Upcoming Productions

  Bournemouth Gilbert and Sullivan Productions (Bournemouth GaSP) presents The Pirates Of Penzance Written by W S Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan Directed by Claire Camble-Hutchins Musical Director – Helen Brind   Pirates with sentimental hearts, blundering policemen, crazy adventures and improbable paradoxes. Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic The Pirates of Penzance is filled with fun and laughter. Frederic, a pirate’s apprentice, falls head-over-heels in love with Mabel, the daughter of Major-General Stanley. On his 21st birthday Frederic is finally due to be released from his apprenticeship. But being born on 29 February, a leap year, Frederic discovers that he is technically

  New Forest Players presents Death Trap Written by Ira Levin Directed by David & Ieuan Luker   Written by Ira Levin and directed by David and Ieuan Luker this is a production not to be missed! A hugely popular stage and screen success, this ingeniously constructed play offers a rare and skilful blending of two priceless theatrical ingredients – gasp-inducing thrills and spontaneous laughter. All performances are at 7.30pm. Choose your preferred date and book your tickets now! All Performances of Death Trap are at Ballard School. All tickets £13. Book online at www.newforestplayers.com. NFP’s new online box office allows

  Ferndown Drama presents A Bunch Of Amateurs By Ian Hislop & Nick Newman Directed by David Pile   Ferndown Drama return to the Barrington stage for their October production of A Bunch of Amateurs written by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman and directed by David Pile. Washed up Hollywood star Jefferson Steel is deceived by his agent into playing King Lear in an amateur community production in a small English town. Expecting a lavish hotel, he finds himself lodging in a B&B and rehearsing in a barn. The enthusiasm of the local cast finds him looking at life in a whole

  Christchurch Gilbert & Sullivan Society presents The Sorcerer By W S Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan Directed by Sarah Oliver; Musical Director Ieuan Davies   Christchurch G&S Society are at last delighted to be able to present The Sorcerer. A show full of humour with plenty of visual impact from the inspired costumes to the special effects. With Sarah Oliver as Director and Ieuan Davies as Musical Director you can be assured of an evening’s dramatic and musical entertainment. A sorcerer who fills a communal teapot full of love potion at a wedding banquet, what could possibly go wrong…? Come

  Wimborne Drama Productions present Love From A Stranger By Agatha Christie & Frank Vosper; Directed by Rob Cording-Cook    If you love tense, psychological thrillers, then make sure you see Love From A Stranger by Agatha Christie and Frank Vosper at the Tivoli Theatre from 20 – 22 October. Produced by Wimborne Drama Productions and adapted from one of Christie’s short stories, the play is electric with suspense and a shocking twist. A whirlwind romance with a handsome and charming stranger sweeps Cecily Harrington off her feet and she recklessly abandons her old life to settle in the remote

  BacktoBack Theatre presents a Touring Production of Sleeping Lions A Brand-New Award-Winning Drama by Tom Derrington; Directed by Kitty Cecil-Wright   The invitations have been delivered, the party games are ready, the table is set and the balloons are up. But where are all the children? Mum, Katie, is convinced that her precious son Leo is the most popular boy in the class but Dad, Max, has discovered something that tears him apart. Whose version of the truth is real?   Here’s what audience members said following its debut run at the Titchfield Festival Theatre: “Wow!!! Just wow, one