The Royal Centre Nottingham - All Shows

The Bootleg Beatles

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Dates: 20/12/2010 - 20/12/2010
Re-live the sights and sounds of the sixties as the world’s premier Beatles tribute band returns with their spectacular two hour multi-media stage production featuring all the classic Beatles hits.

www.bootlegbeatles.com

Glorious Gershwin! - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Dates: 01/06/2011 - 01/06/2011
Andrew Litton conductor and piano

Overture: Girl Crazy
Dayful of Song
Rhapsody in Blue
Who Cares?: The Gershwin Songbook for piano and orchestra

Join us for a glittering evening of great tunes and razzmatazz courtesy of America’s greatest songsmith, George Gershwin. Composer of countless Hollywood and Broadway scores, including Lady Be Good, Strike up the Band and Funny Face, his songs are still the most hummable around and are an indispensable part of any jazz musician’s repertoire.
American maestro Andrew Litton conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in this unforgettable Gershwin extravaganza, beginning with the light-hearted overture to Girl Crazy and ending with a parade through the greatest numbers in the Gershwin Songbook. And he also plays a mean piano, too, as you’ll see when he flexes his fingers in Gershwin’s immortal portrait of Manhattan, Rhapsody in Blue.

Proceeds from this concert go to Macmillan Cancer Support.

Sponsored by The Country Cottage Hotel & Restaurant.

TICKETS ON GENERAL SALE MONDAY 2 AUGUST

Hip Hop Heritage 2010

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 04/09/2010 - 04/09/2010
Take 1 studios is inviting all crews and individuals to come Battle, Perform or take part in our Breakdance, MPC and DJ master classes at the Royal Concert Hall.

If you think you or your crew has what it takes to take home the prize of £300! Or would you like to perform on the night - get involved.

Hosted by Spooner D this promises to be an awsome day of B-boying. Beats will be provided by Nottingham's very own Dj Fever and Elements with live PA's from Scorzayzee, Lee Ramsey, Mc C-mone, Miss Scarlett, SKI-MAN plus many more.

Prizes, Food, Hip-hop Memorabilia Exhibition, Fashion Show (supported by Blue Cheese Clothing) and Graffiti Exhibition (supported by Montana).

The Illegal Eagles

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 19/10/2010 - 19/10/2010
THE ILLEGAL EAGLES – The ‘Classics’ Tour 2010

Extremely tight harmonies and acute attention to detail are synonymous with The Illegal Eagles. Following their critically acclaimed performances in the UK, Europe and beyond, The Illegal Eagles are firmly established as the ultimate celebration of the stunning musical mastery of The Eagles, and have become one of the most authentic, talented and sought after shows of its kind in the world!

The Illegal Eagles bring you their strongest and most popular show to date with all the classic songs delivered in full Eagles sound and vision including, Hotel California, New York Minute, Life in the Fast Lane, Tequila Sunrise, One Of Those Nights, Lyin’ Eyes, New Kid in Town, Take it to the Limit, The Long Run, Rocky Mountain Way, Witchy Woman, Heartache Tonight.

Enjoy these and much more in this amazing show featuring the classic line-up singing the classic Eagles songs!

“Accomplished & proficient players, and with beautiful & pitch perfect singers, the band worked their way through all the crowd pleasers…the standing ovation was fully deserved”
The Independent

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 01/10/2010 - 02/10/2010
What makes this company so special is the incomparable sense of joy, freedom and spirit which both the audience and dancers share together. Alongside this is their exciting repertoire of breathtaking new productions and Ailey classics including the jubilant, soul-stirring signature piece, Revelations. For more information, please visit www.danceconsortium.com

'Possibly the most successful dance company on the planet' The New York Times

Sally Morgan

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 14/09/2010 - 14/09/2010
Fresh from her TV series, Psychic Sally on the Road, Sally Morgan returns bringing her abilities and personality to the stage. Over the years, Sally has used her gift to help many people with her reputation built from her close relationship with many high profile celebrities

Strictly Big Band

Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 28/10/2010 - 28/10/2010
An extravaganza of Music, Song and Dance!

Take The ‘A’ Train – Georgia – Minnie The Moocher It Don’t Mean A Thing – God Bless The Child – Sing Sing Sing Manteca – Let The Good Times Roll – Night Train – Stardust

JIVE – SALSA – LINDY HOP – TAP - FOXTROT

A dazzling two hour roller-coaster ride through the golden age of the American big band; when music meant magical songs, larger-than-life performers and legendary venues.

From the raging razzmatazz of Harlem's Cotton Club in the 20s, to the halcyon post-war days of swing and Sinatra’s bobby-sox girls, and the glamorous glitz of Las Vegas in the swinging 60s, STRICTLY BIG BAND is the show that puts the ‘show’ into showbiz.

The heartbeat of the night will be the wonderful big band itself, an electrifying 26-piece orchestra comprising some of the finest musicians in the land, the perfect complement for spine-tingling performances by a roster of top guest singers.

Backed by a tasty cocktail of tango, salsa, tap and jive dance routines from the ballroom, glittering costumes as sharp as a needle factory and classic archive big-screen footage from some of the most famous venues of the time, STRICTLY BIG BAND is the show that brings this truly golden era back to glorious life.

You will be transported back to a pulsating epoch when immortals such as Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles ruled the boards, and legendary big band leaders such as Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington and Quincy Jones were the musical masters of their generation.

Kodo Drummers

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 21/10/2010 - 21/10/2010
For nearly thirty years, Kodo has explored the boundless potential of the ancient Japanese drum, the taiko. Inspired by the powerful natural beauty of their home on Sado Island in the Sea of Japan, Kodo infuses traditional forms with fresh global influences to create new musical expressions that are utterly unique. Since 1981, Kodo has delivered over 3,200 performances in 46 countries, becoming Japan's most acclaimed performing arts group.

That'll Be The Day

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 27/12/2010 - 27/12/2010
Prepare to party this Christmas as the legendary That'll Be The Day, the nation's favourite rock 'n' roll variety show, return to the Royal Concert Hall. The gang return with this hugely entertaining rock 'n' roll spectacular featuring a line up of knockout hits from the 50's through to the 80's, combined with wacky comedy routines to produce a show with a real feel good party atmosphere. Christmas has never been so much fun!!!

Rhod Gilbert

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 01/12/2010 - 01/12/2010
With performances on The Royal Variety Performance, Live at the Apollo, and Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, don't miss the hottest name in comedy performing his critically acclaimed hit show.

'Exhilarating stand up...sublime storytelling' Scotsman

'Turbo-charged...Magnificent' Evening Standard

Please note this show has been re-scheduled from the 25 October 2010.

Tickets already purchased will now be valid for the new date or alternatively, a full refund will be made on receipt of your tickets if you are unable to attend.

Tickets must be returned and received by us by 22 October 2010. Tickets received after this date will not be eligible for a refund, so please ensure that you allow sufficient time between posting them and the refund deadline. For a full refund post your tickets to:

The Royal Centre
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If you paid cash for your tickets please visit the Box Office in person for a cash refund. Box Office opening hours are Monday - Saturday 9am - 8.30pm

The Country Girl

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 31/08/2010 - 04/09/2010
Frank Elgin, once a great theatre star is down on his luck, but when he is offered a major role by hotshot director Bernie Dodd he has the chance to make a major comeback. Will Frank regain his confidence and save his turbulent career? Will he be supported in his quest for a second chance by his long suffering wife?

Martin Shaw and Jenny Seagrove are reunited in the roles played by Morgan Freeman and Frances McDormand on Broadway in 2008, and by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly in the Oscar winning film. Shaw's last UK theatre tour was the record breaking run of A Man For All Seasons, while Seagrove is fresh from critical acclaim in this year's West End production of A Daughter's A Daughter, described as 'the finest performance of her career' (Daily Telegraph

Friends Of The Royal Centre
Don't forget your opportunity to 'Meet The Cast' after the performance on Tuesday 31 August

The Hallé

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 13/11/2010 - 13/11/2010
Markus Stenz conductor
Elisabeth Leonskaja piano

Wagner The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, Preludes to Act 1 and Act 3
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1
Schumann Symphony No.3 ‘Rhenish’

Following his triumphant Mahler performance last season, the Hallé’s Principal Guest conductor Markus Stenz returns with a programme featuring music from three Germanic giants. Two of Wagner’s Preludes to The Mastersingers of Nuremberg – his only comic opera – set the upbeat mood of this concert. The esteemed Georgian pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja is our soloist for Beethoven’s 1st Piano Concerto, a joyful example of the young composer inspired by Mozart and Haydn but also asserting his own larger-than-life personality.

Schumann was in unusually optimistic mood when he wrote his 3rd Symphony having become the Municipal Musical Director in Düsseldorf in 1850. Positive energy directs this journey through the Rhineland countryside and its folklore, pausing only for reflection in Cologne Cathedral whose awe-inspiring interior is evoked in some of his most atmospheric music.

Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium:
Markus Stenz in conversation.

TICKETS ON GENERAL SALE MONDAY 2 AUGUST

Only Men Aloud

Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 10/12/2010 - 10/12/2010
After two acclaimed sell out tours in 2009, Only Men Aloud are back with a very special Christmas themed tour. The show will be a selection of festive Christmas repertoire, plus a mixture of songs from both of their albums and a few firm favourites.
Classical Brit Winners, Only Men Aloud was formed in 2000 by Tim Rhys-Evans. Tim’s primary aim was to encourage younger men to get involved with one of Wales’ oldest and best loved traditions, male voice singing. The group are unafraid to tackle music not normally associated with male voice choirs, their repertoire ranges from the 17th Century to the present day, and has included several world premieres in this time.

Tickets on sale Friday 21 May 9am

BBC Philharmonic

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 04/05/2011 - 04/05/2011
Vassily Sinaisky conductor
Alison Balsom trumpet

Dvořák Three Slavonic Dances, Op.46
Hummel Trumpet Concerto
Mahler Symphony No.1

Dvorak’s vibrant Slavonic Dances set the stage for an eagerly-anticipated appearance by the stunning British trumpeter, Alison Balsom. Star soloist in the BBC’s Last Night of the Proms in 2009 and Female Artist of the Year at the Classical Brits the same year, Alison’s won the trumpet new friends around the world with her charismatic performances. Here she performs Hummel’s sparkling Trumpet Concerto – the perfect showcase for her effortless virtuosity.

The BBC Philharmonic brass also have plenty of chances to shine in Mahler’s First Symphony. The distant fanfares that punctuate the hushed opening herald the start of an eventful journey that displays all the Mahler hallmarks, including cheerful folk tunes, bird song, and even a huntsman’s funeral march based on Frère Jacques. The finale, launched with desperate energy, eventually opens out into one of the most thrilling live concert experiences as the horn section – instructed to stand by Mahler – blaze out a triumphant final chorale.

Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium:
Benjamin Ellin on Mahler’s 1st Symphony

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Lang Lang - Gala Recital

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 12/05/2011 - 12/05/2011
Beethoven Piano Sonata No.3
Beethoven Piano Sonata No.23 ‘Appassionata’
Albéniz Iberia, Book 1
Prokofiev Piano Sonata No.7

The ‘hottest artist on the classical music planet’ according to the New York Times, Lang Lang has performed to packed houses in every major city in the world and over 5 billion people viewed his performance in the Beijing Olympics’ opening ceremony. His first solo recital in Nottingham offers the chance to experience his magnetic mix of brilliance and finesse.

