Hebden Bridge Little Theatre

Why God Created Lesbians by Clare Summerskill
2025-05-10 19:00 - 20:45 UTC | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
Why God Created Lesbians by Clare Summerskill
Saturday 10th May 2025
7:00 PM – 8:45 PM
Clare Summerskill returns to UK theatres with a brilliant new show for 2025: Why God Created Lesbians
In her brand-new one-woman show, Clare Summerskill attempts to explain the point of the perplexing sexual minority to which she belongs, asking why lesbians exist? Is it to ease the pressure on cat rescue centres? Is it to ensure that Shibden Hall remains a viable tourist attraction? Or is it to write one-woman comedy shows featuring songs, stand-up and storytelling? After decades of field research, she thinks she has the answer.
Expect silliness, satire and self-deprecation from crowd-pleaser Clare Summerskill as she hits the road with her funniest show yet. Clare will share the previously unheard story of the lesbian squirrel on the Ark, forced to take up a complaint about compulsory heterosexuality with Noah himself; and she will finally uncover the Almighty’s real opinion about women-loving-women.
A packed comedy show from ‘one of the funniest women in the country’ (What’s On) with a keen fanbase across the UK (gay and straight!). Clare has previously written for BBC Radio 4’s Weekending and Heated Rollers and toured her shows to theatres in the UK and the US.
Praise for Clare Summerskill’s previous shows:
‘Engaging and Charming’ Time Out
‘A lesbian Victoria Wood’ Woman’s Hour
‘Fantastic show, hilarious, witty, intelligent and moving’ ***** Audience member
‘Gritty, funny comedy – great evening’ ***** Audience member
‘What are you waiting for? Grab your tickets now!’ Diva
For all booking inquiries please contact: claresummerskill@gmail.com | www.claresummerskill.co.uk
TICKETS AVAILABLE

The Flood
2025-05-16 - 2025-05-17 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
AKA Theatre Company presents The Flood
Friday 16th May- 7:30pm
Saturday 17th May- 7:30pm
TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE

Hebden Bridge Little Theatre New Playwriting Competition - Casting breakdown
2025-05-25 14:00 - 17:00 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
Auditions to be held on Sunday 25th May 2-5pm
Please message me with expressions of interest with the role or roles you would like to audition for:
Janetgriffiths55@sky.com or Whatsapp 07944 033 364
Performances 7/8/9 August
Must be committed from Tuesday 29th July
Rehearsals in July
Island by Chris Salt
Two men are shipwrecked on a barren island in various stages of sanity. A female arrives following another shipwreck. How will they respond to this new arrival?
MIKES: mid-twenties dual-heritage preferably, slight
CAL: thirty, Caucasian, rough-hewn
BESS: teenager, black preferably
Somewhere in the Middle by Sarah Green
When Shannon’s Nan dies the family discover she wasn’t married to their grandfather and he’d had another child before they got together
SHANNON: Seventeen
JOE: Forties
SALLY: Forties
VOICEOVER OF IRISH NAN
Shared Air by Sarah Osborne
Joyce is widowed and rents out her next-door cottage to Craig who assures her his wife and family will follow. It turns out Craig has been a gambler, and his wife doesn’t want to be with him. Joyce and Craig become intimate but eventually she tells him to leave.
JOYCE: Forties, widow, strong willed, kind, a lonely spirit
CRAIG: Thirty nine, Lost, caring, thoughtful, estranged from his wife and children
ED: Forties/early fifties, warm-hearted, concerned, a simple soul, Joyce’s husband
Scared to Death by Aaron Cliff
Early 1900s. Robert a University Lecturer is attended by Robert a young butler.
Tabitha comes to call pretending to be contacting Celia who is dead and eventually
kills Robert.
ROBERT: fifties/sixties arrogant and pompous
CEDRIC: twenties rather timid with a quick wit
TABITHA: elderly, rather mysterious, like a fortune teller
To Kill a Nightingale by Chris Berry
Two time periods (1942/1960s) telling of a wartime spy ring and a thwarted romance.
Lydia has been having an affair with Dominic and had his baby but marries
Daniel who poisons Dominic who is in prison and the baby is adopted.
LYDIA: thirties and forties needs to be able to sing
DANIEL: thirties and forties
DOMINIC: thirties
Snakes and Ladders by Jay Cundell Walker
Starting as a gentle situation comedy, this piece gradually reveals that the characters
Are struggling with two of the most common issues affecting society in Britain today.
Karen is caring for a mother with dementia. Malcolm has a wife with mental health
problems. They meet every Friday lunchtime for a prawn sandwich with benefits.
MALCOLM: middle-aged
KAREN: Forties, extremely bright, has lost all ambition.

