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Alice In Wonderland
Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
23rd-27th November 2021
Adapted and Directed by Graham Botterill
Tickets: adults £16, children/students £10.
The Nomad Theatre proudly presents a celebration of Mr Lewis Carroll’s enchanting fantasy – a splendid time is guaranteed for all!
Join us for our family-friendly adaptation of the classic story of Alice, a little girl who falls down a rabbit hole one summer afternoon. On her journey into Wonderland, she’ll meet many new friends, and see some extraordinary sights.
This production is brought to you by the NODA award-winning team who produced A Christmas Carol in 2019.
Living Together
Living Together by Alan Ayckbourn
14-18th September 2021 at 7:30 pm
Tickets: adults £14, students £10.
Directed by Danny Sparkes
Living Together is the middle play of the ‘Norman Conquests’ by Alan Ayckbourn. Fortunately, each play can be performed independently, although the action takes place over one weekend among the same group of related people.
A common factor is Norman’s inadequate attempts to ‘seduce’ his sister-in-law and brother-in-law’s wife, whilst keeping his own wife happy! This is a comedy that shows just what happens when families misunderstand what is happening under their noses!! The common theme is Norman’s assertion – “but I love you!”
The Area Belle & Duel In The Dark
The Bacchae Theatre Company Presents
The Area Belle & Duel In The Dark
Friday 16th July 2021 – BOOK NOW
Two Victorian Farce with an all-female cast!
All That Glisters – The Nomes
A show by The Nomes
All That Glisters
10th & 11th July 2021 at 3:30pm
Tickets: Adults £6, Children/Students £4
During the Spring Term, we conducted classes online and we’re working together on creating our brand new summer show: ‘All that Glisters’ or Shakespeare meets Hollywood!
The show mixes plots and characters from Shakespeare’s plays with late 20th century stereotypes and Hollywood movie glamour. The characters all dream of movie industry fame and winning gold. Imagine Juliet as a movie starlet, Prospero as a producer, Caliban as a director, Romeo as a stuntman and the Fairies as an award-winning pop group!
To realise their dreams they journey through storm and peril to Hollywoodland. A fun-packed and original piece of family theatre…
Book now – CLICK HERE FOR BOX OFFICE
Written and Directed by Sammy Swanborough & Matt Findlay
Devised with The Nomes students
Production Manager: Jackie Shearer
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol
By Charles Dickens
Adapted and Directed by Graham Botterill
Tuesday 11th to Saturday 15th December at 7.30pm, matinee on Saturday at 2.30pm
Tickets: adults £16, children/students £10 (£12 for adults on the 11th)
Box office: 01483 284747 or Book Online
The famous tale of Ebenezer Scrooge’s journey from miserable miser to generous benefactor, has been a popular feature of Christmas since it was published in 1843. Scrooge’s redemption is prompted by the visitation of a succession of spirits. By turns exciting, terrifying, amusing and always moving; this story is a wonderful prelude to Christmas.
The Chalk Garden by Enid Bagnold
The Chalk Garden
By Enid Bagnold
Directed by Murray Stephens
Tuesday 13th to Saturday 17th November at 7.45pm in the studio
Tickets: adults £12, children/students £10
A troubled teenage girl lives with her eccentric grandmother, Mrs. St. Maugham, in a big house in Sussex, with a Chalk Garden. When a new governess is hired, partly to keep Laurel’s mother from taking her back, the brittle calm of the household is shaken. Miss Madrigal has no past, and no references; but when Mrs. St Maugham’s old friend the Judge comes to lunch, secrets are revealed and illusions destroyed.
Enid Bagnold’s 1955 play deals with issues that are as relevant now as they were in the 50’s, renewing and rebuilding lives, and above all the need for love, and the need to move on.
