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Spring 2016February - May

Bringing to the people of West Somerset a wide variety of quality film and performing arts. For the community, by the community.

Box Office: 01643 706430 www.regaltheatre.co.uk

Details are correct at the time of going to press. If you book in advance, please check the local press or the Regal website before setting out on a journey to the theatre.

COVER IMAGESTOP SWINGING BLUE JEANS Friday 27st MayMIDDLE LEFT MUSIC HALL TAVERN Friday 26th FebruaryMIDDLE RIGHT BIG BAND CLASSICS Sunday 21st FebruaryBOTTOM LEFT BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETERS Friday 20th MayBOTTOM RIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Tuesday 12th April

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DIARY OF PERFORMANCES

Details are correct at the time of going to press. If you book in advance, please check the local press or the Regal website before setting out on a journey to the theatre.

FEBRUARY Sunday 7th ANNUAL DRAMA COMPETITION - West Group Young Farmers 5Tuesday 9th TIMBUKTU – Regal Film Society 5Saturday 13th LET’S DANCE – The Manda Clarke School Of Dancing 6Friday 19th AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS – Icarus Theatre 6Sunday 21st BIG BAND CLASSICS – Concert - The Deane Big Band 7Tuesday 23rd BROOKLYN – Film – Public Performance 7Friday 26th PAUL CARROLL'S MUSIC HALL TAVERN - Comedy Drag Show 8Saturday 27th DANIEL POGORZELSKI QUARTET - Acoustic Jazz Concert 8

MARCHFriday 4th PIRATES OF PENZANCE - Somerset Opera 9 Tuesday 8th STILL LIFE - Regal Film Society 9Friday 11th KAMMER PHILHARMONIE EUROPA - Minehead and West Somerset Arts 10 SocietySaturday 19th & Sunday 20th GET SET, DANCE! - Spotlight Dance Academy 10Tuesday 22nd BRIDGE OF SPIES - Regal Film Society 11Thursday 31st THE MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS - Fusion Young Performers 12

APRIL Friday 1st & Saturday 2nd THE MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS - Fusion Young Performers 12Tuesday 5th TANGERINES - Regal Film Society 12Tuesday 12th THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST - Pantaloons 13Thursday 21st – Saturday 23rd PYGMALION - Barnstormers 14Saturday 30th FAIRYTALES AND BEYOND – Oasis Theatre 14

MAYTuesday 3rd CAROL - Regal Film Society 15Thursday 12th – Saturday 14th WYRD SISTERS - Minehead Dramatic Society 15Tuesday 17th PUBLIC FILM SHOWING - Title to be announced 16Friday 20th BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETERS 16Friday 27th SWINGING BLUE JEANS 17Tuesday 31st A PIGEON SAT ON A BRANCH REFLECTING ON EXISTENCE 17 – Regal Film Society

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THE REGAL THEATREThe Regal Theatre offers a mixed programme of good quality professional and community entertainment and film. A bar is available at all performances, open during intervals and half an hour before the start of a performance. Children are very welcome at the theatre. Under tens should be accompanied by an adult and supervised when on the balcony.

The theatre auditorium is at first floor level but all public areas are fully accessible. A lift carries people to all floors of the building and there are user friendly toilets for those with special mobility needs. There are a number of spaces in the auditorium for wheelchair users and their companions; these need to be booked in advance to ensure availability.

A hearing loop is installed in the auditorium and will be in use for nearly all shows. The box office will soon have a hearing loop to assist people with hearing difficulties.

There is a strict ‘No Smoking’ policy in operation throughout the theatre and on the balcony at all times.

HOW TO FIND US

The Regal Theatre is located in The Avenue, the main street that runs through Minehead. The entrance is between the Co-op and Poundland and opposite the Methodist Church.There is a public car park to the rear of the theatre with designated parking for people with disabilities. You will find the car park entrance beside the Co-op. Parking is free after 6pm. It is possible to pick up and put down at the front of the theatre, although the spaces are often taken.There is a taxi rank in The Parade and a telephone box immediately outside the theatre.Buses arrive in Minehead regularly from Taunton, Bridgwater and West Somerset villages. Please consult the local bus companies or the Tourist Information Centre (01643 702624) for information.

