This heavenly musical comedy features The Little Sisters of Hoboken, nuns who are in a bit of a pickle: their cook, Sister Julia - Child of God, has accidentally poisoned 52 of their fellow sisters and there are no funds for the burials!

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This heavenly musical comedy features The Little Sisters of Hoboken, nuns who are in a bit of a pickle: their cook, Sister Julia - Child of God, has accidentally poisoned 52 of their fellow sisters and there are no funds for the burials!

What’s a Sister to do?

Put on a variety show, of course! And they have got the talent! With wacky, yet surprisingly heartfelt performances they prove that, while they’re on their way to heaven, they’re here to raise some hell! So lift your spirits and join, amongst others; Reverend Mother Regina, a former circus performer; Sister Mary Hubert, Mistress of Novices; streetwise Sister Robert Anne; Sister Mary Leo, a novice who is a wannabe ballerina; and Sister Mary Amnesia, who lost her memory when a crucifix fell on her head. Featuring star turns, tap and ballet dancing, an audience quiz, and some hilarious comic surprises, this show is an international phenomenon and not to be missed.

At the Oast Theatre, London Road, Tonbridge TN10 3AN

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A double bill of comic one act plays to brighten up your Spring, performed by boys and girls from Tonbridge Schools.

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A double bill of comic one act plays to brighten up your Spring, performed by boys and girls from Tonbridge Schools.

The Musicians

The orchestra of Ridley Road, a is to give a concert in Moscow at the European Festival of Youth, playing Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony before an audience of cultural bigwigs. But their instruments have been impounded by Customs. Luckily, Alex, the Russian boy who cleans the hall, is a devout Pinball Wizard fan who comes up with a plan to save the day.

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Revenge is taken on two snobby, fashion-mad girls after they insult their suitors, in this new translation of Moliere’s Les Precieuses Ridicules. They are tricked into falling in love with servants in this biting comedy of manners which has its roots in farce and commedia dell’arte. 

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A hijacked plane is heading towards a packed football stadium. Ignoring orders to the contrary, a fighter pilot shoots the plane down – killing 164 people to save 70,000.

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A hijacked plane is heading towards a packed football stadium. Ignoring orders to the contrary, a fighter pilot shoots the plane down – killing 164 people to save 70,000.

Put on trial and charged with murder, the fate of the pilot is in the audience’s hands.

John Martin Productions and Trinity Theatre Productions present Tunbridge Wells’s first site-specific, immersive piece of theatre.

Taking place in an actual courtroom in a secret location in Tunbridge Wells, this promises to be a thrilling and intimate drama where audiences determine the verdict and the fate of the defendant.

With only 48 seats available for each performance, sign up now for Jury Service!  Enter the courtroom. Hear the evidence. Make your judgement.

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Bertie Wooster has hired out a theatre for his one man show but overlooked some of the challenges of presenting the many characters of his story on stage all at once. Luckily, Jeeves is on hand to save the day.

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Bertie Wooster has hired out a theatre for his one man show but overlooked some of the challenges of presenting the many characters of his story on stage all at once. Luckily, Jeeves is on hand to save the day.

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The RSC turn Shakespeare’s fierce, energetic comedy of gender and materialism on its head to offer a fresh perspective on its portrayal of hierarchy and power, directed by Justin Audibert.

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The RSC turn Shakespeare’s fierce, energetic comedy of gender and materialism on its head to offer a fresh perspective on its portrayal of hierarchy and power, directed by Justin Audibert.

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The RSC turn Shakespeare’s fierce, energetic comedy of gender and materialism on its head to offer a fresh perspective on its portrayal of hierarchy and power, directed by Justin Audibert.

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Shakespeare’s most enduringly popular comedy of love and intrigue, magic and mayhem, is brought to life by family favourites Quantum Theatre in their wonderfully funny and exuberant production of the Shakespeare classic.

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Shakespeare’s most enduringly popular comedy of love and intrigue, magic and mayhem, is brought to life by family favourites Quantum Theatre in their wonderfully funny and exuberant production of the Shakespeare classic.

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Four dozen actors, two great plays - and one crazed director!

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Four dozen actors, two great plays - and one crazed director!

