We have now completed the sequence of productions which were all originally conceived either during or shortly before the years of lockdown. Zigzag, Top Girls, The Plague, and now The Cherry Orchard, have all, in their delightfully contrasting ways, been…
Four complete runs before we open on the 26th, two of them full dress rehearsals. Plus the technical rehearsal when we try out the sound and lighting and polish all the scene changes etc. With everyone of the book for…
by Anton Chekhov. Adapted for Alton Fringe Theatre by Michael Biddiss Performed at the Wessex Arts Centre, Alton College in October 2023 Directed by Louise Biddiss A triumph for Director Louise Biddiss with her bold and clear conception of how…
Adapted by Neil Bartlett after La Peste by Albert Camus Directed by Steve Gerlach Chorus directed by Jo Hopkins The Plague was performed in Amery School Hall on 30, 31 March and 1 April, 2023 “The professionalism, the commitment and…
We have emerged from the pandemic years with two successful live productions under our belt, first ZigZag – our own Simon Applegarth’s celebration of the life of Gilbert White of Selborne. Taking the form of a voice drama, he wrote…
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’…
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
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…
By Caryl Churchill Directed by Catherine Gerlach The Programme
