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TimesShow 7.00pm

TicketsFull £15.00*Concessions £12.00*Family of 4 £48.00*

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TimesDoors 7.45pmShow 9.00pm

Tickets£23.00

*Booking fee of £xx applies

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Ellesmere Port Civic Hall and

Neston Civic Hall

Autumn/Winter 2019/20

MUSIC COMEDY THEATRE FAMILY DANCE

This season @ Ellesmere Port Civic Halland Neston Civic Hall

FAMILYSarah and Duck Pg.3

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show Pg.4-5

Cinderella Pg.6

EPW Wrestling Pg.7

Pop Divas Live! Pg.7

MUSICEllesmere Port Lions Concert Pg.8

Chester Wind Band Pg.8

EPMS - Handel Messiah Pg.8

Les Musicals Pg.9

Through The Decades With Roy and Buddy Pg.10

The Vesbim Floyd Show UK Pg.10

COMEDYManford’s Comedy Club Pg.11

Basil and Co. The Dinner Show Pg.11

THEATREMini - Ellesmere Port Family Festival 2019 Pg.12 The Bombshell Belles Pg.14

Stitch Brothers Patchwork Wonders Pg.12 Hooray for Hollywood Pg.14

Circus of Horrors - 25th Anniversary Tour Pg.13The D-Day Darlings - The Songs That Won The War

Pg.15

Hairspray Pg.13 Ben Hart: Wonder Pg.16

DANCEVienna Festival Ballet - Snow White Pg.17

Vienna Festival Ballet - Sleeping Beauty Pg.17

Neston Civic HallManford’s Comedy Club Pg.18

Neston Flicks Pg.18

Neston Players Present - The Flint Street Nativity Pg.19

Northern Rhythm Big Band - Michael Bublé at Christmas Pg.19

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FAMILY THEATRE COMEDY MUSIC DANCE 3EPCHSarah & Duck15 March

The enchanting world of Sarah and Duck is brought to life in a brand-new stage show, featuring the wonderful characters from the BAFTA award-winning CBeebies show.

Join Sarah and Duck and a host of your favourite friends including The Ribbon Sisters, The Shallots, Flamingo & John and Umbrella, as they plan a birthday party for Scarf Lady in their garden.

Told through a fantastic blend of puppetry, storytelling and music, Sarah and Duck’s Big Top Birthday will take you and your children on a magical adventure.

TimesShow 1.30pm & 4.00pm

TicketsFull £13.00Concessions £11.00Family of 4 £44.00Other group discounts available

Book now: 0333 666 3366 | brioentertainment.org4

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show12 October

The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by author and illustrator Eric Carle, has delighted generations of readers since it as first publis ed in selling more than 43 million copies worldwide.Eric’s well-known books captivated readers with his iconic colourful hand-painted tissue paper collage illustrations and distinctively simple stories, introducing generations of children to a bi er, bri ter orld and to t eir first experience of reading itself.

The timeless classic has made its way off the page and onto the stage.

Created by Jonathan Rockefeller, the critically acclaimed production of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show features a menagerie of 75 lovable puppets, faithfully adapting four of Eric Carle’s stories, Brown Bear Brown Bear, 10 Little

ubber uc s, e er onel ire and of course, the star of the show celebrating its 50th Birthday in 2019, The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

TimesShow 11.00am & 1.30pm


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Show 8.00pm


Cinderella14 December- 24 December

Cinderella lives at Hard-Up Hall with her father the Barron, her wicked Step Sisters and her best friend Buttons. She is fed up of her hum drum life and longs to meet a man who will sweep her off her feet. Luckily, Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother is on hand to orchestrate a chance of meeting with Prince Charming himself, but the course of true love never did run smooth and no sooner have they met, Cinders and her Prince are parted. Will they be reunited at the ball? Or will Cinderella’s step sisters have their wicked way?

Starring Coronation Street’s Connie Hyde as the Fairy Godmother and Britain’s Got Talent’s comedy impressionist Tony Rudd as Buttons - and with stunning scenery, colourful costumes, fabulous frocks and stunning special effects, all wrapped up in our trademark laugh a minute script - Cinderella promises to be Ellesmere Port’s most magical pantomime ever.

TimesVarious times


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TimesShow 7.30pm

TicketsVIP Ringside £15.00 (Includes backstage pass)

Full £12.00Children £10.00Family of 4 £36.00

EPW Wrestling18 October28 February

Pop Divas Live!

30 October

The popular EPW Wrestling returns to Ellesmere Port with another explosive wrestling extravaganza!

This action-packed, non-stop show will have all the family entertained.

