2022 Season
Please note: The season is subject to rights confirmation & health restrictions.
Play 1
Life Without Me
Written by Daniel Keene
Directed by Natalie Banach
February 11th to March 19th
Wednesday, Feb 9th (Charity preview)
Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm
Sundays, Feb 20th & Mar 6th & 13th at 2pm
Box Office opens
Saturday, January 29th 2022
Synopsis:
Written by the much-awarded playwright Daniel Keene, this is a funny, honest and heartwarming story that invites us to question life itself, or at least our own. Set in a 2-star hotel lobby, capturing the emotional truth of the almost absurd characters, from the less than competent hotel manager to the slightly obscure guests, Daniel Keene has created a symbolic world of its own. A mix of drifters in search of the concept of happiness, trying to move on whilst simultaneously taking up residence in this unseemly perfect sanctuary for lost souls. This thought-provoking play will leave you inspired to question your place in the world; past, present and future. Somehow you may be left feeling awkwardly familiar. “My life just seems to go on, but ... without me in it”.
Play 2
Exit Laughing
Written by Paul Elliott
Directed by Tom Richards
May 6th to June 11th
Wednesday, May 4th (Charity preview)
Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm
Sundays, May 15th & 29th & Jun 5th at 2pm
Box Office opens
Saturday, April 23rd 2022
Synopsis:
When the biggest highlight of your life for the past thirty years has been your weekly card night out with the girls, what do you do when one of your foursome inconveniently dies? If you’re Connie, Leona and Millie, three southern ladies from Birmingham you do the most daring thing you’ve ever done. You “borrow” the ashes from the funeral home for one last card game and the wildest, most exciting night of their lives begins with a police raid, a stripper, laughs and a whole new way of looking at all the fun you can have when you’re truly living.
Play 3
The Book of Everything
Adapted by Richard Tulloch
from the novel by Guus Kuijer
Directed by Cheryl Butler
July 29th to September 3rd
Wednesday, July 27th (Charity preview)
Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm
Sundays, Aug 7th, 21st & 28th at 2pm
Box Office opens
Saturday, July 16th 2022
Synopsis:
Thomas is nine and he's started writing a book. His father says all important books are about God. Even so, Thomas writes down all the interesting things he sees that other people seem to ignore: tropical fish in the canal, a deluge of frogs, the Son of God popping in for a chat...He also writes down his greatest determination: When I grow up, I'm going to be happy.Featuring Jesus, the angels, the Bottombiter, the startling Mrs Van Amersfoort and a beautiful girl with a leather leg, this is a totally magical story about a child learning to act when faced with fear and injustice.
Play 4
Dial M For Murder
Written by Frederick Knott
Directed by James Bruce
October 21st to November 26th
Wednesday, Oct 19th (Charity preview)
Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm
Sundays, Oct 30th, Nov 13th & 20th at 2pm
Box Office opens
Saturday, October 8th 2022
Synopsis:
Tony Wendice has married his wife, Margot, for her money and now plans to murder her for the same reason. He arranges the perfect murder. He blackmails a scoundrel he used to know into strangling her for a fee of one thousand pounds, and arranges a brilliant alibi for himself.
"...original and remarkably good theatre -- quiet in style but tingling with excitement underneath."
The New York Times
"It's a holiday for the whodunit fans, and, as such, it couldn't be more welcome."
NY Herald-Tribune