Apr – Jul 2016

BOX OFFICE01732 304241

ONLINE BOOKINGwww.tonbridgearts.comboxoffice@tonbridge-school.org /emforstertheatre @emftheatre

The Box Office is open 9.30am - 2.30pm Monday - Friday (term time only) and one hour before our shows.

Tickets can be reserved for up to five days after which they will be released for sale.

For group bookings, terms and conditions and further enquiries please check our website or contact the Box Office.

Parking for the theatre is at Tonbridge School Centre or in nearby town car parks.

When you book via the Box Office please let us know if you have any additional requirements which would make your visit more enjoyable.

WELCOME‘no one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark’ Warsan Shire

Audiences who joined us last term to see the NT live production of Hamlet, would have heard Benedict Cumberbatch read the poem above in full as he drew attention to the Syrian migrant crisis, and thus it is hugely timely that our main junior production this term is an adaptation of John Steinbeck’s famous novel, The Grapes of Wrath which details the mass migration from the ‘Dust Bowl’ of Oklahoma to the greener fields of California in the 1930s. It promises to be an excellent show which is well complemented by other pieces of drama this season, including the critically acclaimed Hangmen by Martin McDonagh, Arthur Miller’s classic play, A View from the Bridge, and The Audience, all of which are coming once again to the EM Forster Theatre courtesy of NT Live. Exciting new talent will be live on stage with Abi Zsakarian’s play, Fabric and the EM Forster theatre is continuing to develop its reputation for children’s drama with the acclaimed pieces Fly Away Katie, The Day it Rained in Colours and The Curious Adventures of Pinocchio all coming this season; they are sure to keep our younger audiences entertained and delighted in equal measure.

Following on from the outstanding end of term concert in the chapel when the school orchestra and choir performed Fauré’s Requiem and Shostakovich’s Symphony No.5, our musical offerings take on a different flavour with the Alan Bunney concert showcasing the guitar talents of Marin Kolarides and Matt Ridley. Earlier in term, the Jazz and acoustic evening in Big School promises to be the perfect way to relax on a Friday evening. The Lower school concert at the end of term complements the school’s focus on its younger talents seen in the Junior Play. There are many visual delights to behold as well in the exhibitions put on by the DT department and the Art department where the senior school Artists have the chance to display the fruits of their labours pleasing with this year’s leavers’ exhibition You say Goodbye and I say Hello, the Lower Sixth’s Can You Tell what it is yet? following the GCSE They Think it’s All Over exhibition in early May.

If that is not enough to convince you, then please do come and see ‘the new poster boy for British comedy magic’, Pete Firman, who will be here on 9th June as we look to bring one of the brightest new talents to Tonbridge; it promises to be an excellent show and hopefully the first of many. This programme is jam-packed with exciting talent and once again we are confident that there is something here for everyone. We look forward to welcoming you.

John Bleakley Chair Tonbridge Arts Committee

APRILTHU 21ST

HANGMEN – NT ENCORE EMF Theatre 7.00pm

FRI 22ND

FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE EMF Theatre 7.30pm

FRI 29TH

JAZZ AND ACOUSTIC NIGHT Big School 7.30pm

MAY

SUN 1ST

THE CURIOUS ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO EMF Studio 3.00pm

FRI 6TH – SAT 7TH

THE DAY IT RAINED COLOURS EMF Theatre 7.30pm

FRI 6TH – FRI 20TH

THEY THINK IT’S ALL OVER Tunnel Gallery

THU 12TH

A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE – NT ENCORE EMF Theatre 7.00pm

FRI 13TH

TONBRIDGE COMEDY NIGHTS EMF Studio 7.30pm

MON 23RD – THU 26TH

THE GRAPES OF WRATH Junior Play EMF Theatre 7.30pm

JUNETHU 9TH

PETE FIRMAN EMF Theatre 7.30pm

FRI 10TH

LOWER SCHOOL CONCERT Chapel of St. Augustine 7.30pm

SUN 12TH

FLYAWAY KATIE EMF Studio 11am & 3pm

WED 15TH

THE AUDIENCE – NT ENCORE EMF Theatre 7.00pm

FRI 17TH

NOVI MUSIC SCHOLARS CONCERT Recital Room 7.30pm

FRI 17TH

TONBRIDGE COMEDY NIGHTS EMF Studio 7.30pm

FRI 17TH – SAT 2ND JUL DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING EXHINITION 2016 Tunnel Gallery

