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Where
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What’s on:
Aug-Dec 21
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01422 351 158
Where Live... Stories - Victoria Theatre, Halifax
Where
         Stories

Welcome
         Live...

                                     to the     After a challenging 18 months
                                                I’m delighted to present the 2021
                                                                                          front line staff are on hand to assist,
                                                                                          and make everyone feel comfortable

                                     Victoria   autumn season and thankful that
                                                the Victoria Theatre has been able
                                                to reopen its doors and welcome
                                                                                          and be as safe as possible.
                                                                                          The reopening of theatres across

                                     Theatre!
                                                                                          the country is not only crucial to
                                                visitors back, with the support from      the economic recovery of towns
                                                Calderdale Council, and a grant via       and cities but to our social recovery
                                                Arts Council England from DCMS’s          too. The benefits of sharing
                                                Cultural Recovery Fund. Many of           experiences with loved ones, of
                                                the events this season have been          laughing, singing, and sometimes
                                                rescheduled (some more than once)         even crying together is invaluable,
                                                and we are extremely grateful for         especially so after such a difficult
                                                your support and patience, and, of        time. We hope in future months to
                                                course, for your trust in us, to return
     IMPORTANT                                                                            help build community confidence
                                                to live performance at our theatre.       in reconnecting with each other and
     INFORMATION                                                                          the venue, and we look forward to
     RE COVID 19                                We understand that many will still be     bringing the joy of live entertainment
                                                extremely apprehensive about being
     At the time of going to press                                                        back into people’s lives.
                                                in large crowds of people again and,
     all events are scheduled                   following government guidelines           Tim Fagan, Theatres Manager.
     to go ahead as planned.                    and in consultation with Calderdale
     In the event of postponed                  Council, we are doing everything
     or cancelled events these                  we can to ensure the safety of our
     will be announced on our                   visitors and staff. We know we cannot
     website and via social media.              offer solid guarantees, but we hope
                                                to reassure visitors and our friendly
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                                                                                                                                                                                                             New events

                                Information                                                                                            at a glance                                                           are being
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                                                                                                                                                                                                             week online!
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                                www.victoriatheatre.co.uk         updating our events                   & Discounts                    Jimmy Carr: Terribly Funny        The Greatest Love of All       Maximum Rhythm and Blues
                                Give us a Call                    programme, keep an eye on             Keep an eye out for this       Thu 26 August P. 07               Fri 15 October P. 16           Sat 13 November P. 26
                                                                  our website, follow us                                               Dick & Liddy’s Comedy Club        Katherine Ryan: Missus         Voices of Yorkshire:
                                01422 351 158                                                           symbol     for shows
                                                                  on social media and sign                                             Fri 27 August P. 06               Sat 16 October P. 16           We Got Locked Down.
                                Box Office                        up to our newsletter at               that include concessions
                                                                                                        and discounts from:            Jane McDonald: Let The Light In   Adam Kay:                      But We Got Up Again
                                Or pop into the Box Office        victoriatheatre.co.uk to
                                                                                                                                       Thu 02 September P. 07            This is Going to Hurt          Sun 14 November P. 26
                                and speak to a member             stay in the loop!                     Passport to Leisure
                                of our friendly team.                                                                                  Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band   Mon 18 October P. 17           Sir Ranulph Fiennes: Living
                                                                      VictoriaTheatreHalifax
                                                                                                        Under 16 years old                                                                              Dangerously
                                Box Office Opening Hours                                                                               Sat 04 September P. 08            Northern Live: Do I Love You
                                                                                                        Over 60 years old                                                                               Tue 16 November P. 27
                                Monday, Wednesday                     @VicTheatre                                                      Hello Again: The Story            Thu 21 October P. 17
                                                                                                        Groups of 10+                                                                                   Boyzlife
                                and Saturday – 1pm - 4pm                                                                               of Neil Diamond                   The Russian State Ballet
                                                                      @victheatrehx                     Or     for the                 Thu 09 September P. 08            and Opera House                Thu 18 November P. 27
                                Friday – 10am - 2pm
                                                                      Victoria Theatre Halifax          Victoria Theatre               Girls Just Wanna Have Fun         present Swan Lake              Stick Man
                                Tuesday, Thursday and                                                   Members’ discount                                                Fri 22 October P. 18           Fri 19 - Sat 20 November P. 28
                                                                                                                                       Wed 15 September P. 09
                                Sunday – CLOSED                                                         (only one discount applies
                                                                                                                                       Frankie’s Guys:                   Clinton Baptiste Goes          Jason Manford: Like Me
                                We are also open from 4pm                                               and a maximum of two                                             Stratospheric                  Sat 20 November P. 29
                                                                                                                                       A Celebration of Frankie
                                and until 30 minutes after                                              tickets per member).                                             Sat 23 October P. 19
                                                                                                                                       Valli & The Four Seasons                                         Ed Byrne: If I’m Honest
                                curtain up on performance                                                                              Fri 17 September P. 10            Dr John Cooper Clarke:         Thu 25 November P. 29
                                days but please check the                                                                                                                I Wanna Be Yours
                                website for timings for                                                                                John Bishop Warm Up                                              Dick & Liddy’s Comedy Club
                                                                                                                                       Sat 18 September P. 11            Wed 27 October P. 19           Fri 26 November P. 06
                                daytime shows.
                                                                                                                                       The Johnny Cash Roadshow:         Dirty Dusting                  Carols & Brass
                                                                                                                                       From the Ashes Tour               Thu 28 October P. 20           Sun 28 November P. 30
                                Important Information: COVID-19                                                                        Wed 29 September P. 11            Dick & Liddy’s Comedy Club
                                                                                                                                                                         Fri 29 October P. 06
                                                                                                                                                                                                        The Australian Pink Floyd
                                                                                                                                       Dick & Liddy’s Comedy Club                                       Tue 30 November P. 30
                                                                                                                                       Fri 01 October P. 06              Lipstick on Your Collar        Santa’s Magical
                                                                                                                                       Rob Beckett: Wallop               Sun 31 October P. 21           Mystery Guest
                                The Victoria Theatre will         Event Reschedules                   or provide vaccination
                                continue to follow safety         In the event of any further         certificates. If you do not      Sat 02 October P. 12              Wet Wet Wet: The Journey       Thu 02 - Sun 05
                                & hygiene measures for            show reschedules, all ticket        comply with any Promoter         John Bishop: Right                Tue 02 November P. 22          December P. 31
                                businesses as set out by the      holders will be contacted,          or venue terms, conditions       Here Right Now                    David Baddiel:                 Jack & the Beanstalk
                                Government in its performing      please make sure you keep an        or rules then we may refuse      Wed 06 October P. 11              Trolls Not The Dolls           Sat 11 December -
                                arts guidance and in              eye out for email updates and       admission or require you or      The ELO Experience                Wed 03 November P. 23          Sun 02 January P. 32-33
                                consultation with Calderdale      check junk mail folders too.        other ticket holders to leave    Thu 07 October P. 12              The Drifters
                                Council, and professional         All tickets will automatically be   the venue and you will not be                                      Thu 04 November P. 23
                                industry bodies. The safety       transferred to the new date.        entitled to a refund.            The Little Mermaid
                                of our staff and visitors is                                                                           Fri 08 October P. 13              Show of Hands
                                                                  Important Information               Please check the web pages                                         Fri 05 November P. 24
                                paramount and we advise                                                                                Frank Skinner: Showbiz
                                                                  about Entry to the Venue            and pre-show emails for the
                                that you are aware of the                                                                              Sun 10 October P. 13              Chris Ramsey: 20/20
                                                                  Admission to any event is at        events that you have booked
                                current Government COVID                                                                               An Evening with                   Sun 07 November P. 24
                                                                  all times subject to all terms,     for before attending the
                                restrictions and abide by local                                                                        Snooker Greats                    The Overtones 10 Year
                                                                  conditions or rules of the          venue for the most up to date
                                and national rules.                                                                                    Wed 13 October P. 14              Anniversary Tour
                                                                  Promoter and the Victoria           policies about entry.
                                                                  Theatre. Customers must                                              Rob Brydon: A Night of            Tue 09 November P. 25
                                                                                                      The information and guidance
                                                                  also adhere to the Promoter                                          Songs and Laughter                The Sensational 60’s
                                                                                                      around live events are subject
                                                                  or theatre’s specific terms                                          Thu 14 October P. 15              Experience
                                                                                                      to change at any time. Please
                                                                  of entry and protocols                                                                                 Fri 12 November P. 25
                                                                                                      keep up to date on the
                                                                  surrounding COVID-19 – this         latest COVID-19 rules on:
                                                                  could be, but is not limited        victoriatheatre.co.uk/visit/
                                                                  to, an obligation to provide
04                                                                negative lateral flow tests
                                                                                                      booking/covid19
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Thu 26 Aug 8pm