10-16 The Avenue Minehead Somerset TA24 5AZ

01643 706430www.regaltheatre.co.uk

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Sunday February 7. Doors open at 1.00pm TICKETS: Adults £7.50 includes a programme. Under 13’s come in free! First performance begins at 2.00pm

West Group Young Farmers

ANNUAL DRAMA COMPETITIONFirst performance begins at 2.00pm

Don't miss out on an afternoon full of entertainment from the Young Farmers Clubs in your local area competing against each other for their annual theatre performances. The members are aged between 10-26 years old and each team will present a short dramatic performance to display, among others, their drama, dance, singing and teamwork skills. By the end of the day, the judges will have appointed their chosen winner and the audience will have enjoyed an afternoon full of laughter. Make sure you pre-book to avoid (seriously) long queues or disappointment.

Tuesday February 9 at 7.30pmTICKETS: Members £2.50, Guests £4.50 OPEN TO MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS

Regal Film Society

TIMBUKTUDir Abderrahmane Sissako Fra/Mauritania 2015 97 mins

Set against Mali’s cultural struggle with Islamic militants, Timbuktu is a passionate and visually beautiful film: a cri de coeur against violence and intolerance. The film is a panorama that slips between stories and characters, building up its effect while avoiding the worthiness and emotional manipulation of much current affairs cinema - richly poetic, witty and highly entertaining. Subtitled.

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Saturday February 13 at 7.30pm TICKETS: Adults £6.50, Friends £6.00, Children(under 14) £3.00

LET’S DANCEThe Manda Clarke School Of DancingJoined by members of Still Tapping

A charity performance in aid of St Margaret's Hospice.Dancers from the age of four upwards will showcase a mixture of Ballet, Tap and Modern dancing for everyone to enjoy.

Friday February 19 at 7.30pm TICKETS: Adults £12.00, Friends £11.50, ES40’s/Students £6.00

Icarus Theatre in Association with South Hill Park Arts Centre

AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS From the novel by HP Lovecraft Starring Tim HardyAdapted by Max Lewendel & Tim Hardy

Icarus Theatre Collective brings you Tim Hardy in the first theatre adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s chilling masterpiece. William Dyer is brought vividly to life, trapped and tormented by visions of what he saw – and what he could not possibly have seen – in those ancient, Antarctic, mountains of madness.

Tim Hardy reappears at the Regal as the leader of this disastrous expedition in this cornerstone of fiction which has thrilled readers with its tale, and the awful implications of what was discovered.

After their successful collaboration on The Trials of Galileo touring Malta, Spain, the Edinburgh Fringe, America, and the UK, RSC actor and RADA faculty Tim Hardy rejoins the Icarus Theatre Collective for a return to the Regal Theatre.Running time 1hr 30mins

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Sunday February 21 at 7.30pm TICKETS: Adults £9.00, Friends £8.50, ES40’s/Students £5.00

The Deane Big Band

BIG BAND CLASSICS

With a new show of Big Band Classics, The Deane Big Band is delighted to be back at the Regal for the 4th time, and will be playing fantastic music from the big band masters.

Lots of Count Basie, together with some Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw - and of course lots of Glenn Miller and their speciality - Frank Sinatra. DBB have a great new girl singer, Georgie Rosser, who will be singing songs made famous by Peggy Lee, Nina Simone and Norah Jones. Their ‘Frank’- the fabulous Chris Franks- will also be singing some songs made famous recently by Michael Bublé, as well as plenty from Mr Sinatra himself.

Of course the 17 piece Deane Big Band will be giving it some too! From a whisper to a scream and back again. It promises to be a great night out. Should you call Pennsylvania 65-000? No. Call the Regal Box Office 01643 706430

Tuesday February 23 at 7.30pm TICKETS: £5 (film society members £3)PERFORMANCE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Regal Film Society presents

BROOKLYN (Cert: 12A)Dir: John Crowley Ireland/UK/Canada 2015112 mins

Based on Colm Tóibín’s novel, with screenplay by Nick Hornby, Brooklyn is a profoundly moving story of Eilis Lacey, a young Irish immigrant, navigating her way through 1950s Brooklyn. Lured by the promise of America, homesickness rapidly fades when she falls in love. But as her past catches up with her, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist for her within both of them. Descibed by Mark Kermode as ‘a moving, emotionally intelligent and refreshingly old-fashioned movie’. Stars Saoirse Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson, Julie Walters and Jim Broadbent.

