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Welcome
                  to The Marlowe’s
                  Summer Season.
In January we were delighted to be awarded Theatre
of the Year 2022 at the national Stage Awards, for
our work supporting regional artists and communities,
and our place in the vanguard of the recovery of the
British theatre sector. Judges referred to our output as
‘extraordinary given that it receives no public subsidy
and relies on box office revenue for 99% of its income’.
This season we intend to live up to our award, with        Summer at the
a raft of shows from the best of the West End and          Marlowe – check our
national touring circuit; a studio season previewing       website for updates
some great new theatre and comedy before it hits           on this year’s world
Edinburgh and the festival circuit; and a summer of        music and food by      The Marlowe wins Theatre of the
outdoor events extending along the river with a focus      the river.             Year 2022 at the Stage Awards.
on bringing the world to Canterbury.
Our collaborations with our Associate and Resident
companies continue to grow and develop deep into
our communities, providing opportunities to develop
creative skills with some of our finest contemporary
artists. Glyndebourne bring their intimate new opera
Glass Human, developed out of a series of interviews
about the experience of loneliness during lockdown.
Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures’ Cygnet School and
Projekt Europa’s Projekt Encounter provide extensive
and groundbreaking skills development programmes
for young dancers and migrant communities. Further
afield, our Shakespeare Nation community company
take on a new challenge in May – performing on the
main stage in Stratford-upon-Avon in the RSC’s epic
Henry VI: Rebellion!
We hope you will join us for a great season of theatre,
musicals, opera, dance, music and comedy.
Deborah Shaw
Chief Executive

                                                                                     Pupils from Pilgrim’s Way Primary School taking part
                                                                                     in Sing With Glyndebourne at Canterbury Cathedral.
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Our community cast wait backstage before their
performance of Error Error Error, part of the Royal
Shakespeare Company's Shakespeare Nation project.
Photo: Matt Humphrey
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A CHILDREN’S THEATRE PARTNERSHIP PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION
WITH BIRMINGHAM REP
                                                              TUE 3–SAT 7 MAY 2022
                                                              THE THEATRE
                                                                                                     Live At The Marlowe                      The Osmonds: A New Musical
Animal Farm
                                                                                                     SAT 14 MAY &
                                                              Tue–Sat evenings 7.30pm                THU 15 SEP 2022                          TUE 17–SAT 21 MAY 2022
                                                              Thu matinee 2pm                        THE THEATRE                              THE THEATRE
                                                              Sat matinee 2.30pm
By George Orwell
                                                              Prices from £15*                       Your chance to                           A brand-new musical written by Jay Osmond, with
Adapted and directed by Robert Icke                                                                  see top TV comics
                                                              Book your tickets early to get the                                              all the songs you love!
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Puppet Designer and Director Toby Olié                                                                                                        The Osmonds: A New Musical tells the official story
                                                              demand. For the latest information     of the UK's emerging
                                                              call us or visit our website.          comedy talent.                           by Jay Osmond about the five brothers from Utah
George Orwell’s classic Animal Farm is brought to             Discounts (on selected                                                          who were pushed into the spotlight as children and
                                                                                                     May's show features sets
life in this striking new production. The animals of          performances)                                                                   went on to create smash hits decade after decade.
                                                              Marlowe members (5% off)               from Nick Helm (Uncle),
Manor Farm drive out the farmer and run the farm              Discovery Tickets (Tue-Fri)            Sophie Duker (Live At                    This brand-new musical features a chart–topping
themselves. A revolution. And then what?                      Groups (Tue-Fri)                       The Apollo) and Sindhu                   list of anthems including Love Me For A Reason,
                                                                                                     Vee (Mock The Week).
Re-imagined by an award-winning creative team,                Schools £10 tickets (Tue-Fri,                                                   Crazy Horses, Let Me In, Puppy Love, One Bad
                                                              booking by phone or in person)         The headliner will be
Animal Farm combines captivating music and cinematic                                                                                          Apple, Long Haired Lover From Liverpool, Paper
                                                                                                     announced soon.
                                                                   BSL interpreted performance                                                Roses and many more.
staging to create a powerful atmosphere onstage. The                                                 7.30pm
                                                                   Thu, 2pm
beautifully detailed life-sized puppets make this show a                                             Prices from £15*                         “Wow! What a show… absolutely fantastic night
                                                                  Chilled performance
visually stunning spectacle, retelling a well-known story      CH
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in an exciting new way.                                                                              performances) Marlowe
                                                                                                                                              “Why wasn't this made years ago... it's a blast!”
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Animal Farm is directed by Robert Icke, whose version of                                                                                        êêêêê MAIL ON SUNDAY
                                                               Thu 5 May, post-show after
1984 (co-adapted and directed with Duncan Macmillan)                                                 Comedy at The Marlowe
                                                               2pm performance, free.                                                         Recommended 8yrs+
                                                                                                     is sponsored by Harwood
was a smash-hit in the West End and on Broadway.               BSL interpreted.
                                                                                                     Building Control.                        Evenings 7.30pm                        Discounts (on selected
With puppetry by Toby Olié (whose credits include War                                                Contains adult themes and                Wed, Thu & Sat matinees                performances)
Horse, Running Wild and Goodnight Mister Tom) and                                                    language. Line-ups are subject           2.30pm                                 Marlowe members (5% off)
                                                                                                     to change.                                                                      Discovery Tickets (Tue-Thu)
design by four time Olivier award-winner Bunny Christie.                                                                                      Prices from £15*
                                                                                                                                                                                     Groups (Tue-Thu)
“Superb. It will grip adults and children alike.”
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SUPPORTED BY PHARON INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL ADVISERS LIMITED             WED 21 SEP 2022                  THU 12 JAN 2023                       Opening the concert is

Philharmonia
                                                                       The Music Of                     Clarinet Spotlight                    Beethoven’s dramatic and
                                                                                                                                              emotive Leonore Overture No. 3.
                                                                       Harry Potter                     Marta Gardolińska
                                                                                                        conductor
                                                                                                                                              Sibelius’s defiant first symphony
                                                                                                                                              is full of Nordic intensity -
                                                                       Anthony Weeden

Orchestra
                                                                                                        Michael Collins clarinet              a response to the political
                                                                       conductor                                                              situation that gripped Finland
                                                                                                        Weber Overture, Der                   at the turn of the 20th century.
                                                                       A selection from the
                                                                                                        Freischütz
                                                                       Harry Potter movies              Weber Clarinet                        MON 5 JUN 2023