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                                                                                    and a wonderful live experience!                                                              Jimmy Carr
                                      Theatre Gift
                                                                                    Pick the perfect present for your loved
                                                                                    ones with the gift of a night at the theatre.                                                 Terribly Funny

                                      Vouchers
                                                                                    You can choose to purchase either printed                                                     Following the success of his 2019 tour, Jimmy
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                                                                                    or online gift vouchers.                                                                      Carr has added new dates to his Terribly Funny
                                                                                    Gift Vouchers purchased online will                                                           tour and is returning to the Victoria Theatre.
                                                                                    appear in the recipient’s account as credit.                                                  Terribly Funny contains jokes about all kinds of
                                                                                    This can be redeemed online                                                                   terrible things. Terrible things that might have
                                                                                    and in the Box Office.                                                                        affected you or people you know and love.
                                                                                    Printed Gift Vouchers are available                                                           But they’re just jokes - they are
                                                                                    in denominations of £20, £10 and £5.                                                          not the terrible things.
                                                                                                                                                                     Also at
                                                                                    These can only be purchased and
                                                                                    redeemed in the Victoria Theatre Box                                          the Victoria    Having political correctness at a comedy show
                                                                                    Office and cannot be used online.                                              Theatre on     is like having health and safety at a rodeo.
                                                                                                                                                                  Wed 26 Jan
                                                                                                                                                                     2022!        Tickets: £31.25
                                                                                                                                                                                  Recommended age 16+

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                                                                                                                                    Thu 02 Sep 7.30pm

                                                                                                                                    Jane McDonald
                                                                                                                                    Let The Light In Tour
                                Fri 27 Aug, Fri 01 Oct,                                                                             One of the nation’s best-loved
                                Fri 29 Oct, Fri 26 Nov 8.30pm                                                                       entertainers, is returning with her
                                                                                                                                    phenomenal brand-new live show.

                                Dick & Liddy’s                                             Green Room
                                                                                           Bar Comedy
                                                                                                                                    The BAFTA award-winning star of Cruising
                                                                                                                                    with Jane McDonald and Jane & Friends
                                Comedy Club                                                   Event                                 always delivers phenomenal show along
                                                                                                                                    with her fantastic live band and backing
                                                                                                                                    singers. With stunning production and a
                                Laugh your way into the weekend                                                                     new line-up of songs her ‘Let the Light In’
                                Our regular and hugely popular comedy club,                                                         tour promises to be the best one yet.
                                held in our laid-back Green Room Bar. Legends
                                of stand-up comedy such as John Bishop,                                                             Tickets: £36.75 - £51.75
                                Alan Carr, Ross Noble and Michael McIntyre
                                performed here early in their careers. Don’t miss
                                this chance to get close to stand-up talent.
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                                Line up subject to change. Seating
                                not guaranteed, so please arrive early
                                to be assured of a seat.

                                Tickets: £12.75

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Where Live... Stories - Victoria Theatre, Halifax
Sat 18 Sep 8pm

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                                                                                                                                                                Wed 6 Oct 8pm
                                Fri 17 Sep 7.30pm          After seven years of touring the UK and

                                                                                                                                                                John Bishop
                                                           countless global performances, Frankie’s

                                Frankie’s                  Guys have earned themselves the title of
                                                           the world’s number 1 celebration of Frankie
                                                                                                                                                                September - Warm Up.
                                Guys
                                                           Valli & the Four Seasons.
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                                                           The show features four charming, cheeky                                                              October - Right Here Right Now
                                                           and extremely charismatic leading men
                                A celebration of Frankie   direct from London’s West End, several of                                                            Comedy superstar John Bishop has
                                                                                                                                                                achieved huge success with a number of his
                                Valli & The Four Seasons   whom have toured with the global
                                                                                                                                                                own comedy, entertainment and documentary
                                                           smash hit musical ‘Jersey Boys’.
                                                                                                                                                                shows including ‘John Bishop’s Australia’ (BBC1),
                                                           Join the guys and their incredible band for                                                          ‘John Bishop’s Britain’ (BBC1); ‘John Bishop’s
                                                           an unforgettable night where they take you                                                           Only Joking’ (Sky1); ‘The John Bishop Show’
                                                           on a nostalgic trip, performing timeless                                                             (BBC1); ‘The John Bishop Christmas Show’
                                                           classics such as Big Girls Don’t Cry, Oh What                                                        (BBC1) and ‘John Bishop’s Gorilla Adventure’
                                                           A Night!, Walk Like A Man, Sherry, Grease,                                                           (ITV1). More recently ‘John Bishop’s Ireland’ for
                                                           Let’s Hang On and many more!                                                                         ITV1 and four mammoth series of the critically
                                                           Tickets: £26
                                                                                                                                          ★★★★                  acclaimed ‘John Bishop: In Conversation With…’
                                                                                                                                         Bishop has             which saw him chatting, one to one with some
                                                                                                                                        funny bones.            of the World’s biggest, household names.
                                                                 Book                   Watch                                             The Times             Tickets: £36.75

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                                                                                                           Wed 29 Sep 7.30pm

                                                                                                           The Johnny
                                                                                                           Cash Roadshow
                                                                                                           From the Ashes Tour
                                                                                                           The Johnny Cash Roadshow is back and better
                                                                                                           than ever. This new show is an emotional roller-
                                                                                                           coaster through Cash’s career, packed together
                                                                                                           in one unforgettable evening’s entertainment.
                                                                                                           Award winning Clive John pays homage to the
                                                                                                           Man in Black, alongside his iconic wife June
                                                                                                           Carter (Meghan Thomas) the Roadshow Horns,
                                                                                                           and, on selected shows, The ‘Carter Sisters’. Hits
                                                                                                           include Walk the Line, Ring of Fire, Get Rhythm,
                                                                                                           Orange Blossom Special and Boy Named Sue,
                                                                                                           and some of the darker more atmospheric songs
                                                                                                           from the later American Recordings, such as The
                                                                                                           Man Comes Around and Hurt. With standing
                                                                                                           ovations every night, Johnny Cash Roadshow
                                                                                                           is the longest running and only show to be
                                                                                                           endorsed by the Cash Family!

