By Vicarage Productions in association with GB Promotions

Tickets £12 /  No Concessions.

Rosemary Hawthorne aka THE KNICKER LADY makes a welcome return with
her scintillating, fascinating and hilarious One Woman Show – now in two acts.
Following her previous appearance here, a member of the audience emailed: “I
DON’T THINK I HAVE EVER ENJOYED AN EVENING MORE……I REALLY DIDN’T WANT IT TO FINISH…” Rosemary regularly appears on TV & radio and also features in international Press. Recent television includes The One Show (again!) and William & Kate: The Wedding of the Century.
 

By Charles Dickens

Adapted by Stephen Jeffreys

Tickets £10.50 / Concessions: £9.50

This entertaining and wonderfully inventive adaptation of Charles Dickens’ evocative saga, is set in the north of England at the height of the Industrial Revolution. Four actors will represent the resilient residents of smoke filled Coketown and show how Louisa and Tom Gradgrind are schooled to put their trust in ..facts, facts, facts !They will take on the visiting circus performers, stuffy business men, downtrodden workers, oppressed women, rural rascals and finally reveal that even in the gloomiest of social landscapes, honesty, loyalty and jolly GOOD TIMES are possible!
 

Music from the Glenn Miller era and beyond

Tickets £13.50 / Concessions: £12.50

The South West’s premier 17 piece makes a welcome return to The
Little Theatre with a packed programme of classics from the golden
age of the big band. Swinging arrangements which include Miller,
Basie and Ellington hits together with new numbers from the band’s
latest CD Fascinating Rhythm.

With great vocals from A.J’s stunning singer Paula Mitchell, this is an
unmissable show by a top band.
 

Presented By Andrew Meller & Peter Gill

Tickets £11 / Concessions: £10

America’s best satirists of the 50s & 60s, “The funniest show you will see
this year.” - Well known jazz and rock’n’roll piano/vocalist Peter Gill and
highly regarded fringe actor Andrew Meller have joined forces to present
a fabulous new 90-minute show dedicated to the satirical humour of
American comic legends Bob Newhart and Tom Lehrer. This is a wonderfully
entertaining and light-hearted evening of wit suitable for all those with at
least a modicum of sense of humour.
 

By Peter Gill

Tickets £11 / Concessions: £10

Widowed in the Great War, Lady Billingham is driven mad by grief and the belief
that her dead husband wants her to join him on the other side. A travelling
gypsy medium offers to ease her torment by holding a séance, but will the
séance provide an end to her suffering or the start of something far worse?

“With a climax that nobody expects, this psychological thriller will be the
next Woman in Black.”

 

By Alan P. Frayn

Directed by Jill Pettigrew

A Magical Pantomime for all the Family - Let this imaginative traditional
pantomime, full of artistry and magic, re-awaken your senses! Meet Nurse Dottie Dettol, the puddle-brained Muddles and two hapless heralds, Fetch and Carrie, as they ensure the laughs come thick and fast, especially when they meet head-tohead in a hilarious schoolroom scene!

Saturday Matinee - 10th and 17th - 2.30pm
All children just £2.50 when accompanied by an adult.

(No perf’ on Sunday)
By arrangement with Stage Right Creations.
 

By Ray Cooney

Directed by Alan Tanner

A Politician... His mistress... A dead body...
Another hilarious farce from the King of Comedy.

(No perf’ on Sunday)
By arrangement with Samuel French Ltd.
 

By Arthur Miller

Directed by John Miles

Premiered in 1949 this Pulitzer- winning play established Arthur
Miller’s place as one of the great American playwrights of the C20th.
Seen as an attack upon the American dream of prosperity and material
wealth , this visceral and powerful play is centred on the tragedy of
Willie Loman, a hard-working but increasingly unsuccessful travelling
salesman, whose family life and sales patter is based on of half-truths
and dreams…

(No perf’ on Sunday)
By arrangement with Josef Weinberger.
  

By Angel Exit

“The flowers are growing - the roots are stirring. That is the Magic. Being
alive is the Magic” - Angel Exit unearth the dark heart of The Secret Garden,
which sees spoilt Mary Lennox plucked from the bright vibrancy of India and
transplanted to a big old house full of secrets on the grey Yorkshire moors. As
Mary battles loneliness she encounters locked doors, a curious robin, hidden
keys, and strange cries ringing down the corridor… Presented in Angel
Exit’s rich visual style and blending storytelling with striking physicality,
beautiful puppets, live singing and an original soundtrack, The Secret Garden
will be performed by an ensemble of 5.
 

By William Shakespeare

Directed by Maggie Campbell

“All the world’s a stage”

Intrigue and mistaken identity are woven into this new
adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s delightful comedies.

(No perf’ on Sunday)  
 

By Simon Mawdsley

Directed by Alec Stokes

A Thriller - Philip, Dave and John are respectable citizens each
staring down the barrel of financial ruin. They devise a cunning scheme
to rob a department store. All goes well until their wives decide to
investigate their husbands’ strange behaviour.

“…crisp dialogue…skilful plotting….gripping and amusing…” The Times
“fast, efficient and fun…..intriguing entertainment….” What’s On.

(No perf’ on Sunday)  
By arrangement with Samuel French Ltd.
 

By F. Andrew Leslie

Directed by Kevin Scarbrough

Based on the novel by Shirley Jackson - “Silence lay steadily
against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there,
walked alone…” - Despite warnings about its evil reputation, four
visitors, including Eleanor and Theodora, conduct an experiment to
investigate the supposedly supernatural occurrences in the remote
mansion. But nothing can prepare them for what lurks in Hill House,
because the house is alive, with a will and desires of its own. And what
it desires most is Eleanor…..

(No perf’ on Sunday)
By arrangement with Josef Weinberger. 
 

By Stanley Hope

Directed by Jef Pirie

Middle-aged engineering consultant John Bailey is made redundant.
He struggles bravely with job rejections, his loss of dignity in the
face of his wife’s successful business, the break-up of his marriage,
shattering revelations about his son and repeated forays into his living
room by a mother-in-law who refuses to stay in her adjoining granny
flat, as he battles against the odds to find a job.

“…good comedy like this is tethered to the real world.” The Guardian.

(No perf’ on Sunday)
By arrangement with Josef Weinberger.

Contains occasional strong language