PHS-PTA Theatre Trips Group†
Organiser: Elaine Roe
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Transport by coach is included in the prices of all the tickets and a
minimum number of 25 people are needed to make any trip viable.
Payment for any of the trips should be made at General Meetings or by
post before the cutoff date.
Places cannot be reserved without payment. Please see a full list of events itemised below. †Organised on behalf of Poynton High School PTA but open to Poynton u3a members. |
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The current bookings are: (Last Updated: 3rd October 2025) DANCING AT LUGHNASA - Royal Exchange Theatre - Monday 13th October 2025 On the outskirts of Ballybeg, County Donegal, the five Mundy sisters' lives are bound by responsibilities and social expectations. When influences from a wider, more modern world creep into their home, the sisters' are swept along in a sea of change and suddenly the life they know is gone for good. Price: Stage Level Seats £33 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - Palace Theatre - 7.30pm Tuesday 28th October 2025 It's 1905 in the tiny village of Anatevka where Tevye, a Jewish milkman, lives his life by their proud traditions. For his five daughters, that means a visit from the matchmaker. As each daughter challenges his beliefs, against the backdrop of a changing world, can Tevye hold on to his roots, or must he bend to the will of his children and learn to embrace the unfamiliar? A classic musical of joy, revolution and community and an exuberant celebration of love and life featuring unforgettable songs including: 'If I Were A Rich Man', 'Tradition', 'Matchmaker' and 'Sunrise, Sunset'. Price: Stalls (rows L&M)/Circle (rows C&D) £62 Stalls (rowR) /Circle (rows E&F) £51 Circle (row J) £39 MISS SAIGON - Palace Theatre - 7.30pm Monday 10th November 2025 In the last days of the Vietnam War, 17 year-old Kim is forced to work in a Saigon bar run by a notorious character known as the Engineer. There she meets and falls in love with an American GI named Chris but they are torn apart by the fall of Saigon. For 3 years Kim goes on an epic journey of survival to find her way back to Chris, who has no idea he's fathered a son. Price: Stalls(Rows M&O)/Front Circle (rows C&D) £75 Centre Circle (row H)/Rear Stalls (row P) £65 MATTHEW BOURNE'S THE RED SHOES - Lowry Theatre - Thursday 27th November 2025 Matthew Bourne's double Olivier Award-winning production of the legendary Powell and Pressburger film is set to a score orchestrated by Terry Davies, featuring the music of golden-age Hollywood composer Bernard Herrmann. A tale of obsession, possession and one girl's dream to be the greatest dancer in the world. Victoria Page lives to dance but her ambitions become a battleground between the two men who inspire her passion, composer Julian Craster and impresario Boris Lermontov. Starring Ashley Shaw as Victoria Page, Adam Cooper as Julian Craster and Sam Archer as Boris Lermontov. Price: £70 Front Circle/Stalls SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - Royal Exchange Theatre - 7.30pm Saturday 29th November 2025 Adapted from the 1952 classic film and featuring songs Make 'Em Laugh, Moses Supposes, Good Mornin' and of course the famous title number. Set in Hollywood in the waning days of the silent screen era, it focuses on romantic lead Don Lockwood, his sidekick Cosmo Brown, aspiring actress Kathy Selden, and Lockwood's leading lady Lina Lamont, whose less-than-dulcet vocal tones make her an unlikely candidate for stardom in talking pictures. Price: Stage Level Seats £36 TINA - The Tina Turner Musical - Palace Theatre - 7.30pm Tuesday 2nd December 2025 From humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her triumphant transformation into a multi award-winning global superstar, Tina Turner didn't just break the rules, she rewrote them, winning 12 Grammy Awards and selling more concert tickets than any other solo performer in music history. Set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her iconic hits, including The Best, What's Love Got To Do With It?, Private Dancer and River Deep, Mountain High, discover the heart and soul behind the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll. Experience her inspiring story live on stage as this exhilarating celebration reveals the untold story of a woman who dared to dream fiercely, shatter barriers and defy the bounds of age, gender and race to conquer the world against all odds. Price: Front Circle/Stalls £67 CentreCircle/Stalls £58.50 Rear Circle Stalls £44 HALLE CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT - Bridgewater Hall - 3.00pm Saturday 13th December 2025 A traditional Christmas celebration for orchestra, choirs and audience with heart-warming music and carols performed by the brilliant Halle family. Featuring the Halle Orchestra, the Halle Choir, the Halle Youth Choir and the Halle Children's Choir. With conductor Stephen Bell. Price: Front Circle (rows C - H) £49 Centre Stalls (row G & H) £44 Front Stalls (row E) £38 BARNUM - Palace Theatre - 7.30pm Thursday 12th February 2026 Lee Mead plays legendary 19th century showman PT Barnum in a newly staged production featuring 20 actor musicians playing 150 instruments, acrobats and amazing circus acts. The show features the classic show tunes Join the Circus, Colours of My Life, Come Follow the Band and Love Makes Such Fools of Us All. Price: Circle (rows C&D)/Stalls(rowsJ&K) £59.50 