24 - 26 Apr 2025
Chameleons presents
Sudden Death at Thornbury Manor by Chris Lewis and Carol Hutton

Ever fancied being Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot? Well now’s your chance! 

Come and watch Chameleons perform this 1950's radio play.

You will then have the opportunity to interrogate the suspects and work out “Whodunnit”!

www.chameleontheatre.co.uk

15 - 17 May 2025
Bishopstoke Players presents
Ones Again

'Ones again' will feature three very different one-act plays that we hope will entertain and delight our loyal audiences, bringing you a mixture of satire, drama and comedy: 

'Albert' - This charming and delightful one-act comedy by well-known playwright Richard Harris is set in 1980s England and follows the misadventures of three characters: Albert, a well-meaning but pompous Englishman, Finnish au pair, Karin and her Italian visitor, Nico. With language barriers creating endless confusion, the result is a fast-paced, witty, and highly entertaining play full of hilarious misunderstandings!

'A Figure of Insignificance' - This thought provoking drama takes the negative thoughts in people's heads and puts them into words. Madison and her friend Roni are both in their second year of college and are struggling with exams. Mum and dad go through some rocky arguments, each having their own way of coping. Madison may not know much but she does know she only needs three things in life: her books, her music and her best friend Roni. How will this change when everyone is obsessed with technology? When the voice in your head takes over?

'Lying in State' - The Island of Twatt lies in the Western Approaches of the English Channel, largely forgotten about by the rest of the UK and the world in general. The last King of Twatt has just 'died' and would like some peace, although that's not very likely is it? This riotous and risque comedy features a cast of hilarious characters, each with their own motivations for wanting to see the end of Twatt's monarchic dynasty!

Tickets are £12 (£8 under-18s) from www.bishopstokeplayers.uk/buy-tickets (no booking fee) or via our ticket line 07871 006551 or email boxoffice@bishopstokeplayers.uk

As with all Bishopstoke Players' productions, we are proud to donate proceeds from our plays to the charity Action for Children.

www.bishopstokeplayers.uk

16 - 24 May 2025
The Worthy Players presents
The Ghost Train by Arnold Ridley

A group of train passengers, marooned overnight at a remote railway station, hear tales of the mysterious and terrifying Ghost Train.  Are the tales true? Will it come tonight? What will happen if it does? Well, there’s one certain way to find out….

This suspenseful thriller departs from Platform 1 at the Jubilee Hall in Kings Worthy at 7.30pm on 16th, 17th,23rd and 24th May. Make sure you’re aboard by reserving your seats and booking at the ticket office which opens on March 31st via our website

www.theworthyplayers.co.uk

17 - 24 May 2025
Chesil Theatre presents
Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons by Sam Steiner

“Doesn’t matter what we’re saying. We just need to be loud.”

Opposites attract in this quirky romantic comedy exploring a new world where the government imposes a Hush Law, limiting everyone to 140 words a day. How can a couple find their way through love and intimacy, discovering how to communicate in the silence … about dead cats, activism, democracy, free speech and lemons, lemons, lemons, lemons, lemons.

www.chesiltheatre.org.uk

19 - 24 May 2025
Maskers presents
Absurd Person Singular by Alan Ayckbourn

You won’t want to miss these hilarious Christmas parties!

Three couples, Three Christmases, Three kitchens.

Can the Hopcrofts impress their bank manager and his wife?

Can Geoffrey Jackson pull off a Christmas party despite his wife mental state - if the guests can get past George, the dog, that is?

Can the Brewster-Wright's enjoy Christmas Eve without the Hopcrofts' exuberant appearance?

A lot can happen over three years and, in this black comedy, it certainly does!

Inside every one of us hides a Singularly Absurd Person...

...do you recognise yours?

www.maskers.org.uk

10 - 14 Jun 2025
RAODS presents
Chalet Lines By Lee Mattinson

A RAODS Green Room Production

Butlins, Skegness. Chalet Number 12. Where the Walker women have been going on holiday since 1961.

This year it’s Nana Barbara’s seventieth and everyone’s airing their dirty laundry. Loretta’s had too many camp cocktails, Jolene’s fallen for a Redcoat, Abigail’s harbouring more than knickers and hairspray in her suitcase. 

A shockingly funny journey through five decades of birthdays, weddings and hen dos, which asks can we ever really cut the apron string that ties us to our parents?

www.plazatheatre.com/index.php

12 - 19 Jul 2025
Chesil Theatre presents
Shakespeare In Love based on the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, adapted for the stage by Lee Hall, with music by Paddy Cunneen

Will Shakespeare – in trouble, in debt, and in love. What could go wrong?

A lively comedy with music, based on the much-loved film. Penniless and anxious, young William Shakespeare is struggling with writer’s block until he meets Viola de Lesseps, who secretly longs to be an actor. The action moves swiftly between theatres, Greenwich Palace and the teeming London streets of 1593.

www.chesiltheatre.org.uk

5 -9 Aug 2025
RAODS presents
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken. Adapted for the stage by Russ Tunney

A RAODS Outdoor Production at Linden House

A thrilling, funny and spectacular adaptation of Joan Aiken's classic children's novel

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase is a thrilling adventure set in an alternative history of England. It tells the story of two brave and determined girls as they fight against ferocious wolves, snowy wastelands and their very evil guardian, Miss Slighcarp. The opening of the Channel Tunnel has led to dangerous wolves roaming Britain, but this is not the only danger that cousins Bonnie and Sylvia, and their friend Simon the Goose-boy, must face as they encounter unforgettable characters and mysterious scheming. 

Linden House, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8BY. Gates open at 6.15pm. Please bring your own chairs or rugs. Picnics welcome.

Suitable for audiences aged 6+ 

An amateur production by arrangement with Nick Hern Books

www.plazatheatre.com/index.php