                                                                                                           Tickets: £24.75 - £26.75
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Sat 02 Oct 8pm                                                                                     Fri 08 Oct 7.30pm

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                                Rob Beckett                                                                                        The Little                                       This year’s
                                                                                                                                                                                     must see
                                Wallop, plus support
                                Rob Beckett is back on tour with a brand-
                                                                                                                                   Mermaid                                        contemporary
                                                                                                                                                                                      ballet
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                                new stand-up show. It’s been a busy few                                                            Presented by Chantry Dance
                                years for the Mouth of the South and he’s                                                          Chantry Dance has been inspired by Hans
                                coming to see you to fill you in and make                                                          Christian Andersen’s story and given it a
                                you laugh. Star of BBC One’s Live At The                                                           wonderful new twist in the tale. At Princess
                                Apollo, Would I Lie To You?, Channel 4’s                                                           Aquaria’s coming-of-age birthday, she is
                                8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, BBC                                                               given permission by the Sea-King to visit the
                                Two’s Mock The Week, ITV2’s Celebrity                                                              World Above. Swimming to the surface, she is
                                Juice, Sky’s A League of Their Own and                                                             fascinated by human beings and falls in love with
                                Rob and Romesh Vs.                                                                                 music, dance and charismatic guitarist Calder but
                                Tickets: £24.75                                                                                    sadly must return to the Underwater.

                                                                  Lights up the                                                    This year’s must-see contemporary ballet,
                                       Book                        stage with                                                      features stunning choreography, acrobatics,
                                                                  his magnetic                                                     beautiful costumes and an international cast of
                                                                                                                                   exceptional dancers, including Rae Piper & Paul
                                                                personality (not to
                                                                                                                                   Chantry as Aquaria and Calder (choreographers
                                                                mention the dazzle
                                                                                                                                   of David Walliams’ Olivier-nominated West End
                                                                 from his teeth)                                                   hit show ‘Gangsta Granny’ and ‘Billionaire Boy’),
                                                                 Mail on Sunday                                                    and Shannon Parker as the Sea-Witch
                                                                                                                                   (San Francisco Ballet, Northern Ballet
                                                                                                                                   Theatre and Britain’s Got Talent).
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                                                                                                                                   Tickets: £16.75

                                                                                Thu 07 Oct 7.30pm

                                                                                The ELO                                                                                                Sun 10 Oct 7.30pm

                                                                                Experience                                                                                             Frank Skinner
                                                                                Celebrating the great music of                                                                         Showbiz
                                                                                Jeff Lynne and The Electric Light                                                                      Following a sold out five-week run at
                                                                                Orchestra in this sensational tribute!                                                                 the West End’s Garrick Theatre, comedy
                                                                                The ELO Experience have been bringing                                                                  legend Frank Skinner is bringing his
                                                                                the music of Jeff Lynne and The Electric Light                                                         critically acclaimed stand-up show
                                                                                Orchestra to the live stage since 2006 and                                                             ‘Showbiz’ to Halifax for one night only.
                                                                                are the world’s foremost multi award winning                                                           Frank has also performed sold-out runs
                                                                                tribute to The ELO. With a sensational string                                                          at London’s Leicester Square Theatre, the
                                                                                section, stunning light show and large screen                                                          Edinburgh fringe, and a 45-date national
                                                                                projection to further enhance the experience.                                                          UK tour, making Showbiz the must-see
                                                                                Join us for this incredible show that accurately                                                       comedy event of the year.
                                                                                reproduces the songs and sounds of The
                                                                                Electric Light Orchestra and takes you on                                   Real stand-up,             Tickets: £26.75
                                                                                a magical musical journey through time.                                    real lightness of
                                                                                                                                                           touch, real joy…                   Book                     Watch
                                                                                Tickets: £26.75                                                           Dominic Maxwell,
                                                                                                                                                              The Times
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Wed 13 Oct 7.30pm                                   Thu 14 Oct 7.30pm

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                                                                               An Evening with                                     Rob Brydon
                                                                               Snooker Greats                                      A Night of Songs and Laughter
                                                                                                                                   Award-winning comedian
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                                                                               Recreating the 1985 World                           Rob Brydon and his sensational
                                                                               Championship Final                                  eight-piece band are taking to the road.
                                                                                                                                   With a hugely entertaining and brilliantly
                                                                               Starring Steve Davis & Dennis Taylor.               unexpected selection of songs, audiences
                                                                               With host & referee John Virgo.                     can expect Rob’s usual warmth and
                                                                               Join Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor as they          humour as he regales them with hilarious
                                                                               recreate the match that gripped a nation.           tales from his distant and recent past.
                                                                               A record-breaking 18.5m TV viewers stayed           With songs from Tom Waits to
                                                                               up to watch the legendary match and this            Tom Jones, and Guys and Dolls to
                                                                               is your chance to see the rematch with              Elvis (and almost everything in between),
                                                                               snooker royalty as we recreate the                  A Night of Songs & Laughter tells Rob’s
                                                                               final frame from that special night.                personal musical journey from South
                                                                               Snooker legend John Virgo is your host              Wales to the West End and beyond..
                                                                               and referee for an evening guaranteed to
                                                                               include his famed, hilarious snooker impressions.   Tickets: £37.75
                                                                               A night not to be missed, there will also be a
                                                                               Q&A, providing you with the opportunity to                 Book                     Watch
                                                                               pose the questions you always wanted to ask.

                                                                               Tickets: £36.75

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                                                                                                                                               A heart warming
                                                                                                                                               evening of music
                                                                                                                                               and comedy from
                                                                                                                                                a much loved TV
                                                                                                                                                  personality.

                                VIP Packages!
                                A limited number of VIP meet and greet           A professional photograph taken with
                                tickets are available at a supplement of £20     the players, which will be available to
                                each (to book your VIP ticket - select your      download the following day
                                seat on the seating plan and proceed to the      You can also either bring one piece
                                final payments page where there will be an       of memorabilia with you or purchase
                                option to upgrade to VIP tickets). Includes:     something on the evening and this will
                                                                                 be signed by all the players
                                  Premium seating within the auditorium
                                  (best seat available)                        The Meet and Greet starts at 6pm.
                                  Meet the players before the show
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Fri 15 Oct 7.30pm                                                                                          Mon 18 Oct 8pm

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                                The Greatest                                                                                               Adam Kay
                                Love of All                                                                                                This is Going to Hurt (Secret
                                                                                                                                           Diaries of a Junior Doctor)
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                                Whitney Houston’s musical                                                                                  Award-winning comedian Adam Kay
                                legacy is brought to life                                                                                  shares entries from his diaries as a junior
                                This critically acclaimed tribute show described                                                           doctor in this “electrifying” (Guardian)
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Hilarious
                                as “mind-blowingly spot on”.                                                                               evening of stand-up and music.
                                                                                                                                                                                                   and heart-
                                Be stunned by the breathtaking vocals of Belinda                                                           The show has been seen by over 200,000                   breaking
                                Davids – a RiSA chart-topping artist in her home                                                           people across absolute sell-out UK tours,
                                                                                                                                           Edinburgh Fringes and West End runs. His
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Charlie
                                country of South Africa who has performed on                                                                                                                        Brooker
                                Showtime at the Apollo (Fox TV), Even Better                                                               book was a Sunday Times number one
                                Than the Real Thing (BBC1) and in 2020 Britain’s                                                           bestseller for over a year, and is soon to
                                Got Talent (ITV).                                                                                          be a major BBC drama.

