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Give Me The Night

It’s time to throw out all your blues and hit the city lights for a night of George Benson classics, as we pay tribute to the American soul superstar who helped make r’n’b soul what it is today. . .

Brand new from Entertainers – who brought you The Magic of Motown, Lost in Music and Fastlove – this sensational production celebrates the life’s work of a true musical legend.

There’s music in the air and lots of lovin’ everywhere, Give Me the Night brings you hit after hit: Never Give up on a Good Thing, Love Times Love, In Your Eyes, Lady Love Me (One More Time), Shiver, The Greatest Love of All, Turn Your Love Around, On Broadway, Feel Like Making Love and many, many more.

Crooners

Packed with personality and humour, Crooners has been wowing audiences with its witty and exhilarating show full of hilarious one liners, laugh out loud silliness and superb musical numbers with the outstanding 9-piece The Mini Big Band live on stage. The show pays homage to some of the greatest Crooners of all time with a splendiferous injection of Britishness. Featuring humour, tap dance and some of the most quintessential songs from Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Matt Monro, Nat King Cole, Bobby Darin. Expect some Come Fly With Me, Fly Me to the Moon, Mack the Knife and many, many more…

M. G. Boulter

Following his successful tour in Autumn 2022, which brought his Clifftown album to life through specially shot film projections and an enhanced touring band, M G Boulter is preparing live shows for Spring 2023.

It’s was a busy 2022 for M G having toured extensively with his Clifftown show but also undertaking his live duties as a member of Jon Boden’s Remnant Kings. He also recorded and released his new EP ‘A Shadow Falls over New Brighton’ on Hudson Records, as well as the joint single, ‘Flint Knapped’ with Shetland songwriter Jenny Sturgeon. 2023 promises to be equally productive with a new album being recorded in March (with BBC Folk Award winning producer Andy Bell and an ensemble of some the country’s best known folk musicians) and more singles planned with Jenny. Garnering praise from reviewers like Uncut describing his work as “gorgeous in a word” and R2 listing him as “a weapons grade songwriter”, expect a more intimate show for 2023 combining new album material and storytelling, highlighting M G’s songs as an important contemporary voice in the long tradition of the singer-songwriter.

Exhibition: A History of Women’s Football

To celebrate the world premiere of The Invincibles, we are delighted to showcase a unique exhibition telling the story of 150 years of women’s football. A world-class collection of memorabilia, the exhibition explores the development of women’s football from the Victorian era to the Women’s World Cup of 2023.

Rare and distinctive items dating from the turn of the century to present day are on display, including items from the women’s football legend Lizzy Ashcroft Collection and her grandson Steve’s personal collection which is packed with culturally significant artefacts.

You will have the chance to touch and smell the leather of vintage football boots and balls, take a peek inside match day programmes from across the decades and enjoy reading from our loaned library of women’s football books in the café.

In spite of repeated English FA bans on women’s football, the game has flourished through the decades. This exhibition highlights the skill and determination of women like Carmen Pomies, Lizzy Ashcroft and Lily Parr, who blazed a trail for women’s football playing for the famous Dick Kerr Ladies, celebrating their achievements and those of our Lionesses today.

Get your tickets for The Invincibles here

Known as the Dagenham Invincibles, Sterling Ladies are the greatest women’s football team of World War One. Over two whirlwind seasons they will never lose a game. Yet in 1919, the factory girls hang up their boots and triumphs fade into obscurity…In 2023 their war-cry is heard in the roar of the Lionesses. The world has changed, yet the Women’s World Cup evokes The Invincibles joyous spirit. For Hornchurch teenager Maya, it’s the event of the summer.

MURMURATIONS

Presented by Havering Changing and Tangled Feet
Written by Steve Waters, directed by Nathan Curry

This is theatre with a difference and a chance to explore a hidden local treasure.

Put on a pair of headphones, meet your tour guide and walk through the stunning natural landscape of Bedfords Park – a nature reserve on the edge of a city. In this guided walk and theatre show you never know who’s going to jump out from behind the next bush! Through your headphones you’ll eavesdrop on a married couple trying to rekindle their flame, estate agents selling the dream and a botanist protecting the plants. But how are they all connected? And what has brought them to Havering’s incredible nature reserve?

How do we protect the nature we have whilst trying to survive in difficult times? What are we protecting and why? In a world where nature needs our help but people’s lives are under more and more pressure, what small act can change the world?

Murmurations was originally devised in association with National Trust, RSPB, UEA, and Arts & Humanities Research Council. It enjoyed a sell out premiere at National Trust Wicken Fen & RSPB Strumpshaw Fen in 2021. In 2022 it was reworked for another sell out run at Hartlepool Waterfront Festival, and returns this Autumn, reimagined to celebrate the London Borough of Havering and Bedfords Park. Murmurations features stories of local people and their relationship with the area’s unique green landscape.

