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The miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, learns to appreciate the need to value people above wealth and possessions in Dickens’ timeless classic, and to understand that the human spirit can rise above any adversity.

With a story line faithful to the original book, sing-along carols, a Greek-style chorus, and fast-moving changes of scene and character, this version broke box office records when first performed at the then Derby Playhouse.

It’s a show to bring Christmas cheer to all ages – both onstage and in the audience.

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.

Elif shears sheep, her employer counts the herd. It’s hard to break out of your given role in life but when you’re an immigrant, unregistered, when the country you’re in considers you illegal, it’s damn near impossible. A Sudden Violent Burst of Rain is a contemporary parable of borders, boundaries and what it takes to transcend them in a time when the walls are getting taller and the channels wider.

By turns poetic, grounded and absurd, Sami Ibrahim’s play is a concentrated shot, precisely aimed, sure to leave an impression. The clouds are lowering and when they fall, it’s going to be a downpour.

The text of the play references sex, murder and includes depictions of racist abuse. For more information please contact the theatre.

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.

Alys, Always is a superbly disquieting psychological thriller, with a mischievous satirical undercurrent.

Frances Thorpe leads a mundane life as an over-worked and underappreciated sub-editor on the book’s pages of a Sunday paper, until the day she happens upon the aftermath of a car crash and hears the last words of the driver, Alys Kyte.

When Alys’s family makes contact in an attempt to find closure, Frances is given a tantalising glimpse of a very different world: one of privilege and possibility. The relationships she builds with the Kytes will have an impact on her own life, both professionally and personally.

Contains some strong language. This play explores themes of manipulation.

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons is a heartfelt and humorous romcom that delves into the consequences of a law limiting daily word count.

Oliver and Bernadette are an ordinary couple with ordinary problems until life becomes quieter in the worst way. Navigating this drastic change, they must relearn how to communicate with each other. Their journey explores life together as they grapple with restriction and its impact on their relationship.

With sharp wit and emotional depth, Steiner’s play delves into the power of language, the struggle for connection, and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of authoritarian control.

Contains some strong language.

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.

This sparkling comedy written in the 1930s is still as witty and relevant today as it was when Coward wrote it.

Elyot and Amanda were married to each other and are now divorced. By chance they meet while on holiday with their new partners. Then things go in a very unexpected direction!

One of Noel Coward’s greatest and funniest plays.

Contains some e-cigarette smoking.

This amateur production of “Private Lives” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk.

A whimsical jaunt of love, matchmaking, mistaken identities and schemes set in the winter garden of a French country house where a ball is about to commence.

An impoverished dancer Isabelle has arrived at the invitation of Hugo. He transforms her into an aristocratic beauty whom he plans to use to break up what he considers the unsuitable engagement of his twin brother Frederic to the spoiled daughter of a self-made millionaire, Diana. Frederic is shy, decent, and capable of romantic passion. He is the exact opposite of Hugo - a charming, manipulative and heartless scoundrel who contrives a plot to suit his own ends which will unmask the hypocrisy of the upper class guests at an occasion they will never forget...

May contain firework light and sound effects, please contact the theatre or check auditorium notices for more information.

This amateur production of “Ring Round the Moon” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk.

A love affair is ended.

Life and its priorities change.

Suddenly the past resurfaces and lifestyles are changed.

Two lovers reconnected. Two worlds. Two ideologies.

Rekindle. Reconcile. Remember.

Contains some strong language.

This amateur production of “Skylight” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk.

Journey with Sam and Jen as they navigate a parallel world where Shakespeare’s Works are reality and nothing is what it seems.

This topical play takes in Henry IV, Part 1 and Hamlet through the lens of the LGBTQ+ spectrum and does so with earnest, heart and humour, with just a little dash of meta.

The Prince by Abigail Thorn is a bold and vibrant play which had its debut to rave reviews on September 18th 2022 at Southwark Theatre.

Contains some strong language, strobe lighting effects and haze. The text of the play addresses issues that may be upsetting, please contact the theatre for more information.

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with United Agents.

When the young and naive D’Artagnan sets out on his quest to become a King’s musketeer, he immediately encounters the dangerous femme fatale, Milady de Winter. After discovering that the musketeers have been disbanded, he makes it his mission to get them reinstated. But will his feud with Milady thwart him? And who the heck is she?

This riotous adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel by John Nicholson (Hound of the Baskervilles) is a funny, high energy adaptation of a universally loved story, which is suitable for audiences of all ages.

Swashbuckling and rollicking adventure guaranteed – convincing French accents, not so much.

Contains gunshot sound effects.

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.