Projects Archive
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Dracula (25 Oct – 3 Nov 2012)
On the coast of England a ship with only a dead man strapped to the wheel and dark sails flying from it’s mast crashes into the shore and a mysterious black dog leaps to land and disappears. Elsewhere in England psychiatrist Dr Seward is confused by his patient Renfield’s obsession with life and the nearby property […]
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream (27 Sept – 6 Oct 2012)
Egeus orders his daughter Hermia to marry Demetrius but she refuses because she and Lysander are in love. Her friend Helena is in love with Demetrius but is also in love with Hermia. Hermia and Lysander run away to the woods, pursued by Demetrius who is in return pursued by Helena. Meanwhile In the woods, […]
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The Arabian Nights (23 Aug – 1 Sept 2012)
Long ago a king named Shahriar reigned from Persia to the borders of China. The king had a wife whom he loved more than all the world, but one day he retuned home early from hunting to find her in an embrace with a servant. The king ordered his Vizir to put her to death […]
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Frozen (31 May – 9 June 2012)
One evening ten-year-old Rhona goes missing. Her mother, Nancy, retreats into a state of frozen hope. Agnetha, an American academic, comes to England to research a thesis: “Serial Killing – A Forgivable Act?” Then there’s Ralph, a loner who’s looking for some distraction. Drawn together by horrific circumstances, these three embark on a long, dark […]
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Treasure Island (5-15 April 2012)
Jim Hawkins and his mother barely escape death when pirates descend on their home, the Admiral Benbow Inn, in search of a map, that belonged to Billy Bones, revealing the location of buried treasure, which both Jim and Doctor Livesey are determined to find. With a ship and a one-legged seaman and a crew they […]
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Lady Windermere’s Fan (1-10 March 2012)
Lady Windermere is a well respected women who has her suspicions about her husband. He has recently been spending a lot of time with mysterious older women, Mrs Erlynne.
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Teachers (16-30 December 2011)
A fast-moving and entertaining play which brings alive the vigour of life at a Comprehensive school. A drama teacher struggles to put on an end of term play, but has to push against disruptive classes, cynical colleagues and unhelpful caretakers. This loud, cheery comedy has a poignant end which underlines its pointed political thrust.
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A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge is mean, probably the meanest man in London. He is mean to his customers, his employees and even his own nephew, Fred. If that wasn’t bad enough, it’s Christmas Eve and Scrooge is even more grouchy than usual. If he had his way, Christmas would be cancelled altogether! That is, until he is […]
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Two Way Mirror (17-26 November 2011)
Two Way Mirror is an incision into the psyche of the modern world; Arthur Miller skillfully tears apart our idea of perception, reality and redemption in the way only a master of modern drama can. To keep the drama fresh and give the show an extra edge, this production saw the four actors alternate parts […]
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Closer (22 Sept – 1 Oct 2011)
Would-be writer Dan supports himself by writing obituaries. He chances upon Alice when she is hit by a car. Alice quickly falls in love with him and Dan writes a book about her. A year later he is being photographed for a publicity show by Anna who he begins to fall for – Anna rejects […]