STATION THEATRE HAYLING ISLAND

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1 Live Entertainment at the STATION THEATRE HAYLING ISLAND Plays Pantos Comedies Thrillers Music Events Films February to August 2014 Member of The Little Theatre Guild of Great Britain

2 Welcome to the Station Theatre The Station Theatre is one of the best equipped and comfortable amateur theatres in Hampshire and along the south coast of England. Cleverly converted from a railway goods shed left over from the closure of the station in the 1960s, this theatre has been providing top quality entertainment since The theatre is run by the non-profit making Hayling Island Amateur Dramatic Society (HIADS) who put on around 6 HIADS shows a year and support an equal number of shows by other amateur and professional groups. The Station Theatre is equipped with modern lighting and sound systems, has stepped seating for 144, a licensed bar, tea and coffee facilities, wheelchair access, hearing loop and free car parking. If you would like to use the theatre for your own event, please contact the box office for further information. Theatre Directions by Car Follow the main road onto the Island. At the roundabout take the 2nd exit. Turn right at the Barley Mow pub. We are past the shops on the right hand side with plenty of free parking.

3 Plunged into a live radio broadcast a radio repertory company must come up with the sound effects for three one-act plays. Saturday 8 th February 7:30pm, 10 Interalia Theatre have had another cunning plan... Blackadder Rides Again! An amateur production produced by special permission and presented in aide of COMIC RELIEF Saturday 15th February, 7:45pm, 10 COMMUNICATING DOORS Performed by HIADS a comedy thriller BY ALAN AYCKBOURN MURDER, SUSPENSE, INTRIGUE,...AND A TIME TRAVEL PORTAL 7:45pm, 7 March 22 nd to 29 th An ingenious, time-hopping bedroom farce, with the three women desperately scheming to outwit a psychopathic murderer and save themselves from a sticky end. Presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, LTD.

4 Book by George Furth By arrangement with Josef Weinberger Ltd Multi award-winning South Coast Theatre Company CCADS return to Hayling Island s Station Theatre following their hugely successful production of Radio Times with one of the greatest musical comedies ever written. 7.30pm nightly plus 2.30pm Saturday matinee 12 / 10 students 16 yrs and under HIADS presents a Classic Farce by Arthur Wing Pinero The Magistrate Magistrate Aeneas Posket has a wife and stepson considerably older than he was lead to believe. On the imminent arrival of the boys Godfather, Posket is cajoled by his supposedly 14 year old stepson into a night of high spirited carousing resulting in a police raid. A night of desperate attempts to conceal identities comes to a head when Posket finds himself presiding as the Magistrate the following day. 24th-31st May, 7:45pm, 7

5 Comedian Paul Kerensa, winner of BBC and ITV comedy awards, comes to the Station Theatre for an evening of laughter and music. Described as Ingenious by the Evening Standard, Paul Kerensa is a well-known stand-up comedian and cowriter of Miranda, among other TV shows. Author of So a Comedian Walks Into a Church Confessions of a Kneel Down Stand-up. Also on the bill, toe tapping music from the Hayling Huggers Ukelele Group. Friday 6th June, 7:30pm, 10 Tickets available from 6th April Hayling Island Young Actors Present based on the novel by Lewis Carroll 26 th -28 th June 7:30pm & 2:30pm Sat Mat, 5 (Children 3) Tickets available from 22nd March

6 Thursday 3rd July, 7:30pm, 12 Tickets available from 3rd May HMS will be bringing another fantastic show to the Station Theatre early July. Details to follow. HO bashed in the head of the intruder? WHY was he killed? WHEN did it happen? HERE Hayling is the corpse? Island HOW will Amateur the police Dramatic sift the needle Society of truth through Present the haystack lies and find the Murderer? Agatha WHO bashed in the head of the intruder? WHY was he lled? WHEN did it happen? WHERE is the corpse? HOW will the police sift the needle truth through the haystack of lies and find the Murderer? WHO bashed in the head the intruder? WHY was Christie's he killed? WHEN did it happen? WHERE is the corpse? OW will the police sift the needle of truth through the haystack of lies and find the urderer? WHO bashed Spiders in the head of the intruder? WHY was he killed? WHEN did it ppen? WHERE is the corpse? HOW will the police sift the needle of truth through the ystack of lies and find the Murderer? WHO bashed in the head of the intruder? WHY s he killed? WHEN did it happen? WHERE is the corpse? HOW will the police sift e needle of truth through the haystack of lies and find the Murderer? WHO bashed in Web e head of the intruder? WHY was he killed? WHEN did it happen? WHERE is the rpse? HOW will the police sift the needle of truth through the haystack of lies and find e Murderer? WHO bashed in the head of the intruder? WHY was he killed? WHEN did happen? WHERE is the corpse? HOW will the police sift the needle of truth through e haystack of lies and find the Murderer? WHO bashed in the head of the intruder? HY was he killed? WHEN did it happen? WHERE is the corpse? HOW will the police t the needle of truth through the haystack of lies and find the Murderer? WHO bashed the head of the intruder? WHY was he killed? WHEN did it happen? WHERE is the rpse? HOW will the police sift the needle of truth through the haystack of lies and find e Murderer? WHO 16bashed th -23 in the rd head August, of the intruder? 7:45pm, WHY was he 7killed? WHEN did happen? WHERE is Tickets the corpse? available HOW will from the police 22nd sift the March needle of truth through the

7 Hayling Island Amateur Dramatic Society The Station Theatre, Station Road, Hayling Island, Hampshire, PO11 0EH Online Booking To book tickets online please visit either of the above websites for full instructions. Please note: There is an additional booking fee of 50p per transaction. Box Office (023) Open: for visitors and phone calls: Monday to Saturday, 10am to noon (not Bank Hols). 24 hour answer phone Postal Bookings: Please make cheques out to HIADS Ltd and enclose a SAE. Seating: All seats have an uninterrupted view of the stage. Access: Some front row seats are removable for wheelchair access. Please pre-book to allow time for removal. The theatre is equipped with a hearing loop. Please Note: There are no Sunday performances and all ticket prices are subject to alteration. Membership and Patrons There are different kinds of HIADS membership available. All members and patrons receive regular news updates. Full members can get involved in the production of plays either on stage or behind the scenes. Associate members can help out on the Box Office (one or more mornings a month) or in the Front of House Team during productions. The support of Patrons (individuals, couples, families or corporate) is gratefully acknowledged on all play programmes. For more details, please call our membership secretary on (023) , or call in or write to us at the Theatre. Additional Events New events may be scheduled after printing. Please see the website where you can subscribe for updates of up and coming events on the What s On page. All events/prices correct at time of printing but are subject to alteration.

8 HIADS Film Showings Blockbuster films are shown on the big screen one Friday in each month. Showings are at 2.30pm and 7.30pm, 4 ( 3 rows C D, 1.50 rows A B). Wheelchairs and front row seats are only bookable at the box office. See press and website for more details. Jasper s Jasper s restaurant restaurant cuisine with flair Bar lunches Wednesday to Friday à la Carte Wednesday to Saturday Sunday traditional lunch Special Pre-Theatre Supper At 6.00pm on HIADS show nights (excluding Mondays and Tuesdays) Two or three course menu 22 nd to 29 th March, 24 th to 31 st May, 16 th to 23 rd August Advance reservations only Jasper s is situated in Station Road, West Town, Hayling Island Tel: This flyer designed by haylinggraphics.co.uk