3 -  5 Sep 2026
Hamble Players presents
Who killed the ship’s Captain?

Aboard the luxury cruise liner ‘the Celebration’, Captain Edward Pearson faces growing animosity. After a disastrous voyage, he's found dead.

Suspects include his wife Elizabeth, cheerful cabin boy Jack, ruthless second-in-command William, and more. They all have a motive!

Buckle up for a deadly journey at sea and enjoy solving the mystery with a delicious supper!

hambleplayers.co.uk

15 -  19 Sep 2026
RAODS presents
Relative Values by Noel Coward

A classic Noël Coward comedy about class, marriage, and social climbing, centered on an English Earl who brings his American film star fiancée home, causing chaos when his mother discovers the fiancée's former maid is now among the staff. The play, set in the 1950s, features witty dialogue, mistaken identities, and a hilariously snobbish Countess.

www.plazatheatre.com

21 -  26 Sep 2026
Maskers presents
The Breath of Life by David Hare

“Confronting the past can be painful.

Better to let sleeping dogs lie?”

When a woman knocks on your door to confront you about your long term affair with her husband, how do you react? With apology, anger, fear, hostility, or amusement? It is probably a mixture of all these and more. And the aggrieved wife — what is she trying to achieve? Is it understanding, an apology, or revenge?

Set in a flat in Ventnor, the story unfolds over an afternoon, evening, night, and the following morning, as these two mature women play a tense game of cat and mouse. They circle each other like prize fighters, each trying to land the first blow without being hurt themselves.

“The Breath of Life” by David Hare — originally performed by Dames Judi Dench and Maggie Smith — showcases one of our finest playwrights at work. Hare blends moments of comedy with dark soul searching effortlessly; a master at work.

Is this the end, or a beginning?

www.maskers.org.uk

24 -  26 Sep 2026
Chameleons presents
Curtain Up! by Peter Quilter

Curtain Up! by Peter Quilter, a hilarious comedy about 5 women trying to save a run down theatre which has been gifted to them. Come and see the exploits that they dream up to put the theatre back on the map 

Book your tickets now on the link below:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/chameleontheatre

www.chameleontheatre.co.uk

25 Sep - 3 Oct 2026
Chesil Theatre (with JT Productions) presents
Mood Music by Joe Penhall

“The music industry isn’t about healing pain and heartbreak and vulnerability. It’s about selling it.”

In a top London recording studio, a gifted young songwriter, her manipulative producer and their lawyers dispute the ownership of a song. In a gathering storm of bitter complaints and brutal recriminations, Cat and Bernard inflict a devastating toll on each other in a war that only one can win. A tense, witty look at the business of creating hits.

Mood Music is presented by arrangement with 42 Management & Production www.42mp.com

www.chesiltheatre.org.uk

26 Sep 2026
Chesil Theatre (The Geriactors) presents
A Comedy of Terrors

Creating the New Chesil Theatre

The Geriactors with Chesil Theatre present

A Comedy of Terrors – a murder mystery supper evening with the plot revealed between courses

Performance one night only – Saturday 26 September 2026

(at Twyford Parish Hall, Hazeley Road, Twyford SO21 1QY)

Before you die laughing, can you figure out whodunnit?

Enjoy this light-hearted entertainment in aid of our current fundraising campaign to extend and improve the Chesil Theatre. Doors open at 6.45pm with a cash bar and free pre-show nibbles. Curtain up at 7.30pm. Tickets £25 which include a ploughman’s and pudding.

Book now from outreach@chesiltheatre.org.uk

www.chesiltheatre.org.uk

12 -  17 Oct 2026
RAODS presents
Last Of The Red Hot Lovers by Neil Simon

Neil Simon's hilarious 1960s play about one man's attempt to take part in the sexual revolution.