WED 22ND – SAT 25TH

FABRIC EMF Studio 8.00pm

THU 23RD – FRI 24TH

THE MISER Lower Sixth Play EMF Theatre 7.30pm

FRI 24TH – SAT 2ND JULY

CAN YOU TELL WHAT IT IS YET? Vere Hodge Centre

SUN 26TH

THE MISER Lower Sixth Play Riverhill Himalayan Gardens 4.30pm

SUN 26TH

ALLAN BUNNEY CONCERT Big School 8.15pm

THU 30TH

DECADE EMF Studio 7.30pm

JULY

FRI 1ST – SAT 2ND

YOU SAY GOODBYE AND I SAY HELLO… Old Big School

Thursday 21st April

HANGMEN NT ENCORE

Following a sell-out run at London’s Royal Court Theatre, Olivier and Academy Award® winner Martin McDonagh (The Pillowman, The Cripple of Inishmaan, In Bruges) returns to the West End with Matthew Dunster’s award-winning production of his deeply funny new play Hangmen.

In his small pub in the northern English town of Oldham, Harry (David Morrissey – The Walking Dead, State of Play) is something of a local celebrity. But what’s the second-best hangman in England to do on the day they’ve abolished hanging?

Amongst the cub reporters and pub regulars dying to hear Harry’s reaction to the news, his old assistant Syd (Andy Nyman – Peaky Blinders, Death at a Funeral) and the peculiar Mooney (Johnny Flynn – Clouds of Sils Maria) lurk with very different motives for their visit.

For school bookings contact Helen on 01732 304241

EMF THEATRE £14, £12 conc7.00pm

EMF STUDIO £107.30pm

Friday 22nd April 7.30pmA fantastic evening of entertainment you won’t want to miss! Acts from all over Kent hosted at the E M Forster Theatre.

Come and see the studio production of Headlong’s Decade in the EMF Studio before we take it to Edinburgh

Thursday 30th June

Sunday 1st May

LYNGO THEATRE PRESENTS

THE CURIOUS ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIOA show by Marcello Chiarenza Adapted and performed by Patrick Lynch Music by Carlo Cialdo Capelli Design assistant Elena Marini Ages 4+

One of the best loved classics for children comes to life, literally.

Crickets, cats, foxes and, of course, the world-famous puppet, will spring out of our collection of dusty, old, magic books while Patrick Lynch from CBeebies pulls all the strings and turns all the pages to bring you the true story of Pinocchio, no lie. Who nose? He might even find his father and become a real boy. Come and join him on his incredible journey, you’ll have a whale of a time!

EMF STUDIO £83.00pm

Friday 6th May, 7.30pmSaturday 7th May, 3pm & 7.30pmEM Forster Theatre £8 adults £6 seniors & under 16s

A musical by Roy Etherton based on his best-seling children’s book of the same name. The award-winning Absolute Gospel Company will be staging this production. The company has perfored locally, nationally and interally, and on television and radio. This, their latest production, is an exciting, fun-filled story of some children who land by hot air balloon in a place called Greyland where everything is...grey! That’s where the story stars. WIth stunning multi-media effects, joyful music and plenty of comedy, this is a treat for all the family. You have to see it to believe it!

The Absolute Gospel Company proudly presents

an exciting new musical for all the family

Friday 6th – Friday 20th May

THEY THINK IT’S ALL OVERFor the past two years the GCSE students having been throwing themselves into developing a rich portfolio of work building towards their GCSE Fine Art and Photography. The work in this exhibition represents the culmination of this course with ‘final pieces’ from both their coursework and exam units.

OPEN GALLERY: FRIDAY 6TH MAY 6.30pm – 8.00pm

TUNNEL GALLERY All welcome

Thursday 12th May

A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE NT ENCORE

Following its smash-hit original broadcast, the Young Vic’s ‘magnetic, electrifying, astonishingly bold’ production of A View from the Bridge returns to cinemas due to audience demand.

This stunning production of Miller’s tragic masterpiece won a trio of 2014 Olivier Awards including Best Revival, Best Actor for Mark Strong (The Imitation Game; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) and Best Director for Ivo van Hove.

The great Arthur Miller confronts the American dream in this dark and passionate tale. In Brooklyn, longshoreman Eddie Carbone welcomes his Sicilian cousins to the land of freedom. But when one of them falls for his beautiful niece, they discover that freedom comes at a price. Eddie’s jealous mistrust exposes a deep, unspeakable secret – one that drives him to commit the ultimate betrayal.

