The Castle, Wellingborough
| Published: 18th November 2008 10:38 |
The Castle, Wellingborough, presents...
Alice In Wonderland by Paul Boyd
Tue 2 Dec - Wed 31 Dec
This Christmas, The Castle Wellingborough invites audiences to fall down the rabbit hole and enjoy Paul Boyd's high-energy, musical spectacular Alice In Wonderland which runs from Tue 2 Dec until Wed 31 Dec.
Join Alice on her journey into wonderland, where along her way she meets a neurotic Caterpillar, a ‘jazzy' short-tempered Queen of Hearts, the theatrical Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and the eccentric inventor, the White Knight.
This quirky, exciting and energetic new adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classics ‘Alice In Wonderland' and ‘Alice Through The Looking Glass' will have audiences wanting to leap from their seat and join in the fun! Packed full of high-energy pop songs, a beautiful set, gorgeous costumes, tons of physical slapstick comedy, and some spectacular flying scenes; Alice in Wonderland will give audiences everything they want and more this Christmas!
The Castle's production of Paul Boyd's Alice In Wonderland, will be its English premiere. The Castle welcome Director Simon Wegrzyn whose previous credits include Warhorse Theatreworks production of A Comedy of Errors, and award-winning Choreographer and Movement Director Darren Royston. With a talented cast of 7 actors taking on over twenty characters, this is a fast-paced and fun-filled Christmas spectacular!
Alice In Wonderland previews on Tue 2 Dec and runs until Wed 31 Dec. Tickets are priced £11 (£9.50), preview night tickets cost £8.50. Family ticket £38 (up to 4, inc. 1 child). Groups of 10 or more £8.50. Tickets are available by calling the Box Office on 01933 270 007 or online at www.thecastle.org.uk
Tad Newton's Jazzfriends
Thursday 4 December 8pm
The Castle are pleased to present a night of Christmas jazz, when Tad Newton and friends return to Wellingborough on Thu 4 Dec, 8pm.
Tad returns to The Castle with Zoltan Sagi and special guest Trevor Whiting on sax and clarinet, to play some of the best Jazz and Blues from years gone by. This is a perfect opportunity to escape the rush of late night Christmas shopping and enjoy some jazz.
With festive offerings from the back catalogue of Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Count Basie and more, this is a early Christmas present for lovers of jazz.
Tickets are priced £9 (£7) and can be purchased by calling the Box Office on 01933 270 007 or online at www.thecastle.org.uk
New Art Club presents The Notcracker - Not just another Christmas show
Friday 5 and Saturday 6 December 7.45pm
The Castle are delighted to welcome comedy dance duo New Art Club to Wellingborough to perform their alternative to The Nutcracker on Fri 5 and Sat 6 Dec, 7.45pm.
New Art Club, aka Tom Roden and Pete Shenton, are the UK's only practitioners of comedy dance. Mixing philosophical comedy, live art and dance, and serious and silly in equal measures, their shows are brilliantly constructed and hilarious. They have also been described as the ‘Morecambe and Wise of dance'!
The Notcracker is an unashamedly silly deconstruction of previous Christmas stories and a serious reconstruction of a new one. Packed full of Christmas dances, Christmas philosophy, Christmas disaster and the triumph of good over evil - whatever that means!
A Christmas show for our age; a show about greed, double crossing and dinnertime rows. A perfect alternative to the traditional syrupy sweet Christmas dance shows!
Advised age guideline of 10+. Tickets are priced £12 (£10) and can be purchased by calling the Box Office on 01933 270 007 or online at www.thecastle.org.uk
Jason Manford
Wednesday 10 December 8pm
The Castle is delighted to welcome comedian Jason Manford to Wellingborough to entertain audiences on Wed 10 Dec, 8pm.
Star of 8 out of 10 Cats' Jason is now embarking on his first live national tour and is making a stop at The Castle. His show is both exciting and hilarious and will have audiences begging for more.
