Echoes Devised by the Archway Youth Workshop June 18th - 21st We are excited to bring another original production from our wonderful Youth Workshop. Echoes will explore issues facing youngsters at home and at school. This piece is particularly exciting as it will evolve with the workshoppers input. Featuring elements from their workshops including, improvisation, scripted scenes, plus showcasing their dramatic skills, characterisation and energetic enthusiasm! Going on past years experiences, it will be fabulous, with tickets selling out very quickly. So check out the dates that tickets go on sale and put it in your diary so that you dont miss out!

Young adults taking to the main stage. We are delighted that our young adults will be taking to the main stage this year to bring you an exciting production of this play, which grapples with issues arising from adolescent mental health, and the rage within. Told from the perspective of a teenager, with support from a flexible cast comprising various characters, the play considers how people cope when their inner feelings take unexpected forms. Written specifically with young casts in mind, this play was first performed in 2021,and went on to win best play for young audiences at the Writers Guild of Great Britain Awards 2023. This should be a very exciting piece of theatre, and tickets are likely to sell fast.

Who? What? When? Where? How!? Who? What? When? Where? How!? Just some of the questions that arise when six seemingly random guests appear at a stately home for an evening of awkward pleasantries, light entertainment and, oh yes, a murder! Clue has been featured both on stage and screen and will now be brought to the Archway audience who are asked to sleuth their way through the rogues gallery. With multiple possible endings, which one will you see, who did it, and why? How many shots were fired? Can you guess before the big reveal? Perhaps the butler did it after all you will have to come to find out! Multiple Endings In tribute to the multiple endings which were screened across cinemas for the film version of Clue, this play will have three different endings which will be performed on different dates. Ending A: Wednesday 30th April, Saturday 3rd May (Matinee), Wednesday 7th May, Saturday 10th May Ending B: Thursday 1st May, Saturday 3rd May (evening), Thursday 8th May Ending C: Friday 2nd May, Tuesday 6th May, Friday 9th May

A wonderfully crazy, new musical comedy. The Addams Family is a wonderfully crazy, new musical comedy created by Jersey Boys authors Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, and Drama Desk Award winner Andrew Lippa (The Wild Party) and based on the original Addams Family characters created by Charles Addams. The Addams Family features an original story, and its every fathers nightmare. Wednesday Addams, that well known macabre teenager, has grown up and fallen in love. The only problem is that the target of her affection is respectable and not like the Addams clan at all and whats more, they have never met him. When she shares her secret with him, Gomez Addams must do something hes never done before keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. How will Pugsley cope when his sister doesnt want to torture him anymore? How will the meet the parents dinner go? And what will the Addams family ancestors make off all the shenanigans and secrets? The only way to find out is to book a ticket and join this spooky family for a truly Addams family adventure. Originally produced on Broadway by Stuart Oken, Roy Furman, Michael Leavitt, Five Cent Productions, Stephen Schuler, Decca Theatricals, Scott M. Delman, Stuart Ditsky, Terry Allen Kramer, Stephanie P. McClelland, James L. Nederlander, Eva Price, Jam Theatricals/Mary LuRoffe, Pittsburgh CLO/GuttermanSwinsky, Vivek Tiwary/Gary Kaplan, The Weinstein Company/Clarence, LLC, Adam Zotovich/Tribe Theatricals . By Special Arrangement with Elephant Eye Theatrical

The traditional Christmas family gathering what could possibly go wrong? Everyone creates their own coping strategies or rules for living. But what happens when an extended family gathers in the kitchen for a traditional Christmas and they each follow those rules, rigidly? As long-held mechanisms for survival are laid bare, even Mum, whos been preparing this lunch since last January, becomes embroiled. Time-honoured rivalries and resentments will out. Accusations fly, relationships deconstruct, the rules take over. In Sam Holcrofts theatrically playful, dark comedy, the instructions are there for all to see, audience included so theres really no place to hide. Trigger warnings: Sexual references, strong language, references to mental and physical illness

A story that will make you laugh and cry. During World War II, William Beech is evacuated from London to the countryside and is billeted with Tom Oakley, a miserable, elderly recluse who is reluctant to take him in. The story of their growing relationship and their struggles to overcome difficult personal situations results in one of the most uplifting stories ever written. With a host of memorable characters, including the charismatic Zach who befriends William, this is a story which will stay with you and which will make you laugh and cry as William battles an impossible situation at home, and Mr Tom learns how to love again.

