February 2018
The Play that goes wrong
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For our first venture for the new club we bring you somewhat tongue in cheek…. 2015 Olivier Award Winner for Best New Comedy 2015 Broadway World UK Winner for Best New Play 2014 What’s On Stage Award Winner for Best New Comedy The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society are putting on a 1920s murder mystery, but as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong… does! The accident-prone thespians battle against all odds to make it through to their…
April 2018
Mary Stewart
Robert Icke’s captivating new adaptation of Mary Stuart
Two monarchs sit in London. One on the throne. One in a jail cell. As the fate of the country hangs in the balance. Freidrich Schiller's brutal political tragedy depicts the last days of Mary, Queen of Scots, taking the audience behind the scenes on some of British history’s most critical and formative moments.
The roles of Elizabeth I and Mary Stuart will be portrayed by the five time Olivier Award nominee Juliet Stevenson (Hamlet, Measure for Measure, Yerma) and the incredible Lia Williams (Oresteia, Skylight). The actors will trade the play’s central roles, determined at each performance by the flip of a coin.
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Twelfth Night
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Twelfth Night will be directed by Geoff Butterworth, well-known on the Hatherop lawn for his portrayal of some of Shakespeare’s saucier characters, as well as for playing a rather more serious Yano in this year’s Pericles. He is also responsible for marketing many a successful production at the Cotswold Playhouse.
September 2018
The Height of the Storm
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Two of the greatest British actors of their generation appear on stage together for the very first time. This UK premiere production, which opens in Bath immediately prior to the West End, is a searing exploration of love, compassion and the fragility of life.
The Height of the Storm is a beautifully compelling family drama by Florian Zeller, “the most exciting playwright of our time” (Guardian).
December 2018
A Christmas Carol
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A brand new adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic – one of the most loved short stories ever written. In one ghostly Christmas night, cold-hearted businessman Ebenezer Scrooge learns to pity himself and to love his neighbour – but is that enough?
This festive tale of redemption and compassion is one of the most loved short stories ever written, adapted by one of our greatest living writers.
A festive tale of redemption and compassion.
January 2019
The Girl on the Train
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When Rachel learns that the woman she's been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even a suspect in a thrilling mystery in which she will face bigger revelations than she could ever have anticipated.
March 2019
The Bodyguard
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Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge – what they don't expect is to fall in love.
June 2019
Measure for Measure
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When a young novice nun is compromised by a corrupt official, who offers to save her brother from execution in return for sex, she has no idea where to turn for help. When she threatens to expose him, he tells her that no one would believe her.
Shakespeare wrote this play in the early 1600s, yet it remains astonishingly resonant today. Artistic Director Gregory Doran directs this new production.
October 2019
Peter Pan Goes Wrong
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Overview Peter Pan goes WRONG Opening at the Everyman Theatre prior to a National Tour and Christmas Season in London Following their multi award-winning success with The Play That Goes Wrong and The Comedy About A Bank Robbery, Mischief Theatre return with their riotous spin on a timeless classic, the West End smash hit Peter Pan Goes Wrong. The members of the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society are back on stage, battling technical hitches, flying mishaps and cast disputes as they attempt to present J.M…