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23 Oct - 16 Nov 2025
New Musical
It’s autumn in Moominvalley. Leaves are falling, rain has settled in. Six strangers arrive, each searching for something. Snufkin is looking for a melody. Fillyjonk longs for order. And Toft wants, more than anything, to meet the Moomins.
But the house is empty. The valley is quiet. The Moomins have gone.
Based on Tove Jansson’s final Moomin story, Moominvalley in November is a gentle, profound, and life-affirming meditation on grief, belonging, and quiet resilience.
18 - 23 Nov 2025
Categories: Play - New Writing
Production by:
Rootball
Sex, drugs, and violence; cartoons and fairy tales. Just another day for the people who decide movie ratings. But how do you rate a person? Our film examiner duo spend a day negotiating power games while dealing with the weighty matter of who can see what, and trying their hardest not to fall in love.
A serious comedy based on the author’s own time as a film examiner in 2001. First performed at the Hackney Empire in 2009 to acclaim, this newly written update addresses themes raised in the Netflix series Adolescence.
Written by Jan Woolf
Directed by Aidan Casey
23 Nov 2025
Storytelling
Production by:
Gerard Logan
With masterful storytelling from the award-winning actor Gerard Logan, Hauntings will transport you to a world of invisible, but terrifyingly present, spirits.
A spellbinding evening of three tales of the supernatural from two of the world’s greatest writers of ghost stories, E.F. Benson and M.R. James
From E.F. BENSON comes:
‘Naboth’s Vineyard’ - in which just deserts are meted out to an unscrupulous lawyer,
&
‘The Hanging of Alfred Wadham’ - in which the forces of the devil test a man of faith to his limits.
From the master of the ghost story genre, M.R. JAMES.
27 - 30 Nov 2025
Categories: Drama
Production by:
Garden Suburb Theatre
The Moonstone
by Wilkie Collins
Adapted by John Colmans
On her eighteenth birthday Rachel Verinder inherits from her late uncle a beautiful diamond called the Moonstone, which the uncle has obtained in India in very dubious circumstances.
Rachel wears the diamond at her eighteenth birthday party but, during the night, the diamond disappears. Has it been lost or has it been stolen and, if so, who is the thief? Celebrated detective Sergeant Cuff thinks he has all the answers but does he?
11 Dec - 11 Jan 2026
Categories: Musical
Production by:
Chromolume Productions
Music & Lyrics by STEPHEN SCHWARTZ | Book by ROGER O. HIRSON
A dazzling troupe of travelling performers converges to tell the story of a young prince’s pursuit of purpose. Hypnotised by the glitz and glamour, Pippin chases glory in battle, temptation in love, and power on the throne only to discover that the brighter the bulbs, the darker the shadows. Broadway meets Bognor Regis in this reimagining of Stephen Schwartz’s (Wicked; Godspell) Tony Award-winning classic.
From the same team that brought you ROAD SHOW and YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN:
Director & Choreographer: Amanda Noar
(Moominvalley In November; Working: A Musical; A Slice Of Saturday Night)
A Christmas Carol - As Told By Jacob Marley (Deceased)
15 Dec - 22 Dec 2025
Categories: Drama
Production by:
Brother Wolf
Brother Wolf presents
A Christmas Carol - As Told By Jacob Marley (Deceased)
Adapted and performed by James Hyland
Music by Chris Warner
WINNER: OFFCOMM COMMENDATION
Off West End Awards, 2023
WINNER: BEST PERFORMER IN THEATRE
21 Dec 2025
Categories: Magic
Production by:
Just Like That Productions
Join us, once a season, for an evening of Magic at the Gatehouse presented by an exciting line-up of top magicians. Witness miracles manifest before your eyes in an intimate theatre that puts you at the heart of the magic.
Magic at the Gatehouse Christmas Special is in aid of BREATHE: Arts Health Research