Two contrasting Beethoven sonatas from his early and middle periods make up the first half of the programme. The 3rd Sonata was Beethoven’s first really virtuosic essay in the form whilst the tempestuous ‘Appassionata’ delves into darker tone colours. In a sunnier musical climate, Albeniz’s Iberia presents a vibrant vision of Spain and its dances before Prokofiev’s 7th Sonata sets the sparks flying with its furious, pyrotechnic energy.

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Christmas at the Musicals - The Best Of The West End

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 16/12/2010 - 16/12/2010
Come and join us for a show stopping evening of hits from the West End, performed by four glittering West End soloists and accompanied by the West End Theatre Orchestra. The programme will highlight the best loved songs from musicals past and present, with a seasonal extra to make sure you’re in the Christmas spirit!!

Abba Mania

Wed, 7 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 28/12/2010 - 28/12/2010
‘ABBA MANIA’ is now accepted as the world’s Number One touring production, featuring a special concert presentation, which celebrates Abba’s music in a respectful and enjoyable way, reviving special memories of when Abba ruled the airwaves.

Fresh from a smash hit tour of the America and Hong Kong in 2009.

‘ABBA MANIA’ returns to the UK to bring old and new Abba fans a night not to be missed.

If you’re looking for an excuse to party, reminisce or simply be entertained by the best music there has ever been, then ABBA MANIA is for you!
Join in and enjoy all of your favourites including: ‘Mamma Mia’, ‘Voulez Vous’, ‘Dancing Queen’, ‘Winner Takes, It All’, ‘Super Trouper’ and many more.

Dig out those platforms, dust down those flares and thank Abba for the music.

The Glenn Miller Orchestra

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 30/12/2010 - 30/12/2010
The Glenn Miller Orchestra In The Mood For Christmas!

Conducted by RAY McVAY

Take a sleigh ride through Glenn Miller’s Winter Wonderland with an evening of big band music! The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra directed by Ray McVay will be performing their very special Christmas Show.
Start your Christmas off with a trip down memory lane as the Orchestra plays your favourite Christmas songs complimented by your very favourite Miller numbers.
Get in the Swing with the Jiving Lindy Hoppers; The Moonlight Serenaders with their fabulous harmonies; Jan Messeder and Colin Anthony on vocals and the swinging Jazz Band, the Uptown Hall Gang, all get together to give you an unforgettable evening. This is a perfect night out for Big Band aficionados!

www.glennmillerorchestra.co.uk

Johann Strauss Gala

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 02/01/2011 - 02/01/2011
Waltz back in time to the glittering ballrooms of 19th Century Vienna with an enchanting mix of music, song and dance from the Strauss Family and Friends. Featuring the Johann Strauss Orchestra & Dancers in glorious costumes of the period, directed from the violin in the traditional Viennese manner by David Juritz with sparkling soprano Amy Freston.

Programme includes Tritsch Tratsch Polka, The Blue Danube Waltz, Radetzky March, The Laughing Song from Die Fledermaus, Thunder and Lightning Polka and Tales from the Vienna Woods.

New Year's Eve Classical Gala

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 31/12/2010 - 31/12/2010
Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries
Nielsen: Maskarade Overture
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 16

INTERVAL

Sibelius: Finlandia, Op 26
Grieg: In The Hall of The Mountain King
J Strauss II: Wine, Women and Song
J Strauss II: Tales from the Vienna Woods
J Strauss II: Champagne Polka
Lumbye: Champagne Galop

Land of the Midnight Sun... this year the breathtaking landscapes, dramatic legends and Nordic heritage of Scandinavia provide the inspiration for our glittering New Year's Eve concert bringing you some of the most beautiful and inspiring classics ever composed.

Join us for the sensuousness and rousingly patriotic melodies of Finlandia by Jean Sibelius... Wagner's fantasy journey to Valhalla by the fallen warriors in the soaring Ride of the Valkyries... Grieg's moving and passionate Piano Concerto (with virtuoso Ian Buckle returning after his sell-out performance of Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.2 in 2007) and the lush grandeur of In The Hall of The Mountain King... the poetic and compelling Maskarade Overture from Nielsen's magical love story... soak up some seasonal waltzing joie de vivre from Johann Strauss II in the glitteringly energetic Wine, Women and Song and Tales from the Vienna Woods... plus not one but two glasses of musical 'fizz' in the sparkling Champagne Polka by Strauss, and the energetic Champagne Galop from Danish dance music master Hans Christian Lumbye to add that extra zing to round off the evening!

Music to move you – and music to raise the spirits! Join sinfonia ViVA with Timothy Redmond conducting for the ideal way to round off your old year and welcome in the new!

Premium Seats available on Tier1 £31 which includes a programme and drinks voucher.

Runrig

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 09/12/2010 - 09/12/2010
Book early for this one. Runrig are now able to announce their traditional end of year UK tour. There's added significance this time as it might be the last chance for a while to catch Runrig 'live'. The band has decided to take a break from touring in 2011, in order to write, to re-charge the batteries, to get involved in various individual projects and to look and plan towards the next big milestone in their remarkable career - in 2013 they will be celebrating 40 years in the music industry.

For further information www.runrig.co.uk

European Union Chamber Orchestra

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 21/01/2011 - 21/01/2011
Nicola Benedetti violin
Daniela Koch flute
Hans Peter Hofmann director

Vivaldi Flute Concerto No.3, ‘The Goldfinch’
Mozart Divertimento, K.138
J S Bach Suite No.2
Vivaldi The Four Seasons

We’re delighted to welcome the European Union Chamber Orchestra back to Nottingham after many years, particularly when they come with two wonderful soloists. Daniela Koch stars in Vivaldi’s aerial 3rd Flute Concerto, aptly nicknamed ‘the Goldfinch’ and in Bach’s 2nd Orchestral Suite. Inspired by French courtly dances, this is a real showstopper for solo flute, full of brilliant twists and turns.

A gleeful interlude comes in the form of Mozart’s Divertimento which reflects his teenage travels in Italy, whilst the changes in the Italian landscape over a year are the subject of Vivaldi’s enduring masterpiece The Four Seasons, performed here by leading British violinist Nicola Benedetti. The sense of place is uncanny in these evocative concertos, from the languid heat of summer (complete with barking dog) to the peasant revels in autumn – as boisterous as a Breughel painting.

Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium:
Dr Catherine Hocking on Vivaldi’s Four Seasons

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Opera North Spring Season

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 22/02/2011 - 26/02/2011
Carmen
Georges Bizet

Carmen, the ultimate femme fatale, is at the centre of Bizet's fiery and passionate opera, a heady mix of sex and death in which every tune is a hit. Mezzo-soprano Heather Shipp sings the title role of an opera that outraged it's first night audience in Paris back in 1875, yet which has gone on to become one of the world's most popular operas.

Conductor: Andreas Delfs, Andrea Licata
Director: Daniel Kramer

Sung in French with English titles

The Merry Widow
Lehár
An exuberant evening of fun and romance with glorious music, sumptuous period costumes and dazzling dancing, choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood.

This new production, set in 1905, infuses Parisian sensuality with Viennese sophistication as the young, beautiful and exceptionally wealthy widow, Hanna Glawari seeks a new husband who will love her for herself and not her fortune.

With a glittering cast and creative team, this timeless classic will be a treat.

Conductor:Wyn Davies
Director: Giles Havergal

Sung in English
Lasts approximately 2 hours 30 minutes.

A co-production with Opera Australia

Audio Described and Sign Language Interpreted Performance
Fri 25 February

The Portrait
Mieczyslaw Weinberg
Chartkov, a poor but talented artist, acquires a painting in a Petersburg art shop that exerts a diabolical inflence over his life, granting him wealth and success, but at the cost of his artistic soul. From a fantastical story by Gogol, the Polish composer Weinberg, who was both influenced and championed by Shostakovich, fashions a powerful opera that emerges as a tale for our times.

Conductor: Rossen Gergov
Director: David Pountney

Sung in English

A co-production with Opéra national de Lorraine, Nancy.

Anton And Erin - 'Puttin' On The ritz'

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 10/03/2011 - 10/03/2011
Following two sold out UK tours in 2009 and 2010, Anton Du Beke and Erin Boag return with a fabulous new show 'Puttin’ on the ritz'

With music from Irving Berlin, Leonard Bernstein, Kander & Ebb and Cole Porter the show will include classic hits such as
PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ
ON THE TOWN
LIEBER TANGO
THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC
WUNDERBAR
RAZZLE DAZZLE
SOMEWHERE IN TIME
TENDERLY and ALL I NEED IS THE GIRL

Britain’s favourite dance couple from the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, will be joined by superb guest dancers and a live orchestra conducted by Richard Balcombe

Opera North Summer Season

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 24/05/2011 - 28/05/2011
Carmen
Georges Bizet

Carmen, the ultimate femme fatale, is at the centre of Bizet's fiery and passionate opera, a heady mix of sex and death in which every tune is a hit. Mezzo-soprano Heather Shipp sings the title role of an opera that outraged it's first night audience in Paris back in 1875, yet which has gone on to become one of the world's most popular operas.

Conductor: Andreas Delfs, Andrea Licata
Director: Daniel Kramer

Sung in French with English titles

Tues 24 May Audio Described and Sign Language Interpreted

Fidelio
Beethoven
Leonore, disguises herself as a young prison guard named Fidelio in order to free her husband, Florestan from jail. But will Leonore's disguise remain undiscovered or will Florestan be led away to his death?

Beethoven's only opera is celebrated for it's passion for liberty and justice and for it's belief in the human spirit's ability to triumph over suffering.

Conductor: Dietfried Bernet
Director; Tim Albery

Sung in German with English titles

From The House of the Dead
Janácek
A volatile mix of restless tension and the crushing boredom experienced within the confines of a prison camp, this is Big Brother for it's time. The prisoners, forced to live together in close proximity and with little stimulation, create a complex community that is rife with rivalries and dependencies.

Janácek's last and most powerful opera is based on the Dostoyevsky novel of the same name - a fictionalised account of the author's years in a Siberian prison.

Set to a richly evoking music score, it weaves a plot through themes of freedom and captivity.

Conductor: Richard Farnes
Director: John Fulljames

Sung in English with English titles

Supported by the Opera North Fund

Lenny Henry

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 26/02/2011 - 26/02/2011
CRADLE TO RAVE is the brand new one man show from Lenny Henry, fresh from his award winning stint in Northern Broadside's Othello. Lenny returns to his roots with a funky, funny and touching show about the thing he loves most: music. CRADLE TO RAVE is a musical journey, exploring the role music has played, and will play, at every stage of Lenny's life from the womb to the tomb. Hit it!

The Country Girl

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 31/08/2010 - 04/09/2010
Frank Elgin, once a great theatre star is down on his luck, but when he is offered a major role by hotshot director Bernie Dodd he has the chance to make a major comeback. Will Frank regain his confidence and save his turbulent career? Will he be supported in his quest for a second chance by his long suffering wife?

Martin Shaw and Jenny Seagrove are reunited in the roles played by Morgan Freeman and Frances McDormand on Broadway in 2008, and by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly in the Oscar winning film. Shaw's last UK theatre tour was the record breaking run of A Man For All Seasons, while Seagrove is fresh from critical acclaim in this year's West End production of A Daughter's A Daughter, described as 'the finest performance of her career' (Daily Telegraph).