Bleak Expectations
2025-06-16 - 2025-06-21 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
Bleak Expectations by Mark Evans
June 16th – 21st 2025
Directed by Rachel Doyle Richards
Based on the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series, and described as “the story Dickens might have written if he’d had too much gin”, Mark Evans’ stage play Bleak Expectations is a hilarious, comic caper, featuring dastardly villains, preposterous names, incredible duels, several violent deaths, and definitely, probably, maybe…. a happy ending?
Follow half-orphan Pip Bin’s extraordinary exploits with sisters Pippa and Poppy and best friend Harry Biscuit, as they attempt to foil Mr Gently Benevolent’s dastardly scheme to steal their inheritance.
An adventure ripped straight out of a Dickens’ classic and given a Monty Python-esque twist.
TICKETS AVAILABLE
Poster Design – Stuart Hought and Hannah Stow

Nunsense 2 - The Second Coming
2025-07-02 - 2025-07-05 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
Nunsense 2
Wednesday 2 – Saturday 5 July 7.30pm
Saturday 5 July Matinee 2.15pm
The Little Sisters of Hoboken make a triumphant return to Hebden Bridge. This time round, they’re not on the set of Grease (farewell to Rydell High) but another venue has been found. The ups and downs of a Sister’s life provide comedy gold, and the singing is – well – quite divine, darling!
The production is in the capable hands of Steve Tetlow , choreography is with Jane Fletcher , and the musical director is Steve Tetlow .
A team of the highest experience, who can guarantee a great show.
TICKETS AVAILABLE

Last Dance on the Riveria
2025-07-09 - 2025-07-12 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
Last Dance on the Riveria by Chris Berry
9th – 12th July 2025
Last Dance on the Riviera is the first of several new plays from Chris Berry Theatre. The story opens with the marriage of David and Heloise Talbot in 1912, then jumps forward to the glitzy Côte d’Azur in 1934. David is caught between British and other spy agencies as they attempt to outwit each other, sowing the seeds that will eventually lead to World War Two. As loyalties shift and battle lines are drawn, David has to decide who can be trusted, as a ghost from his past threatens everything he has believed.
‘This will end in hurt and death. These things always do.’
Directed by Sharon Old
TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE
£15 (£12 concessions)

When life gives you lemons... AUDITION NOTICE!
2025-07-13 10:30 - 13:30 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
When life gives you lemons…
AUDITION NOTICE:
Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons by Sam Steiner is the second of our two, one-act plays for our October performance slot.
The blurb:
The average person will speak 123,205,750 words in a lifetime. But what if there were a limit? Musician, Oliver, and lawyer, Bernadette, are about to find out, navigating their relationship whilst doing so. Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons imagines a world where we’re forced to say less. It’s about what we say and how we say it; about the things we can only hear in the silence; about dead cats, activism, eye contact and lemons, lemons, lemons, lemons, lemons.
Director Gil Burns will be holding auditions at 10.30am on Sunday 13th July.
She is looking to cast one male, and one female role. Playing age late 20s-late 30s.
For further information, please get in touch with the Little Theatre.

