Theatre trips and concerts
One of the many benefits of becoming a Friend is the chance to join our Theatre Group for visits to productions in the West End, South Bank and local theatres.
About the Theatre Group
We arrange theatre visits across London and have seen dozens of performances featuring a wide range of modern and classic playwrights in recent years. About once a month throughout the year, a small group - usually between 14-20 of us - meets up to see a play. It might be in the West End or at one of the many wonderful local theatres we are blessed with in London.
Most often we choose a midweek matinee: a mix of comedy, drama and the occasional musical.
After the play - and this is the bit that our people really value - the group moves to somewhere nearby that we can enjoy a drink together and have a lively discussion about what we’ve just seen.
All the admin around each trip is done for you - reviewing and selecting good shows, securing tickets (often at group rates), travel and joining instructions. What’s more, a small percentage of the cost of each ticket you purchase goes towards Age Exchange’s activities.
All theatre tickets are now sold online.
To join our waiting list please email aefriends.theatre@gmail.com
Trinity Laban concerts
12pm on Friday 25 October
Bakehouse Theatre
As a Friend our popular Friday lunchtime concerts are free to attend or £5 for guests. These monthly concerts are given by students from the nearby Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance on the last Friday each month during the academic year.
This month features Ah Hyun Kim, soprano and Sin Iong Li, piano and the programme includes music composed by Purcell, Verdi and Puccini.
Programme
Debussy - Pour le piano
I. Prelude
II.Saranbande
III.Toccata
Debussy - Pagodes
Mozart - "Una donna a quindici anni" from Così fan tutte
Rossini - "Una voce poco fa" from Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Antonín Dvořák - "Song to the Moon" from Rusalka
Purcell - “Dido’s lament” from Dido and Aeneas
Hakjun Yoon - Korean Art Song “On the way to you”
Giant
2.30pm on Thursday 14 November
Royal Court Theatre
Tickets £26
It’s a summer afternoon in 1983 and world-famous author Roald Dahl is at his family home making last-minute edits to his latest children’s book The Witches, soon due to hit the shelves. He’s aware there’s been an outcry at an explicitly antisemitic article he wrote recently, but then suddenly, he’s rocked by an unexpectedly explosive confrontation. Dahl is forced to choose: make a public apology or risk his name and reputation. Inspired by real events, Mark Rosenblatt’s debut play explores with dark humour the difference between considered opinion and dangerous rhetoric. It’s directed by Nicholas Hytner (Straight Line Crazy, La Belle Sauvage) and stars Tony and Golden Globe-winner John Lithgow (Killers of the Flower Moon, The Crown), alongside Olivier Award-winner Elliot Levey (Cold War, Cabaret, Good).
Numbers are limited. Email aefriends.theatre@gmail.com to be added to the waiting list.
Napoleon: Un Petit Pantomime
3pm on Tuesday 17 December
Jermyn Street Theatre
Tickets £33
Jermyn Street, one of our favourite small theatres, urges us to marechal our forces and round up les rosbifs for some historic hilarity. 'Join the most dictatorial of petits hommes as he dons disguises among the bourgeoisie to war with Wellington. Will the grandiose general overcome his fear of cats to become Emperor? Will the dodgy Duke find a name for his new beef pie?' Fans of bad puns face the additional challenge of crossing the language barrier in this Christmas frolic. This production is by the Charles Court Opera which staged the award-winning Odyssey: A Heroic Pantomime which theatre group members enjoyed last year. This boutique panto promises to bring a smile to the faces of Les Misérables.
Numbers are limited. Email aefriends.theatre@gmail.com to be added to the waiting list.