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Guildburys Theatre Company Present: Martin McDonagh’s Hangmen.

Wednesday 19^th  November – Saturday 22^nd  November at 7.30pm

Tickets: £20, Students £15* (Age Advisory 14+)

*Contains strong language and the depiction of a hanging.

2016 Olivier Award Best New Play

2022 New York Drama Critics Award Best Foreign Play

2022 Tony Award- nominated Best Play

What does the second-best hangman in England do on the day Parliament abolishes hanging?  In his small Oldham pub, (ex) executioner Harry Wade holds court, surrounded by a motley crew of hangers-on all seeking his reaction to the news. When a mysterious stranger turns up, a  series of twists and turns are set in motion leading to an astonishing climax. This savagely comic exploration of justice and punishment will have you laughing out loud, simultaneously shocked and delighted. A taut theatrical thriller by the multi award-winning writer of “The Banshees of Inisherin“, “In Bruges“, and “The Pillowman“.

Guildburys are an award-winning theatre company and are delighted to be performing at The Nomad Theatre. They will be returning to The Nomad Theatre next year in March with “Cold Comfort Farm” adapted by Paul Joust, and in November with Ayckbourn’s classic “Bedroom Farce”

This amateur production of Hangmen is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd on behalf of Samuel French Ltd.

Book tickets online here

See the trailer here 

A Double Bill in The Studio

Tuesday 11th to Saturday 15th November at 7.45pm

Tickets £13

Purgatory (Berkoff)

By Steven Berkoff

Directed by Danny Sparkes

Steven Berkoff has variously been described as controversial, thrilling and dynamic;abusive, shocking and surprising. His work showcases controversy. black humour and dramatic dialectics. Purgatory- the state of suffering after death before ascending to Heaven or the quality of cleansing or purifying. Is this an appropriate title for this play? I will leave it to you to decide. John is a “resting” classical actor (is he in the right place?); Betty is a typical “digs” landlady with her own rules- but does she want an actor as a tenant? Sarah is the “nice” young lady in the next room: Ted is a night-working “oik” An unlikely quartet thrown together by circumstance. Can they possibly live in the same property?

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

You Me and Wii

by Sue Townsend

Directed by Elaine Burns

” You Me and Wii” is set in a council house during an election; a family of four are in a cramped living room unable to go out, not even to the shops. The son spends all day skiing on the Wii, his teenage sister seems to be hiding from school, the grandmother doesn’t recognise the world she lives in and the mother is ironing baby clothes. Into this situation comes the local MP and her aide, a young woman with zero empathy for the voters. The MP wants to stay with the family. Come along and see what happens…..

An amateur production by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.

Bookham Light Operatic Society Presents:

The Yeomen Of The Guard

by W.S.Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan

Directed by Eleanor Hegarty

M.D. Selina Edney, Choreographer Gill Eve

Thursday 23rd to Saturday25th October at 7.30pm and Saturday 25th October at 2.30pm

Tickets: Adults £16, Children Under 16 £12

“The Yeomen Of The Guard”is probably one of Gilbert and Sullivan’s most beloved operas. It takes place at the Tower of London during the reign of Henry VIII and involves strolling players, a nobleman condemned to death, subterfuge and disguise. All under the ever-looming presence of the Tower itself. There is also plenty of humour and beautiful music along the way, with something for everyone.

Brothers Broke Present:

When Judas Met John

Songs of Dylan and Lennon

Thursday 16th October at 7.30pm

Tickets: Adults £15, Children/Students £12

A unique raw, acoustic and direct take on the music of Dylan and Lennon, performed around a fact based story of influence, envy, parody and respect.

Listed by one professional reviewer as one of “five shows not to be missed at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe,” this Irish duo strip bare some classic and lesser known songs by Dylan and Lennon, and present them raw and unplugged in their own energetic style.
Influenced by the meeting of Bob Dylan and The Beatles, this engaging show compares the like-minded and socially conscious lyrics of Dylan and Lennon and deals with the relevance of their political messaging, written up to sixty years ago, in today’s world. It also addresses key questions regarding their relationship – why was Lennon in awe of Dylan only to deride him years later, and why did Dylan keep it to himself that he “really dug the Beatles”?

