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Street Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 8EA Registered Charity Number: 1133929
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PREVIOUS THEATRE VISITS FOR YOUR INTEREST - DETAILS OF PREVIOUS VISITS ARE SHOWN BELOW |
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2011
24 Sep 2011 Mahler Symphony No. 2 ‘Resurrection’ BBC Phil and London Symphony Chorus Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. . * * * * * * * * * * 5/6 October 2011 48 hour visit to Stratford-upon-Avon for (with Jonathan Slinger)
* * * * * * * * * * 29 October 2011 in Keswick a heart-warming new play about life in the Lake District in the war time.
* * * * * * * * * * 26 November 2011 Northern Ballet at the Opera House - Manchester
2012
14 January 2012 THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS Alan Bennett’s version at The Lowry Theatre, Salford.
* * * * * * * * * * 1 March 2012 the musical in a new production by Cameron Macintosh at The Palace Theatre, Manchester
* * * * * * * * * * 14 April 2012 the famous Bernstein musical in a new production featuring the Halle Orchestra and the production team from the Royal Exchange. at the Lowry Theatre, Salford - starring Connie Fisher.
* * * * * * * * * * 24 May 2012 CAROUSEL The Lowry Theatre, Salford
* * * * * * * * * * 13 June 2012 LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN by Oscar Wilde Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
* * * * * * * * * * 22 September 2012 SWAN LAKE Birmingham Royal Ballet The Lowry Theatre Salford
* * * * * * * * * * 17 November 2012 SLEEPING BEAUTY (Matthew Bourne’s production) The Lowry Theatre Salford
2013
10 January 12 January ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS Hilarious Comedy Lowry Theatre Salford
* * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 13 March 2013 (Matinee) Palace Theatre, Manchester
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* * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 1 May 2013 (matinee) Octagon Theatre, Bolton CAN'T PAY? WON'T PAY! This play was first produced in 1974 and is by the well-known comic playwright Dario Fo, who also won a Nobel Prize for literature. It is describes as a ‘knockabout comedy’.
* * * * * * * * * * Visit to Barnard Castle and the Bowes Museum 22 May 2013 - Wednesday Full Day
* * * * * * * * * * Thursday 13 June 2013 (matinee) Opera House, Manchester G&S - (Scottish Opera)
* * * * * * * * * * Saturday 10 August 2013 (matinee) Lowry Theatre Salford EVITA
* * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 9 October 2013 (Full Day) Keswick Theatre by the Lake
* * * * * * * * * * Thursday 17 October 2013 (Matinee) PEOPLE Lowry Theatre Salford Alan Bennett’s latest play National Theatre on Tour
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STRATFORD-UPON-AVON – 15/16 NOVEMBER
2013
We departed on Friday morning 15 November and returned
late afternoon on Saturday 16 November.
We stayed in a good quality hotel.
The whole party booked in (30 seats) to see an evening
performance of
RICHARD 11
starring David Tennant, produced by Preston’s own Greg Doran
(now Director of the RSC).
We also had some tickets for the Saturday afternoon matinee
of
ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
* * * * * * * * * * Saturday 23 November 2013 Victoria Hall Bolton Preston Cecilian Choir Prestbury Choral Society Lancashire Sinfonietta Lancaster Singers
* * * * * * * * * * Saturday 30 November 2013 (matinee) Lowry Theatre Salford
* * * * * * * * * * 2014
Wednesday 8 January 2014 (Matinee) by Victoria Wood Royal Exchange Manchester
* * * * * * * * * * Saturday 11January 2014 (matinee) Lowry Theatre Salford
* * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 2 April 2014 This May Hurt a Bit by Stella Feehily Bolton Octagon
* * * * * * * * * * Saturday 31 May 2014 Brassed Off adapted by Paul Allen Based on the screenplay by Mark Herman Bolton Octagon
* * * * * * * * * * Saturday 28 June 2014 (Matinee) HAPPY DAYS Lowry Theatre Salford
* * * * * * * * * * Saturday 16 August 2014 (Matinee) Lowry Theatre Salford
* * * * * * * * * * Friday 29 August 2014 (Evening) HENRY IV Pt 1Saturday 30 August 2014 (Matinee) HENRY IV Pt 2
Stratford RSC
* * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 10 September 2014 8.00pm Simon Callow in THE MAN JESUS Lowry Theatre, Salford
* * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 24 September 2014 Full Day Theatre by the Lake - Keswick
* * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 15 October 2014 Maxine Peake as Royal Exchange Manchester
* * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 5 November 2014 Full Day Theatre by the Lake - Keswick
* * * * * * * * * * Saturday 29 November 2014 REGENERATION Grand Theatre, Blackpool
* * * * * * * * * * 2015
Saturday 10 January 2015 The curious incident of the dog in the night-time Lowry Theatre Salford The National Theatre on tour
* * * * * * * * * * Saturday 28 February 2015 Hindle Wakes Bolton Octagon
* * * * * * * * * * Saturday 21 March 2015 Oklahoma! Lowry Theatre, Salford
* * * * * * * * * * Saturday 11 April 2015 Private Lives Bolton Octagon
* * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 15 April 2015 Matinee Royal Exchange Manchester
* * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 20 May 2015 Matinee Full Day Visit Liverpool Empire
* * * * * * * * * * Saturday 13 June 2015 WICKED Lowry Theatre Salford National Tour
* * * * * * * * * * Saturday 18 July 2015 CATS Opera House, Blackpool West End revival
* * * * * * * * * * Fri & Sat 14 / 15 August 2015 STRATFORD UPON AVON MERCHANT OF VENICE (Fri) OTHELLO or VOLPONE (Sat)
* * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 2 September 2015 Noel Coward's comedy The Theatre by the Lake, Keswick full-day visit
* * * * * * * * * * Sat 26 Sept 2015 matinee SWAN LAKE Lowry Theatre – Salford Birmingham Royal Ballet
* * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 7 October 2015 THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST by Oscar Wilde Lowry Theatre Salford
* * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 14 October 2015 matinee IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (adapted from the famous Frank Kapra film) Blackpool Grand Theatre
* * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 4 November 2015 matinee The Theatre by the Lake, Keswick full-day visit
* * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 16 December 2015 The Sound of Music Lowry Theatre, Salford
* * * * * * * * * * 2016 Saturday 9 January 2016 M atineeBFG Christmas production The Octagon, Bolton
* * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 13 January 2016 Matinee The Girls Written by Gary Barlow Starring Joanne Riding Lowry Theatre, Salford.
* * * * * * * * * * Saturday 27 February 2016 Matinee Oldham Coliseum
* * * * * * * * * * Saturday 5 March 2016 Matinee Romeo and Juliet Birmingham Royal Ballet Music by Prokofiev Lowry Theatre, Salford.
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Thursday 17 March 2016 T he Liverpool Empire
* * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 13 April 2016 Breakfast at Tiffany's Lowry Theatre, Salford starring Pixie Lott.
* * * * * * * * * * Saturday 11 June 2016 Singin' in the Rain Octagon Theatre, Bolton
* * * * * * * * * * Friday and Saturday 24 and 25 June 2016 OUR RESIDENTIAL TRIP TO THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY AT STRATFORD-UPON-AVON Doctor Faustus and Midsummer Nights Dream. The cost was between £165 and £235 per person, all inclusive, depending how many plays you took in and whether you needed a single room.
* * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 13 July 2016 Liverpool Empire Theatre
* * * * * * * * * * Saturday 20 August 2016 Dirty Dancing Blackpool Opera House.
* * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 31 August 2016 Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
* * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 28 September 2016 Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
* * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 12 October 2016 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Lowry Theatre, Salford
* * * * * Wednesday 2 November 2016 Lowry Theatre, Salford
* * * * * Wednesday 23 November 2016 National Ballet of China Lowry Theatre, Salford
* * * * * Thursday 1 December 2016 THE Red Shoes (Ballet) Lowry Theatre, Salford
* * * * * Friday 9 December 2016 Maddy Prior and the Carnival Band The Atkinson Theatre Southport
* * * * * Wednesday 14 December 2016 Lowry Theatre, Salford
* * * * * 2017
Tuesday 10 January Sweet Charity Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
* * * * * Saturday 21 January Manchester Palace Theatre
* * * * * * * * * * Saturday 4 March Birmingham Royal BalletLowry, Salford Quays Wednesday 5 April
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Saturday 20 May - 3 night Stay Merrion Hotel in Llandudno The Importance of Being EArnest at the Theatre Clwyd, Mold.
