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The Government Inspector
April 3, 7:45pm When a young, broke and down on his luck civil servant is mistaken for a high-ranking Government Inspector mayhem ensues. The town’s Governor and Officials work frantically to cover up their corrupt and scandalous ways whilst the imposter takes full advantage of the situation. |
Amid the Clouds
March 1-2, 7:45 Two Iranian exiles, Imour and Zina, meet on their journey to England, their‘promised land’. The pregnant Zina wants to seek asylum and have her child there. For his part, Imour is trying to forget the memories and terrors that haunt him. Amid the Clouds is a powerful drama that turns asylum seekers from cold statistics into human beings, recording their trials and hardships with honesty and great feeling. |
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Mies Julie
February 18-27, 7:45 and 3pm Relocated to her native homeland, award-winning South African director Yael Farber’s Mies Julie is 90 minutes of constantly mounting tension, as the deadly attraction between a black farm labourer and his white master’s daughter spirals out of control. In the steamy kitchen of a remote farmhouse, their battle over power, sexuality, memory, race and land lays bare the visceral struggles of post-apartheid South Africa. An explosive night of tenderness and brutality reveals all too clearly the reality of what can never be recovered. |
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What the Ladybird Heard
February 5-15, various showtimes Two crafty robbers, one tiny ladybird, and a whole farmyard of fun! Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len have a cunning plan to steal the farmer's fine prize cow. But they reckon without the tiniest, quietest creature of all: The Ladybird has a plan of her own! Various showtimes, please check with boxoffice. |
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We're Going on a Bear Hunt!
February 3,6,9,12,14,16, various showtimes Michael Rosen’s award-winning book We’re Going on a Bear Hunt is brought vividly and noisily to the stage in director Sally Cookson’s fun-filled adaptation set to Benji Bower’s versatile lively score. |
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The Gruffalo
January 15-18, 10am, 3pm and 5pm Join Mouse on an adventurous journey through the deep dark wood in this magical musical adaptation of the award-winning book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler (described by The Observer newspaper in England as “a modern classic”). Mouse can scare hungry animals away with tall stories of the terrifying Gruffalo, but what happens when he comes face to face with the very creature he imagines? Various showtimes. Please check with boxoffice when purchasing. |
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The Boy Who Cried Wolf
January 23, 25-26, Various times Part of Kidsfest 2014. Please check with box office when purchasing as there are various times for performances. Winter is coming, the trees are bare, the birds fly south, and the sheep are flocking, seeking shelter from the wind. As the falling snow flurries to the ground wolf footprints can be seen padded into the hard ground....... |
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Horrible Histories' Awful Egyptians
January 18, 24, 26, 3pm, 5pm and 7:15pm Part of Kidsfest 2014. From the fascinating Pharaohs to the power of the pyramids, join the HORRIBLE HISTORIES team on a sixty minute adventure in awful Egypt! |
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Horrible Histories' Terrible Tudors
January 17, 19, 22, 25, 3pm and 5pm From the horrible Henries to the end of evil Elizabeth, hear the legend (and the lies!) about the torturing Tudors. Find out the fate of Henry's headless wives and his punch up with the Pope. Survive the Spanish Armada as it sails into the audience! |
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Snow Dragon
January 16-19, 12pm and 5pm The night of the Snow Dragon approaches… |