Talisman Theatre _ August 2103 to January 2014

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Talisman Theatre & Arts CentreBarrow Road

Kenilworth CV8 1EG

Box Ofce Telephone: 01926 856548Website: www.talismantheatre.co.uk

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2013/14Season in Brief

August 2013PArdon Me,PriMe MiniSTerBy Edward Taylor and John Graham

Monday 26 to Saturday

31 August 2013 at 7.30pm

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DOUBLE BILL:

AfTerPlAyBy Brian Friel and

THe BeArBy Brian Friel


28 September 2013 at 7.30pm

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cAllSBy J B PriestleyMonday 21 to Saturday

26 October 2013 at 7.30pm

(Dates or productions may change for reasons beyond our control.)

Cover photographs by Peter Weston.

Box Oce: 01926 8565482

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2013/14Season in Brief

nvmb 2013THe God of cArnAGeBy Yazmina Reza

Monday 18 to Saturday23 November 2013 at 7.30pm

dmb 2013/Jaua 2014HUMPTy dUMPTyBy Stephen Duckham

Saturday 21 December 2013 to

Saturday 4 January 2014

(Various matinee, 3.30pm and evening,

7.30pm performances)

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All our productions are open to anyone to

audition or, or to be a part o the audience. For as

little as 20 per year you can become an ocial

member o the theatre. This allows you to takepart in shows as an actor or as part o the production team. Not only

does this provide the tremendous satisaction o being part o a very

successul project, it also gives you a great opportunity to maintain

and develop a wide range o practical, social and management

skills. We are also always keen or members to help with or manage

particular areas o the theatre such as wardrobe, props, set-building,ront-o-house and publicity.

Membership also oers reduced ticket prices; our in-house

newsletter, Talismag; invitations to a wide range o social events and

access to our website members area on www.talismantheatre.co.uk.

I you want to know more and youre ree on a Friday evening, theres

always someone around to chat to in the Talisman bar.

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PArdonMe, PriMeMiniSTerBy Edward Taylor and

John Graham

Monday 26 to Saturday 31

August 2013 at 7.30pmDirected by David Draper

The Prime Minister and the Chancellor are preparing a severely

puritanical Budget, taxing Gambling, Night Clubs and even BingoHalls out o existence. But on the eventul aternoon beore its

presentation shocks are in store. The act that a total stranger

is intent on removing most o her clothes in the PMs oce and

that her dress ends up on his wie, who is determined to extract as

much blood as possible rom anybody she meets, is bad enough,but when two other ladies also appear in a somewhat less than

ully clothed state and declarations are made that question the

PMs suitability at such a delicate time, then the ensuing mess

needs to be handled with tact and diplomacy. Who better than

the Prime Ministers ever attentive PPS? Unortunately he has apersonal private crisis o his own!

4 Box Oce: 01926 856548

August Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thur 29 Fri 30 Sat 31

Time 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm

Full Price 7.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.50 8.50

Concessions* 7.00 7.50 7.50 7.50 - -

Members 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.50 7.50

Farce in itstruest form

*Concessions apply to Seniors/Children/Students/Groups o more than 10


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DOUBLE BILLAfTerPlAyBy Brian Friel

THe BeArBy Brian Friel

Directed by Ann Brooks

Monday 23 to Saturday 28

September 2013 at 7.30pm

AfTerPlAyCharacters from Uncle Vanya meet 20 years on

Brian Friels one-act play takes two Chekhov characters and has

them meet up twenty years ater the original plays are over. Sonya,

Uncle Vanyas devoted niece, and Andrey, the intellectual but

henpecked brother rom The Three Sisters meet in a Moscow caand exchange stories. Each weaves a antasy tale o what lie should

have been, but while Andrey quickly admits that he is only dreaming

o what might have been, Sonya clings to the hope that her antasies

may still come to pass. The play is a brilliant, poignant and at times

humorous invention taking us into the later lives o these two

characters.

An autumnal, middle-aged idyll, a little gem ofa piece. Daily Mirror

THe BeArAterplay will be accompanied by Chekhovs classic one-act comedy.

It was described as a joke and a vaudeville sketch by Chekhov

himsel. The Bear was written to amuse and entertain us briey, this

bravura piece shows three characters, a widow, a landowner and a

servant. Their outrageous behaviour is at times hilarious.

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September Mon 23 Tue 24 Wed 25 Thur 26 Fri 27 Sat 28


Full Price 7.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.50 8.50

Concessions* 7.00 7.50 7.50 7.50 - -

Members 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.50 7.50

*Concessions apply to Seniors/Children/Students/Groups o more than 10.

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AninSPecTorcAllSBy J B Priestley

Directed by Vicky Whitehill


26 October 2013

at 7.30pm

Stillbrilliantlyaccusatory,

bracingandstrange.The GuardianThe Birling amily are spending a happy evening celebrating the

engagement o Sheila Birling to Gerald Crot - a marriage that

will result in the merging o two successul local businesses. Yet,

just when everything seems to be going so well, they receive asurprise visit rom an Inspector Goole who is investigating the

suicide o a young girl.

