SAMUEL Beckett’s existential classic Waiting For Godot will be on stage at the Studio of Strode Theatre in Street, from Wednesday 28th to Saturday 31st October, nightly at 7.30. Produced in house and directed by Adam Lanfranchi, it explores the complex and shape-shifting story of two tramps, Vladimir and Estragon, as they wait by a…
SHAKESPEARE Live, the company that was founded 37 years ago by a group of experienced amateur actors, brings its latest devised show, Shakespeare’s Green-Eyed Monster, to four venues between 21st and 24th October. The company, whose members are drawn from the Wiltshire and Somerset area, is known for its annual summer productions at Seend, and…
THEY do things differently in Sturminster Newton – so no surprises if the latest production by local drama society SNADS is a festive show … at Hallowe’en! A Vicar Of Dibley Christmas is being staged at the Exchange from 29th to 31st October, bringing all your favourite characters from the hit television comedy series together…
LUCY Kirkwood’s 2020 play The Welkin is set in Somerset in 1759, the story of a young woman condemned to death by hanging, but whose life will be saved if her claim of pregnancy is true. Twelve women of the village form the jury. She play has been chosen by Ilminster Entertainment Society for performance…
THE sad news that Taunton’s much-loved Brewhouse Theatre is to close (due to financial difficulties) was not only a shock but a problem for Taunton Thespians, who were already into rehearsals for their production of The Haunting of Hill House in mid-November. But local theatre lovers can still look forward to the spine-chilling experience of…
THE multi-talented Yeovil Amateur Operatic Society is moving east for its next production, to the Powell Theatre in Sherborne. The show is the musical version of The Great British Bake-Off, making its first appearance locally on the amateur stage, and performances are from Monday 26th to Saturday 31st October.It is directed by Jennifer Holland-Brewer and…
ONE of Agatha Christie’s most popular whodunits, now titled And Then There Were None, will be performed on the stage of Shaftesbury Art Centre from 14th to 17th October. Ten strangers are mysteriously invited to an isolated house, cut off from the outside world. Each of them has a secret history … but how can they…
PAULA Hawkins tense psychological drama The Girl on the Train, adapted for the stage by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel, comes to Salisbury’s Studio Theatre in Ashley Road from 1st to 10th October. Directed by Anthony von Roretz, it explores the nature of trust and obsession – what happens if the person you trust most…
WIMBORNE Community Theatre, currently celebrating its 35th anniversary, was joined by local singers, children from Wimborne First and St Michael’s Schools, members of Millstream Theatre and young musicians from QE School, for a new production, Belonging – Our search for Home, outdoors at Kingston Lacy from 22nd to 27th September. Belonging is a tale of…
STEEL Magnolias is how Americans describe strong, gritty and indefatigable Southern women, and playwright Robert Harling knew all about them. He was born and brought up in Dothan, Alabama, and studied law in Natchitoches, Louisiana, the town in which he based his most famous play and where he still lives. His inspiration came from his…