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Friday February 26 at 7.30pmTICKETS: Adults £20.00, Friends £19.50, ES40’s/Students £10.00

Paul Carroll

MUSIC HALL TAVERN

Don’t miss this high class fabulous comedy drag show returning to the Regal by popular demand, complete with a truly magnificent night of dazzling costumes, side splitting laughter and a cast of unique characters singing and dancing all night long. A night that will not only entertain and amuse you, but will leave you with unforgettable memories of the funniest night out of the year ! “Mrs T”, “Special K” and “Courtney” will have you rolling in the aisles as they take you through two hours of hilarious entertainment.

Founder, Producer and lead cast member Paul Carroll says “this is a real feel good show that entertains people of all ages. We have families and groups of work mates all enjoying the show from start to finish.

Saturday February 27 at 7.30pm TICKETS: Adults £7.50, Friends £7.00, ES40’s/Students £5.00

DANIEL POGORZELSKI

QUARTETThe Daniel Pogorzelski Quartet play acoustic jazz influenced by 50s/60s/Blue note

Tenor and soprano saxophone player Daniel Pogorzelski fell in love with jazz many years ago and is known by his friends as a jazz maniac. He plays with big bands and enjoys the excitement of his quartet project.

Drummer Matt Evans has played many musical styles from orchestral to heavy rock and jazz quartets. His main love is now jazz, especially Quartet Jazz from the ’50s and ’60s. Recently, he has co-founded the exciting new project – the ‘Daniel Pogorzelski Quartet’.

Guitar player Richard Llewelyn was brought up in a jazz mad household he has been playing guitar for 43 years. He has worked in education, and alongside artists such as Kathy Stobart, Tony Roberts, John Critchenson, Rosemary Squires - to name but a few.

John Day has been playing bass semi-pro since age 16. When his day job became redundant in 1993, he studied full time at Leeds College of Music. He has been pro ever since - playing gigs, hotels & clubs, backing cabarets, residencies on holiday parks, cruise ships and theatre contracts. John is experienced in arranging in all styles / genres of music.

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Friday March 4 at 7.30pmTICKETS: Adults £8.00, Friends £7.50, ES40’s/Students £4.00

Somerset Opera

PIRATES OF PENZANCEMusic by Arthur Sullivan & libretto by W.S. Gilbert

On gaining the age of 21, Frederic expects to complete his apprenticeship to a band of tender-hearted pirates. However, he soon learns that as his birthday is on 29th February, he technically only has a birthday every four years and so must serve on for another 63 years! His solace is that his true love, Mabel, the daughter of Major-General Stanley, agrees to wait for him faithfully.

Somerset Opera make a welcome return to the Regal Theatre with a fully costumed cast of over 30 experienced and talented performers, many of whom Minehead has met before, such as Mark Randle as the Major General, Guy Robinson as Frederic, Dennis Carter as the Pirate King and Victoria Armillotta as Mabel.A melodic feast of fun is assured with the usual mix of antics and comedy! An evening of fun for all G & S lovers

Tuesday March 8 at 7.30pmTICKETS: Members £2.50, Guests £4.50 OPEN TO MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS

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STILL LIFEDir Uberto Pasolini UK/Italy 2015 92 mins

In this poignant and well-crafted film Eddie Marsan gives a wonderfully understated performance as the unassuming council worker John May, whose job for the past 22 years has been to locate the next of kin of people who have died alone.

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Friday March 11 at 7.30pm TICKETS: Adults £15.00, Under 18s andFull-time Students 18-21, £2.00

Minehead and West Somerset Arts Society present

KAMMER PHILHARMONIE

EUROPA

The Chamber Philharmonie of Europe, founded in 2006 in Cologne, are back in Minehead after their resounding success here two years ago. The orchestra engages highly talented young musicians from eighteen European nations. It has outstandingly high artistic standards which are consolidated in their many concerts and festivals, and are also regularly widely acclaimed by the press and critics.

Saturday March 19 at 7.30pmSunday March 20 at 2.30pmTICKETS: Adults £8.00, Friends £7.50, Children & Students £5.00

Spotlight Dance Academy

GET SET, DANCE!

Minehead's Spotlight Dance Academy’s fifth annual show GET SET, DANCE! features performances from children aged 4 up to adults! Come along and enjoy our amazing local talent and see what our school has to offer, with an evening full of ballet, tap, lyrical and street! There’s something for everyone, so get those feet tapping, sit back and enjoy the show!

