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May
2008
" Macbeth" by Shakespeare Drama Promised a golden future as ruler of Scotland by three sinister witches and encouraged by his ambitious wife, Macbeth murders the king to ensure the prophecy is fulfilled. But he soon learns the meaning of terror - killing once, he must kill again and again, and the dead return to haunt him. A story of war, witchcraft and bloodshed, Macbeth also depicts the relationship between husbands and wives, and the risks they are prepared to take to achieve their desires. More Details |
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January
2008
" Tweedledum and Tweedledee" by Keith Norman Pantomine Tweedledum and Tweedledee More Details |
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December
2007
" Navitity - Song of Mary" by John McNeil Charity The inside story of Christmas, told by Mary as an older woman to the doctor and historian, Luke. This play is based very carefully on the gospel narrative. It brings to life the personalities of Mary and Joseph, and the tensions of the times, rather than leaving them as Christmas card characters. More Details |
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December
2007
" Navitity - The Beginning" by David Wagner Charity A writer has been commissioned to write a "modernized" version of the nativity story, so that kids nowadays can understand the story better. As he wrestles with modernizing the story, he always ends up back at the original version of each scene. The idea is that in spite of his efforts, the story is best as is. As he works through his ideas, they are enacted (as such) behind him on the stage by the actors (costumed accordingly). More Details |
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September
2007
" Nightmare" by Norman Robbins Drama In the space of a month, five people are dead. But who killed them? Was it Marion Bishop, an elderly and dying, but very rich novelist? Or her unknown nephew, Raymond Shapley, who suddenly turns up from prison? Or was it the kindly Katherine Willis, who gives willingly of her time to look after Mrs Bishop until she has to attend her cousin’s funeral? She leaves Mrs Bishop in the care of Dr Andrew Thorne and Nurse Laura Vinnecombe. Why are these two so worried by news of the death of another nurse, Dorothy Ledston? More Details |
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May
2007
" The Odd Couple" by Neil Simon Comedy This comedy disproves the theory that opposites attract! Thrown out by his wife for being simply too annoying, the prim, fastidious news writer Felix Ungar turns up late at his long time friend Oscar Madison's London apartment for their usual Friday night poker game. Oscar, himself recently divorced, is a slovenly sports journalist who is content to live in relative squalor. His once respectable Thames-side apartment has transformed from a very nice family home to a single man's rubbish tip since his wife walked out on him 3 months ago. Against his better judgement, Oscar invites Felix to come and stay with him in his apartment. Felix gladly accepts and immediately sets about cleaning and tidying. This play follows the relationship of this 'odd couple' of friends over the next days and weeks in the apartment as it turns from friendly-natured squabbling at first into a full-on meltdown by the end! More Details |
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January
2007
" King Humpty Dumpty" by Pantomine "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall..." And that's where the trouble starts! Mayhem and chaos follow the cracking of the egg which releases Humpty Dumpty from his confinement, aided and abetted by the evil doings of Jinxit the wicked fairy. Will Princess Penelope be forced to marry against her will? Can Captain Valiant of the 'King's Men' come to the rescue to right the wrongs, restore the King back to his throne and make Penelope happy? And who will end up with egg on their face? More Details |
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November
2006
" An evening of Ghost Stories" by M R James Charity More Details |
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September
2006
" Allo Allo" by Jeremy Lloyd & David Croft Comedy René, the hapless owner of a café in war-torn France, is hiding two British airmen from the Germans, and trying to repatriate them with the help of the Resistance. Meanwhile, he is trying to keep his love affairs with the waitresses, Yvette and Mimi, a secret from his wife, Edith, and hopes that the ladies never find out about each other. With the help of Edith, he is trying to keep the priceless painting of 'The Fallen Madonna with the Big Boobies' safe in a knockwurst sausage for the Germans, whereas in reality, he hopes a forgery will fool them all so he can keep the original and sell it after the war. Add to this a wireless disguised as a cockatoo, an over-amourous Italian war hero and a suprise visit from Hitler and you have all the ingredients for a hilarious stage play! Based on the hugely popular TV comedy series. More Details |
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May
2006
" The Merry Wives of Windsor" by William Shakespeare Charity In the Queen's Court, a young playwright is making his name. A certain Will Shakespeare is keeping the aging Queen happy with History plays and comedies. At the Queen's request, he writes a comedy for Her Majesty's favourite character from the History plays - Sir John Falstaff, a fat, drunk knight who chances his luck and gets into trouble. This is the result - The Merry Wives of Windsor. The story sees him trying to seduce the two wives of Windsor, Mistress Page and Mistress Ford, to get their money, which culminates in hilarious chaos for Falstaff! More Details |
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January
2006
" Sinbad the Sailor" by Pantomine Sinbad is a dashing young sailor who returns to Baghdad and meets the beautiful Princess Yasmin. However, their happiness is ended when Yasmin is kidnapped by the evil magician, Vazar. Sinbad begins a journey of adventure to rescue her, encountering pirates, a Sea Witch, monkeys and camels along the way! More Details |