A 3 night break at The Merrion Hotel in Llandudno started on Saturday 20 May. The leaving mid morning and stop in Mold for a production of The Importance of Being Earnest at the Theatre Clwyd. We then arrived at the hotel in good time for dinner. Sunday and Monday included optional half-day and a full-day outing and return after lunch on the Tuesday.
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* * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 21 June Shirley Valentine The Lowry Theatre, Salford Willy Russell’s heart-warming comedy premiered in 1986 and took the world by storm. It was adapted into an Oscar nominated film. Now, on its 30th anniversary, Jodie Prenger stars in the first major revival of this national treasure.
* * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 16 August Theatre by the Lake, Keswick. Full-day visit and matinee performance of this new comedy about The Queen and Mrs Thatcher.
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Wednesday 20 September The Winter Gardens, Blackpool
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Monday 2 October Full Day Visit to
* * * * * * * * * * Friday 20 October Theatre by the Lake Keswick. Full day visit and matinee performance.
* * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 1 November by Henrik Ibsen Lowry Theatre, Salford
* * * * * * * * * * Sunday 19 November Conducted by the composer - Karl Jenkins Bridgewater Hall Manchester
* * * * * * * * * * 2018
Saturday 13th January The Octagon, Bolton This was a matinee performance and the visit included some pupils from Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School.
* * * * * * * * * * Saturday 20th January The Royal Exchange Manchester matinee
* * * * * * * * * * Saturday 3rd February The Lowry Theatre, Salford
* * * * * * * * * * Saturday 3rd March 2017 Hard Times (Charles Dickens) at Duke’s Playhouse in Lancaster.
* * * * * * * * * * Monday 19th March Day visit to Liverpool to see ‘The Terracotta Army’ Exhibition (China’s First Emperor) at the World Museum.
* * * * * * * * * * Saturday 7th April The Octagon Theatre, Bolton This is the BAFTA winning film comedy now on stage – matinee performance.
* * * * * * * * * * Monday 21st May Lake District, Ambleside and Windermere cruise
* * * * * * * * * * Saturday 9th June Lowry Theatre Salford
* * * * * * * * * * Thursday 21st June Opportunities to sit and relax, to shop, to dine, to walk on Ilkley Moor and to see top class tennis at the pre-Wimbledon tournament.
* * * * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 11th July 2018 by Agatha Christie Lowry Theatre, Salford
* * * * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 22 August to include optional visit to see ‘Single Spies’ by Alan Bennett.
* * * * * * * * * * * * Fri 7th and & Sat 8th September Residential visit to Stratford-upon-Avon. Chance to see a new production of Romeo and Juliet, and visit National Memorial Arboretum at Stoke-on-Trent on the return journey.
* * * * * * * * * * * * Saturday 15th September The Comedy about a Bank Robbery The Lowry, Manchester
* * * * * * * * * * * * Mon - Fri, 1st to 5th October (4 nights / 5 days) at Buxton To include bed, breakfast, evening meals and daily excursions
* * * * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 17th October a day visit to Keswick to include a matinee performance of Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsenseat The Theatre by The Lake OR a planned visit to two locations in the Lake District. £30 with optional theatre ticket purchase
* * * * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 21st November or Christmas Markets The Palace Theatre, Manchester
* * * * * * * * * * * * 2019
Thursday 17th January The Royal Exchange Manchester
* * * * * * * * * * * * Saturday 2 March Blackpool Grand Theatre
* * * * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 13 March Oldham Coliseum
* * * * * * * * * * * * Thursday 16th May The Royal Exchange Manchester
* * * * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 12th June The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde by the Bolton Octagon Company
* * * * * * * * * * * * Saturday 29th June Liverpool Empire
* * * * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 21 August Theatre by the Lake - Keswick
* * * * * * * * * * * * Llandudno Day Visit Monday 16 September
* * * * * * * * * * * * Thursday 3rd October Royal Shakespeare Company at the Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays
* * * * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 30 October (Matinee) Theatre by the Lake - Keswick or a day trip only
* * * * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 11th December Blackpool Grand Theatre
CANCELLED due to lack of interest
* * * * * * * * * * * * 2020
Saturday 18th January Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester Matinee performance.
* * * * * * * * * * * * Wednesday 4th March (A musical whodunit) Blackpool Opera House Matinee performance.
* * * * * * * * * * * * Thursday 26th March CANCELLED Royal Shakespeare Company at Blackpool Grand Theatre Matinee performance. * * * * * * * * * * * *
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