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and here is this years programme! 

Wednesday 4 February

·         Palace Youth Theatre presentation followed by

·         A Gift of Marguerites by Clare Girvan – Vanessa visits her lover’s graveside when an unexpected encounter leaves her bereft and alone.

·         Lions of England by David Weir – How does a man rehabilitate himself? And how far will others go to exploit his past?

·         The Mistakes Men Make by Robb Stow – the ultimate ‘does my bum look big in this?’ comedy!

Thursday 5 February

·         Giraffe comedy trio followed by

·         Alice’s Adventure by Bel Greenwood – Alice, a photo-journalist, travels to Bosnia and witnesses the devastation caused by the civil war    at first hand

·         A Serious Person by John Doble – signing up to www.letshavealatte.com is one thing, meeting up with another member is quite another!

Friday 6 February

·         On Leziate Fields by Vivienne Allen – Norfolk, a remote farm, where the devil can take your soul and cleave you from your family – or so it is believed…

·         The Assistant by Jonathan Skinner – “Hello, I am Anna, your assistant”  Stuart is about to discover a whole new world!

·         Outback by Tom Jensen – does poor Jenny realise Gough’s true intentions when she travels to Australia to meet him in the flesh?

·         A Void in Time by Michael Sharp – an invitation made, and seemingly accepted, but why and on who’s terms?

·         Welcome to the Harmony Centre by John Hill – Trevor is the model husband; kind, considerate, good at knitting. Why then is it so hard to be married to him??

The programme includes work from 3 local playwrights, one USA playwright, and the possibility to meet and talk to the writers at the end of the evening – as well as the announcement, on Friday 6th February, of the overall festival winner 2015.

Come along for a fabulously entertaining and diverse evening’s entertainment – you’ll not be disappointed!




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