1984 by George Orwell adapted by Matthew Dunster
Nov
28
to Dec 2

1984 by George Orwell adapted by Matthew Dunster

Presented by Next Stage Theatre Company

Tuesday 28th November - Saturday 2nd December 7:30pm

Matinee Saturday 2nd December 2:00pm

War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance in Strength.

Winston Smith Rewrites history for the Ministry of Truth, but when he’s handed a note that says simply ‘I love you’ by a woman he hardly knows, he deicdes to risk everything in a search for the real truth

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West Side Story by Jerome Robbins, Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim
Sep
26
to Sep 30

West Side Story by Jerome Robbins, Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim

Presented by Next Stage Youth Theatre Company

Wednesday 27th – Saturday 30th September, 7:30pm

Matinee Saturday 30th September, 2:00pm

West Side Story will be Next Stage Youth Theatre Company’s first full musical. And what a musical! It’s jammed full of some of the most well-known and loved songs of the 20th century: Tonight, Somewhere, America, One Hand, One Heart. It is cast from our talented youth theatre, so that all parts are appropriately aged and played.

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Beginning by David Eldridge
Sep
6
to Sep 9

Beginning by David Eldridge

Presented by Next Stage Theatre Company

Laura: I'm thirty-eight years old and I've been sensible my whole life, Danny.

At the end of Laura's house-warming party, all the guests have left – except Danny. Both have been drinking, both have a past, and they have been looking at each other all night...one more drink?

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A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams at The Minack Theatre
Aug
6
to Aug 10

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams at The Minack Theatre

Presented by Next Stage Theatre Company

Tennessee Williams’ masterpiece set in the jazz-soaked streets of New Orleans is a powerful and iconic portrayal of love, lust and loneliness.  The fragile Blanche comes to stay with her sister Stella and husband Stanley. Amazed at their frugal lifestyle and Stella's dependence on her chauvinistic husband, Blanche is seemingly unaware of the unsettling affect her presence has upon the couple. 

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A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
Jul
4
to Jul 8

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

Presented by Next Stage Theatre Company

Tennessee Williams’ masterpiece set in the jazz-soaked streets of New Orleans is a powerful and iconic portrayal of love, lust and loneliness.  The fragile Blanche comes to stay with her sister Stella and husband Stanley. Amazed at their frugal lifestyle and Stella's dependence on her chauvinistic husband, Blanche is seemingly unaware of the unsettling affect her presence has upon the couple. 

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The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 and 3/4 by Sue Townsend
Mar
21
to Mar 25

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 and 3/4 by Sue Townsend

Presented by Next Stage Theatre Company

Adrian Mole: adolescent schoolboy, thwarted intellectual, would-be lover is constantly bewildered by the trials and tribulations of teenage life. His parents are divorcing, his mother’s having an affair with the next door neighbour, his acne is spreading and even the dog is rebelling - Adrian’s life is in tatters and he’s only 13 ¾.

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The Father by Florian Zeller translated by Christopher Hampton
Jan
25
to Jan 28

The Father by Florian Zeller translated by Christopher Hampton

Presented by Next Stage Theatre Company

Andre knows that he is a powerful man, a man of authority, and he will find some way to assert it. After all, he still has all his faculties…. Doesn’t he?

In a darkly humorous and deeply poignant translation by Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller’s The Father is a tragi-comic mystery, a sobering and realistic family story, and an unsentimental, emotionally intense look at the world through the eyes of a man experiencing dementia, a dramatic illustration of the physical losses which occur along with the mental ones.

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Racing Demon by David Hare
Nov
29
to Dec 3

Racing Demon by David Hare

Presented by Next Stage Theatre Company

Who do you turn to if you’re struggling at work? That’s the dilemma facing vicar Lionel Espy in David Hare’s award-winning play. You can try talking to a God, of course, but it’s tricky when your faith is wavering, and both your congregation and bishop have lost confidence in you. Then along comes a younger, more charismatic rival...

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The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh
Sep
6
to Sep 10

The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh

Presented by Next Stage Theatre Company

Let Next Stage Theatre Company transport you to Leenane, a small rural community on the West coast of Ireland. You will become the listening and seeing walls of the kitchen where Mag and her daughter pass the time in their isolated homestead.

A talented cast of acclaimed Next Stage Actors, directed by Claire Rumball, are thrills to be launching our Autumn seasons with this powerful piece of Theatre

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Living With Lady Macbeth by Rob John
Jul
6
to Jul 9

Living With Lady Macbeth by Rob John

Presented by Next Stage Youth Theatre Company

Lily is an unexceptional girl, she and her best friend Mon are not part of the “in-crowd”, they have kept out of trouble at school, passed their exams and are preparing for sixth form. Then Lily astounds her friend: she is going to audition for the lead role of Lady Macbeth in the school’s forthcoming production of Macbeth.

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The Sweet Science of Bruising by Joy Wilkinson
Jun
27
to Jul 2

The Sweet Science of Bruising by Joy Wilkinson

Presented by Next Stage Theatre Company

"Tonight is the future. Powerful women. Hellbent on winning." – Matty, Act 2 Sc 13.

1869.

An amphitheatre in Islington, London. Showtime.

Self-styled impresario Professor Charlie Sharp invites you to a contest, a battle no less, to find the very first Lady Boxing Champion of the World.

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Four Minutes Twelve Seconds by James Fritz
Mar
9
to Mar 12

Four Minutes Twelve Seconds by James Fritz

Presented by Next Stage Theatre Company at Burdall’s Yard

Next Stage Theatre Company is delighted to be reviving this topical, hard-hitting play, a must-see for modern audiences. This production will be rehearsed and staged at Burdall's Yard before touring the local secondary schools. If you are a teacher and interested in finding out more about Next Stage's Theatre in Education work, please email: nextstagebath@aol.com

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Arrivals and Departures by Alan Ayckbourn
Jan
24
to Jan 29

Arrivals and Departures by Alan Ayckbourn

Presented by Next Stage Theatre Company

A terrorist code-named Cerastes is on the loose, and an undercover anti-terrorist squad have planned a sting to capture him as he steps off a train at a London station. The operation, led by Acting Major Quentin Sexton, has drawn in two outsiders - Ez and Barry. Perfect strangers as the play begins, their time waiting for the trap to be sprung gives them the chance to get to know each other, and try to make sense of the chaos unfolding around them.

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The Hothouse by Harold Pinter
Nov
29
to Dec 4

The Hothouse by Harold Pinter

Presented by Next Stage Theatre Company

It’s Christmas Day and the director of a psychiatric institution, Roote, is left reeling in the wake of an unexpected birth and a mysterious death among his patients. Who, if anyone, knows what’s really happening in The Hothouse?

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