For school bookings contact Helen on 01732 304241

EMF THEATRE £14, £12 conc7.00pm

Mon 23rd May – Thu 26th May

JUNIOR PLAY

THE GRAPES OF WRATHAdapted by Frank Galati Based on the novel by John Steinbeck This amateur production is presented by arrangment with Josef Weinberger Limited

The Grapes Of Wrath, by Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck, is a hugely relevant story about the endurance of the human spirit in the face of economic and social exploitation during America’s Great Depression.

Driven from their home, the Joad family join thousands of other migrants on the route westward to find a new life in California. Seduced by the prospect of work on fruit farms and the promise of a dignified life in the Sunshine State, the family risk everything on the dangerous expedition.

With a 40-strong cast and an epic set that centres around a 1929 Hudson Super 6 jalopy, this is a timely production about human resilience in the face of adversity.

EMF THEATRE £5, £1 concMon & Thu 7.30pm, Tue 2.30pm

Thursday 9th June

PETE FIRMAN EDINBURGH PREVIEW

Join the star of BBC1’s The Magicians and the UK’s leading comedian/magician as he previews new jokes and tricks for his next show. Expect his own trademark blend of crowd-pleasing comedy and jaw-dropping magic.

Pete has guested on countless TV shows, including BBC2’s The Sarah Millican Television Programme, BBC1’s The John Bishop Show, BBC1’s Celebrity Mastermind and BBC3’s Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live.

“The new poster-boy for British comedy magic” The Telegraph

“The best magic tricks in the universe” The Independent

“The man from Middlesbrough sets the pace for comedy-meets-magic in the 21st century” The Times

www.petefirman.co.uk

EMF THEATRE £107.30pm

Friday 10th June

LOWER SCHOOL CONCERTSchool Orchestra, String Orchestra, Lower School Brass, Concert Band and the Junior Big Band present a varied programme, ranging from Albinoni’s Adagio and Charpentier’s Prelude to Te Deum to music from the musical Chicago and Big Band classics by Duke Ellington and Glenn Miller.

CHAPEL OF ST AUGUSTINE FREE7.30pmPlease book in advance

Sunday 12th June

LONG NOSE PUPPETS PRESENT

FLYAWAY KATIEFlyaway Katie is an inspiring flight of fancy about the power of imagination based on the popular children’s book by Polly Dunbar with music by Tom Gray of Gomez.

Katie is all alone and feeling grey. The birds in the picture on her wall look so colourful – if only Katie could be as bright as them, who knows what might happen? The show is bursting with colour, movement and surprises, with puppets of varying scales acting the story. The show is aimed at 2–7 year olds and will be 40mins plus 15 mins ‘meet the puppets’.

‘Magical and beautiful’ The Guardian

‘The kids were captivated and the opportunity to meet the puppets at the end was enthusiastically taken up. This is the perfect show for children – colourful and imaginative.’ The Argus, Brighton

EMF STUDIO £811am & 3pm

Wednesday 15th June

THE AUDIENCE NT ENCORE

Winner of three Tony Awards® and two Olivier Awards, National Theatre Live’s smash-hit broadcast of the original West End production of The Audience – featuring Helen Mirren’s multi-award-winning performance as Queen Elizabeth II.

Written by Peter Morgan (The Queen) and directed by two-time Tony Award® winner and Academy Award®-nominated director Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours), these special encore screenings include an exclusive Q&A with Helen Mirren and director Stephen Daldry.

For sixty years, Queen Elizabeth II has met with each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a private weekly meeting. This meeting is known as The Audience. No one knows what they discuss, not even their spouses.

For school bookings contact Helen on 01732 304241

EMF THEATRE £14, £12 conc7.00pm

Friday 17th June – Saturday 2nd July

DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING EXHIBITIONAn exhibition showcasing IGCSE and A Level work from this academic year.

PRIVATE VIEW FRIDAY 17TH JUNE 6.30 – 8.00PM

TUNNEL GALLERY All welcomeMon – Fri – 9.30am 5.00pm Sat 9.30am – 1.00pm

Thursday 23rd – Friday 24th June

TONBRIDGE SCHOOL LOWER 6TH PRESENT

THE MISERMolière’s ever popular satirical masterpiece is a hilarious look at obsession. Wealthy skinflint, Harpagon is obsessed with his money and desperate to marry his son and daughter off to rich old people so he can save his fortune, his frustrated children think differently and plot to outsmart him. The problem is that the young woman the miser wants to marry is already in love with his son…

Satire and farce is brilliantly blended in this fast-moving production.

