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  Joe Longthorne – RIP

  5th August 2019, News

  The staff and volunteers at The Elgiva were saddened to hear of the death of Mr Longthorne over the weekend; we had very much been looking forward to welcoming Mr Longthorne to our stage and are sure that he would have brought delight and laughter to our audience. The press release concerning Mr Longthorne’s untimely […]

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  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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  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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  Armistice Commemoration Art Work Display At The Elgiva

  11th November 2018, News

  This November we were privileged to be able showcase the incredible art of local artist Matt Kirby. As well as a range of photographs and paintings, Matt collected 2018 signatures to commemorate the 888,246 British soldiers who died in the First World War. More of Matt’s work can be seen on his Armistice Facebook page […]

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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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