                                With the accompaniment of a live band, backing                                                             Signed copies of all Adam’s books will be
                                vocalists and choreographed dancers, plus state-                                                           available for purchase on the night.
                                of-the-art sound, lighting, vision and theatrical                                                          ‘Intersperses horror stories from the NHS
                                effects. This beautifully crafted tribute to one of                                                        frontline with a catalogue of sublimely silly
                                the world’s most revered singers will take you on                                                          spoof songs, and some blissfully brilliant
                                a heartfelt journey through Houston’s greatest                                                             wordplay’ ★★★★★ Mail on Sunday
                                hits including ‘I Will Always Love You’, ‘I Wanna
                                Dance With Somebody’, ‘How Will I Know’, ‘One                                                              Tickets: £26.75
                                Moment in Time’, ‘I Have Nothing’ and lots more.
                                *Not associated with the Estate of Whitney Houston.                                                                Book
                                Tickets: £24 - £29                                           Book                      Watch

                                                                                      Sat 16 Oct 8pm                                       Thu 21 Oct 7.30pm

                                                                                      Katherine Ryan                                       Northern Live:
                                                                                      Missus
                                                                                      Creator and Star of Netflix smash hit The Duchess
                                                                                                                                           Do I Love You
                                                                                      (along with two global Netflix comedy specials:      The World’s Greatest and most
                                                                                      In Trouble and Glitter Room) comedian and TV’s       authentic touring Live Band
                                                                                      Katherine Ryan makes a hugely welcome return
                                                                                      to Halifax with her brand-new live show, Missus.     Northern Soul Show
                                                                                      Having previously denounced partnership,             Keeping the Faith to the original sounds of
                                                                                      Katherine has since married her first love,          the underground movement that started on
                                                                                      accidentally. A lot has changed for everyone and     the dance floors in the North and eventually
                                                                                      we can look forward to hearing Katherine Ryan’s      swept the Nation. Including an 11-piece
                                                                                      hilarious new perspectives on life, love, and what   band with 4 lead vocalists performing over
                                                                                      it means to be Missus.                               30 original hits, expect to hear hits such as:
                                                                                                                                           Out On The Floor, There’s A Ghost In My
                                                                                      Tickets: £25.25 – £27.25                             House, Do I love You - Indeed I Do, Tainted
                                                                                      Recommended age 14+                                  Love, The Snake, You Didn’t Say A Word,
                                                                                                                                           Long After Tonight Is Over, Looking For You,
                                                                                             Book                                          I’m On My Way and many, many more.
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Fri 22 Oct 7.30pm                                                                                      Sat 23 Oct 7.30pm

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                                Swan Lake                                                                                              Clinton
                                Presented by The Russian State
                                Ballet and Opera House
                                                                                                                                       Baptiste Goes
                                                                                                                                       Stratospheric
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                                A timeless ballet with exquisite dancing.
                                Music by Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky. Featuring
                                live Orchestra with over 30 musicians.                                                                 From Bolton via Vegas… to the stars!
                                From the opulent splendour of the palace                                                               Clinton Baptiste is the hapless, unsubtle
                                ballroom to the moonlit lake where majestic                                                            psychic from Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights.
                                swans glide in perfect formation, this                                                                 Following the massive success of his last
                                compelling tale of tragic romance has it all.                                                          UK tour, clairvoyant medium and psychic
                                A wonderful evening out, the                                                                           Clinton Baptiste has gone exploring, stateside.
                                memories of which you will cherish                                                                     Not quite Caesar’s Palace but a series of shows in
                                long after the final curtain falls.                                                                    Vegas have lifted his celebrity status up a notch.
                                Ticket holders are invited to join us                                                                  Let him take you on a journey from his humble
                                for a pre-show talk in the auditorium                                                                  roots via the dazzling heights of Sin City and on
                                from 6:45pm                                                                                            to an amazing finale that will heal the world.

                                Tickets: £38.75                                        Book                      Watch                 Tickets: £23.25
                                                                                                                                       Recommended age 14+
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                                                                                Wed 27 Oct 8pm

                                                                                John Cooper Clarke
                                                                                I Wanna Be Yours
                                                                                John’s new memoir ‘I Wanna Be Yours’, released
                                                                                in the UK on 15th October 2021 by Picador. The
                                                                                book explores his extraordinary life, filled with
                                                                                remarkable personalities: from Nico to Chuck Berry;
                                                                                Bernard Manning to Linton Kwesi Johnson; Elvis
                                                                                Costello to Gregory Corso; Mark E. Smith to Gil
                                                                                Scott Heron and Joe Strummer and on to more
                                                                                recent fans and collaborators like Alex Turner, Plan
                                                                                B and Guy Garvey. Interspersed with stories of
                                                                                his rock and roll and performing career, John also
                                                                                reveals his mind-boggling encyclopaedic take on
                                                                                popular culture over the centuries: from Baudelaire
                                                                                and Edgar Allan Poe, to Pop Art, pop, music, the
                                                                                movies, fashion, football and show business – with
                                                                                more than a few laughs along the way.
                                                                                John’s new show is a breath-taking showcase of
                                                                                poetry and spoken work, sharing stories from his
                                                                                incredible life and hugely successful career..

                                                                                Tickets: £21.75 - £26.75
                                                                                Recommended age 15+

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                                Dirty Dusting                                      A laugh a minute                    Lipstick on
                                                                                                                       Your Collar
                                                                                  show, fantastic cast
                                Featuring Vicki Michelle                         and such a feel-good
                                (‘Allo ‘Allo!), Vicky Entwistle                 factor to it. Thank you
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                                (Coronation Street)                            for a wonderful evening                 Step back in time to the
                                                                               cannot recommend this                   golden era of music
                                and Leah Bell.                                   show highly enough
                                Gladys, Olive and Elsie are three “vintage                                             The jukebox roared and feet didn’t touch
                                                                                  Audience reaction                    the floor. Get your dancing shoes at the
                                style” cleaning ladies who, threatened with
                                redundancy, chance on an ‘unconventional’                                              ready, grab yourself a milkshake and relax -
                                way of earning some extra cash.                                                        you are in for an evening of back to back
                                                                                                                       hits from the 1950s and 60s!
                                A wrong number requiring a Sex Chat
                                Line rings into the office and gives                                                   Performed by a full live band, featuring
                                them a great idea… “Why not start                                                      some of the country’s top musicians, this
                                their own Sex Chat Line?”                                                              incredible show features excellent vocals, tight
                                                                                                                       harmonies, an infectious sense of fun and hits
                                What could possibly go wrong????                                                       from Connie Francis, Brenda Lee, Buddy Holly,
                                Written by Ed Waugh and Trevor Wood,                                                   Chuck Berry, The Beatles, The Ronettes, Cliff
                                this production is directed by Leah Bell                                               Richard, Cilla Black and many more.
                                who injects this hilarious play with a fresh
                                and lively approach coupled with her                                                   Tickets: £25
                                own unique comedic style.

                                Tickets: £24.75
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                                Wet Wet Wet                                                                                                                   A show that
                                                                                                                                                          bubbles with love
                                                                                                                                                           and unexpected
                                                                                                                                                                                   David Baddiel
                                The Journey                                                                                                                  joie de vivre         Trolls Not The Dolls
                                Wet Wet Wet are undeniably a musical                                                                                        The Telegraph          Following his five-star Olivier-nominated
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                                phenomenon, having made an incredible                                                                                                              hit My Family: Not The Sitcom and the return
                                impact with their music over the last four                                                                                                         to number 1 of his seminal football anthem
                                decades, becoming one of the most successful                     One of the                                                                        Three Lions, David Baddiel comes back to the
                                bands in British pop history. Selling in excess of             most successful                                                                     stage with a brand new one-man show.
                                15 million singles and albums to date, Wet Wet                 bands in British                                                                    Trolls – the terrible people who spend
                                Wet have featured in the UK official singles and
                                                                                                pop history!                                                                       all day insulting and abusing strangers for no
                                album charts for over an immense 500 weeks.                                                                                                        other reason than to fill the huge gaps in their
                                With number 1 hits including ‘With A Little Help                                                                                                   souls. The common wisdom for dealing with
                                From My Friends’ and ‘Goodnight Girl’, 1994’s                                                                                                      trolls is not to reply but not David, who sees
                                ‘Love Is All Around’ was the biggest selling                                                                                                       trolls as hecklers, and, as a comedian, it is
                                single of the year, when it spent 15 weeks at No1,                                                                                                 his duty not to ignore the heckler, but to
                                making it the longest spell at the top for any UK                                                                                                  wittily put them down.
                                artist – a record that still stands.
                                                                                                                                                                                   David has stories to tell, of that interacting
                                Tickets: £31.75 - £36.75                                                                                                                           with trolls has led him down. Come with
                                                                                                                                                                                   David on this dark, terrible and hysterically
                                                                                                                                                                                   absurd cyber journey into our culture’s most
                                       Book                      Watch                                                                                                             dank virtual underground. You will be more
                                                                                                                                                                                   able to deflect your own trolls.
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                                                                                                                                                                                   Tickets: £28.75

