Monday 17th February 2014 at 2pm.

The fun-filled family show returns once more to Groundlings Theatre! So close your eyes, make a wish and join us on a magical journey into the world of a young girl’s imagination.

Suitable for 3-5 year olds. Older children, babes in arms and those nurturing their ‘inner child’ also welcome. The performance lasts about 30 minutes. Following the performance will be an hour’s workshop with the cast.

Tickets

Adults. £7.50

Concessions £5

Groups: Buy 9 tickets and get the 10th Free

Schools: £5 per student teachers go Free

Sword Fighting Workshop

Thursday 20th February

10.30am - 12.30pm

Richard Stride Fight Choreographer and Double for Ewan McGregor in Star Wars Episode II & III teaches the skills of stage combat.

£18 per person

‘Splosh!’

Saturday 22nd February 2014 at 11.30am and 2pm.

“Our Dad should have been a clown. He’s always clowning around. We can never be quite sure what’s going to happen next!”

Roots and Wings are proud to present their new under 5s production, ‘Splosh!’, adapted from the book written by children’s writer, Mike Jubb. Join Claire, Sam and their silly dad as they splish, splash and splosh around to their heart’s content.

Suitable for under 5s. Bring along your wellies to be part of the fun!

Tickets

Adults £7.50

Concessions £5

Groups: Buy 9 tickets and get the 10th Free

Schools: £5 per student teachers go Free

James Bond Murder Mystery “Shaken and Disturbed”: 

Saturday 1st March 2014

8pm

Has 007 met his match? MI17's elite espionage experts plan an uneasy truce with the Russians, but someone is plotting to spoil the party! Despicable villains, sexy Bond Girls and plenty of laughs are guaranteed in an evening of entertainment in which YOU decide whodunit

£24.00 per head which includes the show AND a 3 course meal. Book 9 Tickets get the 10th FREE. Fancy dress available to hire from the wardrobe for just £10!

Macbeth (Blue Orange Theatre Production): 

Monday 17th 7:30pm Tuesday 18th March 1pm & 7:30pm

William Shakespeare’s murderous tale of greed, witchcraft and madness. Macbeth and Banquo stumble on three witches who foretell of great things for Macbeth. On telling his wife they realise that King Duncan is the only person in his way. Macbeth murders him when Duncan pays a visit to their castle, setting off a chain of events that leads to war amongst the clans, his wife’s madness and death and to his eventual downfall.

Tickets

Adults: £14.00

Concessions: £12.00

Groups: Buy 9 tickets and get the 10th Free

Schools: £5 per student teachers go Free

The Pillow Maker (Bright Shadow Production): 

Saturday 22nd March

11am, 1pm, 3pm

One day Mr Pillowmaker’s magical stuffing disappears and now he doesn't have anything to stuff his pillows with! Join Mr Pillowmaker on a participatory, musical and sensory adventure to discover how to make his magical stuff come back again.

Tickets

Adults: £7.50

Concessions: £5

Groups: Buy 9 tickets and get the 10th Free

Schools: £5 per student teachers go Free

‘The Boy Who Wasn’t There’

Sunday 27th April 2014 at 11.30am and 4pm.

Nathan is a shy, smart young boy who loves computers and reading. He is also new at his school and, no matter how hard he tries, Nathan remains an outsider. Slowly, he withdraws into a digital world, where he’s a super cool ninja who is afraid of nothing! But, when reality starts to spread into his digital world, where does Nathan go?

Suitable for 7-11 year olds. Following the production will be a post-show discussion with the cast.

Tickets

Adults. £7.50

Concessions £5

Groups: Buy 9 tickets and get the 10th Free

Schools: £5 per student teachers go Free

Easter themed ‘Make a Play’ weekend 

12th and 13th April 2014, 2pm-4pm

The Easter Bunny has lost his basket of Easter eggs! How will he deliver all his eggs on time?

Join Roots and Wings for an Easter themed ‘Make a Play’ weekend, as we help The Easter Bunny recover his basket. There will be a short performance to families and friends on the 13th April, including an Easter egg hunt!

Tickets

£8 per ticket, includes both days. £1 reduction for siblings.

Bugsy Malone 

Wednesday 16th April 2pm & 7.30pm

Thursday 17th 2pm & 7.30pm

Saturday 19th 7.30pm

Thursday 24th 7.30pm

Friday 25th 7.30pm

Saturday 26th 2pm

"Put your flaps down Tiger, else you'll take off!"