Powerful
2025-07-19 19:30 - 20:30 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
Powerful
A comedy cabaret cocktail by one woman who thrives on live connections with YOU. What’s it about? Grabbing life by the t**ts and creating your own narrative. A solo show for people who love feeling part of a community, with song, dance, story-telling, poetry, puppetry, and a sprinkling of burlesque!
“…a person at the very top of her game, doing everything she can to be the very best she can – it was a privilege to witness that. She was funny and clever, and vulnerable and wise all in the same few minutes”
Nick Yardley
Saturday 19th July
19h30-20h30
*approx one hour duration
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW

THE CHRIS IRVIN CONCERT ORCHESTRA presents 'A Concert of Light Classical & Popular Music'
2025-07-20 19:30 - 22:00
THE CHRIS IRVIN CONCERT ORCHESTRA presents ‘A Concert of Light Classical & Popular Music’
Join us for an evening concert of Light Classical and popular music at the Hebden Bridge Little Theatre.
Sunday, 20th July, 2025 – 19:30 to 22:00
Tickets available here!

Playwrite! A Festival of New Drama
2025-08-07 - 2025-08-09 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
Hebden Bridge Little Theatre presents:
Playwrite! A Festival of New Drama
Featuring the finalists in our 2025 Short Play Competition
Island by Chris Salt
Scared to Death by Aaron Cliff
Shared Air by Sarah Osbourne
Snakes and Ladders by Jay Cundell Walker
Somewhere in the Middle by Sarah Green
To Kill a Nightingale by Chris Berry
The audience will vote every night, and the overall winner will be announced on the final night!
7th, 8th, and 9th August 2025 @ 19h30
Tickets: £5
Book online: https://hblt.co.uk/
Or buy on the door!

Story Magic Presents: Summertime Specials
2025-08-28 14:00 - 15:00 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
Different Dates – Different Shows!
60 minutes of Magic, Puppets, Fun, & Audience Participation!
Wednesday 13th August – Seaside Magic Show
Thursday 28th August – Circus Magic Show
Hebden Bridge Little Theatre – 2pm
All tickets – £5 (per show).
Tickets available in person or over the phone at Todmorden Information Centre 01706 818 181 (no booking fee) or via Story Magic Theatre (small booking fee)

Double Bill of One Act Plays
2025-10-06 - 2025-10-11 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
DOUBLE BILL OF ONE ACT PLAYS
Oct 6th – 11th 2025
Blue Remembered Hills by Dennis Potter
Director Jenny Gore
It’s a hot summer’s day in 1943 and seven children play, laugh, sing and cry somewhere in the woods just before tea-time. In a whirl of constant activity, their lives are brim-full of joy and horror, anxiety and delight.
Dennis Potter’s affectionate study captures the traumas of childhood beneath the apparently innocent surface. He reminds us that adults are children who have simply substituted subtlety for spontaneity.
That rose-tinted nostalgia for the ‘blue remembered hills’ of our youth is not always justified.

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons by Sam Steiner
Directed by Gil Burns
The average person will speak 123,205,750 words in a lifetime. But what if there were a limit? This play imagines a world where we’re forced to say less.
Sam Steiner tells the story of Bernadette and Oliver, a young couple trying to come to grips with a society that has an imposed limit in which each person is only allowed to use up to 140 words in a single day. It explores this imposition from their two perspectives as they negotiate life, love and conflict with ever less options on how to communicate their feelings.
The non-linear narrative flits from past to present, exploring how the couple navigate through turbulent waters as Steiner strips the text and the characters to their emotional core.
TICKETS AVAILABLE
Poster Design – Hannah Stow

Audition - The Unfriend by Steven Moffat!
2025-10-12 15:00 - 17:00 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
AUDITION AUDITION!
The audition for The Unfriend by Steven Moffat will be on Sunday 12th October at 3pm.
The unfriend is an hilarious modern play, centered around a middle class couple and their two teenagers. When a holiday ‘friend’ comes to stay uninvited, their lives take an unexpected turn…
A brilliant, hilarious satirical look at middle-class England’s disastrous instinct to always appear nice.
Peter – mid 40s
Debbie – mid 40s
Elsa – late 50’s to late 70s – American
Alex – Teenager 17-20
Rosie – Teenager 17-20
Neighbour – Male – mid 60s.
Policeman – 50-60 (small part)

