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Saturday 6th March 7:30pm | Haslemere Musical Society Choral Concert 
The Creation Joseph Haydn This oratorio was written between 1796 and 1798 and is considered by many to be Haydn’s masterpiece. It depicts the creation of the world described in the biblical book of Genesis and John Milton’s Paradise Lost. Haslemere Symphony Orchestra and Chorus perform this work with three soloists: Jacqueline Dias (soprano), Stephen Brown (tenor) and Jon Stainsby (baritone). | 
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23rd, 24th, 26th, 27th February | La Périchole A fully staged production in Three Acts
of the opéra-bouffe by Jacques Offenbach 
Few composers have so consistently enchanted the world as Jacques Offenbach. His genius for giving the man-in-the-street tunes easy to whistle must have meant that La Périchole was a subject dear to his heart - for it is the story of a street singer who charms her way into high society.
In La Périchole the composer takes us away from his beloved cosmopolitan Paris of France’s Second Empire and sets us down in far-away Peru - where - as we can expect - the grace and sophistication of his music is endowed with an exotic flavour. Prominent among the work’s favourite arias is Périchole’s touching farewell to her lover - known simply as The Letter Song.
Tom Higgins - Director of Music for Opera South - conducts the Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra and Ian Gledhill directs this new production. | 
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Tuesday 19th January 7:30pm | Salome (Strauss)Live from Il Teatro Comunale di Bologna
famous for the Dance of the Seven veils Strauss's first international hit follows Salome, step-daughter of Herod, as she becomes obsessed with John The Baptist, who is held captive by the King. Herod lusts after his step-daughter, but John does not; a failing that results in his downfall. 
The running time for Salome has just been confirmed as 1 hr 40 minutes with no intermission | 
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January 7th*, 8th* 14th * & 15th at 7:30pm 9th & 16th at 6:30pm Matinees 9th, 10th & 16th 2:30pm | 
Haslemere's Traditional Pantomime 
A magic carpet ride of a panto, as Aladdin, a poor boy from the mystical East (and no, we don't mean Cranleigh), battles with the evil Abanazar to thwart his plot to rule the world.
Aladdin is another in the great Haslemere Hall tradition of original pantos full of glorious good-guys, boo-able baddies, great songs to sing along to and, most important of all, Haslemere's loudest and liveliest audience! | 
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| 31st December 2009 8pm - 1am | NEW YEARS EVE PARTY See in 2010 at the Haslemere Hall New Years Eve Party in aid of the New Roof Appeal. 
Organised in conjunction with The Haslemere Initiative | 
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Tuesday 22nd December 7pm Doors open 6:30pm | Il Trovatore live from Gran Theatre del Liceu, Barcelona VERDI The cast is lead by Marco Berti as Manrico, Roberto Frontalli as Conte di Luna and Fiorenza Cedolins as Leonora. 
Live via satellite, on the big screen in high definition and Dolby digital sound Approximate running time: 1st act – 30 minutes
2nd act - 40 minutes
Intermission - 30 minutes
3rd act - 25 minutes
4th act – 40 minutes Total approximate: 2h 45' including intermission
Giuseppe Verdi's 'Il Trovatore' has a libretto by Salvatore Cammarano based on the Romantic drama El trovador (1836) by Antonio García Gutiérrez. It is the second in the so-called popular trilogy – the others being Rigoletto and La Traviata – which contributed so decisively to Verdi's fame.
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Saturday 19th December 7:30pm | Haslemere's Christmas Cracker Carol Concert For Massed Choir and Audience  You are invited to Haslemere's Christmas Cracker which is to take place at 7.30 pm in the Haslemere Hall on Saturday 19th December. The evening will consist of a programme of Seasonal Music and Comic Verse with interval Mulled Wine & Minced Pies. There will be items for the choir alone, carols for the audience as well as individual items. All have been chosen to be entertaining and fun for all the family. The mulled wine and mince pies are included with the programme in the cost of the tickets | |
Saturday 12th December 8pm Doors Open 7 pm | 
Fleetwood Bac make a return visit to Haslemere by popular demand, after a very successful show last year Fleetwood Bac are the original best Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band. Endorsed by Mick Fleetwood himself, and raved about by Peter Green’s biographer, Fleetwood Bac are the only tribute band to authentically replicate the classic Stevie Nicks/Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie/John McVie /Mick Fleetwood “Rumours” line-up. | LIVE MUSIC at Haslemere Hall |
Sunday 6th December | Haslemere Christmas Market Christmas stalls will be all along the High Street, West Street and in the Haslemere Hall 
Organised by The Haslemere Initiative in conjunction with Waverley Borough Council
& The Haslemere & District Chamber of Trade and Commerce | 
Christmas Market A great day out for young & old,
With tasty food both hot & cold.
