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best wishes, kind regards
18 - 22 August
written and directed by Rhiannon Ella Tomes
Two people who refuse to say what they think. Two inner wolves who definitely will.
Within the silences of what’s left unsaid, 'best wishes, kind regards' explores the slow, inevitable dissolution of a romantic relationship.
Not through one dramatic rupture, but through accumulation.
Small silences. Non-sentences. Deflections. The things we rehearse in our heads but never say aloud.
At the centre are Him and Her. A couple who, from the outset, are doomed to separate. Not because they do not love one another, but because they cannot communicate what truly matters. Alongside them lurk His and Her Wolf; the thoughts, fears, desires and emotional truths that remain buried beneath everyday conversation.
Blending text and movement, 'best wishes, kind regards' unfolds as a series of fragmented memories, capturing the way relationships are lived, remembered, and ultimately lost.
Screwed Productions Presents
Screwed
23 August
written by Juliet Cooper, co-writer Lilli Wenzel
co-directed by Juliet Cooper & Lilli Wenzel
A rat on the loose. A reunion. A group of old university friends meet for their annual dinner party. As relationships fall, and new ones blossom, these friends truly are screwed.
Audience Reviews:
Laugh out loud funny, great writing, great directing and fantastic performances.
Such a well crafted show - amazing range of well rounded characters who all had their own personalities and amazing comedic rhythms.
Ratastic! An absolutely amazing show, brilliant acting and lots of laughs!
Dead Time Stories
1 & 2 Sept
written by Lynsey Balloch, directed by Alex Bell
Dead Time Stories, is a female focused and tongue in cheek love letter to horror anthology series like Inside No.9, Tales of the Unexpected and The Twilight Zone.
An undead ghostly host and her silent skull companion John, host a story time session, telling the audience three cautionary horror stories around the topic of women.
Each story focuses on the perspective of a different female character and each is inspired by a different horror genre. The first is body horror, the second domestic horror and the third folk horror.
Troubadour Stageworks Productions Presents
The Iliad: The Ghost of Achilles
3 - 5 September
Written and Directed by Mingma Hughes (via Homer and Alexander Pope)
Odysseus has returned home: the suitors are slain, Penelope and Telemachus restored, peace seemingly won. Yet the ghost of Achilles is not so easily laid to rest.
On his father’s threshold he stands, for the first time in twenty years, not as a hero or king but a son asking the question no victory can answer: “Father, I am returned in body, but how does one return in mind?”
This evocative retelling of The Iliad, acting as a sequel to last year's Odyssey, brings to life the eternal struggles between soldiers and veterans, rage and compassion, pride and peace.
A haunting, human story of homecoming and healing - Odysseus as you’ve never seen him before
Dune! The Musical
The Bread & Roses Theatre
Dan Collins Presents
Dune! The Musical
6 & 7 Sept
Written and Directed by Dan Collins
Returning to the Bread & Roses Theatre, a one-man show that combines storytelling and song in a unique retelling of a science fiction classic. Join the troubadour-warrior, Gurney Halleck, on his journey across the galaxy to the eponymous desert planet.
Written and performed by Dan Collins, the show is a word of mouth, sellout, cult-hit at the Edinburgh Fringe, and has enjoyed performances across the UK and at the World Science Fiction Convention.
The show has been described as "Unexpectedly Brilliant" (Telegraph), "Mesmerising" (MusicalTheatreReview.com), and "A work of madness or genius" (one4review), and boasts an impressive array of songs that bridge space, time, tragedy, and "a wealth of comedy" (British Theatre Guide)
Forget everything you know about Arrakis, and get ready for Dune! The Musical
Scullery Productions Presents
DJ BAZZER'S YEAR 6 DISCO
8 - 12 Sept
Written by Georgie Bailey, Directed by Daisy Pepper
A high-energy journey through the music of our youth and what happens when the party finally stops.
Baz is the resident DJ of Brigdale Primary and tonight is the year 6 leaver's disco: The biggest gig of the year. With a mighty setlist of early-noughties bangers cued up, Baz is raring to go for the event of a lifetime. That is until an old school rival barges back onto the scene, forcing him to confront buried memories and a past that threatens to define his future.
Grab your pick 'n mix. dunk your dib dabs. Hold your haribos tight and settle in for an explosive rollercoaster of a one-man performance. Join Baz on a nostalgic blur of the early 2000s against a backdrop of Magaluf rooftop raves, quiet hospital wards and neon-lit school halls in an exploration of childhood dreams, the harsh realities of growing up and the toxicity of comparing ourselves to others.