It was first performed on Broadway, in 1955. It opened in London in 1956 with Edith Evans and Peggy Ashcroft, and was the most successful play that year, eclipsing both “Look Back in Anger” and “The Deep Blue Sea”. It won numerous awards in Britain and on Broadway, including rave reviews from Kenneth Tynan. It has been revived regularly. There was a run at the Donmar Theatre in 2008, with Margaret Tyzack (her last play) Penelope Wilton and Felicity Jones in her breakthrough role, and it is running at Chichester this year with Penelope Keith. It was also filmed in 1964 starring Edith
Evans, Deborah Carr, Hayley Mills and John Mills.
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Much Ado About Nothing
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Andrew Hamel-Cooke
Tuesday 9th to Saturday 13th October at 7.45pm
Tickets: adults £14, children/students £10 (£12 for adults on the 9th)
A sharply witty romantic comedy – a battle of the sexes. As soldiers memories of conflict give way to a life of parties and masked balls, two fall madly, deeply in love, while another two reignite their own altogether more combative courtship.
For Audition information – click here
Trivial Pursuits by Frank Vickery
Trivial Pursuits
By Frank Vickery
Directed by Michael Ayres
Wednesday 12 to Saturday 15 September at 7.45pm
Tickets: adults £12, children/students £10
At the summer meeting of the local am dram society, next season’s play is to be announced. The society’s business manager, Nick, runs into trouble, having promised a different show and the plum roles to four different people.
In this comedic look at the world of ‘am-dram’, the audience may find the scenarios of hidden agendas, scores to be settled and all the behind-the-scenes shenanigans which go into a production, a little familiar.
All in all, this play will make you chuckle and chortle, perhaps even raise the odd wry eyebrow or groan! Now, does anyone know how to light a barbecue properly?
A comedic look at the world of amateur dramatics!
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- Deidre – Moyra Brookes
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- Pearl – Elaine Burns
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- Jessica – Alannah Winn-Taylor
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- Eddie – Iain Macfarlane
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- Roz – Cheryl Chamberlain
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- Teddy – Michael Ayres
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- Nick – Stuart Tomkins
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- Joyce – Fiona Whitehead
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- Mona – Juliana Andreiesz
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- Derek – Paul Asher
- Derek – Paul Asher
Nomes Youth Theatre Summer Show-in-a-Week
Nomes Youth Theatre @ The Nomad Theatre
Summer Show-in-a-Week
30th July – 3rd August from 10:30-3:00 each day, for ages 8-16 = £145.
Confidence building, team work and theatre arts skills – run by professional tutors in a working theatre. To book a place or find out more, email [email protected]
Play In A Week 2018 – Keeping Score
Play In A Week celebrates 20 years in 2018!
Keeping Score
Directed by Brandon McGuire
Performances 28 July at 7.30 and 29 July at 2.30
Tickets: £13
Book online or call 01483 284747
The Nomads annual week-long project for people with a range of physical and/or learning disabilities. A special play is commissioned each year with a unique part to suit every individual wanting to participate. Not to be missed!
Love Me Slender by Vanessa Brooks
Love Me Slender
By Vanessa Brooks
Directed by Andrew Hamel-Cooke
Tuesday 10th to Saturday 14th July at 7.30pm
Tickets: adults £14, students £10
Box office: 01483 284747 or book online
A perceptive and comedic look at a modern issue… Siobhan, the ‘Achiever of the Year’ inspires her hopeful new recruits in the Slim For Life dieting club. Siobhan has lost seven stone, found a new self, a fulfilling job and a wonderful husband. Now, she encourages others to achieve the same.
These are seven very contrasting women – Siobhan, the leader of the group and a total control freak, who struts around the stage in her ‘Achiever of the Year’ banner and her ever faithful Kelly, quiet and deep and heading for disaster from the moment the play opens. Claudette the Liverpudlian, with an obsession for food, attractive, confident and loud, who is the exact opposite of Rosie, the dowdy and lank-haired loser. There is Lucinda, who feels far more at home with a large gin and tonic, is sophisticated , smart and could organise any office in the city. Celia is a jolly hockey sticks lady and everybody’s friend with a perfect marriage, or so we are lead to believe, initially, and Jean who is being ripped off by Siobhan and cannot afford to be.