Radio Static

Written and directed by Phil Burns

A local Kent radio station, KTTC Radio, has an unusual day. The afternoon starts off with the usual Top 20 Chart Show and everything seems to be going smoothly. Until it starts going down hill, when an interview goes horribly wrong, actors for the live drama don’t turn up, the wrong guests turn up and lots more! Watch the drama unfold in this comedy of calamitous events!

Space Museum

Written and directed by Phil Burns

It’s the year 3218 and a group of space tourists are looking around the bridge of the SS Vigilant, a decommissioned research ship turned into a museum. The tour is coming to an end, when they are attacked by an unknown alien race. With a skeleton crew, a group of tourists and their tour guide, the retired captain has to sit in his chair one last time. Can they defeat the aliens? Is this Space: The Final Gift Shop? Hold on to your space hats as this play’s out of this world!

At the Oast Theatre, London Road, Tonbridge TN10 3AN

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Inspired by a true story, Everybody's Talking About Jamie is the new award-winning five-star hit musical for today.

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Inspired by a true story, Everybody's Talking About Jamie is the new award-winning five-star hit musical for today.

Jamie New is sixteen and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesn't quite fit in. Jamie is terrified about the future. He is going to be a sensation.

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Double-meanings, disguises and dirty laundry abound in The Merry Wives of Windsor as Sir John Falstaff sets about improving his financial situation by wooing Mistress Page and Mistress Ford. But the ‘Merry Wives’ quickly cotton on to his tricks and decide to have a bit of fun of their own at Falstaff’s expense...

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Double-meanings, disguises and dirty laundry abound in The Merry Wives of Windsor as Sir John Falstaff sets about improving his financial situation by wooing Mistress Page and Mistress Ford. But the ‘Merry Wives’ quickly cotton on to his tricks and decide to have a bit of fun of their own at Falstaff’s expense...

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Double-meanings and disguises abound in this new production of Shakespeare's very English comedy, as Sir John Falstaff sets about improving his financial situation by wooing two married ladies.

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Double-meanings and disguises abound in this new production of Shakespeare's very English comedy, as Sir John Falstaff sets about improving his financial situation by wooing two married ladies.

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When Mark Styler, a writer of glossy true crime paperbacks, tries to get an interview with Easterman, a notorious serial killer, he has no idea what he's walking into.

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When Mark Styler, a writer of glossy true crime paperbacks, tries to get an interview with Easterman, a notorious serial killer, he has no idea what he's walking into.

First he has to get past Dr Farquhar, the quixotic head of Fairfields - the asylum where Easterman is kept. But soon he discovers that nothing is what it seems. Mindgame is a puzzle-box of a play. A dazzling thriller and a jet black comedy that twists its way towards a shocking conclusion!

At the Oast Theatre, London Road, Tonbridge TN10 3AN

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Reimagined in the chaos and carnage of the Great War, a young Macbeth rises through the ranks. After meeting three prophetic nurses on the battlefield, a series of events begin to unfold that will lead to the murder of Kings, comrades, mothers and children. 

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Reimagined in the chaos and carnage of the Great War, a young Macbeth rises through the ranks. After meeting three prophetic nurses on the battlefield, a series of events begin to unfold that will lead to the murder of Kings, comrades, mothers and children. 

In conjunction with girls from Tonbridge Grammar School and The Weald of Kent, Tonbridge School presents this seminal tale of political ambition.

First performed in 1606, Macbeth is as relevant today as it was in the Reign of James 1. 

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Andrea Levy’s Orange Prize-winning novel Small Island comes to life in an epic new theatre adaptation.

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Andrea Levy’s Orange Prize-winning novel Small Island comes to life in an epic new theatre adaptation.

The play follows three intricately connected stories. Hortense yearns for a new life away from rural Jamaica, Gilbert dreams of becoming a lawyer, and Queenie longs to escape her Lincolnshire roots. Hope and humanity meet stubborn reality as the play traces the tangled history of Jamaica and the UK.

A company of 40 actors take to the stage of the National Theatre in this timely and moving story.

Experience the play in cinemas, filmed live on stage as part of National Theatre Live’s 10th birthday.

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Andrea Levy’s Orange Prize-winning novel Small Island comes to life in an epic new theatre adaptation. Experience the play in cinemas, filmed live on stage as part of National Theatre Live’s 10th birthday.

