Set in New York City in 1922, Thoroughly Modern Millie tells the story of Millie Dillmount from Kansas who comes to New York in search of a new life for herself. Her grand plan is to find a job as a secretary for a wealthy man and then marry him. However, her plan goes completely awry. The owner of her dingy hotel kidnaps young girls to sell to the Far East; her wealthy boss is slow in proposing marriage; and the man she actually falls in love with doesn’t have a dime to his name – or so he tells her. Filled with frisky flappers, dashing leading men and a dragon-lady audiences will love to hate, Thoroughly Modern Millie is a perfectly constructed evening of madcap merriment. From explosive tap numbers to a Fred and Ginger routine on a window ledge!
Please note that a 10% booking fee applies online and via the Tourist Info Centre
7.30pm
Full price: £12.00
Concessions; £11.00
Schools: £8.00 (from our Box Office not online only)
Running time: 2hours (approx) with interval
SISATA present Shakespeare’s Othello
Adapted and Directed by Charmaine K Parkin
A radical re-imagining of Shakespeare’s tragedy. Set against a backdrop of the 1980s, Hip Hop culture and inspired by the life and work of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Dorset born SISATA present Shakespeare’s Othello in a bold, bright and brilliant explosion of a performance, giving you a feast for all your senses.
In a fast-paced telling of jealousy, love and ambition, four actors play multiple roles in this masterful debate on the human condition.
SISATA’s mission is to bring engaging and interactive performances of classic stories accessibly to modern audiences, highlighting the timeless issues that are presented.
Bursting with energy and sincerity, in true SISATA style, there will still be laughter and song to tie together this extraordinary play.
Please note that a 10% booking fee applies online and via the Tourist Info Centre
7.30pm
Full price: £6.00
Concessions: £5.00
WOMEN ARE FUNNY CREATURES TOO
Women laugh a lot. They laugh at others, they laugh with others and they laugh at themselves. The Scratch Night is a great opportunity to see the talents of eight women writers whose work is performed by local actors. Juno Theatre is proud to present their work at the Marine Theatre.
Please note that a 10% booking fee applies online and via the Tourist Info Centre
On stage 8pmFull price: £15.00 + £1 on the doorConcessions; £13.00 + £1 on the doorRunning time: 90 mins (approx) plus interval
THE ZOOTS are here with the Sounds of the Sixties!
“The ZOOTS are impossible not to like” – The Stage
Experience THE Sixties show that’s wowing audiences around the world, selling out and headlining venues from the Palladium to Old Trafford – with the spectacular sounds of THE ZOOTS!
THE ZOOTS are here to make your whole family bop to the ’60s beats that everybody loves – with legendary numbers by The Beatles, The Stones, The Monkees, The Beach Boys, The Kinks, Elvis and dozens more of your favourite artists. Feel the groove that’s thrilling audiences of stage and screen, in more than 30 countries! Discover why national critics call THE ZOOTS “impressive”, “authentic”, and “impossible not to like”
“The ZOOTS are impossible not to like” – The Stage
“What an amazing night!” – Stamford Corn Exchange
“The ZOOTS are fantastic” – The Beacon Theatre
“ The type of band we have always been looking for “ – Eastbourne Bandstand
Please note that a 10% booking fee may apply online and via the Tourist Info Centre
LYME REGIS JAZZ & BLUES WEEKEND
THE JIVE ACES with AMY BAKER – Friday 26 May
Doors open: 7.30pm
Onstage : 8pm
Running time: 2 hours (approx)
Tickets: £18 seated/£15 standing
UK’s No1 swing and jive group, The Jive Aces, have an international reputation for delivering a spectacular high energy stage show guaranteed to get you on your feet – or dancing in your seat! From swinging originals to R&B classics, this sextet, and the vocal talents of Amy Baker, promises a night of infectious musical mayhem and rollicking good fun.
RUBY TURNER – Saturday 27 May
Doors open: 7.30pm
Onstage : 8pm
Running time: 2 hours (approx)
Tickets: £25 (all seated)
Ruby Turner, Britain’s very own R&B queen, best known for her work with the Jools Holland R&B Orchestra, is simply one of the best female singers in Britain today – combining the vocal power of Janis Joplin with the gospel soul of Aretha Franklin. This is a rare opportunity to hear Ruby perform with her own band. A musical treat from a musical powerhouse.
SWING UNLIMITED ALL STARS BIG BAND – Sunday 28 May
Doors open: 4pm
Onstage : 4.30pm
Running time: 90 mins (approx)
Tickets: £12 (all seated)
The Swing Unlimited All Stars Big Band brings the music of Count Basie bang up to date in their new show, The Count Basie Project, featuring old favourites and new arrangements and originals never performed before. In this hugely exciting, exhilarating and entertaining show, the All Stars swing for all they’re worth to deliver big band bliss.