VIP, ringside tickets are available which include a backstage pass, so you can catch a glimpse of all the action!

Get ready for the best songs from all your favourite female stars in one fabulous fun-packed show. Little Mix will cast some Black Magic and Taylor Swift will Shake It Off as four enormously talented girls bring you up close and personal with the greatest female pop performers of today.

Meghan Trainor, Ariana Grande, Beyoncé and Rihanna will all be dropping in to the biggest Pop Party ever, so make sure you’re there!

With dazzling choreography, state of the art videos and superb vocals, Pop Divas Live! is the perfect pop concert experience for the little divas in your life.

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TimesShow 6.00pm

TicketsFull £14.00Concessions £12.00Family of 4 £48.00

Present a tribute to Little Mix & Friends

TimesShow 7.30pm

TicketsFull £7.50

Ellesmere Port Lions Concert11 October

Chester Wind Band9 November

Ellesmere Port Lions Club raise money to help people wherever there is a need. This concert is in aid of the North West Air Ambulance and features the SingMe Merseyside Choir and the Leigh School of Dance, both back by popular demand. Tombola, bar and refreshments will be available!

Chester Wind Band returns with its ever popular Last Night of the Proms concert, bringing with it a wide range of music to suit all tastes and rounded off with all the Last Night of the Proms favourites. Come along with your party hats and streamers for a most enjoyable traditional evening.

TimesShow 7.00pm

TicketsVisit epmsonline.co.uk to book tickets

Ellesmere Port Music Society

Handel Messiah7 December

With full orchestra and soloists, Ellesmere Port Music Society will perform this joyous choral work which has local connections with Chester and includes the famous Hallelujah Chorus.


TimesShow 7.30pm

TicketsAdult £12.00Concession £10.00

Visit chesterwindband.com to book tickets

Ellesmere Port Music Society

Handel Messiah

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Les Musicals19 October

Les Musicals live concert tour is the ultimate celebration of Musical Theatre.

Jonathan Ansell (G4 Frontman) and Jai McDowall (Britain's Got Talent winner) have joined forces to create a dramatic, spine-tingling concert. This vocally dynamic evening showcases even more smash-hit songs from the greatest musicals of all time, brought to you by two of the world's finest oices

Come and immerse yourself into the world of Musical Theatre with classics from Les Miserables, Phantom Of The Opera, Blood Brothers, Wicked, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Greatest Showman, Miss Saigon, Chess, We Will Rock You and many more.

After sell-out shows in 2018 and in its second exciting year, this is certainly a concert not to be missed.

TimesShow 7.30pm

TicketsFull £25.00VIP £57.50VIP tickets include a Meet and Greet with Jonathan and Jai at 6.00pm, plus a complimentary glass of wine or juice and the opportunity to take photographs and get autographs.


TimesShow 7.30pm

TicketsFull £18.50Concessions £17.50

Roy and Buddy26 October

The Vesbim Floyd Show UK Pink Floyd’s The Wall Live 15 November

Roy Orbison has written many songs including Only the Lonely and Crying whilst Buddy Holly in his short career was listed as 13th in ‘The Rolling Stone’ magazine’s ‘100 Greatest Artists of all Time’!

Darren Page brings his distinctive vocal abilities to the music of Roy Orbison and will be joined by Marc Robinson who has played the part of Buddy Holly all over the world, including a performance in ‘Buddy The Musical’ and other shows.

Through the Decades with Roy Orbison & Buddy Holly will deliver a feel good nostalgic factor with all the hits from I Drove all Night, Mean Woman Blues, Pretty Woman, Heartbeat, Peggy Sue and It Doesn’t Matter Anymore, to name but a few!

The Vesbim Floyd Show UK bring Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall Live’ to the stage along with a collection of classic tracks from Dark Side of the Moon, Animals, Wish You Were Here and Echoes. The show comes to you complete with a fantastic visual presentation of multimedia projections and stunning lasers. Featuring 10 of the best musicians and vocalists around, fans of Pink Floyd won’t want to miss out on this epic show!

TimesShow 7.30pm

Tickets£20.00

Through the Decades With

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TimesShow 8.00pm

TicketsFull £10.00

Manford’s Comedy Club20 September6 December

Basil and CoThe Dinner Show12 October

Manford’s Comedy Club are back, and are bringing with them an array of the country’s funniest comedians!

We’ve had some extra special guests in the past including Jason Manford and John Bishop so you never know who could appear on stage!

20 Sept line-up: Dave Twentyman, Jack Carroll (2013 Britain’s Got Talent runner-up), Dave Bawden and more to be announced.6 Dec line-up: Matt Bragg, Nigel NG and more to be announced!

