Royal Box Offices.
Or call Margate Library on 03000 41 31 31.
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Sunday 30th March 2.30pm
Sunday 30th March 5pm (doors 4.30pm)
University of Chichester Touring Company
Vienna Festival Ballet
Anything Goes*
Swan Lake
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Cole Porter’s intoxicating, classic
comedy Romance ‘One of the greatest
musicals ever written.’ Experience
the critically acclaimed University of
Chichester Touring Company bringing
this Broadway sensation to the regional
stage. Winner of three 2011 Tony®
Awards, Anything Goes remains the
timeless classic that it was in 1934,
with some of musical theatre’s most
memorable songs, including ‘You’re
the Top,’ ‘It’s De-lovely,’ and of course,
‘Anything Goes.’
Based on the original book by P.G.
Wodehouse and Guy Bolton, the show
is also full of phenomenal choreography,
performed by a brilliant cast of
emerging young performers and a
seven piece live band of leading West
End professionals under the Music
Direction of Jan Winstone (Annie – West
Yorkshire Playhouse). Directed by Karen
Howard {Rent, Into The Woods) and
choreographed by Damien Delaney
(Rent, Sweet Charity).
Running Time:
2 Hours 25 mins ( + interval)
Ages: All
Tickets: £10, Concs £7.50,
Students & Friends £5, Family of 4 £25
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“Vienna Festival Ballet, with its
talented array of young artistes,
ensures you won’t see dancers
going through the motions”
Oxford Times
“This production looks and feels
absolutely right” Worthing Herald
www.viennafestivalballet.com
Running Time: 1 Hour 50 mins
Ages: All
Tickets: £18.50, Concs £17.50,
Friends £17.50, Child £12.50,
Schools £11
One of the best known love stories,
performed by the ever popular Vienna
Festival Ballet. Lavish costumes,
stunning scenery, international
stars, and the glorious music from
Tchaikovsky make this a night not to
be missed.
Swan Lake is the most popular ballet
in the world. It’s the ballet that captures
like no other the full range of human
emotions - from hope to despair, from
terror to tenderness, from melancholy to
ecstasy. An evening not to be missed.
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This amateur production is presented by
arrangement with MusicScope
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Richard Herring
We’re All Going To Die!
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Saturday 5th April – 7.30pm
Sunday 6th April – 5pm (doors 4.30pm)
Untied Artists
LDN Wrestling
For Their Own Good
A Night of British Wrestling
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After sorting out politics (Hitler’s Moustache), religion
(Christ on a Bike), love (What is Love, Anyway?) and
penises (Talking Cock), Herring returns to tackles the
undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveller
returns (apart from Jesus and that canoe bloke). Is
death a tragedy or an excuse to have an extended
lie-in? Are we snuffed out or forced to endure eternity
without bodily pleasures? Death is inevitable, so let’s
laugh in its face while our hearts still beat and our
jaws are still attached.
Two knackermen, a horse, a gun and a tiny metropolis
full of death. Can the way we kill animals teach us
anything about our own demise? Combining beautiful
puppetry, new writing and documentary material, this
award-winning show tells a moving and darkly comic
tale about the only certainty in life - Death.
“Clearly the work of a performer at the top of
his game” Fest
For Their Own Good is a Bitesize commission supported by Warwick Arts
Centre, mac Birmingham, Bristol Ferment, China Plate Theatre, The British
Council and Arts Council England.
Running Time: 1 hour 30 mins (+ interval)
Ages: 14+
Tickets: £15, Restricted view £13
Running Time:
65 mins (no interval) + Post Show Discussion
Ages: 14+
Tickets: £12, Friends £10, Under 25s £8
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Fringe First Award Winner Edinburgh 2013.
“Astonishingly Poignant…a rare energy and
power..” Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman
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LDN wrestling returns after huge demand with a
brand new 2014 show! A host of new faces from
abroad will be battling it out in the squared circle with
a team of top British favourites for 2 hours of nonstop
fun action for all the family to enjoy.
Guaranteed an action packed show that will have the
kids talking about for weeks after the event, book
your ticket early for the best ringside view.
Family friendly prices makes it the best value ticket in
town, don’t miss our star buy family ticket offer of 2
adults and two children for only £40.
Box office now open. Don’t delay - book today.
Running Time: 1 hour 45 mins (+interval)
Ages: 5+
Tickets: £12, Concs £10, Group of 4 £40
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Friday 11th & Saturday 12th April - 7.30pm, Sunday 13th April - 3pm
Globe on tour presents
Much Ado About Nothing
Shakespeare’s Globe returns to Margate Theatre
Royal with a glorious new production of Much Ado
About Nothing.