Middle-aged and married, overworked and overweight, Barney Cashman wants to join the sexual revolution before it's too late and arranges three seductions: the first, Elaine Navazio proves to be a foul-mouthed bundle of neuroses; Bobbi Michele is next, a 20-ish actress who's too kooky by half; finally comes September and Jeanette Fisher, a gloomy, depressed housewife who happens to be married to Barney's best friend.

Content warning: This production contains strong language and references to drugs and suicide.  Suitable for age 14 and over.

www.plazatheatre.com

26 Oct - 1 Nov 2026
Maskers presents
2:22 - A Ghost Story by Danny Robins

One House. One Secret.

One Night That Changes Everything.

Jenny is certain something is wrong in their new home. Every night at 2:22 a.m., she wakes to unsettling noises on the baby monitor — sounds she’s convinced mean someone, or something, is watching. Her husband, Sam, insists it’s nothing more than stress, but when their friends Lauren and Ben arrive for dinner, the conversation spirals into a night of uneasy laughter, sharp disagreements, and revelations that cut far deeper than any of them expect.

As the hours slip by and the tension mounts, secrets surface, loyalties shift, and the boundary between scepticism and belief begins to fracture. With 2:22am drawing ever closer, the four of them are forced to confront what they fear, what they trust, and what they can’t explain.

Blending dark humour, psychological unease, and a creeping sense of the supernatural, 2:22 A Ghost Story delivers a gripping, nerve jangling night that leaves audiences questioning what they’ve seen — and what might be waiting in the dark.

A brilliantly crafted psychological thriller that asks one haunting question:

Do you believe in ghosts?

Mon 26th Oct - Sun 1st Nov 2026
Monday to Saturday at 7:30pm, Sunday matinée at 2:30pm
Doors open at 7pm for evenings, and 2pm for matinée.
Contains some strong language and sexual references. Recommended for ages 12+

www.maskers.org.uk

10 -  14 Nov 2026
RAODS presents
Young Frankenstein by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan

The NEW Mel Brooks Musical

A mad scientist, a hunchbacked sidekick, a charming local girl, a mysterious housekeeper, and a 7ft monster: "it's the Transylvania Mania!"

Young Frankenstein follows the journey of the brilliant (but reluctant) Dr. Frederick Frankenstein to Transylvania, having inherited his infamous grandfather's estate. The doctor quickly uncovers his ancestor's brilliance and history soon starts to repeat itself. Much to the dismay of the angry townsfolk, Dr. Frankenstein completes his grandfather's work and brings a man back to life. However, this 'new' monster is intelligent, emotional, and has an eye for the ladies. What could possibly go wrong?

Based on Mel Brooks' 1974 comedy classic film, Young Frankenstein is a laugh-a-minute romp - think The Producers meets midnight monster movies. Be sure to grab your tickets for a night of mad science, laughter, and musical mayhem: "it’s alive… and it's hilarious!"

www.plazatheatre.com

13 - 21 Nov 2026
Chesil Theatre presents
Bleak Expectations by Mark Evans

Directed by John Wakeman

Dickens with a dash of Monty Python!

Follow half-orphan Pip's extraordinary exploits with sisters Pippa and Poppy and best friend Harry Biscuit, as they attempt to escape the calculating clutches of the dastardly Mr Gently Benevolent, defeat the hideous Hardthrasher siblings and deflect disaster at every turn!

Bleak Expectations is a hilarious, chaotic caper, featuring contemptible villains, preposterous names and definitely, probably, hopefully a happy ending.

Best for ages 10+. Contains stylised violence.

Bleak Expectations is presented by arrangement with Nick Hern Books

www.chesiltheatre.org.uk

1 -  6 Dec 2026
Hamble Players presents
Treasure Island - Pantomime

Following young Jim Hawkins as he discovers a treasure map after a dying buccaneer’s arrival at his parents’ inn. 

With Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawney, Jim sets sail on the Hispaniola to find the buried treasure, but the voyage turns perilous when he learns his charismatic friend, Long John Silver, is secretly a pirate leader planning a mutiny

hambleplayers.co.uk