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The Court Theatre, Station Road, Tring HP23 5QY
Email: info@courttheatre.co.uk
few minutes away and are only 25 minutes from
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6th - 10th September
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Tring Festival
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Now in its 34th year, the theatre at Pendley, Tring
was established in 1978 and is set in a fine Victorian
building dating back exactly 100 years from the
date it was opened as a theatre. Originally a riding
school, The Court Theatre is set in the attractive
woodland estate of Pendley Manor (once the family
home of Dorian Williams, the television sports
commentator) on the rural outskirts of Tring.
£10.00 - £16.00.
Concessions
available
Friday
1st June
Starts: 8.00pm.
Saturday Matinee:
2.30pm.
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Friday 14th
September
www.courttheatre.co.uk
An Evening
of Well-known Classics
Charity Gig
The Magical Music of
Richard & Robert Sherman
You might not know their names, but you
do know the songs of Robert and Richard
Sherman – Disney’s dynamic songwriting duo,
immortalized in the 2013 film Saving Mr. Banks.
Their music touched the hearts of millions, and
both Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
continue to rank in the top 10 favourite family
movies of all time. Following a sell-out success
at the Corn Exchange Theatre, Wallingford, this
stunning production is now coming to Tring for 4
performances only! With a talented cast, first class
music and featuring all your favourite songs from
Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, this
show is not to be missed!!
THE SHOW INCLUDES A FULL-SIZE AUTHENTIC
REPLICA OF THE CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG CAR!
Come and enjoy the fun, and sing along to some of
the best music ever written for stage and screen.
£15.00 (children under 14 £12.00)
Start Times Sat 24th 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Sun 25th 1.00pm and 5.00pm
Design/artwork: Simon Blanchard
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Saturday 15th October 2016
The Court Theatre presents
Christmas
Craft Fair
Saturday 1st October 2016
The Court Theatre presents
The Enid
Voted this year’s top Band, Male Vocalist and
Keyboardist by the readers of Prog Magazine,
The Enid are a Symphonic Rock outfit with a
history stretching back over 40 years.
The band is now fronted by lead singer Joe
Payne, born and raised in Tring. His five octave
range sees him reputed as one of the top voices
in Progressive Music. The Enid have also been
nominated for numerous Progressive Music
Awards since 2013, including Band of the Year,
Album of the Year and Live Event of the Year up
against great names such as Kate Bush, Muse
and Marillion. This is a standing event.
£17.50. Student/Child £15.00.
Starts 8.00pm.
4th - 8th October 2016
Berkhamsted Theatre
Company presents
Evita
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
An amateur production by
arrangement with
The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Following on from their sell-out 2015 production
of ‘Sister Act’, Berkhamsted Theatre Company are
delighted to be bringing the Tim Rice & Andrew
Lloyd Webber smash hit EVITA to the Court
Theatre. EVITA tells the story of Eva Peron, second
wife of Juan Peron who, along with her husband
became one of the most prominent political
leaders of the last century. Following Eva’s life
from her teenage years through to her death from
cancer aged 33, EVITA is widely regarded as one
of the best musical scores ever written.
£12.00 - £15.00. Concessions available.
Starts 8.00pm.
In aid of The Court Theatre and
returning for a fifth year, a fabulous opportunity to
purchase unique hand crafted Christmas presents
or just simply a treat for yourself. A wide variety
of stalls selling a range of fantastic individual and
unique gifts, all your shopping under one roof.
Refreshments are available, so come along and
shop until you drop.
Free entry and free parking - Open 10am – 3pm.
19th - 22nd October 2016
Tring Festival Company presents
by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Ltd.
Made in Dagenham
The Musical
Book by Richard Bean. Music by David Arnold.
Lyrics by Richard Thomas.
Inspired by a true story and based on the hit
movie, Made in Dagenham is an up-lifting and
powerful musical comedy about friendship, love
and the importance of fighting for what is right.
This is a roller coaster ride of a show with some
fabulous music and glorious writing. Funny,
touching and timeless, Made in Dagenham shows
how ordinary people can do extraordinary things
when they stand together.
£12.00 - £15.00. Concessions available.
Starts 8.00pm.
Sunday 30th October 2016
16th -19th November 2016
The Big Band
Anything Goes
The Court Theatre presents
With 5 Star Swing
Swing-along with songs from Glenn Miller, Sinatra,
Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Jazz & Blues. “Superb - they
swing like crazy!” says Sheila Tracy, BBC. As seen
on BBC TV’s CHILDREN IN NEED, Dame Vera
Lynn’s Charity Ball & Blackpool Tower Ballroom.
“Swing and Song of the highest order” – Telegraph.
Featuring Simone from the Ivy Benson Orchestra,
and Chris Smith (Jnr) composer and arranger for
the BBC Radio Big Band, Herb Miller Big Band
(Glenn’s brother), plus Tony Bennett’s trombonist!
£16.00. Concessions £14.00.
Starts 7.30pm.