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Claudio loves Hero and Hero Claudio and nothing
seems capable of keeping them apart. Claudio’s
friend Benedick loves Beatrice and Beatrice
Benedick, but (because neither will admit it) nothing
seems capable of bringing them together. Only the
intrigues of a resentful prince force Benedick to prove
his love for Beatrice – by killing his best friend.
Driven along by a romance all the more charming
for being in denial, Much Ado About Nothing is a
miracle of comic and dramatic suspense and gives
us, in the bantering Beatrice and Benedick, two of
Shakespeare’s wittiest, most endearing pair of lovers.
Performed at the Globe and touring nationwide, but
opening right here in Margate!
Directed by Max Webster
Running Time: Approx. 2 hours 25 mins (+ interval)
Ages: All
Tickets: £20, Concs £17, Friends £15,Restricted View
& Schools £12.
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Saturday 12th April
11am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm, 4pm, 6pm
Sunday 13th April – 1pm
ARC Stockton and Fuel present
Bananas in Pyjamas
Story Hunt
Thursday 17th & Saturday 19th April - 7.30pm
Monday 21st April - 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Thanet Scouts
Thanet Gang Show*
Written and performed by Daniel Bye
Directed by Sarah Punshon
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History wasn’t made here. Not in Margate.
This is somewhere history happened to. Or is it?
Meet at the Theatre Royal and take a walking tour of
Margate’s presents: past and future.
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“Are you thinking what I’m thinking B1?”
“I think I am B2?”
It’s Banana-riffic!
Stroll by sights no longer to be seen.
It’s Partytime in Cuddlestown Park. But wait...
the guest of honour’s gone missing?
Marvel at monuments not yet raised.
It’s a Banana emergency!
Look! A man in 1786 changing the world, now!
Join B1, B2, Amy, Lulu and Morgan in this brand new,
all singing, all dancing show.
From the award-winning maker of The Price of
Everything and How to Occupy an Oil Rig.
With plenty of audience participation, and slapstick fun.
Can you help the Banana Detectives solve the case?
Funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and Arts Council
England, through New Theatre in Your Neighbourhood.
Running Time: 1 hour 20 mins (+ interval)
Ages: Suitable for children under 7
Tickets: £12.50, Child £10.50,
Family of 4 £42.00
Capacity: 15
Running time: 1 hour
Ages: 12+
Tickets £5
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“Every day of every year, somewhere in the world a
Gang Show is taking place” so said Ralph Reader
founder of The Gang Show, whose format has been
used by Thanet Scouts & Guides since 1946.
This fast moving Variety Show presents young
people from across Thanet showing a different side
of Scouting & Guiding; No Campfires and No “Ging
Gang Goolie,” just an enjoyable family show which is
an established part of the Theatre Royal Programme.
If you’ve been before you won’t want to miss it.
If you haven’t been before don’t miss this one!
Running Time: Approx 2 hours (+ interval)
Tickets in advance : Matinee £7, Evenings £8,
Tickets on the door : Matinee £8, Evenings £9,
Friends: 2 FREE tickets for any performance.
*Amateur production
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Friday 18th & Saturday 19th April
Thursday 24th April – 8pm
CAMRA
Planet Thanet
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Firmly established as one of the leading beer festivals
in the South East the Thanet branch of the Campaign
for Real Ale (CAMRA) will once again be showcasing
the finest products from brewers and cider makers from
all over the UK and beyond. The Planet Thanet Easter
Beer Festival 2014 promises to be bigger and better than
ever with over 200 different draught real ales, ciders and
perries on offer. Hot and cold food will be served and also
an interesting selection of foreign bottled beers. Souvenir
glasses will be available for purchase and accompanied
children are welcome to visit up to 7pm. The Festival
makes for a great family Easter day out, but remember,
use public transport or taxi - DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE!
The British Comedy Award’s Queen of Comedy Sarah
Millican is giving up the party scene (Ann Summers),
easing off on the drinking (fizzy pop equals wealthy
dentists) and is settling down (taking her bra off).
Determined to put down some roots, she now
has a cat (furry baby) and even a tree (she has a lot
of mugs).
On this, her third national tour, you will learn what to
take on a dirty weekend, the easiest way to blend in
in posh restaurants and how to teach a pensioner to
swear. Join her for some hilarious domestic bliss.
“Sarah Millican is never less than
belly-laugh hilarious” The Mirror
“An iron fist in a marigold glove”
The Guardian
Running Time: 1 hour 50 mins (+ interval)
Ages: 16+
Tickets: £25
Friday 12noon till 10.30pm £5*
Saturday 12noon till 8pm £3*
*Free to card carrying CAMARA members
ID is required if you look under 25 to purchase alcohol
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Saturday 26th April – 7.30pm (doors 6.45pm)
Saturday 3rd May – 7.30pm
Suggs – My Life Story
Austentatious
An Improvised Novel
Is it a play? Is it stand up comedy? Is it Music Hall?
