What's On
2010
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10th HIGH VARIETY Join us for a great afternoon of superb music stretching across the decades in a show packed full of fun and laughter featuring the artists who have entertained you over the past year at the Palace Theatre’s Elevenses. Make sure of your seat to a... more... | ||
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12th NIKI EVANS One of the most successful artists to emerge from XFactor, Niki is currently winning Awards in the West End as Mrs Johnstone in Blood Brothers. She has been personally invited to join the tours of John Barrowman and Jasper Carrott's Charity... more... | ||
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13th THE ELO EXPERIENCE Re-live the exciting music from one of the greatest bands from the 70's and 80's. This group of experienced and highly talented guys have come together to re-create the fabulous sounds of the Electric Light Orchestra. Back in the 70's... more... | ||
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17th SHOW ME With Chris and Pui Chris & Pui - the hottest double act on Children’s TV! Now BBC Children’s most popular & established double act comes to the stage with a fun-packed roadshow with songs & games as well as a few surprises along the way. Chris & Pui... more... | ||
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19th ELKIE BROOKS Quite simply one of the most successful and popular singers the UK has ever produced. Now celebrating her 50th year in music, she is still proving to be one of the most powerful and versatile vocal talents of our generation. With numerous hit... more... | ||
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20th MORECAMBE The man what brought us sunshine Commemorating the 25th anniversary of his untimely final curtain, MORECAMBE celebrates the extraordinary life of Britain's best loved comic - Eric Morecambe. Featuring the multi-talented Bob Golding - who could have been born to play Eric -... more... | ||
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24th AN EVENING WITH PAM AYRES Pam Ayres brings her current show to the Palace Theatre, Redditch thirty-five years after she first appeared on the “Britain’s Got Talent” TV show of its day, “Opportunity Knocks”. Pam’s shows sell out wherever she appears, and her current show... more... | ||
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27th THAT’LL BE THE DAY Prepare for a party as the legendary That’ll Be The Day, the UK’s most successful touring rock ‘n’ roll production visits for the ‘first time’ with a Brand New Spring 2010 Show. Trevor, Gary and the gang bring back the good times with a combination... more... | ||
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28th Chinese New Year Celebrations 2010 Its back due to enormous popular demand. Come and welcome in THE YEAR OF THE TIGER! An exciting fun-filled time for all the family : art workshops for children, Chinese Calligraphy, Face Painting, Chinese Food, have a go with a Chinese drum and... more... |
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4th A 60’s NIGHT OUT THE FORTUNES AND THE IVY LEAGUE The 60's, it changed everybody’s lives, the clothes, the culture, the politics but most of all the music. It has become the soundtrack of our lives with the bands from the era still topping the charts. This tour brings together two of the... more... | ||
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5th CHRIS DEAN’S SYD LAWRENCE ORCHESTRA - LIVE Life on the road is just one big party! Chris Dean proves this time and time again with his latest Big Band offering ‘LIVE' A captivating and exciting performance packed with sizzle, transports you to those glory days of live music. This... more... | ||
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6th BRENDAN SHINE Brendan hit the jackpot again recently with another no 1 single in Ireland called “Grandad”, it also received a lot of air play in the UK. The single was so well received the record company released a CD of family songs including “Thank God for... more... | ||
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9th - 13th TRIAL BY JURY AND HMS PINAFORE Astwood Bank Operatic Society presents Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial by Jury and H.M.S. Pinafore or The Lass that Loved a Sailor, as a special double bill. In Trial by Jury, Gilbert spoofs the legal system as a drunken judge and incompetent jury try... more... | ||
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17th ALL OUR YESTERDAYS Nostalgia just doesn't come any better! Another sensational show from the producers of 'Memory Lane', ‘Rolling back the Years’, and ‘A Timeless Collection’. One of the biggest shows of its kind in the UK, taking you on a breathtaking... more... | ||
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18th - 20th GO AND PLAY UP YOUR OWN END The Midlands most successful playwright of this century Malcolm Stent brings his wonderful show ‘Go And Play Up Your Own End’ to Redditch. ‘Go and play up your own end’ was a phrase heard a lot by little boys growing up in working-class areas on... more... | ||
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24th ELEVENSES AND EVERYTHING STOPS FOR TEA This lady has a beautiful voice and sings songs from the shows and many classic tunes you will know and love Join us every month for tea and cake plus some live entertainment in the Bar Lounge. Each month you will be greeted, provided with... more... | ||
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24th - 27th NO SEX PLEASE WE’RE BRITISH Based on the long-running London stage play, this hilarious farce is full of compromising situations, mistaken identity and uproarious misunderstandings. No Sex Please We’re British is a classic comedy abounding with all the traditional hallmarks... more... |
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7th HIGH SCHOOL ROCKS! A high energy, foot stomping, totally interactive production featuring all the very best hits from High School Musical 1, 2, & 3, Hannah Montana and Camp Rocks! The High School Musical phenomenon which has smashed box office records everywhere,... more... | ||
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10th THE MAYOR’S VARIETY SPECTACULAR Come and enjoy a great nights entertainment in aid of the Mayor’s Charities Indigo Arts and Redditch Sea Cadets. Featuring Astwood Bank Operatic Society, Alma Bright Clarke and Lousie Maguire, Redditch Amateur Theatre Society, Bel Canto Singers,... more... | ||
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11th THE FUREYS AND DAVEY ARTHUR One of our favourite bands from Ireland, the Fureys & Davey Arthur make their 2nd appearance here in the Palace Theatre after a sell out night in 2008. They have been entertaining people all over the world for 32 years with their music, songs... more... | ||
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13th THEO THE MOUSE’S MUSICAL MADHOUSE Stuck for something to do this school holiday? Why not take the kids to this brand new exciting show - starring the funny and loveable Theo the Mouse. Featuring songs, sketches and plenty of audience participation, this is the show not to be missed.... more... | ||
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16th - 17th DANCERS OF TOMORROW Enjoy selections of classical, contemporary jazz and character dances, performed by pupils from a registered Royal Academy Dance School. Many former students are now working professionally all over the world. Take this opportunity to see some of... more... | ||
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20th - 24th OLIVER! Nothing works on the stage like a well-crafted tale, and OLIVER! is just such a show. Based on the Dickens novel, Oliver Twist, it is packed to the brim with pathos and drama, while delighting everyone with its outstanding musical numbers. “Food,... more... | ||
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30th THE SONGS OF NICK DRAKE It is hard to imagine that Nick Drake would now be in his sixties, remaining as he does the handsome image of doomed youth, forever 26 and attempting to reconcile himself with a world that was not ready for the timeless beauty of his music. To... more... |
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1st BEYOND THE BARRICADE The most successful and popular touring show of its kind ‘Beyond the Barricade’ visits the Palace Theatre for the first time with a ‘Brand New 2010’ production of the show. Recreating original West End/Broadway musical hit songs with amazing... more... |
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