| Whats on You can now book your tickets online at www.thebooth.co.uk
We are offering this as an additional facility for those who find this more convenient. If you prefer to telephone us as usual please continue to do so on 01750 22204 |
| The People’s Theatre Company: How the Koala Learnt to Hug by Steven LeeThursday 12th August at 11am and 2.00pm
Written especially for parents to enjoy with their children, How The Koala Learnt To Hug is a charming tale about the magic of family and the importance of a nice warm hug! So join us and a host of wild characters, including Natascha the Witch and Karen the Koala, for some great stories, sing-a-long songs, superb games and first class hugging. All you need are your ears - and your arms! Suitable for all agesfrom 4 to 104!
Tickets £5 adults, £4 under 16s
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| Rodney Bewes: Three Men in a BoatThursday 2nd September at 8pm
A final farewell – so he says – to this show from Rodney Bewes, who has been touring it now for a dozen years. The veteran of The Likely Lads, tells for the final time the gentle story of some friends and the dog Montmorency as they take a boating holiday down the Thames. Full of humour, nostalgia and period detail, the story is true to Jerome K Jerome’s original, enlivened by Rodney Bewes’ own ability to delight and interact with an audience and his keen sense of contemporary relevance
Tickets £10 Optional pre theatre supper £12
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| Virginia Ironside: The Virginia Monologues: Why It’s Great To Be 60Friday October 8th at 8pm
According to Virginia Ironside, doyenne of Fleet Street and agony aunt extraordinaire, one of the myriad pleasures of hitting one’s sixties is the confidence that comes with old age. This show is all about that – and some. The show, directed by Nigel Planer, is a gentle, life-affirming ramble through the joys of being a sexagenarian – the bus passes, the bird-watching, the glamorous dressing gowns and the grandchildren. However, the vision of old age that comes with the BUPA leaflet is blown clean out of the water in this acerbic, touching and downright funny show for all ages.
Tickets £10 Optional pre theatre supper £12
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| Quondam Theatre Company: The Wife of Usher’s WellFriday 22nd October at 8pm
Written by Borderer Jules Horne, award winning writer for stage and radio, this show is a modern retelling of the supernatural ballad, the story of a soldier son’s supernatural return to his mother for one last night together. In the musical storytelling theatre style which has become Quondam Theatre’s hallmark, this timeless situation of a mother and son fighting to say the things they always meant to say will be one of the highlights of the season at Bowhill. As Karen, a feisty 40 something, fights to keep truths from her ghostly wayward son, they relive moments from his childhood, including favourite Border stories such as The Wizard’s Apprentice and Thomas the Rhymer. Told in different performance styles with music and song, the show will enthrall, delight and ultimately lift the spirits.
Tickets £10 Optional pre theatre supper £12
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| Gerard Logan: The Rape of Lucrece by William ShakespeareFriday 5th November at 8pm
A brilliant, brutal narrative poem giving an account of the terrible crime of rape and its dreadful consequences for victim and perpetrator. As ever, though, Shakespeare goes beyond the obvious, following the ramifications of the crime wherever they
take him, shining a light on human behaviour.
“……..If you love poetry, Shakespeare, or just a good story brilliantly
told don’t miss this show. You will rarely have the chance to experience
great poetry brought to life this well. Faultlessly performed by Gerard Logan,
in the pure spirit-filled voice of a master, this performance is one the Royal
Shakespeare Company could be proud of having produced…”
***** Fringe Review (Edinburgh 2008)
Tickets £10 / £8 under 16s Optional pre theatre supper £12 |
| Rachel Laurence: The Key to the GardenSaturday 20th November at 8pm
Frances Hodgson Burnett, fiercely independent woman, ensured a place in the hearts of generations of readers with her much loved story The Secret Garden about a lonely little girl for whom happiness blossoms in a neglected garden. Drawing on Frances’ own writings and those of her son, stage and screen actress Rachel Hunt tells the fascinating story of a romantic writer who moved from industrial Lancashire, via rural Tennessee to the highest rank of Washington society, before finding peace in her own secret garden.
Tickets £10 / £8 under 16s Optional pre theatre supper £12
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| Anna Hepburn: Mary Queen of Scots – The Last LetterSaturday 11th December at 8pm
In Fotheringay Castle on 8th February 1587 the distraught but resigned Mary Queen of Scots is writing her last letter to Henry 3rd of France, just six hours before her execution. As she does so she muses on the events of her life which have brought her here and led to her downfall.
Tickets £10 Optional pre theatre supper £12
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| Did you ever work here or do you know someone who has?
At Bowhill we want to bring together former workers to share stories, photos and help us to bring the past alive. If you would like to contact us please email us at bht@buccleuch.com |
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We would therefore like you to help us celebrate and would welcome any stories, memories or recollections you have of visits to the theatre over the past years, whether as audience members or performers, recently or long ago. Please email us, write or telephone – we would love to hear from you! |
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When Bowhill building was finished in 1877 it had 100 rooms and 97 offices and there was a clear demarcation between master and mistress, children, guests and servants |
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A new range of sporting experiences available to purchase online in a variety of monetary amounts for friends, family and corporate days. |
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