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• Sun 29 May Paignton, Palace Theatre An Evening With Wayne Sleep
• Sat 24 Jul Online / Streaming Events To The Barre Marguerite Porter MBE, Laura Connor, Wayne Sleep, Sir David Bintley, Brandon Lawrence

November 2019

• Thu 28 Nov ➙ Sun 12 Jan Cambridge Arts Theatre Cinderella Wayne Sleep, Liza Goddard, Matt Crosby, Kevin Kennedy (2)

October 2019

• Sun 27 Oct Richmond Theatre, Surrey The Real Marigold Hotel Live, Sheila Ferguson, Paul Nicholas, Rosemary Shrager, Wayne Sleep

November 2018

• Thu 29 Nov ➙ Sun 6 Jan Cambridge Arts Theatre Wayne Sleep, Liza Goddard, Matt Crosby, Andy Abraham, Holly Easterbrook, Suzie Mathers, Max Fulham …

December 2015

• Fri 4 Dec ➙ Sun 10 Jan Milton Keynes Theatre Priscilla Presley, Gary Wilmot, Wayne Sleep, Ben Adams, Kev Orkian

December 2014

• Fri 5 Dec ➙ Sun 11 Jan London, New Wimbledon Theatre Linda Gray, Tim Vine, Matthew Kelly, Wayne Sleep, Matthew Rixon, Amy Lennox, Liam Doyle …
• Sat 30 Jul New Brighton, Floral Pavilion Theatre & Blue Lounge Wayne Sleep
• Thu 28 Jul Epsom Playhouse Wayne Sleep
• Fri 22 Jul Canterbury, The Gulbenkian Wayne Sleep
• Sat 16 Jul Arbroath, Webster Theatre Wayne Sleep
• Sun 10 Jul Camberley Theatre Wayne Sleep
• Sun 26 Jun Windsor, Theatre Royal Wayne Sleep
• Sun 19 Jun Leeds, Northern Ballet Studio Theatre Wayne Sleep
• Sat 28 May London, Central School of Ballet English National Ballet (ENB), New Adventures, Ballet Black, Springs Dance Company, English Youth Ballet, Kinisi Dance Company, The Milo Miles Dance Company, Ex-Northern Ballet Theatre, Wayne Sleep …
• Tue 19 Apr Portsmouth, Kings Theatre Wayne Sleep
• Sat 16 Apr Potters Bar, Wyllyotts Theatre Wayne Sleep
• Fri 8 Apr Winchester, Theatre Royal Wayne Sleep
• Thu 24 Mar Colchester, Mercury Theatre Wayne Sleep
• Sun 20 Mar Lytham St. Annes, Lowther Pavilion Wayne Sleep
• Tue 15 Mar Hayes, Beck Theatre Wayne Sleep
• Sat 12 Mar Wellingborough, Castle Theatre Wayne Sleep
• Sun 6 Mar Dunstable, Grove Theatre Wayne Sleep
• Fri 4 Mar Lichfield Garrick Theatre Wayne Sleep
• Wed 2 Mar Lancaster, Grand Theatre Wayne Sleep

February 2011

• Sat 26 Feb Weston-super-Mare, The Playhouse Theatre Wayne Sleep
• Thu 24 Feb Stamford Corn Exchange Wayne Sleep
• Fri 18 Feb Southend-on-Sea, Palace Theatre Wayne Sleep
• Thu 17 Feb Basingstoke, The Haymarket Wayne Sleep
• Tue 15 Feb The Courtyard - Herefordshire's Centre for the Arts Wayne Sleep
• Thu 10 Feb Exmouth Pavilion Wayne Sleep
• Tue 8 Feb Felixstowe, Spa Pavilion Theatre Wayne Sleep
• Sat 5 Feb Lowestoft, The Marina Theatre & Cinema Wayne Sleep
• Thu 3 Feb Richmond Theatre, Surrey Wayne Sleep
• Tue 1 Feb Newark-on-Trent, Newark Palace Theatre Wayne Sleep

January 2011

• Fri 28 Jan Stevenage, Gordon Craig Theatre Wayne Sleep
• Tue 25 Jan Swansea Grand Theatre and Arts Wing Wayne Sleep
• Sat 22 Jan Theatre Royal Wakefield Wayne Sleep
• Thu 20 Jan Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Wayne Sleep
• Sat 15 Jan Bracknell, South Hill Park Wayne Sleep

