Game Changers – Plays for Social Change

Game Changers - Plays about social change

1st August at 7.30pm

A night of theatre for change – 3 new short plays, all inspired by changing the world around us for the better.

BETTY’S BAPS a comedy by Bernie Winston

Betty and Bridget’s once thriving sandwich shop ‘BETTY’S BAPS’ is struggling to compete with the large conglomerates like ‘Subway,’ and ‘Greggs’ who are forcing so many small local businesses to close… Desperate times call for desperate measures.  The piece is a comedy, with a serious underlying message.

Starring: Rachel Davies, Liz Hardy, Paul Carroll and Wayne Stuart-Cole

An Angel has Landed by Tony Vale

Angels can fly in but it’s the one’s that land who make the difference. Claire has been supporting a community of homeless people for some time, assisted by Joe, one of its longest serving members. The relative calm is disrupted by the arrival of Marcus, a young man with a chip on his shoulder, who has a lot to learn about life on the street.

AUDIENCE DISCRETION REQUIRED: REFERENCE TO SUICIDE

The Longest Journey – A new play by Benjamin Peel

In a male migrant detention centre an asylum seeker has a mysterious encounter with a woman who has also undergone a harsh and terrifying sea voyage whilst going to a strange new land. As they exchange their experiences it becomes clear that they both were forced to leave their respective countries against their will but just want the chance to live peacefully and productively. The power of story telling comes to the fore and gives solace during a long dark night of the soul

Monologue Masterclass Showcase and Open Mic

Monologue Masterclass Showcase and Open-Mic

11th September at 7.30pm

The culmination of our actors and writers courses, monologue masterclass with Sharon Colpman and Kevin Foott.

The talent of these people will be on display for an enjoyable night of monologues. 

Actors: Susan Beaufort-Dysart, Sheila Samuels, Christine Stokes, Caitlin Bannon and Kevin Foott

Writers: Susan Beaufort-Dysart, Brian Hutchinson, Iain Barrie, John Boyd and Jane Eckford

 This will be followed by an open mic. Put your name in the hat and those picked will take to the stage. Writers, get together with an actor, if you are too shy to read your work.

Only monologues of up to 8 mins and poems of less than 5 minutes will be considered.

Any musical entries will be at the end of the night.

Tickets are £5. This is a fund raising eveny

Queer Words – Mum’s the Word

Queer Words - Mum's the Word

Friday 12th Juneat 6.30pm

This is a play with themes of sisterhood and secrets about sexuality.

Sam is reluctant  to tell her elderly mum about her new partner, Jen. When Sam returns home to help her mum after a stay in hospital, Eve her sister brings up the bad feeling between them which arose because Sam had kept her sexuality secret for most of their lives. When mum returns secrets about her lost and found loves leave them both surprised. This play looks at how adults behave as children when they return to their family home and how the family home is soon to be changed forever.

Written by Sharon Colpman, Directed by Samantha Moores. Staring Mareli Maree, Kerry Wells, Stephanie Hart and Adam Titchmarsh

Queer Words – The Easy Way Out

Queer Words - The Easy Way Out

saturday 13th June - 8.30pm

A musician, a doctor, and a traumagenic personification of God walk into a hospital. Tale as old as time.

Eli Yim, a young adult in a mental health crisis, goes to A&E in a last-ditch attempt to get help. What begins as a flippant retelling of their life story becomes an exploration of suicidality’s brutal truth – when no one else can save you, you must keep choosing to save yourself.

The Easy Way Out combines theatre, live music, and stand up comedy to both entertain and expose the uncomfortable reality of UK mental health services. Eli shares a range of personal experiences covering generational trauma, religion, and queer identity through original songs sung onstage with their keyboard. And, sometimes, an inappropriately-timed kazoo.

“A complex, engaging performance that reflects Eli Yim’s endless talent” – Buxton Festival Fringe 2025

 
Trigger/content warnings:
– Swearing
– Mentions of suicide
– Mentions of transphobia

Written and performed by Eli Yim

Queer Words – Terminal 2

Queer Words - Terminal 2

Thursday11th June - 6.30pm and 8.30pm

With their plane delayed due to a power cut, George and Lynda Sumner debate the meaning of life,
the common bluebottle, sex tapes and the pros and cons of a KFC … but it soon becomes clear that
Lynda’s journey is one way and that George has been hiding a painful secret for all their married
life…
Terminal 2 is a tragi-comedy drama about unconditional love, life, death, and late-life sexuality.

Written by David Payne (Eastenders, Archers and Hollyoaks) Staring Janice Fryett and Allan Nicol