Don’t miss out as Basil, Sybil and Manuel treat the audience to a hilarious comedy dining experience which evokes the popular BBC ‘Fawlty Towers’ sitcom.

In this wholly immersive production, the fun starts at the drinks reception as Basil greets the guests and in true Fawlty style, a rip roaring night of comedy ensues, all whilst the audience enjoy a delicious 3-course meal and be a part of a fantastic show!

TimesShow 7.30pm

Tickets£37.00(Includes 3 course meal)

The Sitcom Experience


TimesShow 2.00pm and 3.00pm

TicketsChildren £8.00 (+1 Free Adult)

Early Bird Tickets £5.00 (Limited)

Ellesmere Port Residents £5.00

Mini

TPO Company and Teatro Metastasio di Prato present

Part of Ellesmere Port Family Festival 2019

31 October

Stitch BrothersPatchwork Wonders1 November

An enchanting and interactive piece of theatre for young children, from award-winning Italian theatre company TPO.

Combining dance, innovative projection and a wonderful set, Mini invites its audience to explore the space, shapes, colours and sounds around them. These different elements come to life as the children interact with them, creating a unique and engaging experience.

This interactive show will excite and delight children aged 2 - 4.

Live drawing! Beatboxing! Animation! Jazz! An exhilarating new piece of music theatre for children aged 5–8 years.

Patchwork Wonders is a genre-bursting mix of live beatboxing, imagery, electronica, jazz, hip hop and South Asian classical folk music. You’ll be transported into a magical, dreamlike world of sound, words and projections.

Created and performed by award-winning jazz musician Arun Gosh, visual artist Fabric Lenny and composer and sound artist Jason Singh.

TimesShow 2.00pm

TicketsAll ages £8.00Early Bird Tickets £5.00 (Limited)

Ellesmere Port Residents £5.00

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TimesShow 7.30pm

TicketsFull from £20.00Concessions from £17.00Early Bat Discount from £17.00*

Circus of HorrorsThe 25th Anniversary Tour

14 November

Footloose Musicals

Hairspray27 - 29 March

The new Circus of Horrors show will be a celebration of the 25 years and will include an amazing amalgamation of acts, driven by a rock 'n' roll sound scape, a show that will have you sat on the edge of your seat, when not falling off it with laughter.

The almighty cast that stormed into the finals of ritain s ot alent is no a est End and worldwide hit that will take you on a rollercoaster ride of amazing and bizarre acts. It is a circus like no other and a show you simply can’t afford to miss.

The 1950s are out and change is in the air! Hairspray, winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, is a family-friendly musical piled bouffant high with laughter, romance and deliriously tuneful songs. It’s 1962 in Baltimore and the lovable plus-size teen Tracy Turnblad has only one desire, to dance on the popular Corny Collins Show. When her dream comes true, Tracy is transformed from social outcast to sudden star. She must use her newfound power to dethrone the reigning Teen Queen, win the affections of heartthrob Link Larkin and integrate a TV network, all without denting her ‘do!

TimesVarious times

TicketsFull £13.00

*Bookings made before 14 September


Times2.00pm

TicketsFull £12.00Concessions £10Add Afternoon Tea £5.00

The Bombshell Belles11 February

Hooray for Hollywood10 June

This tantilising trio of wartime pin-ups presents a selection of popular hits from the 40s and 50s such as Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree and Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, as well as current hits like Bad Romance and Crazy in Love with vintage-style arrangements.

Inspired by the American GIs, The Bombshell elles o bac to a time ere irt armonies

and glamorous pin-ups kept morale high for soldiers at the heart of war.

A musical play which promises quality hours filled it t e most memorable oll ood melodies, “Hooray for Hollywood” revives an era of newfound hope and glamour. Recreating the glitz of the Roaring Twenties, the production captures a decade of contrasts where desires and ambitions were at a peak. With a cast of talented performers backed by a lively band, this heartwarming tale offers an uplifting experience of the 1920s.

Times2.00pm

TicketsFull £14.00Concession £12.00Add Afternoon Tea £5.00

Revival Live UK

Revival Live UK

*Get 10% off when you book two Revival Live UK shows


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The D-DayDarlings

15 October

We're welcoming The D-Day Darlings back to Ellesmere Port Civic Hall!

e roup first on t e earts of t e nation in 2018 when they reached the Britain's Got

alent finals

Relive the good old days of wartime Britain as the delightful D- Day Darlings take you on a musical journey back to the heart of the 1940s. Performing the most memorable songs that kept a nation smiling through its darkest days, the “Songs That Won The War” has established a strong following across the UK with its theatre performances spanning almost a decade.