November 2010

• Tue 30 Nov Buxton Opera House Wayne Sleep

October 2009

• Mon 5 Oct ➙ Sat 10 Oct New Brighton, Floral Pavilion Theatre & Blue Lounge Bill Kenwright Ltd, Wayne Sleep
• Mon 1 Jun ➙ Sat 6 Jun Wolverhampton Grand Theatre Cabaret (Touring), Samantha Barks, Wayne Sleep
• Mon 18 May ➙ Sat 23 May Blackpool, Grand Theatre Cabaret (Touring), Samantha Barks, Wayne Sleep
• Mon 4 May ➙ Sat 9 May Richmond Theatre, Surrey Cabaret (Touring), Samantha Barks, Wayne Sleep
• Fri 1 May ➙ Sat 2 May Cardiff, New Theatre Cabaret (Touring), Samantha Barks, Wayne Sleep
• Mon 27 Apr ➙ Thu 30 Apr Cardiff, New Theatre Cabaret (Touring), Samantha Barks, Wayne Sleep
• Mon 20 Apr ➙ Sat 25 Apr Bromley, Churchill Theatre Cabaret (Touring), Samantha Barks, Wayne Sleep
• Mon 13 Apr ➙ Sat 18 Apr Milton Keynes Theatre Cabaret (Touring), Samantha Barks, Wayne Sleep
• Mon 6 Apr ➙ Sat 11 Apr Bradford, Alhambra Theatre Cabaret (Touring), Samantha Barks, Wayne Sleep
• Mon 30 Mar ➙ Sat 4 Apr Glasgow, Theatre Royal Cabaret (Touring), Samantha Barks, Wayne Sleep
• Mon 16 Mar ➙ Sat 21 Mar Aberdeen, His Majesty's Theatre Cabaret (Touring), Samantha Barks, Wayne Sleep
• Tue 10 Mar ➙ Sat 14 Mar Douglas, Villa Marina & Gaiety Theatre Complex Cabaret (Touring), Samantha Barks, Wayne Sleep
• Thu 5 Mar ➙ Sat 7 Mar Douglas, Villa Marina & Gaiety Theatre Complex Cabaret (Touring), Samantha Barks, Wayne Sleep

February 2009

• Mon 23 Feb ➙ Sat 28 Feb Hull New Theatre Cabaret (Touring), Samantha Barks, Wayne Sleep
• Mon 16 Feb ➙ Sat 21 Feb Darlington Hippodrome Cabaret (Touring), Samantha Barks, Wayne Sleep
• Mon 9 Feb ➙ Sat 14 Feb Southampton, Mayflower Theatre Cabaret (Touring), Samantha Barks, Wayne Sleep
• Mon 2 Feb ➙ Sat 7 Feb Plymouth, Theatre Royal Cabaret (Touring), Samantha Barks, Wayne Sleep

January 2009

• Mon 26 Jan ➙ Sat 31 Jan Sunderland Empire Cabaret (Touring), Samantha Barks, Wayne Sleep
• Mon 19 Jan ➙ Sat 24 Jan Sheffield, Lyceum Theatre Cabaret (Touring), Samantha Barks, Wayne Sleep
• Tue 13 Jan ➙ Sat 17 Jan Brighton, Theatre Royal Cabaret (Touring), Samantha Barks, Wayne Sleep

November 2007

• Sat 3 Nov Osprey Arena at Aviemore Highland Resort Wayne Sleep, Robert Meadmore, Melanie Stace