Friends Of The Royal Centre
Don't forget your opportunity to 'Meet The Cast' after the performance on Tuesday 31 August

Show supported by The Corner House

Al Murray

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 23/10/2010 - 23/10/2010
Al Murray The Pub Landlord is back on the road to roll out his Barrel of Fun, a brand new stand-up show for 2010. Britain’s best-known Pub Philosopher will be serving up his own special brew of bar room banter at venues across the UK this autumn.

“The way he integrates the crowd into the show is awe-inspiring” The Times

“A national treasure” *****Daily Telegraph

www.thepublandlord.com

Stomp

Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 21/09/2010 - 25/09/2010
The International Smash Hit
STOMP

With a unique combination of theatre, dance, comedy and percussion, eight performers use boots, bins, brooms and everything including the kitchen sink to hammer out an explosively feel-good rhythm!

For more information visit www.stomp.co.uk

Show supported by The Corner House

Thriller Live

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 18/10/2010 - 23/10/2010
THRILLER – LIVE is a spectacular concert created to celebrate the career of the world’s greatest entertainer. Moonwalking its way around the world, THRILLER - LIVE brings to life the sensational dancing and distinctive sound of Michael and the Jackson 5. With eye-popping multi-media effects and dazzling choreography by the shows award-winning director Gary Lloyd, THRILLER LIVE marks the first Jackson’s dedicated live theatrical experience ever!

THRILLER - LIVE includes over two-hours of non-stop hit songs in a show that pays homage to the world-class spectacle of Jackson’s legendary live performances.
Expect your favourite Jackson songs delivered by an exceptionally talented cast and live band, including the smash hits: I Want You Back, I’ll Be There, Can You Feel It, Off The Wall, PYT, The Way You Make Me Feel, Smooth Criminal, Beat It, Billie Jean and Thriller plus many more!

“**** (4 stars) A TOTAL BLAST. The staging and constant brilliance of the musicians keep us riveted. A WONDERFUL SHOW” Whatsonstage.com

**** (4 stars) “You can’t beat it!” Evening Standard

“AN EXUBERANT BLAST!” Daily Mail

“This theatrical extravaganza is a breathtaking celebration – QUITE LITERALLY, THRILLING” The Stage

“A glitzy concert of song and dance. THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMING” Daily Telegraph

“Dazzlingly well-drilled and brilliantly done” Mail on Sunday

“IMMENSELY ENJOYABLE.” The Independent

Sixties Gold

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 21/11/2010 - 21/11/2010
60’S Gold Starring

GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS, THE SEARCHERS
PJ PROBY AND CHIP HAWKES

A show featuring all the hits of the 60's from THE ORIGINAL STARS OF THE SIXTIES!!! The famous singles to the timeless albums tracks, this show will create the ultimate feel-good factor as the audiences are transported back to the great nights enjoyed in their youth.

GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS were the first band to have 3 consecutive No. 1's in the UK charts, "HOW DO YOU DO IT", "I LIKE IT" and one of the greatest pop songs ever, "YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE". They went on to have numerous more hits through the 60's, and none more successful than the absolute classic, "FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY", which has been number one in two different decades.

THE SEARCHERS have maintained their reputation as one of Liverpool’s finest groups for over 40 years. With their hits ‘SWEETS FOR MY SWEET’, ‘DON’T THROW YOUR LOVE AWAY,’ ‘WHEN YOU WALK IN THE ROOM’ and their massive No 1 hit ‘NEEDLES AND PINS.’ They will have you rocking in the aisles.

PJ PROBY, International Hit Recording Star from the USA, with such huge hits as ‘SOMEWHERE’, ‘MARIA’ and ‘HOLD ME’. PJ has achieved huge success all over the world and his amazing voice will have you on the edge of your seats.

CHIP HAWKES, Former Original Lead singer/songwriter of The Tremeloes with such hits as ‘HERE COMES MY BABY’, ‘SILENCE IS GOLDEN’, ‘EVEN THE BAD TIMES ARE GOOD’ ‘CALL ME NUMBER ONE, and many more. Re-Live all those wonderful harmonies.

An evening of pure nostalgia!! A show not to be missed!!!

John Barrowman

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 18/10/2010 - 18/10/2010
Following his sell-out 2009 visit, John Barrowman returns to perform songs from his 3rd solo album, the self-entitled, John Barrowman. As with Another Side, and Music Music Music the concert celebrates the man's love of musical theatre and comprises favourite moments from Cats, Mamma Mia, Jersey Boys and Mack and Mabel to name a few.

Christy Moore

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 03/11/2010 - 03/11/2010
Christy Moore has been singing, writing and collecting songs for most of his life. He has been on the road since 1966, and has made over 30 albums, both solo and with the prestigious bands Moving Hearts and Planxty. His live performances have run the gamut from small folk clubs in Ireland and England to premier concert halls throughout the world.

Christy is regarded by many as one of Ireland’s most important and influential artists. He has been called ‘Ireland’s Woody Guthrie’, and in February 2004 was awarded the very first IRMA (Irish Recording Music Association) Lifetime Achievement award for his remarkable contribution to Irish Music over the last forty years.

Christy will be performing dates across the UK. He will be accompanied by the well known musician and record producer, Declan Sinnott, whose relationship with Christy goes back to Moving Hearts days.

Northern Ballet - Nutcracker

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 26/10/2010 - 30/10/2010
Christmas Eve in the twinkling drawing room of the Edwards family home. Amidst the commotion the fire crackles and the pile of presents grows ever taller.

Uncle Drosslemeyer’s curious box of performing toys captivates the children and adults alike, but it is the wooden Nutcracker doll that enchants young Clara most.

Share in Clara’s adventures as she is swept away by her Nutcracker prince into a magical winter wonderland of dancing snowflakes and the famous Sugar Plum Fairy.

Northern Ballet's Nutcracker brings to life everyone’s favourite Christmas story. Performed to Tchaikovsky’s enduring score, played live by the Northern Ballet Orchestra The Nutcracker awakens childlike imagination in us all.

Chess

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 22/11/2010 - 27/11/2010
THE LEGENDARY WEST END AND BROADWAY MUSICAL COMES TO NOTTINGHAM!

Strictly Come Dancing’s Craig Revel Horwood directs an amazing company of actors and musicians in an extraordinary new staging of the classic musical CHESS. Written by Tim Rice and ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, CHESS has one of the greatest musical theatre scores of all time including One Night In Bangkok, Pity The Child, Anthem, You And I and, of course, I Know Him So Well which became a number one hit for Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson.

Two of the world's greatest chess masters battle it out at the world chess championships but their greatest contest is for the love of one woman. Amidst political intrigue and international conspiracies, the American and the Russian fight to win the heart of Florence Vassy in a romantic triangle that mirrors the heightened passions of the Cold War all set to an explosive score by the composers of Mamma Mia and the lyricist of Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita.

Craig Revel Horwood has previously won huge critical acclaim for his thrilling productions of Boublil and Schönberg's Martin Guerre, Spend Spend Spend, Hot Mikado and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard which transferred to the West End. His regular collaborator, Musical Supervisor and Orchestrator Sarah Travis won the Tony Award for her work on the Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd.

Make your move now and book for the must-see musical event of the year!

"One of the best rock scores ever produced...!" Time Magazine

Tracy Quaife School Of Dance - Dance Express 2010

Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 16/10/2010 - 16/10/2010
The Tracy Quaife Theatre Dance School presents Dance Express 2010. A superb evening’s entertainment, choreographed and produced by principal Tracy Quaife.

Pupils of all ages will perform in dazzling costumes to a wide range of musical styles, showing the many talents of our young stars of tomorrow. A night not to be missed.

The Drifters

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 03/10/2010 - 03/10/2010
As one of the biggest selling and longest serving bands of all time, The Drifters have sold to date over 214 million singles and 114 million albums across the world.

This UK tour in 2010 features many of the biggest hits in particular from the Bell Arista era of the group's success presented through a high energy 'Disco Fantasia' performance, along with some lesser known, and previously unreleased, tracks recorded during this era.

Some of the group's biggest hits include classics such as 'Saturday Night at the Movies,' 'There Goes My First Love', 'Under The Boardwalk,' 'Can I Take You Home Little Girl,' 'You're More Than A Number in My Little Red Book', 'Love Games,' 'Hello Happiness', 'On Broadway,' 'Kissing In The Back Row' and many more.

This dynamic non-stop show combines classic songs, top flight choreography and world class musicians with some of the group's newer material from recent releases as well as the stunning new track 'Do You Dream of Me.'

www.theofficialdrifters.com

Jimmy Carr - Laughter Therapy

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 22/10/2010 - 22/10/2010
Since the turn of the century Jimmy has been a ‘fun slinger’ of international repute.
‘Laughter Therapy’ is his ninth solo show. It’ll be an evening of none stop jokes, gags and banter.
If you’ve got a sick sense of humour then maybe laughter is the best medicine.
Not to be taken if you have a sensitive disposition or an overactive moral compass.
Recommended dose: one brand new show to be taken annually (I said annually).

Not recomended for under 16's.

Symphonic Rock

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 08/10/2010 - 08/10/2010
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
presents
SYMPHONIC ROCK

Ken Bruce BBC Radio 2 Presenter
Nick Davies Conductor
Metro Voices

Following sell-out shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall, experience the thrill of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra performing legendary rock anthems and classic pop tracks live on the Royal Concert Hall stage.

Featuring hits by: COLDPLAY, BON JOVI, ERIC CLAPTON, ELBOW, QUEEN, LED ZEPPELIN, TINA TURNER, THE MOODY BLUES and many more!

Plus! SYMPHONIC SGT. PEPPER (The Beatles)

Maximum Rhythm 'N' Blues

Tue, 8 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 20/11/2010 - 20/11/2010
THE MANFREDS

PAUL JONES • MIKE D’ABO • MIKE HUGG •
TOM MCGUINNESS • ROB TOWNSEND • MARCUS CLIFFE • SIMON CURRIE

Maximum Rhythm N’ Blues is back once again boasting some of the finest quality talent ever assembled on one stage. This all-star line up features The Manfreds with original members Paul Jones, Mike D’Abo, Tom McGuinness and Mike Hugg and their special guests Alan Price and Cliff Bennett

These artists learned their craft by playing the exciting London club circuit in such famous clubs of the time as ‘The Flamingo’, ‘Klooks Kleeks’, ‘Ricky Ticks’, ‘Eel Pie Island’, and ‘Ronnie Scotts’ and ‘The 101 Club’ creating the birth of British Rhythm N Blues, which rapidly spread across the nation.

After the successful reunion of The Manfreds in 1991, the band injects all of the enthusiasm back into their timeless anthems Do Wah Diddy Diddy, 5-4-3-2-1 and Mighty Quinn. Alan Price brings his own quintessential style to the bill with his classics I Put A Spell On You, Simon Smith And His Amazing Bear and The House That Jack Built. Rebel Rouser Cliff Bennett completes the bill bringing with him hits One Way Live, I’ll Take You Home and Got To Get You into My Life.

Jools Holland

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 24/11/2010 - 24/11/2010
Jools and the Rhythm & Blues Orchestra have announced their Special Guest for the Autumn Tour 2010 – making her debut with them will be hit artist Alison Moyet.

Alison, whose Top 10 hits include All Cried Out and Love Letters, will join Jools' regular featured vocalists Ruby Turner and Louise Marshall to make sure it will be an evening of spectacular singing and swinging.

