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It’s Never Too Late…a comedy by Ron Aldridge

What happens when your husband leaves for a younger woman. Susan finds herself in exactly this position. She’s run the home, brought up her daughter and had a very busy life involved with charities and village-hall committees. What does she do now?

Fellow committee members offer all kinds of advice: resurrect an old flame, get a job, get fit, get a toy-boy . . . This very funny play follows Susan as she attempts a new start in life in the belief that ‘it’s never too late’, and finds herself presented with a most surprising choice to make.

Performed by The Bonington Players

Do you want to build a snowman? You’ll love this fanciful and heart-warming stage adaptation of the top-grossing animated film of all time! Join Anna, Elsa, and all of your favourite characters as they embark on an epic, ice-filled journey of self-discovery, camaraderie, and the real meaning of true love. Adapted for young performers, this musical includes favourite Frozen songs such as “Love Is an Open Door,” “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?,” and “Let It Go,” as well as wonderful new songs from the Broadway production. With its empowering message of love and understanding, Frozen JR. is sure to melt your heart!

Disney’s Frozen JR. is presented through special arrangement with and all materials are provided by Music Theatre International.

Music & Lyrics by
Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez 30%

Book by
Jennifer Lee

Based on the Disney film written by Jennifer Lee
and directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee

This amateur production is presented by Music Theatre International
All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI www.mtishows.co.uk

Places for 4th Wall’s Frozen Summer School are still available here… 

Step into a world of unforgettable melodies, dazzling performances, and stories that will make your heart sing. Bring on the Musicals is a one-of-a-kind musical experience that blends humour, heart, and the kind of show-stopping numbers that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Whether you’re a lifelong theatre lover or a first-time attendee, this is the show you don’t want to miss!

Get ready for an evening filled with laughter, love, and a whole lot of sparkle. From the very first note to the final bow, every moment will have you clapping, singing, and maybe even dancing along. Join us for a night of pure, unbridled creativity—because here, the stage is set for something unforgettable!

Set in the same dressing room during two performances of Hamlet – 60 years apart – this eerie tale weaves past and present together in a way that will leave audiences intrigued. Strange happenings unfold as history repeats itself, secrets long buried under the stage claw their way to the surface, and that old mirror in the dressing room? It holds something far more terrifying than a simple reflection.

With masterful storytelling and a suspense-filled atmosphere, this production will have audiences feeling the chill of something unseen, the thrill of an unfolding mystery and the excitement of live theatre at its most captivating. They’ll gasp, they’ll hold their breath and they’ll leave wondering if they really saw what they think they saw.

This is a show that will bring your community together for a night of gripping drama and supernatural suspense right on their doorstep! A guaranteed hit for drama and thriller fans of all ages.

Presented by Live & Local

Flying High Expressive Arts CIC invite you to join us for our annual Summer Showcase where we share with you, our wonderful young people’s talents and creativity in a series of scenes, dances and songs. We have a creative retelling of Beowolf from our Intermediate Youth Theatre, a song from ‘Matilda the Musical’ from our young singers, a bold dance piece using “Boots’ by Rudyard Kipling as the starting point, from our Youth Dance group, excerpts of ‘Our Teacher is a Troll’ from our Junior Drama and ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time’  from our Senior Youth Theatre and a mixture of original drama pieces.

We also have our Young Company sharing at least two of the songs from preparations of their 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, an original version of Aladdin which, in addition to the Fringe will be performed at the Bonington Theatre from 21^st – 23^rd December – a Christmas family show.

The showcase will last approx. 2hrs 20mins including an interval.

For more information contact info@flying-high.org.uk

Scoot Theatre present Quentin Blake’s: Mrs Armitage on Wheels, an interactive, energetic show, celebrating the joy of getting outdoors and being active. Featuring live music, puppetry and physical comedy. Ages 3+

Co-produced with Farnham Maltings, with additional support from Arts Partnership Surrey.

And Then There Were None is a gripping stage adaption of Agatha Christie’s renowned mystery novel, which has captivated audiences, since its first publication in 1939. Set against the backdrop of a remote island off the Devon coast, this play invites viewers into a world of suspense and intrigue where ten strangers are summoned under mysterious circumstances. Each character harbours dark secrets from their past, and as they gather in an isolated mansion, they soon discover that they have been lured there for a sinister purpose.

Performed by the Nottingham Academy of Performing Arts.

Directed by Bex Kate and K.Mannering

A bitter-sweet comedy by James Robson

Norma works in a factory whilst also looking after her cantankerous bed-ridden mother who is on the verge of Alzheimer’s. She’s trying to find her ‘Mr Wonderful’ through a dating agency, but after two disastrous, hilarious blind dates Norma falls for Geoff. But on a weekend away, she discovers his true nature… prompting her to take a lasting revenge!

Performed by the Bonington Players

The award-winning Attic Theatre School will be performing their summer school show live at the Bonington.

Rebellion is nigh in Matilda JR., a gleefully witty ode to the the anarchy of childhood and the power of imagination! This story of a girl who dreams of a better life and the children she inspires will have audiences rooting for the “revolting children” who are out to teach the grown-ups a lesson.

Matilda has astonishing wit, intelligence… and special powers! She’s unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey. Matilda’s school life isn’t completely smooth sailing, however – the school’s mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves thinking up new punishments for those who don’t abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils’ saving grace!

Packed with high-energy dance numbers and catchy songs, Matilda JR. is a joyous girl power romp. Children and adults alike will be thrilled and delighted by the story of the special little girl with an extraordinary imagination.

Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical JR. is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized materials are supplied by Music Theatre International

Witness the creativity and boundless energy of our young actors as they take to the stage in a collection of captivating short excerpts of plays from the National Theatre Connections catalogue. Whether you are drawn to gripping emotional journeys or playful, heart-warming tales, there’s something for everyone in this exciting showcase of acting talent.

The evening will also premiere our 2025 National Theatre Connections Play performed by our Young Company: ‘No Regrets’ by Gary McNair

This play comes from a true source and it is telling a story that has been inspired by real life.

Over the course of five years, playwright Gary McNair spoke to people at all stages and in all walks of life on the subject of regret. This play marks the results of those conversations. It is a collection of scenes from the silly to the profound, that charts our relationship with the things we should have done but didn’t and the things we shouldn’t have done but did.

Flying High Young Company will be performing ‘No Regrets’ at Derby Theatre on Saturday 3^rd  May as part of the project and has been invited to perform their play at the National Theatre twice in the past – 2012 and 2023. They have been working on this play since September 2024.