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TO ENTERT RTAIN TO EEL OMETHING TO MAKE YOU FEEL UPLIFTED, PLAYF AMAZED, CAPT MOVED, SURPR CONNECTED, ENTERTAINE Find us online marlowetheatre.com/studio Blog: themarlowetheatre.wordpress.com @marlowestudio themarlowestudio @marlowetheatre HER, RTAINE L YFUL, PTIVATE PRISED, NED. 3 for 2 offer FUL, VATED, D, ATE RISED, Book two selected shows and enjoy a third for free! Book in person or by calling 01227 787787. Visit our website for a full list of shows in the offer. The Devil Speaks True THU 20 APR 6PM & 8.30PM A chilling exploration of the psychological effects of war. Using wireless headphones, 360 degree binaural sound design and sometimes complete darkness, the real words of ex-servicemen are cut with the text of Shakespeare s Macbeth to investigate the return home from conflict zones. Projection, scent, light and dance convey these experiences for the audience, giving them the engulfing and emotionally intense sensation of being Banquo. ECCLESIA PRESENTS Hidden FRI 21 & SAT 22 APR 8PM A play about finding the courage to face the truth of who you are. Set against the collapse of the economic bubble in 2008, Hidden is a love story about invisible disability in difficult times. Chris is a city lawyer; Jess is a PhD student. On the surface, they re just two ordinary people in a relationship who want to get on with their lives. But there s something unsaid; undiscovered. When their son is born, everything changes THEATRE AD INFINITUM PRESENTS Bucket List TUE 25 APR 8PM The powerful story of one Mexican woman s fight for justice. When her mother is murdered for protesting corporate and governmental corruption, Milagros finds herself with only a bloodstained list of those responsible. Determined to make them pay, Milagros embarks on a passionate quest for justice, no matter the cost. Powerful. êêêê THE TIMES Admirable. êêêê THE STAGE THEATRE / 3
THEATRE / 4 THE MARLOWE AND WISE WORDS FESTIVAL PRESENT Warrior Poets TUE 2 MAY 1PM-9PM WED 3 MAY 1PM-6PM Made by The Marlowe THEATRE / 5 A magical installation experience. Warrior Poets brought tears, joy and inspiration to the hundreds of people in Canterbury who saw it last year. It now returns to our theatre as part of the 2017 Wise Words Festival. Inspired by poetry written by local children in care and young refugees, Artistic Director Lemn Sissay, poets Joelle Taylor and Alex Vellis, artist Greg Stobbs, musician Richard Navarro and projection artists Butch Auntie have created a moving and immersive experience. A moment in time to stop, look, listen, and applaud courage. AUDIENCE MEMBER FREE SUPPORTED BY THE MARLOWE THEATRE DEVELOPMENT TRUST Exploring The Possibilities Of Forgiveness Through Real Stories Hosted by Lemn Sissay WED 3 MAY 7PM Warrior Poets provides a stage for conversations that explore the arts as a catalyst for change a subject close to artistic director, Lemn Sissay s heart. In 2011 Jacob Dunne killed a man in an unprovoked attack. At this event Lemn Sissay will be talking to both Jacob Dunne and to Joan Scourfield, the mother of the man he killed. They will share with us how meeting through restorative justice has brought healing and helped both of them shape a better future. SOHO THEATRE AND JACK ROOKE PRESENT Jack Rooke: Good Grief FRI 5 MAY 8PM Rooke s critically acclaimed debut. With a coffin full of sympathy snacks, Jack Rooke and his 85-year old Nan Sicely invite you to the happiest town in Britain, where Dad s dead and the only thing to eat is lasagne. Celebrating finding happiness after tragedy, Good Grief blends comedy and storytelling to explore how we treat the bereaved. Jack Rooke is a comedian, writer and regular panellist on BBC Radio 1 s The Surgery. He has presented a BBC Radio 4 comedy adaptation of Good Grief. CONTAINS ADULT THEMES AND LANGUAGE. THE MOLINO GROUP PRESENTS Much Further Out Than You Thought TUE 9 MAY 8PM Shining a light on the human cost of war. Lance Corporal James Randall left tours of duty in Helmand six years ago, but Helmand is still far from leaving him. On Remembrance Sunday he delivers a birthday message to his son from his living room in south London; a last-ditch attempt to reconcile their broken relationship. Surrounded by action figures and boyhood memorabilia, James unfolds a fragmented story of fathers and sons, heroes and failures, in which the worlds of civilian Britain and frontline Afghanistan catastrophically collide. Winner of the IdeasTap/Underbelly Award 2015. RECOMMENDED 14YRS+