The Rivals

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 11/10/2010 - 16/10/2010
PENELOPE KEITH & PETER BOWLES star in
THE RIVALS
By Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Directed by Peter Hall

It's 1775 and the fashionable world descends on Bath, to take the waters, show off their finery, enjoy the gossip and pursue romance. Amongst them are some of the most extraordinary comic characters to grace the stage: the verbally misguided Mrs Malaprop, her absurdly romantic niece, Lydia Languish, the blinkered Sir Anthony Absolute, the blustering Irishman Sir Lucius O’Trigger and the bumpkin Bob Acres. Throughout the course of a single day these suitors and schemers and their servants indulge in an assortment of hilariously extravagant intrigues before everyone is paired off to their own satisfaction.

Much-loved actress Penelope Keith plays Mrs Malaprop. Her previous theatre work includes Entertaining Angels, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Relatively Speaking and Blithe Spirit and The Good Life on television.

Peter Bowles is one of Britain's most distinguished actors whose starring roles on television include The Bounder and The Irish RM. Previous theatre credits include Separate Tables, School For Wives, The Misanthrope, Major Barbara and most recently The Browning Version and Swansong directed by Peter Hall.

Penelope Keith and Peter Bowles starred together in one of the most watched British sitcoms of all time, To the Manor Born. The love-hate relationship between the formidable Audrey Fforbes-Hamilton and the dashing Richard DeVere boasted viewing figures of many millions and they reunited in 2007 for a one-off television special. The Rivals will see them sparring together on stage for the first time.

Friends Of The Royal Centre
Don't forget your opportunity to 'Meet The Cast' after the performance on Monday 11 October in the Dress Circle Bar.

Four Seasons By Candlelight

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 10/11/2010 - 10/11/2010
A new programme of sublime 18th century classics performed in full period costume in an evocative candle-lit style setting.

HANDEL Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, Lascia ch'io pianga from Rinaldo
Let the Bright Seraphim
BACH Concerto for Two Violins in D minor
ALBINONI Adagio
STANLEY Trumpet Voluntary
PACHELBEL Canon
LARKE Trumpet Suite

VIVALDI THE FOUR SEASONS

Mozart Festival Orchestra
In full 18th Century costume

David Juritz conductor/violin Crispian Steele-Perkins trumpet
Rachel Nicholls soprano Martin Burgess violin

www.raymondgubbay.co.uk

Diwali Gala

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 11/12/2010 - 11/12/2010
Diwali is one of the most popular Indian festivals with over a billion Hindus, Sikhs and Jains celebrating it in India and throughout the world to welcome in the New Year. It symbolizes the end of darkness that engulfed the light of knowledge, with the steady burning lamp indicating a constant symbol of an illuminated mind. The Gala is a special occasion that provides an opportunity to witness the fantastic talent of children and young people from the local voluntary and community organisations. The participants have been nurtured and trained through NAAC supported workshops run throughout the year, with only the very best being invited to perform at this showcase event.

The Saturdays

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 12/02/2011 - 12/02/2011
Tickets on sale Friday 3 September 9am

Britain’s favourite girl group, The Saturdays, have announced a massive 17 date UK tour for February 2011. Una Healy, Frankie Sandford, Rochelle Wiseman, Mollie King and Vanessa White are experts on the live circuit having performed to thousands last year on their sold out 2009 tour and have since dazzled fans at festivals across the country. Rochelle says:

‘We couldn’t be more excited for the ‘Headlines’ tour. Performing live is absolutely our favourite part of being in The Saturdays, and we can’t wait to see all our fans up and down the country!’

The Australian Classic Rock Show

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 21/12/2010 - 21/12/2010
'THE AUSTRALIAN CLASSIC ROCK SHOW' - The Best Classic Rock Music On The Planet!

"It’s a classic rock fan’s ultimate live juke box!"

Using a winning formula of impeccable musicianship matched with a spectacular sound and lights show, animations and a sprinkle of Aussie humour, 'THE AUSTRALIAN CLASSIC ROCK SHOW' presents two and a half hours of classic rock’s best moments!

A virtuoso band of the finest musicians on the planet will perform a mix of selected classic rock album sides plus a special anthem-by-anthem climax to the show, including tracks by Supertramp, Dire Straits, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, Steely Dan, Genesis, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Who.

An unforgettable evening of guitar rocking, air punching, chorus singing, foot stomping fun.

Sore throat guaranteed!

OMD

Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 01/11/2010 - 01/11/2010
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – “History Of Modern”

Released on 100% Records on 4th October 2010

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, one of the UK’s most iconic bands, are back with their first new album in 14 years, the appropriately entitled ‘History Of Modern’. And what a return. Andy McCluskey has called it ‘our best album since Architecture and Morality’ – and few would disagree. The album was produced by OMD and mixed by one of the UK’s most in demand producers Mike Crossey (Artic Monkeys/Blood Red Shoes/Razorlight).

'History of Modern' is a powerful, pulsating, vibrant and contemporary album with a strong pop sensibility. Tracks such as ‘Pulse’, ‘Save Me’, ‘Sister Marie Says’ and ‘The Future’ are huge future dancefloor fillers while others like the downtempo ‘Bondage Of Fate’, ‘If You Want It’ and ‘Sometimes’ are quite simply beautiful, classic OMD songs.

The music sees a return to the band's early pioneering electronic roots, a sound that is now recognised as being a major influence on many of today’s electro artists. The likes of LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy, The XX and The Killers have all cited OMD as a massive inspiration.

This autumn also sees OMD embark on the 'History of Modern' tour, with the classic line up of Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Martin Cooper and Malcolm Holmes. After three years of critically acclaimed sell out concerts in the UK and Europe these dates will see the band mixing the new songs with the classic hits to create a distinctly contemporary live show.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Wed, 7 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 28/09/2010 - 09/10/2010
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's sparkling family musical continues to enjoy huge success. Retelling the Biblical story of Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat of many colours, this musical is full of unforgettable songs including Any Dream Will Do, Close Every Door To Me and One More Angel.

Keith Jack, the hugely popular runner-up in hit BBC series Any Dream Will Do, takes on the title role having won the hearts of the nation with his sparkling charisma and sensational singing voice.

Please note that the Wednesday matinee and the Saturday first matinee will be performed by our alternate Joseph.

'It explodes like glittering fireworks. Brilliant!' Daily Mail

Joseph & His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 28/09/2010 - 09/10/2010
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's sparkling family musical continues to enjoy huge success. Retelling the Biblical story of Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat of many colours, this musical is full of unforgettable songs including Any Dream Will Do, Close Every Door To Me and One More Angel.

Keith Jack, the hugely popular runner-up in hit BBC series Any Dream Will Do, takes on the title role having won the hearts of the nation with his sparkling charisma and sensational singing voice.

Please note that the Wednesday matinee and the Saturday first matinee will be performed by our alternate Joseph.

'It explodes like glittering fireworks. Brilliant!' Daily Mail

Bedroom Farce

Fri, 9 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 13/09/2010 - 18/09/2010
The Smash Hit Comedy Direct from the West End
Bedroom Farce

Deliciously hilarious, and critically acclaimed, Peter Hall’s production of Bedroom Farce embarks on a national tour following its smash-hit run in the West End.

Four couples, three bedrooms, two celebrations, one blazing row and an illicit kiss (or two) - Alan Ayckbourn’s ingenious comedy shines a brilliant spotlight onto the trials and tribulations of suburban marriage.

Trevor and Susannah have a dramatically dysfunctional relationship which - like a comical whirlwind - sweeps up everyone in its path in turn sparking a host of other relationship debacles with poignant and riotous results.

Emmy award-winning actress Juliet Mills (Wild at Heart, Oh! What a Lovely War, The Elephant Man, Avanti!) is joined on stage by husband Maxwell Caulfield (Dynasty, The Colbys, Grease 2), Bruce Montague (Butterflies, Keeping Up Appearances), Clare Wilkie (Eastenders), Oliver Boot (Holby City, Two Pints Of Lager And a Packet Of Crisps), and Julia Mallam and Ayden Callaghan (both best known from Emmerdale).

"Painfully funny. Both touching and in touch."
The Independent on Sunday

"Terrifically entertaining. Go!"
The Telegraph

"A pure treat of an evening."
Daily Mail

Click on the link below to see an interview with Juliet Mills & husband Maxwell Caulfield on ITV's 'This Morning' show.
http://www.itv.com/lifestyle/thismorning/showbiz/maxwellcaulfieldandjulietmills/

Friends Of The Royal Centre
Don't forget your opportunity to 'Meet The Cast' after the performance on Monday 13 September in the Dress Circle Bar.

Ludovico Einaudi

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 14/11/2010 - 14/11/2010
If one man embodies the kaleidoscopic new musical world of the ‘user-generated’ age it is Ludovico Einaudi. Routinely topping audience polls from the classical to the avant-garde, Einaudi has not only become one of the UK’s most popular composers, but has rendered traditional ideas of musical genre and audience divide obsolete.

Einaudi’s music is ambient, meditative and often introspective. His sweeping compositions are deeply touching, and draw inspiration from classical and international music, minimalism, and contemporary pop, but always with the piano at the heart of the sound.

Recent years have seen Einaudi in a number of different contexts, from the use of music from his album Divenire in the soundtrack to Shane Meadows’ award winning film, This is England, to a performance on the Big Chill main stage with German electronic band To Rocco Rot, with whom Einaudi went on to tour his latest project, Nightbook.

This year Einaudi received a nomination for Composer of the Year at the Classical Brit Awards.

For this special UK tour, Einaudi returns to a solo setting, playing some of his best known and much loved classics from critically acclaimed albums including Le Onde and I Giorni.

"If you expect a normal piano concert, think again! This is an exploration, a thrilling and unpredictable challenge, that opens up new paths for our music" – La Repubblica

Squeeze

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 19/11/2010 - 19/11/2010
SQUEEZE plus special guests THE LIGHTNING SEEDS

South London’s favourite sons will return to what they do best this winter when Squeeze take to the road for their biggest UK tour in over 10 years! The boys will invite their fans to “Spot The Difference” at 21 dates across the country, kicking off in Bournemouth on 14th November and concluding by returning home to play three separate London venues in three days.

Releasing their first EP – the cheekily titled ‘Packet Of Three’ - in 1977, Squeeze shot to fame thanks to the pithy ‘kitchen-sink’ lyrics and new wave guitar music that have since become their trademark. Having numbered Jools Holland and Paul Carrack within their ranks, and working with the likes of Elvis Costello and Velvet Underground’s John Cale, Squeeze became a fixture of the UK’s music scene over the course of their 13-album career, before splitting in 1998.

Despite tentatively reforming in 2007, Squeeze have so far refused to tread the well-worn reunion path by trading on their past glories, which have included hit singles on both sides of the Atlantic such as Cool For Cats, Tempted, Hourglass and Up The Junction.

Instead they have gradually been re-establishing the informal live show that made them such favourites in the first place, their festival appearances and gigs to date honing the chemistry that saw co-founders and ever-presents Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook dubbed ‘The New Lennon and McCartney’. They are joined on this tour by fellow Squeeze favourite John Bentley, with the line-up completed by Glenn’s solo band-mates Stephen Large and Simon Hanson.

Over 30 years after ‘Packet Of Three’, will Squeeze fans be able to spot the difference? Certainly not if the infectious enthusiasm that the band still bring to their live shows is anything to go by!

