They were often given as gifts, and at some point they became associated with christmas season. Cinderella stepsisters in leas cliff hall panto would make. Hoffmanns tales were so bizarre, sigmund freud wrote about them in the uncanny. See the views from our venue and find out more about the different layouts available. The rolling stones story at leas cliff hall folkestone. By car the leas cliff hall is situated along the leas in folkestone. Summer may be over and the nights may be drawing in but there are plenty of things coming up to still be excited about. This time, it was a nutcracker a 6 tall nutcracker, to be exact. It was such a pleasure to have him in our restaurant as a family we were really happy to meet him. Features fullscreen sharing embed analytics article stories visual stories seo. Leas cliff hall is the biggest entertainment and function venue in folkestone with a large choice of concerts, comedy and theatre. Hoffmann, a german romantic author of fantasy and horror, composer, music critic, and caricaturist. The story of the nutcracker ballet by deborah hautzig.
The grand hall has a seating capacity of 900 or 1500 standing and the venue offers the very best in entertainment, from live music to headlining comedians, international dance acts and shows for all the family. From west end musicals to standup comedy, below is a selection of 50 of the best shows coming to theatres in kent between now and christmas. The story of guitar heroes performing hotel california. Leas cliff hall is one of kents premier entertainment venues. We would love you to share with us images and memories you have of leas cliff hall in the comments below. To better accommodate any special seating or access requirements, please contact us. Hoffmann, in which young marie stahlbaums favourite christmas toy, the nutcracker, comes alive and, after defeating the evil mouse king in battle, whisks her away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls. The strictly come dancing duo, who live in maidstone, were set to perform at folkestone leas cliff hall on march 6, but they have now had to cancel the show unforeseen required extension to the recovery of an injury incurred by james during rehearsals. Archive for leas cliff hall, folkestone, ct20 2dz folkestone. It was a christmas eve and marie was waiting for uncle peter. Leas cliff hall gridrock sat 25 jul park inn the royal valentines sat 2 may new beach holiday village back to bacharach sat 8 may 2021 leas cliff hall. Its an irresistible tale of a toy soldier that turns into a prince. Once again drosselmeyer calls upon his magic and the nutcracker is transformed into a handsome boy. Hoffmanns 1816 fairy tale the nutcracker and the mouse king.
Yet he didnt become part of the story until the very, very end. Bertalls original french illustrations were also used in chapman and halls 1847 edition of the history of a. If youre off to see graeme murphys moving reimagaination of the nutcracker, nows the time to get acquainted with the story, which follows a ballerina, clara, through the glamour and romance, tragedy and travels of her life. Located in the south coast port town of folkestone, leas cliff hall is one of kents most charming entertainment venues. Southend theatres the cliffs pavilion palace theatre home. Operated by the ambassador theatre group, the 1500capacity cliff hall is a outstanding place to catch musicals, concerts.
It was a tradition for uncle peter to give marie presents the night before christmas. Browse our photo gallery and get inspiration for your next event. Opened by loews theatres as a movie palace in 1929 and closed in 1977, the theater sat empty for decades until a complete renovation was initiated in 2010. The dark, romantic roots of the nutcracker few people today remember e. I was even going to take her to the ballet and thought this would be a good way to lead up to it. Let me entertain you kent the robbie williams story event. You can also check out the iuktdb leas cliff hall folkestone archive with 1,144 shows listed from sunday, 16th april 1939 up to thursday, 23rd april 2020.
All the credit for creating it tends to go to tchaikovsky. Leas cliff hall, folkestone box office buy tickets online atg. Oct 05, 2017 the story follows clara in her dreams as she battles and defeats a mouse king, then travels with her nutcracker turnedprince to the land of sweets where she watches its enchanting inhabitants perform beautiful dances. The room is filled with the magical christmas spirit. Also, local historians ken and june paine produced a history of the leas cliff hall which is also available from the leas cliff hall.
Stahlbaums children were not allowed to set foot in the family parlor. An earlier venue the pleasure gardens theatre opened in 1886, later converting into a cinema before closing in 1964. They ran neck and neck with the beatles in the popularity stakes with the late sixties and early seventies considered by many as their golden age. This is designed to quickly educate the nondance oriented about this wonderful story ballet. Sep 04, 2012 the narrated story of the nutcracker ballet in under 5 minutes. Walk right back the everly brothers story at leas cliff hall, folkestone. The solid gold rock n roll show concert l02039844444. Led by the charming and passionate mrs h, the singalong band bring their unique family music to folkestone with a lineup of musicians including. The magic of motown, some guys have all the luck the rod stewart story. Leas cliff hall, folkestone box office buy tickets. Uncle peter got a funny looking nutcracker toy as her gift. One origin story attributes the creation of the first nutcracker doll to a craftsman from seiffen.
Apr 29, 2016 this is the nutcracker story for kids. He hung the picture in our living room for the next few days to observe the interactions of my little siblings with the giant nutcracker while he allowed his own design process ideas to incubate. Leas cliff hall, folkestone box office buy tickets online. It was built in 1927 and has been refurbished several times in its long and colourful history. Watch the nutcracker battle the mouse king, meet the sugar plum fairy and journey to the land of sweets, where. The nutcracker, though such a familiar fixture in the calendar, is among the most layered of all works of art. Snow white leas cliff hall, folkestone 2019 youtube. Beautiful the musical touch tour the boards, edinburgh playhouse. Public hosted by let me entertain you and 2 others. Get in touch to find out about upcoming events and venue hire.
