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Wonderful Puppet Shows!

noreply@blogger.com (peter) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:37:00 +0000

Four fantastic puppet shows to choose from!

Jimmy and the Dancing Broomstick- Two boys go camping in the woods and are discovered by a wicked witch who is not in a good mood because someone has stolen her broomstick and she badly wants it back. 1 Hour show for 4 to 7 year olds

Nursery Rhyme Land- It is the King of Nursery Rhyme Land's birthday but nobody is around to help Old King Cole celebrate. ½ Hour show for 2 to 4 year olds

Pirates Ahoy! - Polly goes to the seaside with her uncle but bumps into a pirate who has got lost trying to find the treasure he buried. 1 Hour show for 4 to 7 year olds

Mr McGinty's Zoo - The animals are all to be given time off because the zoo is to be closed for the day. ½ Hour show for 2 to 4 year olds

*UPCOMING EVENTS*

Family-friendly jazz Club Launch! 21 May at 7.30pm! Click on the live music tab for more info!

Continuing BB's Blues club events! Click on the live music tab for more info!

The World Cup! Live!- Opening on Friday 11th June Merton Abbey Mills will be showing the world cup on big screens, both inisde the Colour House Theatre and open-air on the Bandstand! Click on current productions for more details!

Dogs The Musical

noreply@blogger.com (peter) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:11:00 +0000

Poor Digger gets lost in the snow. His family are heartbroken. Will he ever get home?
Join Digger on his sad journey to find them, as he is cared for by the stray Barn Dogs, until the evil dogcatcher almost traps him. He shelters by the campfire of the Spanish dancers, until they have to move on. He visits the Circus but ends up in the cage of the Performing Dogs, where he persuades them to protest against their humiliation. Join Digger on his journey back home! Meet his friends and enemies and enjoy the exciting circus performances of the Strong Woman, The Magician, The Lion Tamer, The Clowns, The Tumbling Tornadoes and the rebellious Performing Dogs! Book your seats early and enjoy a wonderful show that will mark the Theatre's 74th Production and is guaranteed to be full of all the fun and excitement that we have become so well known for! Dog lovers particularly welcome!

Dick Whittington

noreply@blogger.com (peter) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:45:00 +0000

This Christmas, join Dick Whittington as he and his faithful sidekick, Puss, take to the streets of London in search of fortune and glory! Will the rats and mice form their own union against Dick's clever, crafty and cunning cat? Will Dick find true love? Will we see him scale the heady heights of London's elite, and run for mayor of this great little town? This new and exciting adaptation is littered with fun songs. It's an imaginative and vibrant take on the classic pantomime, and a must for all of the family this Christmas! Cat lovers particularly welcome!

Dick Whittington

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Wheeler) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:18:00 +0000

This Christmas, join Dick Whittington as he and his faithful sidekick, Puss, take to the streets of London in search of fortune and glory! After years in the Panto wilderness, and following years of failure on the children's entertainment circuit, Dick Whittington is offered an opportunity too good to miss. Working for the jolly and excessively loud Mr. Fitzwarren, Dick soon gets to see the creme de la creme of London society but they won't let him in. Desperate to impress the ultra-glam Alice, Fitzwarrens daughter, Dick concocts a plan which will see him scale the heady heights of London's elite, and run for mayor of this great little town! The only downside, it means flogging his trusty cat to the highest bidder! Littered with fun songs, a beautiful girl, and some of the worst juggling you will ever see, The Colour House Children's Theatre's Dick Whittington is an imaginative and vibrant take on the classic pantomime, and a must for all of the family this Christmas! Cat lovers particularly welcome!

Pinocchio

noreply@blogger.com (peter) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:20:00 +0000

The Colour House Childrens Theatre is proud to announce this timeless tale, join us on a journey about the little wooden boy brought to life by the loving and caring hands of his father, Gipetto. Meet the blue haired fairy, and as in all Colour House children’s shows watch out for the different additions. Will Pinocchio survive his ordeals, will he be honest and truthful or will his nose tell the tale! Book your seats early and enjoy a wonderful show that will mark the Theatres 72nd Production and is guaranteed to be full of all the fun and excitement that we have become so well known for!

Cinderella

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Wheeler) — Tue, 19 May 2009 08:05:00 +0000

Poor Cinders! Her two awful step-sisters treat her so badly. They’ve torn up her ticket so that she can’t go to the Royal Ball. Will her Fairy Godmother help her? Will she get to the ball and meet her handsome Prince? Join in the magic and help to make Cinderella’s wish come true!

