Spring2019
01760 755 800River Road, Westacre, King’s Lynn, PE32 1UA
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PatronsStephen Fry and Sir Antony Gormley
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Wed January
15
7pm
Tickets£15
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A visceral newproduction aboutthe limits ofpower.
Richard II, King ofEngland, isirresponsible,foolish and vain.His weakleadership sendshis kingdom intodisarray and hiscourt into uproar.Seeing no otheroption but to seize power, theambitiousBolingbrokechallenges thethrone and theking’s divine rightto rule.
Estimatedrunning time:150 mins
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Welcome to Spring at Westacre Theatre
Westacre Theatre Company …. Pages 5, 9, 10, 11Visiting Performers …. Pages 7, 14, 15Wednesday Films …. Pages 8, 12On Screen LIVE! .... Pages 3, 4, 13On Screen Encore .... Page 4
Youth Drama Workshops.... Page 16, 17Creative Arts Workshops…. Page 18Exhibitions in the Gallery…. Page 18Other events…. Page 16
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FridayFebruary 8
SaturdayFebruary 9
7.30pm
Tickets£12
(£8 under 21s)
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One Act, Two Actors
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SpecialMatinee
ScreeningSaturdayJanuary 26
2.00pm
Tickets £15
Live!from theNationalTheatre
ThursdayJanuary 31
7.00pm
Tickets£15
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onNT Encore and Live!
An explosive new play directed by Neil Armfield Siân Brooke
is Pauline Gibsonwho has spent herlife as a doctor, theinspiring leader of
a local healthcampaign.
When she crossespaths with her old
boyfriend, astalwart loyalist in
Labour Party politics,she’s faced
with an agonisingdecision.
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SaturdayFebruary 16
7.30pm
Tickets£15
Everythingyou ever
wanted toknow about
everything ...ever
From thedawn of time
to thepresent day.
From AncientRome to theMillennium
Dome,Telegraphy to
the mobilephone,Tudors,
Trump andTory capers,
Persians,peace signs
and thePanamapapers.
Fresh from a sold-out UK tour and rave reviews at the BrightonFringe Festival, the History is now hurtling through time towards
Westacre!
studioin the
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FridayFebruary 15
7.00pmreception for
7.30pmscreening
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A STAR IS BORN(2018)
136mins
Lady Gaga,Bradley Cooper
Sam Elliott
Directed byBradley Cooper
A musicianhelps a
young singerfind fame,
even as ageand
alcoholismsend his owncareer into adownward
spiral.
A special St.VALENTINE’s WEEKEND screening!includes Westacre Valentine’s Cocktail and nibbles on arrival♥
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FridayMarch 1
and
Saturday March 2
7.30pm
Tickets£12
(£8 under 21s)
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A per-verse tragic courtship
Everyone around them disapproves of their undying love, yet theDanish prince Hamlet and the beautiful Ophelia commit the infinite
variety of their passions to writing.The language of these letters is tempered with tenderness, charting
the pair's courtly love, sexual desires and intimations ofinevitable future tragedy.
One Act, Three Actors
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All films start at2pm
Tickets £8
Wed February 20
Wed February 27
Wed March 6
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THE SQUARE (2017) 151 minsClaes Bang, Elizabeth Moss, Dominic WestDirected by Ruben Östlund
A prestigious Stockholm museum's chief art curator findshimself in times of both professional and personal crisis as heattempts to set up a controversial new exhibit.
COCO (2017) 105 minsAnthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin BrattDirected by Lee Unkrich
Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family'sancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find hisgreat-great-grandfather, a legendary singer.
THE WIFE (2017) 100 minsGlenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Max IronsDirected by Björn Runge
A wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholmwith her husband, where he is slated to receive the Nobel Prizefor Literature.
