Directed by PJ Stevens
29th October - 1st November 2008
Set in the 1960’s the play is about a group of teenagers who are taken by their teacher to visit a government underground bunker just as nuclear bombs fall on the country. They are forced to remain in the bunker where they face some very difficult decisions over the ensuing months. This gripping drama follows the experiences, struggles and relationships of the children with each other and with the few adults around them. Eventually we see them emerge into the new world.
Directed by Sonia Collyer
18th - 21st February 2009
You are sure to be charmed by this vivacious romantic spoof of 1920's musical comedy. The setting is — where else? — the French Riviera. Polly, an English heiress attending Mme. Dubonnet's Finishing School, falls in love with Tony, a delivery boy. Recalling her father's warning to beware fortune seekers, she poses as a working girl, unaware that Tony is in fact the missing son of the wealthy Lord Brockhurst. Things get complicated with the unexpected arrival in Nice of Polly's parents and Lord and Lady Brockhurst — but not to worry, a happy ending is in store for all! The show includes many memorable numbers including I Could Be Happy With You, Sur La Plage, The Riviera, and It's Never Too Late To Fall In Love.
Directed by Gillian Pitt
27th - 30th May 2009
This classic play from the 1950's spawned the term "angry young men" to describe Osborne and other writers of his generation who employed harshness and realism in their drama. It follows the tempestuous relationship between Jimmy Porter, an intelligent but disaffected young man, and his upper-middle-class wife Alison. Alison's snooty best friend (Helena Charles) completes a stormy love triangle, and an amiable Welsh lodger (Cliff) attempts to keep the peace. Osborne's characters are cruel and merciless with one another, tearing one another's heads off one moment only to plead for understanding and love in the next.
Directed by Maureen Beven
22nd - 25th July 2009
Based on a true story, the plot centres on the relationship between Bob and Barbara Jackson and their friends and neighbours Peter and Helen Kroger. The suburban cosiness is shattered when Peter and Helen are arrested and charged with espionage. This play is not only a tense and enthralling thriller, but also a sensitive study in how repeated lying can undermine even the closest of friendships.