Whatever it is hold on to your seats as Suggs goes
on to stumble and plummet through the trap door of
failure. Then trampoline back up to catch the passing
trapeze of show business success!
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With musical accompaniment and uncalled
for interjection from Deano his loya
manservant-cum-pianist.
“Suggs has natural comic timing and tells
his story with wit and grace in this hugely
enjoyable evening”.
4 stars Dominic Maxwell, The Times: Kings Head
Theatre, London
“My single most enjoyable and memorable
experience at Edinburgh 2012 was Suggs My
Life Story in Words an Music”
Mark Lawson, The Guardian : Edinburgh Festival
2012, Queens Theatre
I’ve just turned 50, the kids have left home, and my
cat just died.
In Suggs: My Life Story the Madness frontman takes
to the stage in a hilarious, yet moving, one man tour
de force playing to rave reviews.
The death of Suggs’ beloved cat on his fiftieth birthday
triggers a personal quest to discover what happened
to the father he never knew. Stunned by what he
learns Suggs is taken back to his childhood on the
tough streets of 1970’s Soho and his first appearance
on Top Of The Pops at the age of eighteen.
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“Very funny, and delivered with a sense of
timing and phrasing that many common-orgarden comics could learn much from”
4 stars Dominic Cavendish, The Daily Telegraph
www.suggslive.com
Running Time: 1 hour 50 mins (+interval)
Ages: 16+
Tickets: £26, Friends £23, Group of 4 £96
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Undoubtedly one of the most talked-about shows on
the UK comedy scene, Austentatious: An Improvised
Novel is a comedy play spun in the inimitable style
of Jane Austen – and based entirely on audience
suggestions. After total sell out runs in London &
Edinburgh, this critically acclaimed show is embarking
on its first national tour in Spring 2013. Book early!
“One of the most enjoyable shows on the
fringe.”  The Guardian
“Supersmart and terrifically funny.”
 The Scotsman
Running Time: 1 hour 30 mins (+interval)
Ages: 12+
Tickets: £12, Concs £10
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Sunday 4th May – 7.30pm
Sunday 4th May – 2pm
Ron Moody & Mark Lester - Consider Yourself at Home
Pure Elite
Muscle & Fitness Event
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A unique opportunity to share an evening with
legendary stars of stage & screen Ron Moody &
Mark Lester.
Mark Lester became a star at the age of 10 when he
was cast in Lionel Bart’s musical Oliver! in which he
played the title character.
Ron Moody’s career has spanned six decades.
He is best known throughout the world for his
award-winning role as Fagin in Lionel Bart’s stage and
film musical Oliver! for which he received a Golden
Globe and an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
Other film credits include Melody, Run Wild, Run Free,
Then Came Bronson, Eyewitness, Night Hair Child,
Whoever Slew Auntie Boo?, Scalawag, La Prima volta
sull’erba, Crossed Swords and many more. He has
just appeared in the film 1066 as King Harold II.
He has worked as an actor, composer, singer and
writer in a variety of genres, with starring roles in
Mouse on the Moon, Mel Brooks’s The Twelve Chairs,
Summer Holiday, A Kid in King Arthur’s Court and
many, many more.
Running Time: 1 hour 40mins (+ interval)
Ages: All
Tickets: £15, Concs £13, Friends £12
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Coming to the Winter Gardens Margate the UK’s
newest and freshest fitness competition. Athletes and
models from across the UK are invited to compete for
cash prizes and most importantly the title and trophy
within their chosen category. With 22 titles up for grabs
including the new title voted by you the audience,
allowing everyone to pick their favourite model and live
the life of a judge for a day. At the interval everyone
gets the chance to mingle with the models and visit the
fitness stands for supplements, fitness clothing and
industry products. To compete visit www.pure-elite.
com or email [email protected] Visit our website for a
full list of the competition categories.
Spectator tickets:
Front 2 rows £20
Standard tickets £15 in advance
Standard tickets £17 on the day
Booking Fee 50p per ticket in person/phone, £1.50 per ticket online
Wednesday 7th May – 1.30pm
Friday 9th May – 7.30pm
Friday 9th – Sunday 11th May
Scamp Theatre and Watford Palace Theatre
Angel Exit
Thanet Stage School of Performing Arts
Pirate Gran
The Ballad of
Martha Brown
Children’s Showtime 2014
Based on the books by Geraldine Durrant
and Rose Forshall
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“Pirating isn’t the life for everyone, but Gran says if you
don’t mind sleeping in a hammock and being called Scary
Mary, then it’s a career more girls should think about.”