Resident at The Marlowe
                                                                       Enjoy a magical programme
                                                                       featuring the enchanting
                                                                                                        Concerto No. 1
                                                                                                        Brahms Symphony No. 1
                                                                                                                                              Santtu Conducts
                                                                       music of Harry Potter. With an
                                                                                                        Conductor Marta Gardolińska           Beethoven
                                                                       award-winning soundtrack
One of the world’s great orchestras                                                                     takes us back to the early            Santtu Matias-Rouvali
                                                                       by composers John Williams,
on your doorstep.                                                                                       Romantic era in this all-German       conductor
                                                                       Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Hooper
                                                                                                        programme. Der Freischütz             Eldbjørg Hemsing violin
                                                                       and Alexandre Desplat.
                                                                                                        is widely considered one of
                                                                                                        the first German operatic             Bruch Violin Concerto
                                                                       MON 19 DEC 2022
                                                                                                        masterpieces, and Weber’s             No. 1
                                                                       Philharmonia Brass At            first clarinet concerto allows        Beethoven Symphony
                                                                       Christmas                        Michael Collins to demonstrate
                                                                                                        all that the clarinet has to offer.
                                                                                                                                              No. 2
                                                                                                                                              The Philharmonia's Principal
                                                                                                        We finish this concert with
                                                                       Featuring the                                                          Conductor Santtu-Matias
                                                                                                        Brahms's expansive Symphony
                                                                       Philharmonia Orchestra                                                 Rouvali takes the helm
                                                                                                        No. 1, full of melting lyricism.
                                                                       Brass Ensemble                                                         for Beethoven's Second
                                                                                                        MON 27 FEB 2023                       Symphony. Despite the crisis
                                                                       There’s nothing quite like
                                                                                                                                              the composer was coming to
                                                                       the warm sound of a brass
                                                                       ensemble to get you in the
                                                                                                        Cello Masterclass                     terms with in the summer that
                                                                                                                                              he wrote it (he realised he was
                                                                       festive spirit. Find a moment    Jukka-Pekka Saraste
                                                                                                                                              starting to go deaf), the work
                                                                       of calm and joy to hear the      conductor
Times 7.30pm                                                                                                                                  is spirited and full of positive
                                                                       Philharmonia Orchestra’s brass   Sheku Kanneh-Mason
                                                                                                                                              energy.
Prices from £15*                                                       section perform a variety of     cello
                                                                       Christmas classics and                                                 Norwegian violinst Eldbjørg
Book your tickets early to get the
best price *Our prices change with                                     festive favourites.              Beethoven Overture,                   Hemsing, acclaimed for her
demand. For the latest information                                                                      Leonore No.3                          “radiant and sophisticated
call us or visit our website.                                                                           Bloch Schelomo: Hebraic               performances” (BBC Music
Discounts (on selected seats)                                                                           Rhapsody                              Magazine), presents Bruch’s
Marlowe Members (5% off)                                                                                Sibelius Symphony No. 1               resplendent first violin
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                                                                                                        Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s
Schools £10 tickets (booking by                                                                                                               of all the violin has to offer.
                                                                                                        career has gone from strength
phone or in person)                                                                                     to strength, from winning
                                                                                                        BBC Young Musician of the
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                                                                                                        Year in 2016 to playing at the
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                                                                                                        Meghan Markle. Tonight, he is
                                                                                                        the soloist in Bloch’s lamenting
                                                                                                        and deeply profound work,
                                                                                                        Schelomo: Hebraic Rhapsody.

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The Play What I Wrote                                                                               The Cher Show
                                                              WED 8–SAT 11 JUN 2022                                                                              TUE 14–SUN 19 JUN 2022
                                                              THE THEATRE                                                                                        THE THEATRE
                                                              Wed–Sat evenings 7.30pm                                                                            Tue–Sun evenings 7.30pm
                                                              Wed, Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm                                                                     Sat & Sun matinees 2.30pm
One of the biggest comedy hits ever!                                                                Six decades of stardom. 35 smash hits. One pop
                                                              Prices from £15*                                                                                   Prices from £15*
When The Play What I Wrote opened in London’s West                                                  goddess. Get ready to TURN BACK TIME in this
                                                              Book your tickets early to get the                                                                 Book your tickets early to get the
End, every single review was a rave, every show a sell-                                             outrageous new musical!                                      best price *Our prices change with
                                                              best price. *Our prices change with
out and it won every major theatre award. The Sunday          demand. For the latest information    Three Chers is better than one! Three West End               demand. For the latest information
                                                              call us or visit our website.                                                                      call us or visit our website.
Times called it “a triumph” and The Observer said                                                   stars play Cher as we span her iconic career: Millie
                                                              Discounts (on selected                                                                             Discounts (on selected
“audiences weep with laughter”.                                                                     O’Connell (SIX) as Babe, Danielle Steers (SIX) as Lady
                                                              performances)                                                                                      performances)
Thom has written a play, an epic set in the French            Marlowe members (5% off)              and the Olivier Award nominated Debbie Kurup (The            Marlowe members (5% off)
Revolution called ‘A Tight Squeeze for the Scarlet            Discovery Tickets (Wed & Thu)         Bodyguard) as the ultimate diva, Star.                       Discovery Tickets (Tue-Thu)
                                                              Groups (Wed & Thu)                                                                                 Groups (Tue-Thu)
Pimple’. Dennis, on the other hand, wants to continue                                               A dazzling glitter fest, sparkling with Cher’s signature
                                                              Comedy at The Marlowe is                                                                                 BSL interpreted performance
with their double act. He believes that if they perform                                             wit and style and full of her biggest hits, including If I         Wed 15 Jun, 7.30pm
                                                              sponsored by
a tribute to Morecambe and Wise, Thom’s confidence                                                  Could Turn Back Time, Strong Enough, Gypsies Tramps                Audio described performance
will be restored and the double act will go on. But first                                           and Thieves, The Shoop Shoop Song, I Got You Babe,            AD
                                                                                                                                                                       Sat 18 Jun, 2.30pm
Dennis needs to persuade a guest star to appear in the                                              and Believe.
play what Thom wrote...                                                                             Book now for a joyous party musical fit for the Queen
With a mystery guest star at every performance, this                                                of pop.
“recklessly, tear-inducingly funny show” (The Guardian)                                             Written by Tony award-winning Rick Elice (Jersey Boys),
is “a loving celebration of comic genius which is itself                                            this brand-new UK production is directed by Arlene
touched with comic genius” (Daily Telegraph).                                                       Phillips (Grease), choreographed by Oti Mabuse (double
Previous mystery guest stars have included Tom                                                      Strictly Come Dancing winner), with costumes by
Hiddlestone, Charles Dance, Joanna Lumley and                                                       Gabriella Slade (SIX).
Kara Tointon.

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David Walliams’                                                                  WED 22–SUN 26 JUN 2022                                                                                TUE 5–SAT 9 JUL 2022
                                                                                                                      LIMELIGHT PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS

                                                                                                                      Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em
                                                                                 THE THEATRE                                                                                           THE THEATRE

Billionaire Boy
                                                                                 Wed–Sat evenings 7pm                                                                                  Evenings 7.30pm
                                                                                 Fri 10.30am                                                                                           Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm
                                                                                 Sat matinee 2pm
                                                                                                                      The classic TV comedy on stage.                                  Prices from £15*
                                                                                 Sun 11am & 3pm
Can money buy everything?                                                                                                                                                              Book your tickets early to get the
                                                                                 Prices from £12.50*                  Based on the 1970s classic TV comedy by Ray Allen,               best price *Our prices change with
From the award-winning producers of Gangsta Granny                               Book your tickets early to get the   hilarious mishaps and DIY disasters are bringing the             demand. For the latest information
                                                                                 best price *Our prices change with   house down, quite literally, as Some Mothers Do ‘Ave             call us or visit our website.
comes this amazing West End production of David
                                                                                 demand. For the latest information
Walliams' Billionaire Boy, nominated for Best Family                             call us or visit our website.        ‘Em hits the road with Joe Pasquale (New Faces, I’m              Discounts (on selected
                                                                                                                                                                                       performances)
Show in the 2022 Olivier Awards!                                                 Discounts (on selected
                                                                                                                      A Celebrity, Spamalot, The Producers) as the lovable             Marlowe members (5% off)
Joe Spud is twelve years old and the richest boy in                              performances)                        accident-prone Frank Spencer.                                    Discovery Tickets (Tue-Thu)
                                                                                 Marlowe members (5% off)                                                                              Groups (Tue-Thu)
the country! He has his own sports car, two crocodiles                           Discovery Tickets (Wed-Fri)
                                                                                                                      Betty has exciting news for Frank, but he’s preoccupied
                                                                                                                      by possible newfound fame as a magician. With guests                   Captioned performance
as pets and £100,000 a week pocket money! But                                    Groups (Wed-Fri)                                                                                      CAP
                                                                                                                                                                                             Wed 6 Jul, 7.30pm
what Joe doesn't have is a friend. So he decides to                              Under 16's                           arriving for dinner and crossed wires all round, priceless
                                                                                                                                                                                       Comedy at The Marlowe is
leave his posh school and start at the local comp. But                           Schools £10 tickets (Wed-Fri,        misunderstandings are on the menu.                               sponsored by
                                                                                 booking by phone or in person)
things don't go as planned for Joe and life becomes a                                                                 Susie Blake (Coronation Street, The Victoria Wood
                                                                                      Chilled performance
rollercoaster as he tries to find what money can't buy!                          CH                                   Show, Blithe Spirit) stars as his disapproving mother-
                                                                                      All performances
“A rollicking show with big belly laughs and a                                                                       in-law and Sarah Earnshaw as his long-suffering
  sweet heart!” THE TIMES                                                                                             wife Betty.
Every performance is chilled. Chilled performances                                                                    Quite Frank-ly, it’s a hit!
offer a more casual theatre-going experience for
audiences, with rules on noise being more relaxed.
Chilled performances are ideal for those who like a
more informal atmosphere when they visit the theatre.
Recommended 5yrs+
© and TM – David Walliams/HarperCollins Publishers Ltd/Tony Ross/Quentin Blake

