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01760 755 800River Road, Westacre, Kings Lynn PE32 1UD

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PatronsStephen Fry and Sir Antony Gormley

Visit www.westacretheatre.com for more information

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WELCOME to Summer at WESTACRE THEATRE

Don’t forget – Wednesday Flicks PLUS extended café opening hours for the summer

Visiting companies . . . 3 & 6Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Death on the Nar . . . . . . . . .7The Arsonists . . . . . . . . . . . . .9King’s Lynn Festival at Westacre Theatre . . . . . . . .10 Jazz Picnics. . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 A Chorus Line . . . . . . . . . . .13Young People . . . . . . . . . . .14Two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Wednesday Flicks. . .16 & 17On Screen Live! . . . . .18 & 19

STOP PRESS! STOP PRESS! STOP PRESS! STOP PRESS! STOP PRESS!Wednesday 22 April 7.00pm – 8.30pm

THE WORLD COMES TO WESTACRE!Actors from 11 diverse countries transform Westacreinto a Global Village for an inter-active performance,the culmination of a ten day residency based atWest Lexham. Come and witness – and even take part – in thisunique international event.Admission is Free (voluntary collection bucket on exit)For further details: https://erasmusprojecthome.wordpress.com

Thu 7thSOLD OUT

Fri 8thSOLD OUT

Extraperformance

Sat 9thMaySTILL

BOOKING- be quick!

7:30pm£18

They’ve skewered history, the Bible and the world’s most celebrated playwright.Now the Reduced Shakespeare Company tackles the subject it was born to reduce.

From the high-brow to the low and everything in-between, the bad boysof abridgement leave no joke untold as they deconstruct

the entire history of comedy in 90 rollicking minutes. • “Comic Gold” The Metro • “Wonderfully hilarious!” Across the Arts •

• “Good fun!” Jeremy Paxman •

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Newbury Productions (UK) Ltd presents REDUCED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY®

THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF COMEDY (abridged)

Written and Directed by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor.

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Gorgeous Glasswith Fi Kilpatrick A six week introduction to theart of Stained Glass.Make something beautiful for your house,garden or for a special present. A practical introduction to the techniques used in making stained glass artefacts.Suitable for anyone with an interest in glass, artor design, or who would like to take up a new,challenging hobby. You don’t need any priorknowledge or experience, just enthusiasm!

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Tuesdays5th, 12th19th May2nd, 9th16th June

10.00am to noon

£60 for thecourse

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company studioFri 22ndSat 23rdFri 29thSat 30th

May

7.30pm£16/£12*

Evening Standard

AwardBest Play

1970

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A Comedy of Confusionby David Storey

directed by Andy Naylor

A gentle, lyrical, achingly funnyevocation of lost souls.

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7.30pm£16

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The romantic, evocative, true storyof Domenico Zipoli, an 18th centuryItalian composer who had been lostin time. A tale told with dancing, humour and live accompaniment from Baroque musicians.

LATiMER/WhiTEhOUSE PRODUCTiONS

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DEATH ON THE NARAn evening of supper and suspense

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Sat 6thJune

7.00pm

£30 each

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The knives are out in Westacre - and so are the forks and spoons!

Unravel the mystery of a gruesome murder over a delicious three course meal.

Bring your friendsand make up a table of four.

WESTACRE THEATRE MURDER MYSTERIESpresents . . .

Fri 19thJune

7.00pm(supper)8.00pm(film)£15

Stroll around our new lake andalongside the River Nar, glass in hand,savour a light supper on the terraceand, as the light fades across the water,complete a perfect evening with asmash hit film.

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A Summer Night on the Terracewith supper and a late filmGONE GIRL (2014) 149 mins Director David FincherStarring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike

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9A fast moving black comedy about two suspiciouscharacters invited into his home by a successful businessman convinced that if he treats them well they will do him no harm.

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July7.30pm£12/8*

Fri 26th& Sat 27thJune andFri 3rd

& Sat 4thJuly

7.30pm£16/12*

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in a new translation by Alistair Beaton

Directed byAndy Naylor

An explosive comedyby Max Frisch

Max Frisch’s classic satireabout the rise of Fascism

is as relevant todayas it ever was

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July

3.00pm£18/10**

Light teaincluded

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SOLEM QUARTET

at Westacre Theatre

Winners of the 2014 Royal Overseas League Ensemble Competition, theirincreasingly busy concert schedule for 2015 has included a Britten-Pears Residency at Aldeburgh and performances at London’s Kings Place and Wigmore hall.NB. Tickets for this event are ONLY OBTAiNABLE via King’s Lynn Corn ExchangeBox Office 01553 764864 or www.kingslynnfestival.org.uk

Haydn Quartet Op.20 No.6Debussy Quartet in G minor

photo: Simon Bray

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July

7.00pm£10/£6*

Also amatinee at

2.30pmon Saturday

18th July

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Directed by Ben Francis

Westacre’s young people come together to deliver this delightful, classic,musical version of the parable of Joseph and his coat of many colours.

