by David Walliams - Queen Ethelburga's

“IT’S NOT WHERE YOU GO.IT’S WHO YOU MEET ALONG THE WAY.”

SUNDAY 11TH AUGUSTTO SATURDAY 17TH AUGUST

THE SECRET GARDEN, THORPE UNDERWOOD ESTATE(QUEEN ETHELBURGA’S COLLEGIATE) THORPE UNDERWOOD LANE, YORK YO26 9SS

See the website for the full schedule & to book ticketswww.kingstheatreqe.org | Tickets from £10

JUSTIN MOORHOUSE

2019-2020 SEASON

[email protected]

WWW.KINGSTHEATREQE.ORG

by David WalliamsOPEN AIR THEATRE

CONTENTS

hocus pocusSUN 20TH OCTOBER

Page 6

chicagoFRI 28TH - SAT 30TH

NOVEMBERPage 7

gala dinnerSAT 30TH NOVEMBER

Page 8

home aloneTHU 11TH DECEMBER

Page 9

choral speakingTHU 6TH FEBRUARY

Page 10-11

little grimm’s taleSAT 29TH FEBRUARY

Page 12

spice girlsSAT 7TH MARCH

Page 13

the pillowmanTHU 26TH - SAT 28TH

MARCHPage 15

gym and danceFRI 13TH - SAT 14TH

MARCH Page 14

choir festivalTUE 5TH MAY

Page 18

the big bard boutTHU 2ND APRIL

Page 16-17

JUSTIN MOORHOUSESAT 16TH MAY

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GALA DINNER





mr stinkSUN 17TH MAY

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a vision of elvisTHU 4TH JUNE

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arabian nightsTHU 11TH JUNE

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the wizard of ozCOMING SOON

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king’s academyTERMLY

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informationEVENTS & BOOKING

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A Note from theCreative Director

I’d like to start by thanking you for your continued support of the King’s Theatre. Last year proved a huge success and I loved welcoming audiences and receiving feedback on how we improve the theatre and its season even further.

We’re really excited about the next era for the King’s Theatre and following a complete technical refurbishment, new box office area, outstanding new signage and a fresh coat of paint we can’t wait to launch this year’s collection of work.

We’ve lined up a great season for you, boasting four in-house productions that showcase the excellent calibre of Creative Arts training we deliver here at QE. We’re also proud to be working with some of the best companies from around the country and are delighted to welcome back Box Tale Soup with their adaptation of ‘Little Grimm Tales’.

On top of this we are welcoming Heartbreak Productions to the beautiful estate for the first time with a new version of David Walliams’ ‘Mr Stink’ and Pendle Productions with a visiting pantomime in December. We also have an exciting line up of one-night spectaculars for you, including hilarious comedy, great music and some fantastic family-friendly films.

As always, tickets can be booked online by following the links on our website: kingstheatreqe.org. The on-site box office is situated opposite Main Reception and is open Monday-Friday 1pm-2pm

So, take a look through the following pages and we hope to see you at the theatre soon.

Justine LangfordCreative Director for the King’s Theatre

Sunday 20th October at 6pmTickets £5 and include a treat

www.kingstheatreqe.org/hocus-pocus

This cult-classic for all the family follows a villainous trio of witches, who are inadvertently resurrected by a teenage boy in Salem, Massachusetts.

THEATRE FILM SCREENING HALLOWEEN SPECIAL

GALA DINNERTHREE-COURSE DINNER, RECEPTION DRINK

AND THEATRE TICKET FOR

SATURDAY 30TH NOVEMBER5.30 PM ARRIVAL | TICKETS £27.50

To raise funds for The PPR Foundation and Knaresborough Rotary Club’s work with young people.

QUEEN ETHELBURGA’S COLLEGIATE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KNARESBOROUGH ROTARY CLUB,

PRESENTS THE

CHARITY FUNDRAISER

www.kingstheatreqe.org/chicago

For more information, email the Queen Ethelburga’s Outreach Team at [email protected] or alternatively, email Rotarian, Brian Souter at [email protected].