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Summer In
The Studio                                                             Edinburgh Comedy                  The Death Of King                 Confetti
We’re flinging wide the doors of our Studio this
summer to preview some of the most exciting                            Previews                          Arthur                            Will Jackson
                                                                                                                                           FRI 8 JUL 2022
theatre and comedy on this year’s festival circuit.                    SAT 2, WED 6 & FRI 15             Seth Kriebel
                                                                       JUL 2022                                                            THE STUDIO
                                                                                                         THU 7 JUL 2022
Times 8pm                                                              THE STUDIO                        THE STUDIO                        A brilliantly funny one-
Tickets £10                                                                                                                                person rom-com.
                                                                       A chance to see some              Seth Kriebel's interactive
Discounts Marlowe members (10%                                         of the UK's best up-and-                                            A queer rom-com from Will
off during priority period. 5% off
                                                                                                         twist on the story of King
outside priority period)
                                                                       coming comics.                    Arthur and his knights.           Jackson ("Rising comic star"
                                                                       Get a sneak preview of some                                         Attitude). Confetti follows
                                                                                                         Sit back and enjoy or actively
                                                                       of the comedy shows that                                            Felix, from surprise hen night
                                                                                                         take part in the decisions that
                                                                       are about to make a splash at                                       to wedding reception, as he
                                                                                                         guide the story. Each show is
                                                                       this year's Edinburgh Fringe.                                       embarks on a romance of his
                                                                                                         unique, bringing a lost Britain
                                                                       Each show will feature two                                          own - and you’re invited!
                                                                                                         back to life and asking what
                                                                       work-in-progress sharings.        the old tales tell us in these
                                                                       Further details about the line-   complicated times.
                                                                       up for each evening will be
                                                                       announced soon.

                                                                                                         Head Set                          Seder
                                                                                                         Victoria Melody                   Adam Kammerling
                                                                                                         WED 13 JUL 2022                   THU 14 JUL 2022
                                                                                                         THE STUDIO                        THE STUDIO

                                                                                                         A hilarious, insightful           Awe-inspiring,
                                                                                                         and surreal odyssey.              challenging and totally
                                                                                                         Head Set is a theatre show        unique.
                                                                                                         from award-winning performer      Beginning with the ancient
                                                                                                         Victoria Melody, that explores    ritual of the Passover feast,
                                                                                                         amateur stand-up comedy and       Seder explores the rituals of
                                                                                                         how to make peace with our        retelling through a mixture of
                                                                                                         disordered and messy brains.      jazz drumming, otherworldly
                                                                                                                                           sound, contemporary dance,
                                                                                                                                           breaking, krump and poetry.
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Fantastically Great                                                                                Girl From The North Country
                                                              TUE 26–SAT 30 JUL                                                                                TUE 16–SAT 20 AUG 2022
                                                              2022                                                                                             THE THEATRE
                                                              THE THEATRE                                                                                      Evenings 7.30pm

Women Who Changed                                             Evenings 7pm
                                                              Thu & Sat matinees 2pm               Written & Directed by Conor McPherson                       Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm
                                                                                                                                                               Prices from £15*

                                                                                                   Music & Lyrics by Bob Dylan
The World
                                                              Tickets from £15*                                                                                Book your tickets early to get the
                                                              Book your tickets early to get the                                                               best price *Our prices change with
                                                              best price *Our prices change with                                                               demand. For the latest information
                                                              demand. For the latest information   The Grammy-nominated and double Olivier                     call us or visit our website.
Can I have your attention please?!!                           call us or visit our website.        Award-winning musical now comes to Canterbury               Discounts (on selected
This brand-new kickass-pirational pop musical bursts          Discounts (on selected               direct from a smash-hit Broadway season.                    performances)
                                                              performances)                                                                                    Marlowe members (5% off)
to life as the fantastically great women take to the          Marlowe members (10% off during      Celebrated playwright Conor McPherson (The Weir,            Discovery Tickets (Tue-Thu)
stage to tell their stories. From explorers to artists,       priority period. 5% off outside      The Seafarer) boldly reimagines the legendary songs         Groups (Tue-Thu)
                                                              priority period)                     of Bob Dylan. A heart-breaking and universal story
scientists to secret agents, hear the stories of some of      Discovery Tickets (Tue-Sat)
history’s strongest mothers, sisters and daughters; all       Groups (Tue-Fri)                     about family and love, hailed by the Observer as the
independent icons who really did change the world.                 BSL interpreted performance     “No.1 theatre show of the year.”
                                                                   Thu 28 Jul, 2pm                 It’s 1934 in the heartland of America and we meet a
Celebrated dramatist Chris Bush (Nine Lessons and
Carols, Almeida Theatre) and No. 1 hit songwriter                                                  group of wayward souls who cross paths in a time-
Miranda Cooper (Girls Aloud, Kylie Minogue) adapt                                                  weathered guesthouse. Standing at a turning point in
suffragette descendent Kate Pankhurst’s bestselling                                                their lives, they realise nothing is what it seems.
picture book with music by Miranda Cooper and                                                      Now you have the chance to experience this
Jennifer Decilveo (Miley Cyrus, Beth Ditto) and                                                    “magnificent” (Evening Standard), “astonishing” (The
direction by Amy Hodge (Mr Gum And The Dancing                                                     Guardian) and “piercingly beautiful” (The Independent)
Bear, National Theatre).                                                                           production brought vividly to life by an extraordinary
Don’t miss this empowering new stage show with                                                     company of actors and musicians.
characters and songs that pack a popstar punch!                                                    Recommended 12yrs+

Age recommendation 7yrs+

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Mamma Mia!
                                                              TUE 30 AUG–SAT 10 SEP                                                                                                  DANCE CONSORTIUM PRESENT                                          MON 19 & TUE 20 SEP

                                                                                                                                                                                     Les Ballets Trockadero
                                                              2022                                                                                                                                                                                     2022
                                                              THE THEATRE                                                                                                                                                                              THE THEATRE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Evenings 7.30pm

                                                                                                                                                                                     de Monte Carlo
                                                              Evenings 7.30pm
The world's sunniest musical.                                 Tue 6 Sep, Thu & Sat matinees
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Prices from £15*
Set on a Greek island paradise, a story of love,              2.30pm
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Discounts (on selected
friendship and identity is cleverly told through the          Prices from £25*
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       performances)
timeless songs of ABBA.                                       Book your tickets early to get the                                                                                     The world’s foremost all-male comic ballet                        Marlowe members (5% off)
                                                              best price *Our prices change with                                                                                     company is back.                                                  Discovery Tickets
Sophie’s quest to discover the father she’s never             demand. For the latest information                                                                                                                                                       Groups
known brings her mother face-to-face with three men           call us or visit our website.                                                                                          For more than 40 years, the all-male comedy ballet                Schools £7.50 tickets (booking by
from her distant romantic past on the eve of a wedding        Discounts (on selected                                                                                                 company affectionately known as 'The Trocks' have                 phone or in person)

                                                                                                                  Photos of Mamma Mia! Uk tour company 2019 by Brinkhoff/Mögenburg
they’ll never forget.                                         performances)                                                                                                          been delighting audiences of all ages at sell-out
                                                              Marlowe members (5% off)                                                                                                                                                                  Show Talk
This irresistibly funny show has been thrilling               Discovery Tickets (Mon & Tue eves)
                                                                                                                                                                                     performances featuring their fabulous sense of fun and             Mon 19 Sep, post-show, free
audiences all around the world. There’s never been a          Groups (Mon-Thu)                                                                                                       their flawless dance.
better time to see this unforgettable musical.                                                                                                                                       Originally from New York, the Trocks are now loved
Whatever age you are, you can’t help but have the                                                                                                                                    world-wide for their sassy spoofs and hilarious
time of your life at Mamma Mia!                                                                                                                                                      homages to classical ballet.
Recommended 6yrs+                                                                                                                                                                    “The Trocks deliver a kick from a steel toe-cap in a
                                                                                                                                                                                       silky pointe shoe.” DAILY TELEGRAPH
                                                                                                                                                                                     “This is the funniest night you'll ever have at the
                                                                                                                                                                                       ballet!” THE GUARDIAN
                                                                                                   © LITTLESTAR