For school bookings contact Helen on 01732 304241

EMF THEATRE £15, £1 conc7.30pm

Additional performance Sunday 26th June, 4.30pm www.riverhillgardens.co.uk

£8, £4 conc.

Wednesday 22nd – Saturday 25th June

FABRICA new play by Abi Zakarian Directed by Tom O’Brien Set & Costume Design by Alyson Cummins Produced by Robin Rayner in association with The Marlowe Theatre Canterbury

Leah is sorting through all the stuff that has accumulated in her spare room: clothes she doesn’t wear, books she doesn’t read, things she doesn’t need. Constantly reliving events in her past; she desperately tries to unpick just where it all went wrong and who is really to blame.

A raw, poignant, and unflinching look at the unravelling of one woman’s life, FABRIC questions the shifting roles and expectations of women in todays society and asks how, if ever, they can be fulfilled.

“You can never catch up with yourself once that first thread is pulled...”

Age recommended 15+

For school bookings contact Box Office on 01732 304241

EMF STUDIO £12, £10 conc. Students £88pm

Friday 24th June – Saturday 2nd July

CAN YOU TELL WHAT IT IS YET?Lower Sixth students curate their own exhibition from their Pre-U portfolio – an exciting and eclectic body of work from this dynamic new course.

Open Gallery: Friday 24th June 6.30 – 8pm

VERE HODGE CENTRE All welcome

Sunday 26th June

ALLAN BUNNEY CONCERTMartin Kolarides Guitar and Matt Ridley Acoustic Bass

Martin Kolarides, a guitar teacher at Tonbridge School, will be joined by bass player, Matt Ridley, to perform a mixture of original compositions and interpretations of existing music. The wide selection of influences and idioms will include Jazz Fusion, rhe Great American Songbook, traditional Celtic music as well as West African Highlife and world music styles.

A guitarist from the age of fourteen, Martin has established himself as one of the most creative, versatile musicians in the UK. As well as writing for and directing his own groups, Martin is a seasoned session player and has recorded two top 20 albums.

Those who heard Martin’s stunning performance at last year’s Jazz Night will not want to miss this recital.

OLD BIG SCHOOL Free8.15pmPlease book in advance

Friday 1st – Saturday 2nd July

YOU SAY GOODBYE AND I SAY HELLO…A mixed exhibition of A2 work by Upper Sixth students from both the Design Technology and Art Departments. The exhibition will reflect the rich creative journey that the students experience at Tonbridge School with a mixture of work from both departments.

PRIVATE VIEW – Friday 1st July 6.30pm – 8.30pm

OLD BIG SCHOOL All welcome

OTHER TONBRIDGE MUSIC EVENTS

Friday 29th April

JAZZ AND ACOUSTIC NIGHTBig School will be transformed into a Jazz club for an informal evening of Swing, Blues, Latin & Jazz Funk. Performers include the school’s Big Bands, KCTS Chamber Choirs, smaller scale ensembles and solo performers.

There is no bar but please feel free to bring your own refreshments. Glasses will be available.

(Please book in advance, you can reserve a table for 10 people)

OLD BIG SCHOOL Free7.30pm

Friday 17th June

NOVI MUSIC SCHOLAR’S CONCERTA recital given by Tonbridge School’s first year Music Scholars.

RECITAL ROOM All welcome7.30pm

Hillview School for Girls presents

7th, 8th, 9th July 2016, 7.00pm EM Forster Theatre

Tickets £10 available from Hillview School for Girls Online Box Office from April

www.ticketsource.co.uk/hillviewschoolforgirls

Find out more about our exciting programme of events:www.tonbridgefestival.co.uk

1st – 10th July

TonbridgeComedyNightsFriday 13th May Friday 17th June

Three top acts from the UK Comedy Circuit, check www.tonbridgearts.com for details

EMF STUDIO £127.30pm

No auditions, no previous experience needed: Just turn up!

A FREE singing activity day for young people aged 8-18

and adults from the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain

Unlock your voice / Learn warm-ups / tips & techniques / Get confident / Discover events &

opportunities in your area / Get singing!

Tonbridge School Chapel10am - 3.30pm Sunday 15 May 2016

Students must be accompanied throughout the day by an adult or chaperoned in groups by accompanying adults - adults sing too!

Book your place on 01732 304241www.tonbridgearts.com/

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