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Tuesday March 22 at 7.30pmTICKETS: £5 (film society members £3) OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

BRIDGE OF SPIES

(Cert: 12A)Dir Steven Spielberg USA/Germany/India 142 mins

Starring Tom Hanks, Bridge of Spies is set during the Cold War and is based on a true story about an American lawyer James B. Donovan. He was recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy and then help the CIA to facilitate an exchange of the spy for the U2 spy plane pilot Francis Gary Powers, who had been captured by the Soviets. Also stars Mark Rylance.

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31st March - 2nd April at 7.30pmTICKETS: Adults £8.00, Friends £7.50, Children & Students £4.00

Fusion Young Performers

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MUSICALSThis newly formed group presents a showcase of song and dance featuring music from well-known musicals such as Guys and Dolls, Miss Saigon, Matilda, Les Misérables, Wicked, Ghost, Cats, Jekyll and Hyde and more.

Directed and produced by Lorraine Ahern and Sarah-Jane Cross this promises to be an exciting and lively evening of amazing talent and show-stopping songs, performed by a talented young cast aged 10 - 24. The cast includes many of the soloists from the 2014 MATA production of Les Misérables

You are certain to go out with a smile on your face.

This is the first production by a new youth performance company, Fusion Young Performers, set up by Lorraine Ahern and Sarah-Jane Cross. The group's aim is to develop theatre, dance and music for young performers up to age 24. For more information about how to be involved in future productions or classes please contact:

Sarah-Jane on 01984 641674/sarahjanecross005@gmail.com orLorraine on 07989 542911/ladancers2@aol.com.

Tuesday April 5 at 7.30pmTICKETS: Members £2.50, Guests £4.50 OPEN TO MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS

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TANGERINESDir Zaza Urushadze Estonia/Georgia 201587 mins

Set in the 1992/3 conflict between Georgia and Abkhazia, this compassionate film is about two Estonian farmers who stay behind in their deserted village to harvest the tangerine crop, and find themselves in the middle of someone else’s war by taking in wounded soldiers from opposing sides. Subtitled.

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Tuesday April 12 at 7.30pmTICKETS: Adults £12.00, Friends £11.50, ES40’s/ Students £6.00

Pantaloons

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING

EARNEST

"You must not laugh at me, darling, but it had always been a girlish dream of mine to love someone whose name was Ernest..."

Everybody loves Ernest. The only trouble is, he doesn't exist. Or does he? Oscar Wilde's comic masterpiece gets The Pantaloons treatment in our anarchic take on the classic comedy of manners. This energetic show features all the usual Wildean wit, plus a few Pantaloony surprises including singing butlers, travel by means of musical montage and a post-interval hollywood-style recap...

The Pantaloons are a young and dynamic theatre company comprising graduates of Kent University. They aim to recapture an aspect of drama which modern naturalistic theatre has lost: the riotous energy of the clown. Their productions are entertaining, accessible and intelligent productions of classical texts for audiences, whatever their level of familiarity with such works.

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Thursday 21 – Saturday 23 April at 7.30pmTICKETS: Adults £8.00, Friends £7.50, ES40’s/Students £3.50

Barnstormers

PYGMALIONby George Bernard Shaw

'I sold flowers. I didn't sell myself. Now you've made a lady of me I'm not fit to sell anything else'

Professor of phonetics Henry Higgins makes a bet with his friend, Colonel Pickering, that he can transform Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl, into a duchess at ease in polite society. But neither of the men is aware of how fond they will become of her, and that, although Higgins may succeed in teaching her to act and speak like a lady, she will assert her independence and adamantly refuse to be his creation...

One of George Bernard Shaw's most loved plays, Pygmalion is the work on which the subsequent musical comedy 'My Fair Lady' is based. But the two works have important differences. While there are many parallel scenes and even some precise lines of dialogue, the play is more witty and insightful and explores moral and social issues that remain with us today.

Saturday April 30 at 7.30pmTICKETS: Adults £6.00, Friends of the Regal £5.50, Students & ES40’s £3.50

Oasis Theatre

FAIRYTALES AND

BEYOND

Children listen to their nannies in the nursery telling them stories which come magically alive. Six classical stories, some from the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Anderson, include Red Riding Hood, The Ugly Duckling and Sleeping Beauty.The audience will love this enchanting drama, as well as the enthusiastic dancing, singing and acting of the young Oasis group, which includes local people of all ages and abilities as well as seasoned actors from the local community.