Click to get an exclusive MP3 file of ‘Up The Junction’ in exchange for a Tweet!
http://www.tweetforatrack.com/Squeeze

A Question Of Sport

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 04/11/2010 - 04/11/2010
A QUESTION OF SPORT CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY WITH FIRST EVER LIVE UK TOUR

After entertaining millions of viewers every week, BBC ONE’s A Question of Sport is to embark on its first ever live stage tour to celebrate a staggering 40 years on air. The UK’s longest running and most popular sports quiz will embark upon a UK tour across all major cities.

The specially staged live show, licensed by BBC Worldwide and produced by Live Nation and Merlin Music, largely follows the small-screen format, but also becomes interactive in a thrilling live environment. Fans of the show will be able to see their favourite rounds up close and personal for the first time ever from the ‘Picture Board’ to ‘Mystery Guest’ to ‘What Happened Next.’

Translating the TV show into theatre setting will also allow the team to add some exciting new twists and surprises to the show. Audience members will be able to participate in the shows, directly posing questions to the teams and getting involved in some of the rounds. Working outside the confines of a TV studio will also allow for more physical challenges including exhilarating live sporting contests between teams.

Presenter Sue Barker will be keeping order for each show on the tour along with resident team captains Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell, who will be joined by two stars from the world of sport. The two sporting panellists on Matt and Phil’s teams will change in each city and will have a strong regional connection. The sporting celebrities for each date will be announced shortly......

A Question of Sport celebrated its 40th birthday in January 2010 making it the longest running TV quiz show in the UK and possibly the world. The show is just past its 890th episode and in its 39th series. Over 2000 of the biggest names in British and International sport have appeared on the programme since its early days.

Opera North Autumn Season

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 16/11/2010 - 20/11/2010
The Merry Widow
Lehár
An exuberant evening of fun and romance with glorious music, sumptuous period costumes and dazzling dancing, choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood.

This new production, set in 1905, infuses Parisian sensuality with Viennese sophistication as the young, beautiful and exceptionally wealthy widow, Hanna Glawari seeks a new husband who will love her for herself and not her fortune.

With a glittering cast and creative team, this timeless classic will be a treat.

Conductor:Wyn Davies
Director: Giles Havergal

Sung in English
Lasts approximately 2 hours 30 minutes.

A co-production with Opera Australia

The Turn of the Screw
Britten
Britten's edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller is based on a chilling Henry James ghost story, recently televised by the BBC.

A governess fights to protect two children from malignant spirits, but are the spirits real or is the governess unstable? And what evil occurred before her arrival?

Britten's hauntingly atmospheric music winds up the tension to breaking point, and this 1920s-set production will grip from first note to last.

Conductor:Richard Farnes
Director:Alessandro Talevi

Sung in English
Lasts approximately 2 hours 15 minutes.

Audio Described Performance on Wed 17 Nov @ 7.30pm

The Adventures of Pinocchio
Dove and Middleton
The irresistible story of the wooden boy who longs to be real is brought bursting to life in this musical tale for all the family.

Enter a fairytale world full of colourful characters, spellbinding music, memorable songs and a magical set. This fantastical production captures all the inventiveness and charm of the original 1880's creation.

Tickets £5 (Aged 16 and under)

Conductor:David Parry
Director:Martin Duncan

Sung in English
Lasts approximately 2 hours 45 minutes.

A co-production with Chemnitz Opera

Sign Language Interpreted Performance
Sat 20 Nov 2.30pm

Nottingham Harmonic Choir - Messiah

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 04/12/2010 - 04/12/2010
Enjoy an evening of inspirational music, with Handel's magnificent oratorio Messiah.

Handel was the greatest composer of oratorios - and the best known oratorio ever - the well-loved Messiah. Celebrate his genius and this musical triumph with the Nottingham Harmonic Choir under their exciting new Music Director, Richard Laing.

The Mikado

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 08/01/2011 - 08/01/2011
The Mikado
Starring Alistair McGowan with an all-star cast of Savoyards in a semi-staged concert performance of Gilbert & Sullivan's hilarious masterpiece. Set in the land of Titipu, the magical combinatoin of Gilbert's witty lyrics combined with Sullivan's bountiful score brings this wonderful tale to life, full of toe-tapping songs and featuring a cast of comic characters. Conductor Richard Balcombe with the London Concert Chorus and Manchester Concert Orchestra.

'Mr McGowan certainly makes a big impression'
Daily Mail 2008

The Richard Thompson Band

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 27/01/2011 - 27/01/2011
The Dream Attic Tour

Dream Attic is a brand new project comprising of songs written by Thompson during an inspired-three-month outpouring. The material was recorded in real time during a series of West Coast shows with the latest line-up of the artist’s electric band comprising Pete Zorn (guitars/flute/sax/mandolin), Michael Jerome (drums), Taras Prodaniuk (bass) and Joel Zifkin (violin/mandolin).

Thompson is among the most distinctive of guitar virtuosos, capable of breathtaking drama and sublime delicacy, prompting Rolling Stone to hail him as ‘a perennial dark-horse contender for the title of greatest living rock guitarist.’

Sinfonia ViVA

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 02/11/2010 - 02/11/2010
André de Ridder conductor
Natalie Clein cello

Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite
Barber Cello Concerto
Sibelius Symphony No.3

Although Stravinsky’s reaction to the suggestion that he compose a new ballet based on music by Pergolesi was lukewarm, his score for Pulcinella opened up a new musical world to him. Lighter on its feet than his previous ballet blockbusters it contains some of his wittiest music, with vibrant colours worthy of the Commedia del Arte and even a jocular duet between trombone and double bass.

The jaunty opening of Sibelius’s 3rd Symphony also announces a shift in style, away from his Tchaikovskian first two symphonies. Leaner and more concentrated, it set the pattern for his later orchestral works. At the heart of the concert is Samuel Barber’s Cello Concerto performed by charismatic cellist Natalie Clein. Composed in 1945 this richly-hued piece mixes Barber’s easygoing tunefulness with more extrovert displays from the soloist.

Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium:
Dr Robert Adlington on Stravinsky’s Pulcinella

AFTER:hours
9.30pm - 10.15pm, in the auditorium. Free admission to sinfonia ViVA ticket holders. £3 for non-ticket holders (doors only) with Natalie Clein, cello.
JS Bach: Cello Suite No.2
Stravinsky: Octet
Anna Meredith: new work inspired by Stravinsky's Octet.

A co-promotion with ORCHESTRAS Live

TICKETS ON GENERAL SALE MONDAY 2 AUGUST

Vienna Tonkünstler Orchestra

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 04/02/2011 - 04/02/2011
Andrés Orozco-Estrada conductor
Natasha Paremski piano

Weber Overture: Oberon
Brahms Piano Concerto No.1
Beethoven Symphony No.7

Weber’s Oberon Overture provides a magical opener to this concert of Romantic classics, performed by one of Austria’s leading orchestras. Brahms’s 1st Piano Concerto is an undisputed heavyweight, storming and stressing at the beginning, meditative at its heart and fiercely triumphant at the end. Natasha Paremski, who made such a big impression here in 2009, steps up to the Steinway once again.

The impact of Beethoven’s 7th Symphony was so great, when it was first performed, that the concert had to be repeated to meet the demand. Two hundred years later it’s still impossible to deny its athletic energy. Even in its quieter moments the spirit of the dance is never far away, and the finale really takes off, propelled by leaping rhythms and gravity-defying horns.

TICKETS ON GENERAL SALE MONDAY 2 AUGUST

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 02/03/2011 - 02/03/2011
Carlos Kalmar conductor
Stephen Osborne piano

Adams The Chairman Dances
Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
De Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Gershwin An American in Paris

The CBSO puts on its dancing shoes for this vibrant evening of music from America and Spain. John Adams’ seductive ‘out-take’ from his opera Nixon in China, imagines Chairman Mao foxtrotting with his wife in a surreal dream sequence. Leonard Bernstein fused several famous numbers from West Side Story in his Symphonic Dances and the result is a floor-scorching mix of young love and hot-headed rivalry.

British pianist Stephen Osborne conjures visions of sultry Spanish evenings in Manuel de Falla’s impressionistic concerto, filled with the scent of jasmine and the rhythms of gypsy dancing. In Gershwin’s An American in Paris it’s the sound of city life, complete with car horns, that provides the backdrop for his young hero. As you’d expect from America’s greatest songwriter it’s full of infectious jazz rhythms and wonderful tunes, none better than the bluesy trumpet that lights up the Parisian night.

Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium:
Carlos Kalmar in conversation with CBSO Chief Executive Stephen Maddock

TICKETS ON GENERAL SALE MONDAY 2 AUGUST

sinfonia ViVA

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 14/04/2011 - 14/04/2011
André de Ridder conductor
Johannes Hinterhölzer French horn

Fauré Masques and Bergamasques
Mozart Horn Concerto No.4
Ravel Pavane for a Dead Princess
Brahms Symphony No.3

France meets Austria in this programme from sinfonia ViVA, beginning with Fauré’s Masques and Bergamasques, his affectionate homage to the amateur dramatics of 18th-century French aristocrats. Mozart wrote his 4th horn concerto for Joseph Leutgeb, whose virtuosity prompted its winning blend of high-flying pyrotechnics and smooth refinement. The French horn also stars in Ravel’s Pavane for a Dead Princess, a tender vision of a young Spanish princess and her courtly world centuries earlier.
The great conductor Hans Richter declared the 3rd symphony to be Brahms’s ‘Eroica’ and it’s certainly one of the richest and most poetic of his works. Besides the composer’s broad melodies, thrillingly announced at the beginning in sweeping arcs, there’s a powerful rhythmic thrust and, at its heart, a pastoral slow movement that’s as beautiful as anything Brahms ever wrote.

Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium: André de Ridder in conversation

AFTER:hours
9.30pm - 10.15pm, in the auditorium. Free admission to sinfonia ViVA ticket holders. £3 for non-ticket holders (doors only).
Takemitsu Requiem for Strings
Greenwood Popcorn Superhet Receiver

A co-promotion with ORCHESTRA Live.

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The Dubliners

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 15/03/2011 - 15/03/2011
There are no musical barriers where The Dubliners are concerned. Their concerts have been attended over the years by such notables as U2, Stephane Grappelli, Prince Rainier, James Galway, Kate Bush, Terence Trent D’Arby, UB40, Nigel Kennedy, Van Morrison, Peter O’Toole and a host of Statesmen, Lord Mayors, Civic Dignitaries and millions of music fans throughout the world.

The Dubliners popularity is unquestionable and their contribution to the world of folk music is unparalleled. After an incredible forty-nine years of globe trotting they have never compromised through ever-changing musical fads. They are probably the best accident to happen to the world of folk music and contribute to it not only with their superb voices, but also with their exceptional talent as musicians and entertainers.

Nottingham Philharmonic Orchestra - Macmillan Cancer Relief Centenary Concert

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 20/03/2011 - 20/03/2011
Conductor Mark Heron
Violin Callum Smart

Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel, Op. 28

Bruch: Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 26

Dvorak: Symphony No 9 "New World"

Proceeds to be shared with Macmillan Cancer Support.

A wonderful mixture of popular classics to welcome the Spring. In Richard Strauss' tone poem Till Eulenspiegel our hero comes to a sticky end when his pranks get out of hand. Dvoraks' New World symphony was written in America and is filled with nostalgia for his Czech homeland.