Joseph, his father’s favourite son, is a blessed boy with prophetic dreams.

Set to an engaging cornucopia of musical styles from country & western andcalypso to bubble-gum pop and rock ‘n’ roll this Old Testament tale emerges

both timely and timeless.

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DixieMixSunday 26th

July12.00 noonto 3.00pm

£10Children

10 and underFREE

Savoir Faire

Gypsy Jazz Band

Sunday 16thAugust

12.00 noonto 3.00pm

£10Children

10 and underFREE

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JAZZ PicnicsBoth events held at Westacre Theatre . . .

. . . bring a picnicand enjoy

a relaxing afternoonsoaking up cool jazz

by our new lagoon

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Directed by Matt Grist and Musical Director Sadie Grist

Conceived and Originally Directed and Choreographed by Michael Bennett.Book by James Kirkwood & Nicholas Dante. Music by Marvin hamlisch

Lyrics by Edward Kleban. Co-choreographed by Bob Avian.Original Broadway production by the New York Shakespeare Festival,

Joseph Papp, Producer, in association with Plum Productions, inc.

JULYWed 29 7.30 £12/£8* Thu 30 7.30 £12/£8*Fri 31 7.30 £16/£12*

AUGUSTSat 1 7.30 £16/£12*Thu 6 7.30 £12/£8*Fri 7 7.30 £16/£12*Sat 8 7.30 £16/£12*Thu 13 7.30 £12/£8*Fri 14 7.30 £16/£12*Sat 15 7.30 £16/£12*

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ONESINGULAR SENSATION

Broadway’s Longest Running Musical

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WEEKLY DRAMA WORKShOPS

For school years 7 to 13Thursdays 6.00pm to 7.30pm

7, 14 & 21 May; 4, 11, 18 & 25 June; 2 July£40 for the series

hALF TERM DRAMA WORKShOPS

For ages 6 to 8 yearsWed 27, Thu 28 & Fri 29 May

10.00am to 3.00pm - £50 for 3 days

For ages 9 to 11Wed 27, Thu 28 & Fri 29 May

10.00am to 3.00pm - £50 for 3 days

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Beginners Please

Dramalive!

Dramalive!

CREATiNG DRAMA WiThOUT A CRiSiSFor ages 6 to 18 - new faces

always welcome

•meeting new friends•improvising, devising and working with text•improving theatre skills and imagination

•developing creative expression•boosting self confidence and social skills

•having fun in a relaxed & friendly environment

This season’s drama workshopleaders are:

Camilla Falconbridge, Laura hayeshayley Roberts and Mark Finbow

UpStage/DownStage

Midsummer Mayhem

SUMMER DRAMA WORKShOPS

For ages 12 to 16+Monday 3 to Friday 7 August

10.00am to 4.00pm£100 for the 5 days

For ages 9 to 11 yearsTuesday 25 to Friday 28 August

10.00am to 3.00pm£70 for the 4 days

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An evening in a pub somewhere in the North of England, presided over by theLandlord and Landlady trying to keep their marriage afloat, visited by anassortment of characters and oddballs who pass through the doors and allow usa short glimpse of their fractured lives. But our hosts themselves are nursing a private grief that will finally bubble to the surface in an eruption of molten anguish.Very funny, very moving and intensely dramatic

T W OT W Oby Jim Cartwright

Directed by Andy Naylor Friday 21stSaturday 22nd

Friday 28thSaturday 29th

August

7.30pm£16/£12*

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Jim Cartwright is an award-winning playwright whose other plays include:Road, Bed and The Rise and Fall of Little Voice.