Entertainments through the streets,
Among the stalls of gifts & treats.
Christmas cheer for one & all,
So come along & have a ball! |
Saturday 5th December 7:30pm | HASLEMERE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS Franck Symphony in D minor Elgar The Sprit of England Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine 
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Friday 4th December | ROTARY GALA CONCERT conducted by Crispin Ward University of Chichester Chamber Orchestra This is a young dynamic organisation made up of undergraduate and post graduate students, together with some of their tutors, of a University that boasts one of the largest music departments in the country. The orchestra will, for the first time, be performing in the Haslemere Hall as part of a programme of events to celebrate the 75th birthday of the Rotary Club of Haslemere and so further support their policy of performing concerts for fund raising | 
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Saturday 28th November 7 pm | Race Night with Wild West Theme. Dressing-up optional 
Haslemere Chamber of Trade Race Night
Wild West Theme - Dress up if you dare!
Bring your friends and family
This is the Haslemere Chamber of Trade's main fund raising event - funds go towards the town's Christmas lights and many other Community projects which makes Haslemere the place to be | 
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Wednesday 25th November 7:30pm | Surrey County Arts South West - Winter Concert Enjoy an evening of inspiring orchestral music performed to the highest standards by some of Surrey’s finest young musicians. 
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Saturday 7th November 8pm | 
The Counterfeit Stones make a reappearance at the Haslemere Hall after last years sell out show Watch a clip from last years the show at the Haslemere Hall One of the UK's leading Rolling Stones tribute acts fronted by the charismatic Nick Dagger. Enjoy the stunningly accurate live renditions of the Stones' music and have a laugh at the gags and pastiche film clips | LIVE MUSIC at Haslemere Hall 
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27-31 October 2009 | 
The musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol in which Ebenezer Scrooge undergoes a profound experience of redemption over the course of a Christmas Eve night by being visited by Jacob Marley and the other three ghosts | Haslemere Players |
Saturday 10th October 5pm and 8pm | The Tribute to Pavarotti One Amazing Weekend in Petra (U) 
"Salute Petra" is a wonderful tribute concert to the late Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, performed in front of an exclusive invited audience of royalty, classical and popular music stars at the world heritage site Petra, Jordan. Against a breathtaking natural amphitheatre, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras sang together for the first time since Pavarotti's death heralded the end of the "Three Tenors". Andrea Boccelli performed from Tosca, and was joined by others to sing from Puccini's La Boheme; whilst Sting performed "La Ci Darem" from Don Giovanni with opera star Angela Gheorghiu. Other performers included Andrea Griminelli, Zucchero, Jovanotti, Laura Pausini all supported by the Prague Philharmonia Orchestra. | |
1st - 3rd October 7.30 pm Matinee 3rd October 2.30 pm | Little Women by Marian De Forest Adapted from Louisa M. Alcott's novel A Haslemere Thespians Production 
A classic story of four young women who struggle to overcome the trials of keeping up appearances whilst battling poverty and awaiting news of the fate of their father who is fighting the Civil War |
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Friday 11th 7pm to 11pm SOLD OUT Saturday 12thSession One 12 to 4pm Session Two 7 to 11pm September | HASLEMERE BEER FESTIVAL 42 Cask Conditioned Ales The three local counties, Surrey, Hampshire and West Sussex will again be the primary focus for sourcing many of the beers, ciders and perrys that will feature at Haslemere’s Beer Festival. We are looking to cater for all tastes so visitors not keen on real ale may prefer the cider, perry or wine 
Due to the huge turnout last year, we will be adding an extra cooled stillage this year - bringing our total number of ales to 42. Also, some cask conditioned lager Admission: £5 includes your own festival glass See review The Beer Festival Organisers and Haslemere Hall supports Sensible Drinking - more information http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/ | 
Haslemere Beer Festival Over 18's Only |
Friday 7th August Doors Open 7pm. Show starts at 8pm | UPBEAT BEATLES - live 
The Upbeat Beatles re-create this sound. Raw powerhouse vocals, pumped out with a driving backbeat. There isn’t a band to touch them! No gadgets-3 amps and drums! The nearest you’ll ever get to the real thing! Watch a clip from the last appearance at Haslemere Hall www.upbeatbeatles.co.uk | LIVE MUSIC at Haslemere Hall |
July Friday 17th & Saturday 18th 7:30pm | Haslemere Helps Heroes
 Haslemere Performing Arts presents two spectacular gala evenings of song and dance in order to raise funds for the Help for Heroes charity. The Guest of Honour will be Major Phil Packer – a serving recently disabled officer in the Royal Military Police who is committed to raising a million pounds for Help for Heroes – with a little help from the rest of us!
