July 2008 - Theft by Eric Chappell

A Comedy, by the author of Rising Damp, Duty Free and Only When I Laugh. A couple and their friends return home from an evening out to find they have been burgled. A policeman arrives to investigate the robbery - but is he all that he seems to be?

 

April 2008 - DECKCHAIRS by Jean McConnell

Take a sea front, a park, a couple of deckchairs and a variety of stories. Add Jean McConnell’s skilful writing and you have Deckchairs, a charming collection of short twist-in-the-tail plays each involving two characters sitting beside the sea. This pot-pourri of short plays delicately observes life and is brimming with colourful and animated characters. Sometimes humorous, sometimes hilarious, sometimes touching but always written with truth and compassion. A wonderful evening’s entertainment.

December 2007 - "Little Women", at the Library Theatre, Sheffield

Little Women is a well known and well loved classic. Written in 1867, it is a fictionalised biography of author Louisa May Alcott and her sisters. Set in the 1860s in a New England town, most of this theatrical adaptation revolves around the March family home. With father away, serving as a clergyman for soldiers fighting in the Civil War, the four daughters and their mother remain at home, struggling to live as comfortably as possible under the circumstances and, in the process, confronting conflicts between domestic duties and independence.

“The Telegraph” “All four 'little women' are most ably portrayed and there is nicely judged ensemble-playing throughout”

“The Telegraph” “A pacy, nicely detailed production"... "The audience was engrossed throughout"

“The Sheffield Star” "The cast put in good performances inspired by good material and shrewd direction"

 

 

July 2007 - “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe”, at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
From the novel by C S Lewis
Adapted by Adrian Mitchell
Directed by Sylvia Jackson
Musical Director Hugh Finnegan

“The Telegraph” “Colourful and imaginative staging ….” “excellent ensemble playing ….”

 

”The Star” “…. spirited convincing performances.” “…. Set, lighting and wardrobe were spot on and the kids will love it.”