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The Theory of Everything (2014) 123 minsDirector James Marshwith Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones andTom Prior

My Old Lady (2014) 107 minsDirector israel horovitzwith Kevin Kline, Kristen Scott Thomas andMaggie Smith

20th May

3rdJune

6thMay

Westacre Screen pres ents Wednesday Flicks

All Wednesday films begin at 2.00pm. Tickets £6. Before the film ENJOY LUNCh at ThE RiVERSiDE CAFÉ. Served from 12noon to 1.30pm. Booking is advised on 01760 755800

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The Testament of Youth (2014) 129 minsDirector James Kent

with hayley Atwell, Taron Egertonand Alicia Vikander

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19th June

17thJune

Westacre Screen pres ents Wednesday Flicks

All Wednesday films begin at 2.00pm. Tickets £6. Before the film ENJOY LUNCh at ThE RiVERSiDE CAFÉ. Served from 12noon to 1.30pm. Booking is advised on 01760 755800

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The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) 99 mins Director Wes Anderson

with Ralph Fiennes and F. Murray Abraham

Far From the Madding Crowd(1967 restored) 168 mins

Director John Schlesinger with Julie Christie,Terence Stamp, Alan Bates, Peter Finch

And don’t forgetGONE GIRL (2014)

Friday June 19th7:00pm supper

8:00pm film (see p.8)

Live! Screenings from Stratford Uponon

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The Merchant of VenicePolly Findlay (Arden of Faversham 2014) directs

Shakespeare’s uncompromising tragedy.in the melting pot of Venice, trade is God. But the pot boils

over when the despised outsider, Shylock, looks to exact the ultimate price for a deal sealed in blood.

EverymanBAFTA winner andAcademy Award® nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 years a Slave) takes the title role in thisdynamic new production of one of English drama’soldest plays, adapted by C r l Ann Duffy and directed by the National Theatre’s new Director Rufus Norris(Broken, London Road).

Man and SupermanA romantic comedy, an epic fairy tale, a fiery philosophical debate, Man and Superman asks fundamental questions about how we live. Academy Award® nominee Ralph Fiennes (The English Patient, Schindler’s List; Oedipus at the National Theatre) plays Jack Tanner in this exhilarating reinvention of Shaw’s witty, provocative classic.

NT Live!Thu 14May

7.00pm £12

RSC Live!Wed 22

July 7.00pm

£12

NTEncore!Thu 23

July 7.00pm

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Othellohugh Quarshie as Othello and Lucian Msamati as iago.Shakespeare’s timeless tale of a fearsome warrior and loving husband destroyed by vicious prejudice and his own pride.

Avon and the Royal National Theatre

RSC Live!Wed 26August 7.00pm

£12

• Long run lithographic colour printing• Short run digital colour printing• Large format poster printing• Roller banners and X banners• Health & Safety Signs, • Invitations and postcards• Internal, External & Illuminated signs• In-house binding and finishing

• Letterheads and compliment slips • Brochures, leaflets and folders• Labels, NCR Pads• Business cards• Exhibition displays• Envelopes• Newsletters

supports West Acre Theatre

Matthew Barley 23rd June to 27th JulyPhotographer of scenic landscapes,animals and whatever takes his fancy.

David Baker 28th July to 31st August

Abstract paintings reflecting the constant creative andartistic understanding of form, colour and composition.

Open Studios19th May to 22nd June

Leila Barton, Bette hopkins, Philip Spencer, Leah Spencer andJanet Walker. includes abstract flower paintings, original prints,

digital photographs and contemporary weaving.

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NIGHTQUI Z? Quiz Night

Saturday 2nd May • 7.30pm • £20 for teams of 4

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Riverside ReadersFirst Wednesdays: 6th May, 3rd June, 1st July & 5th August7.00pm • £25 per year

READERSWednesday Play ReadersThird Wednesdays: 20th May & 17th June • 7.00pm • £3 per session

Wednesdays22nd April to

1st July(not 27 May)

£100 for10 sessions

John Hughes: Painting workshopsJohn returns with another series of his extremely popular classes suitable for all abilities.

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Ceres Bookshopand Tearoom

“Just how a real bookshop should be.”New Books All the latest releases and best sellers. National book tokens

available. Second Hand Books Over 600 books in stock. Out-of-print bookssourced to order. Quality Cards & Wrapping Paper A variety on display.

Tea Room Come for the books and stay for the home-made cakes.

Bookshop Open: 9am - 4pm Monday. 9am - 5pm Tues to Saturday.Tearoom Open: 10am - 4pm Tuesday to Saturday

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ONLiNE BOOKiNG hAS ARRiVEDSeating: Tickets for most productions and some other events can now be booked on-line at www.westacretheatre.comBox Office 01760 755800: There is a 24 hour answer-phone service on this line. When the office is unmanned, please leave a nameand contact number and your call be returned as soon as possible.Discounts: Please note there is a concessionary rate for in-house performances (but not for visiting companies) for students under 21.Special Rates: These are available for school parties and group bookings, please contact the box office for details.Selling On: Once purchased, unwanted tickets may be returned to the box office either on the night or before. These will only be re-sold once all other tickets for that performance are sold out and monies will be reimbursed to the original purchaser in accordance with the value of the re-sale. A handling charge of 10% per ticket will be levied on all such transactions.Stand By Tickets: These may be available 30 minutes prior to each performance. however, performances are usually over subscribed and patrons are advised to book early.All special requirements (end seats, wheelchair spaces etc.) will need to be booked through the box office on 01760 755800.Admission: The Theatre will be open at least 30 minutes prior tothe start of each event. Please use the Westacre Theatre car park.Latecomers will be admitted at the discretion of the Duty Manager.Disabled Facilities: Access for wheelchairs and facilities for the disabled. hearing Loop in operation.

