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SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL // 4 FEB
Enter the enchanting world created from the stories of Dr. Seuss and meet your favourite characters including The Cat in The Hat, Horton The Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz and The Grinch. This charming family musical includes JoJo, a young boy and thinker of great things, who brings this story together. The storyline of Seussical The Musical mirrors the plot of the smash-hit animated film Horton Hears a Who, which was also based on Dr Seuss characters. It tells the story of Horton The Elephant’ s endeavours to protect the people of Who- Ville, who live on a tiny speck of dust. It also features characters and scenarios from many other Seuss books, including the Butter Side Upper / Downers. Seussical is the amazing, colourful stage show of these fantastic adventures and will provide a wonderful outing for all the family.
2pm & 7pm. Price: £ 14( children £ 12) Stag Theatre, London Road, Sevenoaks TN13 1ZZ www. stagsevenoaks. co. uk / 01732 450175
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT // 7-11 FEB
X-Factor winner Joe McElderry dons the coveted coat! Bill Kenwright’ s‘ Amazing’,’ Superb’,‘ Wonderful’ and‘ Brilliant’ production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’ s sparkling family musical continues on its record-breaking tour having sold to date an estimated 15 million tickets. Retelling the Biblical story of Joseph( Joe McElderry), his eleven
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Various times. Price: from £ 17.50 The Orchard Theatre, Home Gardens, Dartford DA1 1ED www. orchardtheatre. co. uk / 01322 220000
RENT // 6-11 FEB BUSTED // 7 FEB
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Don’ t miss Bruce Guthrie’ s brand-new production of the legendary, multi-award-winning rock musical RENT as it celebrates its incredible 20th anniversary. This exhilarating, landmark musical tells the thrilling story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive in New York City’ s East Village in the thriving days of Bohemian excess. Inspired by Puccini’ s classic opera La Bohème, RENT features unforgettable music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson including the muchloved songs“ Seasons of Love”,“ Take Me or Leave Me” and“ La Vie Bohème”. Winner of four Tony ® Awards, six Drama Desk Awards and the hugely prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Drama, it ran on Broadway for an astonishing 12 years. Featuring a brilliant cast that includes Layton Williams( Bad Education, Billy Elliot The Musical, Hairspray) and Lucie Jones( X Factor, Legally Blonde The Musical, Les Misérables), this is a rare chance to experience the searing emotion and breathtaking thrills of one of the all-time great musicals.
Various times. Price: from £ 22.50 The Churchill Theatre, High Street, Bromley BR1 1HA www. churchilltheatre. co. uk / 020 3285 6000
Following the release of their first brand new single in over a decade, the disco-tinged,“ On What You ' re On”, pop trio Busted are pleased to announce a UK headline tour. The string of dates brings them to Folkestone’ s Leas Cliff Hall on February 7th 2017 for their only Kent date on the Night Driver UK tour. The third album, Night Driver, released on 11th November, their first in 13 years, brings the pop rock band back with a new sound, one they are keen for their fans to hear.
7pm. Price: £ 33.65 Leas Cliff Hall, The Leas, Folkestone CT20 2DZ www. atgtickets. com / venues / leas-cliff-hall / 01303 228600
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