Haslemere Helps Heroes features smoke, lighting and pyrotechnical effects. | 
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July Saturday 11th 7:30pm Sunday 12th 2:30pm | 
Youngsters from Haslemere Performing Arts will be taking to the stage for their annual production, and this year it's all-singing, all-dancing Guys and Dolls Guys and Dolls is a colourful tale about gamblers, a feisty Salvation Army girl and a dance-hall girl with a pining heart. Veteran gambler Sky Masterson, takes a bet from Nathan Detroit that he can win the affection of Salvation Army recruit Sarah , setting himself up to lose both his money and his heart. Romance is the last thing the gambler and the missionary expect, and they fight against their attraction for all they're worth in glowing singing and dancing numbers. Love proves to be contagious as dancer Miss Adelaide is determined to get her fiancée, Nathan Detroit, down the altar one way or another. |
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Saturday 4th July 8pm | White Mountain Productions present  
Money for nothing was formed in 2000 as a tribute to one of the world's premier rock bands - Dire Straits. The abundant energy and the excellence and musicality of their performance makes Money For Nothing a "must see" for any rock enthusiast or Dire Straits Fan. Fronting the band is the brilliant guitar and vocals of Aled Williams with his portrayal of Mark Knopfler. Behind him the line-up features top-class and experienced musicians that make this band a worthy tribute to Dire Straits. | LIVE MUSIC at Haslemere Hall |
Saturday 30th May 8pm DOORS OPEN 7:30pm | Jacqui Dankworth 
It is no surprise that Jacqui Dankworth, the undisputed ‘Princess Of Jazz’, is known as one of the finest singers of her generation. Daughter of Dame Cleo Laine and Sir John Dankworth, Jacqui’s musical pedigree is in no doubt, however, it was several years before Jacqui was persuaded to take up the microphone. With two award winning albums behind her, she is now touring the UK with material from a new record, a group of the finest British musicians and a show not to be missed | LIVE MUSIC at Haslemere Hall 
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May Friday 29th 7:30pm | An Evening With Pam Ayres 
Pam Ayres makes her first visit to Haslemere Hall with her current show, which includes material from her best-selling books, Surgically Enhanced, With These Hands, and The Works, along with some new poems and stories. It’s over 30 years since Pam first appeared on the TV talent show Opportunity Knocks. Her books still regularly appear in the Sunday Times bestseller charts, and many of her poems feature in school textbooks around the world. She’s a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio4 in programmes such as Just A Minute, Quote Unquote, Loose Ends, and in her own series Ayres On The Air | COMEDY at Haslemere Hall
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Thursday 28th May 2pm | Magic Mikey is one of the best children’s entertainers in the country with his show of sleek, cool magic and clever wit. Prepare to laugh and be amazed whatever your age, as Mikey takes you through a journey of magic and illusion | 
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| May Monday 25th 11 am | Happy Birthday Gruffalo 
An hour of fun with award-winning author Julia Donaldson and her husband Malcolm. The Gruffalo was published 10 years ago, so come and meet the purple-prickled monster plus other characters from Julia's books and songs. After the event, Julia will be signing copies of her books, including her latest best-sellers Stick Man and Tyrannosaurus Drip and her recently published teenage novel, Running on the Cracks. For children aged 4 and over and their families | |
| May Sunday 24th Auditions from 10am Final 6pm | Haslemere’s Got Talent Competition 
Open to all aged 12 and above, so show us what you can do! Auditions from 10am to 4 pm and the final at 6 pm. At Haslemere Hall, Entry forms from Haslemere Hall or the Festival web site. |
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May Thursday 21st, Friday 22nd & Saturday 23rd 7:45pm | Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Christopher Hampton 
adaptation of the novel by Choderlos de Laclos a play full of drama, sensuality and suspense. |
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| May Saturday 16th 7:30 pm | HASLEMERE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS A programme of attractive pieces inspired by the Tennyson theme of the Festival.