A week long intensive drama workshop (for 8-14 year olds) full of games, exercises and Drama skills lead by two experienced drama practitioners. Make new friends, discover new talents, build confidence and self awareness and have loads of fun! Bring a packed lunch and plenty to drink. Wear loose, comfy clothes and sensible footwear. Cost of week 100 Venue: The Archway Theatre Studio Complex, Horley

The Maddysons, East Surreys premier (and maybe only) acoustatronic 5-piece musical combo, are bringing a fabulous Friday night of live music to the Archway Studio. Does the name sound familiar? Well, the band is named after their singer and Archway's very own Mrs Darling, Fairy Queen and Musical Director extraordinaire, Maddy Jowett! They have been playing together and entertaining audiences for over 8 years and we are excited to bring their floor-filling tunes and soulful sounds to you, on June 27th. They are the first performer in our Studio Gig Weekender. Saturday night sees Whitesize bring their crowd friendly indie, rock and dash of classic punk to the Studio. You can get tickets for both nights for 17.50. Twice the entertainment. Tripple the fun, and a get way to both support your local theatre and live music. To get discount, both events must be booked in the same booking. Please use 'continue booking' in the basket and select other band night. Discount will be shown at checkout. Please make sure its shown before you checkout. We are unable to apply discount or issue refunds if not booked in the same booking.

Local legends Whitesize bring their unique mix of ROCK, INDIE and PUNK to the Archway Studio. Their last show in 2023 had the audience on their feet and singing along to a mix of crowd friendly, earworms that will having you humming for days afterwards. Veterans of the local music scene and featuring the Archs very own Dave Humphrey and long-time collaborator, Steve Whitworth promise to deliver premium British and American classics as well as a few hidden gems. Whitesize form the second leg of our Studio Gig Weekender. Friday night sees 5-piece acoustatronic musical combo The Maddysons bring their floor-filling tunes and soulful sounds to the Studio. You can get tickets for both nights for 17.50. Twice the entertainment. Tripple the fun, and a get way to both support your local theatre and live music. To get discount, both events must be booked in the same booking. Please use 'continue booking' in the basket and select other band night. Discount will be shown at checkout. Please make sure its shown before you checkout. We are unable to apply discount or issue refunds if not booked in the same booking.

A bawdy, fun, big-hearted love letter to the theatre. England. The swinging 1660s. King Charles II has revoked the puritan laws of the Commonwealth. Theatres have re-opened and by royal decree women are allowed to perform for the very first time. In the Theatre Royal on Drury Lane, there is an orange seller whose wit and charisma will soon make her one of the countrys most celebrated actors. She will enchant the crowds, with the heart of the king and dance her way into history. Her name is Nell. Nell Gwynn is a bawdy, fun, big-hearted love letter to the theatre. Come and experience the exhilarating take on some of the greatest personalities (and biggest wigs) of the Restoration

Come and Join a fun and friendly room of live music lovers in the wonderful Archway Theatre Studio - Its like the Cavern Club- but in Horley ! On the 4th July we are joined by: MY GIRL THE RIVER Kris Wilkinson Hughes aka My Girl the River is a Louisiana native who is now based in the UK after a decade of songwriting in Nashville. She has recently released her third album, Songs About Space, to strong critical acclaim. As a performer, she is funny, warm and fearless with a sackful of hook laden Americana/roots songs and a voice of sweet sugared espresso. You might find yourself singing along or shedding a tear on your journey. Love, loss, Louisiana and Hot Chicken are just some of the stops along the way. MGTRs first two albums This Aint No Fairytale and Cardinal in the Snow received critical acclaim gaining 8/10 from Paste Magazine and 8/10 from Americana-UK, to name a couple. Their third and most recent album Songs About Space, brought together a collection of songs not a perfection of songs - Kris says these songs represent a unique situation, most of them recorded at home with different outcomes, this isnt a week in the studio full band jam. These are songs that mean something to me personally, recorded over the last few years and deserve their day in the sun. The most recent singles Information Highway and Helpless have really resonated with audiences. My Girl The River has performed at Black Deer Festival, Isle of Wight, YNot Festival and toured with Laura Cantrell, Darden Smith and Suzanne Vega. She has supported other notable songwriters such as Kim Richey, Bill Morrissey, David Olney, Fred Eaglesmith, Boo Hewerdine, World Party, Lambchop and others. She also tours with the ARC Songwriters, featuring Anna Howie and Kate Ellis, all three singing harmonies a la Dolly, Linda and Emmylou. Wilkinson has a voice that ebbs and flows to fill all those pools of emotion. - Your Life In A Song A lovely mlange of Americana-Roots music brings to mind works by other fellow alt-country musicians Jason Isbell and Lucinda Williams. exceptional songwriting. - Paste Magazine Like Lucinda Williams, folk legend Joni Mitchell or kd Lang, we are so impressed-Rootstime Thought provoking lyrics delivered from the heart by Kriss smooth, soulful voice-Belles and Gals A masterpiece of listening pleasure. You Do Not Deserve My Tears is on my list of top songs for 2020.- Robsrawmusic SERIOUS CHILD I am about to utter the most fearsome words in folk, says Alan Young, aka Serious Child. This is a song about my grandmother and its a singalong. - Arts RepublicSongwriter and roots musician Serious Child hails from an old wood in West Sussex. He draws from a wide range of acoustic musical influences from folk to pop to bossa nova to explore the world around us with a poets ear for emotion and a comedians eye for everyday detail.His most recent album, Talk About The Weather (with Andy Ruddy) was shortlisted for Fatea Album of the Year.writes about Britain today in a way that is almost tactile with wit, style, intelligence and bags of melody Spiral Earth