News Archives - The Elgiva

Panto Casting News! The Elgiva Delighted To Welcome BEN MOSEBY To Cinderella

19th June 2019, News

Christmas isn’t Christmas without the panto and a panto isn’t a panto without THE DAME! Larger-than-life, prone to slapstick, wise-cracks and a large dollop of double-entendre, the dame carries the audience, as well as most of the make-up aisle at Boots. The Elgiva and New Panto Productions are thrilled that star of screen and radio, Ben […]

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Amersham Music Centre at The Elgiva

11th June 2019, News

A couple of Saturdays ago, we were privileged to enjoy a visit from musicians from the Amersham Music Centre. They sang and played a variety of songs, entertaining visitors to the theatre and those enjoying some delicious food at Cafe Encoré. The Music Centre is based at Amersham School, and offers ensemble and group music […]

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The Elgiva Crew Takes To The Streets In The Chesham Carnival

11th June 2019, News

Staff and volunteers were delighted to be a part of the Schools of Chesham Carnival 2019 last Saturday. The Carnival was founded in 1974, making it 45 years old this year. The Elgiva crew joined the throng, parading the streets of Chesham in our specially-customised Elgivamobile (™), handing out flyers for upcoming events, encouraging volunteers […]

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Job Vacancies – Join Our Happy Team

9th May 2019, News

The Elgiva offers a packed programme of touring and community theatre, live music, comedy, cinema, dance and live screening of productions from the West End and around the globe. We continue to attract household names with Jack Dee, The Blues Band, Chris Barber and Horrible Histories all appearing here this year; we also showcase local […]

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Job Vacancy – Casual Theatre Technician/Projectionist

9th May 2019, News

CASUAL THEATRE TECHNICIAN / PROJECTIONIST The Elgiva Theatre is at the heart of Chesham’s Community. Due to the growth of the theatre’s events programme, we are seeking to recruit theatre technicians with digital and satellite projection experience. We are looking for confident and energetic individuals who work well on their own or as part of […]

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Unlock Your Potential With An Apprenticeship At The Elgiva Theatre

8th April 2019, News

The Elgiva is proud to announce an apprentice programme in Theatre & Box Office Administration. We will be offering a high-quality working experience in various placement areas across the theatre, including theatre administration, events promotion, customer relations, marketing and theatre finance. We will provide opportunities for further development, qualifications and individual projects. You will be […]

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Congratulations to our volunteer usher Liz!

11th March 2019, News

Congratulations to our lovely volunteer usher Liz who ushered on no fewer than FOURTEEN panto performances at The Elgiva in December. We love our amazing crew of volunteers and have given Liz some free cinema tickets as a thank-you for her sterling efforts!

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Rich Hall – Yee Haw – He Just Loves Touring!

11th February 2019, News

To emphasise just how much they are into his new show, “Rich Hall’s Hoedown”, the American comedian’s many fans are turning up at venues dressed in a full cowboy hat and cowboy boot ensemble. They are truly entering into Rich’s Wild West spirit. Yee haw! This electrifying show, which culminates in an infectious celebration […]

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Laurel & Hardy at The Elgiva

9th February 2019, News

Laurel & Hardy are widely regarded as the greatest comedy duo in film history. To celebrate the new biopic starring John C Reilly and Steve Coogan (showing at The Elgiva on 12th March) we are delighted to bring two of the original films back to the big screen. Introducing our showing of The Music Box […]

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All About Aladdin

23rd December 2018, News

Find out more about our fabulous panto – Aladdin Aladdin is one of Britain’s most popular pantomimes, first dramatised in 1788 at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden. Originally a Chinese tale, it was incorporated as an orphan story into One Thousand & One Nights by French translator Antoine Galland. The link with the Middle Eastern story […]

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Meet The Stewards!

30th November 2018, News

We couldn’t bring you all our fabulous films and shows without our wonderful volunteer stewards. Now we are getting ready for the wonderful mayhem that is panto season, a few of them were kind enough to spare us a few minutes to talk about their experiences. Who knows? Maybe you will feel intrigued to find […]

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The Elgiva & Into Film Set To Bring More Film Experiences To Children

7th November 2018, News

The Elgiva is delighted to be partnering Into Film an organisation that has an educational mission with film at its heart. Info Film aims to give every child and young person aged 5 to 19 in the UK the chance to experience film creatively. Into Film supports teachers and educators to achieve a wide range […]

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20th Anniversary Family Fun Day – Come Join Us!

12th October 2018, News

Did you know that it’s The Elgiva’s 20th birthday this year? What better way to celebrate two decades of entertaining the community, than for them to throw open their doors and offer families from Chesham and beyond the chance to explore their local theatre and cinema? Come and join The Elgiva on Saturday 3rd November for […]

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Armistice Commemoration Art Work To Be Displayed At The Elgiva

12th October 2018, News

We are proud and delighted to announce that local artist Matt Kirby’s incredible Armistice Work will be on display at The Elgiva from 1st to 10th November. Do come to see it; some of the work can be signed to commemorate 100 years since the end of WWI, making it a truly memorable piece of […]

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Welcome to the NEW Elgiva website!

25th April 2018, News

After many years we have retired the old website that has served us so well and today we launch our brand new sparkly website! We hope you enjoy using it and find bookings for your favourite shows quicker and simpler! We will shortly be placing the latest news from your local theatre on this page […]

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