Junior Education Newsletter Welcome to our fantastic spring edition and exciting line up for 2017, with some returning favourites and amazing new productions, Milkshake! Chris & Pui, Slava’s Snow Show & first time visits for Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom, Fantastic Mr Fox, Gangsta Granny, The Railway Children & Dinosaur World. Our Theatre Royal Youth Company presents their summer production Alice Back in Wonderland, book, music & lyrics by David Lambert (Theatre Arts Course, Director). Finally, don’t forget our 2017/18 panto Sleeping Beauty (see inside for details). This newsletter is also available online at www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk Click on Take Part/Schools
Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom Tuesday 30th - Wednesday 31st May 2017 Join Ben the Elf, Holly the young Fairy Princess and their friends on this exciting, enchanting and magical musical adventure packed full of games, songs and laughter. This beautiful story of elves, princesses and childhood innocence will delight all the family! Prices: £15.00 - £7.00, Under 16s: £13.00 - £7.00 Family Ticket: Bands A - C £52, (4 people including at least 1 adult)
Games and downloads @ website below www.nickjr.co.uk/little-kingdom
Fantastic Mr Fox Wednesday 21st - Saturday 24th June 2017 Boggis, Bunce and Bean, three greedy, smelly, horrid farmers hate the cunning Mr Fox, who is smart, clever and rather fantastic. Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox is family fun at its finest. A juicy tale of greed, pride and the power of friendship, this flagship production for the Roald Dahl centenary celebrations, promises a dahlicious theatrical feast with live music and songs and gloriumptious designs. A wondercrump treat for the whole family! Prices: Adults £18.00 - £7.00, Under 18s: £14.00 - £7.00 Schools Matinee: Friday 23rd @ 10.30am £9.00 with 1 Teacher FREE in every 10 tickets Signed performance: Saturday 24th June, 2.30pm Audio Described performance: Saturday 24th June, 2.30pm
www.fantasticmrfoxlive.com/schools
Suitable for age 5+
Milkshake! Live Sunday 2nd July 2017 @ 11.00am & 2.00pm Join your favourite milkshake! characters for an all singing, all dancing spectacular stage show! With superb songs, funky dance routines, loads of laughter, bags of audience interaction and bucket loads of fun, it’s the family show not to be missed. Starring the milkshake! presenters and a whole host of popular characters from milkshake’s stellar line up. Prices: Adults: £14.50 - £7.00, Under 18s: £12.50 - £7.00 Family ticket (4 people, including at least 1 adult): - Bands A - D £50 www.milkshake.tv
LIMITED AVAILABILITY
Gangsta Granny Thursday 13th - Saturday 15th July 2017
It’s Friday night and Ben knows that means only one thing – staying with Granny! There will be cabbage soup, cabbage pie and cabbage cake and Ben knows one thing for sure – it’s going to be sooooooooo boring! But what Ben doesn’t know is that Granny has a secret – and Friday nights are about to get more exciting than he could ever imagine, as he embarks on the adventure of a lifetime with his very own Gangsta Granny! From the award-winning producers of HORRIBLE HISTORIES comes the world premiere of this amazing story by David Walliams, the UK’s best-selling author for children. Prices: £18.50 - £7.00, Under 18s: Bands A - D £4.00 OFF all performances Family Ticket: 4 people (inc. at least 1 adult), £60.00 Relaxed Performance Saturday 15th July, 10.30am Education/Resource Pack @ website www.birminghamstage.com/about/resourcepacks
Alice Back in Wonderland Wednesday 26th - Saturday 29th July 2017 Evenings 7pm, Saturday Matinee 2pm Alice is fed up with everyone asking her about her adventures in Wonderland. After all, the whole thing was only a dream – or was it? She would much rather concentrate on becoming a mathematician like Uncle Lewis. But when the White Rabbit reappears and tells her that Wonderland needs her once again, Alice is forced to revisit her old adventures and face many new ones. The dreaded Jabberwock is terrorising the land, and the Queen of Hearts is up to no good. Can Alice save the day? And can she change her future by changing her past? A fun-filled musical adventure for all the family, from the writer of High School Prom Queen and Peter Pan Return to Neverland. Ideal entertainment for the start of the summer holidays. Prices: £12.00 - £7.00, Under 18s & Over 60s Special Price: Bands A & B £2.00 OFF all perfs Captioned performance: Saturday 29th July, 2.00pm
The Railway Children Monday 31st July - Saturday 5th August 2017 Evenings 7.30pm, Wednesday & Saturday Matinees 2.30pm E. Nesbit’s classic novel is brought thrillingly to life in a stunning new stage production. When their father mysteriously disappears with two strangers one evening, the lives of Roberta, Peter and Phyllis are turned upside down. Forced to leave the comforts of their privileged London life in exchange for a simple existence in the depths of the Yorkshire countryside. Complete with beautiful period costumes and ingenious designs, this new production promises an uplifting theatrical experience for all ages, packed with intrigue, adventure, joy and jubilation. Prices: £21.00 - £7.00, Under 18s Special Price: Bands A & B £5.00 OFF Tues - Thurs eves & mats Signed performance: Saturday 5th August, 2.30pm Audio Described performance: Saturday 5th August, 2.30pm
