Drama, Film, Comedy & Poetry Announcement

Ealing Music and Film Festival 13-17 February 2019

7th GLORIOUS YEAR – HOLD THE DATES!

Five days of exciting concerts, film-related events and more!

Full details on website as they are confirmed, and in February-March “What’s On”.

manager@ealingmusicandfilmfestival.org • www.ealingmusicandfilmfestival.org

January

The Questors Theatre Tuesday 18 December - Saturday 5 January

Absent Friends

A 1975 period piece of masterful dark comedy by Alan Ayckbourn, Absent Friends is a bittersweet, hysterical look at love, friendship and the realisation of middle age.

Colin’s fiancée has recently passed away. His estranged friends never met her, but a gathering has been organised to cheer him up. Some aren’t too enthusiastic about the reunion, however…

The old gang try their best to console their pal through his grief, but there is huge tension in the air. Dodgy deals, extramarital affairs, trivial illness and a paper towel holder all hinder the group as the cracks in their friendships begin to appear. In fact, it’s poor Colin who is the happiest of the lot!

Daily at 7.45pm (excl. Sun/Mon); Sunday at 2.30pm; Saturday 5 January at 2.30pm.

No performances on 25, 26, 27 December and 1 January

The Questors Theatre, 12 Mattock Lane W5 5BQ.
From £7

Box office: 020 8567 5184 • www.questors.org.uk

Conjuring at the Court THursday 24 January

Witness the impossible as top magicians take to the stage! With Claire Lenahan, Neil Henry, Russell Levinson and more. Enjoy a magican and entertaining evening for all ages.

Doors open 7.30pm. Show starts 8pm and runs to 10pm with a break.

Drayton Court, 2 The Avenue, West Ealing W13 8PH
£11 in advance, £12 on the door

07775 587708 • tickets@conjuringatthecourt.com • www.conjuringatthecourt.com

The Questors Theatre Friday 25 January - Saturday 2 February

That Face

Who’s Martha’s worst enemy? Alcohol? Her ex-husband? Herself?

Martha’s falling apart. Alcohol seems to help, and so do prescription drugs. Except when her 15-year-old daughter borrows them. Her son is her only hope of sanity, but he’s only just 18 and has dropped everything to try and help her. And her rich ex-husband has now decided to fly over from Hong Kong to sort everyone out…

Written by Polly Stenham, That Face is a modern drama about family life slowly spiralling out of control.

Daily at 7.45pm (excl. Sun/Mon); Sunday at 2.30pm.

The Questors Theatre, 12 Mattock Lane W5 5BQ.
From £7

Box office: 020 8567 5184 • www.questors.org.uk

February - March

The Questors Theatre Friday 25 January - Saturday 2 February

That Face

Please see above

The Questors Theatre Friday 8 - Saturday 16 February

Rutherford & Son by Githa Sowerby

Fading power, dashed hopes and family secrets take centre stage in this gripping portrayal of two generations of a northern family struggling with class, feminism and freedom.

Daily at 7.45pm (excl. Sun/Mon); Sunday at 2.30pm.

The Questors Theatre, 12 Mattock Lane W5 5BQ.
From £7

Box office: 020 8567 5184 • www.questors.org.uk /RutherfordAndSon

The Questors Theatre Friday 22 February - Saturday 2 march

Rosmersholm by Henrik Ibsen

Rosmer’s wife committed suicide a year ago, and he has since cast off religion, friendships and family traditions to support the radicals by injecting idealism into the minds of the people. But brother-in-law Magnus is determined to stop him.

Daily at 7.45pm (excl. Sun/Mon); Sunday at 2.30pm.

The Questors Theatre, 12 Mattock Lane W5 5BQ.
From £7

Box office: 020 8567 5184 • www.questors.org.uk /Rosmersholm

Conjuring at the Court THursday 28 February

Witness the impossible as top magicians take to the stage. Magic and comedy from Noel Britten and more. A night of fun entertainment and magic for all ages!

