Drama

Tuesday 2 December, 7.30pm

A new play by Emma Adams

A dark comic play about finding hope - and what happens when it's taken away. 16 year old Toby believes he's a failure. He's losing the will to live. His parents are frightened. They don't want to lose their baby. And then there's Grandma Lilly - she's just losing her mind.

Toby's parents are out seeking help for him the night he decides to end it all. Luckily, having forgotten 'something important' Lilly interrupts to lead Toby into a mystery of half memories and family secrets. Finding the answers might just save both their lives.

Performance sponsored by Friends of Swindon Arts Centre

Tickets £10, Swindon Card £9.50, Party Booking £9, Theatre Treat £8.50, Student Ticket £5

Swindon Card

Concessions available if you show a Swindon Card.

Party Bookings

For parties of 10 or more get party booking rates on selected shows. We’re pretty flexible when you book a group – you don’t need to know exact numbers or pay when you book. Give our friendly box office staff a call on 01793 614837 to reserve some seats. Then nearer the time when you know the exact numbers and have collected payment we can send you your tickets. If the event is selling out or is within one week of the show we will need to confirm numbers and payments.

Theatre Treat

If you buy at least one ticket for two shows from the same category at the same time, you qualify for discounted tickets. For example, buy for Mark Watson and Jason Byrne and get Paul Sinha for just £8.50 instead of £10.

Student Ticket

Student ticket price for full time students and children. We will ask for your student ID when you are purchasing your tickets or when you collect them.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times

Thursday 11 – Saturday 13 December, 7.30pm

This superb adult comedy explodes into farce as Dennis, shuddering on the brink of his 35th birthday, unleashes his roaming, rebel spirit against wife Pauline's comfortable bungalow housing estate life-style. Willy Russell swings from nostalgia to anarchy in this suburban comedy.

An Old Town Theatre Company (OTTC) production.

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre
Tickets £7.50 Concessions £5 Buy 8 at £7.50 and get 2 free!

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times

Further Information

See the OTTC website (www.swindonweb.com/ottc) for more details.

Thursday 11 – Saturday 13 December, 7.30pm

This superb adult comedy explodes into farce as Dennis, shuddering on the brink of his 35th birthday, unleashes his roaming, rebel spirit against wife Pauline's comfortable bungalow housing estate life-style. Willy Russell swings from nostalgia to anarchy in this suburban comedy.

An Old Town Theatre Company (OTTC) production.

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre
Tickets £7.50 Concessions £5 Buy 8 at £7.50 and get 2 free!

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times

Further Information

See the OTTC website (www.swindonweb.com/ottc) for more details.

Thursday 11 – Saturday 13 December, 7.30pm

This superb adult comedy explodes into farce as Dennis, shuddering on the brink of his 35th birthday, unleashes his roaming, rebel spirit against wife Pauline's comfortable bungalow housing estate life-style. Willy Russell swings from nostalgia to anarchy in this suburban comedy.

An Old Town Theatre Company (OTTC) production.

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre
Tickets £7.50 Concessions £5 Buy 8 at £7.50 and get 2 free!

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times

Further Information

See the OTTC website (www.swindonweb.com/ottc) for more details.

Wednesday 24 December: Preview

Friday 26 - Wednesday 31 December and Friday 2 – Saturday 3 January

Empire Theatre Company - Scrooge

Following on from their recent sensational production of the Broadway musical 42nd Street, Empire Theatre Company proudly present Scrooge!, the magical seasonal musical based on the popular Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol.

Victorian England. Christmastime. Scrooge, the ultimate Victorian miser, hasn't a good word for Christmas, though his impoverished clerk Bob Cratchit and nephew Fred are full of holiday spirit. But in the night, Scrooge is visited by three apparitions from the past, present and future - will they cause a change of heart or is 'Bah, Humbug!' all there is to feast on this Yuletide?

A classic tale brought musically to life by Director/Choreographer Pollyann Tanner and Musical Director Sheila Harrod, with a large talented cast and live professional musicians. Come and join in the festive fun of a traditional Christmas with a twist!  