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Tuesday May 3 at 7.30pmTICKETS: Members £2.50, Guests £4.50 OPEN TO MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS

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CAROLDir Todd Haynes UK/US 2015118 mins

Cate Blanchett gives a finely nuanced performance as a 1950s New York City housewife who develops a strong attachment to a young woman department store clerk in this tender and touching adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel The Price of Salt.

Thursday 12 - Saturday 14 May at 7.30pmTICKETS: Adults £8.00, Friends £7.50, ES40’s/Students £4.00

Minehead Dramatic Society

WYRD SISTERSFrom the book by Terry Pratchett Adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs Wyrd Sisters is a fantastical comedy set in the alternative Discworld created by TerryPratchett, peopled with witches, mad dukes, fools, ghosts, disinherited kings, actors and dim guards.

Duke Felmet and his scheming wife have murdered his brother to steal the throne. But they have not counted on the intervention of Granny

Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick, the three witches of the title, who turn the Duke’s evil plans into complete disarray.

It borrows outrageously from Macbeth and Hamlet but turns those sombre tragedies into a hilarious comedy where anything can and does happen

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Tuesday May 17 at 7.30pmTICKETS: £5 (film society members £3)OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

SHOWING OF NEWLY

RELEASED FILMTitle to be announced

For updates please visit: www.regaltheatre.co.uk/about/the-regal-film-society or www.regalfilmsociety.org

Friday May 20 at 8.00pmTICKETS: Adults £18.00, Friends £17.50, ES40’s/Students £10.00

BUDDY HOLLY & THE

CRICKETERS

24 Years of Rock ’n’ Rolling The World!

This breathtaking show has rock ’n’ rolled audiences across the globe from Cardiff to California, Barking to Bangkok and Swindon to Sweden and is guaranteed to have everyone singing along to the music.

It stars some of the finest actor-musicians in the UK, whose combined West End credits include Buddy, Lennon, Forbidden Planet and Jailhouse Rock and was endorsed as Britain’s most popular Buddy Holly act when the boys guested on BBC One's Saturday night live programme, “The One and Only”, hosted by Graham Norton.

The hits just keep on coming - That’ll Be The Day, Peggy Sue, Heartbeat, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore, Raining In My Heart, Oh Boy! – and much, much more.

Whatever the season, whatever the excuse to party, make your Heartbeat a little faster with the show that has thousands of fans the world over saying: “I can’t believe it’s not Buddy!”

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Friday May 27 at 8.00pmTICKETS: Adults £16.00, Friends £15.50, ES40’s/Students £8.00

SWINGING BLUE JEANS

This iconic 60’s Mersey band returns to the Regal Theatre for another good-time evening of foot tapping. With stalwarts Alan Lovell (lead vocals/lead guitar) and Pete Oakman (bass/vocals) the band work up a party atmosphere that will have everybody wanting to get up and dance.

The Swinging Blue Jeans stormed the charts worldwide with “Hippy Hippy Shake”, goingall the way to number one in many countries. Other major hits included “Good Golly MissMolly”, “You're No Good”, “It's Too Late Now” and “Don't Make Me Over”.The Swinging Blue Jeans also serve up a taste of Joe Brown and The Bruvvers as Pete was the leader of The Bruvvers and wrote Joe’s number one “A Picture Of You”.The other two band members are Jeff Bannister (keyboards/vocals), a former member ofThe John Barry Seven and The Alan Bown Set, and Graham Hollingworth, drummer for thegreat Chuck Berry on European tours for 15 years.

Tuesday May 31 at 7.30pmTICKETS: Members £2.50, Guests £4.50 OPEN TO MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS

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A PIGEON SAT ON A

BRANCH - REFLECTING ON EXISTENCEDir Roy Andersson Swe/Nor/Fra/Ger 2014 101 mins

Winner of the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival, A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence is a captivatingly strange and dream-like film about the human condition. Alternately hilarious, heartbreaking and shocking it channels the spirits of Samuel Beckett and Spike Milligan. Subtitled.

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Coming Up In June...

Friday & Saturday 10th & 11th June

LA DANCERS and students from THE DANCE CENTRE

With an entirely new show and choreography and music to suit all ages, the LADANCERS return to the Regal with their annual show. Watch out for news of what is always an exciting, invigorating and fun packed show.