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Thursday April 4
Tickets£12
(£8 under 21s)
FridayApril 5
SaturdayApril 6
FridayApril 12
SaturdayApril 13
Tickets£16
(£12 under 21s)
Allperformances
start at7.30pm
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Friday March 15
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SaturdayMarch 16
7.30pm
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Peggy’s precise and punctilious office world faces radical disruptionfollowing a visit to the doctor’s. Undaunted, she faces adversity with her
inimitable blend of chirpy cheeriness and indomitable determination.
Witty, tender and beautifully observed - fromthe pen of one of the country’s favourite writers
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One Act, One Actor
A Woman of NoImportance
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WednesdayApril 17
7.00pm
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Come into the forest; dare to change your state of mind.A riotous, exhilarating version of Shakespeare’s romantic comedy.
Directed by Kimberley Sykes
Live! from Stratford Upon Avon
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Wed March 13
Wed March 20
Wed March 27
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FIRST MAN (2018) 141 minsRyan Gosling, Claire FoyDirected by Amien Chazelle
A film about astronaut Neil Armstrong from 1961-1969exploring the sacrifices and costs of his journey to becomingthe first human to walk the moon.
PETERLOO (2018) 154 minsRory Kinnear, Maxine PeakeDirected by Mike Leigh
An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally at StPeter's Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest andmost notorious episodes in British history.
A WILD PEAR TREE (2018) 188 minsDogu Demirkol, Murat CemcirDirected by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
What a father keeps hidden is revealed in the son.An aspiring writer returns to his native village, where hisfather's debts catch up with him.
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FridayMay 3
and
SaturdayMay 4
7.30pm
Tickets£15
(Early bookingadvised)
studioin the
YES! THEY’RE BACK!
THE ODYSSEYSing, O Muse,
of the critically-acclaimedPantaloons and their hilarious new
verse adaptation of the mostepic journey of all time…
….stranded war hero Odysseus muststruggle against the odds to get hometo his wife; but can he battle his way
through grumpy gods, naughtynymphs, monocular monsters and
over a hundred sleazy suitors?
All whilst wearing an Ancient Greek robethat looks suspiciously like a bedsheet?
Or will he – and The Pantaloons – remain all at sea…?
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Thursday25 April
7.00pm
Tickets£12
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SaturdayApril 20
3pmand
6pm
Tickets£10
(£5 under 12s)
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Act 1Ages 5 to 7
4pm to 5pm£50 / term
Act 2Ages 8 to 115pm to 6pm£50 / term
UpstageAges 14 to 18
6pm to7.30pm
£50 / term
Wednesdays7pm to 9pm
£30 / year
Wednesdays7pm to9.30pm
£3 / session
in the
other space
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Third Wednesdays20 Feb • 20 March
17 April
Usually First Wednesdays9 Jan • 6 Feb
6 March • 3 April
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estacre theatre Events in The Other SpaceSpring 2019
Drama Workshops
Other Events
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in the
gallery
14 Januaryto
10 March
11 Marchto
5 May
Wednesdays10am - 12.30pm
£100
Wednesdays1pm - 3pm
£100
CREATIVE ARTS WORKSHOPS IN THE OTHER SPACE
SPRING EXHIBITIONS IN THE GALLERY AND FOYER
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23, 30 Jan • 6, 13, 27 Feb • 6, 13, 20, 27 March • 3 April
Lead and Light with Marie DaweA ten week course on the art of stained glass
23, 30 Jan • 6, 13, 27 Feb • 6, 13, 20, 27 March • 3 April
‘The World Through The Lens’from Decent ExposureWestacre Theatre has moved quickly to be the veryfirst gallery to secure the opportunity for thesecreative photographers to exhibit their works.
The display reflects imaginative thinking from a groupof like-minded artists bursting full of new ideas.
Annual Showcasefrom the John Hughes’ Masterclasses
Another exhibition of works created during John’sworkshop sessions. Representing a range of abilities,his students showcase some of their best work in thiseagerly anticipated exhibition.
Exhibitions are always open at performance times or by prior appointment.Interested in mounting an exhibition in our gallery? Please get in touch.
[email protected] or 01760 755007
Westacre Theatre Spring 2019 Calendar
