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NEW YEAR’ S BREWERY TOUR & TUTORED TASTING // 2 JAN
Take a seasonal look behind the scenes on an award-winning tour at Britain’ s oldest brewer. Discover a little of Shepherd Neame’ s fascinating history, gain an insight into the brewers’ art and enjoy a tutored tasting and a homemade mince pie.
11.45am. Price: £ 13.75 Shepherd Neame, The Faversham Brewery, 17 Court Street, Faversham ME13 7AX www. shepherdneame. co. uk / 01795 542016
MURDER AT MORITZ // 7 JAN
Join the Perfectly Dreadful Murder Company as they go off piste in this night of murder, mystery and mayhem. Set in the swanky ski resort of Saint Moritz where the rich and notable( or should that be notorious?) go to celebrate the New Year festivities, this night of super sleuthing will have you working out who dunnit. Don ' t forget to bring your buffet and don your worst Christmas jumpers / skiwear. Prize for winning team and best dressed. Fully licensed bar open but corkage fees apply if you bring your own.
7.30pm. Price: £ 10 Sarah Thorne Theatre Company, Memorial Theatre, Hilderstone, St. Peter ' s Road, Broadstairs CT10 2JW www. sarahthorne-theatreclub. co. uk / 01843 863701
STAR GAZING // 11 JAN
Wrap up warm and spend an evening looking at the stars in the company of Crayford Manor House Astronomical Society Dartford. Advance booking essential. Price includes a hot drink and piece of cake in the Riverside Café.
7pm. Price: £ 10 Crayford Manor House, Mayplace Road East, Dartford DA1 4HB www. cmhas. wikispaces. com
EVITA // 12-14 JAN
NT ENCORE: NO MAN’ S LAND // 8 JAN
Following their hit run on Broadway, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart return to the West End stage in Harold Pinter’ s No Man ' s Land, broadcast live to cinemas from Wyndham’ s Theatre, London. One summer ' s evening, two ageing writers, Hirst and Spooner, meet in a Hampstead pub and continue their drinking into the night at Hirst ' s stately house nearby. As the pair become increasingly inebriated, and their stories increasingly unbelievable, the lively conversation soon turns into a revealing power game, further complicated by the return home of two sinister younger men. Also starring Owen Teale and Damien Molony, don’ t miss this glorious revival of Pinter’ s comic classic. The broadcast will be followed by an exclusive Q & A with the cast and director Sean Mathias. This is a recorded live transmission. 2.30pm. Price: £ 18 Trinity Theatre, Church Road, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1JP www. trinitytheatre. net / 01892 678678
Following its smash-hit run at London’ s Dominion Theatre, Bill Kenwright’ s production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’ s Evita is set to thrill audiences once again across the UK. Telling the story of Eva Peron, wife of former Argentine dictator Juan Peron, Evita follows Eva’ s journey from humble beginnings through to extraordinary wealth, power and iconic status which ultimately lead her to be heralded as the‘ spiritual leader of the nation’ by the Argentine people. With more than 20 major awards to its credit, including the Oscar-winning film version starring Madonna and Antonio Banderas, Evita features some of the most iconic songs in musical theatre, including“ Don’ t Cry For Me Argentina”,“ On This Night of a Thousand Stars”,“ You Must Love Me” and“ Another Suitcase in Another Hall”. This smash-hit show truly promises to be the theatrical event of the year!
7.30pm( Saturday matinee 2.30pm). Price: £ 22.50- £ 45 The Churchill Theatre, High Street, Bromley BR1 1HA www. churchilltheatre. co. uk / 020 3285 6000
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