                                                                                                                                Thu 04 Nov 7.30pm

                                                                                                                                The Drifters
                                                                                                                                Back on tour with a
                                                                                                                                brand-new show
                                                                                                                                Following phenomenal success for their 65th
                                                                                                                                Anniversary tour in 2018, The Drifters are back
                                                                                                                                on tour with a brand-new show, with a line
                                                                                                                                up hand-picked by Tina Treadwell herself
                                                                                                                                - President of the Treadwell Entertainment
                                                                                                                                Group and owner of The Drifters name.
                                                                                                                                The legendary group have previously been
                                    VIP Packages!                                                                               inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame,
                                                                                                                                listed among the Greatest Artists of All
                                                                                                                                Time by Rolling Stone magazine and have
                                    VIP soundcheck experience ticket                  Wet Wet Wet ‘The Journey’                 produced an incredible list of hits - including;
                                    packages also available. Includes:                Tour Programme                            Saturday Night at the Movies, Come on
                                                                                      Limited Edition ‘The Journey’ Tour        Over to My Place, Stand By Me, Under the
                                      Premium seated ticket for the show                                                        Boardwalk and many, many more!
                                                                                      Print hand signed by the band &
                                      Exclusive Access to the band’s
                                                                                      suitable for framing
                                      Soundcheck concluding with a
                                                                                      Wet Wet Wet ‘The Journey’ Tour Tote Bag   Tickets: £28.75
                                      run through of selected songs
                                                                                      Commemorative Lanyard and VIP
                                      Individual Photo Opportunity with
                                      the band - all photos to be taken on           Tickets: £91.75
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                                Show of Hands                                                                                               The Overtones                                        Book                      Watch
                                The Best One Yet                                                                                            10 Year Anniversary Tour
                                Folk supergroup Show of Hands are finally                                                                   Multi-platinum selling vocal harmony group
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                                reuniting for their 2021 Tour ‘The Best One Yet’.                                                           and with 5 top 10 albums and 10 sold out UK
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 First
                                                                                                                                            Tours, The Overtones will embark on their 11th
                                Music legends Phil Beer, Steve Knightley,                                                                                                                                                     night of the
                                                                                                                                            UK Tour to celebrate their 10 year anniversary
                                Miranda Sykes and Cormac Byrne will return to                                                                                                                                                  new tour!
                                                                                                                                            performing as a group.
                                the Victoria Theatre this November. Audiences
                                will be captivated with live renditions of their                                                            For the last decade, The Overtones have
                                award-winning hits and festival favourites.                                                                 been a household name after appearing
                                                                                                                                            on dozens of television shows across the UK
                                The band will perform a mouth-watering
                                                                                                                                            and Europe including Dancing on Ice, BBC
                                compilation of iconic signature tracks from
                                                                                                                                            Breakfast and This Morning to name just a few.
                                the last 25 years, including their two folk
                                                                                                                                            After headlining at world renowned venues
                                award-winning songs, ‘Arrogance Ignorance
                                                                                                                                            like The London Palladium and the Royal Albert
                                Greed’ (AIG) and ‘Country Life’. Fans will also
                                                                                                                                            Hall. The Overtones have built a name for
                                be entertained by the band’s new lockdown-
                                                                                                                                            themselves as one of the UK’s most prolific
                                themed single ‘The Best One Yet’.
                                                                                                                                            live acts and has entertained at some of
                                Tickets: £29.25                                                                                             the biggest events on the planet.

                                                                                                                                            Tickets: £28.75 - £40.75
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                                                                                                                                                                                             Fri 12 Nov 7.30pm
                                                                                    Sun 07 Nov 3.30pm & 7.30pm
                                           Spinning
                                                                                    Chris Ramsey                                                                                             The Sensational
                                      blokey pub banter
                                      and unpretentious                             20/20 the Brand New Stand-Up
                                                                                                                                                                                             60’s Experience
                                       patter into stand-                                                                                                                                    Experience the musical
                                            up gold
                                                                                    Show
                                                                                    Critically acclaimed comedian Chris Ramsey is hitting                                                    phenomena of the 1960’s
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                                                                                    the road for his biggest ever stand-up tour yet.                                                         With a brand new production for 2021. Travel
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                                                                                    Downloaded a phenomenal 60 million times to                                                              back to the sixties and experience a musical
                                                                                    date, Chris and Rosie won the Global Award’s Best                                                        phenomenon with this festival of nostalgia. The
                                                                                    Podcast Award, and British Podcast Award Listeners                                                       show with the definite feel good factor will
                                                                                    Choice in 2020, their brand new book launched in                                                         transport you back to that magical decade that
                                                                                    autumn 2020 reaching number one on both Amazon                                                           was the 1960’s. Whether you come to relive
                                                                                    and the Sunday Times Best Seller charts.                                                                 your childhood memories or you just simply
                                                                                                                                                                                             want to see what your parents have been
                                                                                    Tickets: £23.75                                                                                          raving about for all these years this is the show
                                                                                                                                                                                             to see. Full of timeless classics, hits include
                                                                                                                                                                                             Needles and Pins, Silence Is Golden, Storm In A
                                                                                            Book                      Watch                                                                  Teacup, The Legend Of Xanadu, Little Children,
                                                                                                                                                                                             plus many more. Step back in time to when
                                                                                                                                                                                             pop music was at its very best.
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                                                                                                                                                                                             Tickets: £27.75 - £29.75

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                                                 Maximum                                            Sir Ranulph
                                                 Rhythm & Blues                                     Fiennes
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                                                 Featuring The Manfreds with                        Living Dangerously
                                                 Georgie Fame                                       Named by The Guinness Book of Records as
                                                 The Manfreds with an all-star line-up of           ‘the world’s greatest living explorer’, Sir Ranulph
                                                 original members Paul Jones, Mike D’Abo,           Fiennes has spent his life in pursuit of extreme
                                                 Tom McGuinness and Mike Hugg with Rob              adventure; inspiring generations and risking life
                                                 Townsend, Marcus Cliffe and Simon Currie           and limb in some of the most ambitious private
                                                 will be recreating many of their greatest          expeditions ever undertaken.
                                                 hits both as part of Manfred Mann and as           Amongst his many record-breaking achievements,
                                                 successful solo artists.                           he has a history of firsts - the first to reach both
                                                 Joining the Manfreds is bone fide legend           Poles, to cross the Antarctic and Arctic Ocean, and
                                                 Georgie Fame. With more than 20 albums and         to circumnavigate the world along its polar axis.
                                                 a career full of collaboration with music’s most   Both light-hearted and strikingly poignant, Living
                                                 famous names, Georgie has rightly earned           Dangerously offers a personal journey through
                                                 iconic status in the British music scene.          Sir Ranulph’s life, spanning his early childhood
                                                 An all-star line-up with the hits to match!        and school misdemeanours, his army life, the
                                                                                                    Transglobe Expedition and his current Global
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                                                 Tickets: £31.25 - £35.25                           Reach Challenge; making him a pioneer of
                                                                                                    exploration with an unparalleled story to tell.