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Andrea Levy’s Orange Prize-winning novel Small Island comes to life in an epic new theatre adaptation. Experience the play in cinemas, filmed live on stage as part of National Theatre Live’s 10th birthday.

Small Island embarks on a journey from Jamaica to Britain, through the Second World War to 1948 – the year the HMT Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury.

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Andrea Levy's Orange Prize-winning novel Small Island comes to life in an epic new theatre adaptation. Experience the play in cinemas, filmed live on stage as part of National Theatre Live's 10th birthday.

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Andrea Levy's Orange Prize-winning novel Small Island comes to life in an epic new theatre adaptation. Experience the play in cinemas, filmed live on stage as part of National Theatre Live's 10th birthday.

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Andrea Levy’s Orange Prize-winning novel Small Island comes to life in an epic new theatre adaptation.

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Andrea Levy’s Orange Prize-winning novel Small Island comes to life in an epic new theatre adaptation.

The play follows three intricately connected stories. Hortense yearns for a new life away from rural Jamaica, Gilbert dreams of becoming a lawyer, and Queenie longs to escape her Lincolnshire roots. Hope and humanity meet stubborn reality as the play traces the tangled history of Jamaica and the UK.

A company of 40 actors take to the stage of the National Theatre in this timely and moving story.

Experience the play in cinemas, filmed live on stage as part of National Theatre Live’s 10th birthday.

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Andrea Levy’s Orange Prize-winning novel Small Island comes to life in an epic new theatre adaptation.

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Andrea Levy’s Orange Prize-winning novel Small Island comes to life in an epic new theatre adaptation.

The play follows three intricately connected stories. Hortense yearns for a new life away from rural Jamaica, Gilbert dreams of becoming a lawyer, and Queenie longs to escape her Lincolnshire roots. Hope and humanity meet stubborn reality as the play traces the tangled history of Jamaica and the UK.

A company of 40 actors take to the stage of the National Theatre in this timely and moving story.

Experience the play in cinemas, filmed live on stage as part of National Theatre Live’s 10th birthday.

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Picasso's Women, by Brian& McAvera, is a unique look at the great painter's early life through the voices of his wives, mistresses and muses.

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Picasso's Women, by Brian& McAvera, is a unique look at the great painter's early life through the voices of his wives, mistresses and muses.

These three honest and humorous monologues were originally produced at the National Theatre and on BBC Radio 3. The unique stories of French model Fernande, Russian ballerina Olga and 17-year-old mistress Marie-Therese give an insight into life with Picasso and the influence the women had on his art.

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A retelling of Wuthering Heights, with the script drawing heavily upon Emily Bronte’s own words, and with entirely original music.

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A retelling of Wuthering Heights, with the script drawing heavily upon Emily Bronte’s own words, and with entirely original music.

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A cast of four actors take on 139 characters in this face-paced comedy following a fugitive’s riotous adventure from London to the Scottish Highlands and back again.

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A cast of four actors take on 139 characters in this face-paced comedy following a fugitive’s riotous adventure from London to the Scottish Highlands and back again.

Richard Hannay, a man bored by life, finds himself accidentally caught up in an enormous secret spy operation to save the country from an unknown forced called 'The 39 Steps'... the only problem is, he has no idea who they are, what they’re doing or when they’re doing it.

What could go wrong?

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Set in Sicily and Bohemia, The Winter's Tale follows the story of the wealthy, powerful and loved Leontes. But inside he harbours a jealousy that leads him to destroy all he holds dear. Years later, a journey begins that may heal his pain and reunite family.

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Set in Sicily and Bohemia, The Winter's Tale follows the story of the wealthy, powerful and loved Leontes. But inside he harbours a jealousy that leads him to destroy all he holds dear. Years later, a journey begins that may heal his pain and reunite family.

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Alan Ayckbourn's only true farce. Written specifically for theatre-in-the-round with all three floors of a building present on the same level, it follows a tongue-tied solicitor who has bitten off more than he can chew overseeing the sale of a crumbling, reportedly haunted, house.

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Alan Ayckbourn's only true farce. Written specifically for theatre-in-the-round with all three floors of a building present on the same level, it follows a tongue-tied solicitor who has bitten off more than he can chew overseeing the sale of a crumbling, reportedly haunted, house.

