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Box Office: 01803 299 330 . www.toadstheatre.co.uk

Season Guide 2011/2012

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Box Office: 01803 299 330 . Mon - Fri / 10.30am - 1.30pm

How to BookYou may book for any production using the methods below.

By PostEnclose a SAE if you wish for your tickets to be sent to you, otherwise they can be collected from the box office on arrival. Please indicate if you have preferred seats. If these are not available, we will seat you as near as possible to those you have indicated. Please make cheques payable to Toads Theatre Company.

By TelephoneCall the Box Office during opening hours on (01803) 299 330. All major credit & debit cards accepted - No booking fee.

In PersonCall at the Box Office during opening hours, which are 10.30am - 1.30pm, Monday - Friday.

We regret that tickets cannot be reserved by email at this time.

Ticket Prices Tickets for all TOADS Season Plays £10.50Over 60 / Under 16 concession £ 9.50Party & Group bookings (10+) £ 8.00Or see our membership details for great offers.

Seating Plan

Please check your tickets as soon as you receive them as we are unable to refund ticket purchases. Original tickets must be returned to the box office before new tickets will be issued. Tickets may be exchanged at the box office up to three days before a performance. A flat rate charge of £1.50 per booking will be made for this service. We regret that tickets cannot be reserved without payment.


Tadpoles Youth Theatre

Aged 14 to 20 and interested in theatre life? Do you want to learn from experienced actors, technicians and directors? If so… what are you waiting for? Join Tadpoles Youth Theatre and attend fun & valuable workshops to learn about everything from making props to audition tips. Take part in productions on stage and help with the running of our theatre. Workshops are held every other Tuesday evening from 6.30pm–8.30pm (term time only). Find out more by visiting our Facebook Group - ‘Tadpoles Youth Theatre’ or contacting us at [email protected] or 01803 299 330.

Costume HireToads Theatre Wardrobe has an extensive collection of costume available for hire to other Theatrical Groups.

Details from the Box Office on (01803) 299 330.The Little Theatre is also available to Hire by visiting performers and theatrical companies.

The Coffee ShopThe Coffee Shop and licensed bar are open before every performance and during the interval. The bar will stay open after each performance. Toads tasty homemade snacks are available in the Coffee Shop before the show.

Please order on arrival or to pre-book call 07743 456 907.


Index of EventsJuly 5-9 > The Yeomen of the Guard

The Torbay G&S Society

August 1-13 > Fawlty TowersSeptember 5-17 > Murdered to DeathOctober 8-15 > Female of the SpeciesOctober 19 > Travels With My Aunt

4th Wall Theatre Co.

October 28 > The Knicker Lady Vicarage Productions

October 29 > Hard Times (Charles Dickens) Creative Cow

November 6 > AJ’s Big BandNovember 12 > An Evening with

Bob Newhart & Tom LehrerNovember 18 > Séance

Pettifer Theatre Co.

December 10-17 > Sleeping BeautyJanuary 14-21 > Out of OrderFebruary 11-18 > Death of a SalesmanFebruary 20-21 > The Secret Garden

Angel Exit

March 17-24 > As You Like ItApril 21-28 > AudacityMay 19-26 > The Haunting of Hill HouseJune 16-23 > Why Me?

Join TOADS THEATRE Co. Name :

Address :

Tel No :

Email :

How would you like to help ? Please tick the options

Acting Backstage

Front of House Bar

Coffee Shop Set Building

We always like to welcome new members to the

company, not only to be in our productions but also

to help with the running of the Little Theatre. If you

would like to volunteer to become a valued member

of our team, please return this form to the Box Office

and we will contact you with further details of how

you can join.

Please complete and return to The Little Theatre Box Office, St Marks Road, Torquay, TQ1 2EL

OR tick here if you would like season ticket vouchers, which you can exchange for specific seats (any night) nearer the time.