THEATRE / 6 THEATRE / 7 PAINES PLOUGH AND PENTABUS PRESENT Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan Macmillian with Jonny Donahoe VISCERA THEATRE AND ANNA HAIGH PRODUCTIONS PRESENT In Tents And Purposes THU 11 MAY 8PM Two years. Two friends. One fortune-teller. Fresh from sell out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and Soho Theatre, In Tents And Purposes is the tale of two friends who compete with their egos to tell a comic, time-hopping story, exploring whether our lives are predetermined or shaped by our choices. With Roxy Dunn (C4 s Babylon, BBC Three s Top Coppers) and Alys Metcalf (Olivier Awardwinning The Play That Goes Wrong). GRIST TO THE MILL PRESENTS The Unknown Soldier FRI 19 MAY 8PM SAT 20 MAY 3PM & 8PM A story of comradeship, betrayal and of promises made and kept following the carnage of World War One. Jack stayed on when the guns fell silent, to search the battlefields for the boys that could not go home - for the dead and the missing, for both enemy and friend. And amongst the rusty wire and unexploded bombs Jack is looking for something looking for someone. He has a promise to keep and a debt to repay, and now there is this strange request from the generals TUE 23 MAY 8PM The worldwide smash hit is back on tour. You re seven years old. Mum s in hospital. Dad says she s done something stupid. She finds it hard to be happy. You make a list of everything that s brilliant about the world. Everything worth living for: 1. Ice cream 2. Water fights 3. Staying up past your bedtime and being allowed to watch TV 4. The colour yellow 5. Things with stripes 6. Rollercoasters 7. People falling over A play about depression and the lengths we go to for those we love. RECOMMENDED 14YRS+ A&E COMEDY PRESENT Enter The Dragons THU 25 MAY 8PM A frank, funny and fearless look at the subject of female ageing. Join us on a surreal, absurd Odyssey through the landscape of the banished. Beset by challenges, riddles and obstacles, our protagonist must navigate this Game Of Crones, guided by mystical creatures and Seers who have gone before. Expect stupid characters, ridiculous costumes, puppetry, songs, buffoonery and many, many wigs. Suitable for anyone who is considering ageing. RECOMMENDED 14YRS+, CONTAINS ADULT LANGUAGE
THEATRE / 8 THEATRE / 9 The Road To Huntsville FRI 9 JUN 8PM Blending fact with fiction to explore unconventional love, state homicide and cats. I m trying to understand why British women fall in love with men on death row. I m corresponding with Jonny, incarcerated in Texas. I m trying to understand how the death penalty fits into our world. I m trying not to be judgemental. Written and performed by the awardwinning Stephanie Ridings. Ridings captures the audience using a unique style that ll make you feel like you re at home watching a Netflix documentary. êêêê EDINBURGH FESTIVALS MAGAZINE Stuff SAT 10 JUN 6PM Another kind of love story, maybe everybody s love story. Stuff is playful, funny, sad and familiar. Lead clown for Cirque du Soleil, Sean Kempton, mixes comedy, mime, clowning and the odd bit of dance in this absurdist show about love The result is a highly energetic and entertaining, mainly non-verbal, physical piece that takes its audience on a journey through the fragility, hilarity and awkwardness of love. Adults, teenagers, children it is a show that everyone will enjoy! THE STAGE MOTORMOUSE PRODUCTIONS PRESENT God s Waiting Room WED 14 JUN 8PM An end of life comedy. Mother is dying slowly, the wait is unbearable, the pressures insurmountable, the thoughts unbelievable. Surely a gesture towards God s bigger plan is needed? Sisters, Stella and Connie may be different from one another but share a common and profound love for their Mother. Can things really continue as they are? If you re going to see one play about the end of life make it this one, as you will laugh far more than you will cry. ROSEMARY BRANCH THEATRE Finding Home THU 15 JUN 8PM Humour and moving storytelling, shining a light on loss. A coming-of-age story that maps the journey of a girl from a seaside town, to city life as a 20-something. Writer and performer Cecilia Knapp s debut piece is about a lot of things; growing up, Mothers, accidentally shaving off your eyebrows, drinking wine, love and one night stands. But it s mainly about losing her brother Leo to suicide and how that affects a person. Finding Home is an evocative collaboration of words, projections, vocals and instrumentals, both classical and contemporary. Featuring music by Bellatrix and Chris Redmond.