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Shakespeare's most enduringly popular comedy of love and intrigue, magic and mayhem, is brought to life by family favourites Quantum Theatre in their wonderfully funny and exuberant production of the Shakespeare classic.

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Shakespeare's most enduringly popular comedy of love and intrigue, magic and mayhem, is brought to life by family favourites Quantum Theatre in their wonderfully funny and exuberant production of the Shakespeare classic.

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Time is against Jack and Charley because Amy and Kitty are about to be whisked off to Scotland by their over-protective families. But propriety demands they have a chaperone.

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Time is against Jack and Charley because Amy and Kitty are about to be whisked off to Scotland by their over-protective families. But propriety demands they have a chaperone.

When Charley’s mysterious Aunt, Donna Lucia d'Alvadorez, plans to visit from Brazil, it’s the answer to the chaps’ prayers. But when she fails to arrive what are two love-sick young men to do?

At the Oast Theatre, London Road, Tonbridge TN10 3AN

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Shakespeare wrote this play in the early 1600s, yet it remains astonishingly resonant today.

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Shakespeare wrote this play in the early 1600s, yet it remains astonishingly resonant today.

Artistic Director Gregory Doran directs this new production.

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Shakespeare wrote this play in the early 1600s, yet it remains astonishingly resonant today.

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Shakespeare wrote this play in the early 1600s, yet it remains astonishingly resonant today.

Artistic Director Gregory Doran directs this new production.

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This classic chilling tale is now a brand new musical production created by Illyria. The performance features a fully orchestrated musical score, a cast of professional actor singers, spectacular stage effects, puppetry and flashes of wickedly dark humour.

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This classic chilling tale is now a brand new musical production created by Illyria. The performance features a fully orchestrated musical score, a cast of professional actor singers, spectacular stage effects, puppetry and flashes of wickedly dark humour.

The show contains mature themes but is suitable for all ages 5+.

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In Tonbridge School Library Gardens

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In Tonbridge School Library Gardens

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Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to nineteenth-century London, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife.

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Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to nineteenth-century London, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife.

The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which he opens a new barber practice. Mrs Lovett's luck sharply shifts when Todd's thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up… and the carnage has only just begun!

Times: 7.30 and 2.00 (Saturday)

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Join Mole, Ratty and Badger on their mad-cap adventures in Quantum Theatre’s brand new adaptation of the Kenneth Grahame classic – a treat for all the family!

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Join Mole, Ratty and Badger on their mad-cap adventures in Quantum Theatre’s brand new adaptation of the Kenneth Grahame classic – a treat for all the family!

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At times wildly comic, and at times poignant Round and Round the Garden by Alan Ayckbourn brilliantly portrays the complicated relationships that exist in most families.

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At times wildly comic, and at times poignant Round and Round the Garden by Alan Ayckbourn brilliantly portrays the complicated relationships that exist in most families.

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Join Heartbreak Productions for this outdoor adaptation of Emily Bronte’s haunting tale of two restless souls as wild and untamed as the bleak Yorkshire moors. Pack a chair or blanket, a picnic, and dress for the weather, as together we exhume a ghostly tale of wandering spirits and reckless liaisons.

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Join Heartbreak Productions for this outdoor adaptation of Emily Bronte’s haunting tale of two restless souls as wild and untamed as the bleak Yorkshire moors. Pack a chair or blanket, a picnic, and dress for the weather, as together we exhume a ghostly tale of wandering spirits and reckless liaisons.

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In their 28th open-air touring season, the internationally renowned theatre group Illyria will return to their home-turf: Shakespearean comedy.

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In their 28th open-air touring season, the internationally renowned theatre group Illyria will return to their home-turf: Shakespearean comedy.

The play, believed to be the last that Shakespeare wrote single-handedly, is lyrical, thought-provoking and raucously funny. More than 400 years after it was written it still has the capacity to surprise!

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Featuring James Corden in a Tony Award-winning performance, the hilarious West End hit returns to cinemas for NT Live’s 10th birthday.

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Featuring James Corden in a Tony Award-winning performance, the hilarious West End hit returns to cinemas for NT Live’s 10th birthday.

Francis Henshall is minder to small time crook Roscoe, unaware that Roscoe is really his sister Rachel, posing as her own dead brother to collect a debt. To make some extra cash Francis also takes a job with Stanley, Rachel's boyfriend who is hiding from the police for the murder of her brother. To prevent discovery, Francis must keep his two guvnors apart. Easy

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Featuring James Corden in a Tony Award-winning performance, the hilarious West End hit returns to cinemas for NT Live’s 10th birthday.