TOADS Season Plays

Aug 1-13 > Fawlty TowersSept 5-17 > Murdered to DeathOct 8-15 > Female of the SpeciesDec 10-17 > Sleeping BeautyJan 14-21 > Out of OrderFeb 11-18 > Death of a SalesmanMarch 17-24 > As You Like ItApril 21-28 > AudacityMay 19-26 > The Haunting of Hill HouseJune 16-23 > Why Me?

Booking FormOption 1 > FULL Theatre Club Membership £80 for all 10 season plays

Day - Sat / Mon / Tues / Weds / Thurs / Fri / 2nd Sat

* Please circle your choice. You must be able to attend the same night for each play *

Number of persons -

Please tick here if you are a new member.Current seat numbers -

Cheques payable to: Toads Theatre CompanyI enclose a cheque for a total of:

£

£

Please charge my credit / debit card for the amount of :

Name : Mr / Mrs / Ms / Miss

Address : Postcode :

Telephone : Email : (To receive further information about productions)

Card No. (Visa / Mastercard / Switch / Maestro)

Issue No. CSV.Expiry Date. Start Date.

CSV = 3 digit Security Code to the rear of the Card

TOADS Season Plays

Aug 1-13 > Fawlty TowersSept 5-17 > Murdered to DeathOct 8-15 > Female of the SpeciesDec 10-17 > Sleeping BeautyJan 14-21 > Out of OrderFeb 11-18 > Death of a SalesmanMarch 17-24 > As You Like ItApril 21-28 > AudacityMay 19-26 > The Haunting of Hill HouseJune 16-23 > Why Me?

Booking Form

Please note: We cannot guarantee same seats for each play

Play 1 - Date /

Play 2 - Date /

Play 3 - Date /

Play 4 - Date /

Please complete and return to The Little Theatre Box Office, St Marks Road, Torquay, TQ1 2EL

Option 2 > PART Theatre Club Membership £34 for 4 season plays

Cheques payable to: Toads Theatre Company

OR tick here if you would like season ticket vouchers, which you can exchange for specific seats (any night) nearer the time.

Number of persons -

I enclose a cheque for a total of:

£

£

Please charge my credit / debit card for the amount of :

Name : Mr / Mrs / Ms / Miss

Address : Postcode :

Telephone : Email : (To receive further information about productions)

Card No. (Visa / Mastercard / Switch / Maestro)

Issue No. CSV.Expiry Date. Start Date.

CSV = 3 digit Security Code to the rear of the Card


Fawlty Towers

August Mon1st /Sat13th 7.45pm

Back by Popular Demand !! (No perf’ on Sunday)

By John Cleese & Connie Booth Directed by Stephanie Austin

Following last year’s sell-out success, Toads have decided to stage another three episodes of this legendary British comedy.

3 More Episodes !The Builders • The Hotel Inspectors • The Germans

By arrangement with Samuel French Ltd.

The Yeomen of the Guard

July Tues5th /Sat9th 7.45pm / Sat Mat - 2.30pm

The Gilbert & Sullivan Society (Torbay Branch)

By Gilbert & Sullivan

Tickets £11

Concessions: Over 60’s £10 Students £6

(Under 16 - Free to the Matinee when accompanied by a paying adult)

“Don’t mention the war!”


Murdered to Death

September Mon5th /Sat17th 7.30pm

Murdered to Death (No perf’ on Sunday)

By Peter Gordon Directed by Alec Stokes

A Miss Maple Mystery The funniest Whodunnit Agatha Christie never wrote! This hilarious and very clever spoof of the “country house” murder genre is in the best Agatha Christie tradition. Inept and bungling Inspector Pratt battles against the odds and his own incompetence to unmask a murderer who hasn’t finished yet. Will everyone in the house meet their doom, or will the audience die laughing first?

By arrangement with Josef Weinberger.

The Female of the Species

October Sat8th /Sat15th 7.30pm

The Female of the Species (No perf’ on Sunday)

By Joanna Murray Smith Directed by Stephanie Austin

Margot Mason, pioneer of the women’s liberation movement and fearless academic, has written books that have changed the lives of countless women. Unfortunately for her, one of them has a gun…..This latest gem from the pen of one of Australia’s most outstanding playwrights was inspired by Germaine Greer’s experience of being held captive in her country house in Essex in 2006. “This deliciously wicked comedy deftly walks the tightrope between satire and farce.”