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

Tickets:

Wednesday 24 December, 3pm: Tickets £8

Friday 26 and Saturday 27 December, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10

Monday 29 and Tue 30 December, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

Wednesday 31 December, 3pm, Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

Friday 2 and Saturday 3 January, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times

Wednesday 24 December: Preview

Friday 26 - Wednesday 31 December and Friday 2 – Saturday 3 January

Empire Theatre Company - Scrooge

Following on from their recent sensational production of the Broadway musical 42nd Street, Empire Theatre Company proudly present Scrooge!, the magical seasonal musical based on the popular Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol.

Victorian England. Christmastime. Scrooge, the ultimate Victorian miser, hasn't a good word for Christmas, though his impoverished clerk Bob Cratchit and nephew Fred are full of holiday spirit. But in the night, Scrooge is visited by three apparitions from the past, present and future - will they cause a change of heart or is 'Bah, Humbug!' all there is to feast on this Yuletide?

A classic tale brought musically to life by Director/Choreographer Pollyann Tanner and Musical Director Sheila Harrod, with a large talented cast and live professional musicians. Come and join in the festive fun of a traditional Christmas with a twist!  

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

Tickets:

Wednesday 24 December, 3pm: Tickets £8

Friday 26 and Saturday 27 December, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10

Monday 29 and Tue 30 December, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

Wednesday 31 December, 3pm, Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

Friday 2 and Saturday 3 January, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times

Wednesday 24 December: Preview

Friday 26 - Wednesday 31 December and Friday 2 – Saturday 3 January

Empire Theatre Company - Scrooge

Following on from their recent sensational production of the Broadway musical 42nd Street, Empire Theatre Company proudly present Scrooge!, the magical seasonal musical based on the popular Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol.

Victorian England. Christmastime. Scrooge, the ultimate Victorian miser, hasn't a good word for Christmas, though his impoverished clerk Bob Cratchit and nephew Fred are full of holiday spirit. But in the night, Scrooge is visited by three apparitions from the past, present and future - will they cause a change of heart or is 'Bah, Humbug!' all there is to feast on this Yuletide?

A classic tale brought musically to life by Director/Choreographer Pollyann Tanner and Musical Director Sheila Harrod, with a large talented cast and live professional musicians. Come and join in the festive fun of a traditional Christmas with a twist!  

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

Tickets:

Wednesday 24 December, 3pm: Tickets £8

Friday 26 and Saturday 27 December, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10

Monday 29 and Tue 30 December, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

Wednesday 31 December, 3pm, Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

Friday 2 and Saturday 3 January, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times

Wednesday 24 December: Preview

Friday 26 - Wednesday 31 December and Friday 2 – Saturday 3 January

Empire Theatre Company - Scrooge

Following on from their recent sensational production of the Broadway musical 42nd Street, Empire Theatre Company proudly present Scrooge!, the magical seasonal musical based on the popular Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol.

Victorian England. Christmastime. Scrooge, the ultimate Victorian miser, hasn't a good word for Christmas, though his impoverished clerk Bob Cratchit and nephew Fred are full of holiday spirit. But in the night, Scrooge is visited by three apparitions from the past, present and future - will they cause a change of heart or is 'Bah, Humbug!' all there is to feast on this Yuletide?

A classic tale brought musically to life by Director/Choreographer Pollyann Tanner and Musical Director Sheila Harrod, with a large talented cast and live professional musicians. Come and join in the festive fun of a traditional Christmas with a twist!  

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

Tickets:

Wednesday 24 December, 3pm: Tickets £8

Friday 26 and Saturday 27 December, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10

Monday 29 and Tue 30 December, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

Wednesday 31 December, 3pm, Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

Friday 2 and Saturday 3 January, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times

Wednesday 24 December: Preview

Friday 26 - Wednesday 31 December and Friday 2 – Saturday 3 January

Empire Theatre Company - Scrooge

Following on from their recent sensational production of the Broadway musical 42nd Street, Empire Theatre Company proudly present Scrooge!, the magical seasonal musical based on the popular Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol.

Victorian England. Christmastime. Scrooge, the ultimate Victorian miser, hasn't a good word for Christmas, though his impoverished clerk Bob Cratchit and nephew Fred are full of holiday spirit. But in the night, Scrooge is visited by three apparitions from the past, present and future - will they cause a change of heart or is 'Bah, Humbug!' all there is to feast on this Yuletide?

