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.
HALLÉ CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT
Hallé Choir; Hallé Youth Choir; and Hallé Children’s Choir
Sunday, 15th December
Cost, £43 including transport
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Coach Departs, 1.30 pm prompt
You probably don’t want to think about Christmas just yet, but this is a special Sunday afternoon treat and needs answering quickly, please.
The annual Christmas concert at the Bridgewater Hall has been popular for many years, with all three of the Hallé choirs performing – the children are a particular delight. When I last took a coach trip to this, my tickets all sold out very quickly! I have reserved good central stalls seats, BUT I am only able to reserve them for three weeks, after which they have to be paid for (i.e. October 12th).
So if you are interested, please be sure to book quickly!
It is now very easy to book online, using our On-line Tickets page.
Alternatively, please complete the booking form, together with your cheque made out to Knutsford u3a, and return it to Margaret Hinde, 1 Warford Hall Drive, Alderley Edge, SK9 7TR. Tel 01565 872643
‘SWAN LAKE’
A Matthew Bourne Production – a Reinvention of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece
Tuesday, 26th November, 7.30 pm
Cost, including travel, £68.00
The Lowry Theatre, Salford
Coach departs 6 pm, prompt.
If you are aware of Matthew Bourne’s inspiring, rule-breaking work, then you will know to expect something different here. First staged in London in 1995, I know many of us will have seen this production, but to my mind, it’s so exciting its well worth another visit. Still best known for replacing the female corps de ballet with a menacing male ensemble, it has become the longest running full length dance classic in both the West End and Broadway.
Tickets can be booked using our On-line Tickets page or by sending a cheque (separate cheques for each production please) made out to Knutsford u3a, to Margaret Hinde, 1 Warford Hall Drive, Alderley Edge, SK9 7TR, together with completed order form. Tel. 01565 872643
Any remaining tickets will be on sale at the Members’ Meeting on Thursday, September 12th.
‘THE COMPANY OF WOLVES’
Adapted from a short story by Angela Carter
Wednesday, 9th October, 7.30 pm
Cost, including travel, £40.00
The New Vic Theatre, Stoke
Coach departs 6 pm prompt.
This is a New Vic production, (they are generally very good!), which has been adapted from a short story written by Angela Carter in the 1980’s and which was subsequently made into a film of the same name. As I don’t know any more than that about it, I will quote from the New Vic brochure!
“Imaginative staging, evocative soundscapes, spectacular acrobatics and theatrical invention combine to bring this gripping horror story to life…… In this rare stage version, ‘The Company of Wolves’ is filled with danger, desire and suspense – a story of terror and transformation unlike anything you have experienced before”.
So, it’s something different maybe?
To reserve tickets for this production please book via our On-line Tickets page or send your cheque, made out to Knutsford u3a, to Margaret Hinde, 1 Warford Hall Drive, Alderley Edge, SK9 7TR, together with a completed order form.
Any remaining tickets will be on sale at the Members’ meeting on Thursday, September 12th.
HALLE CONCERT at The Bridgewater Hall
Dvorak’s Cello Concerto and Brahms Symphony No 3.
Sunday, 13th October, 4 pm
Cost, including travel, £38.00
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Coach departs 2.30 pm. Prompt.
This looked such a lovely programme, I couldn’t resist it! A Sunday afternoon, should be a very relaxing time to go.
Albert Gerhadt, ‘one of the finest cellists around’ (The Guardian) performs Dvorak’s celebrated Cello Concerto, a joyous piece, followed by Brahms’ triumphant third Symphony.
To reserve tickets for this production please book via our On-line Tickets page or send your cheque, made out to Knutsford u3a, to Margaret Hinde, 1 Warford Hall Drive, Alderley Edge, SK9 7TR, together with a completed order form.
Please Note: Tickets for this concert are only available until September 14th.
Any remaining tickets will be on sale at the Members’ meeting on Thursday, September 12th.
WAR HORSE
Based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo
The National Theatre Production
SOLD OUT
Thursday, 26th September, 2024, 7:30 pm
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.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Friday, January 3rd 2025 – ‘COME FROM AWAY’ at The Lowry Theatre. An exciting new musical which is proving very popular! Booking from October.