By arrangement with Nick Hern. Contains occasional strong language


Travels With My Aunt

October Weds19th 7.30pm

Travels With My Aunt

By Fourthwall Contemporary Theatre

Tickets £10 Concessions: Over 60’s £9 | Students £6

Giles Havergal’s adaption of Graham Greene’s Travels With My Aunt.

Henry Pulling is a mild-mannered retired banker who leads a quiet life tending

his beloved dahlias, never straying too far from his home in Southwood. But

when his eccentric and outrageous septuagenarian Aunt Augusta suddenly

appears in his life at this Mother’s funeral, Henry becomes aware of mysterious

facts about his past and is drawn from the safety of his English Country Garden

into a series of absurd and exotic international adventures.

The Knicker Lady

October Fri28th 7.30pm

The Knicker Lady

By Vicarage Productions in association with GB Promotions

Tickets £12 No Concessions.

Rosemary Hawthorne aka THE KNICKER LADY makes a welcome return with

her scintillating, fascinating and hilarious One Woman Show – now in two acts.

Following her previous appearance here, a member of the audience emailed: “I

DON’T THINK I HAVE EVER ENJOYED AN EVENING MORE……I REALLY DIDN’T

WANT IT TO FINISH…” Rosemary regularly appears on TV & radio and also features

in international Press. Recent television includes The One Show (again!) and

William & Kate: The Wedding of the Century.


Hard Times

October Sat29th 7.30pm

Hard Times - Creative Cow Theatre Company

By Charles Dickens Adapted by Stephen Jeffreys

Tickets £10.50 Concessions: £9.50

This entertaining and wonderfully inventive adaptation of Charles Dickens’ evocative

saga, is set in the north of England at the height of the Industrial Revolution. Four

actors will represent the resilient residents of smoke filled Coketown and show how

Louisa and Tom Gradgrind are schooled to put their trust in ..facts, facts, facts !They

will take on the visiting circus performers, stuffy business men, downtrodden workers,

oppressed women, rural rascals and finally reveal that even in the gloomiest of social

landscapes, honesty, loyalty and jolly GOOD TIMES are possible!

A.J’s Big Band

November Sun6th 3.00pm

A.J’s Big Band - A Concert

Music from the Glenn Miller era and beyond

Tickets £13.50 Concessions: £12.50

The South West’s premier 17 piece makes a welcome return to The Little Theatre with a packed programme of classics from the golden age of the big band. Swinging arrangements which include Miller, Basie and Ellington hits together with new numbers from the band’s latest CD Fascinating Rhythm.

With great vocals from A.J’s stunning singer Paula Mitchell, this is an

unmissable show by a top band.


An evening with the humour of Bob Newhart & Tom Lehrer

November Sat12th 7.30pm

An evening with the humour of Bob Newhart & Tom Lehrer

Presented By Andrew Meller & Peter Gill

Tickets £11 Concessions: £10

America’s best satirists of the 50s & 60s, “The funniest show you will see this year.” - Well known jazz and rock’n’roll piano/vocalist Peter Gill and highly regarded fringe actor Andrew Meller have joined forces to present a fabulous new 90-minute show dedicated to the satirical humour of American comic legends Bob Newhart and Tom Lehrer. This is a wonderfully entertaining and light-hearted evening of wit suitable for all those with at least a modicum of sense of humour.

Séance

November Fri18th 7.30pm

Séance

By Peter Gill Presented by The Pettifer Theatre Co.

Tickets £11 Concessions: £10

Widowed in the Great War, Lady Billingham is driven mad by grief and the belief

that her dead husband wants her to join him on the other side. A travelling

gypsy medium offers to ease her torment by holding a séance, but will the

séance provide an end to her suffering or the start of something far worse?

“With a climax that nobody expects, this psychological thriller will be the

next Woman in Black.”