Matthew Bourne's Cinderella

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 25/01/2011 - 29/01/2011
Set in London during the Second World War, Matthew Bourne's interpretation of Prokofiev's haunting score has, at it's heart, a true wartime romance and his storytelling has never been more passionate and touching. A chance meeting results in a magical night for Cinderella and her dashing young RAF pilot, together just long enough to fall in love before being parted by the Blitz.

First seen in the West End in 1997, but now completely revised, this brand new production is created to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Blitz.
Featuring a specially commissioned new recording of the score, New Adventures will create a cinematic experience, taking the audience into the heart of Prokofiev's magnificent music and the sound world of war-torn London.

Hamlet

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 15/02/2011 - 19/02/2011
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

Hamlet, the prince of Denmark, sees his father's ghost. Tormented with loathing and consumed by grief, he must avenge his father's murder. What he cannot foresee is the destruction that ensues.

All that lives must die,
Passing through nature to erternity.

Nicholas Hytner, Director of the National Theatre, directs Shakespeare's great 1601 tragedy, which opens in London prior to a UK tour. Rory Kinnear plays Hamlet. He has previously appeared at the National in Burnt by the Sun, The Revenger's Tragedy, Phillistines and The Man of Mode, for which he won an Oliver Award. He is joined by Clare Higgins as Gertrude, whose celebrated roles at the National include All's Well That Ends Well, Oedipus, Major Barbara and Vincent in Brixton ( Oliver Award for Best Actress).

The British Pink Floyd Show

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 26/04/2011 - 26/04/2011
The British Pink Floyd Show, Pink Floyd Greatest Hits, World Tour 2011

From the producer of 'The Australian Pink Floyd Show' comes a brand new and even bigger Pink Floyd live spectacular.

Fresh out of the box for 2011, Chas Cole and CMP Entertainment present, The British Pink Floyd Show - The Ultimate Live Pink Floyd Tribute show!

Incorporating, CMP's usual winning formula of grandiose production values and impeccable musicianship. This extravagant new show brings together all the best elements of a real Pink Floyd show, world class musicians, world class road crew, together with amazing new cutting edge Floydian animation and a staggering new stage production.

Brit Floyd takes the Pink Floyd tribute experience to a brand new level.

Their upcoming global tour, Pink Floyd Greatest Hits World Tour 2011, will showcase the biggest and most spectacular Floyd tribute of all time. Two and a half hours of the absolute best of Floyd live in the sort of spectacularly ostentatious setting that all true Floyd fans will relish.

CMP Entertainment have produced over 1,000 Pink Floyd tribute shows over the past 15 years including dates in the UK, Europe, USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Malta and Isreal.

www.britfloyd.com

All About Murder - Classic Thriller Season 2010

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 23/08/2010 - 28/08/2010
All About Murder
By Brian Clemens and Dennis Spooner
by arrangement with Samuel French Ltd

Plagued by debts, two crime-writing playwrights join forces to produce a best seller - but is this their real motive...?

Show supported by The Corner House

Nottingham Harmonic Choir - Family Carol Concert

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 18/12/2010 - 22/12/2010
Bring the whole family to enjoy Christmas music at these ever-popular, child-friendly concerts.
Carols for the choir, audience and children come together in an evening of entertainment and participation. Come and enjoy the fun with the Choir and the Thoresby Colliery Band in these spectacular popular concerts. Book early to avoid disappointment!

Last Night of the Autumn Proms

Fri, 9 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 07/11/2010 - 07/11/2010
Celebrate the autumn season with a riot of Classical blockbusters and flag waving.

Classic after classic after classic including works by Verdi, Strauss, Brahms, and Puccini are crowned with a grand British finale including all your proms favourites Rule Brittania!, Nessun Dorma and Land of Hope and Glory. Featuring the London Concert Orchestra directed by Stephen Bell.

Rhod Gilbert

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 25/10/2010 - 25/10/2010
Please note due to unforeseen circumstances, the above date has been changed to WEDNESDAY 1 DECEMBER 2010

Tickets already purchased will now be valid for the new date or alternatively, a full refund will be made on receipt of your tickets if you are unable to attend.

Tickets must be returned and received by us by 22 October 2010. Tickets received after this date will not be eligible for a refund, so please ensure that you allow sufficient time between posting them and the refund deadline. For a full refund post your tickets to:

The Royal Centre
FREEPOST
NG3055
Nottingham
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If you paid cash for your tickets please visit the Box Office in person for a cash refund. Box Office opening hours are Monday - Saturday 9am - 8.30pm

The Hallé

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 07/10/2010 - 07/10/2010
Sir Mark Elder conductor
Artur Pizarro piano

Bax Tintagel
Chopin Piano Concerto No.2
Prokofiev Symphony No.5

Our season opens with the ‘castle-crowned cliff of Tintagel’ and the glittering swell of the Atlantic in Arnold Bax’s famous tone poem. The legendary home of King Arthur – and the doomed love of Tristan and Isolde – here inspires some of Bax’s most evocative music. Artur Pizarro, former winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition, is the soloist in Chopin’s 2nd Piano Concerto, whose fleet-footed lyricism first won the young composer a place on the world stage.

Although it was premiered in war-torn Moscow in 1945, Prokofiev described his 5th Symphony as ‘a hymn to free and happy Man, to his mighty powers, his pure and noble spirit.’ Acclaimed in both Russia and the West at its first performances this taut masterpiece remains his most popular symphony, its edgy high spirits recalling the energy and passion of his ballet Romeo and Juliet.

Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium:
Sir Mark Elder introduces the programme.

AFTER:hours
9.45pm - 10.30pm, in the auditorium. Free admission to Hallé ticket holders. £3 for non-ticket holders (doors only).

Jenny Lin performs solo piano works by Chopin, Ligeti, Kampela and the world premiere of a new work by Cornelius Dufallo.

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Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 20/10/2010 - 20/10/2010
Terje Mikkelsen conductor
Alena Baeva violin

Olsen The Wild Hunt of Thor
Sibelius Violin Concerto
Rachmaninov Symphony No.2

Witnessing the Wild Hunt of Thor – a phantasmal group of huntsmen crossing the skies – was invariably a bad omen in Nordic myth. Norwegian composer Ole Olsen’s opener captures its fateful spirit in powerful music that’s tinged with Wagner and Grieg. Sibelius had contemplated a career as a violinist before becoming a composer and his mastery of the instrument is evident throughout his ruggedly beautiful Violin Concerto. Alena Baeva, Grand Prix Winner of the Moscow Paganini Violin Competition, takes up the challenge.

Rachmaninov wrote his 2nd Symphony shortly after Sibelius’s concerto and enjoyed immediate success with it. Its expansive melodies show the composer at his most inspired, not least in the heartfelt slow movement with its melting clarinet solo. Rachmaninov keeps the sentiment firmly in check, though, with plenty of rhythmic drive and a forceful chorus of brass to light up the big moments.

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Nottingham Harmonic Choir - Karl Jenkins and Bach

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 06/11/2010 - 06/11/2010
The Harmonic Choir's season opens with a radical combination of ancient and modern:

Karl Jenkin's Requiem, which itself intersperses the traditional words of the Requiem Mass with settings of evocative Japanese poems, and J.S. Bach's exquisitely glorious Magnificat, written nearly 300 years earlier in 1733.

The Hallé Christmas Concert

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 15/12/2010 - 15/12/2010
Wyn Davies conductor
Sarah Fox soprano

Programme includes:
Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel: Overture
Handel (arr. Harty) Water Music: Suite for Orchestra
Anderson Christmas Festival
Dvorák Rusalka’s Song to the Moon
Rimsky-Korsakov Suite from The Snow Maiden
Mozart Allelujah from Exsultate Jubilate
Sibelius Diamonds in the Snow
Offenbach Gaieté Parisienne: Suite
Edens/Salinger Meet me in St Louis
Loesser What are you doing New Year's Eve?
Anderson Sleigh Ride

Sarah Fox, star of the hit MGM Musicals concert at the 2009 BBC Proms, takes centre stage for our ever-popular Christmas concert. Equally at home in opera and musicals she’ll be showing off her versatility in music by Mozart, Sibelius and Frank Loesser and bringing a bit of Hollywood to Nottingham with Roger Edens’ Meet me in St Louis. Elsewhere in the programme Wyn Davies conducts the Hallé in a feast of orchestral classics, from the fairytale world of Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel to the joie de vivre of Offenbach’s Gaieté Parisienne. And, of course, this being our Christmas concert, you can always rely on Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride to add some seasonal sparkle.

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The Hallé

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 18/02/2011 - 18/02/2011
Sir Mark Elder conductor
Valeriy Sokolov violin

Britten Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Bruch Scottish Fantasy
Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6 ‘Pathétique’

The ominous deep swell of the North Sea off the Suffolk coast sets the scene for Britten’s Four Sea Interludes, its stark beauty captured in music so atmospheric you can almost taste the salty air. Scenery from further north inspired Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy in which the solo violin makes both haunting laments and virtuosic reels from several native folk tunes. The exciting young Russian, Valeriy Sokolov, gives his violin a Gaelic outing.
Tchaikovsky’s untimely end, only days after the premiere of his Sixth Symphony, has added extra poignancy to his most emotive musical statement. Veering from hushed tenderness to explosive power the ‘Pathétique’ remains the ultimate Romantic rollercoaster – even grand opera couldn’t deliver more tears than the symphony’s shattering finale.

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The Hallé

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 12/03/2011 - 12/03/2011
Cristian Mandeal conductor
Susan Bickley mezzo-soprano
Nottingham Harmonic Chorus

Prokofiev Alexander Nevsky
Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Festival Overture
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
(orch. Ravel)

The massed forces of the Hallé and Nottingham Harmonic Chorus perform this spectacular Russian programme. Prokofiev’s cantata, Alexander Nevsky, began life as music for the 1938 Eisenstein film of the same name and tells the story of Prince Alexander’s victory over the invading Teutonic Knights, climaxing in a gripping battle on the ice. No less colourful is Rimsky-Korsakov’s Russian Easter Festival Overture which, according to the composer, revels in the ‘unbridled pagan-religious merry-making of Easter Sunday morning.’

It was the characterful paintings of Viktor Hartmann, a close friend of Mussorgsky’s, that inspired the composer’s most famous work, originally a suite of piano pieces. In Ravel’s famous orchestration these became a brilliant orchestral showpiece, vividly capturing the paintings’ scenes and larger-than-life figures and ending with a glittering procession through the Great Gate of Kiev.

Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium:
Professor Mervyn Cooke on Alexander Nevsky

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Christmas with the Rat Pack

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 12/12/2010 - 12/12/2010
Take a trip back in time to the glamorous, glitzy nights of Las Vegas in the late 1950s and early 60s where, in the company of three of the world’s most popular entertainers, the fabulous Burrelli Sisters and The Rat Pack Big Band, you will experience Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr & Dean Martin performing at the famous Sands hotel.

Hit follows hit, including: Witchcraft, The Lady is a Tramp, Mr Bojangles, I’ve Got You Under My Skin, That’s Amore, Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime, New York, New York, My Kinda Town, Fly Me to the Moon, Sway, Volare, Me And My Shadow, My Way, Memories Are Made Of This and many more. Seasonal classics include: Baby it’s Cold Outside, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Let it Snow, Let it Snow, White Christmas, Winter Wonderland & Auld Lang Syne.