The duo modify and present the songs in a Blues/Folk style with tight sibling harmonies, around a story of the influence, jealousy, parody and respect that each artist had for the other.

The show is a proud holder of the coveted “Sell-out Show” Laurel awarded by Edinburgh Fringe.

Professional Reviews

https://www.brothersbroke.com/#reviews

HORSLEY LIVE MUSIC CLUB PRESENTS THE ALTER EAGLES 

Saturday 11th October at 8pm

Tickets £26 (plus booking fee) Advance ticket sales only

We are delighted to present The Alter Eagles, an experienced, authentic and talented tribute to one of the world’s biggest and most influential bands – The Eagles.

 Formed in 2003, the five-piece band performs the whole repertoire of Eagles tracks, from tasteful country rock, complete with full harmonies,  through to hard-rocking numbers that showcase the Eagles’ trademark duelling electric guitars.

 A typical set includes many of the Eagles’ greatest hits, including Desperado, Hotel California, Life in the Fast Lane,  Lying Eyes, One of These Nights and Take It Easy.

Boeing-Boeing

by Marc Camoletti

Translated by Beverley Cross and Francis Evans

Directed by Jeff Wightwick

Tuesday 23rd to Saturday 27th September at 7.30pm

Tickets: Adults £15, Children/Students £12

Boeing-Boeing tells the story of the exploits of a French bachelor Bernard and his lovely female flight attendants. Three to be exact, from three different countries and they all believe they are engaged to Bernard! In the past Bernard has been able to juggle these women due to his detailed timetable of his fiances’ flight schedules. When the schedules change all of the women end up in his apartment on the same day. Bernard (with help from his bewildered friend Robert) struggles to keep them from learning the truth. Will the lying lothario be able to keep up the charade, or will disaster occur……

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

A Double Bill in The Studio

Tuesday 1st to Saturday 5th July at 8pm

Tickets £13

Dead Dad Dog by John McKay

Directed by Graham Botterill

A witty comic nightmare in which an unemployed, trendy young Scottish man is deceased father, who was a Hoover salesman in his prime. An offbeat comedy with a political edge

An amateur production by arrangement with Nick Hern Books

Right on Cue by Barry Lambert

Directed by John Want

The Battersea Batterer is causing havoc for the understaffed local CID as he goes around the neighbourhood hitting people over the head with a billiard cue. The police are snookered at first but are assisted by a psychological profiler in solving the case

By arrangement with Lazy Bee Scripts

Bookham Light Operatic Society Presents: Fiddler on the Roof

Book by JOSEPH STEIN

Music by JERRY BOCK

Lyrics by SHELDON HARNICK

Original Direction and Choreography by JEROME ROBBINS

Produced on the New York stage by Harold Prince

Based on the Sholem Aleichem stories by special permission of Arnold Perl

Fiddler on the Roof is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International. (MTI)

All authorized performance materials are also supplied by www.mtishows.co.uk

Performances: Wednesday 21st to Saturday 24th May at 7.30pm and Saturday 24th May at 2.30pm

Tickets: Adults £19, Children under 16 £12

The original 1964 Broadway production won nine Tony awards including Best Musical and the 1971 film, starring Topol, became the highest grossing movie of that year.

The story centers on Tevye, a milkman in the village of Anatevka, who attempts to maintain his Jewish religious and cultural traditions as outside influences encroach upon his family’s lives.

This show is packed with memorable and uplifting songs, including “Tradition”, “If I Were a Rich Man”, “Matchmaker” and the hauntingly beautiful “Sunrise, Sunset”.

A Bunch of Amateurs by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman

From an original story by Jonathon Gershfield and John Ross

Directed by Anthony Kemp

Tues 29th April to Sat 3rd May

Tickets: Adults £15, Children/Students £12

Fading Hollywood actor Jefferson Steele arrives in England to play King Lear in Stratford. Unfortunately, it is Stratford in a sleepy Suffolk village and home of the Stratford players, a struggling am dram group trying to save their theatre from developers. This hilarious comedy is co written by Ian Hislop from Private eye and co writer of Spitting Image and Nick Newman.