A classic tale brought musically to life by Director/Choreographer Pollyann Tanner and Musical Director Sheila Harrod, with a large talented cast and live professional musicians. Come and join in the festive fun of a traditional Christmas with a twist!  

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

Tickets:

Wednesday 24 December, 3pm: Tickets £8

Friday 26 and Saturday 27 December, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10

Monday 29 and Tue 30 December, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

Wednesday 31 December, 3pm, Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

Friday 2 and Saturday 3 January, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times

Wednesday 24 December: Preview

Friday 26 - Wednesday 31 December and Friday 2 – Saturday 3 January

Empire Theatre Company - Scrooge

Following on from their recent sensational production of the Broadway musical 42nd Street, Empire Theatre Company proudly present Scrooge!, the magical seasonal musical based on the popular Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol.

Victorian England. Christmastime. Scrooge, the ultimate Victorian miser, hasn't a good word for Christmas, though his impoverished clerk Bob Cratchit and nephew Fred are full of holiday spirit. But in the night, Scrooge is visited by three apparitions from the past, present and future - will they cause a change of heart or is 'Bah, Humbug!' all there is to feast on this Yuletide?

A classic tale brought musically to life by Director/Choreographer Pollyann Tanner and Musical Director Sheila Harrod, with a large talented cast and live professional musicians. Come and join in the festive fun of a traditional Christmas with a twist!  

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

Tickets:

Wednesday 24 December, 3pm: Tickets £8

Friday 26 and Saturday 27 December, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10

Monday 29 and Tue 30 December, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

Wednesday 31 December, 3pm, Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

Friday 2 and Saturday 3 January, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times

Wednesday 24 December: Preview

Friday 26 - Wednesday 31 December and Friday 2 – Saturday 3 January

Empire Theatre Company - Scrooge

Following on from their recent sensational production of the Broadway musical 42nd Street, Empire Theatre Company proudly present Scrooge!, the magical seasonal musical based on the popular Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol.

Victorian England. Christmastime. Scrooge, the ultimate Victorian miser, hasn't a good word for Christmas, though his impoverished clerk Bob Cratchit and nephew Fred are full of holiday spirit. But in the night, Scrooge is visited by three apparitions from the past, present and future - will they cause a change of heart or is 'Bah, Humbug!' all there is to feast on this Yuletide?

A classic tale brought musically to life by Director/Choreographer Pollyann Tanner and Musical Director Sheila Harrod, with a large talented cast and live professional musicians. Come and join in the festive fun of a traditional Christmas with a twist!  

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

Tickets:

Wednesday 24 December, 3pm: Tickets £8

Friday 26 and Saturday 27 December, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10

Monday 29 and Tue 30 December, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

Wednesday 31 December, 3pm, Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

Friday 2 and Saturday 3 January, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times

Wednesday 24 December: Preview

Friday 26 - Wednesday 31 December and Friday 2 – Saturday 3 January

Empire Theatre Company - Scrooge

Following on from their recent sensational production of the Broadway musical 42nd Street, Empire Theatre Company proudly present Scrooge!, the magical seasonal musical based on the popular Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol.

Victorian England. Christmastime. Scrooge, the ultimate Victorian miser, hasn't a good word for Christmas, though his impoverished clerk Bob Cratchit and nephew Fred are full of holiday spirit. But in the night, Scrooge is visited by three apparitions from the past, present and future - will they cause a change of heart or is 'Bah, Humbug!' all there is to feast on this Yuletide?

A classic tale brought musically to life by Director/Choreographer Pollyann Tanner and Musical Director Sheila Harrod, with a large talented cast and live professional musicians. Come and join in the festive fun of a traditional Christmas with a twist!  

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

Tickets:

Wednesday 24 December, 3pm: Tickets £8

Friday 26 and Saturday 27 December, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10

Monday 29 and Tue 30 December, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

Wednesday 31 December, 3pm, Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

Friday 2 and Saturday 3 January, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times

Wednesday 24 December: Preview

Friday 26 - Wednesday 31 December and Friday 2 – Saturday 3 January

Empire Theatre Company - Scrooge

Following on from their recent sensational production of the Broadway musical 42nd Street, Empire Theatre Company proudly present Scrooge!, the magical seasonal musical based on the popular Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol.

