Tales from our Childhood

Every weekend from May 3rd until July 6th 2008, we are pround to present - in association with John Peel Puppets - a triple bill of classic tales:

The Three Little Pigs,
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

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Facades

Facades, a black comedy by Keith Wait opens on Wednesday 23 April 2008. Click here for more details.

Siberia

How's this for a family?
My second deportation in this life.
It was cold in Siberia, here too it's cold.

SIBERIA
a monologue in five scenes by
Felix Mitterer
translated by
Patrick Drysdale and Mike Lyons
performed by
Thomas Bewley

28, 29 February, 1 March 2008
7.30 pm

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Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretal is playing at the Colour House Theatre every weekend from 23 February 2008 until 27 April.

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This period will also see the launch of our new Friends Group, which is being formed so that we can develop and expand our programme of Kids events and activities, and include our supporters in running the theatre.

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Fundraiser Party

Come on down to the Colourhouse Theatre for a great evening on Thursday February 14, to promote our upcoming production of 'The Snail of Elbing' - a great new play set in World War II Poland.

The fundraiser night will have 2 bars, one of which selling Harvey Wallbangers plus a THai buffet fit for a king! There will be music, acts and a great laugh to get you in the romantic spirit. Hope to see you all here!

SNAIL OF ELBING FUNDRAISER
HARVEY WALLBANGER NITE
TICKETS: 6 POUNDS (5 IN ADVANCE)
TICKETS INCLUDE - FREE ENTRY HARVEY WALLBANGER, BUFFET EAT WHAT YOU CAN, FREE MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
TICKETS ON DOOR OR 020 85425511

Are You Smarter than a 10 Year Old?

7:30 pm on the 20th February 2008 sees the launch of regular quiz night that will run on the third Wednesday of each month in the Colour House Theatre.

Entry is 2 pounds per person for teams of up to five, and money will be raised for the Disasters Emergency Committee.

Book your team's place in the competition by emailing Prity Mistry on priti_mistry@hotmail.com.

The Mack Big Band

The Mack Big Band invites you free of charge to its public rehearsals every Tuesday evening 7:30 for 8pm in the Colour House Theatre.

Come along, get a drink from the bar, and listen to 5 saxes, 3 trombones, 4 trumpets, piano, bass, guitar, drums and vocalists run through a classic big band repertoire.

The line up started its life as the a rehearsal band run by the Great British Band Leader, Ken Mackintosh who sadly passed away in 2005.

To dancers at the great London ballrooms of the Empire, Leicester Square, and the Hammersmith Palais, the name of Ken Mackintosh was synonymous with suave orchestral accompaniments, which he provided for more than 14 years in the 1960s and 1970s.

To fans of Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey and Matt Monro, Mackintosh was the bandleader who frequently backed them on national tours.

To enthusiasts of big band music, he was a musician who kept the spirit of the great 1940s swing dance orchestras alive, while providing more contemporary fare for younger audiences.

Come and hear what all the fuss was about.

Something in the Air

In early 2008, inventor Trevor Baylis will launch London's first ground-based wind turbine at Merton Abbey Mills.

The turbine will be used to supply 100% green electricity to The Colour House Theatre, making it the first in the world to be powered exclusively by wind energy.

CabareX

For the second year running, the Hot Stuff Theatre company return to the Colour House Theatre with CabareX, a scintillating combination of music-hall comedy and burlesque.

Performances at 8pm from Wednesday 20 to Saturday 22 December 2007, with two tickets for the price of one on Wednesday.

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THE SNAIL OF ELBING

The Colour House Theatre's resident Wheelhouse Theatre Company's commitment to new writing will bear fruit in 2008 with the premiere of Barry Langley's "The Snail of Elbing".

Langley, whose directorial credits in film and TV span five decades, has crafted a challenging play - set in war torn Prussia during the Nazi uprising - in which an SS officer's divided loyalties wrench him between his duty and his wife, as she is entering into a dangerous affair with a Jew.

The author will be working closely with director Peter Duggan when rehearsals begin early in the New Year for a March run, and in an innovative initiative the play has been made available to interested parties for the duration of audtions.

Update: February 11, 2008. Script No Longer Available as we move towards rehearsal.

Jack and the Beanstalk

"Fee fie foe fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman."

The Colour House Children's Theatre brings a classic show to life this Christmas.

Come and join the luckless Jack on his incredible journey

Saturdays and Sundays until 24/2/2008
Time(s): 2pm and 4pm
Seven pounds a ticket
Suitable for age 3 and up.

The Line Between

Two men, one dog and a partially molested Wardrobe are trapped! But before they can escape their rooms, they must first escape their minds! Fast paces physical theatre and comedy from two weird and wonderful actors!

Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th of November 2008.

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You're having a laugh aren't you?

Children in Need

Hello Sunshine Productions are running a Kids Talent Contest in aid of Children in Need on Friday 16th November 2007.

The doors open at 6:30 pm and the contest will close at approximately 9pm.

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Last Chance to See

Little Red Riding Hood must close on November 18, 2007 so that we can clear the decks for the new Christmas show that will be our 64th children's production in the Colour House Theatre.

Click here for more details and to secure a place at one of the few remaining performances.

Special Halloween Kids Party

Parents are you Looking for something different for your kids to do this Halloween?

The Colour House Children's Theatre and Arttes 4 Kids @ Merton Abbey Mills are joining forces to give children a creative and exciting way to celebrate Halloween this year.

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