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Spring/Summer 2010

23 rd – 27 th FEBRUARY 2010

PRESTON GILBERT AND SULLIVAN SOCIETY present

RUDDIGORE

‘Ruddigore’ finds us in the village of Rederring, where a posse of redundant bridesmaids are hoping that Rose Maybud will marry her long time sweetheart Robin Oak Apple. As with all Gilbertian stories, nothing goes to plan and we encounter witches’ curses, wicked Baronets, an abandoned bride who has gone mad and a picture gallery that comes to life!

Ticket prices £10,

with concessions £8 (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday)

Box Office: Janet Dawson 01772 339452

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10 th – 13 th MARCH 2010

THE GRIMSARGH PLAYERS present

HUMBLE BOY

A comedy by Charlotte Jones

A comedy about broken vows, failed hopes and the joys of beekeeping.

All is not well in the Humble hive. Thirty five year old Felix Humble is a Cambridge

astro-physicist in search of a unified field theory. Following the death of his father, he returns to his middle England home and his difficult and demanding mother, where he soon realises that his search for unity must include his own chaotic home life.

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21 st – 24 th APRIL 2010

PRESTON DRAMA CLUB present

I OUGHT TO BE IN PICTURES

A comedy by Neil Simon

Herb, a once successful Hollywood scriptwriter, is having a dry run and his confidence is shaken. He does have some consolation in his off and on relationship with Steffy, a movie make-up woman. Then suddenly he’s confronted with his distant and almost forgotten past in the person of his teenage daughter, Libby, he had simply up and left sixteen years earlier. Libby is extremely confident and articulate and she tells Herb she wants him to get her into “pictures”. How they pick up the pieces of a father daughter relationship is a poignant, tender but nevertheless very funny story.

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12 th - 15 th MAY 2010

THE BROUGHTON PLAYERS present

THE SMALL HOURS

A thriller by Francis Durbridge

Returning from Australia, Carl’s plane is hijacked and he saves the life of a fellow passenger Ronnie Sheldon. Back home he is visited by the police who are very interested in his flight bag. Carl is warned by Ronnie Sheldon that he and his wife are in danger, but Carl has other matters on his mind. A highly successful thriller of international intrigue involving a koala bear, a devious chef, an emerald necklace and a Sussex hotelier who nearly loses his life trying to unravel this complex mystery.

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26 th – 29 th MAY 2010

PRESTON DRAMA CLUB present

A SERVANT TO TWO MASTERS

A comedy by Carlo Goldoni, adapted by Lee Hall

“Two wages. Two men’s meals. Am I mad? Not half”

Carlo Goldoni’s 18 th century comedy about a wily servant who gets the best of his masters by hook and by crook is one of the great classic commedia dell’arte scripts of world drama. In this new, rapid fire adaptation by award winning dramatist Lee Hall, the language has been updated to Now in order to give the action the fast-paced feeling of a Christmas pantomime.

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9 - 12 June 2010

Preston Musical Comedy Society

present

Music Hall Magic”

Let Preston Musical Comedy Society take you on a trip down memory lane to the good old days of the old time music hall. Music Hall Magic will be full of fun and laughter and is sure to get you tapping your feet and singing along – there may even be a nostalgic tear in your eye! With an entertaining variety of song, dance and comedy there will be something for everyone - the young and most definitely the young at heart. Some of the old favourites you will recognise include Joshua, My Old Man, I’m Henry the Eighth, Couple of Swells and There’ll Always be an England, to name just a few. Why not come along in period dress to really get in the mood? We look forward to seeing you “Down at the Old Bull and Bush”.

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W/C 21 st JUNE 2010

Promoted by THE BROUGHTON PLAYERS

Supported by PRESTON ARTS ASSOCIATION

THE 18 th ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL

The Festival, now in its eightteenth year, is a chance for old and new friends to meet up once again. It offers many opportunities for budding actors, directors and writers as well as welcoming regular participants. Although the Festival is competitive, those taking part comment on its warmth and friendliness and the honest, fair-minded adjudications. The Festival offers generous incentives and groups are encouraged to enrol as soon as possible, as places are quickly booked.

Tickets £8 and £7 – Season Ticket £18.

30th June - 3rd July 2010

Preston Musical Comedy Society

present

Side by Side by Sondheim

Preston Musical Somedy Society are delighted to perform Side by Side by Sondheim, celebrating the work of Stephen Sondheim, in the year he celebrates his 80^th birthday. This rarely performed show contains classic Sondheim musical numbers such as Comedy Tonight, Broadway Baby, Send in the Clowns and Losing my Mind and reminds us why he is one of the world’s best known theatrical composers and lyricists. Sondheim has influenced many of the younger generation of composers but is an unrepeatable original whose work is among the glories of musical theatre. Preston Musical Comedy relish the prospect of presenting to you this tour of his repertoire which will transport you from the Bronx in West Side Story, to Broadway with Follies before touring the Vaudeville Theatres of America with Mama Rose in Gypsy

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