Victorian England. Christmastime. Scrooge, the ultimate Victorian miser, hasn't a good word for Christmas, though his impoverished clerk Bob Cratchit and nephew Fred are full of holiday spirit. But in the night, Scrooge is visited by three apparitions from the past, present and future - will they cause a change of heart or is 'Bah, Humbug!' all there is to feast on this Yuletide?

A classic tale brought musically to life by Director/Choreographer Pollyann Tanner and Musical Director Sheila Harrod, with a large talented cast and live professional musicians. Come and join in the festive fun of a traditional Christmas with a twist!  

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

Tickets:

Wednesday 24 December, 3pm: Tickets £8

Friday 26 and Saturday 27 December, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10

Monday 29 and Tue 30 December, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

Wednesday 31 December, 3pm, Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

Friday 2 and Saturday 3 January, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times

Wednesday 24 December: Preview

Friday 26 - Wednesday 31 December and Friday 2 – Saturday 3 January

Empire Theatre Company - Scrooge

Following on from their recent sensational production of the Broadway musical 42nd Street, Empire Theatre Company proudly present Scrooge!, the magical seasonal musical based on the popular Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol.

Victorian England. Christmastime. Scrooge, the ultimate Victorian miser, hasn't a good word for Christmas, though his impoverished clerk Bob Cratchit and nephew Fred are full of holiday spirit. But in the night, Scrooge is visited by three apparitions from the past, present and future - will they cause a change of heart or is 'Bah, Humbug!' all there is to feast on this Yuletide?

A classic tale brought musically to life by Director/Choreographer Pollyann Tanner and Musical Director Sheila Harrod, with a large talented cast and live professional musicians. Come and join in the festive fun of a traditional Christmas with a twist!  

Venue: Swindon Arts Centre

Tickets:

Wednesday 24 December, 3pm: Tickets £8

Friday 26 and Saturday 27 December, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10

Monday 29 and Tue 30 December, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

Wednesday 31 December, 3pm, Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

Friday 2 and Saturday 3 January, 3pm and 7pm: Tickets £10 Concessions £8 Family £30

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times

Rogue Theatre present: Pathway to the Red Sun

Friday 23 January, 7.30pm

Set in a futuristic landscape, this fantasy action thriller tells the story of love which unfolds in the dreams of a soldier and the heart of a woman, as they search for innocence and confront their destiny both in reality and in their dreams. The show contains poetry, live music, dance and acrobatics.

Tickets £10; Swindon Card £9.50; Party Booking £9; Theatre Treat £8.50; Student Ticket £6 Early Bird.

Theatre Treat

Buy at least one ticket for two shows from the same category at the same time and qualify for discounted tickets, eg. Mutton and Stephen Amos and save £4.

Swindon Card

Concessions available.

Party Bookings

10+ get party rates.

For further information call 01793 614837 or visit www.swindon.gov.uk/partybookings

Student Ticket

Reduced rate for full time students and children. ID must be shown.

Early Bird

Discounted rate if booking before 31 December for Friends of Swindon Arts Ccentre members (FoSAC). FoSAC are entitled to reduced standby rate if tickets are available on the day of the show. To become a member of FoSAC visit www.swindon.gov.uk/fosac or call 01793 614837.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times

Phoenix Players present: The Shell Seekers

Wednesday 28 – Saturday 31 January, 7.30pm

The Shell Seekers is the story of Penelope Keeling and her family and the passion and heartbreak that have held them together for three generations. It is a story of love, courage and determination and also of The Shell Seekers itself, a painting that threatens to tear the Keeling family apart.

Tickets £6, Concessions £5

Tickets available by calling 01793 814538 or email bookings@phoenix-players.com

The Harold Jolliffe One Act Play Festival 2009

Thursday 12 & Friday 13 February, 7.15pm; Saturday 14 February, 1pm & 7.15pm

The Harold Jolliffe One Act Play Festival is a chance for local amateur companies to come together and celebrate drama. It’s like the FA Cup for Actors!

