Miserable Dorothy runs away from home but is soon whisked up into a magical land where her adventures teach her that happiness is to be found in her own back yard. Classic stuff indeed, just chockful of great songs, characterisation and memorably garish design. Perhaps marginally less enjoyable for the curmudgeonly element rooting for the Wicked Witch of the West, though.

Live Wire Theatre & Roughhouse Theatre present Jane Eyre: an autobiography In the face of the isolation and abandonment of a loveless childhood, Jane Eyre refuses to bend to the will of her abusers. But does she achieve the independence and equality that she craves, and does her resistance change anything? Hailed as a brilliantly engaging piece of drama and a theatrical tour de force, Live Wire and Roughhouse Theatres inventive exploration of the status of women in society make this critically acclaimed dramatisation as relevant today as Charlotte Brontes original novel was 178 years ago. Here is a company of technical brilliance, with a rare gift for bringing classics to life with loyalty, energy and intrigue. FEMALE ARTS This is the way to introduce recalcitrant students of literature to the classics and in particular the Victorian novel. BRITISH THEATRE GUIDE

Name of the Dame is the fast-paced, comedy-two-hander that left audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in stitches. The hour-long play is written and performed by comedians Kate McCabe and Adam Perrott. Dames, detectives, stylish hats, car chases... this parody of the film noir genre has got a gag rate that fires faster than a Tommy-gun and is marginally less painful. If you like Airplane, the oeuvre of Mel Brooks, dicey puns and sight gags, this show is probably for you. With entertainment as the objective, the show makes the promise that You will learn nothing from this play. Nor will you experience personal growth or important revelations. NOTD is influenced by the likes of satirical masterpieces AIRPLANE and POLICE SQUAD. The film noir genre is firmly in the crosshairs. Come see the play that reviewers say has broad appeal silly, daft, hilarious, and highly entertaining , is easily the best show Ive seen at The Fringe and is hilarious from the first second .

First performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1966, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead cemented Sir Tom Stoppards reputation as one of Britains finest comedy playwrights. This is a retelling of Shakespeares Hamlet with two very crucial differences. Firstly, it is told from the point of view of two minor characters, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, who pop up briefly and periodically in Shakespeares play to advance the plot. Secondly, Stoppard has taken what is arguably Shakespeares most grim tragedy, full of death, madness, jealousy and rage and turned it into a comedy! Whilst struggling to understand where they are, what they are doing and even which one is Rosencrantz and which Guildenstern, the story unfolds. We meet a disreputable raggle-taggle troupe of musical Tragedians and their enigmatic and bawdy leader, the original cast of Hamlet, including: the wicked usurping Uncle Claudius; Hamlets amoral and conflicted mother, Gertrude; the tragic weeping Ophelia; and the counterfeiting Hamlet himself. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, aided and abetted by the Tragedians, and betrayed by Hamlet, grapple with the increasingly absurd plot as they journey towards their inescapable fate. It is, by turns, riotously funny, deeply disturbing and heartbreakingly sad, and remains as fresh and relevant today as when it was first unleashed on an unsuspecting and bemused public!

Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein's bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal. Urgent concerns of scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development and the nature of good and evil are embedded within this thrilling and deeply disturbing classic gothic tale. The Cotswold Players invite you to step back into Mary Shelleys world in the first ever science fiction novel and experience the heartbreaking story of Frankensteins creature. "Frankenstein", based on the novel by Mary Shelley, premiered at the National Theatre, London, in February 2011 starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller.

Join the great Victorian novelist CharlesDickensas he brings to life one of the most famous ghost stories of all time. A tale of revenants and redemption, hauntings and humbug, seasonal spooks and sentiment. Award-winning actor and writer Jonathan Goodwin performs as Dickens in this one-man performance, co-directed by Goodwin and Gary Archer.

Stratford Theatre Company present.... Sinderella - The P%$ed Up Panto! We're sorry to announce that we're resorting to base and coarse language, stupidity, cheap laughs and plenty of innuendo. It's not your Grandma's fairy tale! The only Panto where the glass slipper is a shot glass! It's going to be a hoot! Just don't bring the kids! Over 18s only!

The Santa Show Family Christmas fun with amazing magic, seasonal songs and some of the worst Christmas jokes ever to be pulled out of a cracker! Don't miss the chance to get Christmas off to a flying start!

Hexagon Theatre Company presents Terry Pratchetts Mort, adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job. When Death takes a break, his apprentice Mort gets into trouble when he interferes with destiny to rescue a princess. His attempts to save the Discworld from disaster involve Deaths daughter, a bunch of rubbish wizards, a flying horse, and an ancient mage, as well as the disgruntled dead (or maybe not dead) princess. Can Death himself save the day or is he too busy learning the conga and making fry-ups? Expect magic, mayhem and some strobe lighting. This is a performance by an amateur company "Terry Pratchett" and "Discworld" are registered trademarks.