Spring 2020 Brochure

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Spring Season 2020
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Welcome to the start of our 20th year!
The Bridge House Theatre has clocked up 20 years
in no time and audiences have enjoyed an ever
broadening range of exceptional performances from
professionals, schools and community. It has built an
enviable reputation in that time as an intimate and
beautiful space in which to perform. This anniversary
year will continue to see us celebrating the best in
Theatre, Music, Dance, Comedy and Film. Look out
for special anniversary events later in the year and
those as part of our 2020 Arts Festival.
In January we welcome back two of our favourite
Australian companies as they return to tour the UK
and Europe. Midnite Theatre Company from Perth
are bringing us Where in the World is Frank Sparrow
mixing a tough urban environment with a mythical
underworld. In February BYTE from Melbourne, in
The Deep Freeze, explore challenging contemporary
issues.
Also returning to us in February, Morgan and West’s
Unbelievable Science will bring their wit and charm
to the world of explosive science in this wonderful,
mind-blowing family show. Later that month sees the
return of full-mask company VAMOS. We are thrilled
they are bringing their brand new show Dead Good
to Warwick, a play which is both funny and poignant
in its depiction of two lives coming to an end.
Expect playful and moving work from these brilliant
performers of wordless theatre.
The King’s High Dance Evening in February
promises a brilliant night showcasing the breadth
of dance styles taught in the Foundation. The
hugely popular Jazz at the Bridge returns again
and the season has an ever developing programme
of wonderful music events for everyone to enjoy,
celebrating the best in young musicianship across
the Foundation. Do keep an in contact for further
details and other music events.
For fans of musical theatre we are thrilled to have
been given the rights to produce Mary Poppins Jnr
with our Middle School students (years 9 and 10).
Based on one of the most popular Disney movies
of all time and the Broadway hit that played for
over 2,500 performances, it’s a ‘practically perfect’
musical. Don’t miss this enchanting mixture of
irresistible story, unforgettable songs and breathtaking
dance numbers in early March.
One of last year’s big highlights was The Noise Next
Door. They are back the same month with another
new improvised show in Charge in which the people
of Warwick will be in control in new and exciting
ways. Always expect the unexpected with these
boys!
I, Elizabeth performed by Rebecca Vaughan
(Dyad Productions) will no doubt be a spellbinding
account of the young monarch in another
masterclass of solo performance. Don’t miss this
popular production.
Of course this is a busy season for dance, curriculum
drama and visitors from the community. GCSE, A
Level drama students will be performing once again
in the Spring and Aylesford School will be back
again with their main production in January.
Do keep an eye on the website as additional events
are sometimes booked that don’t feature in this
brochure. We hope you’ll agree that this is a special
season of theatre dance and music, worthy of an
anniversary celebration and we look forward to
seeing you here soon! Remember there will be even
more in the Summer!
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Artistic Director
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for schoolsPERFECT
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Part of our professional
artistic programme for
children & families.
Particularly suitable for
school groups, contact Box
Office for discounts.
Part of our Beacon strand of
contemporary, professional
arts programming.
The minimum age
recommended for the
production.
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THEATRE
Midnite Theatre Company presents
Where in the World is
Frank Sparrow?
MYTC is touring the UK with this unique Australian
play. Weaving stark urban reality with the mythical
underworld of the dead. Against this grim backdrop
the young hero, Frank Sparrow, must face dangers
and trials, overcoming weakness, finding romance
and facing death.
Angela Betzien reinvents the hero’s journey and
propels its audience through the dangerous streets
of Shadow City and into the dark underworld of
change and transformation.
Friday 10 January 7:30pm
Tickets Free entry. Unticketed
Venue Bridge House Theatre
BYTE presents
The Deep Freeze Option
The Deep Freeze Option is a new theatre piece devised by the
2020-ensemble and Joachim Matschoss with music by Ross Brooks.
The Deep Freeze Option is set in the future in a country not unlike
our own. Four characters are trapped in a theatre or maybe they
are beings of artificial intelligence. The theatre piece explores
today’s world in a satirical way using the world of theatre as its
medium to take the audience on a wild ride.
It is presented by BYTE (BackYardTheatreEnsemble),
an independent company that produces theatre
dedicated to devised issue-based work nationally
and internationally for many years.