The Sands hotel was the very height of Las Vegas sophistication. It was there in 1960, during the filming of “Ocean's Eleven”, when for the first time Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr, Joey Bishop, and Peter Lawford performed together on stage. From then on, they were forever known as the Rat Pack. Las Vegas was their playground and everywhere else was known, in Rat Pack vocabulary, as ‘Dullsville, Ohio’. Frank, Sammy & Dean were a force to be reckoned with, an inexhaustible energy that is as apparent in their music today as it ever was. This spectacular production celebrates the incredible singing talent of three world-famous entertainers and performers and some of the finest music and song that has ever been recorded.

If you wish you’d swung with the hardest partying pack in town, now’s your chance!

Christmas with the Rat Pack is still the coolest party in town!

Don't miss out on the 'Early Bird' ticket offer. Save £3 off the ticket prices if you book by the 30 September.

Sounds Sensational

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 30/10/2010 - 30/10/2010
Take one award-winning, championship brass band, add a couple of hundred male voices and what do you get?

'SOUNDS SENSATIONAL – Brass and Voices in Harmony'

A truly memorable evening featuring the Military Band of the Blues and Royals and the combined might of six of the finest male voice choirs in the East Midlands and our special invited guests – The Orpheus (Grimsby & Cleethorpes) Male Voice Choir .

Following on from the hugely successful Sounds Sensational in 2008 featuring Grimethorpe Colliery Band and a massed male voice choir, the concert returns to the Royal Concert Hall, this time for a spectacular charity fund-raising extravaganza raising funds for Cancer Research UK and the Royal British Legion.

Master of Ceremonies for this spectacular evening is BBC East Midlands Today News Presenter, Dominic Heale.

The Eastwood Collieries’ Male Voice Choir are proud and honoured to be presenting this concert again following the success of Sounds Sensational in 2008, this year the choir are celebrating their 90th Anniversary Year as one of the oldest surviving Colliery Choirs in the Country and for the FIRST time in Nottingham we are proud to present the might of the
Band of the Blues and Royals.

Like 2008 the concert promises to be a musical extravaganza with the addition this year of a few special exciting surprises. Don’t miss your chance to be a part of this concert and supporting two very worth while organisations.

www.eastwoodcollieriesmvc.co.uk

The RAF In Concert

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 02/12/2010 - 02/12/2010
This year's prestigious Royal Air Force in Concert Tour officially commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain with an exciting and nostalgic programme of music that will conjure up the atmosphere surrounding Britain's 'finest hour'.

The varied programme ranges from the ‘Battle of Britain March’ by Goodwin and the ‘Fighter Command March’ by Alwyn to Gershwin’s ‘A Foggy Day in London Town’ and ‘Rhapsody in Blue’. Sing along to ‘Underneath the Arches’ and ‘Blue Birds Over the White Cliffs of Dover’ and enjoy the Big Band swing sound of the RAF Squadronaires as they perform a Glenn Miller tribute and the trumpet classic ‘Tico Tico’.

Flight Lieutenant Matthew Little will again delight audiences with his vocal talents, performing under the baton of the RAF's Principal Director of Music, Wing Commander Duncan Stubbs.

A wonderful trip down memory lane, this flag waving, musical tribute to the men and women who took part in the Battle of Britain is not to be missed!

Compere: Alan Dedicoat (Radio 2)

Motown's Greatest Hits - How Sweet It Is

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 03/12/2010 - 03/12/2010
Motown’s Greatest Hit’s - How Sweet It Is

Celebrating 50 years of the sweet sound of Motown

Featuring the all-time greatest hits of Motown legends The Four Tops, and The Temptations, the ultimate celebration of Motown is back. Combining first class music, slick choreography and an amazing band, this show is packed with hit after hit from legendary artists including The Four Tops, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Jackson Five, and The Isley Brothers. 100% live, this show is 100% Motown memorable.

Blaze The Streetdance Sensation

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 04/10/2010 - 05/10/2010
Mixing nightclub vibes with West End production values, Blaze is an 80 minute high-energy, non-stop dance spectacular showcasing some of the hottest DJs, B-Boys and street dancers in the world.

Directed by top choreographer Anthony Van Laast, Blaze includes the talents of 'So You Think You Can Dance' finalists Lizzie and Tommy, and is sure to delight street dance junkies and newcomers alike. Experience the thrill of street dance as you've never seen it before!

Ross Noble - Nonsensory Overload

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 05/11/2010 - 05/11/2010
Ross follows the success of last year’s 160 date THINGS tour – which not only ran for six weeks at London’s Apollo Theatre - but also filled arenas down under, becoming the biggest live stand-up comedy gig in Australian history.

Nonsensory Overload is Noble back fresh from his travels, not to mention his own TV show, doing what he does best; spinning forth hilarious nonsense for your amusement. Now is your chance to see one of the best live comics working internationally today.

Prepare your brain for a Nonsensory Overload.

‘Noble turns over as many good ideas in one night as most comics do in a year .. gleeful,

‘brilliantly inventive, quirky stand-up .. see him and marvel’ – The Sun

‘every night is different and every night is a total joy’ – Time Out

‘the great improviser’ – The Guardian

Paul Carrack

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 22/01/2011 - 22/01/2011
Legendary Sheffield-born singer, songwriter and former frontman of Ace, Squeeze and Mike & The Mechanics is back on tour in the autumn to promote his acclaimed new album I know That Name.
The album has received heavy airplay on BBC Radio 2 and the single 'I Don't Want to Hear Any More' featuring Don Henley and fellow Eagle Timothy B. Schmit, on backing vocals, has been recorded and released as a single by The Eagles too.

With a back catalogue of hits including How Long, Tempted and The Living Years, Paul's marvelously soulful voice is known to millions around the world; he is undoubtedly a key figure in Britsh pop history. And as his devoted fans know all too well, a Paul Carrack show is always something very special.

Björn Again

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 08/03/2011 - 08/03/2011
Join in all the fun with Rod Stephen's production Björn Again Show on Spring Break 2011 featuring ABBA's hits and songs from MAMMA MIA together with the legendary voice of host Tony Blackburn playing all the UK hits of 1988 (the year the Bjorn Again show was created). this is simply the best party night out for everyone of all ages.

"It was a great show. I loved the choreography ... it was very true to life.....When do you play your next shows?... Good Luck for the tour" - Agnetha Fältskog (TV3 / TV6 20th Anniversary party Stockholm 2007)

"BJÖRN AGAIN has been going for twice as long as ABBA did!" - Benny Andersson (The Observer OMM, Mamma Mia Film Interview London 2008)

www.bjornagain.com

Jason Manford

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 25/09/2010 - 25/09/2010
Phil McIntyre Entertainment presents:
Jason Manford: Live

EXTRA DATE ADDED DUE TO DEMAND

As seen on Live at the Apollo, BBC1; Walk on the Wild Side, BBC1; As Seen on TV, BBC1; 8 out of 10 Cats, Channel 4; Royal Variety Performance 2009, ITV1; Jason Manford & Friends, BBC Radio 2. Please note this show has an age restriction of 16+.

“SHARP OBSERVATIONAL COMEDY…INSPIRED ONE-LINERS…MANFORD CERTAINLY KNOWS HOW TO GET THE LAUGHS.” Metro

“GUARANTEED TO DELIVER LAUGHS…INCREDIBLY FUNNY” Chortle

“A VERY FUNNY, VERY ENGAGING PERFORMER…A JOY” Scotsman

“A NATURAL WITH THE AUDIENCE, WARM, FUN, ENGAGING" Manchester Eve News

www.jasonmanford.com

Jimmy Carr - Laughter Therapy

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 22/11/2010 - 22/11/2010
Extra Date Added

Since the turn of the century Jimmy has been a ‘fun slinger’ of international repute.
‘Laughter Therapy’ is his ninth solo show. It’ll be an evening of none stop jokes, gags and banter.
If you’ve got a sick sense of humour then maybe laughter is the best medicine.
Not to be taken if you have a sensitive disposition or an overactive moral compass.
Recommended dose: one brand new show to be taken annually (I said annually).

Not recomended for under 16's.

Room On The Broom

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 16/09/2010 - 18/09/2010
Adapted fom the best-selling book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.

A spellbinding new adventure from the creators of The Gruffalo!

How the cat purred and how the witch grinned
As they sat on their broomstick and flew through the wind

The witch and her cat are flying happily along on their broomstick when a gust of wind blows her hat, bow and wand away into the night.

With the help of a daft dog, a beautiful bird and a friendly frog, the lost belongings are retrieved. But this broomstick's not meant for five and - CRACK! - it snaps in two! When a hungry dragon appears, who will save the poor witch?

And will there ever be room on the broom for everyone?

A magical, musical delight for children aged 3+

Fasten your seatbelts for a rip-roaring ride on a truly magnificent broom!

Watch a sneak preview online at www.roomonthebroomlive.co.uk

Recommended age 3+. Key Stages 1 & 2

iIlustration - 'Copyright Axel Scheffler & Macmillan Children's Books'.
production photo - 'Copyright Simon Turtle'.

Show supported by The Corner House

Brian Conley

Wed, 2 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 09/11/2010 - 09/11/2010
Brian Conley will return to the stage this autumn when he embarks on his latest UK Tour.

Showcasing the best sketches from his magnificent television series 'The Brian Conley Show' with a full supporting cast. 'The Best of Brian Conley' will be a complete entertainment spectacle with some of Brian's best loved characters.

Combining a first-rate mix of comedy, dancing and singing the show allows Brian to share with his audience his roots in theatre. With special guests including: dare devil 'Dangerous Brian', 'Larry the Loafer', 'Nick Frisbee' and the legendary 'Al Jolson' all set to make an appearance, the show is set to be an entertaining hit for all to enjoy!

In a career that has spanned more than 20 years, Brian has had numerous shows on ITV including 'The Brian Conley Show', 'Time After Time', 'Brian Conley - Alive And Dangerous' and 'The Grimley's', achieving audiences in excess of 12 million.

This brand new UK tour will have all corners of the country laughing and promises to be a great show for all the family!

The Armstrong & Miller Show Live

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 28/09/2010 - 28/09/2010
EXTRA DATE ADDED

Following the resounding success of BBC ONE’s BAFTA-nominated ARMSTRONG & MILLER SHOW, Ben Miller (Moving Wallpaper) and Alexander Armstrong (Mutual Friends) will be hitting the road in Autumn 2010 and touring a brand new live show around all the UK’s major venues.

With their usual mix of the beautifully observed and the utterly barmy, Ben and Xander will be performing a parade of characters from their extensive dressing-up box and wig-store including; The street-talking WWII chav pilots; Brabbins and Fyffe, the filthy alter-egos of Flanders and Swann; Jilted Jim, dumped at the altar but still on his honeymoon; Terry Devlin, the royal correspondent who really KNOWS the royals; Dennis Lincoln-Park, the accident-prone culture buff; the Frank Dad; and so many more…
Ben and Xander comment: “We are cock-a-hoop to be stepping out on tour in Autumn 2010. Expect all your favourite Armstrong and Miller characters and sketches in a market-fresh brand spanking new show.”

“Armstrong & Miller are both exceptionally good comic performers.”
Time Out

Marty Wilde's Born To Rock And Roll

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 11/11/2010 - 11/11/2010
Original ‘dreamboats’, Marty Wilde, Eden Kane, and Jet Harris with Roxy Wilde and the Wildcats join forces in a spectacular show that will show they were…Born To Rock 'n' Roll.

With the arrival of rock n' roll a whole new pop culture was born. Performing their own hits and collaborating live on stage, teen idols of their day, Marty, Eden and Jet show us how rock n' roll - with its fusion of sound and rhythm - shaped the style of music that we listened to then and still do today.