LipService presents Funny Stuff
2025-10-25 19:30 - 21:10 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
LipService presents
Funny Stuff
Written & performed by Sue Ryding
Sue Ryding is one half of legendary comedy duo LipService. In 2022 her comedy partner Maggie Fox died, and Sue was left with a shipping container full of stage props, costumes, wigs, hats, shoes, sheep, you name it. This show looks at all the “stuff” we accumulate, hoard and hate to let go. In this humorous and creative response to grief, Sue struggles to part with a life-sized stuffed sheep, a badger onesie, some ruby slippers, a sinking bog, Charlotte Bronte’s knickers and a host of soft toys. Touring anecdotes are combined with archive footage from LipService shows. Not all the items will be making it back up the loft ladder, so the audience is invited to take something home. Come along and help Sue on her journey of letting go.
TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE

Halloween!
2025-10-31 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
Boooo!
A fun filled magic and illusion variety show for families at October half term 2025

11am & 3pm
Hebden Bridge Little Theatre
Children £8 / Adults £10
Prize for the best fancy dress!
Tickets available over the phone or in person from Todmorden Tourist Information Centre (01706 818 181) – no booking fee –
or online via Story Magic Theatre – small booking fee.
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Audition notice for Deathtrap - by Ira Levin
2025-11-09 18:30 - 20:30 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
Audition notice for Deathtrap by Ira Levin
Directed by David Howes
Sunday 9th of November at 6.30pm in the Little Theatre
Performance Dates: April 20th to the 25th 2026
About the Production:
Deathtrap is a sharp, darkly comedic thriller about ambition, manipulation, and the blurred lines between art and reality. In this fresh, all-female reimagining of Ira Levin’s classic, the gender-flipped casting amplifies the play’s tension and wit, exploring power and creativity through a new lens.
Sidney Bruhl, once a celebrated playwright of Broadway thrillers, is desperate to regain her former glory. When she receives an ingenious new play from her student Cleo Anderson, Sidney sees a path back to success — but it might require murder. Twists, turns, and razor-edged humor make Deathtrap a masterclass in suspense.
Roles:
SIDNEY BRUHL – (40s–60s) A once-successful playwright now struggling with creative failure. Sharp, witty, and dangerously ambitious.
CLEO ANDERSON – (20s–30s) A talented and passionate young writer. Intelligent, charming, and ambitious — with hidden layers. (formerly “Clifford”)
MYRA BRUHL – (40s–60s) Sidney’s supportive and anxious wife. Warm-hearted but deeply affected by Sidney’s cynicism.
PORTIA MILGRIM – (40s–70s) A perceptive lawyer and friend of Sidney (formerly “Porter”)
HELGA TEN DORP – (40s–70s) A famous psychic visiting from Europe; flamboyant, sincere, and unpredictable.
Please message if you’re interested in auditioning and I’ll get in touch:
davidhowes1977@hotmail.com

It's a Wonderful Life
2025-12-01 - 2025-12-06 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
It’s a Wonderful Life adapted by Mary Elliott Nelson
Dec 1st – 6th 2025
Directed by Alan Stockdill
This beloved film classic, now adapted for the stage, tells the inspiring story of George Bailey, who has spent his life giving to others at the expense of his own dreams. On a dark Christmas Eve, facing financial ruin and self-doubt, when all seems lost, he considers ending it all – until a guardian angel shows him what life would have been like for his family, friends and community if he had never existed.
George discovers the profound effects of his kindness, the difference his life has made to so many people.
This is a story of hope, redemption, and the enduring power of love. It reminds us all that each life touches so many others in ways we may never know. Perfect for all ages, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ is a celebration of the human spirit and the difference one person can make.
SOLD OUT
Poster design – Stuart Hought

Out In The Valley presents an LGBT+ Panto 'Cinders - not the girl you thought she was' by Binx
2025-12-11 - 2025-12-13 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
Out In The Valley presents an LGBT+ Panto ‘Cinders – not the girl you thought she was’ by Binx
Thu 11th December 2025 – Sat 13th December 2025
Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, West Yorkshire, HX7 8EE
Set in the fair Yorkshire town of Hebden Bridge, this outrageous adult pantomime features a talented cast and crew of local LGBT+ folk. Expect stunning costumes, surprising plot twists, and gloriously gender-bending , camp old nonsense! It’s a festive treat with a generous sprinkling of queer fairy dust – oh no it isn’t…oh yes it is!
Suitable for ages 16+
TICKETS AVAILABLE!