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Glyndebourne
                                                                       TUE 8 & FRI 11 NOV 2022            WED 9 & SAT 12 NOV 2022            THU 10 NOV 2022
                                                                       THE THEATRE                        THE THEATRE                        THE THEATRE

                                                                       Mozart’s The Marriage              Puccini’s La                       Mozart's Requiem

Tour 2022
                                                                       of Figaro                          bohème                             A special concert
                                                                                                                                             of instrumental and
                                                                       Michael Grandage’s                 Floris Visser directs a
                                                                                                                                             vocal music.
                                                                       five-star production of            new production of this
                                                                       Mozart’s greatest comedy.          Puccini classic.                   With music from

The Theatre                                                            When a womanising aristocrat
                                                                       tries to seduce his valet’s
                                                                                                          Transferring straight from
                                                                                                          Glyndebourne Festival 2022.
                                                                                                                                             French composer Joseph
                                                                                                                                             Bologne, the first known
                                                                                                                                             classical composer of
                                                                       pretty young fiancée, his wife     Mimì and Rodolfo are in love.
Extraordinary opera on                                                                                                                       African ancestry, followed
                                                                       and servants conspire to teach     But when jealousy, poverty
your doorstep                                                                                                                                by Mozart’s emotionally-
                                                                       him a lesson he’ll never forget.   and sickness all threaten, is it   charged choral masterpiece
                                                                       A sparkling score meets            enough to hold them together?
Times                                                                                                                                        Requiem. See and hear
Opera in The Theatre 7.15pm                                            stylish design in this much-                                          Glyndebourne’s exceptional
glass human 2pm & 4pm                                                  loved staging.                                                        chorus centre-stage.
Operas from £25*                                                            Audio described performance
                                                                       AD
Concert from £15*                                                           Fri 11 Nov 7.15pm
                                                                                                                                             SAT 12 NOV 2022
glass human £10
                                                                                                                                             THE STUDIO
Book your tickets early to get the
best price *Our prices change with
demand. For the latest information
                                                                                                                                             glass human
call us or visit our website.
                                                                                                                                             A new chamber opera.
Discounts (on selected
                                                                                                                                             Composed by Samantha
performances)
Marlowe members (5% off)                                                                                                                     Fernando with words by
Discovery Tickets                                                                                                                            Melanie Wilson, this new
Groups                                                                                                                                       chamber opera starring three
Under 16s                                                                                                                                    soloists and members of the
Schools £8 tickets                                                                                                                           Tour Orchestra explores three
                                                                                                                                             contemporary experiences of
                                                                                                                                             loneliness.

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                                                                                                    The Best Exotic
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S                                       TUE 15–SAT 19 NOV 2022                                                                                    TUE 17–SAT 21 JAN 2023

South Pacific
                                                              THE THEATRE                                                                                               THE THEATRE
                                                              Tue–Sat evenings 7.30pm                                                                                   Tue–Sat evenings 7.30pm

Experience the critically acclaimed, landmark
production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s
                                                              Wed, Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm
                                                              Prices from £15*
                                                              Book your tickets early to get the
                                                                                                    Marigold Hotel                                                      Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm
                                                                                                                                                                        Prices from £15*
                                                                                                                                                                        Book your tickets early to get the
                                                              best price. *Our prices change with
South Pacific direct from London.                             demand. For the latest information
                                                                                                    Come and see the beloved film and best-selling                      best price *Our prices change with
                                                                                                                                                                        demand. For the latest information
                                                              call us or visit our website.         novel as a brand-new stage show.                                    call us or visit our website.
This powerful love story, set on a South Pacific island
                                                              Discounts (on selected                Based on the Sunday Times bestseller which inspired
during World War ll, is brought thrillingly to life in an     performances)
                                                                                                                                                                        Discounts (on selected
epic new five-star production directed by Chichester          Marlowe members (5% off)
                                                                                                    one of this century’s most treasured films, The Best                performances)
                                                                                                    Exotic Marigold Hotel takes us on a journey to India                Marlowe members (5% off)
Festival Theatre’s Artistic Director Daniel Evans (Me         Discovery Tickets (Tue-Thu)
                                                                                                                                                                        Discovery Tickets (Mon-Thu)
                                                              Groups (Tue-Thu)                      with an eclectic group of British retirees as they
And My Girl and Fiddler On The Roof).                                                                                                                                   Groups (Mon–Thu)
                                                                    BSL interpreted performance     embark on a new life. The luxury residence is far from                    Captioned performance
The enchanting Julian Ovenden and Gina Beck lead a                  Wed 16 Nov 7.30pm                                                                                   CAP
                                                                                                    the opulence they were promised, but as their lives                       Wed 18 Jan 7.30pm
sensational cast of over thirty including Rob Houchen,              Audio described performance
                                                               AD                                   begin to intertwine and they embrace the vibrancy of
Joanna Ampil and Sera Maehara. Featuring a full                     Thu 17 Nov 2.30pm
                                                                                                    modern-day India, they are charmed in unexpected
orchestra, this ravishing musical is set to be the must-            Captioned performance
                                                              CAP
                                                                    Sat 19 Nov 2.30pm               and life-changing ways.
see theatrical event of the year.
                                                                                                    The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a joyous comedy
Boasting one of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s most
                                                                                                    about taking risks, finding love and embracing second
memorable scores, this much-loved Tony and Pulitzer
                                                                                                    chances, even in the most surprising of places.
Prize-winning musical features songs such as Some
Enchanted Evening, I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right                                                    Get ready for the journey of a lifetime.
Outa My Hair and Bali Ha’i.                                                                         “Delightfully entertaining.” MAIL ON SUNDAY
                                                                                                    Star cast to be announced.
êêêêê THE GUARDIAN
êêêêê DAILY TELEGRAPH
Recommended 12yrs+

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                                                                       A MARLOWE THEATRE AND EVOLUTION PRODUCTIONS CO-PRODUCTION          FRI 25 NOV 2022–

                                                                       Sleeping Beauty
                                                                                                                                          SUN 8 JAN 2023
                                                                                                                                          THE THEATRE
                                                                                                                                          Prices from £15*

                                                                       The pantomime of your dreams!                                      Book your tickets early to get the
                                                                                                                                          best price *Our prices change with
                                                                       Don’t miss our fun-filled, family pantomime Sleeping               demand. For the latest information
                                                                       Beauty, starring Marlowe legend Ben Roddy, and                     call us or visit our website.
                                                                       a star-studded cast to be announced.                               Discounts (on selected seats)
                                                                                                                                          Marlowe members (5% off)
                                                                       Once again, the show will be written and directed by               Discovery Tickets
                                                                       Paul Hendy and co-produced by the award-winning                    Groups
                                                                                                                                          Under 16's
                                                                       Evolution, the same team behind the 5 star Box Office
                                                                       smash-hit, Jack And The Beanstalk.                                 Schools (booking by phone
                                                                                                                                          or in person)
                                                                       Sleeping Beauty promises to be the pantomime                             BSL interpreted performance
                                                                       of your dreams, so don’t miss out, book today!                           Sat 3 Dec 2.30pm
                                                                                                                                                & Wed 28 Dec 2.30pm
                                                                       “Comic genius.” KENT ONLINE
                                                                                                                                                Audio described performance
                                                                       "So funny I thought I was going to hyperventilate.”               AD
                                                                                                                                                Sun 11 Dec 1pm
                                                                         êêêêê THEATRE SOUTH EAST                                               Captioned performance
                                                                                                                                          CAP
                                                                        Reviews of Jack And The Beanstalk                                       Fri 16 Dec 1pm & 7pm

                                                                       “Leaves the auditorium gasping in awe.”                                 Relaxed performance
                                                                                                                                           RP
                                                                                                                                                Thu 5 Jan 1pm
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                                                                       THE MARLOWE, YORK THEATRE ROYAL, LITTLE ANGEL THEATRE AND ENGINE HOUSE   FRI 9–SAT 31 DEC 2022