Joachim Matschoss is a poet and playwright from
Melbourne/Australia. He has collaborated with
Melbourne based composer Ross Brooks on
many projects.
Wednesday 26 February 7:30pm
Tickets Free entry. Unticketed
Venue Bridge House Theatre
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THEATRE
Kings High School in partnership with Highly Sprung present
Play in a Day
We welcome physical theatre company ‘Highly
Sprung’ once again to work with King’s High Year
7 students as they create an original performance
involving every girl in the year. Girls will work with
the practitioners during the day and present their
work after school.
Thursday 16 January 5pm
Tickets Free entry. Unticketed
Venue Bridge House Theatre
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PhiliP Pullman’s Grimms Tales
a mosT delicious selecTion of favouriTe fairy Tales,
re-Told and re-worked by aylesford school
beware, These Gleefully dark and much-loved
Tales won’T be quiTe whaT you eXPecT…
fri 24 Jan 7:30Pm / saT 25 Jan 1:30Pm and 7:30Pm
TickeT cosTs: adulT £8.00 concession £6.00
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31 st January & 1 st February 2020 7.00pm
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THEATRE
Vamos Theatre, in a co-production with Corn
Exchange Newbury and a co-commission with
London International Mime Festival, presents
Dead Good
Let’s start...at the end.
Bob and Bernard have only two things in common:
they’re both dying…and they’re not going down
without a fight.
So, with a bottle of Bollinger and the keys to
Bernard’s Bentley in hand, they decide to hit
the road, and take on one final, death-defying
adventure.
But when time really does start to run out, can
Bob and Bernard accept the inevitable? Can their
growing friendship make the difference? And by
seeing the end in sight, can they truly value living?
Funny and poignant in equal measure, Dead Good is
the hotly anticipated new production from full mask
maestros, Vamos Theatre. Created in collaboration
with palliative care patients and specialists, it’s a
gloriously witty, wordless theatre show about the
ultimate shared experience.
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Accessible to deaf audiences without a signer
Thursday 6 February 7.30pm
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Tickets £14 / £12; £10 NHS Staff and Schools
Venue Bridge House Theatre
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FAMILY
‘Hilarious and
good for all ages’
Primary Times
‘Brilliantly funny’
★★★★★
ThreeWeeks
‘Hugely talented’
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Daily Mirror
‘Superbly Crafted’
★★★★
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Morgan & West: Unbelievable Science
Captivating chemistry! Phenomenal physics!
Bonkers biology!
Leave your white coats at the door as Morgan &
West present Unbelievable Science!**
Magicians, time travellers and all round spiffing
chaps Morgan & West have a secret past – they are
genuine, bona fide, legitimately qualified scientists,
and now are bring their love of enlightenment to the
stage!
Unbelievable Science is a live, interactive science
show for the whole family, where real experiments
take place right before your eyes.
Expect explosive thrills, chemical spills and a risk
assessment that gives their stage manager chills*, all
backed up by Morgan & West’s trademark wit, charm
and detailed knowledge of the scientific method.
*Be not afraid, the audience will be in no danger
during the show. The same cannot be said for
Messrs Morgan & West.
** Morgan & West take full responsibility for any
horizons broadened, passions enflamed or minds
blown during the course of the show.
Saturday 8 February 2pm
Tickets £11 / £9 / Family £36
Venue Bridge House Theatre
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MUSIC
BBC Young Musician of the Year 2018
Lauren Zhang in Concert
Winner of the 2018 BBC Young Musician of the Year competition
aged just 16, Lauren studies at the Royal Birmingham
Conservatoire. Her performance of Prokofiev’s Second Piano
Concerto with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Mark Wigglesworth was broadcast live on BBC4
and BBC Radio 3 to widespread critical acclaim. She went on
to make her BBC Proms debut and is now in great demand as
soloist throughout the UK and further afield.