Entertainment for Christmas!
2025-12-20 19:30 - 21:30 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
Hebden Bridge Little Theatre Members present:
Entertainment for Christmas!
Saturday 20th December – 19h30
Tickets available on the door – £5

Aladdin!
2025-12-24 - 2025-12-28 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
Coming this December – Aladdin!
A magical pantomime for all the family.
24th December – 11am
26th December – 3pm
27th December – 11am & 3pm
28th December – 11am & 3pm
Ticket prices
Adults: £11
Children: £9
Tickets are available over the phone or in person from Todmorden Information Centre on 01706 818 181 (no booking fee)
or from Story Magic Theatre (a small booking fee applies).

Stand Up Comedy Night!
2026-01-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
Eventbrite presents…
Stand Up Comedy Night!
Featuring:
Paulus Scott
Gavin Lilley
Leah Francisco
Get ready to laugh till your sides hurt with the hilarious comedians at Stand Up Comedy Night in Hebden Bridge!
TICKETS AVAILABLE – £25
18+ only

Call to read through/audition - Hobson’s Choice!
2026-02-08 19:00 - 21:30 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
Call to read through/audition!
We are excited to announce our replacement play for June 2026!
Hobson’s Choice is set in 1880s Salford where widowed Boot Shop owner Henry Horatio Hobson is struggling to handle his three grown daughters.
Two are seeking husbands and Maggie, the eldest, holds her own ambitions which involve Hobson’s unappreciated bootmaker Willie Mossop.
A classic tale for the theatre with humour and relatable characters makes this a ‘must see’.
A read through for anyone interested in this forthcoming production will be held at HBLT on Sunday 8th February 2026 at 7 pm.
The cast will be 12 strong – 3 ‘big’ parts (2 male one female), 4 ‘medium’ parts (2 female, 2 male), and 5 smaller parts (2 females, 3 males).
Rehearsing starts on 27 April, and will continue 3 nights a week on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday until the show opens on Monday 15th June for 6 nights.
Contact: rosalinda55@uwclub.net for more details

The UNfriend
2026-02-23 - 2026-02-28 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
The UNfriend by Steven Moffat
Directed by Cathy Shaw
Mon 23rd February 2026 – Sat 28th February 2026
Debbie and Peter, a normal, suburban, middle-aged English couple meet Elsa, a loud, overbearing, but rather fabulous American woman on a cruise.
A brief holiday encounter turns their lives upside down when Elsa arrives at their house, uninvited and also unwelcome. The teenage children are also put out by the visitor and the ‘uptight’ hosts discover the ‘true’ Elsa but are too polite to ask her to leave. The stress and mayhem pile up . . . . what on earth will happen?
An hilarious modern day comedy that ​satirises the English struggle to ‘always appear nice’ in the face of increasing challenges.
Tickets Available
Poster designed by Hannah Stow c/o HBLT

CASTING CALL - Hobson’s Choice!
2026-03-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
CASTING CALL!
Hebden Bridge Little Theatre’s Production Team is already busy planning their June 2026 play ‘Hobson’s Choice’, with some actors already fully committed. However, we need a cast of 12 for this wonderful classic and some parts are still waiting to be filled!
It’s a been a few quite a few years since HBLT staged this play and early feedback from our loyal audiences has been wonderful:
“Can’t wait to see it!”
“About time – I love this play.”
“My favourite!”
For your chance to take part, please come along to our read-through at the theatre on Thursday 5th March at 7pm in the Bar Area. We will provide scripts. No need to bring anything apart from yourselves! Tea and biscuits at ‘half time’.
If you attended our first read through in January then you are of course welcome to attend again – not necessary but the more the merrier!