One of the most celebrated Christmas movies of all time, this feel-good, family film is about an eight-year-old boy named Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) who is mistakenly left behind when his family flies to Paris for their Christmas vacation. Kevin initially relishes being home

alone, but he soon has to contend with two burglars; Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern).

TICKETS ARE £5 AND INCLUDE A CANDY CANE

www.kingstheatreqe.org/home-alone

THURSDAY 11TH DECEMBER 2019 AT 6PMTHEATRE FILM SCREENING CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

Tickets £3Visit www.kingstheatreqe.org/choral-speaking

We’re excited to announce the launch of our brand new KS2 Choral Speaking Competition, which hopes to build community cohesion by bringing together schools and performers from across the local area.

We’re seeking entries from any local KS2 groups who would like to join our fun and friendly festival. The event aims to help children increase their enjoyment of poetry, develop their self-confi-dence and their capacity to speak in public.

KS2 groups will be asked to perform a poem, whether new, old, serious or humorous and will be invited to the King’s Theatre on February 6th to rehearse on stage before per-forming in the evening in front of our judging panel and a live audience.

Sponsored by Knaresborough Rotary Club and featuring a guest panelist from the performance industry, for some children this will be their first time on a professional stage and we are thrilled to extend the invitation to the schools of the area.

CHORAL SPEAKING COMPETITION

Any schools wishing to enter should contact [email protected] for further information.

The closing date for entries is 31 October 2019.

Thursday 6th February 2020 at 6pm

THE AWARD-WINNING GROUP, BOX TALE SOUP, PRESENTS A CO-PRODUCTION WITH

THE EVERYMAN THEATRE, CHELTENHAM

LITTLE GRIMM’S TALES

What if the wishes were granted and magic was real?

SATURDAY 29TH FEBRUARY 2020 at 1PM | TICKETS £10/£8/£5

Beasts and breadcrumbs, wolves and witches, frogs and fairies all join the fun in this stunning, new, family-friendly adventure

based on Grimms’ Fairy Tales, for children aged 3+ .

Running time: approx. 55 mins

www.kingstheatreqe.org/little-grimms-tale

‘Spice up Your Life!’ for one evening by joining Baby, Scary, Posh, Ginger and Sporty Spice in celebrating the era of Girl Power. This fantastic show features smash hits like “Wannabe”, “2 Become 1” and “Viva Forever”, which helped

make the Spice Girls one of the most iconic 90’s girl bands.

With distinctive dance routines, full costume changes, live vocals with harmonies and a chance to meet and greet the act, it’s a throwback 90’s night

not to be missed.

A ticket is what you want. What you really, really want.

SATURDAY 7TH MARCH 2020AT 7.30PM

Watch the show trailor at: www.pinktributes.co.uk

Heralded as the best Spice Girls tribute act in Europe

TICKETS £10 / £8 / £5

For tickets and information, visit:www.kingstheatreqe.org/spice-girls

QE’S 11th ANNUAL GYM AND DANCE DISPLAY

This often sell-out show, features gymnastic floor routines alongside a variety of dance styles from

contemporary, and street to Latin and lyrical. Executed with enough precision, skill and finesse to delight audiences of all ages, this show features

performances from both professionals and students.

A fantastic showcase, not to be missed!

Friday 13th - Saturday 14th March 2020 at 7 PM

tickets£10 / £8

sports hall, queen ethelburga’s

collegiate

www.kingstheatreqe.org/gym-and-dance

Last year featured Strictly’s Amy Dowden and dance partner, Ben Jones.

VIP PACKAGES AVAILABLEEmail [email protected] for more details

BY MARTIN MCDONAGHTHE PILLOWMAN

The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh tells the tale of Katurian, a fiction writer living in a police state, who is interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories and their

similarities to a number of bizarre child murders occurring in his town.Not suitable for children under 14 years of age.