THEATRE / 10 THEATRE/CABARET / 11 Bang Said The Gun FRI 16 JUN 8PM Poetry for people who don t like poetry. Voted the best poetry night in the UK by The Times, Bang Said The Gun has made poetry cool again. A rollercoaster of emotions, it s loud, raucous, political, trivial, serious and very funny. Normal rules do not apply here. Featuring a rich mix of the best and freshest talent, they will grab you by the collar and drag you into another world. TICKETS: 16.75 Friends pay 15.50 MAY CONTAIN ADULT THEMES AND LANGUAGE. Octopus MON 19 JUN 8PM PAPER TIGER PRODUCTIONS AND GREENWICH THEATRE PRESENT A post-brexit satire about what it means to be British. You re an octopus. All mixed up, like me. One leg something, and one leg something else. Three women have been called in for assessment. Sara looks sort of Asian. Scheherazade sort of Middle Eastern. And Sarah is sort of white. But how British are they? Fresh from an acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Octopus is a post-brexit satire that explores what it s like to be treated as a foreigner in your own land and the power of punk. Inspired and very funny. êêêê THE STAGE CERTAIN DARK THINGS THEATRE PRESENT Melancholy THU 22 JUN 7PM One inventor playing God, and his biggest creation yet... life. Spiral down the stairs to the world of the inventor. Consumed by grief, he undertakes work on his biggest creation yet, his lost wife but at what cost? Puppetry, physical theatre and animation combine to tell the story of one man as he treads the fine line between genius and insanity. Enchanting and immaginative. êêêê THE STAGE RECOMMENDED 11YRS+ LAID BARE PRODUCTIONS PRESENT Laid Bare Cabaret SAT 24 JUN & SAT 28 OCT 8PM The sell-out cabaret returns! Catch Canterbury s hottest cabaret show encompassing the very best variety acts, from aerial acrobatic and fire to burlesque and music. This is an entertainment experience not to be missed. June s cabaret features Hula Hooper Chi Chi Revolver and is hosted by comedian Lloyd Hollett. TICKETS: 19.25, 17.25 Friends pay 18.00, 16.00 RECOMMENDED 16YRS+, CONTAINS NUDITY, ADULT CONTENT AND LANGUAGE.
