insideKENT Magazine Issue 48 - March 2016 | Page 27

EVENTS

Ed Byrne:
Outside Looking In
// 6 Mar

© Roslyn Gaunt

Lady in 1880s dress with ‘hour
glass’ figure, Maidstone
Museum Collection

That Bloke. You know. The Irish guy.
No, not the bald one. The other one.
You know him. The one Carol from
work really likes. Wait, that might
be Jason Byrne. Anyway. Funny
Chap. Has a new show!
8pm. Price: £19
Assembly Hall Theatre, Crescent
Road, Tunbridge Wells TN1 2LU
www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk
/ 01892 530613

Reshaping Nature // 12 Mar
In celebration of the new exhibition
Woman of Genius and International
Women's Day, costume historian Lee
Ault will talk about and show historic
clothing designed to constrain women
through time. Booking essential.
11am. Price: £7
Maidstone Museum & Bentlif Art
Gallery, St Faith’s Street, Maidstone
ME14 1LH
www.museum.maidstone.gov.uk
/ 01622 602838

Brian Conley: Alive &
Dangerous // 13 Mar

Into The Hoods
// 8-9 Mar

The multi-talented and irrepressible
Brian Conley returns to the stage in
this all-new show. Showcasing his
many talents, there’ll be singing,
laughs, and much, much more in this
latest variety show from one of
Britain’s most loved performers.
8pm. Price: £22.50
Margate Winter Gardens, Fort
Crescent, Margate CT9 1HX
www.margatewintergardens.co.uk
/ 01843 292795

ZooNation Dance
Company uses its
trademark narrative hiphop dance theatre style
to tell the story of two
school children, lost in the
‘Ruff Endz Estate’. The
audience follow the
children, who have been
tasked by the Landlord to
find an iPod touch as
white as milk, trainers as
pure as gold, a hoodie as
red as blood and some
weave as yellow as corn. Along the way, they meet DJ Spinderella, wannabe
singer Lil Red, vivacious rapper Rap On Zel, budding music producer Jaxx
and embark upon a storybook adventure into the heart of a pulsating
community.
7.30pm (Wednesday matinee 2pm). Price: £25
Orchard Theatre, Home Gardens, Dartford DA1 1ED
www.orchardtheatre.co.uk / 01322 220000

Tell Me On A Sunday // 14 Mar

Austen’s Women
// 10 Mar
From the creators of I,
Elizabeth… Thirteen of Jane
Austen’s heroines come to life
in this bold show revisiting of
some of literature’s most
celebrated works. In this
much-loved Edinburgh sellout hit, using only Austen’s
words, Rebecca Vaughan
(Dalloway; I, Elizabeth; Female
Gothic) becomes Emma
Woodhouse, Lizzy Bennet,
Mrs Norris, Miss Bates and
nine other beautifully observed
women in critical moments
from Austen’s major novels
(including Pride and Prejudice,
Sense and Sensibility and
Emma) and lesser known or unfinished works. Directed by Olivier Award
winner, Guy Masterson (Morecambe).
7.30pm. Price: £10-£12
Woodville Studio Theatre, Windmill Street, Gravesend DA12 1AU
www.woodville.co.uk / 01474 337459

Following her acclaimed performance in the Watermill Theatre’s 2014
production of Calamity Jane, Jodie Prenger now steps into Andrew Lloyd
Webber and Don Black’s classic musical, Tell Me On A Sunday. Charting
the romantic misadventures of an English girl in New York during the heady
days of the 1980s, this iconic musical features a wonderful original score
including the chart-topping “Take That Look Off Your Face”. Performed by
many legendary musical theatre stars including Marti Webb and Sarah
Brightman, this new 2016 production directed by Paul Foster includes an
intimate post-show chat with Jodie about life, love and playing the role of
Emma.
7.30pm. Price: £25.50-£31.50
Orchard Theatre, Home Gardens, Dartford DA1 1ED
www.orchardtheatre.co.uk / 01322 220000

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