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Wayne Sleep

• Born July 17 , 1948 · Lipson Vale, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
• Birth name Wayne Philip Colin Sleep
• Height 5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
• Wayne was born in Plymouth, but when he was about 7 his family moved to Hartlepool, where he went to the Muriel Carr School of Dancing, which was situated above a cycle shop. As a boy he wanted to be a song-and-dance man like Gene Kelly and entered the children's section of a song-and-dance competition at the Middlesborough Tournament, singing '5' 2" Eyes of Blue' and winning the cup for the highest marks in the children's section. But on the dance side the adjudicator told him he must learn ballet as he tapped with his feet turned out like a ballet dancer. He won a scholarship which gave him two free lessons a week at the Royal Academy of Dance in Newcastle Upon Tyne, but by the time his train fares were paid they weren't exactly free, and his working-class family--his father was a process worker at the Steetley Magnesite Company--had to be careful with their money. When he was 12 and a pupil at West Hartlepool Tech, out of 500 entrants he won a scholarship to the Royal Ballet School by default as he missed the height test, which wasn't discovered until after he was granted the scholarship. He graduated in 1966 with a performance of 'Blue Boy' on 'Les Patineurs' and became a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet in 1973, performing in over 50 roles including some created for him by Frederick Ashton and Rudolph Nureyev. He began diversifying acting on stage and television and in films, choreographing ballets, and appearing in pantomime with Danny La Rue at the London Palladium. He won rave reviews in the stage musicals of 'Cats' and 'Song and Dance', played the Emcee in Gillian Lynne's production of 'Cabaret' in the West End, and won a Golden Rose Award for his 'Dizzy Feet' television show, and with his own company of dancers and musicians he did a three-month, 10-city tour with 'Dash.' He has topped the bill in over 16 pantomimes and devised and directed many productions and charity galas including Carnival of the Birds, Design for Dance, 90 years of... , Stars of the Night, 50 Wonks at Wayne Sleep, Birthday Offering (for Princess Margaret), and D.B.E. (for Dame Beryl Grey). His own choreographic works include 'David and Goliath', 'Savoy Suite', 'A Soldiers Tale', The Hot Shoe Show', 'Wonderland', 'Cinderella and Toad' (Wind in the Willows), 'Wizard of Oz', 'Salad Days', 'Roll Over', 'Carousel', 'World of Classical Ballet', 'History of Dance', and 'Hollywood and Broadway'. He arranged the dance sequence for the film 'Death on the Nile' and formed his own dance company, DASH, which did many seasons in London's West End, then returned to London after a world tour. As an actor he's appeared in 'The Tempest', 'The Servant of Two Masters', 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' as Puck, 'The Soldier's Tale', and the films 'The First Great Train Robbery' and 'The Tales of Beatrix Potter'. He has two entries in the Guinness Book of Records', was Show Business Personality of the Year in 1984, has been the subject of 'This is Your Life' and 'The South Bank Show'; he's received honorary degrees from the Universities of Exeter and Teeside, and is patron of the South West region of the Royal Academy of Dance, the British Ballet Organisation, and other institutions. He's written 'Variations on Wayne Sleep' and 'Precious Little Sleep' and has set up a charity, 'The Wayne Sleep Dance Scholarship' to help aspiring dancers with their tuition - IMDb Mini Biography By: Tonyman 5
• Wayne Sleep studied with The Royal Ballet, and joined the company in 1966, becoming one of its principal dancers. He played "Mistoffelees" in the original London production of "Cats".
• He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1998 Queen's Honours List for his services to ballet and dance.
• At 18 he was picked by Sir Frederick Ashton to be Napoleon to his Josephine and through him played many principal roles, by passing the corps. However when it came to 'The Tales of Beatrix Potter' he was fine in rehearsals but when he put on the Squirell Nutkin costume he couldn't see much.
• When Ashton left the Royal Ballet Wayne found his roles diminished so he started doing appearances on chat shows, variety shows.
• He went into the Guinness Book of Records in 1973 when he achieved an unprecedented entrechat douze - crossing his feet 12 times in one leap. The only dancer to have come near this was Nijinsky with 10.
• On recruiting new young dancers in the United States, Wayne Sleep said,"The energy of kids in America is second to none."

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An Audience With Wayne Sleep

An audience with wayne sleep is a glamour filled trip down memory lane..

If you’re after an afternoon full of glitz and glam, spend it with the legendary Wayne Sleep – full of insider gossip and insight! The 5ft 2in dance superstar commands the audience from the word go!

A fascinating and glamour-filled show, Wayne recounts his humble beginnings from his first visit to The Royal Ballet School’s White Lodge to his friendship with Rudolph Nureyev, Bonnie Langford and Princess Diana, a great afternoon with great company!

Why not take advantage of our Afternoon Tea Package. Enjoy an Afternoon Tea pre-show in the Dress Circle Bar at 12pm for just £36 per person (includes show ticket) or upgrade to our Prosecco option for just £41 per person (includes show ticket). Bookable through our Box Office on 01253 290190. Limited tickets available. Please make us aware of any allergies at time of booking.

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Price: General Admission: GBP 25.00

Artist: Wayne Sleep

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2024 Wimbledon Women’s Seed Report: It’s Iga Świątek's Trophy to Lose

Jon wertheim | jun 28, 2024.