After Last years very popular and first ever puppet show at the Colour House Children’s theatre we are now proud to announce a new puppet show for 2009, Cinderella the Puppet Musical. In association with John Peel Puppets we have put together a wonderful musical adaptation of the famous fairytale that features great original songs and a sparkling witty script that will be suitable for the whole family.

Come along and laugh, cry and sing along to this exciting new version of Cinderella.

Book your seats early and enjoy a wonderful show that will mark the Theatres 71st Children’s Production which is guaranteed to be full of all the fun and excitement that we have become so well known for!

SEE IT NOW! - Sleeping Beauty

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Wheeler) — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:51:00 +0000

Sleeping Beauty will hopefully, be waking up at the Colour House theatre in March. That is, provided her handsome Prince can find her through all that thicket. Then the spell that the Bad Fairy made when she wasn’t invited to her christening will be finally broken.

This classic tale gets the full Colour House Children’s Theatre treatment, with this cracking adaptation that features great original songs and a sparkling witty script that will be suitable for the whole family.

Come along and laugh, cry and sing along to this exciting new version of Sleeping Beauty.

Book your seats early and enjoy a wonderful show that will mark the Theatres 70th Children’s Production which is guaranteed to be full of all the fun and excitement that we have become so well known for!

Show Dates and Details
Every: Saturday and Sunday at 2pm and 4pm
From: Saturday 14th March to Sunday 10th May (9 weekends)
Duration: 1 hour (approx)
Age: Suitable for everyone over the age of 3
Tickets: £7 per seat (all ages)

Snow White & The Seven Dwarves

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Wheeler) — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 14:02:00 +0000

The Colour House Children’s is proud to announce their 14th Christmas show and 67th Production, Snow White and the seven Dwarves. This classic story gets the full Colour House treatment when Snow White who is lost and alone in the woods befriends 7 dwarves whilst the deranged evil Queen is in hot pursuit. Will Snow White be tricked by the Queen? Will the mirror tell the truth? All will be revealed in this cracking show, which features a sparkling witty script and great songs including the Dwarf Rap! The show is suitable for the whole family.
Click Here for further details

Cinderella

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Wheeler) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:12:00 +0000

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* We bring the theatre to you at the lowest possible prices
* Beautiful Costumes
* Fabulous set - adaptable to fit any space
* Full audience participation
* Songs to sing - along to
* 4 professionally trained performers
* 60 minutes of wide eyed entertainment
* A magical event to remember
"Totally enthralled - nobody got restless (a first) enjoyed it thoroughly. I liked the way the performers interacted with the audience & made them feel like part of the experience"

Mrs Ashton, London.
"Brilliant! Full of variety, lots of interaction with the audience"

Mrs Gray, Norwich.
"Very lively, the stars worked well together"

Mrs Wood, Cambridge

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Wheeler) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:02:00 +0000

THE COLOUR HOUSE THEATRE SCHOOL
This month sees the re-opening of The Colour House Theatre School, which is now under new management. Please click here for details or call 020 8542 5511.

THE WIZARD OF OZ - Click Here
The Colour House Children's Theatre is proud to announce their 66th Production, The Wizard of Oz, a fantastic musical adaptation of the classic family tale. Join Dorothy, The Tin Man, The Lion, and The Scarecrow, as they attempt to escape the Wicked Witch Of The West, Will they escape? Will their dreams come true? This exciting adventure opens the Colour House Children's Theatre's Autumn season and marks their 66th production! So click your heels together and follow the Yellow brick Road all the way down to the Colour House Children's Theatre. Remember.....there's no place like home!

The show is suitable for the whole family. Book your seats early and enjoy a wonderful show that is guaranteed to be full of all the fun and excitement we've become so well known for!

PICK 'N' MYTHS

noreply@blogger.com (Andrew Wheeler) — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:11:00 +0000

Adventures, music and monsters in storytelling shows for kids.

Come and hear about the king who grew donkey's ears, the clever goddess Athena, and a little boy who learned to fly in these delightful storytelling shows based on Greek myths. Pick n Myths plays at the Colour House Theatre, Merton Abbey Mills on 27 - 31 August, transferring from the prestigious Pleasance Theatre at the Edinburgh Festival.

A trio of actors present some of the most exciting stories ever told, with songs, audience participation, friendly monsters and silly hats. Choose from three different tales from Greek myths adapted for a young audience:

Snakes and Sea Monsters: 11am on 27, 29, 30 and 31 August
Travel with Perseus as he takes on Medusa, who has a nest of hissing snakes for hair, meets tough Andromeda, and helps a sea monster who needs to learn to roar.

