By Jessica Swale Directed by Jennifer Willison NOV 15 – DEC 7London,1660. The Puritans have been routed and King Charles II has taken the throne – and brought with him a love of all things loud, extravagant and sexy. In Drury Lane, the heart of the theatre district, a young Nell Gwynn is peddling oranges […]
By Francis Goodrich and Albert Hackett Directed by Faith Jessel SEP 20 – OCT 12“Look how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.” – Anne Frank We know the ending before this story begins. However, her voice and words continue to resonate through the ages. Goodrich and Hackett’s extraordinary Pulitzer Prize and […]
By Neil Simon Directed by Meredith Jacobs JUL 26 – AUG 17 The Army made Eugene a man, but Daisy gave him basic training! It is 1943 and Eugene M Jerome is on a hot, smelly train to Biloxi, Mississippi to undergo basic training before shipping out to join the war. Wide-eyed and innocent, Eugene […]
By Ken Ludwig Directed by Stephen Snars MAY 31 – JUN 22 Two hapless English actors, Leo and Jack, are so down on their luck they find themselves travelling through Amish country, performing in front of Moose Hall crowds. The money has dried up, the jobs have dried up, and all seems lost. Then Leo […]
By John Misto Directed by Annette van RodenAPR 5 – APR 27 Hollywood, 1962. Bette Davis and Joan Crawford are at war. Between them they’ve terrorised movie studios for over three decades, married nine husbands, made two hundred films and guzzled enough booze to fill the Hoover Dam. Now their careers are on the skids […]
BLOODY MURDER By Ed Sala Directed by Bernard Teuben FEB 8 to Mar 2 At the estate of the esteemed Lady Somerset, a group of murder-mystery types gather for a weekend retreat. Do they know why they are all there? Of course not! There’s the Major who served in India; the inebriated, fading actor; the […]