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November
2005
" V45" by Charity (Anthology of songs, sketches, Poems & Readings) More Details |
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September
2005
" Love begins at Fifty" by Raymond Hopkins Charity This farce provides a hilarious evening of entertainment with laugh after laugh as we follow the lives of Clive and Anita Debanks, a married couple who have led an uneventful life. However, as his 50th birthday approaches, Clive realises life is passing him by and, yearning for a final fling, he searches the Lonely Hearts columns....but meanwhile his wife is entering them in a competition to find the perfect married couple - and that's when things start to get complicated! More Details |
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May
2005
" Cash on Delivery" by Michael Cooney Charity This hilarious farce concerns, amongst others: a DSS fraudster, an alcoholic inspector, a confused undertaker, a very confused lodger, a comatose hospital porter, a bewildered counsellor and a washing machine with a mind of its own! There are mistaken identities, accidents of coincidence, double entendres and "near misses" in timing, which all lead to a simple event descending into a nightmare of lie upon lie until it is hard to tell what is true and what is not. This play provides a hilarious evening of entertainment with laugh following laugh as the characters try to extract themselves out of the chaos they put themselves into! More Details |
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January
2005
" The Man in the Moon" by Pantomine In a kingdom not too far away, a young Princess Caroline may be forced to marry the villainous court advisor Al Chemist if her true love, Tom Stitch, cannot find a way to turn metal into gold. Join us on a trip to the moon to help us fight monsters, overcome evil and bring Queen Constance back to her senses! More Details |
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2004
" The Bathroom Door/The Play Reading/The Signalman" by Charity More Details |
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2004
" Play it again Sam" by Woody Allen Charity More Details |
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2004
" Dickens Evening" by Charity More Details |
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2004
" Sleeping Beauty" by Charity More Details |
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2003
" Little Miss Muffet" by Charity More Details |
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2003
" Move over Mrs Markham" by Ray Cooney & John Chapman Charity More Details |
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2003
" The Three Sisters" by Anton Chekov Charity More Details |
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2003
" Ball Boys" by David Edgar Charity More Details |
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2002
" Fools" by Neil Simon Charity More Details |
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2002
" Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer Charity More Details |
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2002
" Dick Turpin" by Charity More Details |
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2001
" Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead" by Tom Stoppard Charity More Details |
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2001
" One for the Road" by William Russell Charity More Details |
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2001
" Dick Whittington" by Charity More Details |
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2000
" Obedience" by Keith Norman Charity (Festival Piece) More Details |
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2000
" An Evening with Gary Lineker" by Arthur Smith Charity More Details |
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2000
" Cahoots Macbeth" by Tom Stoppard Charity (Festival Piece) More Details |
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2000
" Robin Hood" by Charity More Details |
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1999
" Pukoon" by Spike Milligan Charity (Festival Piece) More Details |
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1999
" Jack & The Giant" by Charity More Details |
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1999
" The Unvarnished Truth" by Royce Ryton Charity More Details |
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1999
" Absurd Person Singular" by Alan Ayckbourne Charity More Details |
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1998
" A Midsummer Night’s Dream" by William Shakespeare Charity More Details |
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1998
" The Lesson / Permission to Cry" by Ionesco / David Campton Charity More Details |
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1998
" Aladdin" by Angela & Graeme Corner Charity More Details |
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1997
" The Lesson / Permission to Cry" by Ionesco / David Campton Charity More Details |
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1997
" Something to Hide" by Leslie Sands Charity More Details |
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1997
" Shut your eyes & think of England" by John Chapman & Anthony Marriott Charity More Details |
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1997
" Little Red Riding Hood" by Charity More Details |
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1996
" Now and Then" by David Campton Charity (Festival Piece) More Details |
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1996
" Us & Them" by David Campton Charity (Festival Piece) More Details |
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1996
" Seven Ages of Woman" by Charity (Anthology of songs, sketches, poems & readings) More Details |
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1996
" Cinderella" by Norman Robbins Charity More Details |
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1995
" Then…." by David Campton Charity (Festival Piece) More Details |
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1995
" The Wizard of Oz" by Frank Baum & Alfred Bradley Charity More Details |
