Shows and Auditions
OUR SHOWS
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Tickets go on sale approximately four weeks in advance.
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Member tickets can only be bought by members.
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The Crucible
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ON SALE SOON:
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It's a Wonderful Life (2 Nov)
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Cluedo (14 Dec)
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AUDITIONS
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Non-members are welcome to attend readings and auditions.
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If cast, non-members must become a full member before rehearsals start.
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NEXT AUDITION:
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Cluedo. Auditions will be held on Monday 5 October, following an informal reading on Monday 28 September. More information is available via the audition notice.
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FUTURE AUDITIONS:
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Auditions are advertised approximately three months in advance.
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EMIL AND THE DETECTIVES
Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 February 2026
Sometimes a journey is not all that it seems
If you’re given the responsibility to set off on the train with a pocket full of money to pass on to your grandmother, what is the thing you would dread the most?
Step into 1930’s Berlin to join the Young Actors' Company as they endeavour to retrieve Emil’s cash from the contemptible Mr Snow….

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
Saturday 5 to Saturday 12 December 2026
Captioned performance Thursday 10 December
A heart-warming, life inspiring story that has the power to make us laugh, cry and cheer.
A holiday favourite for all generations, 'It’s A Wonderful Life' follows businessman George Bailey as he reaches breaking point on Christmas Eve.

THE CRUCIBLE
Saturday 24 to Saturday 31 October 2026
Captioned performance Thursday 29 October
Be afraid. The witches of Salem are coming for you.
In a community ruled by suspicion, accusations spread faster than the truth.
'The Crucible' tells the terrifying story of the Salem witch trials, where fear and self-interest destroy lives.

THE SHAKESPEARE CODEX
Saturday 12 to Saturday 19 September 2026
Captioned performance Thursday 17 September
All the Disc's a stage!
Elves are up to no good in Elizabethan England and only 1 man can stop them. But he may need some help from a bunch of wizards, an Orangutan and a portable thinking machine.

THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR
Monday 13 to Saturday 18 July 2026
“Wives may be merry, and yet honest too.”
Falstaff is skint and scheming. He sets his sights on the Merry Wives of Windsor, but these sharp-witted women have plans of their own.
Expect romance, mischief, and riotous comedy in this sparkling Shakespeare classic brought to life in York House’s Fountain Gardens.

ANNE BOLEYN
Saturday 18 to Saturday 25 April 2026
Captioned performance Thursday 23 April
"I will be a new queen. For a new England."
Anne Boleyn is witty, intelligent, and strong-willed, throwing her energies into marrying King Henry and dreams of being a new Protestant queen for a new Protestant England. Henry remains desperate for a son and heir that Anne does not produce. Her enemies gather and her fall is rapid and terrible.

DOCTOR FAUSTUS
Saturday 14 to Saturday 21 March 2026
Captioned performance Thursday 19 March
Hell hath no limits...
Doctor Faustus, a distinguished scholar, summons a demon who promises him ultimate knowledge and power. The catch? Faustus must trade his soul to Lucifer and be damned to Hell forever. Can he find a way to escape damnation without sacrificing his greatest desires?

THE WINTER'S TALE
Saturday 25 October to Saturday 1 November 2025
"Thou met'st with things dying, I with things new-born."
Hermione, Queen of Sicilia, is accused of infidelity by her husband Leontes with catastrophic impact. Sixteen years later. in Shakespeare's magical play, resolution is achieved, and what's lost is found.

GOOD
Saturday 24 to Saturday 31 January 2026
Captioned performance Thursday 29 January
When good men do nothing, evil will prevail.
As the Second World War looms, Professor John Halder struggles to balance family life. But when his latest book catches the attention of the Nazis, he's pulled into a movement with unthinkable consequences.

THE GHOST TRAIN (REVISED)
Saturday 6 to Saturday 13 December 2025
Captioned performance Thursday 11 December
Old tales. New fears. And something none of them saw coming...
Six passengers are stranded overnight at an isolated Cornish railway station. Ignoring the ghostly tales and dire warnings of the stationmaster, they decide to wait there until morning - with terrifying consequences as they unravel the secret of The Ghost Train.
Join us for this classic chilling comedy thriller that will stop you in your tracks!

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Monday 14 to Saturday 19 July 2025
"The course of true love never did run smooth"
Shakespeare’s riotous tale of magic and mayhem unfolds over a single summer’s night. Four lovers, a feuding king and queen of the fairies, and six amateur actors become embroiled in each other’s stories as confusion reigns in the woods.

JOSEPH K AND THE COST OF LIVING
Saturday 31 May to Saturday 7 June 2025
One story, four lives - navigating a twisted maze of discrimination and survival
"Somebody must have made a false accusation against Joseph K, for he was arrested one morning without having done anything wrong" - Franz Kafka, The Trial. Emily White's adaptation entwines the torments of discrimination and injustice into a witty physical performance as four diverse individuals play Joseph K battling within the big bureaucratic machine.
Copyright & Licence |An amateur production by arrangement with Independent Talent.

'TIS PITTY SHEE'S A WHORE
Saturday 19 to Saturday 26 April 2025
"Shall then, for that I am her brother born,
My joys be ever banished from her bed?"
Forbidden love between brother and sister leads to tragic consequences. This Jacobean masterpiece offers verse to rival Shakespeare, tragic roles as challenging as Ophelia and Juliet – and a villain more treacherous than Iago.
Guidance –This play explores adult themes and includes depictions of violence as well as exhibiting 17th century attitudes that may be abhorrent today.

THE IT
Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 February 2025
A Young Actors Company production.
Grace has something growing inside her. She doesn't know what it is, but she knows it's not a baby. It expands. It has claws. But she can't contain it forever. Sooner or later something's got to give…
Guidance - mention of mild body horror imagery and violence.
Copyright & Licence
‘The IT’, is an amateur production by arrangement with Nick Hern Books





