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SANTA AT ROYAL VICTORIA PLACE // 19 NOV
It’ s time to get your family and friends in the festive spirit on Sunday 19th November and head along to Royal Victoria Place in Tunbridge Wells to enjoy a day bursting with lots of free Christmas fun! Experience Santa’ s arrival and the lighting up of his magical grotto, plus make the most of free parking all day. Royal Victoria Place, Tunbridge Wells TN1 2SS www. royalvictoriaplace. com
INUA ELLAMS: AN EVENING WITH AN IMMIGRANT // 20 NOV
Born to a Muslim father and a Christian mother in what is now considered Boko Haram territory, award-winning poet and playwright Inua Ellams left Nigeria for England in 1996. Littered with poems, stories and anecdotes, this is a ridiculous, fantastic, poignant immigrant story of escaping fundamentalist Islam, performing solo shows at the National Theatre and drinking wine with the Queen, all the while without a country to belong to, or a place to call home.
7pm. Price: £ 9 Quarterhouse, Mill Bay, Folkestone CT20 1BN www. quarterhouse. co. uk / 01303 760750
GREASE // 21-25 NOV
He’ s the one that you want! Tom Parker, from the UK’ s top boy band, The Wanted, is to star in his first ever theatrical role as‘ bad boy’ Danny in Grease, the No. 1 greatest musical. Also starring Over The Rainbow winner, Danielle Hope as Sandy and EastEnders and Strictly Come Dancing star, Louisa Lytton as Rizzo, this original, electrifying West End production lights up The Orchard Theatre in November 2017 for one week only. It’ s time to dust off your leather jackets, pull on your bobbysocks and come along to the biggest party in Dartford as Danny and Sandy fall in love all over again. It’ s the original high school musical, featuring all the unforgettable songs from the hit movie including You’ re The One That I Want, Grease Is The Word, Summer Nights, Hopelessly Devoted To You, Sandy, Greased Lightnin’ and many more. So throw your mittens around your kittens and hand jive the night away with the show that’ ll make you want to stand up and shout,‘ A- wop-bop-a-loo-bop, a-wop-bam-boom!’
Tues-Thurs 7.30pm, Wed 2.30pm, Fri 5.30pm & 8.30pm, Sat 5pm and 8.30pm. Price: £ 20- £ 45 The Orchard Theatre, Home Gardens, Dartford DA1 1ED www. orchardtheatre. co. uk / 01322 220000
LEAF BY NIGGLE // 22 NOV
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CABARET // 21-25 NOV
Bill Kenwright presents the multi-award winning production of Kander and Ebb’ s landmark musical, Cabaret. 1931 Berlin was a sexually charged haven of decadence in which legendary Sally Bowles performs at the infamous Kit Kat Klub … In the role that earned him an Olivier award nomination and a WhatsOnStage award, Will Young reprises his critically acclaimed performance of Emcee in Rufus Norris’ production of Cabaret. Ever since winning the inaugural series of Pop Idol in 2002, Will Young has been one of the UK’ s most popular and successful music artists and holds the record for the fastest selling debut single in British chart history. Playing Sally Bowles will be musician, TV presenter and 2016 Strictly Come Dancing runner up, Louise Redknapp.
7.30pm( matinee 2.30pm). Price: £ 22.50- £ 45 The Churchill Theatre, High Street, Bromley BR1 1HA www. churchilltheatre. co. uk / 020 3285 6000
Niggle is a painter. Not a very successful one, partly because he has so many other things to do. For some time he has been obsessed with one particular canvas, but Niggle has a journey to make. He doesn’ t want to go, but he cannot get out of it … This tour is presented by house.
8pm. Price: £ 11.25- £ 13.75 The Marlowe Studio, The Friars, Canterbury CT1 2AS www. marlowetheatre. com / 01227 787787
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