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Featuring James Corden in a Tony Award-winning performance, the hilarious West End hit returns to cinemas for NT Live’s 10th birthday.

Francis Henshall is minder to small time crook Roscoe, unaware that Roscoe is really his sister Rachel, posing as her own dead brother to collect a debt. To make some extra cash Francis also takes a job with Stanley, Rachel's boyfriend who is hiding from the police for the murder of her brother. To prevent discovery, Francis must keep his two guvnors apart. Easy

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A big, bawdy tangle of theatrical joy & heartbreak, performed by a talented ensemble cast.

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A big, bawdy tangle of theatrical joy & heartbreak, performed by a talented ensemble cast.

A celebration of show business, family, forgiveness & hope, with a generous dash of Shakespeare, scandal & mischief, this colourful all-singing & dancing show takes the audience on a rollercoaster ride of emotion. Filmed live at York Theatre Royal in March 2019.

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It’s stormy outside.  In here, tensions are simmering.  As a touring swing band gather for their next performance, malevolent trickster Iago begins to sow the seeds of mistrust.

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It’s stormy outside.  In here, tensions are simmering.  As a touring swing band gather for their next performance, malevolent trickster Iago begins to sow the seeds of mistrust.

The critically-acclaimed Pantaloons relocate Shakespeare’s classic tragedy of jealousy and deception to a jazz-age setting, with live music, intense drama and more than a hint of their own inimitable brand of theatrical mischief.

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The everlasting classic account of two boys and a girl who follow Peter Pan and the invisible fairy Tinker Bell into Neverland, where children never grow old and where Captain Hook and his pirates are outwitted.

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The everlasting classic account of two boys and a girl who follow Peter Pan and the invisible fairy Tinker Bell into Neverland, where children never grow old and where Captain Hook and his pirates are outwitted.

An amateur Trinity Youth Theatre performance by a talented cast of young people.

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• 24th - 7.30
• 25th - 2.00 and 7.30

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Kathleen Ferrier Whattalife! is a new one woman play with music. It tells the story of the great English contralto, whose voice and recordings are treasured to this day.

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Kathleen Ferrier Whattalife! is a new one woman play with music. It tells the story of the great English contralto, whose voice and recordings are treasured to this day.

Just like Kathleen during her short but full life, the show has a great sense of fun and talks straight from the heart.

Professional actress and contralto, Lucy Stevens has researched and created a unique and totally engaging performance.

The play is written in Kathleen’s own words taken from her letters and diaries.

Sung music from her repertoire is woven through the text.

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Private Peaceful relives the life of Private Tommo Peaceful, a young First World War soldier awaiting the firing squad at dawn.

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Private Peaceful relives the life of Private Tommo Peaceful, a young First World War soldier awaiting the firing squad at dawn.

During the night, he looks back at his short but joyful past: his exciting first days at school; the accident in the forest that killed his father; his adventures with Molly, the love of his life; and the battles and injustices of war that brought him to the front line.

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Macbeth is arguably one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays with themes of the supernatural, fate, and the corrosive nature of ambition.

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Macbeth is arguably one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays with themes of the supernatural, fate, and the corrosive nature of ambition.

Based on true events, we follow the descent of Macbeth from war hero to murderous tyrant. This production will be performed in the intimate Victorian theatre inside Salomons Estate.

The project’s cast and creatives have worked at such prestigious institutions as The Royal Shakespeare Company, London’s Globe and The National Theatre.

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Essex, 1968 and the female sewing machinists at the Ford Motor Company’s factory in Dagenham are up in arms when they learn that their jobs as machinists are to be downgraded and they will be paid less than the men.

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Essex, 1968 and the female sewing machinists at the Ford Motor Company’s factory in Dagenham are up in arms when they learn that their jobs as machinists are to be downgraded and they will be paid less than the men.

Fighting a battle against male prejudice, management and the union supposed to protect them, the ladies eventually call a strike; an unprecedented step for women at the time.

It’s an uplifting show about friendship, love and the importance of fighting for what’s right. With slick, catchy tunes it’s well worth making a song and dance about!

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