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Events for 2010
Christmas Fair
Booking are now being taken for our annual Friends of the Grand Christmas Fair which this year is on Sunday 21st November 2010 from 11am to 4pm. If you would like to book a stall for this event please telephone our office (01253) 743300 or email friends@blackpoolgrand.co.uk
Friends of The Grand Coffee Mornings
with Tour and Guest Speaker
Everyone is welcome at our Coffee Mornings (plus talk and tour)
Held on the 3rd Thursday of each month.
10.30am start. Admission by ticket only £3.00 from the box office call (01253) 290190. Due to popularity please now book your ticket in advance at the Box Office or by calling 01253 290190.
Join us and other Friends for a get together over coffee and biscuits. For those people interested, a free tour of the theatre will be available. At each morning there will be guest speakers from either the Theatre or the world of show business. Theatre speakers will include:
Thursday 15th July: Fr. Geoff Bottoms - Theatre chaplain
Thursday 19th August: Arthur Casson - Magician
Thursday 16th September: Graeme Neale - Barnardo's
Thursday 21st October: Mark Raffles - Entertainment History
Thursday 18th November: Adrian Thornton (Zoe - Funny Girls)
Thursday 16th December: Stephen Williams (Grand Theatre, Front of House Manager) - Behind the Scenes
‘Meet the Cast’ Nights
Enjoy the opportunity to meet the casts of these wonderful productions in the intimate surroundings of Matchams Bar after the opening night performance.
Oklahoma!
Bedroom Farce
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
'Meet the Cast' events are FREE to Friends of The Grand members only. Tickets obtainable from Box Office when purchasing your show ticket. Call 01253 290190
Coach Trips
Wednesday 2nd June
Royal Exchange, Manchester – Pygmalion
Wednesday 7th July
Royal Exchange, Manchester – Charley’s Aunt
Wednesday 11th August
Keswick Theatre by the Lake - Bus Stop
Thursday 23rd September
The Old Laundry Theatre Bo'ness - The Mikado
Wednesday 27th October
Keswick Theatre by the Lake - What the Butler Saw
Saturday 8th January
Royal Exchange, Manchester – Zack
