2026
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The Fulstow Boys
by Gordon Steele
directed by Chris Stanley
Wednesday 11th February – Saturday 14th February 2026
inc. Saturday Matinee
Synopsis:
When the world’s press descends on a small Lincolnshire village all hell breaks loose. Why doesn’t the village have a war memorial? Determined to right a wrong, the tenacious Nicola Pike leads the village committee to make a decision that threatens to tear the community apart…
In 1914, ten Fulstow lads go to war; not all of them return recognised as heroes. But, in 2005, Graham is suffering from constipation, Maurice’s back is playing up, and Moira is furious at not being asked to make the chocolate cake at the forthcoming fete. Based on true stories, the tale of Fulstow’s monumental decision is both heart-breaking and hilarious.
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Private Lives
by Noël Coward
directed by Mike Franklin
Wednesday 15th July – Saturday 18th July 2026
inc. Saturday Matinee
Set in the Roaring Twenties, the long arm of chance throws together two well-to-do divorced couples on honeymoon with their new partners – at the same time, in adjacent rooms, in the same hotel in the South of France. But are they as out-of-love with each other as they thought…?
From the master of sophisticated dialogue, this period piece sizzles with energy and wit.
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Dracula
directed by Simon Horton
Wednesday 21st October – Saturday 24th October 2026
inc. Saturday Matinee
When young solicitor Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania to meet the cryptic figure of Count Dracula, he has no idea of the terror about to be unleashed. The nightmare travels to England, as a fight to the death unfolds in this darkly atmospheric staging of Bram Stoker’s horror classic.
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2025
The Lion in Winter
by James Goldman
Wednesday 1st October – Saturday 4th October 2025
inc. Saturday Matinee
Synopsis:
December 1183.
The King is plotting. Queen Eleanor is plotting. The princes are plotting. King Henry loves Alais. The princes hate each other. Everyone hates Queen Eleanor. The scene is set for a Christmas to remember -peace on earth and good will to all men!
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Two
by Jim Cartwright
Wednesday 16th July – Saturday 19th July 2025
inc. Saturday Matinee
Synopsis:
One pub, two actors, fourteen characters.
Jim Cartwright’s poignant play gives audiences a real time snapshot of life in a local, traditional pub one weekend evening. Weaving together rich stories full of human emotion, this dark comedy gives an intimate insight into a variety of characters and will make you laugh and cry, in equal measure.
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Habeas Corpus
by Alan Bennett
directed by Charlie Barker
Wednesday 30th April – Saturday 3rd May 2025
inc. Saturday Matinee
Synopsis:
A hilarious romp as members of the Wicksteed family pursue their romantic and lustful ambitions in a farcical merry-go-round of mistaken identities and amorous encounters.
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Rules For Living
by Sam Holcroft
Directed by Sarah Stanley
Synposis:
Carrie’s worried that her new boyfriend’s family doesn’t like her. Matthew is worried too, but he’s just as worried about how obvious it is that he fancies his sister-in-law, Sheena. Sheena needs a drink to help her cope with her angst-ridden teenage daughter. The rest of the family have their own problems, but fortunately, they each have their own, very specific coping mechanism (for example Matthew always has to sit down when he tells a lie). We get to witness every one of them during a hilarious family get-together, as if watching some sort of outrageous party game in this intelligent, sharp, and very funny comedy by Sam Holcroft.
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2024
Albert Nobbs
By Gordon Steel
Directed by Stefan Dufaye
Synopsis:
After a life of hard graft, retirement is a far cry from what Albert Nobbs expected. He is bored and nagged senseless by his wife, Connie. However, when Connie dies in a road accident, he struggles to find a reason to carry on – until she returns as a ghost and sets about organising a fulfilling retirement for Albert, including finding him a new romantic interest. Dubbed A Blithe Spirit for the Working Class, the play is simultaneous devastatingly painful and delightfully funny.
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The Opposite Sex
By David Tristram
Directed by Maureen George
Synopsis:
David Tristram, author of Forget-Me-Knot and Hypnosis turns his attention to marital infidelity and its warring consequences in this adult-humoured comedy. Mark and Vicky and Judith and Eric have something in common, and a chance meeting could have made for a pleasant social evening. Unfortunately, as they all come face to face, the common denominator turns out to be that they each had an affair with their opposite partner…
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A Bunch of Amateurs
By Ian Hislop & Nick Newman
Synopsis:
Keen to boost his flagging career, fading Hollywood action hero, Jefferson Steele, arrives in Stratford to play King Lear. But this Stratford has no river, swans, Kenneth Branagh or Dame Judy Dench. More importantly it’s not the home of the RSC and William Shakespeare. He’s in Stratford Village, Dorset, where the Stratford Players hope he’ll help them save their theatre. But can he overcome his monstrous ego to play King Lear with this bunch of amateurs?
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Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime
By Constance Cox
based on a short story by Oscar Wilde
Synopsis:
After being told by a fortune teller that he is destined to be a murderer, aristocrat Lord Arthur Savile decides to commit a murder before his impending nuptials to avoid sullying the marriage. However, this proves to be more difficult than he had imagined. Based on the short story by Oscar Wilde, this play has all the humour you would expect.
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2023
84, Charing Cross Road
By Helen Hanff
Synopsis:
When Helene Hanff, a New York script-reader, sees an ad in the Saturday Review of Literature for a London bookstore that does mail order, she writes to see if they can help with her “antiquarian taste in books.” So begins a twenty-year relationship through an exchange of letters. At first the letters are between Helene and the bookshop manager Frank Doel. But their warmth and humour, along with the generous gifts of food parcels, soon endear Helene to the entire staff and their families.