                                                                       The Storm Whale
                                                                                                                                                THE STUDIO
                                                                                                                                                Tickets £15*
                                                                                                                                                Book your tickets early to get the
                                                                       Written and directed by Matt Aston                                       best price *Our prices change with
                                                                                                                                                demand. For the latest information
                                                                                                                                                call us or visit our website.
                                                                       Brand-new family show based on the award-
                                                                                                                                                Discounts (on selected
                                                                       winning books The Storm Whale and The Storm                              performances)
                                                                       Whale in Winter by Benji Davies.                                         Marlowe members (5% off)
                                                                                                                                                Under 16's
                                                                       Noi lives with his Dad and six cats by the sea. One                      Groups
                                                                       summer, while his Dad is busy at work, Noi rescues a                           BSL interpreted performance
                                                                       little whale that washed up on the beach. A friendship                         Sat 17 Dec 1pm
                                                                       begins that changes their lives forever.                                       Captioned performance
                                                                                                                                                CAP
                                                                                                                                                      Tue 20 Dec 11am & 2.30pm
                                                                       The following winter Noi’s Dad takes one last trip in his
                                                                       fishing boat. Noi is alone once more and longs to see                          Audio described performance
                                                                                                                                                AD
                                                                                                                                                      Fri 23 Dec 1pm
                                                                       his friend again. He waits and watches, watches and
                                                                                                                                                      Relaxed performance
                                                                       waits… will it take another storm to bring them back                     RP
                                                                                                                                                      Wed 21 Dec 11am
                                                                       together?
                                                                       Benji Davies’ tender and heartwarming children stories
                                                                       of friendship, love and courage are brought to life as
                                                                       one enchanting theatre show.
                                                                       “A perfect treat for Christmas” êêêê EVERYTHING THEATRE
                                                                       “An enchanting tale, perfectly adapted with little ones
                                                                         firmly in mind.” YORKSHIRE TIMES
                                                                       RECOMMENDED 4YRS+

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                                                                                                            Fisherman’s Friends:
THEATRE ROYAL BATH PRODUCTIONS, BIRMINGHAM REP THEATRE AND KENNY WAX   TUE 24–SUN 29 JAN                                                                                 TUE 21–SAT 25 FEB 2023
PRESENT THE LYRIC HAMMERSMITH THEATRE PRODUCTION
                                                                       2023                                                                                              THE THEATRE

Bugsy Malone                                                           THE THEATRE
                                                                       Tue-Sat evenings 7pm
                                                                       Thu, Sat & Sun matinees 2pm
                                                                                                            The Musical
                                                                                                                                                                         Tue–Sat evenings 7.30pm
                                                                                                                                                                         Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm
                                                                                                                                                                         Prices from £15*
Alan Parker’s hit musical film comes to the stage                      Prices from £15*
                                                                                                            The true story of the Cornish chart-topping                  Book your tickets early to get the
in its first ever professional touring production.                     Book your tickets early to get the   buoy band.                                                   best price *Our prices change with
                                                                       best price *Our prices change with                                                                demand. For the latest information
Prohibition era New York. A city full of mobsters,                     demand. For the latest information                                                                call us or visit our website.
showgirls and dreamers. Enter Bugsy Malone, a                          call us or visit our website.        Based on the true story of the chart-topping                 Discounts (on selected
penniless one-time boxer and all-round nice guy. Will                  Discounts (on selected               Cornish singing sensations and their hit 2019 movie,         performances)
Bugsy be able to stay out of trouble long enough to                    performances)                        Fisherman’s Friends: The Musical is a feel-good              Marlowe members (5% off)
                                                                       Marlowe members (5% off)                                                                          Discovery Tickets (Tue-Thu)
help Fat Sam defend his business?                                                                           voyage about friendship, community and music.                Groups (Tue-Thu)
                                                                       Discovery Tickets (Tue-Thu)
Alan Parker’s world-famous movie, becomes an                           Groups (Tue-Thu)                     When a group of Cornish fishermen came together
                                                                       Under 16's
unforgettable theatrical experience in this revival of                                                      to sing the traditional working songs they’d sung
the acclaimed Lyric Hammersmith Theatre production.                                                         for generations, nobody, least of all the fishermen,
Packed with instantly recognisable songs from                                                               expected the story to end on the Pyramid Stage at
Oscar-winner Paul Williams including My Name Is                                                             Glastonbury. They are spotted by a fish-out-of-water
Tallulah, You Give A Little Love and Fat Sam’s Grand                                                        music manager on a trip from London, who must learn
Slam, Bugsy Malone is a masterclass of musical                                                              that there is more to life than selling your soul for
comedy with one of the most joyously uplifting finales                                                      fifteen minutes of fame.
in musical theatre.                                                                                         So climb aboard, find your sea legs and allow yourself
Recommended 6yrs+                                                                                           to fall for this critically-acclaimed musical – hook, line
“A blast… Triumphant razzmatazz perfection.”                                                               and sinker!
  êêêêê DAILY TELEGRAPH                                                                                     “It raises the rafters and leaves you with a huge grin
“A whomping big crowd-pleasing hit.” êêêê                  THE TIMES                                          on your face.” CURTAIN UP
“The audience went wild with delight.” GUARDIAN

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Strictly Ballroom                                                                                  English Touring Opera
                                                              MON 13–SAT 18 MAR 2023                                                                              FRI 28 & SAT 29 APR 2023
                                                              THE THEATRE                                                                                         THE THEATRE
                                                              Mon–Sat evenings 7.30pm                                                                             Giulio Cesare Fri 7.30pm
Directed by Craig Revel Horwood                               Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm            Handel: Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar)                          Il viaggio a Reims Sat 7.30pm
                                                              Prices from £15*                     Rossini: Il viaggio a Reims (The Journey to Reims)             Prices from £15*
Based on the award-winning film phenomenon,
                                                              Book your tickets early to get the                                                                  Book your tickets early to get the
starring Strictly Come Dancing’s Kevin Clifton!               best price *Our prices change with   English Touring Opera return to Canterbury                     best price *Our prices change with
                                                              demand. For the latest information   with two great examples of bel canto opera                     demand. For the latest information
Bringing together a cast of over 20 world-class
                                                              call us or visit our website.                                                                       call us or visit our website.
performers, Strictly Ballroom The Musical follows                                                  encompassing love and war, comedy and epic
                                                              Discounts (on selected                                                                              Discounts (on selected seats)
arrogant, rebellious young ballroom dancer, Scott             performances)
                                                                                                   tragedy.                                                       Marlowe members (10% off during
Hastings. When his radical and daring dance style             Marlowe members (5% off)             Unusually, each opera is performed on period                   priority period. 5% off outside
sees him fall out of favour with the Australian               Discovery Tickets (Mon-Wed)                                                                         priority period)
                                                              Groups (Mon-Thu)                     instruments in partnership with the much-praised Old           Discovery Tickets
Federation, he must dance with beginner, Fran.                                                     Street Band.                                                   Groups
Together they find the courage to defy tradition and
                                                                                                   Giulio Cesare is a majestic opera, in which the                Schools £10 (booking by phone
discover that to win, your steps don’t need to be                                                                                                                 and in person)
                                                                                                   characters are driven to extreme feelings and actions,
strictly ballroom!
                                                                                                   and in which the music strikes at the heart.
Featuring break-into-song numbers such as Love
                                                                                                   Il viaggio a Reims is set in a provincial hotel, where
Is In The Air, Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps and Time
                                                                                                   guests from all over Europe are stranded on their way
After Time. This spectacle is sure to make for an
                                                                                                   to a coronation. Lost luggage, intrigue, politics and
unforgettable evening under the glitter ball that will
                                                                                                   romance all play their part in Rossini’s last Italian opera.
send your heart soaring and toes tapping!