The cast
- Siobhan – Moyra Brookes
- Claudette – Cheryl Chamberlain
- Rosie – Laura Spalding
- Lucinda – Sarah Gage
- Celia – Susan Monteregge
- Jean – Nikky Kirkup
- Kelly – Emily Ingold
Charlotte’s Web – Nomes Youth Theatre
Nomes Youth Theatre presents
Charlotte’s Web
By EB White
Friday 29th June at 7pm, Saturday 30th June at 2pm and 7pm, Sunday 1st July at 2pm
Tickets: adults £14, children/students £10
We meet Charlotte, the spider, who is utterly determined to save her friend Wilbur, the pig.
Box office: 01483 284747
“A Right Royal Romance” in association with BLOS
In association with Bookham Light Operatic Society
A Right Royal Romance
A concert of romantic songs from the shows to celebrate the Royal wedding, presented to you by BLOS!
Musical Director: Selena Hegarty
Thursday 17 to Saturday 19 May at 7.30
Tickets: £12 – call 01483 284747 or book online.
With songs from composers such as Andrew Lloyd Webber, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, Gilbert and Sullivan, Franz Lehár, Leonard Bernstein.
Enjoy hearing musical numbers from the shows you love… Oklahoma, Les Miserables, The Phantom of The Opera, Patience, My Fair Lady, Half a Sixpence, Ruddigore, Kiss Me Kate and more!
Box office: 01483 284747 or www.ticketsource.co.uk/nomadtheatre
Showtime Singalong – with The Duffers & Gruffers Choir
Showtime Singalong – with The Duffers & Gruffers Choir
Saturday 24th March 2018 at 7:30pm
In aid of Play In A Week 2018
Presenting songs from their favourite shows, the D&G Choir and their Musical Director, Martin Hall invite you to join them in a “Showtime Singalong” featuring songs from Oliver, My Fair Lady, The Sound of Music, Oklahoma, Carousel and many more.
You’ll have the words so you can join in a much or as little as you like. There will also be a selection pf special performances for you to sit back and enjoy!
This evening is open to everyone and will be raising funds for Play In A Week’s 20th anniversary production in 2018.
Tickets £12 via the box office on 01483 284747 or www.ticketsource.co.uk/nomadtheatre
About Play In A Week
Play In A Week is the Nomads annual week-long project for people with a range of physical and/or learning disabilities.
It enables actors with learning and/or physical disability to enjoy the magic and benefits of participating in a show and putting on 2 public performances every summer in our fully equipped and accessible modern theatre.
To achieve this, a cast of around 50 performers are backed by over 60 volunteers and specialist professionals. A special play is commissioned each year with a unique part to suit every individual wanting to participate.
New songs and music are composed, and dances choreographed to fit the script. Personal achievements since 1999 are both inspiring and humbling. Accessing performing arts and being part of this very special company has amazing benefits for our participants and volunteers, as well as providing great entertainment for our audiences!
Funding for this project comes primarily from donations and fundraising events which run throughout the year.
Chat Room – by The Young Company (Nomes Youth Theatre)
Chat Room
Friday 23rd March at 7.30pm
Saturday 24th March at 3.30pm
Tickets: a retiring collection will be made in aid of completing the Bob King room
Nomes Youth Theatre is a fun and exciting youth theatre group based at the Nomad Theatre in East Horsley, Surrey. We run classes for children and young people aged 4-18.
Freewheelers Easter Showcase
Freewheelers Easter Showcase
Wednesday 21st March @ 7.30pm
Tickets: £12
Concessions: £6
Carers go free – please contact the box office
Limited Wheelchair spaces available – please contact the box office
Join Freewheelers at our Easter Showcase for an evening of Dance, Drama, Film and Music, presented by our weekly workshop groups. From incredible improvised dances to hilarious Roman radio plays and live musical medleys, our creative programme promises to entertain!
