CAMBRIDGE Arts Theatre has announced a fabulous mix of drama, dance and comedy for the new spring season.
National and international stage performers, star in productions from the National Theatre, English Touring Theatre, the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Propeller and English Touring Opera.
There will also be an astonishing version of Chekov's Three Sisters, performed in the original Russian with an all-Russian cast.
Cambridge Arts Theatre's Chief Executive, Dave Murphy, said: "We're delighted to be able to present one of our strongest seasons yet. There is a constant demand for the very best entertainment in Cambridge and having such a varied programme reflects our commitment to our audience."
SIR Peter Hall directs a modern classic from Nobel Prize winner Harold Pinter when Old Times comes to the stage in March.
Neil Pearson, who is best known to television audiences for playing journalist Dave Charnley in Drop the Dead Donkey, stars in this dark, erotic tale of obsession, exposing a mesmerising love triangle where the lines between memory and reality become dangerously blurred.
INFO: Old Times will be on between March 26-31. Tickets: £10/£21/£25/£27 and Thursday matinee, 2.
30pm, £10/£15/£20.
TWO magical new plays for children, based on books from the best-selling Horrible Histories series will be performed in April. Prepare yourselves for a bumpy ride back into the mists of time as historical characters are brought to life.
Using actors and ground-breaking 3D special effects, these two astounding shows - The Awful Egyptians and The Ruthless Romans - are guaranteed to be a thrilling and educational experience for you and your children. Suitable for children from the age of seven upwards.
INFO: These two shows will be on between April 3-7.
Tickets are £10 for children, £15 for adults and family tickets are available for £40.
SON of Sir Peter, Ed Hall, directs the all-male Shakespeare ensemble Propeller in a double bill of The Taming of the Shrew and Twelfth Night.
Combining a rigorous approach to the text with their trademark playful style, the company present two of the Bard's finest comedies that explore the true meaning of love.
INFO: The two plays will be run between April 10-14. Tickets: £10/£15/£20.
PREPARE to split your sides laughing at the pre-West End production of Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis starring Maureen Lipman.
Award-winning playwright Charlotte Jones' latest offering is a bittersweet comedy that blends a host of unforgettable characters with classic Elvis Presley tunes. The play has been described as an enchanting comedy about damaged relationships, the sort of love that gets you 'all shook up' and the chance to start over.
INFO: The play will be on between April 16-21.
Tickets: £10/£21/£25/£27 and Thursday matinee, 2.30pm, £10/£20/£25.
IN THE Bargain, distinguished television dramatist Ian Curteis returns to the theatre after 23 years in broadcasting, with a play based on the astonishing meeting between Robert Maxwell and Mother Teresa in 1988.
Remarkably, the two world-famous heavyweights found they had much in common.
The play stars popular television actress Susan Hampshire.
INFO: The play is on between April 30 and May 5.
Tickets: £10/£21/£25/£27 and Thursday matinee, 2.30pm, £10/£15/£20.
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