|  | Sat 9th - Sat 16th May 2009 - 7.30pm*
*(no performance on Sunday)
The Diary of Anne Frank
Dramatised by Frances Goodrich
and Albert Hackett
Directed by Sarah O'Connor
“ In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart”
Tickets £9.50
Concessions £8.50
Tuesday 26th - Saturday 30th May 2009 The Gilbert & Sullivan Society (Torbay) presents THE GONDOLIERS Performances 7.45pm with a matinee on Saturday 30th at 2.30pm Tickets £10 Concessions £9/£5 | |
| Sat 20th -Sat 27th june 2009 - 7.30pm* *(no performance on Sunday)
Present Laughter
by Noel Coward
directed by Stephanie Austin
“Coward at his peak...
the dialogue sparkles”
At the centre of his universe sits matinee
idol Gary Essendine, an egotistical charmer,
suave, sophisticated,... and too old, says his wife, to be having numerous affairs...
“One of Coward’s finest
and funniest comedies”
Tickets £9.50 Concessions £8.50 | |
| Wed 1st July 2009 at 7.30pm
Anything For a
Tenor
An evening with
Iestyn Edwards
“A rare and perfect synthesis of art and larkiness…waspish, retro-Noel Cowardish wit laced with Nancy Mitford…the audience howled with laughter, stamped and cheered”. The Times | |
| Sun 5th July 2009 at 7.45pmGlyn Kerslake - Music of the Night Paignton born Glyn Kerslake star of ‘Phantom of the Opera’, ‘Les Miserable’, ‘Miss Saigon’ & ‘Sunset Boulevard’, returns home for a concert inspired by his father Vernon Kerslake. Vernon is keen to raise money for the Cavitron Fund, after his wife was successfully treated by the equipment they provide. The objectives of the charity are to effect the relief & treatment of persons with brain and spinal tumours by the provision of facilities and health care not normally provided from public funds.
TICKETS ARE £12 & £10 WITH CONCESSIONS.
Anyone who has ever had the pleasure of attending a GLYN KERSLAKE Concert knows they are in for a stunning evening &
a theatrical experience that will remain with them for a long time.
The Cavitron Fund : Charity No. 2900 39/R
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| Mon 3rd - Sat 15th Aug 2009 - 7.45pm**(no performance on Sunday)
Hi-De-Hi
Another season at Maplins Holiday Camp...
A stage play by Paul Carpenter & Ian Gower
Based on the hit TV series by Jimmy Perry & David Croft
Directed by Brian Fossey
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| Mon 7th - Sat 19th Sept 2009 at 7.30pm*Witness for the ProsecutionDirected by Cora Gant
A Classic Whodunnit By Agatha Christie
A sensational murder... a rich widow ... a famous barrister... & a plot to keep you guessing to the very end!
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| Sat 10th - Sat 17th Oct 2009 at 7.30pm*All My Sons
By Arthur Miller
directed by Liz McGinnes
At the heart of this forceful drama of a family destroyed by a monstrous lie, is an exploitation of guilt, denial and responsibility, and a damning indictment
of the values of post-war America.
Miller’s first major play still resonates as powerfully today as when it was written.
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Limited
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| Wed 28th - Sat 31st Oct 2009 at 7.30pmThe Gut Girls
A Moving and Vigorous Celebration of Women’s Fighting Spirit
by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Emma Hammond
This play contains strong language
The Gut Girls work in the slaughterhouses of Victorian East London. Regarded as little better than whores by their contemporaries, they are a boisterous, beer-swilling and strong-minded bunch with an independence rare for women of their time. But progress brings change and they are forced to find other work. Their choices are bleak - life on the streets, or demeaning domestic servitude. | |
| Wed 4th Nov 2009 at 7.30pmMoonfleetDorchester Arts Centre and Dorset based physical company Angel Exit Theatre present Moonfleet, their exciting new show for the autumn.
A straggling gang of hilarious buffoons are washed up amongst the flotsam onto the rugged shores of a ghost village, and conspire to spin this yarn of a young orphan boy clashing with both smugglers and excise men in a quest to find Blackbeard’s lost treasure.
Inspired by the sea and deeply rooted within the rugged landscape of the Dorset coastline, Angel Exit weave together local legends, sea shanties and J Meade Falkner’s classic novel Moonfleet into a thrilling tale of smuggling, dastardly deeds and wicked escapades.
Featuring live music, an original soundtrack, striking physicality, storytelling and larger than life puppets, this humorous show will appeal to everyone with a sense of adventure aged from 8 to 80!
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| Fri Nov 6th 2009 at 8.00pmAJ’s Big Band
Big Band Classics
The South West's premier 17 piece band is celebrating its 25th anniversary and makes a welcome return to the Little Theatre. Expect a stunning fusion of great ensemble work and exciting solos from this acclaimed band.
Featuring A.J's outstanding new vocalist Paula Michell with memories of Ella Fitzgerald.
