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Malvern Theatres Young Company presents Sophocles' Electra in a new version by Frank McGuinness Directed by Nic Lloyd 'My life is a river. It floods with grief.' After her father's assassination, Electra is gripped by the desire for revenge. Consumed by grief, she urges her brother Orestes to a savage and terrifying conclusion. Malvern Theatres Young Company, directed by Nic Lloyd, will exquisitely harness the power of Greek drama to address Electra’s monumental sorrow, promising a visceral and arresting…
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Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare An original film from the National Theatre Romeo and Juliet risk everything to be together. In defiance of their feuding families, they chase a future of joy and passion as violence erupts around them. This bold new film brings to life the remarkable backstage spaces of the National Theatre in which desire, dreams and destiny collide to make Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy sing in an entirely new way. Jessie Buckley (Wild Rose, Judy) and…
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Birdie’s a hoarder. The neighbours call her a harridan and a harpy, although most have never even met her. They see her hoard as a hazard for house prices. But it isn’t rubbish. It’s her life’s work and it exists because years ago something deeply cherished was stolen from her; Birdie’s not been able to give up anything since. She’ll do anything to get this priceless thing back. Anything at all. National treasure Su Pollard (Hi-de-Hi, You Rang, M'Lord?)…
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THE GENRE-DEFINING THRILLER FOR ALL TIME. Can you ever get away with the perfect crime? A brand-new production of the blueprint for the modern thriller, Dial M for Murder is back. TV and stage favourite, Tom Chambers, (Top Hat, Strictly Come Dancing) stars as the charismatic and manipulative Tony Wendice, a jaded ex-tennis pro who has given it all up for his wife Margot, played by Diana Vickers, West End star (Little Voice), no.1 chart-topping recording artist and The…
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Jenny Wren Productions presents Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women One actress. One musician. One enchanting new adaptation. “I want to do something splendid, something heroic or wonderful that won’t be forgotten after I’m dead.” This brand new take on Little Women retains all the charm and spirit of the original novel, with a twist; the four sisters, their family and friends are all played by just one woman. Holed up in the attic of her Massachusetts home just after the American Civil War, Jo…
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Summer, 1827. In a red barn Maria Marten awaits her lover. A year later her body is found. It was an event that had all the hallmarks of a classic crime drama – a missing body, a country location, a disreputable squire and a village stuck in its age-old traditions. But in all this hysteria Maria’s own story gets lost. Until now. Eastern Angles spine-tingling retelling rediscovers her story, bringing it back to vivid, urgent life. Told through the…
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Bram Stoker’s Dracula Adapted and Performed by James Gaddas Directed by Pip Minnithorpe Original Music by Jeremy Swift Illusion Design by John Bulleid Movement by Deborah Radin ONE MAN’S SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH… The most famous Gothic horror story of all time. Few stories capture the imagination more powerfully than Dracula. But when James Gaddas (Bad Girls, Coronation Street, Medics) comes across Bram Stoker’s original handwritten copy while working on a satellite channel TV show, what he reads chills…
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A play by Gérald Sibleryas with Jean Dell. Adapted and Directed by Belinda Lang All looks rosy in leafy London W4. Peter is about to retire and sell his half of the accountancy business to his partner. They’ll be loaded. Laura has just packed their youngest off to university and the world is their oyster. Will they go on a cruise? Hike in the Himalayas? Take up golf? All that remains is for the documents to be signed. They’re off…
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The GRIPPING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER by Robert Thomas Adapted by Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert To what lengths is a person prepared to go? US stars, Dallas legend Patrick Duffy (The Man from Atlantis; Step By Step) and Linda Purl (Happy Days; Homeland) fly in from Hollywood for this special production in which they will star alongside Gray O’ Brien (Peak Practice; Coronation Street). Inspector Levine is called to a house in the remote Catskill mountains to investigate the disappearance of…
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Theatre Royal Bath Productions present Mathew Horne Keith Allen Ian Bartholomew THE HOMECOMING by Harold Pinter Directed by Jamie Glover with Sam Alexander, Geoffrey Lumb, and Shanaya Rafaat “They’re very warm people, really. Very warm. They’re my family. They’re not ogres” Harold Pinter’s 1960s masterpiece is widely regarded as his finest play. This bleakly funny exploration of family and relationships has become a modern classic and winner of the Tony Award for Best New Play. Teddy, a professor in an…
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