Dinosaur World Thursday 3rd - Saturday 5th August 2017, 11.00am daily & Friday 2pm A brand new Dino-mite adventure! Grab your compass and join in our intrepid explorer to discover a pre-historic world of astonishing dinosaurs, including Tyrannosaurus Rex, Triceratops, Giraffatitan and Segnosaurus, to name a few! Age Guidance 3+ Prices: £12.50 - £7.00
Northern Ballet’s The Little Mermaid Tuesday 26th - Saturday 30th September 2017 A new full length ballet based on the famous Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. A young mermaid who is willing to give up everything she knows for love and the desire to gain a human soul. Prices: £38.50 - £8.00, Under 18’s: Bands A & B £10.00 OFF Tues - Thurs Evenings & Matinees Schools: Bands C - D £9.00 Thurs Matinee Group Rates: Tues - Thurs Evenings & Matinees
Chris & Pui Show Monday 23rd October 2017, 11.00am & 2.00pm CBeebies’ favourite double act in their very own stage show with all the toys and characters from their hit TV programme. With songs, comedy sketches, a dash of magic and heaps of joining in, this is a family show for children aged two to a hundred and two. Sing, laugh and join in with Chris and Pui Adults: £12 - £7.00, Under 18’s: £10 - £7.00, Family Ticket: Bands A - D £40.00 (4 people incl 1 adult) www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/show-me-show-me
Slava’s Snow Show Tuesday 21st - Saturday 25th November 2017 A return of the multi award winning international sensation. A unique theatrical event filled with heart, humour and stunning spectacle, promising a breath taking multi sensory delight. Not to be missed. Prices: £31.50 - £8.00, Under 18’s: Bands A & B £8.00 OFF Tues - Thurs Evenings Group Rates: Tues - Thurs Evenings & Matinees
Sleeping Beauty Wednesday 13th December 2017 - Sunday 14th January 2018 Staring Richard Gauntlett and Ben Langley Prices: £24.50 - £7.00, Under 18s Special Price: £2.00 off Bands A - D Signed performance: Saturday 13th January, 2.30pm Audio Described performance: Wednesday 3rd & Saturday 6th January, 2.30pm Captioned Performance: Sunday 7th January, 1.00pm Relaxed Performance: Friday 5th January, 5.30pm A supportive and relaxed environment throughout the theatre especially suited to those with autism and a wide range of needs.
WE’RE GOING TO THE THEATRE! For first time younger visitors, the huge auditorium and rush of customers can seem daunting, so we’ve produced a video to give them an early look at the different areas of the theatre as well as the etiquette and the behaviour expected of them. The video addresses rules such as flash photography, the consumption of sweets and how to understand your ticket and take your seat. The film is also meant as a guide for teachers/carers to show schoolchildren what a trip to Norwich Theatre Royal might be like and how to behave whilst there. It is primarily, but not exclusively, aimed at those who may not have been to a theatre before. www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk Go to our website, (as above) Take Part, ‘Schools’, then click on A Guide to Visiting the Theatre/Attending performances WHAT IF…? ⇒
⇒
⇒
You’re organising a group to see a show? Then make life easier on the day by pre-ordering interval ice creams or drinks. Forms are sent out with all group bookings but telephone us if you need spare copies. Your party is bringing a packed meal to eat after the show? Telephone us to see whether an area can be made available for you all. Space is limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis. You’re bringing under threes to a children’s performance? Buggies and pushchairs may be collapsed and stored in certain areas of the theatre, at owners’ risk. Useful Norwich Theatre Royal telephone contacts: Front of House Restaurant Booking Box Office
01603 598540 01603 598577 01603 630000
If you need more information, to make a group booking or you no longer wish to receive this newsletter, please contact us at: Education Department, Norwich Theatre Royal, Theatre Street, Norwich, NR2 1RL or call us on 01603 598623/2, or Email:
[email protected] (Registered Charity No: 262259) Norwich Theatre Royal’s education work is generously sponsored by NORSE Group and supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England, Trusts and Foundations including the Chivers Trust, Ernest Cook Trust, Geoffrey Watling Charity, the John Jarrold Trust, the Norfolk Opera Trust, the Paul Bassham Trust, Norwich Town Close Estate Charity, and the Norwich Theatre Royal Ambassadors. We are also grateful to in-kind support from local businesses: Hollinger Print, InTouch Systems, and Julian Claxton Photography & White Label Media.