Times2.00pm

TicketsFull £16.00Concessions £14.00Add Afternoon Tea £5.00

The Songs That Won the War

Revival Live UK



Ben Hart:Wonder17 April

ritain s ot alent finalist, est nd star and multi award-winning magician Ben Hart is embarking on his debut solo tour.

Described by David Walliams as ‘the living embodiment of magic’, Ben has recently played to royalty, heads of state and celebrities, in West End theatres, international arenas and on dozens of UK and international TV appearances (including his own series on BBC Three, The One Show and BBC One’s “Now You See It”).

Expect his most mind-blowing and exciting magic in a show that shines a light on magic, life, the universe and the darkest corners of your imaginations. With the simplest of props, using the objects and minds of the audience, Ben Hart conjures an altogether new kind of magic.

“Unbelievable! That was unbelievable… Really… I’m shocked.”

Simon Cowell

“Mind-blowing... supreme master of the vanishing act. He really is a must

see. Don't miss him.” The Advertiser

TimesShow 7.30pm

TicketsFull £17.00Concessions £15.00

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TimesShow 7.00pm

TicketsFull £20.50Concessions £18.50Children £16.50Dance School (Groups of 6+) £12.50

The Vienna Festival Ballet

Snow White24 October

Join Vienna Festival Ballet on a magical journey with their unmissable production of Snow White.

World class choreography propels this timeless fairy tale and answers the question; who is the fairest one of all? Based on the traditional Grimm brothers’ story, this ballet incorporates all the important elements – a beautiful girl, an enchanted mirror and a poisoned apple.

This spellbinding ballet promises to entertain and dazzle the whole family.

classic fair tale set to c ai o s s ma nificent score, stunning choreography, beautiful costumes all combine to portray the struggle between good and evil.

The wicked Carbosse casts a spell on Princess Aurora proclaiming that she will one day prick her fin er and die e ilac air c an es t e spell, and instead on the fateful day, the Princess and the entire Palace fall into a deep sleep. A century later Prince Florimund revives the Princess with a kiss, the Palace awakens and a parade of fairy tale characters attend the wedding.

The Vienna Festival Ballet

Sleeping Beauty31 March

TimesShow 7.00pm

TicketsFull £20.50Concessions £18.50Children £16.50Dance School (Groups of 6+) £12.50

NESTON18

TimesShow 8.00pm

Tickets£10.00

Neston FlicksEvery Last Saturdayof the month

Wondering what to do for your next night out? Here at Neston Civic Hall we have you sorted!

Manford’s Comedy Club have rounded up some of t e countr s finest comedians ri t to our doorstep!

Russell Kane has hit the stage before, so you never know what mystery guest could appear!

27 September line-up - Louise Young (BBC Newcastle and BBC Tees Radio Presenter, Grin Up North Show), Matt Reed and more to be announced.

29 November line-up - Craig Murray (Plusnet Broadband TV adverts), Danny McLoughlin, Mike Newall and Saskia Preston.

Neston Flicks is a friendly community cinema, run by local volunteers and supported by Neston Community Youth Centre.

You can purchase delicious light meals and omemade ca es before t e film and t ere s

always an interval to get a drink from the bar, a cup of tea or coffee or you can treat yourself to an ice cream!

Visit nestoncyc.co.uk for more information.

TimesFilm Starts 7.00pm

TicketsFull £5.00Under 16s £3.00Food Vouchers £4.00

Manford’s Comedy Club27 September29 November

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TimesShow 7.30pm

TicketsFull £10.00Concessions £8.00*

The Flint Street Nativity4 - 7 December

13 December

Mizzis Horrocks’ class of seven year olds is about to perform their nativity play at Flint Street Junior School for the proud mums and dads and the occasional social worker.

Squabbles arise when Gabriel wants to play Mary, the Star grumbles he’s not a proper star like they have at NASA, Herod won’t stop waving to his mum and dad and the subversive Innkeeper is determined to liven up the traditional script. And then the stick insect escapes…

The children are played by adults in this warm and witty play which is an ideal alternative to the usual Christmas fare.

After sell out concerts throughout the year, Neston born Trumpeter Mark White brings his 15 piece Northern Rhythm Big Band back to Neston Civic Hall to celebrate the music of 'Michael Bublé at Christmas.' The concert will include the major hits of Michael Bublé as well as some Big Band favourites.

There's no better way to get you in the mood for Christmas than a bit of Bublé!

TimesShow 7.30pm

Tickets£12.00

*Concessions available Wednesday and Thursday

Neston Players present

Michael Bubleat Christmas

Northern Rhythm Big Band

We hope to see you soon!

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