COMMUNITY / 12 COMEDY / 13 THE REALLY PROMISING COMPANY PRESENTS The Canterbury Belles SAT 13 MAY 8PM SUN 14 MAY 3PM An original, humorous musical work. A body is discovered in London s Eaton Square in 1879. What s the link to a pair of eccentric, ageing sisters from Canterbury who promenaded, dressed as young gals? This production brings to life the true story of the Canterbury Belles, Matilda and Amelia Hacker. How was it that Matilda, a spoiled daughter, local celebrity, prisoner and irresponsible landlord met her end in this London cellar? Under 16yrs 9.25 Friends pay 12.50 THIS IS AN AMATEUR PRODUCTION. THE UNIVERSITY OF KENT S T24 PRESENT Boeing Boeing TUE 6 & WED 7 JUN 8PM T24 presents Marc Camoletti s riotous farce. It s the swinging 60s and wannabe lothario Bernard has got his life sorted: an apartment in France and three devoted air hostesses all engaged to him and ignorant of each other. But Bernard s perfect life goes haywire when a new and improved Boeing Jet is invented, speeding up air travel, and propelling all three women to him at once. TICKETS: 9.75 Discovery Tickets 6.25 Friends pay 8.50 THIS IS AN AMATEUR PRODUCTION. THE CANTERBURY PLAYERS PRESENT Talk THU 27-SAT 29 JUL 8PM The Canterbury Players return with this striking new play. Bethlem Royal Hospital. 1854. The Criminal Wing for the Insane. Two doctors introduce radical reforms. Talking rather than punishment. Care rather than restraint. But the Commission for Lunacy has other ideas. Two patients, a talented artist and a poet, become caught in the cross-fire. Will talking ease their unquiet minds or would their stories be safer unspoken? TICKETS: 11.25 Concessions 9.25 10 THIS IS AN AMATEUR PRODUCTION. SHOW AND TELL PRESENT Simon Munnery: Standing Still THU 27 APR 8PM The multi-award-winning comedian offers up a new show. An opening to die for, seven wry observations, a tone poem, four fresh skits and two new commandments. Simon is a British Comedy Award nominee, Perrier Award nominee and Chortle Award winner. He s a star of Comedy Central s Alternative Comedy Experience - as seen on BBC Two s Culture Show and heard on Radio 4 s News Quiz, amongst others. Convention defying, innovative stuff. Simon Munnery is a brilliant comedian. THE TIMES TICKETS: 13.25 Concessions 12.25 Friends pay 12 MAY CONTAIN ADULT THEMES AND LANGUAGE. Tez Ilyas: Made In Britain SUN 7 MAY 8PM One of UK comedy s rising stars. In 2015, Tez Ilyas achieved phenomenal success with his debut stand-up show TEZ Talks. It was met with packed out audiences and huge commercial success at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. A totally sold-out run in London followed, before the show was adapted into a series for BBC Radio 4 (with a second series coming in 2017). TICKETS: 13.25 Friends pay 10 MAY CONTAIN ADULT THEMES AND LANGUAGE.
COMEDY / 14 COMEDY/MUSIC / 15 SHOW AND TELL PRESENT Kieran Hodgson: Maestro SAT 27 MAY 8PM A show about attempting something far beyond your capabilities. In 2003 Kieran Hodgson heard the music of Gustav Mahler and decided to write a symphony. 13 years later, Kieran returns with a violin and a story about falling in love and attempting something far beyond your abilities. Edinburgh Comedy Award best show nominee 2016 and 2015. Star of Radio 4 s Lance and seen in BBC Two s Upstart Crow and Dad s Army: We re Doomed. The show of the Fringe. êêêêê THE TELEGRAPH TICKETS: 13.25 Friends pay 11 MAY CONTAIN ADULT THEMES AND LANGUAGE. Jarlath Regan: Arseways FRI 30 JUN 8PM As seen on ITV s Live At The Palladium. Jarlath Regan presents a celebration of screwing up. It s an ode to making a balls of it, an hour of sublime stand-up (Evening Standard) in praise of failing and failing better while flicking the V sign to everyone focussed on being perfect. Hilarious. êêêêê THE INDEPENDENT Side-splitting stuff. êêêê METRO TICKETS: 13.25 Friends pay 11 CONTAINS ADULT THEMES AND LANGUAGE. The Alternative Comedy Show WED 26 APR & WED 28 JUN 8PM Discover your new favourite comedian at this celebration of comic originality and ideas. From the sublime to the ridiculously surreal, this is a night of comedy at the cutting edge. This unique show gives you the chance to see some of the most exciting and innovative comedians on the circuit. TICKETS: 11.25 CONTAINS ADULT THEMES AND LANGUAGE. Josienne Clarke And Ben Walker MON 24 APR 8PM A perfect pairing of exquisite vocals and virtuosic guitar. This duo combine Josienne s divinely nuanced, emotionally affecting voice and Ben s intricately expressive, adroit guitar technique, alongside self-deprecating humour. They re best known for their interpretations of traditional songs, making them personal and present again, while also pricking the heart with their own tales of everyday love and loss. Winners of Best Duo at the 2015 BBC Folk Awards. TICKETS: 11.25 Friends pay 10 City Sound Project SAT 29 & SUN 30 APR 6PM-11PM A spectacular cross-city music festival. One of the UK s largest metropolitan music festivals returns to Canterbury for another May Bank Holiday spectacular, with 20 stages taking place across the city from The Marlowe Studio to the Dane John, from an underground toilet to a 12th century chapel and everything in between. Acts in The Marlowe Studio will include headliner AJ Tracey, who features on BBC Radio 1 s Sounds Of 2017 list. To buy your festival pass, go to our website.
