Welcome to November's BLTin with all the news from Bromley Little Theatre!
In this month's BLTin:
* Book now for our November Main House show 'Good People' and our bar show 'Doubt: a Parable'
* Previews and booking details for 'The Ladykillers' (Dec) and 'Blithe Spirit' (Jan)
* See 'The Pitmen Painters' Rock the Brock(ley Jack)
* BLT goes public! Find out what it all means
Don't miss BLT's production of the West End smash hit...
Good People
by David Lindsay-Abaire Directed by Hilary Cordery
Fri 6th - Sat 14th November
(No show Sunday 8th November)
When struggling single mother Margie loses her job at the ‘dollar store’, she becomes desperate. Learning that her old flame Mike is back in town, she seeks him out, hopeful that he might be the key to turning her life around. What happens ultimately is comic, tragic and extremely poignant.
Set in Boston USA, Good People won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for best play and was nominated for two Tony awards. It premiered in London at the Hampstead Theatre last year with Imelda Staunton in the leading role.
“Thoughtful, moving and richly entertaining” – USA Today
“Abrasive, dark and viciously funny” – The Guardian.
Tickets are selling fast so don't miss out - BOOK NOW!!
...And book now for our unmissable November Bar Show:
Doubt: A Parable
by John Patrick Shanley Directed by Mike Darbon
Thurs 19th - Sun 22nd Nov at 7.45pm (in the Bar)
In 1964 New York, Sister Aloysius Beauvier, principal of St. Nicholas School, uses fear and discipline to control both her pupils and staff. Parish priest and popular teacher, Father Flynn, follows a more relaxed approach. When the young and impressionable Sister James shares her suspicion with Sister Aloysius that Father Flynn might be paying too much attention to the school's only black pupil, she sets off a battle of wills between nun and priest that becomes a full-on crusade on the part of the hard-line Sister to rid the school of the liberal-minded Father.
John Patrick Shanley’s drama is the most decorated play on Broadway, with a total of 24 awards. So definitely not to be missed!
Posing as musicians, a gang rent rooms in the house of Mrs Wilberforce, a sweet little old lady, plotting to involve her as an unwitting stooge in a heist job. But their plans go very wrong and events unravel with darkly hilarious results...
Based on the famous Ealing comedy (since reworked by the Coen Brothers in 2005), this multi-Olivier nominated adaptation by Graham Linehan (Father Ted, The IT Crowd) infuses the classic 1950s film with a modern day pace, punch and sensibility.
As research for his next novel, Charles Condomine engages a medium, Madame Arcati, to conduct a séance but inadvertently, she raises the ghost of his late, first wife, Elvira. For Ruth – Charles’s current wife – Elvira’s resurrection is no laughing matter, particularly since the neurotic spirit seems only too eager to reclaim her husband – whether it be in this world or the next.
Noël Coward is one of the truly great comic writers of British theatre and his trademark sharp wit, piercing eye for relationships and unforgettable characters are in abundance in this comedy classic.
Missed the 'Pitmen Painters' at BLT and Hever? Fret not, canny lads (and lasses) - they'll be making yet another appearance at the Brockley Jack Theatre from 17th - 28th November.
For more details and tickets click here
BLT goes public: what it means for you
From January 2016 BLT is changing its Premises Licence.
This means that for the first time ever, non-members (ie, the general public) can buy tickets for our Main House shows at £12 (Members will still pay just £8).
So what else is changing? Here’s your at-a-glance guide:
• Members will now enjoy a three-month ‘priority’ booking period before each show. Non-members will be able to book about one month before.
• Guests will no longer need to be signed in.
• Bar show tickets remain ‘members only’, but members can still bring guests.
Members’ priority booking for our January show ‘Blithe Spirit’ is already open.
But for the first time in BLT’s history the general public will also be able to buy tickets from 15th December!
So be sure to tell your friends the news. Better still, why not get them to join and enjoy all the benefits of being a BLT member?
Annual membership is still just £16 for a single adult, £25 for a couple, £35 for a family and only £6 for juniors under 16 and students in full time education. See the BLT website for full details.
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How to book at BLT
Book online* here Email the box office here Or call 0333 666 3366
*You can use the online booking system with your membership number and a credit/debit card, provided we have a valid e-mail address for you registered on the Ticketsource system. In the event of any problems using the system please click on these links to email the membership secretary or the box office
Please note: tickets booked online or via the telephone booking system can be refunded with 48 hours notice but are subject to a deduction of the 10% Ticketsource booking fee
IMPORTANT: Until Dec 15th 2015, to book tickets for shows at Bromley Little Theatre you MUST be a member. To join please click here
May we remind you that the smoking of electronic cigarettes is not permitted anywhere on Bromley Little Theatre premises. Thank you.
