PHS-PTA Theatre Trips Group†
Organiser: Elaine Roe
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Transport by coach is included in the prices of all the tickets and a
minimum number of 25 people are needed to make any trip viable.
Payment for any of the trips should be made at General Meetings or by
post before the cutoff date.
Places cannot be reserved without payment. Please see a full list of events itemised below. †Organised on behalf of Poynton High School PTA but open to Poynton u3a members. |
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The current bookings are: (Last Updated: 10th December 2024) KINKY BOOTS - Palace Theatre - 7.30pm Thursday 6th February 2025 After inheriting his family's failing shoe factory and with a relationship on the rocks, life is proving to be very challenging for Charlie Price. That is until he meets Lola, a drag queen whose sparkle and unsteady heels might just hold the answer to saving the struggling business. Based on a true story and a hit movie, featuring music and lyrics by pop icon Cyndi Lauper and starring Strictly Come Dancing's Johannes Radebe as Lola with Dan Partridge as Charlie. Price: Stalls (RowsJ&K) /Circle (Rows C&D) £59 Stalls (Row O) /Circle (Row J) £51 ESCAPED ALONE and WHAT IF IF ONLY - Royal Exchange - 7.30pm Monday 10th February 2025 Sarah Francome directs two short plays by Caryl Churchill. In Escaped Alone three friends meet for a chat in the garden. A neighbour is invited in and the discussion goes from intimate secrets among friends to seemingly absurd tales. As darker secrets emerge, their afternoon is punctured by flashes of catastrophe. What If If Only explores grief and loss with a study of a man facing different possible futures after the death of his partner. He is visited by ghosts who confront him with alternative biographies. Price: £32 Stage Level Seats DEAR EVAN HANSEN - Palace Theatre - 7.30pm Thursday 20th February 2025 Meet Evan, an anxious High School kid who wants nothing more than to fit in. The thing is, on his way to fitting in, he didn't tell the whole truth and now he must give up on a life he never dreamed that he would have. As events spiral and the truth comes out, Evan faces a reckoning with himself and everyone around him. The show has a score by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Oscar-winning composers for The Greatest Showman). Price: Stalls (rows G&H) £61, Circle (rows B, E & F)/Stalls (rows K&L) £54,Circle (row J)/Stalls row P) £49, Circle (row M)/Stalls (row R) £37 JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOUR DREAMCOAT - Opera House - 7.30pm Tuesday 4th March 2025 The multi award-winning show, from the legendary duo of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, brings to life the biblical story of Joseph, his eleven brothers, and the coat of many colours. Featuring pop and musical theatre classics, including Any Dream Will Do(/i>, Close Every Door, There’s One More Angel In Heaven and Go, Go, Go Joseph. Price: £51.50 Front Circle/Centre stalls (Cheaper seats @ £41.50 were to the side of the auditorium. If you would be interested in those, let me know and I will try to get them for you). ABIGAIL'S PARTY - Royal Exchange - 7.30pm Monday 7th April 2025 Mike Leigh's tragicomic masterpiece. At the height of 1970s suburbia, social class and ambition, Beverly Moss, the Hostess with the Mostess, is inviting you to her cocktail party. The latest tracks are on the record player, the drinks are flowing and there's even a bowl of olives - although it seems that only Laurence likes those. As the night moves on and the party gets thick with sexual tension, Beverly's exclusive gathering quickly descends into chaos. Price: £33 Stage Level Seats A KNIGHT'S TALE - Opera House - 7.30pm Tuesday 15th April 2025 William Thatcher, a 14th century peasant squire who has dreamt of being a knight since childhood, breaks all the rules when he passes himself off as a nobleman and masquerades as a knight under the alias 'Sir Ulrich von Liechtenstein of Gelderland'. He takes the jousting world by storm and the only thing that stands between William and his dream of becoming the World Champion of the most extreme of sports is the bad boy of the sport Count Adhemar. What will be the outcome when the two rivals go lance to lance at the world finals? Featuring classic pop hits of the 70's. Price: Front Circle (rows B, C and E)/Centre Stalls (rows J,K,L) £45 Rear Circle (row K)/Rear Stalls (row W) £35 MARY POPPINS - Palace Theatre - 7.30pm Tuesday 29th April 2025 The