Goodbye '22 - Hello '23
So, 2022 is drawing to a close. It has seen two stage productions by the Fringe, one successful bring-your-own-item evening, and two play-reading evenings - Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and A Burial at Thebes - Seamus Heaney's verse translation of Sophocles' Antigone. I suppose we should mention that getting this new website up and running has […]
Upcoming Play-reading evening
Tues 13 Dec 7:30 The Burial at Thebes - Seamus Heaney's verse translation of Sophocles' Antigone.Led by James - Room 7, Alton Community Centre
The Plague
(After La Peste by Albert Camus) Adapted by Neil Bartlett Directed by Steve Gerlach The Plague is Albert Camus’ electrifying story about living through a time of crisis and fighting back against despair. Originally written in the aftermath of the Nazis’ march across Europe, the novel struck a powerful chord with millions struggling to understand the fascist […]
Bring-your own item evening
We have had a delightful bring-your-own-item evening when members brought their choices of poetry and prose to read, or even perform. This was a format which we invented for zoom during the lock-down years and this is the second such session we have done face to face since. As always the choice was eclectic and […]
ZigZag - the Story of Gilbert White of Selborne
A play for voices by Simon Applegarth Directed by the author Click to view the video trailer we produced as a substitute for performance during lockdown