Meet Gran. She bakes. She knits. You’d never
guess she was Pirate! With a pet crocodile under her
bed, a wicked sense of humour and a whole raft of
adventures under her belt – time with Gran is never
dull! A brand new swashbuckling show, from the
producers of Stick Man – Live on Stage and Tiddler
and Other Terrific Tales.
“I think the quality of what Scamp do is amazing”
Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse
Running Time: 1 hour approx. (no interval)
Ages: 3+
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Expect the unexpected in Angel Exit’s latest original
drama based on the life and times of Martha Brown,
the last woman publicly hanged in Dorset 1856.
A tale of jealousy and passion. An ordinary woman and
her ordinary husband, a hatchet grabbed in haste, a
murder, an accused horse, a black silk dress, and the
mob at the hang-fair who gawp in glee. Presented in the
company’s rich visual style, blending storytelling and
striking physicality, this show is spliced through with
wicked humour, an original score and macabre songs.
“Vivid theatricality and inventiveness”
The Guardian
A song and dance spectacular featuring over 150
talented local children from age three years upwards.
Fantastic costumes and spectacular routines. Join us
for this celebration of local talent.
Performances:
Friday 9th May 7.30 pm
Saturday 10th May 2.30 pm & 7.30 pm
Sunday 11th May 2.30 pm
Tickets: £11.50, Concessions £9.50
(No concessions on Saturday evening).
Running Time:
1 hour 20 mins ( + interval) + Post Show Discussion
Ages: 12+
Tickets: £12, Concs £10, Friends £8, School £6
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Wednesday 14th May – 8.15pm (doors 7pm)
Saturday 10th May – 7.30pm
MTD Productions
Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers
Paul Hollywood Live – Get Your Bake On!
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Thundering rhythms on huge
taiko drums, mysterious masked
choreography with inventive lighting,
muscular synchronisation timed to
perfection, post-apocalyptic martial
imagery & infectious belly laugh humour
- all in a spellbinding display of sheer
athleticism. Feel the energy & experience
the power of this unique performance.
As the most successful touring
taiko drum group on this continent,
Mugenkyo have developed a spectacular
passionate style with music for the soul,
fusing the traditional spirit with
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a contemporary look & sound, creating
a modern stage performance that has
captivated audiences everywhere…
 “Just when you think it
could not get any more powerful, it
doubles in intensity. This show is
not one to be missed.”
Edinburgh Evening News
Running Time: 1 hour 40 mins
(+interval)
Ages: All
Tickets: £20, Concs £15, Friends £12,
Under 25s £12, Restricted View £12
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Get Your Bake On will see Great
British Bake Off star Paul Hollywood
demonstrate recipes, reveal some of
the secrets of being a TV chef and take
the audience on a journey through his
life in baking.
Audience members will get a real
insight into Paul’s life and career which
has seen him become a household
name. From the story of how his father
persuaded him to ditch his path as
a trained sculptor and join the family
baking business; tales of his time as
head baker at some of the world’s most
exclusive hotels, which lead to him
becoming one of the country’s finest
artisan bakers; to anecdotes from his
time filming The Great British Bake Off.
Paul will demonstrate up to four of his
favourite recipes during the show and
four lucky audience members, chosen
at random, will be invited to take part in
one baking challenge with the chance
to be dubbed star baker.
Audience members will also be given
the opportunity to put their own
questions to Paul in an open Q&A.
Ages: All
Tickets: £28.50
Booking Fee 50p per ticket in person/phone, £1.50 per ticket online
Friday 16th May – 7.30pm
Saturday 17th May – 7.30pm
The Future Is Unwritten
Opera Up Close
England Away
La Traviata
A new play by Paul Hodson
By Giuseppe Verdi Directed by Robin Norton-Hale
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sacrifices her own happiness for the sake of her
lover’s family and future, La Traviata has been thrilling
audiences for generations.
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Set in 1928 Atlantic City in the prohibition era of
speakeasies and bootlegging, Violetta’s lover Alfredo,
a passionate young man whose optimism has
been shaken by time at the front in the first world
war, Violetta’s protector ‘the Baron’ a gang boss,
and Alfredo’s father a crooked politician, this new
production reveals the hypocrisy and heartache
behind the glittering façade of parties.