Tangled Feet are an Artist-led NPO funded company based in Luton who create original, visually stunning, transformative performances, sometimes inside theatres but often in other public spaces. We create atmospheres and experiences for the audience which are thrilling, surprising and memorable, which always feel ‘live’ and in the moment, where the unique reality of this audience, in this moment, right here is acknowledged and celebrated.

Age guidance 11+. This show contains adult language.

A free shuttle bus leaves 45 minutes before the show from North Romford Community Centre, Collier Row and 30 minutes before the show from myplace, Harold Hill. It will return you to the departure point after the show.

Thank ABBA For The Music

In 1974, ABBA’s iconic Eurovision Song Contest performance of Waterloo made history, with their victory propelling the band to international stardom.

On their brand new tour Thank ABBA For The Music celebrates the global pop phenomenon’s legendary night with a special 50th Anniversary live concert.

Featuring all of ABBA’s greatest hits including Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia, Super Trouper, Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! SOS, Take A Chance On Me, Voulez-Vous and of course, Waterloo and many more!

Complete with a dynamic cast of outstanding singers, dazzling choreography, and interactive video projection, early booking is advised for what promises to be a high-octane extravaganza for ABBA-lovers everywhere.

As always ABBA and 70’s fancy dress is optional…but encouraged!

Luther Vandross Celebration

The World’s premier show in celebration of ‘The Velvet Voice’ experience all the hits from his amazing career, culminating over 40 million album sales and eight Grammy awards including many of the greatest dance anthems and love songs ever written, fronted by international Luther Vandross tribute Harry Cambridge and his 10-piece band

Never Too Much, Here and Now, Give Me the Reason, I Really didn’t mean it, Stop to Love, So Amazing, The Best Things in Life Are Free, Always and Forever, Endless Love, Ain’t No stoppin’ Us Now, Your Secret Love, Shine, The Closer I Get To You, Love The One You’re With, Any Love, Superstar, Until You Come Back to Me, Dance with My Father and many many more.

Lionel – The Music of Lionel Richie

Following his appearances with Lionel Richie himself on ITV’s Sunday Night at The Palladium and the Graham Norton Show for the BBC, Malcolm Pitt delivers a powerhouse and breathtaking performance in this high-octane show celebrating the music of Lionel Richie and the Commodores.

This award winning five-star production also features a stellar line-up of world class musicians including musical director, Jonny Miller from Talon.

Dancing On the Ceiling, Hello, Three Times A Lady, Easy, All Night Long and many more…

80s Movie Mixtape

The 80s Movie Mixtape is a concert experience like no other! Join us as we take you on a journey through the iconic movies of the 80s, featuring the best songs from the decade’s most beloved films. From the upbeat, feel-good hits of The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off to the emotional power ballads of Top Gun and Dirty Dancing, we’ve got it all.

We’re bringing to the stage some of the biggest hits from movies like Flashdance, Footloose, Ghostbusters, and Back to the Future. Whether you’re a fan of 80s pop, rock, or R&B, there’s something for everyone at The 80s Movie Mixtape.

Get ready to sing (and dance) along to your favourite songs and relive the memories of the movies that defined a generation.

Genesis Dance Project & New Work

After a hugely successful 2022 season, New English Ballet Theatre returns with a dynamic mixed bill of eight works to music from Baroque to Pop, choreographed by six successful choreographers.

These include British choreographer and director Peter Leung and NEBT’s Assistant Director and Associate Choreographer, Daniela Cardim. After achieving international acclaim for her 2022 ballets Stabat Mater and Reset, she is creating a new work to music by Johann Sebastian Bach.

The programme also features the world premiere of the electrifying Genesis Dance Project, a collection of works by four different choreographers, set to six songs by legendary band Genesis. Created with the band’s generous permission, this modern-day ballet features a broad range of choreographic styles, imaginative costumes, and spectacular imagery, showcasing some of Genesis’ most iconic pop and rock hits.

The work includes The Cinema Show by Ruth Brill, Firth of Fifth by Valentino Zucchetti, I Can’t Dance and Invisible Touch by Kristen McNally, and Ripples and Watcher of the Skies by Wayne Eagling.

New English Ballet Theatre (NEBT) is a dynamic, critically acclaimed ballet company. Founded in 2010, NEBT is dedicated to creating exceptional dance experiences for the widest possible audience. Working with a range of emerging, developing and established choreographers, designers and artists, NEBT has built a solid repertoire of works that represent the versatility and significance of ballet today.