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Charlie And The Chocolate                                                                          Sister Act
                                                              WED 24 MAY–SAT 3 JUN                                                                               TUE 13–SAT 17 JUN 2023
                                                              2023                                                                                               THE THEATRE
                                                              THE THEATRE                                                                                        Evenings 7.30pm

Factory – The Musical                                         Evenings 7pm
                                                              Thu, Sat & Sun matinees 2pm
                                                              Prices from £15*
                                                                                                   Brace yourselves, sisters – the habit is coming to
                                                                                                   Canterbury direct from London!
                                                                                                                                                                 Wed, Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm
                                                                                                                                                                 Prices from £15*
                                                                                                                                                                 Book your tickets early to get the
The smash-hit musical based on Roald Dahl’s                   Book your tickets early to get the   Don’t miss this eagerly anticipated, brand-new                best price *Our prices change with
                                                              best price *Our prices change with                                                                 demand. For the latest information
classic story..                                                                                    production of the Broadway and UK smash-hit
                                                              demand. For the latest information                                                                 call us or visit our website.
Roald Dahl’s Charlie and The Chocolate Factory –              call us or visit our website.        musical Sister Act.
                                                                                                                                                                 Discounts (on selected
The Musical, the devilishly delicious tale of young           Discounts (on selected               All your prayers have been answered with a stunning           performances)
golden ticket winner Charlie Bucket and the                   performances)                        cast, including TV and West End legend Lesley Joseph,         Marlowe members (10% off during
                                                              Marlowe members (5% off)                                                                           priority period. 5% off outside
mysterious confectionary wizard Willy Wonka,                  Discovery Tickets (Tue-Thu)
                                                                                                   West End sensation and Hairspray favourite Lizzie             priority period)
is embarking on its first ever UK & Ireland Tour.             Groups (Tue-Thu)                     Bea and Emmerdale and Waitress star Sandra Marvin             Discovery Tickets (Tue-Thu)
                                                              Under 16's                           as Deloris, everyone’s favourite nun on the run!              Groups (Tue-Thu)
This dazzling new production of the successful West
End and Broadway musical will take you to a world              AD
                                                                    Audio described performance
                                                                                                   Featuring original music by Tony® and 8-time Oscar®
                                                                    Sun 28 May 2pm
of pure imagination.                                                                               award-winner Alan Menken (Disney’s Aladdin,
                                                                    BSL interpreted performance
Featuring memorable songs from the iconic 1970s                     Thu 1 Jun 2pm                  Enchanted) and songs inspired by Motown, soul and
film as well as a host of new numbers, this sensational                                            disco, this heavenly musical is joyous and uplifting in
musical is choc-full of fantastical treats to dazzle                                               equal measures. Sister Act is the brilliant, must-see
your senses.                                                                                       musical sent from above!
Don’t miss out, grab your Golden Ticket now!
Based on the novel by Roald Dahl and the Warner Bros. film.

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The Sensational 60’s
Experience
MON 9 MAY 2022
THE THEATRE

Relive the magic of the
swinging sixties!
For one night only experience
a 60’s spectacular of pure
nostalgia and transport yourself
back to the magical decade.
Starring Mike Pender, The
Trems, Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich,              Barry Humphries:                          The Guilty Feminist              GEORGE HINCHLIFFE'S
                                                                                                                                                                 Ministry Of Science                      OFF THE KERB PRESENTS

The Fortunes and The Dakotas.
                                            The Man Behind                            Live                             Ukulele Orchestra                         Live: Science Saved                      Russell Kane Live:
7.30pm
Tickets £31                                 The Mask                                  SUN 15 MAY 2022                  Of Great Britain                          The World                                The Essex Variant!
                                                                                      THE THEATRE                      FRI 3 JUN 2022                                                                     MON 6 JUN 2022
                                            FRI 13 MAY 2022                                                            THE THEATRE                               SAT 4 JUN 2022                           THE THEATRE
                                            THE THEATRE                               The global podcast                                                         THE THEATRE
                                                                                      phenomenon is going live!        The genre-defying                                                                  An evening of comedy
                                            Join Barry Humphries for                                                                                             An anarchic exploration
                                                                                      Host Deborah Frances-            national institution.                                                              packed full of energy.
                                            a trip through his colourful                                                                                         of the world of science -
                                            career.                                   White will be joined by          Tap your toes with the                    more explosive than ever!                Russell Kane brings his
                                                                                      some witty guests for a          independent rock-stars                                                             gut-punch funny, searing,
                                            In an intimate, confessional                                                                                         Join our presenters as
                                                                                      night of stand-up comedy,        of the bonsai guitar, who                                                          award-winning take on the
                                            evening, seasoned                                                                                                    they dive deep to look at
                                                                                      enlightened discussion, and      have plucked, sung, joked                                                          two years we’ve just gone
                                            with highly personal,                                                                                                how science shapes the
                                                                                      live music like no other!        and whistled with Clean                                                            through.
                                            sometimes startling, and                                                                                             modern world we live in
                                                                                      Guests for this recording        Bandit, Robbie Williams,                                                           Recommended 14yrs+
                                                                                                                                                                 with a few loud bangs
The Illegal Eagles                          occasionally outrageous
                                            stories, Australia’s best                 include Catherine Bohart         Madness and Cat Stevens.
                                                                                                                                                                 along the way.                           7.30pm
THU 2 JUN 2022                              loved entertainer will be                 (Mock The Week), Celya           The world’s very first                                                             Tickets £22.50
                                                                                                                                                                 Expect 20 foot liquid
THE THEATRE                                 peeling off his mask.                     AB (BBC New Comedy               Ukulele Orchestra is not
                                                                                                                                                                 nitrogen clouds, exploding               Comedy at The Marlowe
                                                                                      Awards), Jess Robinson           just about ukuleles; it is                                                         is sponsored by Harwood
The greatest tribute to the                 "I'm already prepared to
                                                                                                                       about entertainment, joy,
                                                                                                                                                                 hydrogen balloons, fire
                                                                                      (Spitting Image), Lucy Cooke                                                                                        Building Control
Eagles.                                     wager on what might be the                                                                                           tornadoes, hydrogen
                                            funniest show of next year"               (Springwatch) and more!          fun and artistry.
The Illegal Eagles return                                                                                                                                        bottle rockets, ignited
                                            METRO                                     Suitable for 14yrs+              "The best musical
to Canterbury for another                                                                                                                                        methane and even a self-
                                                                                      7.30pm                           entertainment in the country."
outstanding show with the very              7.30pm
                                                                                                                       THE INDEPENDENT
                                                                                                                                                                 built Hovercraft!
best from the Eagles’ catalogue             Prices from £32.50*                       Tickets £27.50                                                             11am & 2.30pm
                                                                                                                       7.30pm
of classics, including Hotel                Discounts Marlowe members                 Comedy at The Marlowe                                                      Tickets £16.50
                                                                                      is sponsored by Harwood          Tickets £29.50
California, Desperado, New Kid              (5% off)
                                                                                      Building Control                                                           Discounts Marlowe members
                                                                                                                       Discounts Marlowe members
In Town and many more.                      Comedy at The Marlowe                                                                                                (5% off), Under 16's (25% off),
                                                                                                                       (5% off)
7.30pm                                      is sponsored by Harwood                                                                                              Groups, Schools, Multi-buy.
                                            Building Control
Tickets £32.50

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Chloe Petts: Transience
                                                                                SAT 9 JUL 2022
                                                                                THE STUDIO

                                                                                The debut show from this
                                                                                rising star of comedy.
                                                                                Petts uses her trademark
                                                                                cerebral “laddishness” to
                                                                                examine her desperate attempts
                                                                                at living in the moment, the
                                                                                darts and her (strictly non-
                                                                                romantic) love for men.

