Theatre and Concert Visits
Contact: Margaret Hinde
Tel: 01565 872643
Email: info@knutsfordu3a.co.uk
BOOKINGS FOR THEATRE AND CONCERT VISITS – Clarification of Procedure
All bookings must be accompanied by a bookings form and a cheque made payable to Knutsford u3a. Please write the name of the performance or outing on the back of the cheque.
We will contact you only if your booking has not been successful. If you want confirmation that you have the places you want, please enclose a stamped addressed envelope. Usually your cheque will not be paid in until two weeks before the event.
If a performance is fully booked when we receive your cheque you will be informed and placed on the waiting list.
Places on u3a trips and outings can only be booked for full or associate members of Knutsford u3a. If you need to bring a companion/carer to enable you to take part in a trip or visit please see our Accessibility Policy.
We hope to take bookings for the current performances at our general meetings but, as our outings are proving very popular we cannot guarantee the availability at the time of the meeting. In other words please book early to be sure of a place!
PLEASE use a separate booking form and a separate cheque (made payable to Knutsford u3a) for each performance and send to Mrs Margaret Hinde, 1 Warford Hall Drive, Great Warford, Alderley Edge, SK9 7TR.
WAR HORSE
Based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo
The National Theatre Production
Thursday, 26th September, 2024, 7:30 pm
Cost, including travel, £65.00
The Lowry Theatre, Manchester
Coach departs the bus station 6 pm prompt
‘An Unforgettable theatrical experience’
The National Theatre’s acclaimed production of ‘War Horse’ is returning to the Lowry in an all-new UK tour. The National staged the World Premiere in 2007 and since then it has been seen by over 8 million people in 14 countries, making it the most successful play in the history of the National Theatre.
It is a powerfully moving and imaginative drama, based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo, taking audiences on an extraordinary journey from the fields of rural Devon to the trenches of the First World War. At its heart are the astonishing life-sized horses, who bring galloping, charging horses to thrilling life on the stage – quite unforgettable! (And well worth a second visit!)
We have had a small grant to help with theatre costs, so it is being used to keep the cost down considerably, for this rather expensive production.
Tickets for this event can be bought via PayPal or Debit/Credit card at our On-line tickets page.
They can also be reserved by sending a completed booking form together with your cheque made out to Knutsford u3a, to:
Margaret Hinde, 1 Warford Hall Drive, Alderley Edge, SK9 7TR.
TEL. 01565 872643.
Any remaining tickets will also be on sale at the Members meeting on Thursday, 13th June.
A Day In Buxton
Including a matinée performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s
‘The Gondoliers’
Saturday, 27th July, 2024, 9:30 am
Cost, including travel, morning coffee £45.00
Buxton Opera House and central stalls seat in the Opera House
Coach departs the bus station 9:30 am
NOTE the £45 cost does not include an optional guided walk. That requires a £12 pp supplement.
Leaving Knutsford at 9.30 am, we should arrive in Buxton by 10.30 am, when we have coffee and biscuits in the Pavilion Gardens restaurant (included in your price).
At 11am we will be met by guides, who will take those who wish to, for a guided walking tour of central Buxton, lasting a little over an hour. This walk costs £12 and needs to be booked on your order form please.
You are then free to find your own lunch in the cafés around Buxton or bring a picnic and sit in the delightful Pavilion Gardens. Plenty of seating available, and delicious ice cream!
At 2.30 pm, the performance of ‘The Gondoliers’ starts. This takes place in the beautiful Georgian Opera House designed by Frank Matcham, opened in 1903, and perfectly restored in 2001. The interior is a treat in itself! ‘The Gondoliers’ is part of the International Gilbert and Sullivan festival, performed by the world renowned National G and S Opera Company. I doubt if Gilbert and Sullivan need any introduction from me!
I would expect to be back in Knutsford by 6 pm.
Places for this day out can be reserved by sending your booking form together with your cheque made out to Knutsford u3a, to
Margaret Hinde, 1 Warford Hall Drive, Alderley Edge, SK9 7TR.
TEL. 01565 872643.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Tuesday, 26th November – Matthew Bourne’s ‘Swan Lake’ an evening performance at The Lowry Theatre.