What a strange fact pattern this women’s draw presents. There is one player absolutely dominating the sport this year … and, truly, for the last 30 months. She is fresh from running the table in Paris , her match record on the year is 45–4, north of 90%. And yet, she has never advanced beyond the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. 

Is this the year Iga Swiatek solves the riddle of grass? Especially since so many of her potential thwarters are injured, ailing or still shaking off torpor. Last year’s champ is hurt. The champ from 2022 struggles with her health. The champ from ’21 is retired. The champ from ’19 isn’t in the draw. Your serve, Iga. 

1. Iga Swiatek

The clear-cut No.1 tries to win back-to-back majors for the first time in her career. With her Roger Federer-esque footwork, it’s curious why she hasn’t had more success on grass. (The conventional wisdom: she suffers for her extreme grips on a surface that takes away time.) Still, she was the junior champ in 2018 and could likely be the women’s singles champ in ’24. 

2. Coco Gauff

Was it really five years ago that she made her breakthrough? Gauff lost in Round 1 at Wimbledon 2023 … which turned out to be a pivotal moment in her career. Look for her at the business end of this event. She still needs to solve the Swiatek riddle, but she enters knowing her nemesis resides in the opposite half of the draw. An undeniable contender. Could get a workout in Round 1 from Caroline Dolehide.

3. Aryna Sabalenka

Who is old enough to remember when Sabalenka was defined by erratic results? Get this: it’s been multiple years since she lost in Week 1 of a major. The French Open was more a bummer than a sting—a quarterfinal defeat that owed to the misfortune of a stomach ailment. It’s been a hell of a year for Sabalenka. And last week, she pulled out from a match—for the first time in her career—with a shoulder injury. Yet, she could easily win her second major of 2024 here. 

4.  Elena Rybakina

A Wimbledon winner in 2022 and, maybe more critically, Rybakina has remained at the top of the sport. So much to like about her, including a sneaky athleticism and disdain for drama. Still, she is so often in suboptimal shape—ill, injured, sleep-deprived. Given her mystifying ill health, it’s getting harder to imagine her putting seven winning matches together. 

5. Jessica Pegula

An admirable talent maximizer was in the throes of a disappointing year and missed Roland Garros. Then, Pegula showed up in Berlin, won the event—beating Gauff in the semifinals; and Anna Kalinskaya 7–6 in the third set of the final—and looked like a thoroughly refreshed player. (Don’t read too much into a playing-on-fumes loss to Emma Raducanu this week.) Pegula’s measured game transitions well to grass. And remember, she reached the quarters (and should have beaten the eventual champion) in 2023.

6. Marketa Vondrousova

Your—you beat us to it—defending champion. Without a tournament win since (and having won only 16 of 26 matches all year), there’s little evidence to suggest a repeat. Then again, there was absolutely nothing that portended last year’s triumphant run. (Worryingly, she took a fall on the grass at Berlin, injured her hip and is still questionable at this writing.)

7. Jasmine Paolini

Her seeding owes to her breakthrough year, including her run to the French Open final. But get this: she has never before won a match at Wimbledon . It’ll be interesting to see how her game, movement and winsome spirit translate to grass.

8. Qinwen Zhang

A finalist in Australia, she hasn’t much built on that, but there’s so much to like from Zhang … especially on a zippy surface.

9. Maria Sakkari

The cut-and-paste: “A fine, fun, athletic, versatile player. But still—even under a new coach—a bit of a mystery.” Is she the Gauff-beater who reached the Indian Wells final? Or the unsure basher who doubts herself in big moments and crashed out in the first round of Roland Garros?

10. Ons Jabeur

The Wimbledon finalist two years running, but you wonder if the window to win majors hasn’t clapped shut. A lovely player to have around. But only a minor threat to win big. Even when fully healthy. Which she is not right now.

11. Danielle Collins

The Danimal was sedated a bit in Paris. A lot of momentum came to a screeching halt when she lost an early round battle to a qualifier. In (likely) the last Wimbledon of her career, let’s see if she can’t make a happy memory.

12. Madison Keys

Her sheer power always makes Keys a formidable player. It’s unclear, however, where she sees herself. A legitimate threat, motivated to win majors? Or a player nearing the omega of a fine career, with one eye on the present and one on the future?

13. Jelena Ostapenko

Lil Wayne’s biggest Latvian fan is now on the grass. Say what you will, but she dances to her own backbeat. She’s dangerous on any given day and also capable of losing to anyone on any given day. And capable of doing this . It’s been over seven years since her major title, credit to her for remaining a top-15 player.

