Theatre and Concert Visits
Contact: Margaret Hinde
Tel: 01565 872643
Email: info@knutsfordu3a.co.uk
BOOKINGS FOR THEATRE AND CONCERT VISITS – Clarification of Procedure
The preferred method of booking is by Credit / Debit card or PayPal on our On-line Tickets page. It is very easy to use and you will get email confirmation of your booking.
Alternatively bookings can be made by using a bookings form and a cheque made payable to Knutsford u3a. PLEASE use a separate booking form and a separate cheque (with the name of the performance on the back of the cheque) for each event and send to Margaret Hinde, 1 Warford Hall Drive, Great Warford, Alderley Edge, SK9 7TR. 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 an outing 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 cannot guarantee the availability at the time of the meeting. In other words please book early to be sure of a place!
‘DEAR ENGLAND’
By James Graham
Tuesday, June 3rd at 7pm.
Cost: £39.00 including transport
The Lowry Theatre Salford
Coach departs from Knutsford bus station at 5.30 pm – Please note early start!
‘Dear England’ is an epic examination of our Nation and The Game, to reflect Gareth Southgate’s final year as England Manager. It is a fictionalised account of the struggles and successes of England’s football teams, based on extensive research and interviews, featuring some real life individuals Gwilym Lee (Bohemian Rhapsody; SAS Rogue Heroes) plays manager Gareth Southgate.
It was commissioned by the National Theatre and had a Sold Out run there in 2023. It returns there this month to the end of May, then comes direct to the Lowry theatre for a month in June.
‘Uplifting, funny and more entertaining than a World Cup Final!’ – Tatler
‘Utterly absorbing. A powerful epic for our times’ – OnStage
‘A theatrical spectacle as uplifting as any England victory’ – The Telegraph
As usual, tickets can be reserved quickly and easily using our On-line Tickets page.
Alternatively, you can send your completed order form, together with a cheque made out to Knutsford u3a, to Margaret Hinde, 1 Warford Hall Drive, Alderley Edge, SK9 7TR. Tel. 01565 872643. Please send sae if you want written confirmation of your booking.
‘THE MIDNIGHT BELL’
A Ballet By Matthew Bourne
Thursday, July 3rd 2025 at 7.30pm.
Cost: £61.00 including transport
The Lowry Theare, Salford
Coach departs from Knutsford bus station at 6 pm.
Set in 1930’s smoggy London, this is certainly different from Matthew Bourne’s well known interpretations of classical ballets. Ordinary people emerge from their cheap boarding houses, looking to drown their sorrows and find adventures at the lonely hearts club in their Soho pub , The Midnight Bell.
First performed to huge critical acclaim in the West End in 2011, this touring production is making its first tour around the country, with many of the original cast returning. They dance to a modern score by Terry Davies, which includes a few 1930’s songs.
I have reserved some excellent seats, this time in the circle, which I think is a good way to watch a ballet, so I hope you like it!
‘silky, sexy, Intoxicating’ – the ‘I’
‘Dark theatre at its most compelling’
‘A poignant portrait of love, lust and longing’ – The Guardian
As usual, tickets can be reserved quickly and easily using our On-line Tickets page.
Alternatively, you can send your completed order form, together with a cheque made out to Knutsford u3a, to Margaret Hinde, 1 Warford Hall Drive, Alderley Edge, SK9 7TR. Tel. 01565 872643. Please send sae if you want written confirmation of your booking.
‘NORTH BY NORTH WEST’
At the ‘HOME Arts Centre’, Manchester
Adapted for the stage from the Hitchcock film by Emma Rice
Wednesday, April 30th, 7.30 pm
Coach departs from Knutsford Bus Station at 6 pm prompt.
SOLD OUT
Cost £22.00, including transport
This may be a new venue for some of you! ‘Home’ is a comparatively new Arts Centre, situated in Manchester City Centre, close to the Bridgewater Hall, which opened in 2015. It was formed through a merger of the Library Theatre, the Contact Theatre and Cornerhouse cinema and funded by Manchester City Council, amongst others. It houses 2 theatres, 5 cinema screens, a gallery space for exhibitions of contemporary art, a café bar and a restaurant. It has a very varied programme of performances.
‘North by North West’ has been adapted from the Hitchcock film by Emma Rice. Emma has been a successful director for many years. Following two years as Artistic Director of Shakespear’s ‘Globe’ she won the ‘Outstanding Contribution to British Theatre Award’ in 2019. With ‘North by Northwest’ she has turned the cinema thriller into a riotously funny stage production.
“With just six shape shifting performers, a fabulous 50’s soundtrack, and a LOT OF HATS! – We are promised a night of glamour and romance.” (Home publicity)
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Saturday 4th October – ‘Blood Brothers’, a matinee performance at the newly rebuilt Theatre Clwyd, Mold. Coach leaving 11.00 am. Tickets will go on sale in May.
Thursday 23rd October – ‘Dancing at Lughnasa’ by Brian Friel at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. Coach leaving 6 pm. Tickets will go on sale in May.