Charlie & The Chocolate Factory

Wednesday 23 March 2016

ROALD DAHL's deliciously dark tale of young Charlie Bucket and the mysterious confectioner Willy Wonka comes to life in a brand new West End musical directed by Academy Award® winner Sam Mendes. When Charlie wins a golden ticket to the weird and wonderful Wonka Chocolate Factory, it's the chance of a lifetime to feast on the sweets he's always dreamed of.
But beyond the gates astonishment awaits, as down the sugary corridors and amongst the incredible edible delights, the five lucky winners discover not everything is as sweet as it seems.
Featuring ingenious stagecraft, the wonder of the original story that has captivated the world for almost 50 years is brought to life with music by Marc Shaiman, and lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman (Grammy® winners for Hairspray; Smash), a book by award-winning playwright and adaptor David Greig (The Bacchae; Tintin In Tibet), set and costume designs by Mark Thompson (Mamma Mia!; One Man, Two Guvnors) and choreography by Peter Darling (Billy Elliot The Musical; Matilda The Musical).
A chocolate garden, an army of squirrels and the curiously peculiar Oompa-Loompas must be believed to be seen in this gigantic new musical that is choc-full of fantastical treats to dazzle your senses.

Includes:

• Coach From Kidderminster (see below)
  
• Free Time In London
• Top Price Ticket In The Stalls (Face Value £70.00)
• Matinee Performance
• Tour Manager

Cost: £89p

Departure Points (specify departure points in special requests)

Marlpool Lane (Rugby  Ground)
Franche Road (Co-Op)
Proud Cross
Land Oak

Matilda the Musical (from Kidderminster)
Wednesday 23 March 2016     £89pp

It’s hard to imagine a show capturing the spirit of Roald Dahl’s literary world more perfectly than this one’   Observer

Inspired by the twisted genius of Roald Dahl, with book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin.

Matilda is the captivating musical masterpiece from the Royal Shakespeare Company that revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination and the inspiring story of a girl who dares to change her destiny.

The History

Matilda The Musical premiered at the RSC’s The Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in November 2010, playing to sold-out audiences before transferring to London’s West End. It opened at the Cambridge Theatre in October 2011 and is currently booking until May 2015.

In 2011 Matilda The Musical won both The Peter Hepple Award for Best Musical at The Critics’ Circle Awards and The Ned Sherrin Award for Best Musical at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards. The production has also collected the awards for Best Musical Production and Best Performance in a Musical (Bertie Carvel) at the Theatre Awards UK 2011.

In February 2012 Matilda The Musical picked up four awards at the Whatsonstage.com awards including Best New Musical, Rob Howell for Best Set Designer, Peter Darling for Best Choreographer and Tim Minchin for the London Newcomer of the Year.

The production went on to smash theatreland records when it scooped a total of seven awards at the 2012 Laurence Olivier Awards, securing its place in the Book of Guinness World Records for Most Laurence Olivier award wins. In the process Matilda The Musical stole the title from the 1980 production of Nicholas Nickleby, also a Royal Shakespeare Company production, which had held the record, with six Olivier awards, for more than 20 years.

On 1 May 2012, Matilda The Musical collected the theatre prize in the South Bank Sky Arts Show Awards.

In November 2012, the cast were invited to perform in front of Her Majesty The Queen at the 100th “Royal Variety Performance” for ITV. They performed “When I Grow Up” and “Naughty”. Later that month they appeared with members of Team GB and Paralympics GB for the Regent Street Christmas Lights ceremony.

Matilda The Musical is produced in the West End by the Royal Shakespeare Company with André Ptaszynski as Executive Producer and Denise Wood as Lead Producer. This production was developed with the support of Company Dramaturg Jeanie O’Hare and the RSC Literary Department.

In Spring 2013 Matilda The Musical opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre produced by the RSC and the Dodgers, Tony Award®-winning producers of hits like Jersey Boys.

Includes

• Coach from Kidderminster ( see below)
  
• Free Time in London before the Show
  
• Top Price Ticket for the Matinee  (Face Value Approx. £70)
• Tour Manager
  
  Departure Points (specify departure points in special requests)
  
  Marlpool Lane (Rugby  Ground)
  Franche Road (Co-Op)
  Proud Cross
  Land Oak

Kinky Boots

Wednesday 23 March 2016

AN ABSOLUTE HOOT OF A SHOW, TOTAL BOX OFFICE FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT" The Times

Kinky Boots, Broadway's huge-hearted, high-heeled hit has arrived in London!

With songs by Grammy® and Tony® winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper, this joyous musical celebration is about the friendships we discover, and the belief that you can change the world when you change your mind.

Kinky Boots takes you from the factory floor to the glamorous catwalks of Milan. Charlie Price, played by Killian Donnelly (Memphis, The Commitments, Billy Elliot, The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables), is struggling to live up to his father’s expectations and continue the family business of Price & Son. With the shoe factory’s future hanging in the balance, help arrives in the unlikely but spectacular form of Lola, played by Matt Henry (Avenue Q, Saturday Night Fever, Miss Saigon), a fabulous performer in need of some sturdy new stilettos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LLfcvuKo0s&noredirect=1

Includes

• Coach from Kidderminster (see below for departure points)
  
• Top Price Theatre Ticket (Dress Circle, Face Value £72.50)
  
• Free Time in London
  
• Tour Manager
  

Cost:   £89pp

Departure Points (specify departure points in special requests)

Marlpool Lane (Rugby  Ground)
Franche Road (Co-Op)
Proud Cross
Land Oak