14. Daria Kasatkina

Kasatinka is a player thoroughly worthy of your admiration and support. But one who will be lucky to play to her seeding. Her deficit of power is not easily masked on grass.

15. Liudmila Samsonova

After a meh start to the year (a losing record through Roland Garros) the athletic Russian wins Hertogenbosch and is suddenly a player to watch at SW19.

16. Victoria Azarenka

It's been more than a decade since her last major title. Still, she’s always dangerous, always fighting.

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17. Anna Kalinskaya

The Berlin finalist has made her move in 2024. With any luck, she gets more attention on the court than in the players’ box.

18. Marta Kostyuk

Much respect: With so much instability at home, the Ukrainian has played herself into the top 20.

19. Emma Navarro

She played Wimbledon for the first time last year—and lost in Round 1—which gives you a sense of the pace of this ascent.

20. Beatriz Haddad Maia

The Brazilian has been both quiet and loud the last few years. She has lots of wins but has struggled at majors, including in Paris where she was defeated in Round 1. Between her power and lefty look, she’d be a strong candidate for a deep run. But that doesn’t happen much at majors.

21. Elina Svitolina

Svitolina was a semifinalist last year and has fallen off a bit, but her offense-defense combo can be devastatingly effective.

24. Mirra Andreeva

For the first time, she’ll be seeded at a major. And it will be a long time before she’ll be unseeded again.

26. Linda Noskova

Who’s the only player to beat Swiatek at a major in 2024? 

27. Katerina Siniakova

The French Open doubles winner (with Gauff) has the game to be a top singles player. (And now ranked higher than her former doubles partner.)

31. Barbora Krejcikova

You know the rules, recent major champs (2021 French Open) get mentioned.

32. Katie Boulter

Apart from the inevitable British hype, she has A) the game for this surface and B) emerged as a thoroughly professional player.

Dark Horse Pasture

Sonia Kenin: The former major champ beat Gauff last year and starts out against Swiatek.

Karolina Muchova: We’ll see about her health and fitness, having suffered another setback this week. But at this point last year she was a wonderfully athletic player coming off a major final showing. Now, she is allegedly ready to “ make some mess .”

Yulia Putintseva: Your Birmingham grass winner would be seeded if the draw cut-off were today. 

Raducanu: Her last stretch of results is the best since her extraordinary 2021.

Bianca Andreescu: She’s still searching for the 2019 magic, but the green shoots—including a battle win over Naomi Osaka on grass last month—are encouraging.

Osaka: Her grass track record is a modest one. But so was her clay record … and she came within a point of taking down the Roland Garros winner last month.

Donna Vekic: She’s too good of a player to be ranked barely inside the top 50.

Karolina Pliskova: In the autumn—if not winter—of a fine career. Still, she serves bullets and was a finalist just four years ago.

Angelique Kerber: A first-round loser in both Berlin and Hamburg, but all former champions merit mention. 

Alicia Parks: It’s been a wild year. But she qualified, and her serve should require a concealed carry license.

First-round matches to watch

Swiatek vs. Sofia Kenin: Two former major champs (albeit in different places in their careers).

Collins vs. Clara Tauson: A tough draw for both.

Sloane Stephens vs. Azarenka: For the 10th time .

Paula Badosa v. Muchova: Two oft-injured former top-shelfers go head-to-head.

Andreeva vs. Brenda Fruhvirtova: The 17-year-olds face off on grass.

Ajla Tomljanovic vs. Ostapenko: Remember this?

Upset special

I can’t pull the trigger on Ashlyn Krueger d. Pegula, so Tomljanovic d. Ostapenko?

Swiatek d. Lucia Bronzetti (why not!)

Gauff d. Sabalenka

Gauff d. Swiatek 

JON WERTHEIM

Jon Wertheim covers a variety of sports investigations and social issues that intersect with sports for Sports Illustrated. A full-time member of the SI writing staff since 1997, Jon has been a senior enterprise writer at the magazine for decades. In addition to his work at SI, he is a correspondent for "60 Minutes" and a commentator for The Tennis Channel. He has authored 11 books and has been honored with two Emmys, numerous writing and investigative journalism awards, and the Eugene Scott Award from the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Wertheim is a longtime member of the New York Bar Association (retired), the International Tennis Writers Association, and the Writers Guild of America. He resides in New York City with his wife, who is a divorce mediator and adjunct law professor.

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