magical story of the world's favourite nanny arriving on Cherry Tree Lane. With dazzling choreography and special effects and including unforgettable songs such as Step in Time, Jolly Holiday, Spoonful of Sugar and Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Price: Centre Circle (rows D,E, F &G)/Stalls (Rows A,P, Q & R) £83 Rear Circle(Rows M&O)/Stalls (Rows U&V) £70 Family group Circle rowsH&J £60 each person SIX - Lowry - 8.00pm Wednesday 30th July 2025 A musical comedy in the style of a pop concert, a modern retelling of the lives of the six wives of Henry VIII, presented in the form of a singing competition. From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the mic to tell their tales, remixing 500 years of historical heartbreak into an 80 minute celebration of 21st century girl power. With music, book, and lyrics written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss. Price: Centre Circle/Stalls £59 NB This show starts at 8.00pm, half an hour later than usual, so the coach will be leaving at 6.30pm. There is no interval. HERE & NOW - Opera House - 7.30pm Thursday 11th September 2025 Welcome to seaside superstore Better Best Bargains, where it's Friday night, the vibe is right, and everyone's dancing in the aisles. But when Caz discovers the shelves are stocked with lies and betrayal, the summer of love she and her friends dreamed of suddenly feels like a tragedy. Have they all lost their chance of a 'happy ever after'? Or does love have other plans in store...? The show features many of Steps' iconic hits, including 5, 6, 7, 8, Stomp, Tragedy, Better Best Forgotten and Last Thing On My Mind. Price: Front circle (rows A&E) Centre Stalls (rows K,L&M) £55 Centre circle (row J)/rear stalls (row R) £47 MOULIN ROUGE! - Palace Theatre - 7.30pm Monday 15th September 2025 The year is 1899, and Christian, a young English writer, has come to Paris to follow the Bohemian revolution taking hold of the city's drug and prostitute infested underworld. And nowhere is the thrill of the underworld more alive than at the Moulin Rouge, a night club where the rich and poor men alike come to be entertained by the dancers, but things take a wicked turn for Christian as he starts a deadly love affair with the star courtesan of the club, Satine. But her affections are also coveted by the club's patron: the Duke. A dangerous love triangle ensues as Satine and Christian attempt to fight all odds to stay together but a force that not even love can conquer is taking its toll on Satine... The show features many of the iconic songs from the 2001 movie as well as new additions from Music Supervisor, Orchestrator, and Arranger, Justin Levine. Combining over 70 songs from Adele, Katy Perry, Sia, Rihanna, Beyonce, and more to create a pop score that's unique in musical theatre while still firmly rooted in character and storytelling. The result is a musical extravaganza unlike anything else. Price: Band A £81, Band B £61, Band C ££51 MISS SAIGON - Palace Theatre - 7.30pm Monday 10th November 2025 In the last days of the Vietnam War, 17 year-old Kim is forced to work in a Saigon bar run by a notorious character known as the Engineer. There she meets and falls in love with an American GI named Chris but they are torn apart by the fall of Saigon. For 3 years Kim goes on an epic journey of survival to find her way back to Chris, who has no idea he's fathered a son. Price: Stalls(Rows M&O)/Front Circle (rows C&D) £75 Centre Circle (row H)/Rear Stalls (row P) £65 TINA - The Tina Turner Musical - Palace Theatre - 7.30pm Tuesday 2nd December 2025 From humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her triumphant transformation into a multi award-winning global superstar, Tina Turner didn't just break the rules, she rewrote them, winning 12 Grammy Awards and selling more concert tickets than any other solo performer in music history. Set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her iconic hits, including The Best, What's Love Got To Do With It?, Private Dancer and River Deep, Mountain High, discover the heart and soul behind the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll. Experience her inspiring story live on stage as this exhilarating celebration reveals the untold story of a woman who dared to dream fiercely, shatter barriers and defy the bounds of age, gender and race to conquer the world against all odds. Price: Front Circle/Stalls £67 CentreCircle/Stalls £58.50 Rear Circle Stalls £44 †Organised on behalf of Poynton High School PTA but open to Poynton u3a members. |