Featuring a stunning young cast whose acting
abilities are more than a match for their vocal talents,
Verdi’s sumptuous melodies are accompanied by a
trio of clarinet, cello and piano. With a new libretto in
English, La Traviata is brought to you by the Olivier
award-winning company behind La Bohème, The
Barber of Seville (or Salisbury) and L’Elisir d’Amore.
2001, the night before England thrash Germany
5-1. Four England fans meet for the first time on a
campsite in Munich. Drink is drunk, songs are sung,
secrets are exposed.
1945, Alf and Ted march through Europe for home,
fighting fascism while dreaming of a new England.
Tonight, live on your stage, stand up comic Eddy
Brimson offers a funny, hard-hitting insight on English
society, football and comedy today. England Away is
an upfront, comic play about passion, patriotism and
‘Englishness’.
From the author of Meeting Joe Strummer, Way Out
West and Fever Pitch.
“OperaUpClose is leading an artistic revolution”
The Sunday Times
“OperaUpClose is the brand leader”
The Evening Standard
Running Time: 2 hours (+interval)
Ages: All
Tickets: £20, Concs £18, Friends £15,
Restricted view £12
Running Time: 1 hour 30 min (+interval)
Ages: 14+
Tickets: £12, Concs £10, Friends £8, Schools £6
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Wednesday 21st May – 2pm
Saturday 24th May – 4pm
Sunday 25th May – 3pm
Company Gavin Robertson
Margate Civic Society and Thanet Festival Choir presents
Ballet Theatre UK
Mata Hari – Female Spy
Jubilations
The Little Mermaid
Directed by Gavin Robertson
Performed by Katharine Hurst
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The Great War: while millions of men struggle
and fight in the mud and hell of the trenches, one
woman’s story begs to be told. Mata Hari, the most
notorious female spy in history. Or was she?
A celebration in music of Queen Elizabeth II’s
Diamond Jubilee. Margate Jubilee Clock Tower; an
iconic feature of Margate, was built to commemorate
Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee 125 years ago.
Dancer, lover, confidante, courtesan, contradiction
and liar. In the hour before her execution, on the
morning of 15th October 1917, she reflects upon
the events that have led her to the firing squad.
This concert of royal and patriotic music by the
Thanet Festival Choir has been arranged to celebrate
the completion of the restoration of the Clock Tower’s
Time Ball.
With original music by Danny Bright.
“I am a woman who enjoys herself very much;
sometimes I lose, sometimes I win.” Mata Hari
Running Time: 1 hour 15 mins (no interval)
Ages: 13+
Tickets:£10, Schools £6
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The programme will include favourites such as
‘Jerusalem’, ‘Rule Britannia’, ‘Zadok the Priest’ and
‘Land of Hope and Glory’, as well as some less wellknown music associated with royalty.
Running Time: 1 hour ( no interval)
Ages: All
Tickets: £7.50
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Join Ballet Theatre UK on this dramatic re-telling of
Hans Christian Andersen’s all-time favourite story of
The Little Mermaid, who falls in love with a human
Prince and gives up everything to win his love. This
charming and poignant ballet follows the kind hearted
Little Mermaid as she rescues the Prince during a
storm at sea, and begins a journey that takes her far
from her home beneath the waves. Determined to
pursue her love on to the shore she makes a bargain
with an evil Sea Witch, but it comes at a heavy price.
“Glittering costumes, expressive dancers...a
pleasure to witness a production of this calibre”
Dance Europe
Running Time: 1 hour 40 mins (+ interval)
Ages: All
Tickets: £16, Concs £14, Friends £12,
Restricted view £10, Schools/Groups £8
Booking Fee 50p per ticket in person/phone, £1.50 per ticket online
Tuesday 27th - Friday 30th May - 7.30pm
Saturday 31st May 2.30pm & 7.30pm
Margate Operatic Society
42nd Street*
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The NODA multi award winning MOS
presents the Tony award winning
musical 42ND STREET — the timeless,
inspiring tale of small town Peggy
Sawyer’s rise from chorus girl to
Broadway star.
The non-stop hits including “Lullaby
of Broadway”, “We’re in the Money”,
“Shuffle off to Buffalo” and the title
number itself 42nd Street provides
ample opportunities for spectacular
production numbers for which the
company is renowned.
As always you can count on dazzling
sets, extravagant costumes and
stunning choreography, giving this
show the highest of production values.
Running Time:
2 hour 30 mins (+ interval)
Tickets Advance: £14, Concs £12
Tickets Door: £16, Concs £14
*Amateur production
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Coming
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Saturday 19th July
Shakespeare on the Beach
Romeo and Juliet
Changeling Theatre return with Shakespeare’s classic
love story taking place on Margate Beach
Saturday 14th june - 7.30pm
Saturday 28th June
Sunday 17th August
Knightmare Live!
