Charity Number: 506526
Henry Hobson a British widower, is the overbearing owner of a shoe shop. His three daughters -- Alice, Vicky and Maggie work for him and all are eager to get out from under his thumb. When the headstrong Maggie announces she intends to marry Henry's best employee, Will, father and daughter engage in an intense showdown. As Maggie works on launching a competing business, she also helps her sisters free themselves of their domineering father.
Cast
Hobson - Nick Grafton
Maggie - Eliza Welch
Willie - Luke Hickman
Alice - Fiona Woodward
Vicky - Danni Compton
Jim - Andy Ward
Albert Prosser - Ciaran Savage
Freddie Beenstock - Alex Grieson
Dr Mcfarland - Craig Benson
Mrs Hepworth - Zoe Tuxford
Ada Figgins - Laura Stothard
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Directed by Carol Boweness
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Hobson's Choice
11th - 13th May 2018
When did you last see your trousers
9th - 11th November 2018
This hilarious farce begins quietly enough with Howard and Penny asleep. A burglar climbs through the window and steals various items, including Howard's suit. Awakening, Howard announces his intention to get back to the wife! But how can he in only vest and underpants? Before you can say "jockey shorts" he is being chased around the flat by his Danish au pair, the Home Secretary and a randy constable who doubles as a flasher. Add to this a punk with rainbow colored hair, a gravelly voice Captain and a singing telegram Gorilla and you have the ingredients for a night of outrageous fun!
Cast
Howard - Craig Benson
Penny - Eliza Welch
Tove - Sally Ibbertson
Home Secretary - Nick Grafton
Constable - Steve Brundell
Burglar/Inspector - Ciaran Savage
Jimmy/Gorilla - Alex Grierson
Dierdre - Sue Baker
Captain Webber - Nathan Partington
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Directed by Carol Boweness
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Two
Friday 22nd - Saturday 24th March 2019
Two by Jim Cartwright. A sharp and touching slice of English life set in a Northern Pub owned by a savagely bickering husband and wife. Two is a series of short vignettes that skilfully combines pathos and humour. Traditionally all 14 characters are played by just 'two' actors - but in a delightful new take on the play a whole host of actors will be bringing this play to light.
Featuring, a bickering husband and wife who run the pub and the dozen regulars who pass through their pub in an evening each with their own story to tell. When a little boy is left behind by his father, a fragile reconciliation occurs as a dark tragedy is revealed.
A skill-full mix of both tragedy and comedy, it will have you both crying with laughter and sadness.
Cast
Landlord - Luke Hickman
Landlady - Eliza Welch
Old Woman - Sue Baker
Moth - Nathan Partington
Maudie - Laura Stothard
Old Man - Craig Benson
Mrs Igar - Linda Stewart
Mr Igar - Ciaran Savage
Lesley - Sally Ibbertson
Roy - Ciaran Savage
Fred - Steve Brundell
Alice - Sue Baker
Woman - Linda Stewart
Boy - Arron Raw
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Directed by Nick Grafton
Ladies Day
15th - 17th November 2019
Cast
Sue Baker
Eliza Welch
Laura Stothard
Sally Ibbertson
Steve Brundell
Craig Benson
Nathan Partington
Arron Raw
Directed by Linda Stewart
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Haggard
25th - 27th November 2021
Haggard is best described as a bawdy romp and has had the cast in stitches from the get-go! Perpetually hard-up, lecherous, conceited, dishonest and drunk, the eighteenth-century Squire Amos Haggard was first conceived by Michael Green and subsequently brought to television screens in Eric Chappell’s much-loved ITV series in the 1990s. In Chappell’s stage adaptation, the anti-hero disguises himself as the notorious bar brawler ‘One-Eyed Will’, seduces a member of the aristocracy, poisons himself, survives an encounter with ‘Death’, fights a duel and ends up in prison waiting to be hanged! His son Roderick and servant Grunge are his not-so-faithful companions
Cast
Haggard - Nick Grafton
Grunge - Craig Benson
Roderick - Ciaran Savage
Fanny Foulacre - Eliza Welch
Betty Bouncer - Laura Stothard
Lady Tartlet - Sue Baker
Sir Josh Foulacre & Various - Steve Brundell
Landlord & Various - Arron Raw
One-Eyed Will & Various - Nathan Partington
Hook & Various - Andy Ward
Nelly Blight & Various - Sally Ibbertson
Directed by Carol Bowness
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Ladykillers
7th - 9th April 2022
Cast
Sue Baker
Steve Brundell
Nathan Partington
Luke Hickman
Craig Benson
Arron Raw
Sally Ibbertson
Ann Wood
Carol Bowness
Directed by Nick Grafton
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Play On by Rick Abbott
24th - 26th November 2022
One plucky community theatre group is about to produce a show called Murder Most Foul, a new “murder mystery play” with the same title as an Agatha Christie novel but with no relation whatsoever.
The director, Gerry, thought producing the play was a good idea since the inexperienced playwright has agreed to let the company perform the show for no charge. Gerry, however, had no idea what disasters awaited him.
The playwright keeps changing the story and script, the cast are disgruntled, and the stage crew don't know whether they are coming or going.
Will the play ever go on?
Play On is a hilarious love letter to community theatre.
Cast
Sue Baker
Steve Brundell
Nathan Partington
Eliza Welch
Craig Benson
Arron Raw
Laura Stothard
Sally Ibbertson
Mick Mcneill
Nigel Dalton
Directed by Carol Bowness
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Happy Families by John Godber
20th - 22nd April 2023
(Contains some adult themes.)
This is a semi-autobiographical play by the widely acclaimed playwright who has thrilled many theatregoers with his hilarious but poignant observational humour. Set in Northern England, it is full of warmth, understanding and comedy; it is an affectionate and appealing portrait of an ordinary family struggling with change, bereavement, and the generation gap. On his graduation day in 1978, John looks back over his teenage years, from 1967-1973, recalling all the embarrassments, tensions, joys and sorrows of family life in West Yorkshire. Older and better educated, he finds himself alienated from his working-class family who cannot understand his growing intellect and theatrical aspirations.