King Midas' Silly Mistakes: 2pm on 27, 28, 30 and 31 August
King Midas has everything - a big palace, a lovely family, and lots of fun things to play with. But he keeps on bumping into grumpy Gods, and that always leads to trouble...

A-Mazing Adventures: 11am on 28 August, 2pm on 29 August, 4pm on 30 and 31 August
The King of Crete has the twistiest, turniest maze in the world. Hear about the dim-witted Minotaur who lives there, how Theseus learns how to be brave, and Icarus, the little boy who can fly!

Director and devisor Robin Norton-Hale's past projects include Happy Campers (London), Spirit of Vienna (English Touring Opera national tour), Sweet Charity (assistant director, Theatre Royal Drury Lane) and TIE shows in schools in the UK, Holland, Belgium and Switzerland.

Designer Natasha Jenkins has worked for Opera North, the National Theatre Studio and the Tramway Theatre.

The cast (of whom three will perform each show) is: Charles de Bromhead, Dafydd Huw James, Fiona J. Keats, Georgina Phillip and Leon Scott.

In 2005 a generous donation by the Onassis Public Benefit Foundation made possible the creation of the Onassis Programme for the Performance of Greek Drama at Oxford University. The programme commissions, develops and produces professional work by international theatre artists inspired by Greek drama.

Abbeyfest 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Nick) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:07:00 +0000

AbbeyFest 2008 is underway with fabulous line up of top shows in the Colour House Theatre, including late night theatre for the first time. We have four 1 hour shows throughout July opening with a hilarious musical comedy, Under The Knife, a great take on the world of cosmetic surgery! In August we have longer shows finishing with a double bill of two new shows, The Cage Birds and Lord Buckley.

Last year we reintroduced open air theatre with a very successful production of A Mid Summer Nights Dream, so this year we have gone for three productions; an innovative and exciting adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Neverland The Peter Pan Musical (a magical, spellbinding musical extravaganza), and to finish, Tales of the Old North, a show filled with fantasy, fairytales and black magic. An exciting line up for all the family to enjoy!

All our favourite jazz artists for the ever popular series of free Friday night jazz concerts, in particular Tony O'Malley who launches this years festival on Friday 4th July. In addition, and another first, we have programmed a superb season of free weekend lunchtime jazz sessions running throughout July and August from 1pm - 4pm on both Saturdays and Sundays.

The blues this year (Blues at the Mills) starts a day earlier on Thursday 21st August, a bonus for all you Blues lovers out there!

Our Comedy line up (Slaughterville at the Watermill) is possibly the strongest weve had to date, with 4 Edinburgh preview nights and 3 stand up shows. We bring you a top quality gathering of some of the best comedians on the circuit today, guaranteeing lots of laughter along the way.

To complement the festival's music theme we have programmed a couple of delightful chamber concerts (Sunday Evening Music Among Friends).

See the Diary of Events here.

Talk about the Weather

noreply@blogger.com (Nick) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:40:00 +0000

As previewed late last year, the Colour House Theatre is the first in the world to be entirely powered by the weather.

Click here to see the BBC's video coverage of this remarkable installation, or here for an article published on the UK Theatre Network.

Mrs Eddy

noreply@blogger.com (Nick) — Sat, 31 May 2008 18:00:00 +0000

A little old lady is on trial. Her son wants to prove that she is mentally and physically incompetent and he should take control of her assets.

However, this is no ordinary little old lady. This is Mary Baker Eddy, the discoverer and founder of Christian Science and widely reported as imprisoned at home against her will, and dying or dead.

Mrs Eddy opens at the Colourhouse on June 12, 2008.

Click here for more details.

Tales from our Childhood

noreply@blogger.com (Nick) — Sun, 04 May 2008 12:34:00 +0000

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.

Click here for more details.

Facades

noreply@blogger.com (Nick) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:40:00 +0000

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

Siberia

noreply@blogger.com (Nick) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:38:00 +0000

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

Click Here for More Details.

Hansel and Gretel

noreply@blogger.com (Nick) — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:23:00 +0000

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

Click here for more details.

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.

Click here to get involved.

Fundraiser Party

noreply@blogger.com (Nick) — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:33:00 +0000

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?

noreply@blogger.com (Nick) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:49:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Nick) — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:33:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Nick) — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:11:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Nick) — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:21:00 +0000

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.

Click here for more details and for booking information.

THE SNAIL OF ELBING

noreply@blogger.com (Nick) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:30:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Nick) — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:28:00 +0000

"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.