Lee Mack

Thu, 3 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 27/11/2010 - 27/11/2010
NEW DATE ADDED

Critically acclaimed BAFTA-winning comedian Lee Mack returns to the live stage with a hotly anticipated new show. Lee will be bringing his trademark brand of high energy banter, well crafted gags and sharp one-liners to venues across the country on his biggest ever live stand-up tour.

Lee is best known to BBC One viewers as the star of multi-award winning Not Going Out and as team captain on Would I Lie To You?

“Lee Mack’s star continues to rise… go and see what all the fuss is about.” Sunday Times

“A masterclass in pure comedy” The List

Jason Manford

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 07/10/2011 - 08/10/2011
Phil McIntyre Entertainment presents:
Jason Manford: Live

As seen on Live at the Apollo, BBC1; Walk on the Wild Side, BBC1; As Seen on TV, BBC1; 8 out of 10 Cats, Channel 4; Royal Variety Performance 2009, ITV1; Jason Manford & Friends, BBC Radio 2. Please note this show has an age restriction of 16+.

“SHARP OBSERVATIONAL COMEDY…INSPIRED ONE-LINERS…MANFORD CERTAINLY KNOWS HOW TO GET THE LAUGHS.” Metro

“GUARANTEED TO DELIVER LAUGHS…INCREDIBLY FUNNY” Chortle

“A VERY FUNNY, VERY ENGAGING PERFORMER…A JOY” Scotsman

“A NATURAL WITH THE AUDIENCE, WARM, FUN, ENGAGING" Manchester Eve News

www.jasonmanford.com

Lars Vogt - Piano Series

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 08/11/2010 - 08/11/2010
Janácek In the Mists
Schubert Sonata in G major No.18
Beethoven Sonata No.32

The world-renowned German pianist Lars Vogt begins the first evening concert in our Piano Series with Janácek’s In the Mists. Powerful emotions lie beneath the wintry veil of this impressionistic work – not unlike Debussy with a rugged Bohemian accent. Schubert’s 18th Piano Sonata, written towards the end of his life, finds the composer in serene mood. The easygoing opening lays the ground for some of Schubert’s most peaceful and tender music, its moments of intensity thrown into sharp relief against the tranquil background.

Beethoven’s last piano sonata was admired by Chopin and also had a profound influence on Lars Vogt who, at the age of 17, responded to its ‘vast, indescribable and mystical’ world. A stern workout for any pianist’s technique, this passionate work is also very forward-looking, the swinging rhythms of the final movement even anticipating boogie-woogie and ragtime.

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BBC Radio 3 Discovering Music Concert - BBC Philharmonic

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 23/11/2010 - 23/11/2010
Juanjo Mena conductor
Katie Van Kooten soprano
Stephen Johnson presenter

Strauss Death and Transfiguration
Four Last Songs

No composer got closer to heaven than these contrasting meditations on mortality, written at the beginning and end of Richard Strauss’s long career. Death and Transfiguration is a gripping voyage into the hereafter, the fitful heartbeat of the dying artist transforming – through a feverish sequence of memories – into an overwhelming transcendent vision. The autumnal Four Last Songs find Strauss contemplating the passage of time and human existence in the final year of his life, his gift for great melodies as strong as ever. American soprano Katie Van Kooten gives voice to this sublime swansong.

Radio 3 Presenter Stephen Johnson is your guide to these expressive masterpieces, exploring their sound world with live orchestral excerpts before a complete performance of both works.

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Stephen Kovacevich - Piano Series

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 22/03/2011 - 22/03/2011
Bach Partita No.4
Schumann Scenes of Childhood
Beethoven Diabelli Variations

One of the most admired pianists of the last fifty years, Stephen Kovacevich has received particular acclaim for his performances of Beethoven. Forty years after his ground-breaking recording of the Diabelli Variations he recorded them again, winning the Classic FM Gramophone Editor’s Choice award in 2009. We’re delighted, then, to be able to hear his unique take on these thirty-three witty transformations, which Alfred Brendel described simply as ‘the greatest of all piano works.’

Equally brilliant – and no less virtuosic – is Bach’s expansive Fourth Partita. Brilliantly colourful, this suite of French dances covers a wide range of moods, from a gentle sarabande to an deftly energetic gigue. The centrepiece of this richly varied programme is Schumann’s ‘Scenes from Childhood.’ Deceptively simple these characterful pieces capture the wonder and innocence of childhood in a way that still feels fresh today, not least in the famous ‘Träumerei’ or ‘daydreams.’

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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 31/03/2011 - 31/03/2011
Kirill Karabits conductor

Strauss Don Quixote
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
Plus a surprise finale

Two pieces of orchestral storytelling make up this concert, conducted by the brilliant Ukrainian conductor, Kirill Karabits. In Richard Strauss’s Don Quixote, Cervantes’ deluded hero – played by solo cello – inspires a set of ‘Fantastic Variations on a Theme of Knightly Character.’ As the Don stumbles through his misadventures Strauss delights in wonderful special effects, including baa-ing sheep and a wind machine, and offers an ironic commentary from the long-suffering Sancho Panza, played by solo viola.
In Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade the heroine stays alive by keeping her vengeful husband, the Sultan, interested in suspenseful tales. Here the solo violin becomes the seductive spinner of yarns about the great sea adventurer, Sinbad, with the stories’ exotic locations coloured by the composer’s most gorgeous melodies and dramatic orchestration.
This concert also features an exciting finale…but you’ll have to wait until the concert to discover what it is. Scheherazade would certainly have approved!

Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium: Benjamin Ellin on musical storytelling.

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The Hallé

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 27/05/2011 - 27/05/2011
Rory Macdonald conductor
Sofya Gulyak piano

Sibelius Pohjola’s Daughter
Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Rimsky-Korsakov May Night Overture
Stravinsky The Firebird – Suite (1945 version)

Our final concert of the season has more than a touch of magic about it. Rimsky-Korsakov’s overture to his opera May Night is as light and airy as the comical Gogol story that inspired it whilst Sibelius’s Symphonic poem, Pohjola's Daughter, captures the mischievous spirit of the mythical ‘daughter of the North’. Stravinsky’s 1945 suite from his career-making ballet, The Firebird, is a bravura display of colour, the fairytale characters leaping from the orchestra.

Not directly inspired by magic, but no less enchanting is Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Sofya Gulyak, winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition in 2009, is the soloist in this ingenious set of 24 variations which moves effortlessly across contrasting moods and, waxing lyrical in the unforgettable 18th Variation, delivers one of the 20th century’s most enduring melodies.

Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium:
Neil Bennison previews the 2011-2012 season

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Cordelia Williams - Sunday Morning Series

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 31/10/2010 - 31/10/2010
Chopin Mazurkas (selection)
Beethoven Bagatelles, Op.106
Scriabin Preludes, Op.15
Ravel Gaspard de la Nuit

Winner of the Piano Final in the 2006 BBC Young Musician competition, Cordelia Williams is one of the most engaging of Britain’s new generation of pianists. She launches our Piano Series with a richly varied programme beginning with Chopin’s vibrant Mazurkas and Beethoven’s Bagatelles – compact, characterful pieces with echoes of larger works such as the ‘Eroica’ Symphony and ‘Hammerklavier’ Sonata. Scriabin’s colourful five Preludes then set the scene for a stunning finale in Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit. Based on a trio of fantastical poems by Aloysius Bertrand this mesmerising modern classic remains the supreme test of the pianist’s skill and imagination.

£10, including coffee/tea and cake. Tickets available from the box office on 0115 989 5555. Not available online.

Alexander Romanovsky - Sunday Morning Series

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 05/12/2010 - 05/12/2010
Mozart Sonata No.11
Tchaikovsky 3 Pieces from The Seasons
Rachmaninov Sonata No.2

Described by conductor Carlo Maria Giulini as ‘extraordinarily gifted’, Ukrainian Alexander Romanovsky won the renowned Busoni Competition in Italy when just seventeen and is fast becoming an international star with appearances across Europe and two acclaimed recordings under his belt. In this programme he mixes Classical poise with Romantic ardour, beginning with Mozart’s 11th Sonata, famous for its lively Turkish Rondo finale. Three of Tchaikovsky’s portraits of the seasons provide a lyrical interlude before Rachmaninov’s 2nd Piano Sonata concludes the concert with some typically sumptuous writing, its rich, chiming sonorities matched by rhythmic urgency, particularly in the dynamic final movement.

£10, including coffee/tea and cake. Tickets available from the box office on 0115 989 5555. Not available online.

Javier Perianes - Sunday Morning Series

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 16/01/2011 - 16/01/2011
Schubert Four Impromptus Op.90
Chopin Ballade No.4
Debussy Preludes (Selection from Book I)
De Falla Fantastía Baetica

Hugely popular in his native Spain, Javier Perianes has a growing international reputation as an artist who combines supreme technical mastery with sensitivity. As a performer of Schubert there are few to match him so we’re delighted that he’s beginning this concert with the composer’s Four Impromptus, Op.90, a rhapsodic progress from darkness to daylight. Chopin’s final Ballade, dedicated to the society hostess, Baronne Nathalie de Rothschild, is a fast-moving stream of musical consciousness and a fascinating counterpart to the multi-hued impressionism of Debussy’s Preludes. The finale, Manuel de Falla’s Fantastia Baetica, is the Andalusian wildcard in this concert – be prepared to be blown away by its intoxicating harmonies and flamenco-driven rhythms.

£10, including coffee/tea and cake. Tickets available from the box office on 0115 989 5555. Tickets not available online.

Alexandra Dariescu - Sunday Morning Series

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 20/02/2011 - 20/02/2011
Beethoven 32 Variations in C minor, WoO.80
Liszt Ballade No.2
Liszt/Wagner Liebestod
Chopin Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise

Romanian pianist Alexandra Dariescu returns to Nottingham following her acclaimed performance of Beethoven’s 3rd Piano Concerto at the Royal Concert Hall last season. Beethoven also features in this programme in the form of his 32 Variations, a novel approach to the Baroque variation form which here delights in rich textures and intricate cross-rhythms. Two pieces by Liszt make up the heart of the programme – his heartfelt 2nd Ballade and his transcription of the famous Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde which brilliantly captures the overpowering longing of Wagner’s opera. Completing the concert are Chopin’s Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise which embody both the composer’s liquid lyricism and his quicksilver brilliance.

£10, including coffee/tea and cake. Tickets available from the box office on 0115 989 5555. Not available online.

Nottingham Philharmonic Orchestra 106.6 Smooth Radio Family Concert

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT
Dates: 29/01/2011 - 29/01/2011
Animal Magic!

Conductor Mark Heron
Presenter Matt Baker (BBC Countryfile)
Soprano/Narrator Michelle Todd
Promoted by 106.6 Smooth Radio

Join us for a musical safari as along the way we meet all kinds of creatures big and small. Featuring music including John Williams’ Hedwig's Theme (Harry Potter), Elton John’s Circle of Life (The Lion King), Julian Nott’s theme from Wallace & Gromit, John Barry’s Born Free, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Memory (Cats), Stephen McNeff’s Four Tales of Peter Rabbit from the Beatrix Potter Suite, Vaughan-Williams’ The Wasps, Stravinsky’s Infernal Dance (The Firebird), Rossini’s The Thieving Magpie plus many more. A fun family concert guaranteed.

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