The Matinee Club covers the four U3A branches in our area ---High Lane, Romiley, Marple, and Marple Bridge & Mellor. The club was started several years ago before Marple Bridge & Mellor was formed and on inception were invited to join in.

The club visits theatres as far afield as Stratford, the Lake District, Theatre Clwyd and the New Vic in Newcastle under Lyme, as well as The Lowry, The Crucible, The Royal Exchange, The Library Theatre, Bolton Octagon and the Buxton Opera House..

Programme of Outings

January.                Palace Theatre.  The Sound of Music with Connie Fisher.

3rd March.            Oldham Coliseum at 2.30pm.  Billy Liar.                                                                                                         Tickets cost £8.50 each, coach £5.50.  Last date for booking - 13th January.

31st March.           Lowry Theatre,  2.30pm.  Birmingham Royal Ballet perform "Sleeping Beauty".                                                Tickets cost £25 each, coach £6.  Last date for booking - 2nd February.

13th May.              Library Theatre,  3.00pm.  Lip Service performing "Desperate to be Doris".                                                      Tickets cost £11 each, no coach.  Last date for booking - 31st March.

23rd June.             Bolton Octagon,  2.00pm.  The Hired Man by Melvin Bragg.
                                         A musical love triangle set at the start of the 20th century.                                                                    Tickets cost £8.50 each, coach £6.  Last date for booking - 12th May.

4th August.           Theatre by the Lake, Keswick,  2.00pm.  What the Butler Saw by Joe Orton.                                                     Tickets cost £25 each inc. coach.  Last date for booking - 9th June

8th September.     Theatre by the Lake, Keswick,  2.00pm.  Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen.                                                     Tickets cost £25 each inc. coach.  Last date for booking - 14th July

16th October.       The Opera House, Manchester,  2.30pm.  Oklahoma The Musical.                                                                     Tickets £24.50,  £30.00 each inc. coach.  Last date for booking - 14th July

7th December.      Lowry Theatre,  2.30pm.  The Library Theatre presents
                                         "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.
                                         Tickets cost £15 each, coach £6.  Last date for booking - 8th September.
   

Group representative:  Pat Whinnerah.