Now's your chance to join us - The Cherry Orchard : October 26-28
For our next production we are planning to stage "The Cherry Orchard" by Anton Chekhov in the Wessex Theatre at HSDC Alton College on 26-28 October. Some casting is due to begin in the course of April. Anyone who might wish to discuss a possible acting role in this specific production is invited to contact […]
2023
Rehearsals for The Plague are well under way, with tickets selling rapidly for the three performances. Capacity is limited, in keeping with our tradition of small-scale, intimate productions (well suited for this particular play), so early booking is advisable to avoid disappointment. Preparations for Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard , directed by Michael and Louise Biddiss, […]
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 - Photogallery, Review, original Programme
(After La Peste by Albert Camus) Adapted by Neil Bartlett The Plague was performed in Amery School Hall on 30, 31 March and 1 April, 2023 Directed by Steve Gerlach Chorus directed by Jo Hopkins The Plague is Albert Camus’ electrifying story about living through a time of crisis and fighting back against despair. Originally written in […]
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