                                                                                                    Tickets: £29.25 - £34.25
                                Sun 14 Nov 4pm   We Got Locked Down
                                                 But We Got Up Again                                        Book                       Watch
                                Voices of        An afternoon of entertainment showcasing

                                Yorkshire
                                                 the 250 strong Voices of Yorkshire choir.
                                                 With live band and special guests!
                                                                                                                                                           Thu 18 Nov 7.30pm
                                Presents         Money raised on the night will go

                                                                                                                                                           Boyzlife
                                                 to Martin House Children’s Hospice.

                                                 Tickets: £19.25
                                                                                                                                                           Featuring Brian Mcfadden
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                                                                                                                                                           Two of the world’s biggest bands Boyzone and
                                                                                                                                                           Westlife come together, for the very first-time,
                                                                                                                                                           featuring Brian Mcfadden and Keith Duffy.
                                                                                                                                                           This specially adapted theatre production will
                                                                                                                                                           include many of their greatest hits and you can
                                                                                                                                                           expect to hear, ‘World Of Our Own’, ‘Mandy’,
                                                                                                                                                           ‘Queen of My Heart’, ‘Picture Of You’, ‘Words’,
                                                                                                        VIP Packages!                                      ‘No Matter What’, ‘Uptown Girl’, ‘Flying
                                                                                                                                                           Without Wings’, ‘You Raise Me Up’, ‘Going Gets
                                                                                                                                                           Tough’, ‘Swear It Again’, ‘Father and Son’, ‘Love
                                                                                                        Meet and Greet tickets include a photo             Me For A Reason’, ‘My Love’ and many more.
                                                                                                        with Brian and Keith, a VIP Tour Laminate
                                                                                                        and an Official signed Tour Poster.
                                                                                                                                                           Tickets: £34.25
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                                                                                                                                                                          Jason Manford                                                          Jason Manford
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             successfully straddles
                                                                                                                                                                          Like Me                                                               the line between
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 contemporary
                                                                                                                                                                          Like Me is Jason’s latest comic offering and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               stand-up and old-
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                                                                                                  DAILY MAIL                                                              is sure to be ‘expert observational comedy’
                                                                                                                                                                          (The Guardian) mixed with ‘comic gold’
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              school mainstream
                                                                                                                                                                          (Mail on Sunday).                                                      entertainment
                                                                                                                                                                          Jason said: “After the fun we had on my                                 The Guardian
                                Fri 19 Nov 1.30pm & 4pm                                                        Touching, funny and utterly original,                      last tour Muddle Class, I’m excited to get back
                                                                                                               Freckle Productions’ delightful adaptation                 on the road with my new stand up show, Like
                                Sat 20 Nov 10.30am & 1.30pm                                                    of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s                    Me. In these trying times it’s always important
                                FRECKLE PRODUCTIONS PRESENT                                                    Stick Man is back in town!                                 to be able to get away for a couple of hours
                                                                                                                                                                          and exercise the old chuckle muscle and
                                                                                                               From the team behind Zog, Tiddler and
                                                                                                                                                                          have a good laugh together”.
                                                                                                               other Terrific Tales, and Tabby McTat this
                                                                                                               award-winning production, features a trio                  Tickets: £31.75
                                                                                                               of top actors and is packed full of puppetry,              Recommended age 14+
                                                                                                               songs, live music and funky moves.

                                                                                                               Tickets: £16.25 (Adults)                                   Also at the Victoria Theatre
                                                                                                               £14.25 (Children)                                          on Sat 30 Apr 22!

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Thu 25 Nov 8pm

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Ed Byrne
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            If I’m Honest...
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Join Ed as he takes a long hard look at himself
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            and tries to decide if he has ANY traits that are
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            worth passing on to his children and presents his
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            brand-new masterclass in observational comedy.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Tickets: £26.75
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Recommended age 16+

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ★★★★★
                                BASED ON THE BOOK BY                                                                                                                                                                              A one-hour tour de
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  force performance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   from the master
                                Stick Man © 2008 Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.Published by Alison Green Books, an imprint of Scholastic Children’s Books.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      comedian

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                                                                                                                                                                              ready for the big night.
                                                                                                                                        Fri 3 Dec 10.30am, 1.15pm,
                                Carols & Brass                                                                                          3.30pm/4.30pm
                                                                                                                                        Sat 4 Dec 10am, 12pm, 2pm & 4pm
                                                                                                                                                                              One of their presents is a magic cabinet which
                                                                                                                                                                              mysteriously conjures up a pirate who seems to
                                                                                                                                                                              be lost. With lots of Christmas songs to sing along
                                Seasonal music, fun and laughter                                                                        Sun 5 Dec 10am, 12pm, 2pm & 4pm       with and tons of magic and festive cheer, come
                                Presented by the Halifax Choral Society                                                                                                       and see if Santa can help our Pirate finds his way

                                                                                                                                        Santa’s Magical
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                                Artistic Director & Conductor: Philip Collin                                                                                                  home in time for the big day.
                                with the celebrated Black Dyke Band                                                                                                           The show will also give children an opportunity
                                Tickets: £12 - £25                                                                                      Mystery Guest                         to give their letter to Santa in person. Specially
                                                                                                                                                                              designed paper for the letter will be available
                                                                                                                                                                              on the day or can be downloaded from http://
                                        Book                                                                                            A Christmas Adventure                 www.imaginetheatre.co.uk/santa-shows/
                                                                                                                                                                              Santa’s Magical Mystery Guest is an unmissable
                                                                                                                                            Book                              treat for all children up to the age of 6 years and
                                                                                                                                                                              will ensure that the festive season gets underway
                                                                                                                                                                              with an unforgettable Christmas experience.
                                                                                                                                                              PLUS:           Tickets: £9.95 - £12.95
                                                                                                                                                      As an added treat,      Adults - £9.95, Children - £12.95 (includes gift)
                                                                                                                                                      all the children will   Nursery and groups of 12+ - £11.50 (includes gift)
                                                                                                                                                       get to meet Santa
                                                                                                                                                       and receive a gift
                                                                                                                                                            from him.

