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Studio Theatre Salisbury  Last Summer At Bluefish Cove Written by Jane Chambers Directed by Philippa Crundwell Jane Chambers’s groundbreaking play comes to Studio Theatre this October. It’s 1980 in Long Island, New York. Across the US, homophobia is rife, and it’s thirty-five years before same-sex marriage will be legalised. Seven friends take refuge at Bluefish Cove – a secret seaside haven – where they can live and love freely. When a straight woman named Eva wanders unknowingly into their midst, romance and drama ensue, and by the end of the summer, everyone’s lives are changed forever. NB: Strong Language, sexual

Chesil Theatre  The new season at the Chesil Theatre, Winchester, opens with two modern plays to make an evening of contrasting drama. Five Stories From 15 Heroines  By Chinonyerem Odimba, Lettie Precious, Bryony Lavery, Charlotte Jones and Samantha Ellis Directed by Daisy Norwood Everyone has heard of the swaggering Greek heroes who went on epic voyages, fought valiant battles and overcame fearsome monsters – but what of their wives and lovers left behind? Two thousand years ago, the poet, Ovid, wrote a series of fictional letters called The Heroines, which showed the desires and innermost feelings of these queens, sorcerers,

Wimborne Drama Productions Rehearsal For Murder Adapted for the Stage by DD Brooke Directed by Tracey Nicholls A classic 1980s TV thriller, re-imagined for the stage, is Wimborne Drama Productions’ choice of play for their autumn production at the Tivoli Theatre. Rehearsal for Murder has been adapted by DD Brooke from the TV play written by the legendary award-winning writing team of Richard Levinson and William Link, whose work includes Murder, She Wrote and Columbo. Playwright Alex Dennison is left heartbroken when his fiancée and leading lady Monica Welles is found dead from an apparent suicide after the opening night of her stage debut.

Maskers Theatre Company; Tickets: £14; Available from Box Office (0333 666 3366 – booking fee applies to phone bookings) or online.  

Maskers Theatre Company; Tickets: £14; Available from Box Office (0333 666 3366 – booking fee applies to phone bookings) or online.  

All Saints Dramatic Society [ASDS]; Tickets: £12; Available from the Box Office (07548 100770) or online.