Freewheelers work with disabled and non-disabled artists using theatre, dance, film, music and animation. We achieve high production standards, alongside a person-centred approach. We entertain, innovate, collaborate and challenge perceptions. We surprise people.
Box office: 01483 284747
Our box office is open on Saturday’s 10.30am – 12 noon. At all other times, please leave a voicemail with your name and telephone number, clearly stating your requirements and we will call you back.
Online box office: www.ticketsource.co.uk/nomadtheatre
Auditions – Shakers
Auditions – Shakers
This 90 minute play is presented by four waitresses, Adele, Mel, Carol and Nicky, each under pressure in different ways, and describes a typical night at a bar called Shakers. The play is set in 1985, and has plenty of quick-fire humour as well as monologues by each character. The actresses play all the characters in the bar, including the clientele the four waitresses have to deal with.
- Director: Michael Ayres
- Performance dates: 13-17 February at 7:45pm
- Rehearsals: Sunday / Wednesday / Friday
Audition dates:
- Tuesday 9th January at 7.30pm
- Sunday 14th January at 6pm
Auditions will be held at The Nomad Theatre, Bishopsmead Parade, East Horsley, Leatherhead, Surrey KT24 6RT (click here)
Audition monologues (script provided):
- Carol – “When I was sixteen..”
- Adele – “I first slept with somebody…”
- Mel – “Bleedin’ cocktails…” and “My mum tells everyone that I work in Shakers…”
- Nicky – “It is something that I’ve put together myself…”
Northern accent preferred but not essential
If you are interested in auditioning and/or would like further information, please contact the Director on [email protected]
Characters
Shakers is an ensemble piece, with each actor playing equally featured roles. The playing age is 20s to 30s, but rapport between the actors is as important.
- Adele – mid 20’s Thinks life is for living, having fun is her raison d’être. Calls it as she sees it. The complete opposite of Carol.
- Carol – late 20’s/early 30’s Down to earth, no nonsense type. Degree educated at Lancaster Poly. She wants the other girls to make something of themselves and not waste their time on “men”, though she secretly wants to settle down and have children herself.
- Mel – early 20’s Despite of her youth, she is already embittered by life. Plenty of attitude and can stop an elephant at twenty yards with a quip. Comic timing is vital.
- Nicky – late teens/early 20’s Budding actor, keen to progress her acting career, gives the air of confidence (until she attends an audition!!!) Always feels slightly left out of things, in much the way that a younger sibling does when involved with older sisters. Has a “the show must go on” ethos.
Shakers by John Godber & Jane Thornton
Shakers
By John Godber & Jane Thornton
Directed by Michael Ayres
Wednesday 14th – Saturday 17th February 2018 (in the studio) at 7:45pm
Tickets: Adults £12, Students £10
Box office 01483 284747 or www.ticketsource.co.uk/nomadtheatre
The Nomads present a dramatic comedy piece, Shakers, in the studio. Set in a cocktail bar c. 1985, we meet Carol, Adele, Nicky and Mel, four friends who have taken to waitressing in desperation but who also have wit and resilience enough to never let any of the colorful characters they come across shake them up!
Shakers cocktail bar is THE place to be! After work, before a club, to meet the blokes, to pick up the girls, to drink to celebrate or drown your sorrows, for birthdays and parties and romance and sin, this is the place to be seen. The all-female cast introduce us to complex women from all walks of life with a fascinating insight into their challenges and social commentary.
For this performance, you’ll also find some fun additions to your visit which will heighten the experience… for example, you can order one of our limited edition cocktails in the bar of The Bob King room, our brand new building (formerly The Greenroom)!
Director:
Michael Ayres, Artistic Director for The Nomads, is a well-known face in the amateur dramatics circles of Surrey. Most recently appearing as the dame, Sarah The Cook in Dick Whittington, he’s enjoying the first of two productions he’ll be directing here in 2018.