TICKETS£8 / £6 / £4

DIRECTED BY JONATHAN NEAVES

A SENIOR DRAMA PRODUCTION

This amateur production of “The Pillowman” is presented by special

arrangement with SMAUEL FRENCH LTD a Concord Theatricals Company.

2004 Olivier Award for Best New Play

2004-5 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best New Foreign Play

Winner of two Tony Awards for production

Nominated for Evening Standard Award for Best New Play 2004

THURSDAY 26TH - SATURDAY 28TH MARCH 2020 AT 7 PM

www.kingstheatreqe.org/the-pillowman

Get InvolvedClosing date for entries

31 October 2019contact: [email protected]

www.kingstheatreqe.org/choir-festival

We want to work with as many Year 6 groups in the area as possible to share and celebrate everything Shakespeare.

Studying Shakespeare helps young people develop a fearlessness, a curiosity for literature and the arts and the desire to succeed in their education. Performing on a pro-fessional stage encourages confi-dence, teamwork and invaluable communication and life skills.

We’re inviting interested groups to bring their short adaptations, scene selections or creative work surrounding the Bard to the King’s Theatre for a workshop with a professional classical actor, a dress rehearsal on stage and then to return in the evening for a sharing in front of a live audience.

We can also offer some workshops throughout the Autumn and Spring delivered by a professional actor in schools to assist in the creation of a piece for the event.

Interested groups should contact [email protected] for further information.

Tickets £3Thursday 2nd April 2020

Another brand-new project for The King’s Theatre,this fun and educational day, run by a professional

actor, is sure to delight drama and literacy enthusiasts and audience alike.

‘The Big Bard Bout’Shakespeare Workshop and Peformance

for Local Year 6 Pupils

Get InvolvedClosing date for entries

31 October 2019contact: [email protected]

AT 6.00 PM

Tickets £3Thursday 2nd April 2020

Tuesday 5th May 2019 at 7 PM

Our annual evening concert features

performances from local visiting choirs and the choirs across Queen

Ethelburga’s Collegiate.

A Celebration of Music, Singing and Our Local Community

Tickets £5 / £3.50

www.kingstheatreqe.org/choir-festival

Seen on Live At The Apollo, Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights and 8 Out of 10 Cats

Sunday 17th May at 5 pm

Open Air Theatre from Heartbreak Productions

Tickets £14 / £11 / £9www.kingstheatreqe.org/mr-stink

From the book by David Walliams and adapted by David Kerby-Kendall, the story follows a young girl who befriends a tramp and his dog. Learning about

the tramp’s past, she embarks on a journey to involve parliament and ends up uniting her dysfunctional family.

Live Theatre in The Secret Garden

by David Walliams

Internationally renowned as the best Elvis Presley tribute concert, touring the world today, A Vision of Elvis is officially Endorsed by Elvis Presley Enterpris-es (EPE) for charitable contributions and Officially Endorsed by Mr Ed Bonja,

Elvis’ Photographer and Road Manager from 1970 to 1977.

StarringR O B K I N S L E Y

Winner of The National Tribute Music Awards “Official Elvis Show” and “No.1 Male Tribute”

Performing to thousands of fans worldwide and making history by being the first Elvis tribute artist to perform at the New Wembley Stadium to over

50,000 people, Rob brings you a brand new high octane show. All costumes, instruments and stage setting is authentically recreated to give the feel and

energy of a live Elvis concert.

MRC PRESENTS

For more details and to watch a trailer, visit: www.kingstheatreqe.org/a-vision-of-elvis

THURSDAY 4TH JUNE 2020 AT 7.30 PMTICKETS £18 / £12 / £9

www.kingstheatreqe.org/mr-stink





A New, Musical Adaptation

Featuring Students from King’s Magna

In King Shahrayar’s palace, the new queen, Shahrazad, is to be put to death like many brides before her, but luckily she has the one gift that can save her - the gift of storytelling. So, with a mischievous imagination and a silver tongue,

Queen Shahrazad paints a dazzling array of stories, characters and strange, magical worlds populated by singing trees, giant beasts and crafty thieves.