With a genuine respect and love of the traditions of the comedy greats, this naturally funny performer is renowned for his strong, charming and wry, pin-point accurate observations.
If there is even the tiniest speck of humour to be mined from the interactions of our daily lives, Jason Manford is guaranteed to unearth it and transform it instantly into comedy gold.
Multi-award winner, Jason started his career at 17. Working in a comedy club, he stepped in to fill the gap for a comedian who failed to show, and the rest is history! In more recent years he hosted a breakfast show on Xfm Manchester and appeared on BBC's Live At The Apollo.
Don't miss this opportunity to see on the UK's finest comedians. Tickets are priced £14 and can be purchased by calling the Box Office on 01933 270 007 or online at www.thecastle.org.uk
Alex Garnett with the Pete Cox Trio
Wednesday 10 December 8pm
The Castle is delighted to present a lively night of jazz when Alex Garnett and the Pete Cox Trio play on Wed 10 Dec, 8pm.
Alex Garnett is one of the most in-demand session players in the UK, having played with Van Morrison, Jools Holland, Paul Weller and Albert King.
Alex was schooled in the bands of Ray Gelato, Buddy Guy, Alan Barnes and more, and has emerged leading his own Jazz Ambassadors Band, which has been exciting audiences in Europe over the past few years.
Tickets are priced £9 (£7) and can be purchased by calling the Box Office on 01933 270 007 or online at www.thecastle.org.uk
Gervase Phinn's Christmas Show
Friday 12 December 7.30pm
The Castle is pleased to welcome one of Britain's most popular writers and performers, Gervase Phinn, and his hilarious show An Evening With Gervase Phinn on Fri 12 Dec, 7.30pm.
Best known for his five autobiographical novels, The Other Side of the Dale, Over Hill and Dale, Head Over Heels In The Dales, Up and Down in the Dales and The Heart of The Dales. Gervase is a best-seller whose books rank high in the best seller charts.
With a keen ear for the absurd and sharp eye for the ludicrous, Gervase has delighted UK audiences with his stories of his experiences as a school inspector. His stage shows have received rave reviews and sold out across the country.
Don't miss your chance to see this hilarious show. Tickets are priced £15.50 and can be purchased by calling the Box Office on 01933 270 007 or online at www.thecastle.org.uk
NuRoots Live! and The Castle @ The Victoria Centre present
Ock ‘N' Dough: World Xmas at The Vic
Friday 12 December 8.30pm
The Castle are delighted that our famed local Victoria Centre will play host to a celebrated local world music band, Ock ‘N' Dough on Fri 12 Dec, 8.30pm.
Taking their name from a meal of pork hock, vegetables and pastry associated with Wellingborough, Ock ‘n' Dough have played festivals the length and breadth of the country as well as overseas.
Now this hot roots band is bringing their danceable sounds back to Wellingborough with a Xmas performance that will delight audiences!
Tickets are priced £9 (£7) and can be purchased by calling The Castle's Box Office on 01933 270 007 or online at www.thecastle.org.uk
Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies
Tuesday 16 December 8pm
The Castle are pleased to welcome a fantastic folk band Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies on Tue 16 Dec, 8pm.
Alongside being described recently as ‘one of our best songwriters' by BBC Radio 2, Jez Lowe was nominated for the BBC Radio Folk Awards as ‘Folksinger of the Year' in December 2007.
Together with his band, The Bad Pennies, they have been the high point of the international folk scene for over a decade, frequently touring to the USA, Canada, Australia and beyond.
Audiences can enjoy toe-tapping melodies and bittersweet lyrics, complemented by the excellent band line-up of Kate Bramley on fiddle and vocals, Tyneside champion piper Andy May, and bass supreme David de la Haye on bass and vocals.
Tickets are priced £12 (£10) and can be purchased by calling The Castle's Box Office on 01933 270 007 or online at www.thecastle.org.uk
Richard Digance
Friday 19 December 7.30pm
The Castle are delighted to welcome one of the greatest folk entertainers, Richard Digance, to the stage on Fri 19 Dec, 7.30pm.