WILLE & THE BANDITS – Sunday 28 May
Doors open: 7.30pm
Onstage : 8pm
Running time: 2.5 hours (approx)
Tickets: £14 (seated)/£12 (standing)
The blues-bending band from Cornwall is one of the best live acts in the country, having played with Deep Purple, Joe Bonamassa and Status Quo. This three piece combo fuses the spirit of Jimi Hendrix with the Delta blues, mixing slide guitar, gritty vocals and pulsating beats to create a unique exhilarating British blues sound. Supported by Adam Sweet.
Please note that a 10% booking fee applies online and via the Tourist Info Centre
Half Term Performance
Full price: £8.00
Concessions: £6.00
Wednesday 31st 2pm
Running time: 45mins (approx) plus ‘meet the actors’
This Half Term PaddleBoat Theatre Company present their nationally acclaimed, heart-warming, family show: According to Arthur
Meet Arthur – an old man who lives all alone in his attic. He never ventures into the outside world; instead he spends all of his time with his only friend – the moon.
But now, Arthur needs your help! One dark night, the clouds cover the sky and the moon is nowhere to be seen. Without his friend, Arthur’s life suddenly feels empty, and he feels more alone than ever before.
PaddleBoat Theatre Company invite you to bring your unbounded imagination as together we try to help Arthur find the moon again – with your help, who knows what else he might discover outside his front door…
Perfect for some Half Term Holiday Fun & suitable for ages 4+
Please note that a 10% booking fee applies online and via the Tourist Info Centre
7.30pm
Full Price: £18.00
Concessions: £16.00
Under 25s: £10.00 (from Box Office only)
Running time: 55 mins and 45 mins (approx) plus interval
“Villainy and genius can never be compatible?“
The opera follows the apocryphal legend that Antonio Salieri poisoned his rival and fellow composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart out of jealousy over his talent. Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) used the short storyMozart and Salieriby Alexander Pushkin as libretto, which also inspired Peter Shaffer’s famous stage play and filmAmadeus.
Rimsky-Korsakov’s rarely performed two-hander is a character study, it is a close-up of Salieri and his tormented mind. He’s not just the villain in this story, we see a generous man committed to the art who praises Mozart’s work, but is torn between admiration for his fellow composer and his own jealousy.
In a new English translation and staged by an award-winning team, this original and innovative production will captivate its audience, making us witnesses, if not conspirators, of Salieri’s plan to poison Mozart.
The second half of the evening will show a new programme “A Night in Vienna”, a Mozart Medley with arias and duets from Mozarts most-loved operas such as Don Giovanni, Cosi fan tutte and The Magic Flute.
Sung in English and accompanied by piano.
Age suitability: 12+
Presented by Time Zone Theatre
www.timezonetheatre.com
Supported using public funding by Arts Council England
Based on the story of 17th century social reformer Gerrard Winstanley, this 1975 film explores his leadership of a movement known as the ‘Diggers,’ who tried to establish a self-sufficient farming community on common land at St. George’s Hill near Surrey. Their efforts became known as one of the world’s first small-scale experiments in socialism.
Please note that a 10% booking fee applies online and via the Tourist Info Centre
7.30pm
Full Price: £12.00
Concessions: £11.00
Running time: 70mins (approx) plus interval
ALL ABOUT YOU presents:
My World Has Exploded A Little Bit
by Bella Heesom | Directed by Donnacadh O’Briain
Bella Heesom’s debut play is a true story, an old story. It is about loss and grief, but told in an exciting and new way. The storytelling dips between a farcical performance lecture, and Bella’s deeply personal story of love and loss.
Mixing tender intimacy and unflinching honesty with hard-hitting philosophy, clownish silliness and an enchanting live piano score, Bella takes the audience on a powerful emotional journey, shot through with black comedy.Expect to laugh and cry all at the same time!
Performed by Bella Heesom and Eva Alexander and directed by Donacadh O’Briain (who directed the Olivier-winning Rotterdam by Jon Brittain and Always Orange by Fraser Grace at the RSC), the show comes to The Marine Theatre as part of a national tour following a critically acclaimed run at Underbelly at the Edinburgh Fringe 2016 and a Highly Commended transfer to VAULT Festival 2017.
★★★★★ ‘We need more radical honesty and honest artistry of the kind that Bella Heesom offers. She has created something very powerful indeed.’ (EdinburghSpotlight)
‘It’s funny, it’s charming, it’s absurd, and it’s very poignant. Highly recommended.’
★★★★ (Three Weeks)
Church Street, Lyme Regis, Dorset, DT7 3QA.
Box Office (Lyme Regis Tourist Information Centre): 01297 442 138. Theatre Office: 01297 442 394.
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