Sleeping Beauty

December Sat10th /Sat17th 7.00pm

Sleeping Beauty - Pantomime (No perf’ on Sunday)

By Alan P. Frayn Directed by Jill Pettigrew

A Magical Pantomime for all the Family - Let this imaginative traditional pantomime, full of artistry and magic, re-awaken your senses! Meet Nurse Dottie Dettol, the puddle-brained Muddles and two hapless heralds, Fetch and Carrie, as they ensure the laughs come thick and fast, especially when they meet head-to-

head in a hilarious schoolroom scene!

Saturday Matinee - 10th and 17th - 2.30pm All children just £2.50 when accompanied by an adult.By arrangement with Stage Right Creations.

Out of Order

January Sat14th /Sat21st 7.30pm

Out of Order (No perf’ on Sunday)

By Ray Cooney Directed by Alan Tanner

A Politician... His mistress... A dead body... Another hilarious farce from the King of Comedy



Death of a Salesman

February Sat11th /Sat18th 7.30pm

Death Of A Salesman (No perf’ on Sunday)

By Arthur Miller Directed by John Miles

Premiered in 1949 this Pulitzer- winning play established Arthur Miller’s place as one of the great American playwrights of the C20th. Seen as an attack upon the American dream of prosperity and material wealth , this visceral and powerful play is centred on the tragedy of Willie Loman, a hard-working but increasingly unsuccessful travelling salesman, whose family life and sales patter is based on of half-truths and dreams…


The Secret Garden

February Mon20th/Tues21st 7.30pm

The Secret Garden

By Angel Exit Ticket Prices T.B.C

“The flowers are growing - the roots are stirring. That is the Magic. Being alive is the Magic” - Angel Exit unearth the dark heart of The Secret Garden, which sees spoilt Mary Lennox plucked from the bright vibrancy of India and transplanted to a big old house full of secrets on the grey Yorkshire moors. As Mary battles loneliness she encounters locked doors, a curious robin, hidden keys, and strange cries ringing down the corridor… Presented in Angel Exit’s rich visual style and blending storytelling with striking physicality, beautiful puppets, live singing and an original soundtrack, The Secret Garden will be performed by an ensemble of 5.


As You Like It

March Sat17th /Sat24th 7.30pm

As You Like It (No perf’ on Sunday)

By William Shakespeare Directed by Maggie Campbell

“All the world’s a stage”

Intrigue and mistaken identity are woven into this new adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s delightful comedies.

Audacity

April Sat21st /Sat28th 7.30pm

Audacity (No perf’ on Sunday)

By Simon Mawdsley Directed by Alec Stokes

A Thriller - Philip, Dave and John are respectable citizens each staring down the barrel of financial ruin. They devise a cunning scheme to rob a department store. All goes well until their wives decide to investigate their husbands’ strange behaviour.

“…crisp dialogue…skilful plotting….gripping and amusing…” The Times

“fast, efficient and fun…..intriguing entertainment….” What’s On



The Haunting of Hill House

May Sat19th /Sat26th 7.30pm

The Haunting of Hill House (No perf’ on Sunday)

By F. Andrew Leslie Directed by Kevin Scarbrough

Based on the novel by Shirley Jackson - “Silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there, walked alone…” - Despite warnings about its evil reputation, four visitors, including Eleanor and Theodora, conduct an experiment to investigate the supposedly supernatural occurrences in the remote mansion. But nothing can prepare them for what lurks in Hill House, because the house is alive, with a will and desires of its own. And what it desires most is Eleanor…..


Why Me?

June Sat16th /Sat23rd 7.30pm

Why Me? (No perf’ on Sunday)

By Stanley Hope Directed by Jef Pirie

Middle-aged engineering consultant John Bailey is made redundant. He struggles bravely with job rejections, his loss of dignity in the face of his wife’s successful business, the break-up of his marriage, shattering revelations about his son and repeated forays into his living room by a mother-in-law who refuses to stay in her adjoining granny flat, as he battles against the odds to find a job.

“…good comedy like this is tethered to the real world.” The Guardian

By arrangement with Josef Weinberger. Contains occasional strong language

Season Guide 2011/2012 Box Office:

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