Tallulah

This Easter Show will blow you away with fantastic interactive sets that will put you right in the action! This smash hit musical is brought to life in a unique theatrical experience that will transform the theatre into 1920s New York.

Tickets

Adults: £14

Concessions: £12

Children: £10

Groups: Buy 9 tickets and get the 10th Free

Schools: £5 per student teachers go Free

1920s Murder Mystery Speak Easy When You Whisper Murder 

Saturday 26th April

8pm

You dirty rats! Step inside the cut-throat world of prohibition, gangsters and showgirls in 1920s New York. Who’s gonna get iced? Pick your way through the clues to discover the ‘moiderer’ in an evening of comedy, songs, ludicrous accents and a delicious two- course dinner.

Tickets

£24.00 per head which includes the show AND a 3 course meal. Book 9 Tickets get the 10th FREE. Fancy dress available to hire from the wardrobe for just £10!

Pirates 

Saturday 3rd May

11.30am & 2pm

Join Pirate Paul and his trusty companion Captain Cowardly Custard, on an adventure across the sea to do battle with four of the most deadly pirates the world has ever seen. Witness epic sea battles and sword fights that will leave you on the edge of your seat.

Tickets:

£7.50 / Children £5.50 One parent goes FREE with every child.

Groups: 1 free ticket every 9 purchased

The Wizard of Oooze Murder Mystery: 

Saturday 3rd May

8pm

We're off to see the Wizard, the Wonderful Wizard of Oooze.........yes, something is a miss: Dorothy has a problem to solve, and it is not just finding her way back to Kansas. In our silly homage to this well loved story, there is a lion, a tin man and a scarecrow, but not quite as you know them, and not all is well on the yellow brick road. Murder, mystery and mayhem reign in this alternative pantomime tale- join us for the fun!

Tickets

£24.00 per head which includes the show AND a 3 course meal. Book 9 Tickets get the 10th FREE. Fancy dress available to hire from the wardrobe for just £10 for this event!

I Shall Say Zis Only Once Murder Mystery 

Saturday 10th May 8pm

Allo allo, what eez zis? The French resistance is fighting the German invaders.. Will Renee get his cuddles in the broom cupboard. Will Edith sing that night? Who killed the English Spy? Find out at Renee's cafe!

Tickets

£24.00 per head which includes the show AND a 3 course meal. Book 9 Tickets get the 10th FREE. Fancy dress available to hire from the wardrobe for just £10!

Brit Flick Film Festival 

Sunday 11th May

Back for the third year running the Brit Flick Film Festival shows the best in UK short films, features and documentaries. The day includes an industry insight with guest speakers from casting directors, producers, film & TV directors and actors.

Films run from 11am - 10pm Films to TBC

Industry insight 2pm - 4pm

Tickets for the day and access to all films and industry insight sessions £10 adults / £8 concessions / Students, Equity Members, Children £6.

A Streetcar Named Desire: 

15th, 16th 17th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th May

7:30pm

“And so it was I entered the broken world to trace the visionary company of love, its voice an instant in the wind.”

When southern belle Blanche Dubois arrives to stay with her sister Stella in New Orleans she is confronted by a shockingly different culture and heated surroundings, embodied by Stella's brutish, sensual husband Stanley.

Tickets

Adults £14

Concessions £12

Groups: Buy 9 tickets and get the 10th Free

Schools: £5 per student teachers go Free

The Chairs 

By Eugène Ionesco

Friday 6th, 20th, 27th June & Friday 4th July 8pm

In a house on an island, an old couple pass the time by playing parlour games. A magical experiment in theatrical possibilities, this is an unforgettable experience by a young cast.

Tickets

Adults: £10

Concessions: £8

Children: £6

Groups: Buy 9 tickets and get the 10th Free

Schools: £5 per student teachers go Free

'IF'

10th, 12th, 13th, 14th June 8pm

Rudyard Kipling’s life has been filled with remorse in assisting his seventeen year old only son, John, to sign up for duty in World War One. Many years later, an elderly Rudyard remembers his vain and desperate quest to find his missing son’s remains on the Flanders battlefields, and finally comes to terms with his grief with the help of a ghost from the past.

Tickets

Adults: £14

Concessions: £12

Groups: Buy 9 tickets and get the 10th Free

Schools: £5 per student teachers go Free

School Disco

Saturday 21st June 8pm

Join us as we take you back to the fun school discos of our past. Enjoy entertainment that will keep you on your feet to dance the night away. With a buffet feast of school favorites and the St Trinians girls to show you how it’s done you won't want to miss out on the greatest school disco. With music from the 70s to present day there's something for everyone. So get your ticket now but be sure to be home in time for curfew!

