Plays suggested for 2027
Play weeks for 2027 begin on 22nd Feb, 7th Jun & 8th Nov
Please view the video presentations which the directors have made in support of their plays and then send us your comments using the email link below. Feel free to plan our entire season (!) or simply to comment on the plays and to express your preferences.
We're happy to hear all of your suggestions before we make the final choice which necessarily takes many factors into consideration e.g. overall balance of the season, cast availability, length of rehearsal period etc.
Please reply by the end of September after which time we will study the responses and consider our verdict!
Click on the play titles to view the videos:
1984 by George Orwell, adapted for the stage by Nick Hern
[9M 4F (scope for doubling), simple set, any slot, directed by Richard Corser.]
2:22 A Ghost Story by Danny Robins
[3M 3F, single set, Jun/Nov slots, directed by Nikki Ellis]
A Christmas Carol by Patrick Barlow, adapted from the story by Charles Dickens
[4M 3F, simple settings, Nov slot, directed by Jane Alsop]
Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring
[11M 3F (scope for doubling and gender-blind casting), single set, Jun/Nov slots, directed by Malcolm Holt]
Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell
[1F, simple set 'in the round', any slot, directed by Martin Smith]
Stevie by Hugh Whitemore
[1M 2F, single set, any slot, directed by Sue Hay]
The Dresser by Ronald Harwood
[4M 3F, single set, Jun/Nov slots, directed by Sue Hay]
The Incident Room by Olivia Hirst and David Byrne
[5M 4F, simple staging, Jun/Nov slots, directed by Richard Corser]
The Unfriend by Steven Moffat
[4M 3F, single set, Jun/Nov slots, directed by Chelsea Wale]