Coco & the Butterfields
The Sooty Show
Welcome watchers of illusion to the castle of confusion
A Fip Fok band, a genre combining Folk, Pop and
Hip Hop, from Canterbury
Guaranteed giggles for Sooty Fans old and new!
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Wednesday 1st October – 7.30pm
Maison Dieu
(Dover Town Hall)
Saturday 4th October
Idle Motion
That is All You Need to Know
Level 42
The untold stories of Bletchley Park
and the genius Alan Turing
One of the most popular bands of the 80s
Jan 14-18
Aladdin Dods Pantomime
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Feb 7 & 8
CAMRA Beer Festival
Mar 3 & 4
Dover Film Festival
Mar 30
Dover Carnival
Court Selection
Friday 3rd October
Friday 10th October
Apr 5
Chas’n’Dave
Jimmy Carr
Prepare yourself for a right knees-up!
A brand new stand up show from Jimmy Carr
Dover Choral
Society Concert
May 10
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Every Wednesday 2pm - 5pm
Weekly Tea Dance
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Theatre Royal & Winter Gardens Booking Information
Payment & Booking Charges
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special offers for Friends, schools and under 25s.
Customers using our wheelchair spaces can buy
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Please check your tickets on receipt. If you are using
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Not all shows are available to purchase online.
A £1.50 per ticket charge applies to online bookings
unless otherwise stated.
Cash and all major credit cards taken (with the
exception of American Express). Online bookings carry
a £1.50 per ticket charge, whilst a 50p per
ticket charge applies to bookings made over the phone
and in person. Additional agency fees may apply to
events at the Winter Gardens. You will be advised of
these at the time of booking. No booking fees apply to
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Theatre Royal Margate - Get Involved
Disabled Access
Get Involved By Volunteering
Regular and Annual Giving
The Winter Gardens now provides an Assisted
Access Scheme. Please contact the Box Office.
We have adequate wheelchair spaces and
disabled toilets at both venues.
Our volunteer ushers are invaluable to us and we
thank every one of them. Ushers cover a range of
duties, from taking tickets, selling ice creams and
programmes, to helping people to their seats.
We are always on the look-out for people with
Theatre Royal Margate currently spends thousands
each year on the youth theatre and education
projects in schools and the community. Some ideas
of what your donation could support.
Disabled parking at box office level for the
purchase of tickets and limited spaces are
available in the promenade car park,
Winter Gardens.
A hearing loop system is fitted at both venues.
This system may not be available on every
show, please confirm with the Box Office prior
to booking.
Baby changing facilities available at both venues
Guide dogs welcome.
• Good verbal communication skills
• The ability to use their initiative
• A high level of punctuality and reliability
• A passion for the theatre and its audience
There are lots of benefits to being a Theatre
Royal Margate Volunteer including selected
complimentary tickets.
Call 01843 292795 to register your interest.
Get Involved By Giving
The Theatre Royal is a listed building with only stair
access to upper floors. Whilst the Stalls are
wheelchair accessible, the Royal Circle and Gallery
are not. The Gallery is unsuitable for people with
mobility difficulties or vertigo.
Please specify any special requirements to the Box
Office at time of booking. For further information on
disabled access please visit the DisabledGo website.
Sponsoring a seat in the Winter Gardens or Theatre
Royal is a great way to support the Theatre; they
make an ideal present, can be used to mark
occasions such as birthdays or anniversaries or
remember someone special who enjoyed happy
times at the theatre. Your seat dedication on a brass
plaque can be up to 10 words long and will remain on
the seat for many years to come.
Call 01843 292795 for further details.
•£20 every season could help expand our
programme to schools
•£5 a month could help a young person attend
youth theatre for a term
•£100 could support a local primary school in
attending their first show
•£500 could help us engage with new
communities in the area
Gift Aid
Any gift, however large or small, will make an
enormous difference to what we can do. If you
are a UK taxpayer you can even Gift Aid your
donation. This allows Theatre Royal Margate to
claim back 28p in every pound you donate from
the Inland Revenue, at no extra cost to you –
helping your donation help us even more.
Legacy
Why not consider remembering Theatre Royal
Margate in your will? Your legacy will make a direct
and lasting contribution to the theatre’s future.
To find out more about giving, call 01843 292795.
