A Passionate Woman,by Kay Mellor15^th– 26^th Sept 2026

Summary: a period  kitchen sink drama. Bogged down by a 30-year listless marriage, on the morning of her son’s wedding she takes refuge in the attic of her home where she relives her long-lost youth and a passionate love affair that she’d almost forgotten. Now surrounded by ghosts from her past, Betty finds herself torn between a man she doesn’t love, a son about to fly the nest and the memories of a man she shared a passionate affair with. A story of family, love and Leeds, that challenges the notion of what it means to be the family matriarch.Kay Mellor’s acclaimed drama premiered at the  Leeds Playhouse in 1993. Running time around 90 minutes in two acts plus interval  

Murder on the Nile– Agatha Christie 20^th– 31oct 2026

Summary: based upon Christie’s book  Death on the Nile, a murder mystery. Kay Ridgeway has led a charmed life. Blessed with beauty, enormous wealth, and a new husband, she embarks on a honeymoon voyage down the Nile. Fatal circumstances await when the idyllic surroundings are shattered by a shocking and brutal murder. Under scrutiny is a multitude of memorable passengers, all with a reason to kill. The tension and claustrophobia builds, as a shocking and audacious conspiracy is laid bare. Running time around 2hr 10 minutes plus interval.

Vicar of Dibley, Second Coming– Curtis. Paul Mayhew- archer   1- 12^th dec

The play “A Vicar of Dibley Christmas: The Second Coming” is a festive adaptation of the beloved sitcom “The Vicar of Dibley.” It continues the story of Geraldine and her fellow parishioners as they navigate the challenges of running a village radio station and preparing for the Christmas nativity play. The play is set in the picturesque village of Dibley and features a mix of humor, drama, and the warmth of community spirit.

Quartet by Richard Harwood 26^th jan -6^th feb2027

Summary, a gentle four handed drama,warm and poignant- Ronald Harwood’s 1999 play ‘Quartet’

Set in a retirement home for opera singers and musicians – possibly based on a combination of Casa Verdi in Milan and Denville Hall on the outskirts of North London (though that is more specifically for actors) – the characters tell their own tales as they look at their past as performers, their present retirement and the future. The narrative is almost four stories told at the same time with the occasional cross-over and clash, before coming together at the end.

Wilfred, Reginald and Cecily are jogging along quite merrily when everything changes with the arrival of the formidable Jean. The newcomer doesn’t want to be in a home, doesn’t want to relive her past, and doesn’t want to partake in the annual celebration of Giuseppe Verdi; but the others have different ideas. It is the old relationships and lives they have lead which creates the, ultimately, warm-hearted and poignant plot of the play.

A gentle and hugely entertaining play which is uplifting positive .

Good by CP Taylor 2^nd -13^th March

“Good,” written by Scottish playwright Cecil Philip Taylor (C.P. Taylor) and first published in 1982, is widely regarded as a definitive English-language theatrical work on the Holocaust

Commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1981, it has been performed worldwide and remains influential for its exploration of morality, complicity, and the seduction of ordinary people into atrocities

Summary: a historical drama. Good is a play about the causes rather than the consequences of Nazism, about morality and seduction. It explores how a “good” man gets caught up in the intricate web of personal and social reasons why the average person might be seduced in to what we see as abhorrent. The author thus rejects the view that the Nazi atrocities are explained as a result of the simple conspiracy of criminals and psychopaths. Furthermore, the lessons of Nazism and the play are not just about the revulsion resulting from six million dead but are also a warning about popular movements that lead to holocausts. Not judgmental of its protagonist, Good invites us to question just what a “good” man is and does and where the bounds of responsibility lie

Sleuth– Antony Shaffer 20^th April- 1^st may

Summary: a murder mystery The play is set in the Wiltshire manor house of Andrew Wyke, an immensely successful mystery writer. Wyke’s home reflects his obsession with the inventions and deceptions of fiction and his fascination with games and game-playing. He lures his wife’s lover Milo Tindle to the house and persuades him to stage a robbery of her jewellery. This proposal sets off a chain of events that leaves the audience trying to decipher where Wyke’s imagination ends and reality begins.

Shaffer said the play was partially inspired by one of his friends, composer Stephen Sondheim, whose intense interest in game-playing is mirrored by the character of Wyke, and by mystery writer John Dickson Carr, whose stories featured complex plots and seemingly “impossible” crimes.

Brassed off – Paul Allen 8^th– 19^th June

Summary: The heartening story of a community standing on the brink – where music becomes a defiant act of hope. 

In the heart of Yorkshire, the mining community of Grimley is under threat. The colliery faces closure, jobs are at stake, and with them the identity of a town and its people. At its heart is Danny, leading a band of brass playing miners who must find a way to keep their community spirit alive.  

Enter Gloria, flugelhorn in hand, carrying both the past and the possibility of something new. As tensions rise, relationships change, and pressure mounts, the band battles to reach the National Championships at London’s Royal Albert Hall.   

A powerful celebration of courage, camaraderie, and the big brass spirit that refuses to be silenced. Running time around 2hours thirty plus interval