                                                                                   Tue 30 Nov Doors 7pm

                                                                                   The Australian
                                                                                   Pink Floyd
                                                                                   The biggest show of its
                                                                                   kind in the world
                                                                                   Selling 3.5 million tickets worldwide and
                                                                                   described by The Times as “The Gold Standard”
                                                                                   and The Daily Mirror as “The Kings of the Genre”,
                                                                                   The Australian Pink Floyd Show is the leading and
                                                                                   biggest show of its kind in the world and since
                                                                                   their first concert in Adelaide in 1988, they have
                                                                   Setting the
                                                                                   performed in over 35 countries; played at David
                                                                  gold standard    Gilmour’s 50th birthday celebration and were
                                                                    The Times      joined on stage by Rick Wright.
                                                                                   Performing the music of Pink Floyd with note
                                                                                   for note perfection, this critically acclaimed
                                    VIP Packages!                                  tribute show strives to reproduce the Pink
                                                                                   Floyd experience and bring the music to new
                                                                                   audiences, with a stunning light and laser show,
                                                                                   video animations, state of the art high resolution
                                    One of the best seats in the house, a
                                                                                   LED screen technology and other special effects.
                                    bespoke tour gift, a limited edition A4
                                    tour art print & official VIP tour laminate.   Tickets: £31.25
                                    Tickets: £90.75
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                                                                                                                             Sat 11 Dec                  1:00pm      5:30pm
                                                                                                                             Sun 12 Dec    No Performances
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                                                                                                                             Mon 13 Dec    No Performances
                                                                                                                             Tue 14 Dec    10:15am       2:30pm
                                                                                                                             Wed 15 Dec    10:15am       2:30pm
                                                                    Jack and the Beanstalk
                                                                    A GIANT of a pantomime!                                  Thu 16 Dec    10:15am       2:30pm
                                                                    Come and join us at The Victoria Theatre                 Fri 17 Dec    10:15am                   6:30pm
                                                                    for the biggest panto of them all with
                                                                                                                             Sat 18 Dec                  2:00pm      6:30pm
                                                                    the fabulous Jack and the Beanstalk.
                                                                                                                             Sun 19 Dec                  1:00pm      5:30pm
                                                                    The Trot’s are so poor they don’t have a bean
                                                                    to their name, and what is more there is a giant         Mon 20 Dec    No Performances
                                                                    terrifying the village. Come and see if Jack can
                                                                                                                             Tue 21 Dec                  2:00pm      6:30pm
                                                                    defeat the giant, win the heart of the girl he
                                Sat 11 Dec 2021 - Sun 02 Jan 2022   loves and turn the Trots’ fortunes around.               Wed 22 Dec                  1:00pm      5:30pm
                                                                    Once again, The Victoria Theatre will have               Thu 23 Dec                  1:00pm      5:30pm
                                                                    all the ingredients for a perfect family panto,
                                                                                                                             Fri 24 Dec                  1:00pm      5:30pm
                                              Book                  with a dastardly villain, a hapless comic and
                                                                    a hilarious panto dame, as well as fabulous              Sat 25 Dec    No Performances – Merry Christmas
                                                                    musical numbers and bags of slapstick fun!
                                                                                                                             Sun 26 Dec                  1:00pm      5:30pm
                                                                    Book your tickets now for this ‘moo-vellous’
                                                                                                                             Mon 27 Dec                  1:00pm      5:30pm
                                                                    family friendly panto which will leave everyone
                                                                    aged 4 to 104 feeling full of ‘beans’!                   Tue 28 Dec                  2:00pm      6:30pm
                                                                    Josh Benson is returning as Joshin Josh                  Wed 29 Dec                  2:00pm      6:30pm
                                                                    with Adam Stafford returning as Josh’s
                                                                    mum Dame Trot – forming an energetic                     Thu 30 Dec    10:30                     5:30pm
                                                                    and hilariously witty comedy team!                       Fri 31 Dec                  1:00pm
                                                                                                                             Sat 1 Jan     No Performances – Happy New Year
                                                                                                                             Sun 2 Jan                   1:00pm
                                                                    Jack and the Beanstalk Accessible Performances
                                                                      Schools ‘Side of Stage’ Signed Performance -
                                                                      This performance aims to improve access to the         Tickets: £17 - £26.50
                                                                      pantomime for hearing impaired people who
                                                                      use British Sign Language (BSL). The interpreter           Opening Weekend £17
                                                                      stands stage left and interprets the performance
                                                                      for the audience.                                          Schools Performances: £10 for school groups
                                                                                                                                 / £16 for coach and ticket offer
                                                                      Integrated Signed Performance - For this
                                                                      integrated performance, the British Sign Language          £24.50 and £22.50. Groups of 20+ £19.25,
                                                                      (BSL) interpreters will be involved in the action on       Groups of 250+ £16.75. No complimentary
                                                                      stage and take part in the performances!                   tickets on group bookings
                                                                      Relaxed Performance - This performance is
                                                                      designed to be welcoming to everyone, and                  Christmas Eve: £26.50 and £24.50
                                                                      especially to adults and children who may feel
                                                                      unable to access theatre performances for a variety        £20.50
                                                                      of reasons for example: parents/carers with noisy
                                                                      infants, people who need or want to move
                                                                      around and/or vocalise during the performance;
                                                                      people with dementia, autism or with
                                                                      other complex access and inclusion needs.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                          the stalls level. There is no

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                                                                                               We are a busy and vibrant                                                                                  wheelchair access to the Green
                                                                                               cultural destination in the                                                                                Room Bar and Circle level but
                                Towards the end of the 19th                                    centre of Halifax, just 5-10                                                                               there is an alternative entrance
                                                                                               minutes’ walk from both                                                                                    with fewer steps for people
                                Century a group of local businessmen                           the bus and train stations                                                                                 with less severe mobility issues.
                                led the movement for a substantial                             and provide a multipurpose
                                                                                               venue that hosts a multitude        Booking Information
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Please inform the Box Office
                                                                                                                                                                                                          at the time of booking if you
                                and prestigious concert hall in                                of different events, from
                                                                                                                                   Tickets                           Theatre Support Fee
                                                                                                                                                                                                          need this service, and if your
                                                                                               large music gigs, ballet                                                                                   wheelchair may restrict the
                                the centre of Halifax and the                                  and comedy, to award                We strongly advise that tickets   Now 120 years old and                view of other customers.
                                                                                                                                   are booked online from            maintaining most of its
                                Victoria Theatre (then called The                              ceremonies, conferences
                                                                                               and business meetings.              victoriatheatre.co.uk where       original features, The Victoria      Hearing Impaired
                                Victoria Hall) opened in 1901.                                 As well as the magnificent
                                                                                                                                   possible. Tickets can also be
                                                                                                                                   purchased on the phone
                                                                                                                                                                     Theatre acts as a magnificent
                                                                                                                                                                     architectural cornerstone of the
                                                                                                                                                                                                          We have an induction loop
                                                                                                                                                                                                          for hearing aid users in both
                                                                                               auditorium, the Theatre has         (01422 351158) or over the        town, celebrating the heritage       the auditorium stalls level
                                It was named in honour of Queen Victoria but she died
                                                                                               other interesting and versatile     counter from the Box Office.      and beauty of Halifax and our        and the Box Office. We also
                                just after it was completed. The building still retains many
                                                                                               spaces for smaller events.          Please note the Box Office        commitment to culture and the        offer an infra-red audio
                                of the original features, including the broad staircase in
                                                                                               Recent investments in moving        opening times on the Booking      arts. To help with the upkeep        system, allowing customers
                                the foyer, the stained glass ornate dome above and the
                                                                                               lights and sound technology,        information on Page 04. For       of this fabulous building and        to sit anywhere in the circle
                                original Queen Victoria bust at the top of the foyer stairs.
                                                                                               WIFI in all areas, licensed bars,   some events we can reserve        improve the visitor experience,      or stalls and adjust their
                                For over 100 years the venue has acted as a magnificent        and new projection facilities       tickets for you, which need to    we charge a Theatre Support          individual volume dependent
                                architectural gateway, announcing the heritage and             make the Victoria Theatre a         be paid for within 4 days. For    Fee on all tickets. This is          on where they’re sitting.
                                beauty of Halifax and the district’s commitment to culture     fantastic, well equipped venue.     general booking enquiries         included in all ticket prices        We also offer BSL side of
                                and the arts. The first concert was by the Halle Orchestra     Our team also has a vast array      please email box.office@          within this brochure.                stage and integrated signed
                                and since then The Victoria Theatre has played host to         of experience and can help to       calderdale.gov.uk                                                      performances of our
                                some of the biggest names in entertainment, including:         make your event more special                                          Cancellation                         annual pantomime.
                                Victoria Wood, Paul Weller, Michael McIntyre, The              with services, such as: event       How to get your Tickets           Protection & Refunds
                                                                                                                                   We now offer e-tickets that can   No refunds are available unless
Part of:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Part of:
                                Stone Roses and Gary Barlow to name but a few!                 planning, creative supervision,
                                                                                               team building, presentation         be scanned when you enter         a performance is cancelled.
                                                                                               support and lighting design.        the venue. You can either print   If you would like to protect
                                                                                                                                   your tickets or show them on                                           Visual Impairments
                                                                                                                                                                     your tickets against specified
                                                                                               For more information on             a mobile device. Please select                                         Guide dogs are welcome;
                                                                                                                                                                     unforeseen circumstances such
                                                                                               booking the Victoria Theatre        or request this option when                                            we’ll even provide a bowl of
                                                                                                                                                                     as: accidents, illnesses and
                                                                                               for your next event, please         making a purchase.                                                     water for your pooch if you ask!
                                                                                                                                                                     failure of transport, among
                                                                                               call us on 01422 351156 or                                                                                 Our brochure is also available
                                                                                                                                   Children                          many others; cancellation
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                                                                                               email alison.metcalfe@                                                                                     in large print upon request.
                                                                                                                                   For many family shows the         protection is available at an
                                                                                               calderdale.gov.uk                                                     additional £1.50 per ticket.         Complimentary Tickets
                                                                                                                                   child and adult price is the
                                                                                                                                   same. For most shows children     Please enquire about                 for Essential Carers
                                                                                                                                   under the age of 2 can visit      this when booking.                   We are happy to offer a
                                                                                                                                   free of charge but please                                              limited number of
                                                                                                                                                                     Privacy Policy
                                                                                                                                   check individual events for                                            complimentary tickets to
                                                                                                                                                                     The Victoria Theatre is
                                                                                                                                   up to date ticketing                                                   essential carers. Please contact
                                                                                                                                                                     committed to protecting
                                                                                                                                   information, as each show                                              our Box Office for more details.
                                                                                                                                                                     customer privacy. Our full
                                                                                                                                   sets their own ticket price.      Privacy Notice is available in our
                                                                                                                                                                     Box Office and on our website.

