2025 productions
18–20 September 2025
Sex Cells
By Anna Longaretti
Sylvie is desperate to have a baby, but her singleminded approach is taking its toll on her marriage and causing friction with the her co-workers.
With five children, Janice rarely finds time for herself or her husband.
Tiffany is young and single, looking for ‘the one’, but wary of sacrificing her independence.
Star employee Lily, meanwhile, is stuck in a loveless marriage and estranged from her son, but buries her pain in wisecracks and work.
Their gentle and innocent manager Mr Causeway attempts to diffuse the tension between his staff while suppressing a longstanding crush on the oblivious Lily.
Sex Cells is a poignant play about motherhood, friendship, love and loss.
22–24 May 2025
Family Planning
By Frank Vickery
When Tracy discovers she is pregnant she doesn’t know how to break the news to her parents – solid, dependable Elsie and hypochondriac Idris – or her boyfriend, Bobby.
Luckily, her Gran, although permanently upstairs in bed, knows all and sees all, and helps to smooth the way for Tracy’s big announcement.
Confusion ensues when Idris, overhearing Tracy and Elsie, jumps to the wrong conclusion and believes he only has eight weeks to live. And then to add to his woes there is still the amorous Maisie Millard from next door who has always had a soft spot for Idris to contend with.
23–26 January 2025
Babes in the Wood
By Paul Reakes
When their father dies, Billy and Milly, the two babes, are sent to live with their wicked uncle, The Sheriff of Nottingham.
The Sheriff wants nothing to do with them until he discovers they are due to receive a large fortune on their 21st birthdays – but if they die before they reach that age, he will inherit the lot!
The Sheriff devises an evil plan to ensure that they don’t reach their 21st birthday and to hurt his enemy, Robin Hood, he plans to marry Maid Marion into the bargain.
Can the brave and dashing Robin Hood and his Merry Men save the day and win the girl?