MUSIC / 16 MUSIC / 17 THE BUBBLE CLUB PRESENT Los Pacaminos Featuring Paul Young SAT 6 MAY 8PM A tex-mex Americana band. Formed as an opportunity to play their shared passion of the Border, Tex-Mex and Americana music, Los Pacaminos are a seven piece fronted by one of the UK s finest and best loved vocalists - Paul Young. Paul describes their music as real bar room stuff, foot stompers, and their sets include songs like La Bamba and Wooly Bully. It s even been known for audience members to be invited on stage to join the band for a slug of tequila! TICKETS: 21.25 Friends pay 20 Claire Martin OBE & Liane Carroll WED 17 MAY 8PM A very special concert celebrating the centenary of Ella Fitzgerald s birth. BBC Radio presenter and internationally renowned vocalist, Claire Martin, and multi-award-winning pianovocalist Liane Carroll, join forces in this very special concert celebrating the 2017 centenary of Ella Fitzgerald s birth. Join two of the UK s finest jazz performers in an intimate night of song, celebrating perhaps the greatest female jazz voice of the Twentieth Century. TICKETS: 19.25 Friends pay 18 Justin And The Argonauts THU 18 MAY 8PM Dazzling audiences with virtuosity and impeccable manners. Justin And The Argonauts are a four-piece ensemble based in the south east of England. Comprised of violin, accordion, guitar, tuba and vocals, they play a dazzling array of fast paced tango, classical, klezmer with an eclectic blend of contemporary classics as you ve never heard them before. They have been astounding audiences with their musical virtuosity and impeccable manners for the past two years and are the only band performing music from Shostakovich to Britney Spears on the same set! A great evening guaranteed. Friends pay 12 The East Pointers THU 8 JUN 8PM A Canadian multiinstrumental trio. The East Pointers hail from Prince Edward Island and feature banjoist/vocalist/ step-dancer Koady Chaisson, and his cousin, fiddle player/ vocalist Tim Chaisson, and guitarist/vocalist Jake Charron. Formed in 2014, they have been on the road almost constantly ever since playing venues and festivals across Canada, Australia, USA and Europe. Injecting invention, energy and modernity into that otherwise timeless Celtic sound. WOMAD UK TICKETS: 15.25 Friends pay 14 EQUATOR WOW PRESENTS Juan Martín Flamenco Trio: Arte Flamenco Puro SUN 11 JUN 8PM A brilliant flamenco trio. Juan Martín, a truly awe-inspiring guitarist, composer and all encompassing musician returns to tour the UK with great new artists, direct from Spain. Juan s new dancer is the 18 year old star from Cádiz, Raquel Gonzalez. Her tremendous footwork and passion joined with the extraordinary singer Antonio Aparecida and the poetry and emotion of one of the world s leading guitarists make for a performance not to be missed. TICKETS: 18.25 Concessions 16.25 Friends pay 17 THE BUBBLE CLUB PRESENT Callaghan SAT 8 JUL 8PM A sweet, soaring voice that booms and breaks at all the right moments. Singer/songwriter Callaghan performs music which blurs the edges between pop, adult contemporary and Americana. Praised by Billboard magazine for her strong vocals and do-it-yourself work ethic, Callaghan s latest album was recorded in Nashville, and she s performed packed shows across 46 states, as well as in the UK. TICKETS: 15.25 Friends pay 14