NB. Details in this brochure are correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to change.

administration: 01760 755 007email: boxoffice@westacretheatre.comonline booking: www.westacretheatre.comfor SatNav users: PE32 1UD

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Wed 6 May Wednesday Flicks: The Theory of Everything 2.00pm £6 Thu 7 May Reduced Shakespeare Co: History of Comedy (abridged) 7.30pm SOLD OUTFri 8 May Reduced Shakespeare Co: History of Comedy (abridged) 7.30pm SOLD OUTSat 9 May Reduced Shakespeare Co: History of Comedy (abridged) 7.30pm £18Thu 14 May On Screen Live!: National Theatre - Man and Superman 7.00pm £12Wed 20 May Wednesday Flicks: Testament of Youth 2.00pm £6 Fri 22 & Sat 23 May Westacre Theatre Company: Home by David Storey 7.30pm £16/£12*Fri 29 & Sat 30 May Westacre Theatre Company: Home by David Storey 7.30pm £16/£12*Wed 3 June Wednesday Flicks: My Old Lady 2.00pm £6 Fri 5 June Latimer/White House Productions: The Imperfect Pearl 7.30pm £16Sat 6 June Westacre Murder Mystery Evening: Death on the Nar 7.00pm £30 eachWed 17 June Wednesday Flicks: Grand Budapest Hotel 2.00pm £6Fri 19 June Summer on the Terrace with a Late Film: Gone Girl 7.00pm (8pm) £15 Thu 25 June Westacre Theatre Company: The Arsonists by Max Frisch 7.30pm £12/£8*Fri 26 & Sat 27 June Westacre Theatre Company: The Arsonists by Max Frisch 7.30pm £16/£12*Wed 1 July Westacre Flicks: Far From The Madding Crowd re-mastered 2.00pm £6Thu 2 July Westacre Theatre Company: The Arsonists by Max Frisch 7.30pm £12/£8*Fri 3 & Sat 4 July Westacre Theatre Company: The Arsonists by Max Frisch 7.30pm £16/£12*Thu 16 & Fri 17 July YO!West: Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dream Coat 7.00pm £10/£6*Sat 18 July YO!West: Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dream Coat 2.30pm £10/£6*Sat 18 July YO!West: Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dream Coat 7.00pm £10/£6*Sun 19 July King’s Lynn Festival at Westacre: Solem Quartet 3.00pm £18/£10**Wed 22 July On Screen Live!: RSC – The Merchant of Venice 7.00pm £12Thu 23 July On Screen Encore: National Theatre – Everyman 7.00pm £10Sun 26 July Jazz Picnic at Westacre: DixieMix Jazz Band 12 – 3.00pm £10***Wed 29 & Thu 30 July Westacre Theatre Company: A Chorus Line 7.30pm £12/£8*Fri 31 July & Sat 1 August Westacre Theatre Company: A Chorus Line 7.30pm £16/£12*Thu 6 August Westacre Theatre Company: A Chorus Line 7.30pm £12/£8*Fri 7 & Sat 8 August Westacre Theatre Company: A Chorus Line 7.30pm £16/£12*Thu 13 August Westacre Theatre Company: A Chorus Line 7.30pm £12/£8*Fri 14 & Sat 15 August Westacre Theatre Company: A Chorus Line 7.30pm £16/£12*Sun 16 August Jazz Picnic at Westacre: Savoir Faire Gypsy Jazz Band 12 – 3.00pm £10***Fri 21 & Sat 22 August Westacre Theatre Company: Two by Jim Cartwright 7.30pm £16/£12*Wed 26 August On Screen Live!: RSC – Othello 7.00pm £12Fri 28 & Sat 29 August Westacre Theatre Company: Two by Jim Cartwright 7.30pm £16/£12*

* concessionary price for under 21s**concessionary price for under 18s***Ages 10 and under freeFor Young People’s Drama Workshops see p14For Creative Arts and other events see inside

studioevents in the Summer 2015 Production Calendar

BOOK ON-LINEVisit www.westacretheatre.com for more information

FOOD FRIDAYS: pre-show supperPlease phone the Box Office to book.