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Maggie May
Written by Frances Poet
Tuesday 22nd -
Saturday 26th April 2025
Evenings 7:30pm & Saturday matinee 2.30pm
- A Halifax Thespians Studio Bar Production
Maggie and Gordon first met in 1971 and have been dancing to the sounds of Cliff Richard, Chairmen of the Board, and Jackson 5 ever since.
Now in their sixties, and still very much in love, they’ve been fi nishing each other’s songs all their marriage.
But now Maggie is feeling foggy and some days the songs are all she can remember.
Her son and new girlfriend are coming to dinner and her best friend is asking questions.
An extraordinary play about an ordinary Leeds family, balancing the challenges of daily life whilst living with dementia.
A heartfelt story of hope by award winning playwright Frances Poet, Maggie May is an inspiring new play with love, laughter and music.
Ghost Train
By Arnold Ridley
Tuesday 13th to Saturday 17th May 2025
Evenings 7:30pm & Saturday matinee 2.30pm
- A Halifax Thespians Main Stage Production
Arnold Ridley’s classic comedy-thriller, The Ghost Train, was fi rst produced in 1925 and has been a firm favourite with professional and non-professional theatre companies ever since.
Six passengers fi nd themselves stranded late at night in the waiting-room of an isolated Cornish railway station.
Ignoring the ghostly tales and dire warnings of the stationmaster, they decide to stay where they are until morning – with terrifying consequences.
As the night wares on, the mystery and fear deepen.
The Duke In The Cupboard
Tuesday 10th to Saturday 14th June
Evenings 7:30pm & Saturday matinee 2.30pm
- A Halifax Thespians Main Stage Production
On 2 August 1961, Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington, which had been saved for the nation by a special treasury grant, was put on display at The National Gallery in London.
Nineteen days later it was stolen. Four years after the theft, Kempton Bunton, a 61-year-old unemployed former bus driver from Benwell, Newcastle, baffled Scotland Yard detectives by confessing to the theft.
Had this heavily built, antisocial, bespectacled Geordie really outwitted the gallery’s sophisticated security?
The case sparked a national sensation and Susan Wear wrote the play after reading secret Director of Public Prosecution papers relating to the case.
The recent film versionstarred Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren.
A Taste of Burlesque
Tuesday 10th to Saturday 14th June
Friday 27th June 2025 @ 7:30pm
- A Main Stage Production
Step into a world of glamour, feathers, and tassels with A Taste of Burlesque - the dazzling new burlesque spectacular that’s taking the stage by storm
This modern extravaganza fuses the elegance of vintage burlesque with sultry dance, show stopping vocals, and contemporary flair. Brilliantly blending the glitz and glam of 1920s cabaret with modern creative choreography, it’s a visual feast guaranteed to captivate.
With fabulous costumes, unforgettable comedy, and a charismatic compere to guide you through the evening, this opulent showcase celebrates the art of seduction and showmanship.
A Taste of Burlesque promises an unforgetable night of decadence, delight, and dazzling entertainment. Immerse yourself in a world of modern burlesque - are you ready for a taste?
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