There are just over three weeks until Christmas! So The Capitol has been preparing a programme packed full of shows and screenings you won’t want to miss with your friends and family this festive season.
Last week, the cast of this year’s pantomime arrived at the venue to begin rehearsals and with opening night tonight, the theatre has been a hive of activity with stars learning their lines, practicing their songs and brushing up their dance routines – all this while costumes are fitted, lighting is rigged and the set is built.
Tickets for Jack and The Beanstalk are selling fast so make sure you have got your tickets booked for this family pantomime that is full of fee fi fo fun! The show runs for 42 performances from Thursday, December 8 to Monday, January 2.
To really get yourself into the true spirit of Christmas, why not join the Locrian Ensemble as they perform Carols By Candlelight on Thursday, December 15? The ensemble have firmly established themselves as one of Britain’s most popular touring groups and these charismatic performers, sing favourites including carols, string medleys of familiar Christmas tunes and seasonal surprises to get you in the mood.
Following shows earlier this year, Engine Shed Theatre Company returns to The Studio, with two new Christmas specials from Ray Galton and Alan Simpson’s classic BBC comedy series, Steptoe & Son. See them from Wednesday, December 7 to Saturday, December 17.
The cinema programme is also packed with a variety of films hitting the big screen over the next few weeks. Don’t miss the second instalment of the all singing, all dancing penguins in Happy Feet 2, showing in 3D. Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law are back as Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson, as they join forces to outwit and bring down their fiercest adversary, Professor Moriarty in, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows showing from Friday December 16.
Director Garry Marshall and a stellar cast ring in the 2011 Christmas season with the romantic comedy New Years Eve starring Halle Berry, Jessica Biel and Robert De Niro, showing from Friday 9 December and Daniel Craig stars as Mikael Blomkvist in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, showing from Boxing Day.
For more information or to book tickets, contact the Box Office on 01403 750220 or visit www.thecapitolhorsham.com
