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OUR SHOWS

 

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AUDITIONS

 

  • Non-members are welcome to attend readings and auditions.

  • If cast, non-members must become a full member before rehearsals start.

  • NEXT AUDITION:

    • 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.

  • FUTURE AUDITIONS:

    • Auditions are advertised approximately three months in advance.

THE BEASTS OF HOLM

Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 February 2027

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FAITH HEALER

Saturday 22 to Saturday 29 January 2028

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MY THREE ANGELS

Saturday 4 to Saturday 11 December 2027

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A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE

Saturday 16 to Saturday 23 October 2027

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LOOT

Saturday 11 to Saturday 18 September 2027

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ROMEO AND JULIET

Monday 12 to Saturday 17 July 2027

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THE BIRTHDAY PARTY

Saturday 5 to Saturday 12 June 2027

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MACBETH

Saturday 17 to Saturday 24 April 2027

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HOW TO HOLD YOUR BREATH

Saturday 13 to Saturday 20 March 2027

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CLUEDO

Saturday 23 to Saturday 30 January 2027

Murder has never been so much fun.

'Cluedo' throws the famous board game onto the stage along with all its well-known suspects, weapons and locations. Discover whodunnit in this silly slapstick comedy.

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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….

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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.

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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.

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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.

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CIPHERS

Saturday 30 May to Saturday 6 June 2026

Captioned performance Thursday 4 June

Trust Is a Double-Edged Sword.

Justine has a new job. She’s a spy. She can’t tell her family what she does. She can’t tell her friends. And now she can’t tell anyone. Because Justine is dead.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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!

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BINGO: SCENES OF MONEY AND DEATH

Saturday 13 to Saturday 20 September 2025

“Was anything done?”

It is 1615. Shakespeare cannot write and his theatre lies in ruins. London was brutal, but can Stratford offer peace? Or have horrors followed him home?

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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.

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SHAKESPEARE IS DEAD

Friday 20 to Sunday 22 June 2025

A production devised and performed by the Junior Actors' Company

In a world drowning in uncertainty, five girls find solace in the words of Shakespeare.

Guidance - this play contains challenging themes and mild threat.

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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.

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'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.

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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

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CONTACT US

The Richmond Shakespeare Society at The Mary Wallace Theatre
The Embankment, Twickenham TW1 3DU

© 2023 Richmond Shakespeare Society

Website by Christian Venables

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