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Concordia Theatre Latest Listings

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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 4 & 5

The Actress is a New Theatre Players Studio production. A funny and poignant new comedy, by Peter Quilter. The Actress dramatises the events backstage as a colourful, complicate­d woman makes her farewell performanc­e, while dealing with the unexpected arrival of her infuriatin­g ex-husband.

November 7 -18

The Concordia AOS performs Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. It tells the story of two ex-army pals as they team up with a pair of sisters to put on a show to save a remote Vermont ski lodge that’s fallen on hard times. Mix mischief, romance and misunderst­andings, blend in some of the greatest songs ever written, including Sisters, Blue Skies and the renowned White Christmas, then add spectacula­r dance routines and costumes and you have the recipe for a wonderfull­y entertaini­ng show.

November 22 to 25

Dance, Dance, Dance is performed by the Shelby Academy of Performing Arts

November 26

Beyond Faith - The George Michael Tribute Concert Join us to celebrate the musical legend ’George Michael’ in a spell binding spectacle of his songs. 2017 marks 30 years of FAITH which launched…

December 5 -9

New Theatre Players perform It’s A Wonderful Life. The iconic story of idealist George Bailey, whose dreams look set to be dashed by small-town scandal and big business.

December 10

Ballet Theatre UK perform The Nutcracker

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