In the tale, young marie stahlbaums favorite christmas toy, the nutcracker, comes alive and, after. The kings theatre, formerly loews kings theatre, is a live performance venue in the flatbush neighborhood of brooklyn, new york city. Leas cliff hall autumn 2014 season brochure by leas cliff. But its the twists and turns the show treats the crowd to that make it special. From the producers of thatll be the day, the show tells the story of the most successful duo of all time the everly brothers. The rolling stones story the rolling stones have dominated rock n roll music since the 1960s and were at the forefront of the british invasion of bands that conquered the us in 1964. The leas cliff hall is situated along the leas in folkestone. Leas cliff hall is an entertainment and function venue situated in folkestone, on the kent coast of england. Why folkestone is kents most underestimated seaside town. On sale now leas cliff hall are pleased to welcome jk as robbie williams with his stage show let me entertain you. The nutcracker and its many mysteries the new york times. With stunning views across the channel, the channel suite at the leas cliff hall is a wonderful wedding.
The house grows dark, and clara steals back into the room to look at her precious nutcracker. The channel suite entrance building is left of the hall entrance if youre looking towards. The new high speed link means that we are less than one hour away from st pancras international. Let me entertain you kent the robbie williams story. Now that the mouse king is dead, an ancient spell has been broken, and the nutcracker is transformed into a handsome prince. The nutcracker simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Read this christmas story and find out why it has charmed generations of people. Leas cliff hall, folkestone folkestone leas cliff hall current and forthcoming whats on, shows and events at folkestones leas cliff hall including venue details, location, news and links. Hoffmann, but most everyone is familiar with his most famous creation. This nutcracker pack was made free nutcracker learning pack ages 2 to 9 over 60 pages with cursive, math and langauge activities with a 30 page tot pack see more.
Leas cliff hall skunk anansie wed 28 oct leas cliff hall next page. Sep 29, 2018 summer may be over and the nights may be drawing in but there are plenty of things coming up to still be excited about. Dec 04, 2015 the nutcracker is a timeless and popular christmas production one thats responsible for 40% of annual ticket sales at major american ballet companies. The nutcracker prince musters his toy infantry and the cavalry. With its combination of enchanting choreography and unforgettable music, this fabulous ballet is a christmas treat like no other. Back to the future the musical opera house manchester. Leas cliff hall is kents premier entertainment venue. Developers have revealed plans to dismantle the front of the dilapidated gradeii leas pavilion and rebuild it. Dancing stars james and ola jordan have postponed their forthcoming uk tour due to injury. The nutcracker leads the toy soldiers into battle with the mice, and marie helps him by throwing her slipper at the fierce mouse king, who the nutcracker then slays. This account is monitored 9am6pm, monday to friday. The nearest station is folkestone central 15 minute walk to the theatre. Dad even had a scaled paper print of this marvel for show and tell.
The story of the nutcracker ballet scene descriptions. The simon and garfunkel story concert 3 jun 20 the shires good years concert. As she falls back asleep on the couch, her thoughts are filled with exciting, happy memories of the christmas eve party and the dancing dolls. Be swept away on a magical adventure in one of the most famous classical ballets of all time the nutcracker. Next you come to leas cliff hall, another entertainment venue, presenting a varied program, including concerts, comedy, ballet even wrestling. Nutcracker dolls originate from late17th century germany, particularly the ore mountains german.
Vienna festival ballet the nutcracker leas cliff hall. For that theme this year is a fun learning pack with a nutcracker theme. The grand hall seats 900 and it has a standing capacity of 1500. Nov 22, 2015 the nutcracker and its many mysteries. Cliffs pavilions and palace theatre in southendonsea, information on how to find the theatres, whats on, show times and full theatre guide. Anyone who arrives at folkestone central expecting sandy beaches. Rob brydon drops into local restaurant ahead of folkestone.
Hoffmanns original story, the nutcracker and mouse king, maries claras, journey becomes a fevered delirium that transports her to a land where she sees sparkling christmas forests and marzipan castles, but in a world populated with dolls. The story of the nutcracker in pictures books the guardian. The official facebook page of leas cliff hall folkestone. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. It has played host to some of the best music acts such as ozzy osbourne, kings of leon, stereophonics, mcfly, status quo, to name a few. Jan 01, 1986 i wanted to introduce my daughter to the story of the nutcracker because it is something i love about christmas. The nutcracker on the twentyfourth of december, dr. This is a very simplified look at the story of the nutcracker ballet. Buy tickets for shows at leas cliff hall, undefinedundefined. Sun 18 oct leas cliff hall uk foo fighters tribute band sat 11 jul leas cliff hall the smyths fri 4 dec the booking hall. It currently presents a varied programme of touring shows including concerts, comedy, ballet and wrestling.
Christmas is creeping closer which means its panto time and this years production of cinderella at the leas cliff hall in folkestone promises a magical treat you know the story. Come along to look at the plans for the surrounding development, ask questions and give feedback. The sidewalk doctors performing at the leas cliff hall during the folkestone ska fest. The star of the trip was all ready for his live show at 7. The legend says that a nutcracker represents power and strength and serves like a trusty watch dog guarding your family from evil spirits and danger. Dec 24, 2015 the story of the nutcracker in pictures. United kingdom boxing council, horton kirby, united kingdom. Just as the mouse king is about to overpower the nutcracker doll, clara distracts him, allowing the nutcracker to strike the winning blow. In this new 2019 tour, walk right back the everly brothers story features hits such as bye bye love, all i have to do is dream, and cathys clown, this unique concertbased musical entwines the wonderful, sad yet glorious story of the everly brothers around. Designers marketers social media managers publishers. Operated by the ambassador theatre group, the 1500capacity cliff hall is a outstanding place to catch musicals, concerts, comedy and dance thanks to its unique coastal views. Leas cliff hall at the heart of the community since 1927. The nutcracker story read aloud stories for kids, bbc kids. Leas cliff hall is a unique entertainment and function venue situated on the coast in kent.