Betrayal,  Discrimination, Sexual Exploitation, Domestic Violence and Press Intrusion in the Victorian Music Hall.  Don’t seem such “good old days” now, do they…? Nelly Power, star of the “halls” struck an early blow for women’s rights by owning her own properties and divorcing her husband.  She blazed the trail for the other male impersonators who followed her and was a major headliner at all the major theatres.  Until her most famous song was stolen by the young Marie Lloyd.…

    The Second Best Bed by Avril Rowlands Starring Liz Grand and directed by Chris Jaeger When Shakespeare died he famously left his wife Anne only one thing; the Second Best Bed. It has long been debated if this was the ultimate insult or a private joke between a loving couple. It is the night of Shakespeare’s funeral. The wake has finished and the mourners have all gone home leaving Anne Hathaway to remember her life with the most talented…

    Starring Liz Grand as Clementine Churchill Written by Kit Hunter Sir Winston Churchill was recently voted No.1 in the top 100 Britons of all time by a nationwide poll of over a million voters. The epitome of strength, stubbornness and the British bulldog, his inspirational leadership helped win the Second World War, and his parliamentary career ensure that he was responsible for many of the momentous decisions which helped shape this ‘sceptred isle’. He was an MP for…

  The Mystery of Agatha Christie’s Eleven Lost Days Starring Liz Grand as Agatha Christie by Chris Jaeger Agatha Christie was one of the greatest thriller writers of all time and certainly the most prolific. In 1926, she was at the centre of a mystery as perplexing as any of her fiction, a series of events which sparked one of the biggest and most extensive police hunts in history. Her crashed car was discovered in Surrey and the famous author…

  Malvern Theatre Players Resident Company of the Coach House Theatre  47th Season Present Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit A delightfully improbable comedy Directed by Kirsty Cubberley The play concerns the socialite and novelist Charles Condomine, who invites the eccentric medium and clairvoyant, Madame Arcati, to his house to conduct a séance, hoping to gather material for his next book.  The scheme backfires when he is haunted by the ghost of his annoying and temperamental first wife, Elvira, after the séance.  Elvira…

  The Permanent Way by David Hare Ludlow’s Here To There Productions are back with this gripping drama highlighting the chaos & tragedy that followed the privatisation of the  railways. Written by the multi-award winning playwright & director, David Hare, this compelling piece of theatre is told through the first-hand accounts of those most intimately affected. Having lost none of it’s potency over the last 19 years, current rail strikes and the controversial privatisation of other key public services sees…

  Here to There Productions  Presents A re-examining of Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler Written by Andrew Whittle  “I don’t even know always what sets it off, but when it happens I’m not responsible for what I say or what I do.”  Ludlow’s ‘Here To There Productions’ are thrilled to be back in Malvern to premier this unique re-examining of one of theatre’s most sacred of theatrical pieces.  Arriving home after a long honeymoon Hedda struggles coming to terms with her…

  Jo was a frontline NHS worker, but now she runs a pub. With a new broom she has swept new life into the place and the locals don't like it one bit. Especially the late night binman who always calls for coffee on his way to work, at a quarter to three. Malvernbard presents a night comedy by Nick Wilkes.   Due to unforseen circumstances, this event will now open on Thursday 4th May.  If you have a ticket…

  Here to There Productions  The Misanthrope BY ROGER McGOUGH AFTER MOLIÈRE Poet Alceste is disgusted with French society and life at court. Powdered fops gossip in code and be-jewelled coquettes whisper behind fans wherever he looks. He therefore launches into a one-man crusade against fakery, forked-tongues and frippery. The trouble is the biggest culprit of all might well be Célimène, the woman he loves. As Alceste dreams of a pas de deux, are the only deux of Célimène her…

The career of Elvis Presley is legendary and his Songbook runs to a thousand songs. Award winning entertainer Richard Griffin honours the Songbook and explores the classic hits. Songs include - My Way, It's Now or Never, Proud Mary, Suspicious Minds, Blue Suede Shoes, Sweet Caroline, An American Trilogy, and many more. Get your Blue Suede Shoes on and join us for a night of all things Elvis!'   "...it's a good night out..." ★★★★★  "...couldn't get over your voice..."

  Malvern Theatre Players Presents Nay, Remember Me! A comedy-drama by Amelia Marriette The centrepiece of the Malvern Shakespeare 400 Folio Festival is the production of Amelia Marriette's play Nay, Remember Me! which tells the true story of the making of the First Folio of Shakespeare's plays in 1623. The play was written for the Royal Shakespeare Company's Fringe Festival in Stratford-upon-Avon. Malvern Theatre Players revived the play in 2010; NODA nominated this production for the Best Regional Production Award for Best Drama. NODA…

  Malvern Shakespeare Folio 400 Festival: Celebrating 400 years of Shakespeare's First Folio Special 400th Anniversary First Folio Talk by Professor Judith Buchanan The Coach House Theatre is delighted to welcome Professor Buchanan to the Folio Festival. Professor Buchanan is not only the Master of St Peter’s College Oxford and the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, but she is a leading authority on the 1623 First Folio of Shakespeare's plays, a work which is still one of the most…

  Listen & See Events Talks by Amelia Marriette, Playwright & Shakespeare Lecturer Thursday 9 Nov @ 3.00 pm Shakespeare and the Authorship Controversy Click HERE to book now! This is the one question that is always asked - do we really know who wrote Shakespeare's plays? We do; he was indeed that man from Stratford-upon-Avon. In her illustrated talk, Amelia will explain the whole story. After the talk, Melting Pot Theatre will present extracts from Shakespeare’s Hamlet from 4.15 to…

  Shakespeare on Film Events with a short introduction to each film by Amelia Marriette Sunday 12 Nov @ 2.00 pm Richard III Directed by Richard Loncraine & starring Ian McKellen (1995) Sunday 12 Nov @ 7.00 pm Henry V - Cancelled Directed & starring Kenneth Branagh (1989) Malvern Shakespeare Folio 400 Festival Nay, Remember Me! performed by Malvern Theatre Players, runs from 7 to 11 Nov. The Malvern Shakespeare Folio 400 Festival as a whole runs from 5 to…

  On a Role Theatre Company presents Enid Blyton - Noddy, Big Ears and Lashings of Controversy starring Liz Grand as Enid Blyton written by Kit Hunter Enid Blyton was loved by children. She sold more than 600 million books, despite all her work being banned by the BBC and many libraries and schools for more than thirty years. She was accused of being a racist and of using such limited vocabulary that it actually hindered children’s reading progress. She…