Doors open 7.30pm. Show starts 8pm and continues to 10pm with a break.

Drayton Court, 2 The Avenue, West Ealing W13 8PH
£11 in advance, £12 on the door

07775 587708 • tickets@conjuringatthecourt.com • www.conjuringatthecourt.com

The Questors Theatre Saturday 2 - Saturday 9 march

Bugsy Malone by Alan Parker younger Years

Rival hoodlums clash in this classic gangster-spoof. In New York City, mobster rivals Fat Sam and Dandy Dan are battling for power. But Bugsy is busy sweet-talking would-be singer Blousey Brown, and vows to run away with her.

2 & 9 March at 2.30pm & 7.30pm; 3 March at 2.30pm; 6-8 March at 7.15pm

The Questors Theatre, 12 Mattock Lane W5 5BQ.
From £6

Box office: 020 8567 5184 • www.questors.org.uk /Bugsy

The Questors Theatre Friday 22 - Saturday 30 march

The 39 Steps by Patrick Barlow

A chance meeting with an attractive spy has resulted in an assassination, and Richard Hannay soon finds himself on the run for murder. Aware of a top secret plot by the mysterious 39 Steps, he flees to Scotland to try to stop the powerful spy ring.

Daily at 7.45pm (excl. Sun/Mon); Sunday at 2.30pm.

The Questors Theatre, 12 Mattock Lane W5 5BQ.
From £7

Box office: 020 8567 5184 • www.questors.org.uk /39Steps

Conjuring at the Court THursday 28 March

Witness the impossible as top magicians take to the stage. Magic and mind-reading from Sylvia Sceptre, Fritz Alkemade and more. A night of fun entertainment and magic for all ages!

Doors open 7.30pm. Show starts 8pm and runs to 10pm with an interval.

Drayton Court, 2 The Avenue, West Ealing W13 8PH
£11 in advance, £12 on the door

07775 587708 • tickets@conjuringatthecourt.com • www.conjuringatthecourt.com

The Questors Theatre Friday 29 March - Saturday 6 April

Future Conditional by Tamsin Oglesby

Tamsin Oglesby’s thought-provoking and funny play tackles the conundrum of the British education system through a myriad of characters including parents, teachers and Alia, a prodigiously bright young Pakistani refugee.

Daily at 7.45pm (excl. Sun/Mon); Sunday at 2.30pm.

The Questors Theatre, 12 Mattock Lane W5 5BQ.
From £7

Box office: 020 8567 5184 • www.questors.org.uk /Future

April

The Questors Theatre Friday 29 March - Saturday 6 April

Future Conditional by Tamsin Oglesby

Please see above.

Beaufort Players Thursday-Saturday 4-6 April

The Children by Lucy Kirkwood

Beaufort Players spring production. Two ageing nuclear scientists in an isolated cottage on the coast, as the world around them crumbles. Then an old friend arrives with a frightening request.

4 & 5 April: 8pm, 6 April: 7pm. Church of the Ascension, Beaufort Road, Ealing W5 3EB

£10 - £12

07730 572389 • boxoffice@beaufortplayers.org.uk • www.beaufortplayers.org.uk/

REGULAR EVENTS

Rainbow Poetry Group Tuesdays

If you enjoy poetry on a wide range of subjects, we invite you to our informal monthly meetings at Hanwell Library (on the second Tuesday). We bring, read and discuss published poems, with a specific theme each month.

Next meetings: 8 January, 12 February (‘The Visual Arts’), 12 March (‘Humour’)

2.30pm. Hanwell Library, Cherington Road, W7

Enquiries: 020 8567 4397 • donkennedy@f2s.com

The West London Fantastic Film Society Thursdays

Dedicated to the strange and exciting world of fantasy films on reel celluloid film

First Thursday each month, February - November. 7.30pm - 11pm.
The Royal Harvester Restaurant, Boston Manor Road, London, W7 2AX
£5 per show / £1 Lifetime Film Society Membership Card

Enquiries: 07939 395128 • filmhorror@yahoo.co.uk