Our Next Production
Emma
By Jane Austen
Adapted for the stage by Charlie Cook
Tuesday 7 to Saturday 11 October, 7:30pm
Emma, a beautiful, wealthy and clever young woman believes herself to be an excellent matchmaker and thinks nothing of meddling in the lives (and relationships) of those around her.
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Jane Austen’s comedy of manners with its rich cast of characters and witty dialogue is brought to vivid life in this gorgeous adaptation.
This season's productions
The Witch of Alder Edge
By Charlie Cook
Monday 1 to Sunday 7 December 2025, evening and matinee
Our annual PANTO is an original tale this time, but with ALL the usual fun PANTO antics you would expect! ‘OH YES it IS!’
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Showstoppers
Tuesday 17 to Saturday 21 February 2026, 7:30pm (Saturday matinee, 2pm)
A week of songs, dancing and cabaret from fabulous musicals. The theme this season is ‘BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY’ so expect songs from shows such as Chicago, Rent and Bugsy Malone to name but a few!
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Rope
By Patrick Hamilton
Tuesday 7 to Saturday 11 April 2026, 7:30pm
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Patrick Hamilton’s play about two young Oxford students who thrill-kill a fellow student and then throw a party while his corpse lies stuffed in an onstage trunk is packed with suspenseful excitement. Based on a real life crime and famously later adapted into a film by Hitchcock, this original play has lost none of its mesmerising power!
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‘Delicious... a thriller that invites you to think deeply from the edge of your seat.´ Variety
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Calendar Girls
By Tim Firth
Tuesday16 to Saturday 20 June 2026, 7:30pm
Based on the Miramax motion picture by Juliette Towhidi and Tim Firth. Follow the true story of eleven WI members who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukaemia Research Fund. ‘Calendar Girls’ opened at the Chichester Festival Theatre and has since become the fastest-selling play in British theatre history!
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‘It makes you laugh, it makes you cry, and it leaves you feeling better about life than you did when you entered the theatre.´ The Telegraph.