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June 20 - 24

Les Miserables School Edition is being performed by The Youth Theatre. It is ten years since Les Misérables School Edition was last staged at the Concordia. You now have another opportunit­y to see a talented young cast who will tug your heartstrin­gs with songs including ‘At the End of the Day’, ‘I Dreamed a Dream’, ‘Bring Him Home’, and ‘One Day More’. Les Misèrables School Edition – an amateur production presented by arrangemen­t with Music Theatre Internatio­nal (Europe).

September 5 - 9

New Theatre Players are to perform Rough Justice. Terence Frisby’s gripping courtroom drama. Television journalist James Highwood has made his career out of challengin­g the British Justice system in his documentar­y programmes.

September 10

Leicester Grammar School present a Big Band Evening. The Leicester Grammar School Big Band and its singers presents a concert of big band numbers from Swing Era favourites to the present day.

September 14-16

The Ultimate Queen Tribute. Almost 26 years after Freddie Mercury’s death the rock band’s music is still as popular as ever. As Queen’s music is so diverse it appeals to everyone.

September 20-23

Walk this Way is an evening of dance and entertainm­ent bu the Rochelle School of Dance.

October 2-7

The Tinhatters are performing Gypsy at the Concordia. Loosely based on the true life memoirs of legendary burlesque entertaine­r, Gypsy Rose Lee, Gypsy tells the tale of Momma Rose and her two daughters…

October 12-14

The Opera Project performed by Stanley Opera. Sister Angelica (a stunning little tragedy) and Gianni Schicchi (a wicked little comedy) Take your pick. A choice of performanc­es offering you the chance to see two of Puccini’s marvellous one act operas performed as a double bill or performed individual­ly with an hour of great new concert music.

October 25-28

The Great Gatsby is being performed at the Concordia by the Broughton Astley Drama Society. The glittering decadence of America’s Jazz Age is brought to life in this stage adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiec­e. Seen through the eyes of Nick Carraway, the story recreates the sights, sounds and feel of America’s ‘Roaring Twenties’ in a brilliant evocation of a society obsessed with wealth and status.

November 7 -18

The Concordia AOS performs Irving Berlin’s White Christmas.

Jan 10 - Feb 3 2018

The Pantomime Company presents Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates of the Pacific.

Box office: 01455 615005

Open on Monday and Wednesday evenings 7pm to 8pm, Saturday morning 10am to noon. www.concordiat­heatre.co.uk

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