Upcoming Shows at
The Playhouse Theatre
A Bunch of Amateurs
by Nick Newman & Ian Hislop
on stage at
Christchurch Hall
3 Christchurch Road
Northampton NN1 5LL
7.30pm, 19 - 22 February 2025
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Directed by Graham Breeze
Keen to boost his flagging career, fading Hollywood action hero Jefferson Steele arrives in England to play King Lear in Stratford – only to find that this is not the birthplace of the Bard, but a sleepy Suffolk village. And instead of Kenneth Branagh and Dame Judi Dench, the cast are a bunch of amateurs trying to save their theatre from developers. Jefferson’s monstrous ego, vanity and insecurity are tested to the limit by the enthusiastic am-dram thespians. As acting worlds collide and Jefferson’s career implodes, he discovers some truths about himself – along with his inner Lear!
Based on the 2008 British comedy film starring Burt Reynolds, Derek Jacobi, Samantha Bond and Imelda Staunton.
WARNING: This play contains strong language.
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This Amateur production is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Adapted by Steven Canny & John Nicholson
on stage at
Christchurch Hall
3 Christchurch Road
Northampton NN1 5LL
7.30pm, 8 - 12 April 2025
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Directed by Ben Knight
An ancient family curse, a desolate moor, a spectral hound and a deranged killer on the loose. The Hound of the Baskervilles is the most celebrated Holmes story of all, a masterpiece of mystery and suspense. And Lord it's scary - really, really, scary. The story of Sherlock Holmes's investigation into the monstrous beast terrorizing the dark and dangerous moors has gripped people's imaginations since it first appeared in print in 1901. Peepolykus have taken all the familiar elements of the tale, and - through an exhilarating collision of anarchic verbal slapstick, absurd scenarios and wonderfully ridiculous comic performances - have managed to create one of the most sublimely funny adaptations of a classic that you are ever likely to see. Once you've managed to stop laughing this is a Hound that you will never forget. It's absolutely barking!
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This Amateur production is presented by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.
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