Diary for 27 April, 2024 - 27 April, 2024

By Patrick Hamilton, directed by Hannah Stow What terrors lurk in the shadows, for Bella Manningham, when her husband mysteriously disappears from the house, and the gas lights dim? This classic psychological thriller, by Patrick Hamilton, set in a Victorian world shrouded in fog, and lit by flickering gaslight, uses every device to unsettle its audience. We share Bella’s growing apprehension and self-doubt. Is she going mad as her husband claims? Gaslight has been a popular hit since it was written in 1938, enjoying a recent revival with Kara Tointon as the tormented spouse. Please join us as we embark on a nail-biting journey into the Haunted House of Horrors!

There will be an open audition, on Wednesday, 2 May, 7.30pm, to cast the plays short-listed for the inaugural new play Festival - [...]

By Abi Morgan, directed by Mike Bellenie The playwright, Abi Morgan, and celebrated theatre company, Frantic Assembly, collaborated on this unforgettable love story, about the 40-year marriage of Maggie and Billy, as Maggie’s illness threatens to end it. Past and present collide. The kitchen and bedroom of Maggie and Billy's house, where the walls were never scribbled on by longed-for children, are stalked by the ghosts of their younger selves: the smooth-skinned, radiant Margaret and William. An old woman walks into the wardrobe and a young woman walks out. An elderly man dances with the memory of his young wife; a young man makes love to the woman his new wife will eventually become. Lovesong is a radical departure for the Little Theatre, as the production will feature the unique choreography, for which Frantic Assembly is famous.

We now have confirmed dates for a casting read-through, and audition, for 'Allo 'Allo!, the Little Theatre's October production. Rachel Peter, [...]

With happy memories of last year's concert, Hebden Bridge Little Theatre Choir will again welcome the Chris Irvin Concert Orchestra from Leeds, [...]

The inaugural Hebden Bridge Little Theatre Play Writing Festival - Play Write! - takes place on Friday and Saturday, 20-21 July 2018. The winning entries to our one-act play writing competition, will be performed for two nights at this special event. The judges will announce an overall winner, who will receive a trophy, and the audience favourite each night will also receive a prize. Tickets costing £10 will go on sale nearer the time. Performances commence at 7.30 pm. If you would like to enter, contact: Vaughan Leslie (vaughanleslie@hotmail.com), who will email you further information about the competition, including submission guidelines. The deadline for submissions is 31 January 2018.

Little Theatre member, Maddie Cullinane's one act play, All Things White and Beautiful, is the basis of this month's social play [...]

By Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft, directed by Rachel Peter Adapted from the long-running, popular TV series, ‘Allo ‘Allo! centres around René Artois the cowardly cafe-owner with an eye for the ladies, who gets caught up in the madcap escapades of the French Resistance, whilst all the time trying desperately to ingratiate himself with the occupying German forces. The stage adaptation features the familiar running gags, and all your favourite characters, such as René's tone-deaf wife Edith, Major-General von Klinkerhoffen and the Gestapo officer Herr Flick. ‘Allo ‘Allo! is broad comedy, with elements of farce, physical comedy, visual gags, ridiculous fake accents, and a large amount of sexual innuendo. What’s not to like?!

Following a very successful meeting in September, which focused on Maddie Cullinane's entry to our play writing competition, the social play reading [...]