Event Type : Theatre

Shaftesbury Arts Centre’s Music and Drama Group proudly present their autumn show Rehearsal.

Rehearsal is a dark comedic and otherworldly play by Steve McAuliffe, a local multi-talented playwright, educator and published author.

Dive into the chaotic rehearsals of a bunch of back biting, largely washed up actors who gather to rehearse a play in a soon to be demolished theatre. The rehearsals, however, are almost immediately beset by problems – the play is only half written, the theatre is crumbling and the cast are soon to be terrorised by the ghosts of former actors.

Friday night’s show includes attendance to a short Q&A session with the local writer and creator of the show, Steve McAuliffe, interviewed by director Joni De Winter. Come and learn about the creative process behind the writing of Rehearsal. Age 18+

Tickets: Adults £12.50, Members & Friends £10.

Shaftesbury Arts Centre’s Music and Drama Group proudly present their autumn show Rehearsal.

Rehearsal is a dark comedic and otherworldly play by Steve McAuliffe, a local multi-talented playwright, educator and published author.

Dive into the chaotic rehearsals of a bunch of back biting, largely washed up actors who gather to rehearse a play in a soon to be demolished theatre. The rehearsals, however, are almost immediately beset by problems – the play is only half written, the theatre is crumbling and the cast are soon to be terrorised by the ghosts of former actors.

Friday night’s show includes attendance to a short Q&A session with the local writer and creator of the show, Steve McAuliffe, interviewed by director Joni De Winter. Come and learn about the creative process behind the writing of Rehearsal. Age 18+

Tickets: Adults £12.50, Members & Friends £10.

Shaftesbury Arts Centre’s Music and Drama Group proudly present their autumn show Rehearsal.

Rehearsal is a dark comedic and otherworldly play by Steve McAuliffe, a local multi-talented playwright, educator and published author.

Dive into the chaotic rehearsals of a bunch of back biting, largely washed up actors who gather to rehearse a play in a soon to be demolished theatre. The rehearsals, however, are almost immediately beset by problems – the play is only half written, the theatre is crumbling and the cast are soon to be terrorised by the ghosts of former actors.

Friday night’s show includes attendance to a short Q&A session with the local writer and creator of the show, Steve McAuliffe, interviewed by director Joni De Winter. Come and learn about the creative process behind the writing of Rehearsal. Age 18+

Tickets: Adults £12.50, Members & Friends £10.

Think you could solve a spooky mystery? Read on!

Something’s going bump in the night! Agents Dali and Kahlo of top-secret global creative agency Company of International Artists, receive a code red call. This means only one thing: ART IN PERIL!

They’re going to need the sharpest agents to crack this case. Will you join the team? Travel with the agents to Villa Diodati on the banks of Lake Geneva, where you’ll work against the clock – and sometimes even against logic itself – to chase leads, decipher clues and interview suspects.

What’s your theory, agents? Can all the strange goings-on be explained logically or is it, just maybe, a little bit supernatural?

Featuring a broad streak of quirky comedy, family-friendly spoof horror and inspired by the literary history of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, THE MIDNIGHT MISSION! is a highly interactive playable show for families. This show is best suited to those aged 7+.

www.bravebolddrama.co.uk

Tickets: Adults £12. Under 18s/SAC Members & Friends £10.

The award-winning Dyad Productions, (A Room of One’s Own, I, Elizabeth, Austen’s Women, Female Gothic) who have toured their sell-out festive show Christmas Gothic since 2015, now bring their magic to Dickens’ classic and perennially relevant ghost story.

It’s Christmas Eve, and the miserly misanthrope, Ebenezer Scrooge, is about to have a ghostly night he’ll never forget. Dickens’ festive, immortal tale of redemption and compassion is brought to life in Dyad’s inimitable solo style.

Draw near for an evening of mistletoe and merriment in the company of Marley, Fezziwig, and Cratchit et al to discover the true meaning of Christmas: tenderness for the past, courage for the present, and hope for the future.

Ebenezer lives in us all, and this glorious tale reminds us how not to give in to the Scrooge within.

Taking inspiration from Dickens’ original performances of his own work and utilising the brilliant narrator of the novel to bring the story to life, this solo piece is performed by Andrew Margerison (Frantic Assembly’s Fatherland, Macbeth), and directed by Rebecca Vaughan.

10+.

‘If you haven’t seen Dyad Productions’ work before, you simply must’ British Theatre Guide

THREE WEEKS Cumulative Body of Work Award-Winners, 2018

★★★★★ ‘Intelligently adapted, beautifully performed… entrancing’ (British Theatre Guide)

★★★★★ ’Richly re-imagined, exquisitely evocative’ (Edinburgh Guide)

★★★★★ ‘A towering performance…assured…rich’ (The Scotsman)

★★★★★ ‘Outstanding… gripping… never less than magnetic’ (Three Weeks)

 

Tickets: £18. Members & Friends, U18s £16.

The show where every child gets a present from Santa! Following last year’s sell-out performances of Santa’s Christmas Wish, Honalee Media are delighted to present their next hit Santa show this Christmas.

It really is the most wonderful time of the year, so it’s no surprise that everyone at the North Pole is super-excited as Christmas draws near! Father Christmas is busy making toys, Dotty the Elf is decorating the Christmas tree and Dasher the Reindeer is getting presents onto his sleigh – but then they meet a lost penguin who has never even heard of Christmas…

Impossible! But how to teach him all about Christmas? Dare they open the door marked ‘For Christmas Emergencies Only’? And can you help unleash the magic of Christmas by pulling one of Santa’s Christmas Crackers?

Join Father Christmas and friends for a fun, festive, musical adventure to discover the wonder of Christmas – you may even get to pull a cracker with Dotty the Elf! Santa’s Christmas Cracker is a 45 minute, interactive family show, particularly suitable for 2-8 year olds. Afterwards the adventure continues as each child gets to meet Father Christmas and receive a specially wrapped present from him – it’s the most Christmassy Christmas show ever, Ho-Ho-Ho!

Songs include festive favourites like Jingle Bells, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Twelve Days Of Christmas, Deck The Halls, We Wish You A Merry Christmas and many more!

“It was perfect, full of fun, singing and laughter, what better way to start the festive season!” – Mummy Monster blog

“The Santa Shows have become our Christmas tradition and we love them! Perfect engagement with the children, lots of audience participation and the children were beside themselves when Father Christmas gave them a present after the show. Wonderful value for money and top rate entertainment!” – Natalie D, mum of Rae

“Eyes lit up full of wonder and joy – as my children walked away from receiving their gift they whispered, “That was the real Santa!” – Families North Hampshire

For more info, see www.santashows.co.uk.

Tickets: £11.50 adults, £10.50 under 18s, £41 families of 4 (2 adults and 2 under 18s).