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Theatre
Playwriting Festival: Drama & Adaptation Runners-up
Runners-up of the Playwriting Festival are presented as rehearsed readings in our recently created community space, Kemp's Rest in the theatre's lower courtyard. This week's programme: The Unmarked Grave by Richard Hand, and Two Fake Blondes by Ray Steen.
Dates
20th July 2025
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Playwriting Festival: Comedy & Thriller Winners
Winners of the Playwriting Festival's Comedy/Farce and Crime/Thriller categories are presented on the main stage. Comedy & Farce Winner: God And His Best Friend The Devil by David Terry. Crime & Thriller Winner: Schrödinger by Jason Bright.
Dates
20th July 2025
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Normal for Norman
"Normal for Norman” is a feel-good series of amusing musings which explore the world as experienced by Norman as he simply gets on with life.
Dates
24th July 2025
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Dads Army
Join Captain Mainwaring and the hilariously hopeless Home Guard platoon as they bumble their way through red tape, mishaps and surprises for a riotous night of comedy, courage and unforgettable wartime antics.
Dates
5th August 2025 - 10th August 2025
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Miss Julie
Seductive and spiteful, Barefaced Theatre's debut performance of Miss Julie offers a raw, visceral adaptation of a renowned classic.
Dates
16th August 2025 - 16th August 2025
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£12.00
The Dumb Waiter
Harold Pinter's "The Dumb Waiter” follows two hitmen, Ben and Gus, who are awaiting orders. As they engage in absurd conversations, the dumb waiter delivers mysterious messages, escalating the tension and exploring themes of class, power and authority. Following the show, there will be a free Q&A with the actors.
Dates
1st September 2025 - 4th September 2025
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Chopped Liver and Unions
History, we are told, is written by the victors. More often, it is rewritten by the forgetful. Chopped Liver and Unions resurrects a voice that defies erasure—Sara Wesker. Sara led the “singing strikers of 1928”, battled fascists at Cable Street, and helped to shape the radical politics of…
Dates
11th September 2025
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Jekyll and Hyde
Only weeks after being sworn in as a member of the medical profession, Dr Stevenson finds herself in charge of her first ward, the first woman doctor appointed at the hospital – and playing detective to a strange case involving the highly respected Dr Henry Jekyll, and a murderous criminal, Mr Edward Hyde.
Dates
23rd September 2025 - 27th September 2025
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Cinderella
This Autumn, we bring you the Nation’s favourite Pantomime with a huge selection of toe tapping songs and dances, beautiful costumes and a huge amount of laughs! With a young cast of talented performers, this heart-warming Pantomime will leave you feeling uplifted and glad you booked!
Dates
5th October 2025 - 5th October 2025
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Top Secret – The Magic of Science
Fusing the mystery of magic with wondrous and miraculous feats of science. Hang on to your seats as we transform the Maddermarket Theatre into a real-life science laboratory.
Dates
11th October 2025
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