Wednesday 22nd JuneBristol Old Vic Theatre School

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAMBy William Shakespeare. Directed by Christopher ScottDesigned by Mick Bearwish

Hermia loves Lysander and Helena loves Demetrius – but Demetrius is supposed to be marrying Hermia. When the Establishment tries to intervene, the lovers take refuge in the woods and wander into the midst of a dispute between the king and queen of the fairies.

A teasing, glittering, hilarious and amazingly inventive play, whose seriousness is only fleetingly glimpsed beneath its dreamlike surface.

Friday 24th June

I WISH I WERE PINK FLOYD – tribute band

Thursday 30th June

MINEHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL SUMMER CONCERT

Minehead Middle School pupils present a showcase of their work to include the Minehead Middle school choir; singing, solo instrumental and vocal performances, and showcasing the talent of some of our ex-pupils.

Watch out for the M.A.T.A Summer Show in August4th – 10th August (no Sunday)

BROADWAY MELODIES – AND ALL THAT JAZZ

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M.A.T.A.The theatre is run by the M.A.T.A. (Minehead Amateur Theatrical Association) Regal Theatre Company Limited (Company no. 3149984) and is a registered charity (No. 1052714). The company was started by a group of volunteers devoted to maintaining and developing live theatre in the centre of Minehead and the Board of Trustees meets once a month to manage its affairs. Everyone who regularly works in the theatre is a volunteer, and MATA gratefully acknowledges the invaluable contribution they make. Without them, the theatre could not operate.

VOLUNTEERING

Volunteers help with Front of House duties, building sets and keeping the theatre functioning and in good decorative order, box office duties, all areas of publicity, packing and distributing the brochure and more technical jobs in the sound and lighting departments. To volunteer at the Regal, go into the box office and speak to the box office volunteers, or contact the Regal through our web-site.

If you would like to appear on the stage, or to work backstage, with one of the MATA companies, visit the Regal Website, go to the OUR MEMBER COMPANIES tab and contact the companies directly.

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FRIENDS OF THE REGAL

The Regal Theatre is a hugely successful community project. Many people show their support by becoming a FRIEND OF THE REGAL. The annual subscription entitles a Friend to receive regular newsletters about activities, discounts on most tickets when booking in advance (usually 50p) and the satisfaction of knowing that you are supporting the local community theatre! The subscription is £5.00 per adult which includes children living at the same address.

The Regal greatly appreciates the enormous support it receives from the community and from the Friends. If you are not already a member, can we ask you to consider becoming a Friend of the Regal? To do this you need only ask one of the theatre staff for an application form or call into the box office. Requests can be made by sending an email to the Regal Theatre from the web-site: www.regaltheatre.co.uk

REGAL FILM SOCIETY

The Regal Theatre is home to the Regal Film Society, which has recently registered as a charity (number 1162286) and is now celebrating its 21st season. It is the largest film society in the South West and the second largest in Britain, with nearly 400 members. Recently released films from the UK and around the world are screened every month on one of the largest screens in the area, measuring 30ft x 15ft.

The Regal Film Society has just upgraded its projection equipment to a digital cinema package (DCP) of the type now used in most commercial cinemas. Until recently the film society screened films using a Westrex 35mm projector, which was used in the days when the Regal was a cinema. However, now that 35mm film has been largely phased out, and in order for the film society to continue to be able to screen feature films soon after their release, it has become essential to upgrade to a DCP.

The cost of Film Society membership is £16.50 (individual) £27 (couple) and £11 (concessions) and tickets on the night cost £2.50 for members and £4.50 for non-members.

For more details about the Film Society, please ring Victoria on 01643 831343.Membership of the Film Society DOES NOT include membership of the Friends of the Regal.

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TICKETS

Tickets and information are available from the theatre between 10am and 3pm Monday to Friday. The box office opens on Saturdays from 10am-3pm on performance days and from 10am -12.30pm on non-performance days.

Tickets can also be bought with a credit or debit card by telephoning when the box office is open on 01643 706430. A transaction fee is charged whenever a credit card is used in payment. We can send tickets to you at an extra cost of £1 to cover postage or hold them for you in the theatre for collection. Unpaid tickets cannot be reserved.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.regaltheatre.co.uk for which there is a charge of £1 per transaction and £1 for postage if that option is chosen. We regret that tickets once purchased are non-refundable.

GROUPS - For every 10 tickets booked the 11th is free, subject to availability.

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