Beethoven Sonata in A Op 101
Rachmaninov Sonata in B flat minor Op 36
Chopin Polonaise in A flat Op 61 ‘Polonaise-fantaisie’
Beethoven Sonata in A flat Op 110
Ravel La Valse
Concert generously supported
by David and Gina Wilson
Wednesday 12 February 7pm
Tickets £15 unreserved
Venue Warwick Hall
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DANCE
King’s High School presents
Dance Evening:
‘Light and Dark’
Join us for an evening of
entertainment where students
from ballet, contemporary, hip-hop
and Altiora showcase their talent
all focused on this year’s theme:
Light and Dark
Saturday 22 February 7pm
Venue Bridge House Theatre
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Warwick Junior School presents
Ali Baba and the
Bongo Bandits
The ancient city of Old Baghdad is in
chaos. Whilst the bustling bazaar is
overrun with ruthless robbers, up in the
palace Sultan Pepper’s precious princess
and Royal Ruby have vanished! To make
matters worse, it seems the poor Sultan
cannot trust his own Vizier, Mustapha
Widdle, nor his mischievous monkey
Booboo. So when Ali Baba discovers the
hidden Cave Of Wonders, secret hideout
of Balthazar Bongo and his bumbling
bandits, it’s down to him to save the day!
Thursday 12 and Friday 13 March 7pm
Tickets See website for prices
Venue Bridge House Theatre
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MUSIC
Twin ticket productions present
Songs for a New World
Songs for a New World takes us to those moments in life where everything can change, and every one of its
characters is forced to make a decision with no idea how their lives might look afterwards.
Jason Robert Brown’s score unifies elements of pop, gospel, and jazz, in this song cycle that is “about one
moment. It’s about hitting the wall and having to make a choice, or take a stand, or turn around and go back.”
A young woman discovers she’s pregnant; lovers reconnect after taking time to find themselves; and a
mother who, faced with losing her husband and son, feels there is nothing she can do to help - she resolves
to make flags in the hope that her loved ones are dying for something worthwhile.
Brown sends us back to 1492 with On the Deck of a Spanish Sailing Ship, while Just One Step takes place 57
floors above Manhattan traffic! “There is no specific location other than the natural ambiguity of the human
heart and mind.”
Saturday 15 February 7pm
Tickets £15/£12
Venue Bridge House Theatre
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FAMILY
The Warwick School and King’s High School Production of
Warwick School and King’s High School are proud
to be presenting one of the World’s favourite shows
based on one of the most popular Disney movies
of all time and the Broadway musical that played
for over 2,500 performances and received multiple
Olivier and Tony Awards nominations. In short its a
‘practically perfect’ musical.
The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England
in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane
and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before
Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a
combination of magic and common sense, she must
teach the family members how to value each other
again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many
magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and
Michael aren’t the only ones upon whom she has a
profound effect. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson
or two from the nanny who advises that “Anything
can happen if you let it.”
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins
JR. is an enchanting mixture of irresistible story,
unforgettable songs and breath-taking dance
numbers. Featuring some of the best performers
in years 9 and 10 and musically directed by Sam
Young this show promises to build on the energy and
success of November 2019’s ‘Little Shop of Horrors’.
Wednesday 4 February – Friday 6 March 7pm
(running time 75mins)
Tickets £8 / £6
A Musical based on the stories of P.L. Travers
and the Walt Disney Film
This amateur products is presented by
arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe)
All authorised performance materials
are also supplied by MTI Europe
www.mtishows.co.uk
Venue Bridge House Theatre
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MUSIC
Birmingham
Symphonic Winds
Classic pm Live! …an afternoon
of exciting, enjoyable and very
listenable pieces performed by the
45 piece award-winning Birmingham
Symphonic Winds.
Sunday 8 March 3pm
Tickets £19.50 (£15 concessions/£8
student & child/£47 family of four)
Venue Warwick Hall
Foundation Music Events* @ Warwick Hall
Wednesday 26 February 7pm
Chamber Concert
Monday 2 March 7pm
Percussion Concert
Wednesday 11 March 7pm
Guitar Concert
Thursday 26 March 7pm
JS Spring Concert
Wednesday 1 April 7pm
Band Stand Showcase
Please note that dates and times are subject to change
*Free entry for all events, no tickets required
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COMEDY
The Noise Next Door:
Through Time
Join the undisputed masters of off-the-cuff comedy
for a side-splitting, jaw-dropping, time-travelling
adventure that’s fun for literally everyone.
Dinosaurs? Egyptians? Robots? When do we go next?
It’s up to you!
Your suggestions are transformed, in the blink of an
eye, into ferociously funny scenes and songs on a
journey through history, to the future, and back again
As seen on BBC One’s The One Show and ITV1’s
Tonight At The Palladium.