This amateur production of “A Bunch of Amateurs” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. On behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk

Audition: Passenger Written and Directed by Paul Reynolds

Audition Date: Tuesday 22nd April at 8pm

Show Dates: Tuesday 1st to Saturday 5th July 2025

If you are interested please contact Moyra Brookes on [email protected] or just turn up. If you are interested but cannot make the date please let us know so we can arrange to see you separately.

Synopsis

The play is about how we see people and who they really are (and the differences in reaction this causes with the audience) and about hope when all things seem to be potentially against you. It’s a parody of 21^st century culture and living with the constant cloud of social media, dating Apps, and electric vehicles. There are undertones of reflection on relationships and growing old (dis)gracefully. The individual characters hit off each other more strongly as the play develops and relationships shift at the same time.

The action takes place on a busy street, in a coffee shop, a bar, a Eurostar passenger train compartment and a lounge/bedroom

Characters;

Maisie; Slightly mousy, introverted and downtrodden mid 40’s, been unlucky in love and now has moved in with her considerably well-off cantankerous Mother in Highgate, N10 following the death of her Father last year. Maisie has been briefly married but has no children, has been more recently let down by a series of men and now looks upon her life’s goals as opportunities to speak about the psychology and behaviour of European domesticated felines at various conferences, rebuff men on Internet dating sites and drink lots of White wine, black coffee & Espresso Martinis.

Think Cher in Moonstruck pre-make-over. Something there but not sure how to release it

Andy;Archetypal man on the street, confident (outwardly), slightly flamboyant, natty dresser and someone who knows a small amount about most things but specialises in virtually nothing (other than failed relationships). He is recently separated from his long-term partner and is living in Southwest London with a ‘friend’ until he gets back on his feet. He is a Civil Engineer which he hates but he can’t find anything else to do that he ever lasts longer than a year at. His confidence and jovial banter hides an inner turmoil of self-loathing, depression, vulnerability and deep desire to find ‘the one’.

Think Andrew Ridgeley before the grey hair & paunch took hold

Mum (Beryl);Mum is a no nonsense well at heel Londoner who has seen and done most things in life and now wants everyone to just piss off and leave her alone (with her dog Roderick). Unfortunately, her daughter has decided it would be a great idea to move back in with her following the death last year of her swashbuckling go getter husband who died whilst hang gliding off a cliff in Tenerife. Mum hates most things in modern life including Tik Tok, X, people saying ‘like’ every third word, influencers, the French, the price of coffee and electric vehicles.

Ray the CoachRay is gruff, to the point and very tired of driving coaches (he’s been doing it for 40 years). He relieves the boredom of driving passengers on weekend city breaks by drinking to oblivion and doing his best to find a suitable female to shack up with for 24/48 hours. Unfortunately, his attempts with Beryl go horribly array. He is also a self-confessed racist and does not understand what ‘woke culture’ is let alone trying to spell it.

Patrice Patrice is a slightly flamboyant, tall, suave good-looking French guy in his late 20’s who works on Eurostar as a customer services assistant but dreams big, dreams of being in Moulin Rouge or starring as Josh Brolins body double.

Sing-A-Long Cinema: Grease

Saturday 5th April at 7.30pm

Tickets: Adults £12, Children £10

Film shown with song words for everyone to join in !

Audition: Dead Dad Dog by John McKay

Directed by Graham Botterill

Audition Date: Mon 31st March 8pm

Show Dates: Tues 1st to Sat 5th July

If you are interested please contact Graham Botterill [email protected] or just turn up.If you are interested but cannot make the date please contact us so we can arrange to see you separately.

Synopsis

Eck (Hector) has a great day ahead of him. He’s got an interview with BBC Scotland, that he’s going to breeze, followed by a hot date with the lovely Roseanne. But then his father, Willie, turns up and Eck literally cannot get away from him. What complicates the situation is that Willie is ten years dead!

Characters:

Eck: Mid twenties. Trendy aspiring Scottish media type, currently unemployed

Willie: Age around 50’s. A dead hoover salesman dressed in a loud, flared seventies suit, with a tacky wide seventies haircut, including big sideburns. He is both cheery and dour.

“an amateur production by arrangement with Nick Hern Books”

Sing-A Long Cinema: Frozen

Saturday 22nd February at 3.30 pm

Tickets: Adults £12, Children £9

Film shown with song lyrics for the whole audience to sing along!

