Rose Theatre Kingston Announces New Season 12/2-3/22

The Snow Queen
Fri 2 Dec 2011 – Sun 8 Jan 2012
Morning, matinee & evening performances
Please see the website for individual dates and performance times
Tickets: £8-26
Family Ticket: £70 (4 tickets, minimum 2 children)
The Snow Queen is a beautiful and popular fairytale by Hans Christian Anderson and perfect for the whole family to enjoy. Cei and Gerda are best friends who do everything together, until one cold night when Cei is whisked away by the evil snow queen to her icy palace far away. Can Gerda save Cei in time? Join her on this magical journey through rivers, forests and snow to find out.

Comedy Store
The Comedy Store continue their monthly residency presenting the best stand-up ftrom around the globe on your doorstep.
Tickets: £10-12 (£14 on the door)
Sun 29 Jan 7.30pm
Featuring:
MC Rob Rouse, Carey Marx, Doc Brown, Paul Sinha, Paul Tonkinson
Saturday 31 March 7.30pm
Line up to be confirmed

Rose Christmas Concert
Mon 19 Dec 7.30pm
Join Harry the Piano, Timothy West, the Euphonix and Rose Plus Choirs for a joyful Christmas concert that will ring throughout the Rose rafters! The festive and fun evening will include readings, music and encouragement to sing along! All proceeds from the concert will go to Kingston Theatre Trust to support the work of the Rose Theatre.
All tickets £20
Family Ticket £70 (4 tickets, minimum 2 children)
Mince pies, mulled wine and festive soft drinks will be available

Magic at the Rose
Sat 21 Jan 7.30pm
Now a popular annual even in its own right, as well as providing an opportunity to raise much-needed funds for the Rose, this is a terrific night of entertainment for the whole family. Join us for an evening of large-scale illusions, astounding mind-reading along with plenty of comedy and laughs. It’s a magic night out! All tickets £10

Dick Whittington
Sun 22 Jan 4.30pm
A family pantomime by John Morley, Dick Whittington is the perfect show for this Diamond Jubilee year. A large cast of performers tell the story of a poor country boy who became three times Lord Mayor of London – with all the traditional opportunities for audience participation.
The Mayor of Kingston has commissioned the well-established St. James’s Players, New Malden to perform this hilarious pantomime, in aid of the Mayor’s Charity Appeal (which this year is supporting Born Too Soon and Macmillan Cancer Support). An amateur production. All tickets £5 - £12

Southbank Sinfonia
Sat 28 Jan 6pm
David Suchet and Simon Russell Beale presents the Southbank Sinfonia conducted by Simon Over. Southbank Sinfonia is firmly established as Britain’s leading orchestral academy, providing the most talented musicians with a much-needed springboard into the profession.
A sensational evening of classical music and readings by prominent actors, in aid of Amnesty International UK and the Rose Theatre Kingston. This concert is dedicated to the memory of Klaus Schiller and David Oppenheimer. All tickets £8 - £25

Our Country’s Good
Mon 30 Jan –Sat 4 Feb
Matinee and Evening performances.
Australia. 1788. A British ship arrives with a cargo of soldiers and convicts transported abroad for their country’s good. As the soldiers struggle to impose order on the outcasts of the old society, a benevolent governor seizes on the notion of a play. In the shadow of the gallows and the gum tree, the convicts gather under the direction of 2nd Lieutenant RalpH Clarke and rehearsals begin for The Recruiting Officer.
Based on real events, Timberlake Wertenbaker’s Olivier award-winning modern classic is an inspiring tale of the transforming power of theatre. With a cast that includes Aden Gilet and Philip Witchurch. All tickets £8 - £25

DNA
Mon 6 Feb – Wed 8 Feb; 7pm Mon & Tues, 7pm & 1.30pm Wed
By Dennis Kelly
Directed by Anthony Banks
Cast includes James Alexandrou (EastEnders)
A group of teenagers do something bad, really bad, then panic and cover the whole thing up. But when they find that the cover-up unites them and brings harmony to their otherwise fractious lives, where’s the incentive to put things right? First performed at The National Theatre in 2007, this startling new play is fast becoming a contemporary classic with young audiences. All Tickets £8 -£16

