PRIVATE LIVES
THE STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE
pening the Season in August is Our Day Out
the Musical which follows the heart-warming and moving story of a group of Liverpool teenagers' school trip to North Wales. Written by Willy Russell, the multi-award-winning author of Blood Brothers and Educating Rita. Our Day Out the musical has all the same wit, charm and humanity alongside drama, music and dance, that makes for a truly inspiring and entertaining production (Thu 24 Aug – Sat 2 Sep). Visiting companies are bringing more drama, like Suffolk Summer Theatres with The Prisoner of Zenda (Wed 6 – Sat 9 Sep), London Classic Theatre with Private Lives, Noël Coward’s most popular and enduring stage comedy (Tue 12 – Sat 16 Sep), and Blackeyed Theatre with The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde (Tue 26 & Wed 27 Sep). Bill Kenwright are here for a week with their thriller A Judgement in Stone, a brand new adaptation of the bestselling Ruth Rendell novel (Mon 2 – Sat 7 Oct). Northern Broadsides return with For Love or Money billed as ‘A Daft Comedy about Greed’ (Wed 18 – Sat 21 Oct). The Theatre champion new work and emerging talent and we’ve Fringe First winner Katie Bonna with All the Things I Lied About (Mon 25 Sep). Katie unpicks how everyday lies can lead to a world of Trump and Brexit. There’s also Big Foot (Wed 25 Oct), a funny and impassioned portrayal of becoming a man and the responsibility that comes with it. You can catch a unique and thrilling professional production of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest (Wed 4 Oct) by Bilmankhwe Arts at Conservatoire EAST. The Shakespeare Takeover Programme, a bold and creative response project that engages students will focus on this production of The Tempest. Local students will create a response piece with the guidance and support of Theatre Royal facilitators, actors and directors before performing on stage at Theatre Royal to a live audience in November. The quintessentially British ‘Mod’ Musical All or Nothing is here to celebrate the unique sound of the iconic ‘60s Mod band, The Small Faces (Thu 21 – Sat 23 Sep). There’s an arsenal of brilliant hits like Whatcha Gonna Do About It, Lazy Sunday, Tin Soldier, Sha La La La Lee, Itchycoo Park and, of course, All Or Nothing. With more music there’s Buddy Holly and The Cricketers
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AN EVENING WITH ERIC AND ERN