                                                                                                                         Dreamgirls
                                                                                8pm
 Lea Salonga –                           Oti Mabuse:                            Tickets £13.25
                                                                                                                                                                                   TUE 12–SAT 23 JUL 2022
                                                                                                                                                                                   THE THEATRE
 Dream Again                             I Am Here                              Discounts Marlowe members (10% off                                                                 Evenings 7.30pm
                                         FRI 1 & SAT 2 JUL 2022                 during priority period. 5% off outside                                                             Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm
 WED 29 JUN 2022
 THE THEATRE                             THE THEATRE                            priority period)                         Let your soul sing with this dazzling multi-award-
                                                                                                                                                                                   Prices from £15*
                                                                                                                         winning musical.
 See musical royalty                     An evening like no other                                                                                                                  Book your tickets early to get the
                                         with the Strictly favourite.                                                    Direct from the West End, with an extraordinary story     best price *Our prices change with
 and two-time Disney                                                                                                                                                               demand. For the latest information
                                         Prepare for a night of
                                                                                                                         and the unforgettable spine-tingling vocals that send
 Princess for one                                                                                                                                                                  call us or visit our website.
                                         electrifying choreography                                                       audiences wild, this spectacular musical production
 night only.                                                                                                                                                                       Discounts
                                         as Oti is joined by some                                                        features the classic songs And I Am Telling You I’m Not
 Lea Salonga claimed her                                                                                                                                                           Marlowe members (5% off)
 theatrical crown aged
                                         of the world’s greatest                                                         Going, Listen, I Am Changing and One Night Only.          Groups (Mon-Thu)
                                         dancers and the West
 just 18 when she created                                                                                                Meet The Dreams – Effie, Lorrell and Deena – three             BSL interpreted performance
                                         End’s finest singers and                                                                                                                       Sat 16 Jul, 2.30pm
 the role of Kim in the                                                                                                  talented young singers in the turbulent 1960s, a
                                         musicians.
 epic musical Miss Saigon                                                                                                revolutionary time in American music history. Join             Audio described performance
 in the West End and                     From mesmerising Jives
                                         and pumping Sambas to
                                                                                Jonny And The Baptists                   the three friends as they embark upon a musical
                                                                                                                                                                                   AD
                                                                                                                                                                                        Thu 21 Jul, 2.30pm
 subsequently on Broadway.                                                      SAT 16 JUL 2022
 She then went on to be                  South Africa’s exhilarating                                                     rollercoaster ride through a world of fame, fortune
                                                                                THE STUDIO
 the first actress of Asian              Kwaito, this is an explosive                                                    and the ruthless realities of show business, testing
 descent to play both                    night of dance and music               Dance Like It Never Happened             their friendships to the very limit.
 Eponine and Fantine in Les              that will set your heart               Through their trademark blend            “Dazzling. A lavish musical that’s at all times
 Misérables on Broadway.                 racing.                                of joyful songs, silly stand-up
                                                                                                                           exhilarating.” êêêêê EVENING STANDARD
 7.30pm                                  7.30pm                                 and riotous storytelling Jonny
                                         Prices from £20*                       & The Baptists should help               “A full-throttle fast-moving blast of a production.”
 Prices from £29.50*
                                         Discounts (On selected seats)          you find meaning, humour and              êêêê THE INDEPENDENT
                                         Marlowe members (5% off)               beauty in the worst years of the
                                                                                                                         “A fantastically entertaining ride on a showbiz
                                                                                century (so far).
                                                                                                                           rollercoaster.” êêêê THE GUARDIAN
                                                                                8pm
                                                                                                                         Recommended 8yrs+
                                                                                Tickets £16.25
                                                                                Discounts Marlowe members (5% off)

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Waitress                                                                                                             Les Misérables
                                                                                MON 1–SAT 6 AUG 2022                                                                                    THU 29 SEP–SAT 29 OCT
                                                                                THE THEATRE                                                                                             2022
                                                                                Evenings 7.30pm                                                                                         THE THEATRE
                                                                                Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm                                                                               Evenings 7.30pm
The hit West End musical about love, friendship                                                                      Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed production of                       Thu & Sat matinees 2.30pm
                                                                                Prices from £15*
and pies.                                                                                                            Boublil and Schönberg’s musical Les Misérables                     Prices from £25*
                                                                                Book your tickets early to get the
Meet Jenna, played by Chelsea Halfpenny (Casualty,                              best price *Our prices change with
                                                                                                                     arrives this Autumn.
                                                                                                                                                                                        Book your tickets early to get the
9 To 5 The Musical), a waitress and expert pie-maker                            demand. For the latest information   This brilliant new staging has taken the world by                  best price *Our prices change with
                                                                                call us or visit our website.                                                                           demand. For the latest information
who dreams her way out of a loveless marriage. When                                                                  storm and has been hailed “Les Mis for the 21st
                                                                                Discounts (on selected                                                                                  call us or visit our website.
a hot new doctor arrives in town, life gets complicated.                                                             Century”. With scenery inspired by the paintings
                                                                                performances)                                                                                           Discounts (on selected seats)
With the support of her workmates Becky and Dawn,                               Marlowe members (5% off)             of Victor Hugo, the magnificent score of Les                       Groups (Mon-Thu)
Jenna overcomes the challenges she faces and finds                              Discovery Tickets (Mon–Wed)          Misérables includes the songs; I Dreamed A Dream,
                                                                                Groups (Mon–Thu)                                                                                        Schools £20 tickets (booking by
that laughter, love and friendship can provide the                                                                   On My Own, Bring Him Home, One Day More, Master                    phone or in person)
perfect recipe for happiness.                                                        BSL interpreted performance     Of The House and many more.
                                                                                     Tue 2 Aug, 7.30pm                                                                                        Captioned performance
                                                                                                                                                                                        CAP
Brought to life by a groundbreaking, female-led creative                                                             Seen by over 120 million people worldwide in 52                          Mon 10 Oct, 7.30pm
                                                                                     Audio described performance
team, this “warm, witty, wise and hilarious” (Express) hit                      AD                                   countries and in 22 languages, Les Misérables is                         BSL interpreted performance
                                                                                     Sat 6 Aug, 2.30pm
                                                                                                                                                                                              Thu 13 Oct, 7.30pm
features “one of the best scores in years” (The Stage)                                                               undisputedly one of the world’s most popular
                                                                                                                                                                                              Audio described performance
by 7-time Grammy® nominee Sara Bareilles (Love Song,                                                                 musicals.                                                          AD
                                                                                                                                                                                              Wed 19 Oct, 7.30pm
Brave), a book by acclaimed screenwriter Jessie Nelson                                                               Storm the barricades for a ticket!
(I Am Sam) and direction by Tony Award® winner Diane
                                                                                                                     “A five-star hit – Astonishingly powerful.”
Paulus (Pippin, Finding Neverland).
                                                                                                                       êêêêê THE TIMES
Please note: Waitress deals with some adult content and themes so discretion
is advised for parents bringing children under age 13. The producers may make                                        Recommended 8yrs+
alterations to the published cast for any reason, at any time, and therefore                                         Contains adult themes and humour, strobe lighting and gun shots.
cannot guarantee the appearance of any named artist.

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Ed Gamble: Electric                      Harry Hill:                        Katherine Ryan: Missus
                                       THU 3 NOV 2022
                                       THE THEATRE
                                                                                Pedigree Fun!                      SAT 5 NOV 2022
                                                                                                                   THE THEATRE
                                                                                FRI 4 NOV 2022
                                       The Mock The Week star's brand-          THE THEATRE                        Katherine is back with a brand-
                                       new show.                                                                   new show.
                                                                                Join Harry for a night of comedy
                                       After a sell-out tour of his             and fun.                           A lot has changed for everyone,
                                       house in 2020, Ol’ Broken                                                   and we can look forward to
                                                                                Harry Hill is back with brand-
                                       Pancreas is charged up and                                                  hearing Katherine Ryan’s
                                                                                new, amazing jokes in an all-
                                       ready to flick the switch on                                                hilarious new perspectives on
                                                                                singing, all-dancing one-man
                                       another night of attention-                                                 life.
                                                                                spectacular.
                                       seeking.                                                                    Suitable for 14yrs+
                                                                                Recommended 14yrs+. May contain

                                                                                                                                                              Strictly Presents: Keeeep Dancing!
                                       Suitable for 14yrs+
 Giovanni Pernice:                     7.30pm
                                                                                swearing and adult content.