9th -12th November 2016
Frayed Knot Theatre Company presents
Marreau and the
Chocolate Policeman
Founded 25 years ago, Frayed
Knot Theatre Company
celebrates by restaging the play
that started the company off. Here’s
your chance to see the very first of the Marreau
plays written and directed by local playwright Rob
Farrow – the first in what is currently a sequence
of 11 plays featuring the suave, pompous, often
inept, but always kind-hearted European (even
he’s not sure precisely where in Europe) detective
and his constant companions Gwendolyn and
Simpson. The Marreau plays are best described
as detective comedies – think of Agatha Christie’s
Hercule Poirot with plenty of laughs - “Marreau’s
so delicious” as the Gazette once reviewed it!
£9.00 - £10.00 Concessions available.
Starts 8.00pm.
Vale Music Society presents
Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter
By arrangement with MusicScope and
Stage Musicals Ltd of New York
Set aboard the ocean liner
SS American, bound from
New York to England, Billy
Crocker has stowed away to
be near his love, heiress Hope
Harcourt, who is engaged
to Lord Evelyn Oakleigh.
Billy is aided by his pal, night
club singer/evangelist Reno
Sweeney and Moonface Martin (Public Enemy
Number 13) to win back Hope. There’s fun,
disguise, dancing, love matches and wonderful
songs including Anything Goes, I Get A Kick Out
Of You, You’re the Top, Easy To Love and Its DeLovely. Sponsored by The Haldi Restaurant and
The Old Swan, Cheddington.
£15.00. Concessions available.
Starts 8.00pm. Saturday Matinee 2.00pm.
23rd - 26th November 2016
Pendley Theatre Company presents
After Electra
Written by April de Angelis
Virgie is a painter. On her
84th birthday, she invites
her family, a few close
friends and a taxi driver
to celebrate her life as a
painter. The celebration is
an opportunity for Virgie
to own up to what most of them already
know – how the family have coped with a
singleminded mother who chose the painter’s
easel over the kitchen sink. What they don’t
know and which engulfs them like a lorry load
of bricks, is Virgie’s intended birthday gift to
them. The content of After Electra runs deep,
but the rapier wit that April de Angelis gifts to
her characters shines a joyful light on the very
darkest subject matter.
£10.00 - £12.00. Starts 8.00pm.
1st -3rd December 2016
Berkhamsted Youth Theatre presents
The 39 Steps
From the novel by John Buchan and an original
concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon
Licensed by ITV Global Entertainment Limited
Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy
novel, add a dash of
Monty Python and
you have The 39
Steps, a fast-paced
whodunnit for anyone
who loves the magic
of theatre! This 2-time
Tony® and Drama
Desk Award-winning
treat is packed with
non-stop laughs, zany characters an onstage
plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers and
some good, old-fashioned romance! In The
39 Steps, a man with a boring life meets a
woman with a thick accent who says she’s
a spy. When he takes her home, she is
murdered. Soon, a mysterious organization
called “The 39 Steps” is hot on the man’s trail
in a nationwide manhunt that climaxes in a
death-defying finale!
Sunday 11th December 2016
Get Stuffed presents
Lee Nelson
He headlined Glastonbury
with Kanye West and
bribed Sepp Blatter at
FIFA’s headquarters.
Now he’s back to Tring to
warm up his new 2017
show. Catch Lee Nelson
at his absolute best...
live and unleashed.
£16.00.
Starts 7.30pm.
Look out for great
comedians coming to
the Court Theatre.
Keep an eye on the
website for full details
and breaking news
£5.00 - £10.00. Concessions available.
Starts 7.30pm.
Saturday Matinee 2.30pm.
WE NEED YOU!
The Court Theatre
thrives on the
involvement of local
volunteers just like you.
So whether your talents
lie behind or in front of
the tabs, the
chances are we'll
find a role for
you. Email us
and get involved–
it's fun!
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27th December 2016 - 2nd January 2017
The Court Theatre presents a traditional family pantomime
By Ian Gower and Nick Russon
This year the panto team at The Court Theatre present Dick Whittington and His
Cat as a follow up to last year’s massively successful, sell out show Cinderella.
While there is not a soap star in sight this pantomime features an abundance of local
talent with over 40 years experience producing traditional family pantomimes.
Boo and hiss the nasty King Rat as he tries to spoil Dick’s plans to find true love and
cheer on our heroes to ensure that good triumphs over evil.
Everyone who wants to, can join the cast on stage for a sing song at the end as a
stunning finale, something the kids will never forget.
Adults £10.00.
Children Under 16 £8.00.
See website for family-friendly start times.
The Court Theatre at Pendley is owned by Grass Roots Group Plc and is supported by
Tring Arts Trust (Reg. Charity Number 1049204) and operated by Court Theatre Ltd
(Reg. Charity Number 1147983).
Please note that all the details contained in this brochure are correct at time of going to press
and as such may be subject to change at any time.
Booking Fees:
No booking fees are charged for events purchased through www.courttheatre.co.uk
Individual organisations may charge a fee if booked through their own website.