Cast:
- Mel – Lucy Hamilton
- Adele – Hayley Clines
- Carol – Nikky Kirkup
- Nicky – Laura Spalding
Tickets: Adults £12, students £10
Don’t miss out, seats are limited, book today!
Box office: 01483 284747 – leave a voicemail, or call on Saturdays 10.30-12.30
Online box office: www.ticketsource.co.uk/nomadtheatre
Play In A Week Quiz – Something For Everyone!
Saturday 10th February, 2018 at 7:00 pm.
Our handcrafted Quiz Night is not your usual “pub quiz! Back by popular demand, the Play In A Week humorous, fun and thought provoking questions will entertain you while we raise funds. We try to level the playing field and have ‘something for everyone’ to answer.
Everyone is welcome! Teams are of up to 8(ish!), but you don’t have to bring a whole team in order to participate. We’ll find everyone a place at our friendly tables.
Tickets are £14 which includes a buffet supper. When you book, please tell us if you prefer meat or vegetarian option.
Book online – click HERE, or call 01483 284747.
About Play In a Week
Play In A Week is the Nomads annual week-long project for people with a range of physical and/or learning disabilities. It enables actors with learning and/or physical disability to enjoy the magic and benefits of participating in a show and putting on 2 public performances every summer in our fully equipped and accessible modern theatre.
To achieve this, a cast of around 50 performers are backed by over 60 volunteers and specialist professionals. A special play is commissioned each year with a unique part to suit every individual wanting to participate. New songs and music are composed, and dances choreographed to fit the
script.
Personal achievements since 1999 are both inspiring and humbling. Accessing performing arts and being part of this very special company has amazing benefits for our participants and volunteers, as well as providing great entertainment for our audiences!
Funding for this project comes primarily from donations and fundraising events which run throughout the year.
Want to get involved? You can contact us for a chat by these methods:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01372 726571
On Facebook please search for: @playinaweek
Dick Whittington – pantomime by Peter Denyer
Tuesday 12 to Saturday 16 December
Evenings 7.30, matinee at 2.30 Saturday
Tickets: adults £16, children/students £10, £12 adults on 12th
Box office 01483 284747
BOOK ONLINE HERE
Presented by The Nomads – a traditional pantomime which follows the story of Dick Whittington, his cat and his rise to fame in London. This show has got it all – from shipwrecks to streets paved with gold! With barrels of laughs, slapstick, great musical numbers and plenty of audience participation there will be something for everyone to enjoy.
Our intimate, comfortable theatre auditorium seats 120 so you’re always close to the action… we are entirely run by volunteers so you’ll find a friendly welcome and relaxed atmosphere (don’t worry if your children might be noisy, the more noise the better!) … and we have a warm and cozy new Greenroom bar to relax in!
Call now or book online for what promises to be our biggest and best pantomime yet!
Take a look at what NODA thought of our last pantomime, Cinderella – http://www.nomadtheatre.com/noda-review-cinderella/
Production team
The story:
The origins of the story of “Dick Whittington” will not be found in any book of fairy tales. The pantomime is the only one based on a true subject. There actually was a Richard Whittington, and he did become (Lord) Mayor of London in the late 14th and early 15th centuries.
Dick Whittington is a poor boy who has travelled to London to seek his fame and fortune. He has been told that “The streets are paved with gold”. He arrives penniless, and without a friend in the world.
In the pantomime it is often the Fairy – Fairy Bow Bells who introduces “Tommy” the cat to Master Whittington. He now has a true friend, but what he and Tommy want most is to earn an honest living.
Dick Whittington and Tommy the Cat are invited on board the ship to seek their fame and hopefully their fortune. A great storm brews up. The ship is in danger and the characters are washed ashore-bedraggled, wet and lost. The Dame, Idle Jack, the Captain and the Mate, and finally Dick and Tommy arrive safe and sound.
Will Dick find any treasure on the island? How will they get back to London?
Join us and you’ll find out… Oh, yes you will!