                                                                                7.30pm
                                                                                                                   7.30pm
                                                                                                                   Tickets £31
 Made In Italy                         Tickets £22.50                           Tickets £32.50                                                                SUN 10 JUL 2022
 THU 16 FEB 2023                                                                                                                                              THE THEATRE
 THE THEATRE

 A new show from the                                                                                                                                          A special evening of dance with your
 Strictly champion.                                                                                                                                           Strictly favourites.
 Dance heartthrob Giovanni                                                                                                                                    A brand-new show from the Strictly Come Dancing
 Pernice invites you to join                                                                                                                                  family, featuring Strictly 2020 finalist Maisie Smith
 him on a journey to his                                                                                                                                      (Eastenders), 2021 semi-finalist Rhys Stephenson
 homeland for his brand-                                                                                                                                      (CBBC) and the incredible Strictly professional
 new production, Made
                                                                                                                                                              dancers Neil Jones, Gorka Marquez, Jowita Przystal
 In Italy.
 Be warned… in Italy,                  Jon Richardson:                          Henning Wehn: It’ll All            An Evening With                            and Nancy Xu.
                                                                                                                                                              Directed and choreographed by former Strictly
 it can get HOT HOT HOT!!!!
 2.30pm & 7.30pm
                                       Knitwit                                  Come Out In The Wash               Pam Ayres                                  professional Trent Whiddon and his wife and dance
                                       THU 22 & FRI 23 SEP 2022                 SUN 5 MAR 2023                     SUN 6 NOV 2022
 Prices from £27.50
                                                                                                                                                              partner Gordana Grandosek, this tour will give each
                                       THE THEATRE                              THE THEATRE                        THE THEATRE
 Discounts
                                                                                                                                                              of these incredible performers the opportunity to tell
 Marlowe members (5% off)              Extra date added due to                  The German Comedy                  Join Pam Ayres for an evening              something of what it is to be a dancer, with live music
                                       popular demand                           Ambassador.                        of funny stories and poems.                from 2020 competitor Max George (The Wanted).
                                       A brand-new tour from the                Watch Henning give everything      She will be performing a selection         Evening 7.30pm
                                       comic best known as a team               a good rinse and witness           of poems and stories, old and              Matinee 2.30pm
                                       captain on 8 Out Of 10 Cats              him wring sense out of the         new, from her many books,                  Prices from £32*
                                       Does Countdown (Channel 4).              nonsensical.                       including her latest, Pam Ayres
                                       Suitable for 16yrs+                      Suitable for 16yrs+                On Animals.
                                       7.30pm                                   7.30pm                             5pm
                                       Tickets £25.50                           Tickets £25.50                     Tickets £29.50

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The Marlowe
                                                                                The Marlowe Youth Company
                                                                                7-10yrs
                                                                                Sat 11am-12.30pm

Youth Company                                                                   The Marlowe Youth Company
                                                                                10-13yrs
                                                                                Sat 1.30pm-3pm
                                                                                The Marlowe Youth Company
Join our Youth Company today and take part in regular                           13-15yrs
acting workshops for young people between the ages                              Tue 5.30pm-7.30pm
of 7 and 21. They're a great way to build confidence,                           The Marlowe Youth Company
learn new skills and most of all, have fun!                                     15-21yrs
                                                                                Thu 6pm-8.30pm
All sessions take place at The Marlowe Kit, our
stunning 12th century building and home to our
learning and participation programme.

Youth company membership benefits
– Discounts on Marlowe shows
– Opportunities to perform and share your work                                 The Marlowe Youth Company
                                                                                is sponsored by                                                                 Marlowe Awards
– Exclusive workshops with visiting artists
                                                                                                                                                                If you're interested in joining, but find yourself in
– Discounts in our Green Room restaurant and café.                                                                                                             challenging financial circumstances, The Marlowe
                                                                                                                                                                Award may be able to help. For more info, email us
Join today at marlowetheatre.com or call our                                                                                                                    at creativecompanies@marlowetheatre.com
Box Office team on 01227 787787.

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ACCESS                                                                                                        GENERAL INFORMATION

We want The Marlowe to be enjoyed by                    Accessible Performances                               Tickets can be booked online at                   Terms and conditions
everyone. We have a range of accessible facilities      We offer a regular programme of accessible            marlowetheatre.com, by calling our Box Office     Tickets are sold subject to the right of The
and events, but if there is anything else we can        performances that include:                            on 01227 787787 (Mon-Sat 10am-5pm), or by         Marlowe and/or the visiting producer to alter
do to improve your visit, please get in touch.                                                                visiting the theatre in person.                   or vary the advertised programme due to events
                                                             Audio-Described Performances A live
     12 permanent wheelchair positions are              AD                                                                                                      or circumstances beyond our control. Prices are
                                                             commentary provided via personal                 Your visit
     available over all three levels in The             headsets for blind or partially-sighted                                                                 subject to change and alteration. For current
                                                                                                              For information about how to get to the theatre
Theatre and six wheelchair spaces in The Studio.        customers. AD performances will often be                                                                ticket prices please visit our website.
                                                                                                              and where to park, visit our website.
Fully accessible toilets on every floor within easy     preceded by a touch tour (usually on stage).                                                            We do not offer refunds unless a show is
                                                                                                              Our popular restaurant, The Green Room, is
reach of The Theatre and The Studio.                          British Sign-Language interpreted An                                                              cancelled. However, tickets can be exchanged
                                                                                                              open during the day and for pre-theatre dining.
Lift access to every floor.                                   interpreter stands on, or at the side of, the                                                     at our discretion for an alternative performance
                                                                                                              For pre-theatre meals, we recommend that you
                                                        stage and interprets the spoken word and sound                                                          within the same run, subject to availability and
For your safety, we cannot allow the transfer of                                                              book in advance, by calling 01227 935321 or by
                                                        effects of the performance for d/Deaf                                                                   up to five days before the performance. A fee
wheelchair users into theatre seats.                                                                          visiting our website.
                                                        customers who use BSL.                                                                                  will apply for this service.
If you have any additional access needs,                                                                      Discounts
including assistance with evacuation, please                  Captioned Performances Text is                                                                    Privacy policy
                                                        CAP                                                   Discounts are subject to availability, are not
contact the Box office.                                       displayed on a screen for d/Deaf or                                                               We take the protection of your data very seriously
                                                        hard-of-hearing customers. The text includes          available for every seat, and apply to selected   and we want you to receive communications from
      We use an infrared system in The Theatre                                                                performances only. Only one concession or
                                                        the words spoken by the performers as well as                                                           us that are informative and helpful. To read our
      for our hearing-impaired customers.                                                                     discount can apply.
                                                        character names and sound effects.                                                                      privacy policy, visit our website.
Sennheiser medallions are available for use with
                                                              Relaxed Performances Ideal for anyone           Discovery Tickets                                 If you have any questions or comments,
a hearing aid; for those who do not wear a
                                                         RP who prefers a more relaxed environment,           If you’re aged 16-26 years, you can take
hearing aid, Sennheiser headsets are available.                                                                                                                 please email us at info@marlowetheatre.com
                                                        including those on the autistic spectrum, with        advantage of our popular Discovery Tickets
When booking tickets, please ask our Box Office staff
                                                        helpful changes made to the show and auditoria.       scheme, which gives you the chance to try
for advice on the best seating for these systems.
                                                              Chilled Performances A more casual              out a range of different productions for just
We also offer a hearing loop for customers with         CH                                                    £10 a ticket.
                                                              theatre-going experience. It is okay to
a hearing aid in The Theatre and The Studio.
                                                        walk in and out and rules on noise are more
      Assistance dogs are welcome in the                relaxed. They do not include any changes to
      building, The Theatre and The Studio. Let         the show.
us know in advance if you need a dog-sitter and
                                                        Our accessible performances are listed in this
we will arrange this for you.
                                                        brochure and on our website. Please tell our Box
      There is no parking available on site but         office team if you are booking for one of these
      we offer a limited number of parking              performances so that we can ensure you are in
spaces for customers who are Blue Badge                 the most appropriate seating area.
holders. If you are a Blue Badge holder who
cannot use nearby car parks and you need
access to our site, you need to contact our Box          Our system for booking accessible
Office team at least one day in advance of your          performances has changed.
booking on 01227 787787 by emailing                      We now operate a free access membership
boxoffice@marlowetheatre.com. These are                  scheme that will enable you to book your
available on a first-come, first-served basis.           access seats and events both online and in
There is a drop-off point available with step-free       person. To join or find out more, please talk
access to the main foyer.                                to our Box Office team or visit our website.
We have some limited spaces for mobility
scooter parking.

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