Musical Director/saxophonist Ken Parr fronts this top band which always delivers a swinging programme rich in entertainment value.
Ticket £11.50p.
£10.50p. concession.
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| Remembrance Sunday
Nov 8th 2009 at 7.30pmOld Time Songs & fun!
The Old Bull and Bush Company of Artistes is delighted to have been asked to return to The Little Theatre. The audience last year was warm and very receptive. We will be presenting an entirely new programme of Old Time Music Hall, but still with the old songs and even older jokes, melodrama and mayhem!
We look forward to seeing you.
Proceeds to The Little Theatre, and bucket collection for
The Royal British Legion
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| Fri Nov 13th 2009 at 7.30pmUnder The Greenwood TreeThe Dorset Corset Theatre Company
Nothing could prepare Fancy Day for the small village of Mellstock. Young, beautiful and educated she soon catches the eye of the honest, hard working
Dick Dewy who is struck by love at first sight. But all is not simple for Fancy
when she receives offers from Reverend Maybold who can show her the world and Farmer Shiner who can offer wealth and stability. Torn between love, opportunity, and her father’s expectations Fancy has a hard decision to make.
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| Sat Dec 12th - Sat Dec 19th at 7.00pm*
Matinees - Sat Dec 12th & Sat Dec 19th at 2.30pm
*No performance on Sunday
Dick Whittington
Directed by Sarah O'Connor“A Traditional Pantomime for all the Family” All children under 16 ONLY £1.00 when accompanied by an adult
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| Sat 16th - Sat 23rd Jan 2010 at 7.30pm* *(no performance on Sunday)Comic Potential
by Alan Ayckbourn
Directed by Alec StokesIn the not too distant future, when daytime television soaps are acted by robots, actoid JC333 develops a glitch, and captures the heart of an idealistic young writer. “...as crisp and invigorating as anything Ayckbourn has ever done”
“A riotous farce and a superb satire on television and other human follies”
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Sat 13th - Sat 20th Feb 2010 at 7.30pm*
*No performance on Sunday
It Runs in the Family by Ray Cooney Directed by Alan Tanner
A London hospital is hosting a conference of neuro-surgeons. Dr.Mortimore is about to make a speech that should earn him a knighthood, when an old flame turns up with some very disturbing news. Not only that, it is 3 days before Christmas and the staff are rehearsing their annual show... events spin deliriously out of control in this high-octane comedy by the master of modern farce. | |
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Sat 13th - Sat 20th March 2010 at 7.30pm* *No Performance on Sunday Going Dutch a Comedy by John Godber Directed by Martin Southard
This play contains strong language
Mark and Sally are celebrating his 50th birthday on a ferry trip to Holland. Friend Gill brings along her new boyfriend Karl, a porn star as rough as a force ten gale. We follow the storm tossed ‘Pride of Hull’ to the forbidden delights of Amsterdam as Mark attempts to recapture his lost youth... a cracking comedy about social angst, the clash of cultures and mid-life crisis. | |
| Sat 10th - Sat 17th April 2010 at 7.30pm**No performance on Sunday
Stepping Out
The hilarious Tap Dancing Comedy
By Richard Harris
Follow the lives, loves and laughs of a hapless bunch of characters at their
weekly tap dancing class, as they prepare for a performance of a lifetime!
Directed by Sarah O’Connor
Winner of the Evening Standard Comedy of the Year Award
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| Wed 21st April 2010 - 7.30pmAn Evening with the Familyinspired by Hammer HorrorRogue Theatre invites you to an evening of stories, dark secrets, music and intrigue.
An eccentric family live in an isolated mansion deep in the forest. As the evening erupts into a revelation of astonishing stories and secrets the party atmosphere is disturbed by a haunting, and a figure in the shadows. For the Family is this their greatest fear? - Has truth finally come to dinner?
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| Sat 15th - Sat 22nd May 2010 at 7.30pm*
*No performance on Sunday
Five Finger Exercise
By Peter Shaffer
Directed by Stephanie Austin
“From the author of ‘Amadeus’ and ‘Equus’ comes this brilliantly constructed drama about the destructive nature of family relationships. A young German tutor is the innocent catalyst who sets off the savage domestic tensions and secret emotions that lurk beneath the surface of a middle-class family”
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| Sat 12th - Sat 19th June 2010 at 7.30pm*
*No Performance on Sunday
Under Milkwood
By Dylan Thomas
Directed by Richard Bearne“Dylan’s most famous and enduring play takes us through a day in the lives of a group of villagers in a fictional fishing village. Poetic and enchanting in its language, Under Milk Wood is funny and tragic, heartbreaking and heart-warming; a glimpse of a way of life that is now entirely lost...”
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| 25th & 26th June 2010 at 7.30pmMaltby & Shire's
Closer Than EverMarmelia ProductionsBack again after successful performances in 2004, Maltby and Shire's Closer Than Ever is a musical that takes the audience through the trials of love, life and laughter through song. Come and experience a show that will live with you forever. | |
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