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1995
" Blithe Spirit" by Noel Coward Charity More Details |
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1994
" The Island & Closed Circuit" by James Saunders Charity (Double bill) More Details |
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1994
" Educating Rita" by William Russell Charity More Details |
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1994
" Hansel & Gretel" by Karen Watts Charity More Details |
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1993
" A Winters Tale" by William Shakespeare Charity More Details |
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1993
" Ali Baba" by Andrew Down Charity More Details |
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1993
" Whatever happened to Chrissie" by Dilys Gater Charity More Details |
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1993
" Happy Birthday" by M. Cameletti Charity More Details |
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1992
" Costa del Packet" by Thomas Hardy Charity More Details |
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1992
" Santa in Space" by Anthony Booth Charity (Festival Piece) More Details |
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1992
" Life’s Little Ironies" by John O’Keefe Charity More Details |
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1991
" Cops Robbers & Rogues" by Charity (Anthology of songs, sketches, poems & readings) More Details |
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1991
" White Liars" by Peter Shaffer/Frontier Mortician Charity (One act play double bill) More Details |
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1991
" Sleeping Beauty" by Karen Watts Charity More Details |
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1990
" Vanished" by Bernard Randall Charity (Festival Piece) More Details |
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1990
" Humpty Dumpty" by Charity More Details |
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1990
" Don’t Mrs Worthington" by Charity (Anthology of songs, sketches, poems & readings) More Details |
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1989
" The Lighthouse Keepers Lunch" by David & Rhonda Fleming Charity More Details |
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1989
" Sgnanarelle" by Moliere Charity More Details |
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1989
" Jack & The Beanstalk" by Charity More Details |
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1989
" Gone to Pot" by Georges Feydeaux Charity More Details |
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1988
" Dick Whittington" by Charity More Details |
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1988
" An Ideal Husband" by Oscar Wilde Charity More Details |
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1988
" Public Eye & Black Comedy" by P. Schaeffer Charity More Details |
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1988
" Ernie’s Incredible Illucinations" by Alan Ayckbourne Charity More Details |
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1987
" Lysistrata" by Aristophanes Charity More Details |
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1987
" Auditioning Murder" by Amanda Warrington Charity (Junior production) More Details |
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1987
" The Late Mr Larrington" by Charity More Details |
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1987
" Mixed Doubles" by Alan Ayckbourne Charity (Festival Piece) More Details |
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1987
" Sinbad" by Charity More Details |
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1986
" Didcot Drama Festival" by Charity More Details |
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1986
" The Diary of a Nobody - The Pooters" by George & Weedon Grossmith Charity More Details |
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1986
" Cahoots Macbeth" by Tom Stoppard Charity (Festival Piece) More Details |
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1986
" She was only an Admiral’s Daughter" by Kay Bannerman & Harold Brook Charity More Details |
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1986
" Beauty & The Beast" by Karen Watts Charity More Details |
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1986
" Blind Date" by Charity (Festival Piece) More Details |
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1985
" The Naughty Nineties Music Hall (1890s)" by Charity More Details |
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1985
" The Rivals" by Richard Brindsley Sheridan Charity More Details |
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1985
" The Government Inspector" by N. Gogol Charity More Details |
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1985
" Cinderella" by Norman Robbins Charity More Details |
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1984
" Bad Day at Black Frog Creek" by Fiz Coleman Charity (Junior production) More Details |
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1984
" Habeus Corpus" by Alan Bennett Charity More Details |
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1984
" A Midsummer Nights’ Dream" by William Shakespeare Charity More Details |
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1984
" 1940’s Variety Show" by Charity More Details |
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1984
" The Excursion & Tich Oldfield" by Charity (Junior production) More Details |
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1984
" Puss in Boots" by Tony Sloggett Pantomine More Details |
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1983
" Old Time Music Hall 1915" by Charity More Details |
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1983
" Newfoundland" by Charity (Festival Piece) More Details |
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1983
" Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead" by Tom Stoppard Charity More Details |
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1983
" Trains" by Charity (Anthology of songs, sketches, poems & readings) More Details |