MASTERS OF THE HOUSESing the Musicals Thursday 24th January 2008 7.30pm Kicking off the 2008 Grand Theatre season is popular musical touring production, The Masters of the House on Thursday 24th January A magical, musical feast featuring former stars of the record breaking international hit musical 'Les Misérables' and many other hit shows including 'The Phantom of The Opera', 'Mamma Mia', 'Whistle Down The Wind', 'Grease' and 'Evita' for just one night in concert! The Masters of the House have taken many of the best known (and a few of the not so well known) songs from the world of musical theatre and blended then all together - with a witty assortment of theatrical anecdotes - to make sweet music and a truly entertaining evening for all. A stylish, dramatic and often hilarious concert features great songs from blockbuster shows such as 'Miss Saigon', 'Phantom Of The Opera', 'Cats', 'Chicago', 'Little Shop of Horrors', 'My Fair Lady', 'Oklahoma' and many others including, of course, their own special tribute to 'Les Misérables'. A wonderful repertoire of familiar songs skilfully woven together, makes this show a must for all fans of musical theatre. Tickets for 'Masters of the House', are available from the theatre Box Office, 01792 475715, or by calling in person. (9.30am - 8.00pm Mon to Sat). Tickets are £14.50 and £15.50 -ENDS- For further information, interviews competition and Press tickets, please contact the Theatre Marketing Department, on 01792 475242, or direct dial 01792 478516 or e-mail swansea.grandmarketing@swansea.gov.uk Call Up The Groups Wednesday 30th January - 7.30pm A 60s show with a difference... offering real variety and featuring more than a few surprises is at the Grand Theatre on Wednesday 30th January, when Call Up The Groups sets out to 'rock the house' with over two hours of great music! Starring four great bands with more hits between them than you could "Shake a drum stick at!" as for one night, on the same stage, you will see 'The Barron Knights', 'The Tremeloes', 'The Fortunes' and Marmalade! All the bands had major successful hit records through the 60s and 70s with songs such as 'Silence in Golden', ' You've Got Your Troubles', 'Ob La Di Ob La Da', 'Call up the Groups' and many more (and you also get to witness the 'extra talents' of these four legendary groups as never before!) So with hit after hit, combined with fun and humour, this visually exciting show is full of surprises and definitely one not to be missed, so book today. Tickets for Call Up The Groups are available from the theatre Box Office, 01792 475715, or by calling in person. (9.30am - 8.00pm Mon to Sat). Tickets are £13.50 to £17.50 -ENDS- For further information, interviews competition and Press tickets, please contact the Theatre Marketing Department, on 01792 475242, or direct dial 01792 478516 or e-mail swansea.grandmarketing@swansea.gov.uk ScrapArtsMusic It's A Hit! (And A Bang And A Strum And A Kick ...) INNOVATIVE PERCUSSION MASTERS SCRAPARTSMUSIC COMES TO Swansea Grand Theatre. FOR ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY on Tuesday 5th February. Five high-kicking master percussionists take to the stage with ingenious instruments forged from industrial scrap that look like sleek pieces of modern sculpture. ScrapArtsMusic (SAM) sets the stage ablaze with infectious original music and athletic impeccably-timed choreography. Melding music, theatre, art and dance, this dazzling performance troupe creates a thoroughly entertaining, metal-bending, genre-mixing entertainment experience. Bold, energetic and exhilarating. SAM is the brainchild of Gregory Kozak, a Vancouver-based percussionist schooled in jazz and world music traditions, who draws inspiration from the avant-garde composers of the 20th century. Frustrated by the limitations of conventional instruments, Kozak learned the art of welding in order to build instruments that could give voice to his unique musical vision. Since its first performance in 1998, SAM has thrilled audiences and critics the world over: The Age, Australia's leading newspaper, raved "This quintet have the total package ...command of their instruments, a unanimity of ensemble that even from a distance impresses as extraordinary and athletic choreography.." ScrapArtsMusic will be at Swansea Grand Theatre on Tuesday 5th Feb at 7.30pm. Tickets are available by calling Box Office on 01792 475715 or reserve online at www.swanseagrand.co.uk Rodney Bewes (The Likely Lads) 'ON THE STAGE: AND OFF' based on the work of Jerome K Jerome Thursday 7th February 7.30pm The hugely funny one-man-show, 'ON THE STAGE: AND OFF', comes to the Grand Theatre offering a delightful adaptation of Jerome K Jerome's 'A Brief Career of A Would be Actor' performed by 'Likely Lad', Rodney Bewes on Thursday 7th February. Reminding us what it once meant to 'tread the boards', this show was enthusiastically premiered at last year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where Rodney Bewes enacted the true story of Jerome's - one if the world's prolific writers of the late 19th century - early life as a 'jobbing actor'. Providing an hilarious journey through weekly repertory theatre, touring, pantomime, stock and fit up, until our hero swears never to darken a stage door again! The young and idealistic Jerome decided to try his hand at acting, under the stage name Harold Crichton, battling with forbidding landladies and unsympathetic managers, touring with second- and third-rate companies and endeavouring to make himself a 'star'. It also tells us his observations on London theatre, his thoughts on the mysterious world of 'behind the scenes', and his views of the actors and management of that era. Slowly we come to see the glamorous world of showbiz for what it is! A rare theatrical indulgence is in store for everyone and particularly those unfamiliar with Jerome's superb writing during this theatrical tour de force. Tickets for On The Stage: And Off are available from the theatre Box Office, 01792 475715, or by calling in person. (9.30am - 8.00pm Mon to Sat) Tickets are £8.00 and £12.00 OH! WHAT A NIGHT 'Oh! What A Night' the smash hit 70s musical is back by popular demand on Friday 8th and Saturday 9th February at Swansea Grand Theatre. If you're looking for an excuse to party then get yourself a ticket for a night you'll never forget. 'This show lives up to its title!' Post Liverpool Oh! What a Night is an unashamedly escapist, high-energy, feel good show, combining comedy, romance and stunningly choreographed versions of everybody's favourite 70s hits. Kid Creole will once again lead a fantastic young cast, performing the biggest disco hits including 'Celebration', 'Shaft', 'Ain't No Stopping Us Now', 'We are Family', 'Young Hearts Run Free', 'Oh! What A Night' and the show stopping 'YMCA'. The setting is New York in the 70s. The action centres on the city's hippest disco, the Inferno, domain of the funkiest, coolest DJ of them all, Brutus T. Firefly (Kid Creole). It's the only place to be, and to be seen. Everyone's life revolves around Saturday night. This is the one night to put on your best threads, meet your friends, dance to the coolest music on the planet, and hopefully fall in love! Book your tickets now from Box Office on 01792 475715 and put on your platforms, zip up your cat-suit and boogie on down for a great night out. Tickets are £17.50 - £27.50 |
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