TICKETS £6 / £3

Can the Power of Storytelling Save a Young Queen?

Thursday 11th June 2020 at 7 PM

www.kingstheatreqe.org/arabian-nights





A New, Musical Adaptation

Featuring Students from King’s Magna

OPEN AIR THEATRE SUMMER SPECIAL

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COMING SUMMER 2020

Full schedule will be announced on our websitewww.kingstheatreqe.org/the-wizard-of-oz

The King’s Academy for Performing Arts is held every Saturday in term time.Sessions run from 10am-12pm in The King’s Theatre and Phoenix Centre at Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate.

Students can expect to develop skills in all areas of the performing arts industry and sessions are led by industry professionals.Each year students also rehearse and perform a full-length play or

musical in June and alongside a welcome audience of friends and family, we also utilise the performance to enter students for Rock School Examinations in Musical Theatre thus gaining a qualification each academic year. The certificates are also extremely useful when considering UCAS applications in later years.

This year students will focus their skill development in improvisation, creating

a character, script work, singing, comedy, stage combat and clowning.The students will also work on scenes from television which will be filmed and edited together.

Anyone aged between 6 and 18 is welcome to attend the classes and can book a free trial class by emailing [email protected].

www.kingstheatreqe.org/kings/academy

THEATRE INFORMATION

FIND USThe King’s Theatre, Thorpe Underwood Estate, York. YO26 9SS.

CONTACT [email protected] 333300www.kingstheatreqe.org

FOLLOW US@KingsTheatreYRK@KingsTheatreYRKKingstheatreyrk

ON SITE FACILITIESFree car parkingWheelchair accessibleTheatre bar (check event for further details)

BOOKING TICKETSIt’s easy! All our tickets are booked online via Ticket Source and can be printed or viewed and scanned as e-tickets. Head on over to our website www.kingstheatreqe.org to browse all shows, use the direct links shown at the bottom of each page or go straight to our Ticket Source page: www.ticketsource.co.uk/kingtheatreqe.

For any queries, our Box Office is open daily. You can email any queries to the Box Office Team at [email protected].

COMPETITION ENQUIRIESFor information regarding our student competition events, please email our Outreach Team at [email protected].

OPEN DAYS 2019-20Visit us and meet our excellent teachers, speak to our current students and take a tour of our campus.

To book onto our next open day, please visit: www.qe.org or call our Admissions Team on 01423 333300.

OTHER DATES FOR THE DIARY

costs:Individual Day: £45 per childFull Week (5 Days): £200 per child

Staff Discount: 25% off above price per child. Cannot be used with the sibling discount.

SIBLING DISCOUNT:Second Child: 5% off Third and Further Siblings: 10% off

OLD ETHELBURGIANS 2019-20Annual Reunion Dinner: Saturday 19th October at 5.00pmEmail: [email protected]

CAMP QE 2019-20Fun-filled multi-activity camp for children aged 5-13 years which operates throughout school holidays and inlcudes wraparound care and award-winning food. Open to all children. Email [email protected] for a full list of dates.

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hocus pocusSUN 20TH OCTOBER

chicagoFRI 28TH - SAT 30TH

NOVEMBER

gala dinnerSAT 30TH NOVEMBER

home aloneTHU 11TH DECEMBER

choral speakingTHU 6TH FEBRUARY

little grimm’s taleSAT 29TH FEBRUARY

spice girlsSAT 7TH MARCH

the pillowmanTHU 26TH - SAT 28TH

MARCH

gym and danceFRI 13TH - SAT 14TH

MARCH

choir festivalTUE 5TH MAY

mr stinkSUN 17TH MAY

the big bard boutTHU 2ND APRIL

a vision of elvisTHU 4TH JUNE

arabian nightsTHU 11TH JUNE

the wizard of oZCOMING SOON

JUSTIN MOORHOUSESAT 16TH MAY

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