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THE SEAGULL
An anxious young writer prepares the first performance of his new play for the two women in his life: his mother and Nina, the girl he loves. But his mother has brought along her novelist lover, Trigorin. The meeting of Trigorin and Nina sets in motion a series of tragi-comic events which leaves no one unaffected.
A classic for modern times.
A production of Chekhov's first great play. This darkly comic masterpiece has been reignited for the 21st century.
MOTHER GOOSE
Pantomime most fowl, for a seasonal feast of singing, dancing, music and mayhem.
Priscilla, our gorgeous goose, cannot wait to welcome you to the Somerset Hall this Christmas - although you may have to translate her quacks!
Mother Goose lives with her daughter, Jill, and son, Silly Billy. They are at the mercy of the beastly Baron Brian Blacknore, who demands more and more rent from the villagers, despite his nephew, Colin's, intervention.
No panto is complete without a good fairy pitted against a black-hearted demon, both of which appear in Gooseland.
BLEAK EXPECTATIONS
A story Charles Dickens might have written after drinking too much gin...
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!
Will evil be vanquished by virtue?
Can love triumph over hate?
Based on the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series, Mark Evan's play Bleak Expectations is a hilarious, chaotic caper, featuring dastardly villains, preposterous names, pulse-quickening romance, heart-rending death scenes, and definitely, probably, hopefully a happy ending.
MATILDA JNR
Rebellion is nigh in Matilda JR., a gleefully witty ode to the the anarchy of childhood and the power of imagination!
This story of a girl who dreams of a better life and the children she inspires will have audiences rooting for the "revolting children" who are out to teach the grown-ups a lesson.Matilda has astonishing wit, intelligence... and special powers! She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey. Matilda's school life isn't completely smooth sailing, however – the school's mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves thinking up new punishments for those who don't abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils' saving grace!
Packed with high-energy dance numbers and catchy songs. Children and adults alike will be thrilled and delighted by the story of the special little girl with an extraordinary imagination.