Tickets: £18. Includes Buffet

‘A Letter Home’ 

Saturday 28th June at 11.30am and 2pm.

Peter and George are brothers and best of friends. Peter idolizes his big brother, even when George gets him into trouble. But all of that is about to change. It’s 1914 and war has just broken out against Germany. 15 year old George is desperate to fight for King and country. He makes Peter promise something that binds them together even closer than before.

Suitable for 7-11 year olds. An hour’s workshop will follow each performance, including a post-show discussion.

Tickets

Adults: £7.50

Concessions: £5

Groups: Buy 9 tickets and get the 10th Free

Schools: £5 per student teachers go Free

My Favorite Things 

Saturday 28th June 8pm

London’s best singing trio comes to Portsmouth due to popular demand with their 1940s all singing and dancing group that will take you right back to the good old days.

Tickets

Adults: £14

Concessions: £12

Groups: Buy 9 tickets and get the 10th Free

The Moves & Music of the Middle East’ workshops.

5th July

Middle Eastern Drumming with Chas Whitaker £25 12:00-2pm

Introduction to Middle Eastern Music Seminar by Maren Lueg £25 12:30pm-2pm

BellyDance to LIVE MUSIC with Carmen Jones, Chas and Maren £30 2:30pm-4:30pm

Visit www.wkshops-e2a.eventbrite.co.uk for workshop details and the following evening show.

Egypt to Africa 

Saturday 5th July

A show of incredible world dance and live music! With special guest performance by the amazing masters in Middle Eastern music Chas Whitaker and Maren Lueg, and the fantastic Egyptian Bellydaner Carmen Jones. A show like no other, not to be missed!

TIME: 7pm

Tickets early bird ticket of £7 finishes on 8th June.
Standard ticket £10
Door ticket £12

Comedy of Errors 

10th , 12th, 30th July 1st & 3rd Aug

8pm

Two sets of twins separated at birth collide in the same city without meeting for one crazy day, as multiple mistaken identities lead to confusion on a grade scale. Shakespeare's furiously paced comedy is brought to life in the brilliant colour of Elizabethan life.

This amazing production comes to Groundlings after London run.

Tickets

Adults: £14

Concessions: £12

Children: £8

Groups: Buy 9 tickets and get the 10th Free

Schools: £5 per student teachers go Free

Henry V 

13th, 29th, 31st July 2nd Aug

"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers"

Can the King of England hold his nerve to embrace his duty, command his men and lead his country to victory in France? Shakespeare's great play of nationhood investigates the bloody horrors of war and the turbulence of a land in crisis.

This amazing production comes to Groundlings after London run

Tickets

Adults: £14

Concessions: £12

Children: £8

Groups: Buy 9 tickets and get the 10th Free

Schools: £5 per student teachers go Free

Summer School

Monday 4th August - Sunday 10th August

Taught by professional actors and directors working in their creative field they will work with

you on an exciting week long summer school. You will learn everything from stage

management to singing, dancing and acting techniques including a trip to see a show.

Fee: £95

        £75 for kangaroo club

Umbrella Festival

Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th August

Jonas Hanway was born on the site of Groundlings Theatre in 1712.

To celebrate the man who is charged with popularising the umbrella, Groundlings Theatre is

holding a two day festival of activities for young and old, with displays of music, arts and crafts.

Why not relax in our grounds with a light lunch and drinks available from the restaurant

or wander around the many craft stalls.

11am - 5pm both days.

FREE EVENT

Cinderella.

Christmas 2014 Pantomime.

10th December 2014 – 4th January 2015

If there is one thing you should ask your Fairy Godmother is to take you to the Groundlings Panto.

Tickets:

SHOW ONLY TICKETS: £16 / Concessions £12 / Children £10 / Family of 4 £42 / Previews £2 OFF each Ticket Price / Schools £5 / £2 off Friends of Groundlings Card Holders / Groups; 1 Free Ticket every 9 Purchased.

DINNER THEATRE TICKETS: £22 / Concessions £18 / Children £16 / Family of 4 £66 / £2 off Friends of Groundlings Card Holders / Groups; 1 Free Ticket every 9 Purchased.

EARLY BIRD

£2 OFF all Ticket Prices. Booked before 1st September.