insideKENT Magazine Issue 74 - May 2018 | Page 27

EVENTS ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• MATTHEW BOURNE’S CINDERELLA // 22-26 MAY Cilla and the Shades of the 60s stars the effervescent Victoria Jones as Cilla and Leanne Kyte, Rebecca Lauren, and Jazmin Patey-Ford as vocal trio, The Shades. The show features highlights of Cilla’s stellar career. Cilla was Britain’s number one female singer during the 1960s; she became the most popular TV presenter with her own TV show, Cilla, which ran from 1966-1978 and Blind Date, which ran for a record breaking 18 years. 7.30pm. Price: £25 Leas Cliff Hall, The Leas, Folkestone CT20 2DZ www.atgtickets.com/venues/leas-cliff-hall / 01303 228600 Following the success of The Red Shoes, New Adventures return to The Marlowe with one of their most beloved productions. Matthew Bourne’s interpretation of the classic fairytale has, at its heart, a true war-time romance. A chance meeting results in a magical night for Cinderella and her dashing young RAF pilot, together just long enough to fall in love before being parted by the horrors of the Blitz. Matthew Bourne’s vivid storytelling has never been more heartstopping and touching, and will take the audience into the heart of Prokofiev’s magnificent score, and the sights and sounds of wartorn London. 7.30pm (Thursday and Saturday matinees 2.30pm). Price: £13.25- £44.75 The Marlowe Theatre, The Friars, Canterbury CT1 2AS www.marlowetheatre.com / 01227 787787 CILLA AND THE SHADES OF THE 60S // 22 MAY ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 27