Stunning line up at the Peoples Theatre in 2018
Jill Girard and Keith Smith, have come up with an exciting line-up for the Peoples Theatre.
They’ve done it again! Jill Girard and Keith Smith, have come up with an exciting line-up for the Peoples Theatre for next year.
Family favourites such as Alice in Wonderland, Annie, and Beauty and the Beast will make their way onto the stage.
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“These timeless fairy tales are set to become a new audience favourite. These are all adaptations of treasured classics that will charm their way into hearts and remind audiences that dreams really can come true,” said Girard and Smith, who have been putting on award-winning shows for decades, instilling the love of theatre into new and old audiences with popular classics, fun and interactive shows.
“We want the theatre experience to be an education in itself, and we are determined to offer consistently superior productions to entrench a love of theatre from a young age.”
Special discounted tickets are available for schools, in a bid to instil a love of the stage in young theatregoers and build the audiences of the future.
In March and April, travel down the rabbit hole and join Alice, one of literature’s most beloved heroines, on her madcap adventures. The ever-curious Alice’s journey begins innocently enough as she chases the white rabbit. Her adventures become increasingly more strange as she races the dodo bird, gets tied up with Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, raps with a bubble-blowing caterpillar and beats the Queen of Hearts at her own game!
Warm up the winter holidays. In June and July, the Peoples Theatre will bring on the sun with Annie Jr, everyone’s favourite little redhead in her very first adventure. With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
As the school year draws to a close, September and October will play host to an education programme. Scholars can come and enjoy their school set works in a theatre environment. Details of this programme will be announced shortly.
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Going out with a bang, November and December will see one of Disney’s favourite princesses, Belle, return to the stage in the much-loved Beauty and the Beast. Watch Belle tame the beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed into his former self. But time is running out. If the beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.
The Kids Club is open to all children who love the theatre. There are exclusive offers to Kids Club members, including reduced rates, a free ticket on their birthday and a regular newsletter.
Is your birthday coming up? Are you looking for an indoor venue that will offer an exciting birthday party for children of all ages? The Peoples Theatre has special packages for children’s birthday parties.
It’s never too early to book.
For more information, call 011-403-1563/2340. Otherwise, make a mental note, jot them down in your diaries, or keep an eye on your local press, because these productions are sure to make 2018 a great year for theatre fans.
