Shearings’ regional theatre programme makes its debut
Shearings Holidays has strengthened its theatre break programme with the addition of regional shows around the UK. The move follows the operator’s
reintroduction of London West End theatre breaks in February 2018. Regional theatres are now
featured in destinations such as Weston-Super-Mare, Scarborough, Blackpool, Llandudno, Bournemouth, Torquay and Manchester. Three- and four-night trips are on sale, each including coach travel, accommodation, tickets to the show and at least one excursion. Shows available include Dirty Dancing, Kinky Boots, Anton and Erin, Annie, Whitney – Queen of the Night, Les Miserables, Cinderella and Killer Queen. Jane Atkins, managing director, said: “This is a natural progression for us. Our London theatre show breaks have sold well and we wanted to be able to extend this out into the regions.” A four-night half-board break in Llandudno to see Kinky Boots costs from £186 per person, and a four- night half-board holiday in Torquay to see Dirty Dancing is priced from £176 per person.
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PANTO TIME: Charlie Stemp returns to the London Palladium to play The Prince in Snow White, with Danielle Hope who will play the title role (December 8-January 13). Stemp will play Bert in Cameron Mackintosh’s forthcoming West End production of Mary Poppins, and Hope is best known for having won BBC1’s Over the Rainbow. They will be joined by an all-star cast that includes Dawn
French as The Wicked Queen, Julian Clary as The Man in The Mirror, Paul Zerdin as Muddles, Nigel Havers as The Understudy, Gary Wilmot as Mrs Crumble – with Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace-Mistry from BBC’s Strictly Coming Dancing as The King and The Queen.
Peppa Pig takes camping adventure to the West End
Peppa Pig’s Adventure will head to London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket in the West End (December 8-January 6). Suitable for ages three and over,
it will feature a new story about Peppa and her plans to go on a camping trip. Audiences can take part in songs
and games with Peppa Pig and her friends. Peppa Pig’s Adventure marks the ninth consecutive year
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Prenger leads cast in UK tour of Abigail’s Party
of Peppa Pig live theatre tours since 2009 and the fifth Peppa Pig stage production in total.
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Samantha Womack stars in a new production of The Girl on the Train, based on the best-selling novel by Paula Hawkins and Dreamworks film. The Girl on the Train begins a major tour of the UK and Ireland on January 21 in Milton Keynes. It will then visit Cheltenham, Southampton, Richmond, Southend, Leicester, Wolverhampton, Edinburgh, Salford, Bath, Glasgow, Northampton, Newcastle, Dartford, Coventry, Nottingham, Shrewsbury, Dublin, Belfast, Brighton, Sheffield, Norwich and Guildford.
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The Girl on the Train set for major tour of UK and Ireland Womack is best known for
Womack plays Rachel Watson, whose only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window every day.
When Rachel learns that the woman she’s been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even a suspect in a mystery.
playing Ronnie Mitchell in BBC1’s EastEnders, and she recently played Morticia in a tour of The Addams Family. Joining her in cast is Oliver
Farnworth as Scott. Best known for playing Andy Carver in Coronation Street, his other TV credits include Mr Selfridge, The Royal and Hollyoaks. Paula Hawkins’ novel sold
more than 20 million copies worldwide.
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Jodie Prenger will play the lead role in the UK tour of Mike Leigh’s 1970s comedy classic, Abigail’s Party. The tour begins in Brighton on January 10, 2019, and ends on April 20, 2019, when its last performance will be in Edinburgh. Set in 1970s suburbia, the
play tells the story of Beverly and her husband Laurence, who are throwing a party for their newlywed neighbours, Tony and Angela. Prenger burst on to the scene
in the role of Nancy in Cameron Macintosh’s Oliver! and has more recently starred in a new UK tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s one woman show Tell Me On A Sunday. The UK tour of Abigail’s Party will visit Brighton, Birmingham, York, Glasgow, Southampton, Stoke- on-Trent Woking, Northampton, Blackpool, Aylesbury, Liverpool, Dartford, Manchester and Edinburgh.
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