Blue Fire Theatre Co Present: The Diary of A Nobody

by George and Weedon Grossmith

Adapted by Tim Shaw

Friday 31st Jan at 7.30pm

Tickets £15

Step into the whimsical world of Charles Pooter, where the ordinary becomes extraordinary!

Follow the hilarious mundane misadventures of a man who navigates the ups and downs of subarbia with a touch of comedic flair. Discover how the simple moments in life can spark laughter, reflection and a deeper connection to our own quirks

Goldilocks and the Three Bears by tlc creative

Directed by Michael Ayres and Samantha Potten

Tuesday 10th Dec to Friday 13th Dec at 7.30

Sat 14th Dec at 2pm and 7pm

Tickets: Adults £17, Children/Students £12

This is a fun family friendly pantomime with all the usual comedy, great songs and brilliant dances. The traditional story has a new twist in this pantomime. Will the evil Queen Bee achieve Woodland Domination, will Goldilocks find true love and what exactly are the bears up to…….

“By Arrangement with Lazy Bee Scripts”

A Double Bill in The Studio

Tuesday 12th to Saturday 16th November at 7.45 pm

Tickets £13

Cell Mates by Mark Seaman Directed by Iain Macfarlane

In “Cell Mates” young Terry Cole is entering the prison system for the first time. His youthful swagger is tempered by his apprehension about what lies ahead. His meeting with cell mate George Reynolds, who is serving a sentence for murder, has a profound effect upon him.

“By Arrangement with Lazy Bee Scripts”

The Act of Living by Robert Scott Directed by Iain Macfarlane

In this moving play we encounter Tom and Evelyn who first met in 1942 when they were children during the war, and see how their relationship grew and changed. As an old man in 2013, Tom looks back across the years to re-live their time together

“By Arrangement with Lazy Bee Scripts”

Horsley Live Music Club Presents:

An Evening with Slim Chance: Only 1 ticket left

Friday 1st November at 7.45pm

Tickets £25 plus booking fee

Founded by the great Ronnie Lane after he left the Faces, Slim Chance is still going strong, redefining rock and roll and continuing to live up to their name as the ultimate good-time band. The show features many of Ronnie’s classic songs – including Ooh la la, How Come and The Poacher plus a few surprises – a rare mix of bonhomie and fine musicianship.

The band now regularly performs as a quintet, including original members Steve Bingham and Charlie Hart, with fine support from some of the UK’s finest musicans – Geraint Watkins, Frank Mead and Jim Russell or Brendan O’Neill. The band came together (‘reformed and unrepentant’) back in 2010 following the successful 2004 Albert Hall Ronnie Lane commemoration concert.  Since that time they have played extensively round the country and released five albums, the latest of which was recorded ‘live’ in Sheffield earlier in 2024.

THE LEGACY OF RONNIE LANE
Whether it was working with the Small Faces, The Faces and Rod Stewart, or touring with his own travelling rock ‘n’ roll circus, The Passing Show, Ronnie Lane was a one-of-a-kind musician and songwriter. He embarked on the last stage of his career shortly after leaving the Faces, forming the band Slim Chance, writing some of his finest songs and recording several remarkable albums. Sadly, Ronnie passed away in 1997 – but the band plays on.

Bookham Light Operatic Society Presents:

Iolanthe By W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan

Directed by Keith White, MD Roger Wilman, Choreographer Gill Eve

Thursday 24th October to Saturday 26th October at 7.30pm & Saturday 26th October at 2.30pm

Tickets: Adults £16, Under 16’s £12

Strephon is half a fairy, engaged to Phyllis, a ward of court. He hasn’t told her of his fairyhood less it frighten her. Alas she sees him with a young girl, actually his mother as fairies never grow old, and heartbroken, she decides to marry one of two elderly baronets instead! As in true Gilbert and Sullivan fashion it all gets sorted out but with a lot of laughter, some tears and a Nightmare song along the way

To Celebrate 90 years of The Nomads, come to our OPEN DAY

Saturday 12th October, Tours at 12, 2pm, 4pm

Entry is free but please book a space on the tour

Experience the magic of theatre, learn about our history. Get hands on with lighting, Sound and Video.

The revolve will be in action and there will be displays of props, costumes , scenery and make up. The bar will be open to chat to members