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The Theatre Royal Youth Theatre
By joining in the fun at the Youth Theatre
you will also:
•Have a safe space to explore your imagination
•Make new friends
•Develop key drama skills
•Create your own work
•Perform in a major production for the public
over 3 nights
•Showcase your own devised work twice a year
in the theatre
•Be part of a growing community
•Get to work each week in one of the most beautiful
theatres in the country
Youth Theatre programme:
Inspiration Inclusive (8-18yrs)
7-11s: Saturday afternoons 5pm-6pm
(Harstdown Leisure Centre)
12 week terms, limited places: £50 per term
This group meets every Tuesday (5.00-6.50pm)
during term time, and all are encouraged to break down
the usual barriers of communication by learning some
sign-language; working in diverse peer groups; and the
biggest skill of all – to not only learn lines, physicality
and cues but most importantly to support each other
on and off stage so that no-one is ever left out.
11-16s: Tuesday evenings: 6pm-7.30pm
(Theatre Royal)
12 week terms, limited places: £60 per term
16+: Wednesday evenings: 6pm-7.30pm
(Theatre Royal)
12 week terms, limited places: £60 per term
Further details: Martin Gibbons
[email protected], 07588 643255
We believe the only label for our group is ‘Multiabled’
We all have skills and potential, and together
we can all realize our dreams - and as the name
suggest EVERYONE!
Led by Zoe and Peter Hammond alongside a large
team of volunteers, all sessions are BSL signed.
Members work towards a professionally supported
show performed in the Theatre, the latest being A
Grimm Affair this July.
Term time only: £2.00 per session (voluntary
subs), limited places.
For more information about the group please email:
[email protected] or call 07792 684227
or 07792 684240. Further information on the Theatre
Royal website.
Martin Gibbons, a professional actor, writer and director (who runs and leads the Theatre Royal Youth Theatre)
says “As a practitioner I am interested in using theatre spaces as dream spaces. I don’t buy the realism and push
for naturalism in theatre; the stage should go beyond the day to day, creating worlds that can only exist in the
imagination. This totally influences my work”.
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Where To Eat?
There is a wide selection of excellent restaurants and cafes within easy walking distance of the Theatre Royal and the Winter Gardens.
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Bow’s Kitchen
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Freshly cooked, authentic Thai food.
The award-winning Thai restaurant, only a short stroll
from either theatre. Special pre-show evening dinner
offer: Choose any starter and any main course from
the menu for only £10.
Free desert with any main course upon production
of a Margate Theatres ticket with that day’s date.
Open: Mon to Sat 8am-3pm & 5pm-10pm
121 High Street, Margate CT9 1JT
01843 229899 / www.yamasthaicafe.tel
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RESTAURANT
Please book in advance to avoid disappointment.
Open: Tues-Thurs 6pm-last orders 9.30pm.
Fri to Sun 5.30pm-last orders 10pm.
Opening times:
Lunch: Monday - Saturday, 12:30 – 3pm
Dinner: Thursday – Monday from 6pm
44 King Street, Margate CT9 1QE
01843 231504 / www.theambrette.co.uk
Discretely situated upstairs at The Wig & Pen Pub,
10 Market Place, Margate Old Town.
07796 958949 / www.bowskitchen.co.uk
GB Pizza Co serves delicious wood-fired
pizza on Margate’s historic seafront using local,
seasonal ingredients.
Multi award winning fine dining restaurant.
Modern European restaurant with Caribbean influences.
Based in Margate Old Town. 10% discount on
production of a Margate Theatres ticket with that
day’s date.
Free garlic bread upon production of a Margate
Theatres ticket with that day’s date.
Open: Tues to Sat 10am-10pm & Sunday 10am-3pm
14a Marine Drive CT9 1DH
01843 297700 / www.greatbritishpizza.com
The True Taste of Authentic Indian Cuisine at
reasonable prices in Margate Old Town.
25% off our A La Carte menu Starter & Main Course
on production of a Margate Theatres ticket with
that day’s date.
Open: 7 days a week. Mon-Thurs 12pm-2pm,
Mon-Sun 5pm-11pm
Enjoy proper, home cooked food and beer and wine
in our relaxed, seafront café.
Open: Mon-Sat 12pm-3pm & 6pm-9pm
6 Market Place, Margate CT9 1EN
01843 295603 / www.mullinsbrasserie.co.uk
Margate Theatres offer not valid
in conjunction with any other offer.
10 Duke Street, Margate CT9 1EP
01843 228877 / www.masala-gate.co.uk
Please check our website for opening hours.
8 Cliff Terrace, Margate CT9 1RU
01843 449786 / www.fortscafe.co.uk
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The nearest bus stop to the Theatre Royal is on Cecil
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The Droit House
Stone Pier
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Square past the Thanet Gateway and KCC Library on
your right. Follow the Sea Front for the Winter Gardens
past the Turner Contemporary and up the hill to Fort
Crescent. Both theatres are just a short walk from Old
Town shopping areas and Turner Contemporary.