Gary Meikle: Yer Maw
2026-03-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
Gary Meikle: Yer Maw
Friday 13 March 2026
Doors Open: 19:00
Starts: 19:30
Once known as a just promising comedian, Scotland’s Gary Meikle has climbed the ranks turning into an international sensation. With his captivating stage sets and online social media rants, Meikle has drawn crowds at clubs around the world including the UK, Dubai, Spain, and soon the United States. Appealing to all audiences, Gary’s real-life, comedic storytelling has been the biggest attribute to his success, and has resulted in over 150 million video views online in just five months.
Tickets available now!
https://www.garymeikle.com/
18+ only.
Refunds will not be made for anyone under 18.

Bindweed
2026-03-21 19:30 - 22:00 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
Bindweed, a play by Martha Loader
A Rise & Howl Production
Directed by Paul Chewins
Sat 21st March 2026
7:30pm
“Thursdays, curry night. Curry and a pint for a fiver. Go at five thirty, home by ten. Beat my mum up for a while. Bed by ten thirty.”
In a run-down community centre, four men convicted of domestic abuse offences gather each week in a last-chance programme to keep them out of prison. Leading them is Jen, a former police officer with her own secrets and scars.
Bindweed is a shattering and darkly funny play about responsibility and rehabilitation, which looks at what can be done to tackle abuse at its root and asks whether accountability can ever truly lead to transformation. This powerful, intimate exploration is theatre at its most compelling; not just a play but a conversation society desperately needs.
This is an amateur production by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.
Tickets Available

Deathtrap
2026-04-20 - 2026-04-25 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
Deathtrap by Ira Levin
Directed by David Howes
Mon 20th April 2026 – Sat 25th April 2026
7.30 p.m
A perfect murder takes a little rehearsal . . .
Deathtrap by Ira Levin (who wrote ‘Rosemary’s Baby) focuses on the failing career of play-write Sidney Bruhl and the lengths she will go to, to have another smash hit play under her belt.
It promises twists, murder, laughs and surprises, and is definitely one for fans of Agatha Christie or whodunnits!
This will be an all-female cast – the first time it has been staged this way.
Tickets Available!
Poster designed with AI assistance by D Howes & H Stow c/o hblt

Hobson's Choice
2026-06-15 - 2026-06-20 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
Hobson’s Choice by Harold Brighouse
Directed by Ros O’Connor & Neil Lloyd
Mon 15th – Sat 20th June 2026
7.30 p.m
Hobson’s Choice: One Stubborn Man – three headstrong daughters … what could possibly go wrong?
Tickets will be available soon
Poster designed by H. Stow c/o HBLT

The Tempest
2026-10-05 - 2026-10-10 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
The Tempest by William Shakespeare
Directed by Jenny Gore
Mon 5th October 2026 – Sat 10th October 2026
7.30 p.m
The Tempest was one of Shakespeare’s last plays. After the first scene, depicting a ship at sea in a mighty tempest, the story continues on a remote island inhabited by the magician Prospero and his daughter, Miranda, who were washed ashore twelve years before. They live with an untamed monster, Caliban, and a spirit, Ariel, who lived on the island before Prospero arrived, but are forced into servitude by him.
The play explores themes of magic, betrayal, revenge and forgiveness. It reflects the cruelty of colonialism in the 17th century, and it is possible that Shakespeare based the character of Prospero on himself, for just as Prospero relinquished his magic, Shakespeare stopped creating his magical plays.
Tickets will be available soon
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Poster designed by Stuart Hought.

Present Laughter
2026-11-30 - 2026-12-05 | Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EE
Present Laughter by Noel Coward
Directed by Aaron Cliff
Mon 30th November 2026 – Sat 5th December 2026
7.30 p.m
It’s all fun and games when you’re famous…
…isn’t it?
Tickets will be available soon
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Poster designed by H. Stow c/o HBLT