2, or 3 plays a night are judged on categories like acting, set and technical issues. Trophies are awarded for best actors and, most importantly, best play! You can vote for your favourite through the BBC Audience Award, based on the voting of Festival goers.

Tickets: £7.50, Concessions £5.00.

Please contact the box office for group and season ticket prices and great new ticket offers.

www.swindonweb.com/hj09

Gertrude’s Secret

Saturday 21 February, 2.30pm and 7.30pm

Cast to be announced.

What is Gertrude’s terrible secret?

A frequently hilarious yet often unnerving show that transports you to an absorbing world of comic, sad and bizarre characters.

Always featuring top acting talent including at least one star, recent casts have included Prunella Scales, Angela Griffin, Natalie Cassidy and James Alexandrou.

Lonely Gertrude waits for her daughter to call on her birthday but her daughter will get much more than she bargained for...

Alexander - football hooligan or something completely different?

Ten-year-old Emily, stranded alone in a seedy Amsterdam hotel room, may be facing a far worse fate...

Everything is perfect in Maureen's new relationship - or is it?

Cleaner Eva shares her tale as she manically scatters malapropisms around the theatre.

Ludicrous Desmond reveals his plans to own the best sex shop this side of Birmingham.

Frightfully posh Candida's life is transformed by her new Lithuanian au pair.

Tina relates her experiences of working in a tampon factory and losing her virginity in the station toilets.

The distinguished cast has included Prunella Scales, Natalie Cassidy, RSC regular Sion Tudor Owen, Sarah Lloyd of hit French TV series Allo T'es Ou, Christopher Knott (recently in the Patrick Stewart Macbeth going to Broadway in January) and 14-year-old Jerusha West.

"It's not just the writing that's impressive. Andrew Loudon's production is finely acted throughout"? **** -Daily Mail

"Scales once again astonishes" - Evening Standard

"Powerful performances" - Metro

"Persuasive performances" -The Times

"A very tight show" - BBC Radio 4

"Very dark...very real...very atmospheric - really worth seeing" - LBC

"West tells each story with an earnest economy and directness of detail that is always illuminating. You could feel the raw loneliness of Felicity Duncan's Maureen...while Prunella Scales' Gertrude offers a disturbing tale of domestic abuse that she finally cracks under." - The Stage

"These are very nicely written pieces, full of character and some are very moving. Prunella Scales is great casting for the Gertrude character." - Jane Tranter, BBC Controller of Drama

"13-year-old Jerusha West gives a performance of eerie composure as an innocent, curled up on a hotel bed, unaware as a young girl in a Balthus painting." - The Observer

Contains some strong language. Suitable for age 12 and up.

Tickets £15; Swindon Card £14; Party Booking £13.50; Theatre Treat £13; Early Bird.

Theatre Treat

Buy at least one ticket for two shows from the same category at the same time and qualify for discounted tickets, eg. Mutton and Stephen Amos and save £4.

Swindon Card

Concessions available.

Party Bookings

10+ get party rates.

For further information call 01793 614837 or visit www.swindon.gov.uk/partybookings

Early Bird

Discounted rate if booking before 31 December for Friends of Swindon Arts Ccentre members (FoSAC). FoSAC are entitled to reduced standby rate if tickets are available on the day of the show. To become a member of FoSAC visit www.swindon.gov.uk/fosac or call 01793 614837.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times

Old Town Theatre Company present The Vortex by Noel Coward

Thursday 26- Saturday 28 February, 7.30pm

Florence is desperate to hold onto her youth, even if it’s only through her toyboy lover. When Florence's son returns with a fiancée in tow, a crisis occurs as the girl swiftly swaps her affections from him to Florence's lover. Mother and son both dumped, the stage is set for a blistering confrontation. www.swindonweb.com/ottc

Tickets: £7.50, Concessions £5.00

Groups Buy 8 at £7.50, and get 2 FREE!

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times

The Cherry Orchard

Tuesday 3 March, 7.30pm

From nationally-acclaimed company Blackeyed Theatre comes an inspiring production of Chekhov’s masterpiece. Exhuberant, hilarious and ultimately very touching.

