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Junk

Junk

7 Jul 2025 - 12 Jul 2025

By Melvin Burgess adapted for the stage by John Retallack Directed by Quina Chapman Melvin Burgess' famous book about runaways and drugs is brought to life in John Retallack's great play. Tar loves Gemma, but Gemma doesn't want to be tied down; she wants to fly. But no-one can fly forever. One day you have to come down. This play contains scenes that some may find upsetting including drug addiction. This amateur production is performed by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals LTD.
Confusions

Confusions

12 May 2025 - 17 May 2025

By Alan Ayckbourn Directed by Amanda Kenyon Confusions is a set of five interlinked one-act plays: Mother Figure, Drinking Companion, Between Mouthfuls, Gosforths Fte and A Talk in the Park. Each play deals riotously, but with sharply pointed undertones, with human eccentricities and the universal dilemma of loneliness; a mother unable to escape from baby talk, a disastrous fte, an unsuccessful seduction attempt, a fraught dinner encounter, and a final play about five self-immolated characters on park benches. This amateur production is performed by special arrangement with Concord Theatricals LTD.
The Good Life

The Good Life

6 Oct 2025 - 11 Oct 2025

Adapted by Jeremy Sams and based upon the TV series by John Esmonde & Bob Larbey Directed by Linda McAlinden A hilarious and heartwarming comedy about a couple attempting to leave behind the rat race and live self-sufficiently, much to the horror of their snobbish neighbours. By arrangement with Nick Hern Books
Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

24 Nov 2025 - 29 Nov 2025

By Frederick Knott Directed by Norma Raif Made famous by Alfred Hitchcocks world-renowned film of 1950, the iconic Dial M for Murder will leave you spellbound as Tony becomes more tangled in the web of his own making. This ultimate masterclass in suspense is guaranteed to entwine you with its spine-chilling twists and turns. By arrangement with Concord Theatricals
Nobody's Perfect

Nobody's Perfect

19 Jan 2026 - 24 Jan 2026

By Simon Williams Directed by Hazel Phillips Harriet Copeland is running a competition at a feminist publishing house to find new romantic fiction; their motto is For Women By Women. So aspiring writer, Leonard Loftus, is forced to submit his novel under the female pseudonym of Myrtle Banbury. When Myrtle wins the first prize, Leonard begins to have major problems which are made worse when he falls hopelessly in love with Harriet. By arrangement with Concord Theatricals
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher

11 May 2026 - 16 May 2026

Written by Kate Summerscale. Adapted by Alexandra Wood Directed by Daniel Cope Summer 1860, an elegant country house, a young boy is found dead in an outside privy. All clues point towards the murderer being a member of the grieving household. But which one? Called to the scene is the most celebrated detective of his day, Jonathan Whicher from Scotland Yard. Faced with an inept local police force, a middle-class family ravaged by secrets, and a lack of evidence, will he be able to solve the case? By arrangement with Nick Hern Books
The Hotel Room

The Hotel Room

6 Jul 2026 - 11 Jul 2026

By Ashley Burgoyne Directed by Mike Jordan Four couples use the same hotel room on four consecutive nights. Each couple has their own expectations of their stay, and the maids thrive on the gossip. The hotel room is not the only thing which the four couples have in common. Connections go beyond their choice of overnight accommodation!

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