The Girl Next Door by Alan Ayckbourn
May
14
to May 18

The Girl Next Door by Alan Ayckbourn

Presented by Next Stage Theatre Company
Tuesday 14th - Friday 17th May 2024 7:30pm
Matinee Saturday 18th May 2024 2:00pm

A young woman - Lily - appears in her garden carrying a washing basket; in the next door terraced house Rob - an out-of-work actor - sees her over the hedge and is instantly attracted to her. Just a couple of problems: Rob is in his 60’s, Lily is in her 20’s and Rob is in lock-down in London August 2020 whilst Lily is in the middle of the Blitz in London 1942.

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Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel
Jul
2
to Jul 6

Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel

Presented by Next Stage Theatre Company
Tuesday 2nd - Saturday 6th July 2024 7:30pm
Matinee Saturday 6th July 2024 2:00pm

“Look at yourselves, will you! Just look at yourselves! Dancing at our time of day?... No, no, we’re going to no harvest dance”.

Next Stage Theatre Company are proud to present Brian Friel’s Olivier Award-winning play performed in-the-round. A semi-autobiographical exploration of the playwright’s memories of growing up in rural Donegal, surrounded by his mother and her four sisters.

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Brief Encounter by Noël Coward and Emma Rice
Sep
3
to Sep 7

Brief Encounter by Noël Coward and Emma Rice

Presented by Next Stage Theatre Company
Tuesday 3rd - Saturday 7th September 2024, 7:30pm
Matinee Saturday 7th September 2024, 2:00pm

"I'm a happily married woman. Or rather I was, until a few weeks ago."

Noel Coward's 'Brief Encounter' remains one of the screen's greatest ever love stories. Its timeless, sensitive portrayal of two happily married strangers thrown together by a chance meeting and helpless in the face of their emotions has enthralled generations.

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Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
Sep
12
to Sep 15

Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo

Presented by Next Stage Youth Theatre Company
Thursday 12th - Sunday 15th September 2024, 7:30pm
Matinee Saturday 6th July 2024, 2:00pm

Next Stage Youth are returning to the stage this year with the ensemble edition of Michael Morpurgo’s classic novel Private Peaceful, directed by Ann Ellison and staged in Thrust, this show will utilise stunning projections and the class talent of our Youth cohort to take you back in time to the First World War.

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