insideKENT Magazine Issue 95 - February 2020 | Page 20

EVENTS
LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER
20-22 FEB
LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER 23 FEB
JO BRAND – WORK IN PROGRESS
The Orchard Theatre, Dartford
www.orchardtheatre.co.uk
Time: 7.30pm (Saturday matinee
2.30pm) | Price: from £22.50 Theatre Royal, Margate
www.margate-live.com
Time: 7.30pm | Price: £18
When Clifford Chatterley returns from
the war a wounded hero, his young
bride Connie does her best to care for
him. Neglected and alone, she
instigates a love affair with the
gamekeeper, Mellors, a relationship
that bridges the social divide and
challenges convention. In touch, they
find the simplest of truths. In lust, they
risk the greatest of scandals. Rupert
Hill stars as the lover, Oliver Mellors
(best known for playing Jamie Baldwin
in Coronation Street. Recent theatre
credits include Death of a Salesman
(Manchester Royal Exchange) & The
Full Monty (UK Tour)) and Phoebe
Marshall is playing Lady Chatterley
(Witness for the Prosecution , London
County Hall).
21-23 FEB
PLAY EXPO MARGATE
Margate Winter Gardens,
Margate
www.margate-live.co.uk
Time: from 11am | Price: £16
PLAY Expo Margate returns! The
show is a celebration of gaming and
will be packed with playable arcades,
consoles and computers along with a
whole host of other related features,
exhibitors and more gaming mayhem
than Margate has ever seen before!
PLAY Expo Margate is organised by
experienced and award-winning video
game events specialists Replay Events,
the masterminds behind PLAY Expo
Manchester, PLAY Expo Glasgow and
PLAY Expo London.
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Join Jo Brand as she takes to the road trying out new
material along with her special guest, Andy Robinson. Long
established as one of the UK’s best comics, Jo Brand is the
star and writer of Getting On, the BBC’s BAFTA award-
winning series set on a hospital’s geriatric ward, which was
partly inspired by her earlier career in nursing. Other
television credits include: Great British Bake Off: Extra Slice
(BBC), Taskmaster (Dave), Have I Got News For You (BBC
One) and Would I Lie to You (BBC One).
25 FEB
ADULT LECTURE SERIES: BOB OGLEY ON
DOODLEBUGS AND ROCKETS
St George's RAF Chapel of Remembrance,
Biggin Hill
www.bhmm.org.uk
Time: 7pm | Price: £11.25
Join local historian Bob Ogley for a talk on V1 and V2
Rockets based on his book, Doodlebugs and Rockets. He will
talk about the experiences of those who lived through the
flying bomb raids. Between June 1944 and March 1945
the Germans launched V1 and V2s or Doodlebugs and
rockets in an effort to turn the tide of the Second World
War. Bob has written over 20 books, raising money for
various charities. Some of his bestselling works include:
Biggin on the Bump, Kent at War , and Ghosts of Biggin Hill.
There will be the opportunity to buy Doodlebugs and Rockets
after the lecture.
26-29 FEB
SOME MOTHERS DO ’AVE ’EM
Churchill Theatre, Bromley
www.churchilltheatre.co.uk
Time: 7.30pm (Thursday and Saturday matinees 2.30pm)
Price: from £30.50
Hilarious mishaps and DIY disasters are bringing the house
down, quite literally, as Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em hits the
road with Joe Pasquale (New Faces, I’m a Celebrity, Spamalot,
The Producers) as the lovable accident-prone Frank Spencer.
Betty has exciting news for Frank, but he’s preoccupied by
possible newfound fame as a magician. With guests arriving
for dinner and crossed wires all round, priceless
misunderstandings are on the menu. Based on the 1970’s
classic TV comedy by Ray Allen and directed by the award-
winning Guy Unsworth, Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em is the
ultimate feel-good night out, washed down with lashings
of nostalgia and Mother’s prune wine.
28 FEB
OPERA BOYS
Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone
www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/hazlitt-theatre
Time: 7.30pm | Price: £21.50
The Opera Boys return with a brand new show for 2020,
featuring the biggest songs from the West End and
Broadway. Immaculate 4-part harmony musical medleys
are combined with stunning solo performances from shows
that the boys themselves have performed in over the years.
From timeless classics like Les Miserables, Phantom of The
Opera, Jesus Christ Superstar and West Side Story, to modern
smash hits such as Jersey Boys, We Will Rock You and The
Greatest Showman, this is the perfect show for musical theatre
lovers both young and old.
29 FEB
ALL ABOUT ROSES
Godinton House, Ashford
www.godintonhouse.co.uk
Time: 9.30am | Price: £55
Get more from your roses. A practical workshop looking
at choosing, planting, maintaining and pruning roses to
give you the best display, including a hands-on session
giving you the confidence to go home and tackle your own
plants. Run by Head Gardener, Viv Hunt and Horticulture
Lecturer/Freelance Gardener, Fiona Abrahams. Booking
essential. Ticket price includes lunch.