Saturday 14 March 2.30pm
Tickets £10 / £8 / Family £32
Venue Bridge House Theatre
The Noise Next Door:
In Charge
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“World-class comedy” ★★★★★ USA Weekly
The quickest wits in comedy are charging into their
sixth national tour with a spectacular new show that
will trample your expectations.
The charismatic quartet have always astonished
with their ability to spin audience suggestions into
comedy gold, but for this show they’re putting you,
the audience, in charge in brilliant and bombastic
new ways.
Join comedy’s unstoppable force for an evening like
no other... Hilarious scenes! Mind-blowing songs!
Finely tuned anarchy!
The Noise Next Door are twelve time sellout
veterans of The Edinburgh Fringe and
have appeared on BBC One, ITV1, BBC Three
and BBC Radio 4. They have also appeared
alongside the likes of Michael McIntyre, Katherine
Ryan, Romesh Ranganathan and Harry Hill.
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“Hilarious... A superior kind of chaos” Telegraph
Saturday 14 March 7.30pm
Tickets £14 / £12
Venue Bridge House Theatre
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THEATRE
Dyad Productions
I, Elizabeth
From the award-winning creators of Austen’s
Women, Jane Eyre: An Autobiography, The
Unremarkable Death of Marilyn
Monroe, and Christmas Gothic.
1568: At a vital but volatile crossroads in history a
young queen steps from the shadows to reveal her
thoughts on marriage, succession, religion and war.
But time is against her…
Elizabeth I: Queen at 25, political phoenix and
famously unmarried – but who was the woman
beneath the crown?
Using only Elizabeth’s words, Rebecca
Vaughan explores the queen’s struggle to reconcile
the desires of womanhood with the duties of
sovereignty.
Written & performed by Rebecca Vaughan. Directed
by Olivier Award winner, Guy Masterson
(Morecambe).
Thursday 2 April 7.30pm
Tickets £13.50 / £11.50
Venue Bridge House Theatre
‘Riveting… a breathtaking creation’
★★★★★★ Edinburgh Evening News
‘Truly breathtaking. An
absolute masterclass.’
★★★★★ Fringe Review
‘A performance worthy
of an Academy Award’
★★★★★ The Carrick
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Our Christmas Show for December 2020
THE NUTCRACKER
AND THE MOUSE KING
by ETA Hoffman
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THE BRIDGE HOUSE YOUNG COMPANY
The Bridge House Young Company is the
exciting new youth theatre resident to the Bridge
House Theatre. Our youth theatre is made up of
young people aged 7-19, working with industry
professionals to create high quality theatrical
experiences.
For anyone in school years 3 – 13, our sessions focus
on building skills for performance and theatre
making, including voice work, characterisation,
physical theatre, improvisation, and acting
techniques. Terms will explore different projects
ranging from scripted work to devised pieces,
and theatre for the community. The company will
also have the chance to perform in larger scale
productions in the Bridge House Theatre.
A range of new and exciting projects have been
planned for 2020, so if you are interested in taking
part please get in contact.
The sessions will run every Saturday
during term time from 9:30am – 12pm
in the Warwick school Drama Dept.
please contact Laura Ashfield at
l.ashfield@warwickschools.co.uk
for more details (including how
to apply for bursaries).
Fees are £50 a term.
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Warwick Independent Schools
An outstanding education
for boys and girls 3-18
See school websites for further information
www.warwickprep.com
01926 491545
www.warwickschool.org
01926 776400
www.kingshighwarwick.co.uk
01926 494485

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BIRMINGHAM
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STRATFORD ROAD
JURY STREET
PRIORY ROAD
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MYTON ROAD
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COTEN END EMSCOTE ROAD
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CONTACT US
In Person Bridge House Theatre & Warwick Hall, Warwick School, Myton Road, Warwick, CV34 6PP
By Telephone Box Office 01926 776438
Theatre Manager 01926 776475
Online
www.bridgehousetheatre.co.uk
boxoffice@warwickschool.org
Opening Times Monday to Friday from 1pm to 5:30pm, and one hour before any ticketed performance
Full ticketing terms and conditions are listed on our website, as well as further information on visiting our venues
All information correct at time of print.
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