This brand new adaptation of this fabulous play returns to its comedic roots, bringing all of its colour, energy and vision to life. Set against the painful emotions of a family forced to move on from their ancestral home are larger-than-life characters and dazzling dialogue that will delight audiences young and old. From the same team that brought you ‘The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui’ and ‘Oedipus’, and hot on the heels of ‘Oh What a Lovely War’, The Cherry Orchard will be an inspiring production full of wonderful acting and invention, complimented by stunning design and an ingenious theatrical twist. Exuberant, hilarious and ultimately very touching. Education workshops accompany this production and will focus on using Stanislavsky’s psycho-techniques (or method acting) to get under the skin of a character.

“One of the most innovative, audacious companies working in contemporary English theatre” - The Stage

Tickets £10; Swindon Card £9.50; Party Booking £9; Theatre Treat £8.50; Student Ticket £8 Early Bird.

Theatre Treat

Buy at least one ticket for two shows from the same category at the same time and qualify for discounted tickets, eg. Mutton and Stephen Amos and save £4.

Swindon Card

Concessions available.

Party Bookings

10+ get party rates.

For further information call 01793 614837 or visit www.swindon.gov.uk/partybookings

Student Ticket

Reduced rate for full time students and children. ID must be shown.

Early Bird

Discounted rate if booking before 31 December for Friends of Swindon Arts Ccentre members (FoSAC). FoSAC are entitled to reduced standby rate if tickets are available on the day of the show. To become a member of FoSAC visit www.swindon.gov.uk/fosac or call 01793 614837.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times

The Western Players present: Tomb With A View - a comedy by Norman Robins

Wednesday 1 - Saturday 4 April, 7.30pm

Tomb With A View is set in a sinister, old library presided over by a portrait of a grim faced, mad-eyed old man. There, a dusty lawyer reads a will (involving a vast fortune) to an equally sinister family ... By the Third Act, there are more corpses than live members left in the cast. All is revealed as the plot twists and turns to its surprising conclusion.

www.westernplayers.co.uk

Tickets £6, Concessions £5

To book call 01793 433297.

My Grandfather’s Great War

Wednesday 29 April, 8pm

Performed by Cameron Stewart, adapted from the diaries of Captain Alexander Stewart and directed by David Benson.

This new solo drama interweaves the First World War diaries of Captain Alexander Stewart with the contemporary perspective of his grandson, the actor Cameron Stewart. This is an undeniably powerful account comparing the very different lives led by young men from generations at opposite ends of the twentieth century.

Multi-award-winning performer David Benson adapts and directs this production, which features many of the hallmarks that set Benson's own solo work apart from the crowd: particularly its autobiographical aspect and the dark thread of comedy that emerges from the most unlikely of situations.

The diaries, as heard on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, are published as “A Very Unimportant Officer” (Hodder & Stoughton).

Best Solo Show – The Stage Awards 2008 Nomination

"A simple, honest tribute by one man to his grandfather. Brings home the mud, terror and physical agony of the Western Front with a visceral urgency that sets your heart racing." - Daily Telegraph

"Cameron Stewart’s re-enactments of the Somme are so effective you can almost see the blasted landscape and hear the doomed cries. A poignant meditation on the nature of humanity and war." - **** Metro

www.GrandfathersGreatWar.co.uk

Tickets £10; Swindon Card £9.50; Party Booking £9; Theatre Treat £8.50; Student Ticket £6 Early Bird.

Theatre Treat

Buy at least one ticket for two shows from the same category at the same time and qualify for discounted tickets, eg. Mutton and Stephen Amos and save £4.

Swindon Card

Concessions available.

Party Bookings

10+ get party rates.

For further information call 01793 614837 or visit www.swindon.gov.uk/partybookings

Student Ticket

Reduced rate for full time students and children. ID must be shown.

Early Bird

Discounted rate if booking before 31 December for Friends of Swindon Arts Ccentre members (FoSAC). FoSAC are entitled to reduced standby rate if tickets are available on the day of the show. To become a member of FoSAC visit www.swindon.gov.uk/fosac or call 01793 614837.

How to Book

Tickets are available from the Arts Centre Box Office:

The Arts Centre
Devizes Road
Old Town
Swindon
SN1 4BJ

Tel: 01793 614837

Box Office Opening Times