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October Mon 21 Tue 22 Wed 23 Thur 24 Fri 25 Sat 26


Full Price 7.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.50 8.50

Concessions* 7.00 7.50 7.50 7.50 - -

Members 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.50 7.50

Box Oce: 01926 856548



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November Mon 18 Tue 19 Wed 20 Thur 21 Fri 22 Sat 23


Full Price 7.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.50 8.50

Concessions* 7.00 7.50 7.50 7.50 - -

Members 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.50 7.50

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THe GodofcArnAGeBy Yazmina Reza

Directed by Steve Smith


23 November 2013

at 7.30pm

You see...Ibelieve inthe god ofcarnage. He has ruled,

uninterruptedly, since the dawnof time.Two sets o mature, intelligent parents meet to talk over the

fght their 11 year old sons had in the local park. What promises

to be an evening characterised by careul discussion, mutualrespect and agreement switly deteriorates into bickering and

playground antics. Come and see what happens when parents

behave worse than their children.

In this internationally acclaimed, Tony award winning play,

Yasmina Reza (also author o Art) manages to combinesharp-edged comedy with a brutal dissection o bourgeois values.

The God o Carnage is that rare kind o play which provokes

uproarious laughter and deep discomort at the same time.



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HUMPTy dUMPTyWritten and Directed by Stephen DuckhamSaturday 21 December 2013 to Saturday 4 January 2014

(Various matinee, 3.30pm and evening,

7.30pm performances)

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December Sat 21 Sat 21 Sun 22 Mon 23 Fri 27 Sat 28 Sat 28

Time 3.30pm 7.30pm 3.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 3.30pm 7.30pm

Full Price 8.50 8.50 8.50 8.00 8.50 8.50 8.50

Concessions* 8.00 8.00 8.00 7.50 8.00 8.00 8.00

Members 7.50 7.50 7.50 7.00 7.50 7.50 7.50



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December/Jan Sun 29 Mon 30 Tue 31 Thur 2 Fri 3 Sat 4 Sat 4

Time 3.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 3.30pm 7.30pm

Full Price 8.50 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.50 8.50 8.50

Concessions* 8.00 7.50 7.50 7.50 8.00 8.00 8.00

Members 7.50 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.50 7.50 7.50


Twenty years beore the story starts a wicked Sorcerer tried to

usurp the good King Cole o Eggshellia. Fortunately, he was

unsuccessul and was banished, but beore he let he uttered

a curse that the Kingdom would be drained o sunlight and

happiness. The Court Magician at the time managed to suspend

the curse and trap it in a giant egg. The egg sits on the wall o the

palace and as long as it remains intact, Eggshellia is sae.

Every year the egg is celebrated by everyone. Humpty Dumpty is

guardian o the egg together with Sergeant Whizz and Private

Bang, the Kings men. Mother Hubbard, who runs the royal

bakery, and her assistant Tommy Tucker are preparing all the

ood and the populace is ready or the party. Just as the estivities

get underway, Madam Miniver makes her entrance with her

servant, Snivel. Who are they and why have they arrived at that

moment? And what is her link with the banished Sorcerer? Is the

egg about to all and release the curse?

All will be revealed in the Talismans Annual Pantomime which, in

the tradition o previous years, includes all the un, music, magic

and spectacle that has come to make it the best in the area.

Family pantomime inthe popularTalisman tradition


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The Talisman Theatre is situated just o the main shoppingarea in Kenilworth. Follow the signs rom Warwick Roaddown Barrow Road and we are approx 400 yards on thelet.

There is limited parking (or about 20 cars) in ront o the

theatre but there is pay and display parking in SquareWest car park. Please see map above. Barrow Road is payand display on-street parking. Please avoid parking insurrounding residential streets.

We are able to accommodate two wheelchair users in the

main auditorium which is all on one level and is ully

accessible. We also have disabled toilet acilities.

An induction loop is available or the beneft o

hearing-aid users.

Email: [email protected]

Find out more about the theatre by visiting our websitewww.talismantheatre.co.uk.

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By PHoneTelephone our Box Oce on 01926 856 548 any time andleave a message.

We will return your call as soon as possible but please beaware this may not be the same day.

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Please eel ree to visit the theatre between 7pm and 8pmduring show weeks, one week prior to show or any Monday.

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The Box OceTalisman TheatreBarrow RoadKenilworth, CV8 1EG

Cheques payable toTalisman Theatre andplease include your contactdetails or any queries.

TicKeT PriceSPlease see each o the separate production details or ourticket prices, or visit our website www.talismantheatre.co.uk

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Please note that A and B rows are on the atand C to M rows are tiered.

B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

G 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

H 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

L 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

M 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

J 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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Registered Charlity No: 239889

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Marstons PLC

Marstons House,

Wolverhampton, WV1 4JT

Tel: 01902 711911wwwmarstons co uk

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Talisman Theatre _ August 2103 to January 2014