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                                                                                                Council’s cultural portfolio,
                                                                                                the Victoria Theatre is
                                   Become a member today and                                    actively contributing towards

                                   enjoy priority booking, ticket
                                                                                                Calderdale’s vision for 2024.
                                                                                                This vision is for Calderdale to     Explore.
                                   offers, exclusive member                                     be a place where everyone can
                                                                                                realise their potential whoever      Create. Grow.
                                   competitions and discounts in the                            they are, and whether their
                                                                                                voice has in the past been
                                                                                                                                     The Victoria Theatre’s creative
                                   theatre bars for just £35 per year.                          heard or unheard.                    wellbeing programme.
                                   All presale announcements, special pricing, competitions     We aspire to be a place where
                                   and discounts will be sent to you in an exclusive members’   talent and enterprise can thrive;
                                                                                                a place defined by our innate        The Victoria Theatre is the        Dramatherapy                           Developmental
                                   email. You will also get a personalised membership card                                                                              Space for Me is delivered by           Transformations (DvT)
                                   to use to get your 10% discount in the theatre bars.         kindness and resilience, by          only theatre in England
                                                                                                how our people care for each         that can provide a range           professionally qualified and           Developmental Transformations
                                   Looking for the perfect gift for someone special?                                                                                    registered dramatherapists and         (DvT) is a form of highly playful,
                                   Treat them to a Victoria Theatre membership!                 other, are able to recover from      of professional creative,
                                                                                                                                     play and drama based               aims to improve emotional health       dramatic and embodied drama
                                                                                                setbacks and are full of hope.
                                                                                                                                                                        and wellbeing, promote personal        psychotherapy that can be used
                                   Becoming a member is easy. All you need to do is simply                                           psychotherapy services             growth, develop confidence and         therapeutically and to support
                                                                                                Calderdale will stand out,
                                   visit victoriatheatre.co.uk/memberships and follow the                                            for either adults or young         resilience and explore challenging     individual, group or team
                                                                                                be known, and be distinctive;
                                   steps or call our box office on 01422 351158.                                                     people under a programme           life experiences. It does this using   growth and development.
                                                                                                a great place to visit but most
                                                                                                                                     called: Space for Me.              a wide range of creative and
                                                                                                importantly, a place to live                                                                                   The practice of DvT can develop
                                                                                                a larger life.                        Space for Me supports the         often playful ideas such as story,
                                                                                                                                                                        metaphor and image work.               our capacity to be spontaneous,
                                                                                                                                      wellbeing of adults or children                                          playful and more in the moment
                                                                                                At the Victoria Theatre we
                                                                                Only            believe that providing
                                                                                                                                      and young people by offering      Dramatherapy can be used to            by helping identify and transform

                                                                               £35
                                      Name:                                                                                           sessions of ‘Dramatherapy’ or     support people presenting with         rigid and restrictive patterns of
                                Membership       Card                                           opportunities to relax, have a       ‘Developmental Transformations’.   a wide range of issues including,      behaviour or ways of being.
                                    Expiry Date:

                                                                                                good time, socialise, be excited
                                                                                                                                                                        for example, anxiety, depression,
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                                                                                                and challenged, supports                                                                                        Within a professionally facilitated
                                                   www.victoriatheatre.co.uk                                                                                            self-harm, abuse and neglect,
                                                       01422 351158
                                                                                                the nurturing of a healthy                                                                                     ‘Playspace’ DvT uses the principles
                                                                                                                                                                        domestic violence, attachment
                                                                               per year         and thriving community.                                                 trauma, eating disorders,               of Embodiment, Encounter and
Part of:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Part of:
                                                                                                We welcome everyone to                                                  psychosis and schizophrenia,           Transformation with the aim of
                                                                                                our stage and auditorium:                                               separation and grief and                having fun, whilst helping people
                                                                                                performers, artistes or visitors,                                       bereavement. Though working             better manage instability
                                                                                                and encourage everyone who                                              with serious and complex issues,        and change in their lives.
                                                                                                comes through our doors to                                              Space for Me Dramatherapy
                                                                                                express themselves freely and                                           sessions are often playful and
                                                                                                creatively or simply just sit back                                      highly creative.
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                                                                                                and be entertained.
                                                                                                                                                                        Dramatherapy is delivered
                                                                                                Calderdale’s vision for 2024 is                                         through one-to-one or group
                                                                                                split into the following themes:                                        therapy sessions, it is completely
                                        Our Supporters                                                                                                                  different to doing drama at            For information or a chat about
                                                                                                   Distinctiveness                                                                                             Dramatherapy or Developmental
                                                                                                   Kindness & Resilience                                                school - and no previous
                                        The Victoria Theatre would like to                                                                                              experience of drama or theatre         Transformations please contact:
                                        thank Alibi Bar and Restaurant for                         Talented & Enterprising
                                                                                                                                                                        is needed to take part.                The Victoria Theatre and ask
                                        their support. Alibi is just a few                      For more information and to                                                                                    about Space for Me or email:
                                        minutes walk from the theatre                           join the conversation please
                                        for pre show dining. Visit:                             visit www.calderdale.                                                                                          S4M@calderdale.gov.uk
                                        www.alibihalifax.co.uk                                  gov.uk/vision/ and

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                                                                             Fri 04 Feb             Mon 21 Feb
                                                                             Beyond the Barricade   Justin Live: The BIG Tour

                                                                                                                                                Sun 20 Mar
                                                                    Sat 12 Feb                                                                  Madama Butterfly
                                Wed 19 Jan                          The Night Sky Show
                                Burn the Floor with Kevin Clifton                                   Sat 05 & Sun 06 Mar
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