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Follow the Thanet Way (A299) towards Margate.
At the roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Canterbury
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Herne Bay Whitstable, Sandwich, Deal, Dover, and
also London. The theatres are a 15 minute walk or
just a short bus journey away. Taxis are also available
from Margate Rail Station.
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All of our fabulous venues are available for private hire.
The 465 seat Theatre Royal with its classical stalls,
circle and balcony layout, make it the perfect venue
for large meetings, conferences and presentations,
as well as school showcases, award ceremonies and
full scale theatrical productions.
And if you want to bring a little theatre to your
special day – why not have your ceremony on stage?
The Theatre Royal and Winter Gardens are both
licensed for Marriage Ceremonies and will make a
unique and dramatic setting for your big day.
The Winter Gardens offers a variety of function
rooms to cater for everything from small dinner
parties and family celebrations to full banqueting
and large conferences and exhibitions. The MainHall
accommodates up to 1400 (seated), 2150 (standing)
and the smaller Queens Hall is perfect for seminars,
cabaret style shows and intimate dinner dances,
when it can accommodate 350 people comfortably.
We have everything you need to make your event
run as smoothly as all of ours. From highly
experienced technical teams and friendly Box Office
staff to an expert catering team capable of providing
everything from tea and biscuits through to canapés
or fine dining.
Here for your
special event
For enquiries email:
[email protected]
or call 01843 296111
www.yourleisure.uk.com
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Box Office: 01843 292795
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Theatre Royal
JANUARY
Winter Gardens
Spring
SeasonDiary
JANUARY
Aladdin*
Your Leisure 1 Day Fitness Event
19
25
Oddsocks - Treasure Island Trevor Noah - The Racist
25
28
Jackson Live in Concert
Sally Morgan
Margate Theatres Open Day
The Lion King – London Theatre Trip
An Evening of Burlesque
Simple Simon
Tenors Un Limited - Rat Pack of Opera
The All Stars 25th Annual Charity Concert
Brownies Centenary Celebration*
Vienna Festival Ballet - Swan Lake
Russell Howard - SOLD OUT
Rhythm Express Showcase*
GEEK
Ed Byrne
Chris Ramsey
FEBRUARY
15
16
21-23
25
27
FEBRUARY
Kent Youth Dance auditions
Little Howard and the Magic Pencil
of Life and Death
Mark Thomas - 100 Acts of Minor Dissent
Scandalnights The Mythological Laboratory of Love
Blind Summit - The Table
The Police Panto - Pun-nokio
Strangeface Theatre Company - Shooting the Moon
MARCH
01
08
12
14
15
20-22
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MARCH
01
07
09
11
15
16
21
23
29
30
APRIL
01
Lloyd Hollett by Royal Appointment
06
Propeller - Pocket Henry V
08
Old Saw - Tomten
08
Croabh Rua - St Patrick’s Tour
09
Margate Theatres Open Day
12
Tom Wrigglesworth:
Utterly At Odds With The Universe
14
The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik
15
Mid Wales Opera - Acis & Galatea
20 - 22 Theatre Royal Youth Theatre - Alice in Wonderland
23
Sell a Door Theatre - Kidnapped
27
Jimeoin – Yes, Yes, Whatever…?!
28
The Margate Town Read Finale
30
University of Chichester Touring - Anything Goes
APRIL
A Night of British Wrestling
Strictly Come Rotary*
Bananas in Pyjamas CAMRA Easter Beer Festival
Sarah Millican
Suggs – My Life Story
St George’s Day Parade*
Pure Elite – Muscle & Fitness Event
Children’s Showtime 2014
Paul Hollywood - Get Your Bake On!
42nd Street
* Event listed but not featured in this brochure
Every Tuesday @ 2.15pm, Tea Dance at the Winter Gardens
04
9-11
14
27-31
MAY
06
12
13
18-19
24
26
27
Austentatious
Ron Moody & Mark Lester - Consider Yourself at Home
Scamp Theatre - Pirate Gran
Angel Exit - The Ballad of Martha Brown
MTD Productions - Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers
The Future is Unwritten - England Away
Opera Up Close - la Traviata
Mata Hari - Female Spy
Margate Civic Society - The Thanet Festival Choir
Ballet Theatre UK - The Little Mermaid
04
Richard Herring - We’re All Going To Die!
Untied Artists - For Their Own Good
05
11-13 Shakespeare’s Globe - Much Ado About Nothing
Daniel Bye - Story Hunt
12
17,19,21Thanet Gang Show
MAY
03
04
07
09
10
16
17
21
24
25
Booking Fee 50p per ticket in person/phone, £1.50 per ticket online
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