LOL (lots of love)
Fri 10 Feb, 7.30pm

In an age of electroniccommunication this timely, critically-acclaimed production puts its six dancers on a quest for romance. Against a video wall of dozens of screen-gazing individuals, Protein’s cyber souls stylishly nail the language of life online. Recommended ages 14 yrs + All Tickets £8 -£12

Jeremy Hardy
Sat 11 Feb, 7.30pm

Jeremy is perhaps best remembered as a much younger man, but there is nothing he can do about that now. Still alive, and able to speak unaided for lengthy periods, this show will be not so much a one-man show as an under-staffed cavalcade. Jeremy Hardy became a stand-up comedian in January 1984. His BBC Radio 4 work includes Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation, The News Quiz, I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue and You’ll Have Had Your Tea. He has also done various bits of television, most notably, Now Something Else with Rory Bremner, Saturday Live, Blackadder Goes Forth, Loose Talk, Jack and Jeremy’s Real Lives with Jack Dee and If I Ruled the World with Graeme Garden and Clive Anderson. All Tickets £8.00 - £14.00

The Gruffalo
Wed 15 Feb to Sun 19 Feb; 1.30pm & 4.30pm Wed, 11am & 2pm Thurs & Fri, 11am & 2pm & 4.30pm Sat

Join Mouse on an adventurous journey through the deep dark wood . . . Meet a wheeler-dealer Fox, an eccentric old Owl and a maraca-shaking, party-mad Snake! Mouse can scare these hungry animals away with tall stories of the terrifying Gruffalo, but what happens when he comes face to face with the very creature he imagined? All Tickets £10.00 to £11.00

The Lady from the Sea
Thu 23 Feb - Sat 17 Mar; 7.30pm, 7.30 & 2.30 Thur 8 Mar & Sat 10 Mar & Thur 22 Mar & Sat 17 Mar, Touch Tour: Tues 13 March 6pm, Sat 17 1pm, Audio Described: Tues 13 March 7.30pm, Sat 17 March 2.30pm, Stage Text: Wed 14 March, Signed: Fri 16 March 7.30pm
By Henrik Ibsen
Directed and in a new translation by Stephen Unwin
The award-winning film and television actress Joely Richardson makes a welcome return to the London stage for this major revival. Ellida (Joely Richardson) is married to Dr Wangel, and lives with him and his two daughters. But she feels claustrophobic and restless and swims in the sea every day. Ten years ago she promised herself to another man. On a late summer’s day he comes to claim her. Ibsen’s elusive masterpiece offers a surprisingly optimistic answer to the riddle that he posed in A Doll’s House: happiness in marriage is possible, but only under the right conditions…
The Lady from the Sea is directed by Stephen Unwin, who has been widely hailed for his five productions of Ibsen, including an award winning Hedda Gabler at the Donmar. All Tickets £8 -£42

Rose Plus + Time to Talk
Time to Talk gives you the opportunity to question your favourite actors/writers/directors and hear all abut their careers in an informal, friendly setting. Tickets: £5 (£3 for concessions)

Fri 16 Dec, 5pm - Zoe WanamakerZoe Wanamaker is a world-class stage, film and television actress. She has won two Olivier awards and is coming to the Rose in December to talk all about her life, charity work and her extensive career, ranging from Harry Potter to the Royal Shakespeare Company. Book now to avoid missing this exciting opportunity!

Fri 6 Jan, 4.30pm – Michael SheenStephen Unwin meets international award-winning actor, Michael Sheen, best known for his screen portrayals of Tony Blair, David Frost and Brian Clough. Michael is back in the headlines as he takes on the role of Hamlet at the Young Vic. Hear him chat about this and other roles from his long and hugely successful career.

Thu 1 Mar, 5.30pm – Michael PenningtonActor, director and writer, Michael Pennington talks to Stephen Unwin about his remarkable career in classical theatre, as well as his new book on Shakespeare.

Please visit the website for further details for all shows: www.rosetheatrekingston.org (bkg fee) or call the box office: 08444 821 556 (bkg fee)

 

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