The showpiece is a setting by Stanford for chorus and orchestra of Tennyson’s poem The Revenge. The evening will include In Memoriam, a lyrical piece by Arthur Sullivan, also a dreamy choral setting by Edward Elgar of words by Tennyson There is sweet music, his Suite No 1 Wand of Youth, and the wonderful Five Mystical Songs by Vaughan Williams. The final antiphon of the Songs will fittingly conclude the Festival Concert: Let all the world in every corner sing’. Tickets £10 to £15, children £6
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May Friday 15th 8:30 pm | The Manfreds Paul Jones, Tom McGuinness, Mike Hugg and Rob Townsend 
If there's one band whose individual musical accomplishments have over the years gone from strength to strength, and yet who can encapsulate and keep alive the golden age of British popular music, then it has to be The Manfreds. With their early roots in jazz and R & B, the calibre of these performers was always higher than their acquired pop status might indicate, but they still certainly knew how to produce a hit or six - in fact 15 UK Top 20 singles, 3 of them number ones (the shortest duration being 11 weeks), Do Wah Diddy Diddy, 5-4-3-2-1, Pretty Flamingo, Ha! Ha! Said the Clown, Mighty Quinn, Semi-Detached Suburban Mr. James …. the list is as long as it is impressive . | LIVE MUSIC at Haslemere Hall
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May Friday 1st Doors Open 6:45pm Broadcast at 20:02 | ANY QUESTIONS? From Haslemere Hall 1st May 2009 On Friday 1st May, Jonathan Dimbleby will host the longest running political discussion show on radio - Any Questions? Broadcast live from the Haslemere Hall live from 8 - 9 pm. Audience participation in this programme, chaired by Jonathan Dimbleby, is paramount to the generation of lively and influential debate.
The format of programme is such that the audience puts questions spanning a wide range of topical issues, directly to a panel of four leading public figures, who see and answer the questions for the first time on air. | 
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Thursday 23rd Friday 24th SOLD OUT Saturday 25th April 7:30 pm | The Haslemere Thespians 'One Acts' Short plays from the Haslemere Thespians “New Year’s Eve” “a play from the Next Generation” 
a duologue by two of the Thespians best loved actresses Barbara Thomas & Margaret Gunston 
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| Saturday April 4th 8:30 pm Doors Open 7:30 pm | Alan Price in Concert 
Alan Price first found fame as part of the group ‘The Animals’. Their first big worldwide hit being ‘House Of The Rising Sun’, followed by the memorable ‘Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood’ plus many more. When Alan decided to go solo he had huge success with many hit albums and singles such as ‘I Put A Spell On You’, ‘Simon Smith And His Amazing Dancing Bear’ and ‘Don’t Stop The Carnival’ to name just a few | 
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24th - 28th March 7:30pm Matinee Saturday 28th 2:30pm | Sweeney Todd - The Musical Director Stephanie Goodfellow Musical director Robert Douglas Sweeney Todd has been described as melodrama; as comic horror; as revenge tragedy. None of these descriptions really does the show justice. It is theatre of epic proportions; about fate, love, loyalty, cruelty and revenge. The protagonist is Shakespearian in his single-minded, psychotic desire for revenge. His partner in crime falls somewhere between Lady Macbeth and clown. | 
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| Friday 13th March 8pm | 
The Ultimate Santana Tribute SAMTANA are THE Santana Tribute Band. In a two-hour show featuring the classic tunes of Santana from the Sixties to the present day, they will give every Santana fan an explosive Latin Rock experience to remember!!! SAMTANA are dedicated to faithfully reproducing the authentic, pulsating, fiery Latin sounds of the original Santana. During their two hour show you will hear all the songs and hits that Santana fans truly love Ticket price £14 Standing & £ 16 Balcony (seated) | LIVE MUSIC at Haslemere Hall 
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| Saturday 7th March 7:30 pm | HASLEMERE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS Borodin Overture: Prince Igor
Sibelius Violin concerto in D minor
Tchaikovsky Symphony no. 5 in E minor
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February Tuesday 24th 7pm Wednesday 25th 7:30pm Friday 27th 7:30pm Saturday 28th 5:30pm | 
Opera South Conductor: Tom Higgins Opera South Director of Music Director: Tom Hawkes A Romantic-Comic Opera in Four Acts | |
January Saturday 31st 8PM | BGN Live at Haslemere Hall Boldly Goin' Nowhere Plus Special Guests NO LOGO & Filthy Modern Hearts 
www.myspace.com/bgnband |  LIVE MUSIC at Haslemere Hall |
SOLD OUT January 9 & 16 at 7:30pm 10 & 17 at 6:30pm Matinees - 10,11 & 17 2:30pm | Jack and the Beanstalk by Guy Davenport & Adam Forde
It’s panto time again! Oh no it isn’t! The 2009 panto is Jack and the Beanstalk. This hilarious show features all the usual round of traditional panto characters – a thigh-slapping principal boy, the funny men, a dame, good and evil fairies and even a panto cow! |
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