FAMILY / 18 Canterbury Children s Festival This half term bring your little ones to our theatre for a monster of a festival! Visit our website for more details. FAMILY / 19 LET S ALL DANCE PRESENTS The Teddy Bears Picnic TUE 30 MAY 11.30AM, 1PM & 3PM If you go down to the woods today, you re sure of a big surprise! A delightful treat for very young audiences, combining classical ballet, physical theatre, gorgeous visuals and crystal-clear storytelling. Our teddies would love you to join them as they eat, dance, play and have fun! Little ones can bring their own teddy, clap along and have their photo taken with the dancers! TICKETS: 10.25 RECOMMENDED 6 MONTHS-5YRS ACÁ THEATRE PRESENT Better Together WED 31 MAY 11AM & 3PM Friendship is a loving, colourful, magical mess! Follow the story of three delightful clowns - Tropizo, Doa and Squiggle - on a journey towards becoming best friends. But how do you make real friends in a modern world? Travel with them through tumbles, laughter and jelly as they fight back against the anti-social effects of modern technology. A clown show containing slapstick, acrobatics and physical comedy. TICKETS: 10.25 RECOMMENDED 4YRS+ A MARLOWE SUPPORTED COMPANY. THE THREE HALF PINTS PRESENT The Three Musketeers THU 1 JUN 11AM & 3PM* All for fun and fun for all! Chaos, mayhem and stupidity reign supreme as The Three Half Pints swish their swords, buff their boots and flourish their feathers in their most ridiculous adventure yet! Join the CBeebies favourites (Justin s House, Spot Bots) in a hilarious new slapstick adventure of chivalry, swordplay and suddenly falling over. RP *3PM will be a relaxed performance, for more information see our website TICKETS: 10.25 RECOMMEND 5YRS+ A MARLOWE SUPPORTED COMPANY. PAPER BALLOON PRESENT The Boy And The Mermaid FRI 2 JUN 12PM & 3PM A magical new show with innovative puppetry, storytelling, music and song. On the edge of a wind-battered rock there s a small town. Sometimes it feels like the town is on the edge of the world. Mainly because it is. Dylan is forbidden from venturing beyond the shore. But the terrifying tales told of horrors in the deep only whet his appetite - he stares at the ocean and dreams. Can one unlikely friendship save the Town On The Sea from catastrophe? TICKETS: 10.25 RECOMMENDED 6YRS+ Pop! SAT 3 JUN 11AM & 3PM A magical comedy show! With his faithful teddy bear and magical basket Christian is set for a lovely day at the seaside, when the day takes a turn and things don t quite work out as planned Enter a magical world of mayhem with awardwinning performer Christian Lee, full of audience participation, massive bubbles, floating snowflakes and a giant balloon! This is a show full of magical delight to keep both young, and young at heart, enthralled. TICKETS: 10.25 RECOMMENDED 3-8YRS
DISCOVERY TICKETS Are you aged 16-26 years or a full-time student (over 16)? If so, then our popular Discovery Tickets scheme, will give you the chance to try out lots of different theatre shows and performances at an amazingly cheap price. With Discovery Tickets you can enjoy tickets for many of our shows at only 10 a ticket (including booking fees). For more information visit marlowetheatre.com/discovery Sponsored by Caxtons: The Friars Canterbury Kent CT1 2AS Box Office: 01227 787787 marlowetheatre.com/studio Blog: themarlowetheatre.wordpress.com @marlowestudio themarlowestudio @marlowetheatre Canterbury City Council s redevelopment of The Marlowe Theatre was supported by: A service provided by: THE MARLOWE THEATRE DEVELOPMENT TRUST (REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1120751)