Circle (row M)/Stalls (row P) £46.50 ROAD - Royal Exchange Theatre - 7.00pm Friday 13th February 2026 - please note earlier start time, we would have to leave school at 5.30pm Jim Cartwright's award-winning masterpiece invites you to join the inhabitants of a derelict northern road on an unforgettable journey. It's 1986. Your rumbustious chaperone Scullery guides you down the road, picking up the raucous and the ready for it, as 'owt can happen tonight'. From dusk till dawn, the hopelessly hilarious and divinely desperate laugh, sing, dance and eat chips - all searching for something different. Shockingly relevant to our lives today, the play's visceral, eloquent poetry paints a tough world with tenderness. Featuring Lucy Beaumont, Shobna Gulati, Johnny Vegas, and with special guest Sir Tom Courtenay on film. Price: Stage Level Seats Row B: &pund;44, Row C: £49 OPERATION MINCEMEAT - Lowry Theatre - 7.30pm Thursday 19th February 2026 The year is 1943 and right now we are losing the war. So how did a dead body, a fake love letter and, of all people, Ian Fleming come together to wrongfoot Hitler? The Allies are determined to break Hitler's grip on occupied Europe, and plan an all-out assault on Sicily; but they face an impossible challenge, how to protect a massive invasion force from potential massacre. It falls to two remarkable intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu and Charles Cholmondeley to dream up the most inspired and improbable disinformation strategy of the war, centered on the most unlikely of secret agents: a dead man. Operation Mincemeat is the extraordinary and true story of an idea that helped to alter the course of the war. The show is described as a triumphant blend of spy thriller, farce, intricate plotting, deceptively simple characterizations, terrific music and deliciously energetic performances. Price: £75 Centre Circle (rows E&F) Stalls (rows J,K,M&O) PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT - Palace Theatre - 7.30pm Tuesday 24th February 2026 Based on the Oscar winning film, this comedy-drama tells the story of three friends who set out on an adventure across the Australian outback, in a battered old bus named Priscilla, to put on the show of a lifetime. On the way they encounter various groups and individuals who help them on their journey of self discovery and acceptance. With flamboyant costumes and choreography the show is packed with 70's, 80's and 90's dance floor favourites including I Will Survive, It's Raining Men, I Say a Little Prayer, Hot Stuff and Finally. Price: £61 Front Circle(rows E,F,G) /Centre Stalls (rows O&P) £47 Rear Circle (rows L&M)/Rear Stalls (rowT) MAMMA MIA! - Palace Theatre - 7.30pm Tuesday 17th March 2026 Sophie's quest to discover the father she's never known brings her mother face to face with three men from her distant romantic past on the eve of a wedding they'll never forget. Set on a Greek island paradise, a story of love, friendship and identity is cleverly told through the timeless songs of ABBA. Price: £68.50 Front Circle(rows E,F,G) /Centre Stalls (rows K,L&M) £55.50 Centre Circle (rows H&J)/Rear Stalls (row R) £43.50 Rear Circle (row M) PRIVATE LIVES - Royal Exchange Theatre - 7.30pm Friday 27th March 2026 In Noel Coward's savage comedy, sparks fly on a honeymoon from hell and sexual chemistry is always only a heartbeat away from an explosion. This new production of a vitriol-laced classic with sparkling dialogue and art deco glamour, is directed by award-winning director Blanche McIntyre. Price: Stage Level Seats Row B: £44, Row C: £49 TOP HAT - Lowry Theatre - 7.30pm Wednesday 1st April 2026 Based on the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers legendary Hollywood hit of the 1930s this comedy musical tells the story of an American dancer, Jerry Travers, who comes to London to star in a show and meets and falls for Dale Tremont. Complications arise when Dale mistakes him for someone else, leading to comic misunderstandings and confusion. Featuring brilliant dance routines and Irving Berlin's classics Cheek to Cheek, Let's Face the Music and Dance, Isn't It A Lovely Day To Be Caught In The Rain and Top Hat, White Tie and Tails. Price: £69 Front Circle/Stall KING LEAR - Royal Exchange Theatre - 7.30pm Saturday 3rd October 2026 David Threlfall returns to the Theatre after 27 years to play Lear. Shakespeare's most elemental tragedy charts a kingdom where power corrupts, families become enemies and prosperity devolves into war. At its centre is the mind of a man who can no longer understand what it means to be human. Lear is a searing portrait of a king unable to distinguish truth from lies. As the storm rises and night falls, language, identity and meaning break down completely. This reimagining of Shakespeare's masterwork is adapted and directed by Matthew Dunster. Price: Stage Level Seats Row B: £44, Row C: £49 A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC - Royal Exchange Theatre - 7.30pm Wednesday 9th December 2026 In Sondheim's enchanting musical, set in turn-of-the-century Sweden, mismatched couples waltz through a series of self-delusions in search of a happy ending in this Tony award winning musical comedy. This lighter-than-air confection of romantic misfires and magical songs features Sondheim's bittersweet masterpiece, 'Send in the Clowns'. Price: Stage Level Seats Row B: ££53 †Organised on behalf of Poynton High School PTA but open to Poynton u3a members. |