A new adaption inspired by Louisa May Alcotts best-loved novels. The timeless and timely story of four young women and their journey into adulthood unfolds in Liverpool 1940. The March sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, are determined to live life on their own terms. But growing up means contending with love and loss. Little Women is a celebration of family, girlhood and the resistance of women, whether its Christmas Eve, 1862 in America or Christmas Eve, 1940 in Liverpool. The production will be written and directed by our Chair Person, Laura Elizabeth. Laura usually has a winter slot in our season so is looking forward to a warmer theatre. She is the director behind our multi-award nominated and winning productions, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, Girls Like That, Hangmen, and The Unreturning. She has written and adapted a number of productions and completed a short writing course at Central School of Speech and Drama.

Vale Royal Musical Theatre are delighted to be able to bring Nunsense to you. Nunsense is habit-forming! This riotous show is a fundraiser put on by the Little Sisters of Hoboken to raise money to bury sisters accidently poisoned by the convent cook, Sister Julia With the last 4 deceased nuns on ice in the deep freeze awaiting burial, they decide to stage a variety show in the Mount Saint Helen's School auditorium to raise the necessary amount. Participating in the project are Mother Superior Mary Regina, a former circus performer who cannot resist the spotlight; her competitive but dignified rival, second-in-command Sister Mary Hubert; Sister Robert Anne, a streetwise nun from Brooklyn; Sister Mary Leo, a novice who is determined to be the world's first ballerina nun; and wacky, childlike Sister Mary Amnesia, who lost her memory when a crucifix fell on her head. The entertainment that they present includes solo star turns, madcap dance routines, and a riotous audience participation quiz. Nunsense offers a cornucopia of hilarity for the whole family, proving conclusively that nun rhymes with fun!

WARNING: You may laugh your knickers off Meet Myra, Sylvia, Helen and Jessica in this hilarious show. A successful barrister, specialising in divorce, Myra had always considered herself a together sort of person. That is, until she began to develop the symptoms of you know whatand her rat of a husband left her for a big blonde bimbo from his office. Jessicas husband has worked hard and made lots of money and they both enjoy the finer things in life. Her life seemed perfect until her mid-life crisis began but shes coping with the help of her friends and the vicar. She just wishes that the vicar could explain why when God made man he didnt try a little harder? Sylvia has been married to Joe since she was twentyand has been bored with him since she was twenty-one. Shes now decided that life is for living and shes making up for lost time. Helen, a widow, whose only daughter has left for university, is feeling a bit lonely. Helen tries to take one day at a time; its just that sometimes, several days attack her at once. Rating: 15 GENRE: Laugh out loud musical comedy.

George Orwells 1984 is one of the most engrossing, disturbing, and provocative novels ever written. Its anti-hero, Winston Smith, fights against the tyranny of Big Brothers oppressive regime, one that obliterates freedom of thought. A chillingly relevant struggle. This new adaptation will bring Orwells vision to life in a fast-paced and imaginative re-telling, offering multiple opportunities for performers and designers to create an innovative production of this unnerving classic. GENRE: Dystopian literature

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Glengarry Glen Ross and Speed-The-Plow, takes us into the lives of two actors: John, young and rising into the first flush of his success; the other Robert, older, anxious, and beginning to wane. In a series of short, spare, and increasingly raw exchanges, we see the estrangement of youth from age and the wider, inevitable and endless cycle of life, in and out of the theatre. "A comedy about the artifice of acting... It is also about the artifice of living... An evening of pure theatre." - The New York Times "A comic masterpiece." - New York Daily New GENRE: Comedy

This Holiday Expect the Unexpected It's the night before Hogswatch. And it's too quiet. Superstition makes things work in the Discworld, and undermining it can have consequences. It's just not right to find Death creeping down chimneys and trying to say 'Ho Ho Ho...' It's the last night of the year, the time is turning, and if Susan, gothic governess and Death's granddaughter (sort of), doesn't sort everything out by morning, there won't be a morning. Ever again... Adapted by Terry Pratchett's long-time collaborator Stephen Briggs, this play text version of Pratchett's bestselling Discworld novel Hogfather wittily and faithfully reimagines the story for the stage. A hugely entertaining festive treat for newcomers to Terry Pratchetts Discworld and a delight for existing fans. Suitable for ages 8-108. GENRE: Fantasy, Festive, Dark Humour

P. Dowd insists on including his friend Harvey in all of his sister Vetas social gatherings. Trouble is, Harvey is an imaginary six-and-a-half-foot-tall rabbit. To avoid future embarassment for her familyand especially for her daughter, Myrtle MaeVeta decides to have Elwood committed to a sanitarium. At the sanitarium, a frantic Veta explains to the staff that her years of living with Elwoods hallucination have caused her to see Harvey also, and so the doctors mistakenly commit her instead of her mild-mannered brother. The truth comes out, however; Veta is freed, and the search is on for Elwood, who eventually arrives at the sanitarium of his own volition, looking for Harvey. But it seems that Elwood and his invisible companion have had a strange influence on more than one of the doctors. Only at the end does Veta realize that maybe Harvey isnt so bad after all. Mary Chase received the Pulitzer Prize for this play in 1945. A celebrated success: This play has become one of the most successful and popular plays ever offered to non-professionals. GENRE: Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy.

Charlotte Bront has a confession about how one sister became an idol, and the other became known as the third sister. You know the one. No, not that one. The other, other one Anne. This is not a story about well-behaved women. This is a story about the power of words. Its about sisters and sisterhood, love and jealousy, support and competition. Sarah Gordons new play is an irreverent retelling of the life and legend of the Bront sisters, and the story of the sibling power dynamics that shaped their uneven rise to fame. GENRE: Period

Once upon a time that never was A thrilling adventure set in an alternative history of England, The Wolves of Willoughby Chase tells the story of two brave and determined girls as they fight against ferocious wolves, snowy wastelands and their very evil guardian, Miss Slighcarp. The opening of the Channel Tunnel has led to dangerous wolves roaming Britain, but this is not the only danger that cousins Bonnie and Sylvia, and their friend Simon the Goose-boy, must face as they encounter unforgettable characters and mysterious scheming. Suitable for all ages. GENRE: Classic, family

The infamous tale about a boy who never grows up. This production will require a short flight to Neverland where our audiences can expect to embark on magic and adventure, battling the notorious Captain Hook and the band of pirates, encountering mermaids, tribes and of course the crocodile. Peter Pan (and maybe Tinkerbell if she fancies it) will take you on a journey which will clash between fantasy and reality, and of course growing up. This is a youth theatre production.