Panto, Abba, Elkie brooks and Alan titchmarsh Coming up at the Memorial

THE Memorial Theatre has a busy line-up of music and entertainment for the coming months.

Saturday 7th December 7.30pm- That’ll Be The Day. SOLD OUT

Saturday 21st December 2.30pm- Children’s Christmas Party At The Assembly Rooms. We’re having a children’s Christmas Party!!!! The party will be at the Assembly Rooms on Saturday 21st December at 2.30pm to 5pm. Tickets are £6 per child, adults are free (all children must be accompanied by an adult)

Dance to the Christmas tunes played by PDJ Disco, prizes to be won. Meet Santa in his Grotto and get a present…….all included with the child’s ticket. Prize for the best Christmas jumper. Bar open. Book your tickets today!!

December 29th 2019 – Jan 4th 2020. FMTC present Beauty & The Beast. Based on the traditional tale, this production is very much a Pantomime with all the usual characters and slapstick fun. With a large cast, bright costumes, set and lighting and wonderful live music. Come and see if Belle manages to keep the unwanted attentions of Gustave at bay and finds it in her heart to love the Beast before the last rose dies.

Come along and join the cast for a truly magical experience. 

Dates are: • Sunday 29th December (SOLD OUT) @ 2pm • Sunday 29th (LAST FEW) December @ 7pm • Monday 30th December @ 2pm • Tuesday 31st December @ 11.00am & 4.00pm • Wednesday 1st January @ 2pm • Friday 3rd January @ 7pm • Saturday 4th January @ 2pm & 7pm

Tickets are adult £14, concessions £12.

Saturday 8th February 7.30pm- Abba – Forever In Concert. The unique Abba look and sound is replicated with an incredible attention to detail as the beautiful lyrics penned by Benny and Bjorn are sung in wonderful harmony by all six performers on stage. Dynamic non-stop choreography, stunning visuals, top-class musicianship and an all-live performance ensures that the Tribute to ABBA Forever The show captivates audiences from the opening refrain to the final sing-along chorus of this two-hour spectacular. Tickets; adults £22.50 concessions £21.50.

Friday 14th February 7.30pm- Elkie Brooks Live in Concert. Long before the end of a live show and the frequent standing ovations that accompany it, there comes a point where Elkie does something so amazing that it leaves her audience almost spellbound.  It could be a particularly emotional rendition of one of her ballads, a powerhouse blues vocal or one of her trademark impossibly long notes that leaves the audience mesmerised.

Elkie will be performing her biggest hits including “Pearl’s A Singer”, “Lilac Wine”, “Fool (If You think It’s Over)”, Don’t Cry Out Loud” and “No More The Fool” as well as many more featured on her recent hit album “Elkie Brooks – Pearls – The Very Best Of”

“Still One Of The Great British Voices” – The Guardian. www.elkiebrooks. com. Tickets £29.50

Thursday 20th February  7.30pm- An Evening with Alan Titchmarsh – Trowel & Error. To describe Alan as a national treasure would not do his talents justice.  A gardener, a poet, an excellent and innovative TV presenter, a writer of non-fiction and a novelist, he is an immensely creative and empathetic man. Such a richness of ability might be scary but in Alan, readers and viewers have found a friend. In fact, there is a rumour that his waxwork at Madame Tussaud’s has to have lipstick smudges wiped off every fortnight!  

Now in 2020 – coming to a theatre near you – Alan takes to the stage, showcasing all his talents wrapped up in a bundle of glorious anecdotes and enlightening “tales from his life on earth”.   

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