No now support act and no gimmicks, this performance is 2 hours of original entertainment with Richard, his guitar and his stories.
One of the most respected and evergreen entertainers Britain has produced, Richard was voted one of the Magnificent Seven of Comedy by The Sunday People.
His unique shows of songs, rhymes and stories are admired by the industry and the public alike, and he continues to entertain audiences worldwide. Richard has also been Bafta nominated, won numerous award and achieved many nine-letter words on Countdown!
Tickets are priced £15 and can be purchased by calling The Castle's Box Office on 01933 270 007 or online at www.thecastle.org.uk
December Film Listings For The Castle
The Dutchess (12A) - Mon 8 Dec 8pm
Georgiani Dutchess of Devonshire (Keira Knightley) was beautiful, glamorous and adored by the public. But while her beauty and charisma made her a household name, beneath Georgiana's glamorous façade lay an intelligent vulnerable woman stranded in a loveless marriage to the Duke (Ralph Fiennes). Frustrated by the life imposed on her, she enters into an intense relationship with the beautiful Lady ‘Bess' Foster (Hayley Atwell) before falling for Earl Grey (Dominic Cooper). But can true love survive the strictures of the Duke, of Bess and of society - the pressures of marriage and motherhood, of friendship and loyalty, of class and celebrity?
Running Time: 110 mins Friends buy one get one half price
Joy Division (15) - Tue 9 Dec 8pm
Following the recent Anton Corbijn film Control, Joy Division is a revealing portrait of the ground-breaking late 1970s English rock-band told through the all important people involved in the band's successes. Grant Gee's fascinating documentary features live footage alongside interviews with the 3 surviving band members; plus contributions from the legend that was Factory Records founder the late, Tony Wilson; Martin Hannett their brilliant producer and Annik Honore, Ian Curtis's Belgian lover. Visually inventive, this poignant film captures the powerful sense of regret and guilt felt by those close to Ian Curtis in not doing more to foresee or avert his suicide.
Running Time: 93 mins Friends 2 for 1
Batman: The Dark Knight (12A) - Mon 15 Dec 8pm
The follow up to the action-hit Batman Begins, Christian Bale reprises his role as Batman/Bruce Wayne. In The Dark Knight, Batman raises his stakes in his war on crime and with the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), attempts to take on a criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker (Heath Ledger).
Running Time: 152 mins Child £2.50 Adult £5
Mamma Mia (PG) - Tue 16 Dec & Wed 17 Dec 8pm
Meryl Streep leads an all-star cast in this big screen version based on the hit West End and Broadway musical and inspired by the magic of ABBA's songs.
Running Time 108 mins Friends buy one get one half price
All tickets are £5 Tickets can be purchased from The Castle Box Office 01933 270 007 or www.thecastle.org.uk
Dec Art at The Castle
East Midlands Monochrome group - Strictly Monochrome
The group celebrates its 10th anniversary next year. Members are spread around the area and come from Peterborough to Aylesbury and from Coventry to Cambridge. The group is non-competitive, solely supports black and white photography in both darkroom and light room disciplines, that's digital! It offers help, advice and friendliness to all who attend, all for £2 a meeting with lecturer and £1 for all other evenings. They have critique evenings and chat on members' photographs and have the added use of a professional portrait studio. Regular exhibitions of work are held at a variety of venues across the East Midlands, supporting other groups' exhibitions also.
Some work will be available for sale throughout the exhibition
Location: Gallery
Christmas at The Castle
The Castle embraces the festive spirit and on display will be the entries to our annual school competition. Come and see the imaginative responses we've received from a variety of local school children and contribute you own comments about this year's Christmas show on the feedback wall
Location: Exhibition Wall
The Castle
Castle Way
Wellingborough
Northamptonshire
NN8 1XA
Box Office
01933 270007
E-mail: Info@thecastle.org.uk
www.thecastle.org.uk
The Castle (Wellingborough) Ltd is registered at the above address:
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