March 2012 Shows presented by Hertfordshire local theatre and musical groups
Follow the links for playing dates, photographs and further details.
Each site is the responsibility of the theatre or theatre group presenting the show.
Important: Some of these shows may be fully booked in advance. You should always contact the Box Offices to confirm dates and times, and reserve seats before travelling.
| Friday 24 February to Saturday 3 March |
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Company of Ten Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare Abbey Theatre, St Albans Picture an Irish country house in the golden autumn of 1900, and let the names Beatrice and Benedick, Dogberry and Verges evoke the dark drama and bittersweet comedy of one of Shakespeare's wittiest, ... |
| Monday 27 February to Saturday 3 March |
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Bancroft Players Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Queen Mother Theatre, Hitchin First performed in 1937 this is John Steinbeck's own version of his classic novel and tells the story of George and Lenny, the fast-talking farm hand and the simple giant who accompanies him on a life... |
| Tuesday 28 February to Saturday 3 March |
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Ware Operatic Society Titanic The Musical Hertford Theatre (formerly Castle Hall) An epic musical re-telling the historic and tragic night in April 1912 when so many dreams, ambitions and lives were submerged beneath the icy Atlantic waters.... |
| Monday 5 March to Saturday 10 March |
WGC Youth Drama Festival Welwyn Garden City Youth Drama Festival Barn Theatre, Welwyn Around 250 young people from Hertfordshire and its adjoining counties, competing for the cups awarded for junior and senior sections.... | |
| Monday 5 March to Saturday 10 March |
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Company of Ten Shakespeare and Love - Sonnets in the Studio by William Shakespeare Abbey Theatre, St Albans In his sonnets, Shakespeare wrote frankly on love, sex, jealousy, betrayal, youth and age. This selection of these works will, through performance and music, make for a lively, entertaining evening th... |
| Monday 5 March to Saturday 10 March |
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Barn Theatre Youth Drama Festival Barn Theatre, Welwyn The 68th Welwyn Garden City Youth Drama Festival. Adjudicator: Ben Humphreys GODA... |
| Wednesday 14 March to Saturday 17 March |
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Potters Bar Theatre Co The Winslow Boy Wyllyotts Theatre |
| Wednesday 14 March to Saturday 17 March |
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Bancroft Players Bea by Mick Gordon Queen Mother Theatre, Hitchin This is the comic yet decidedly poignant story of a young girl bedridden with MS and cared for by Not Gay Ray, her peripatetic nurse. Inside her head, Bea is always dancing (to Madonna's Ray Of Light)... |
| Friday 16 March to Saturday 17 March |
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OVO Theatre Company Coriolanus by William Shakespeare Maltings Arts Theatre, St Albans Set in present day Italy, against the backdrop of continuing political corruption and scandal, Coriolanus portrays a despotic leader and the football Ultras who enforce his will among the people.... |
| Saturday 17 March to Saturday 17 March |
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Hertford Symphony Orchestra Central European Masterpieces Hertford Theatre (formerly Castle Hall) Beethoven Coriolan Overture. Beethoven Violin Concerto (Soloist: Kristine Balanas). Dvorak Symphony No 9 'From the New World'... |
| Sunday 18 March to Saturday 24 March |
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Incognito Theatre Stags and Hens by Willy Russell Incognito Theatre, Friern Barnet A boozy adult comedy of wedding-eve nerves, set in the loos of a tacky Liverpool club where Dave and Linda, unbeknownst to each other, are holding their respective stag and hen parties. This sharply o... |
| Tuesday 20 March to Sunday 25 March |
St Albans Chamber Opera Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini Abbey Theatre, St Albans The young geisha Cio Cio San, Puccini's Madame Butterfly, is one of opera's more positive and optimistic heroines. Very much in love with American naval lieutenant Pinkerton, she marries him and never... | |
| Wednesday 21 March to Saturday 24 March |
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Pirton Players The Sound of Music Pirton Village Hall When a postulant proves too high-spirited for the religious life, she is dispatched to serve as governess for the seven children of a widowed naval Captain. Her growing rapport with the youngsters, co... |
| Wednesday 21 March to Saturday 24 March |
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Hitchin Thespians Orpheus in the Underworld Queen Mother Theatre, Hitchin |
| Wednesday 21 March to Saturday 24 March |
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Hertford Dramatic & Operatic Society Black Comedy by Peter Shaffer Hertford Theatre (formerly Castle Hall) Brindsley is a young artist. He and his young girlfriend, Carol, decide to "borrow" from the expensive and eclectic collection of furniture of Harold, their absent neighbour. They aim to impress he... |
| Thursday 22 March to Saturday 24 March |
Bovingdon Players By Way of Murder by Mark Waghorn Bovingdon Memorial Hall | |
| Thursday 22 March to Saturday 24 March |
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OVO Theatre Company Coriolanus by William Shakespeare Maltings Arts Theatre, St Albans Set in present day Italy, against the backdrop of continuing political corruption and scandal, Coriolanus portrays a despotic leader and the football Ultras who enforce his will among the people.... |
| Thursday 22 March to Saturday 24 March |
St Pauls ADS One Act Plays with Supper St Paul's Church Hall, Letchworth | |
| Friday 23 March to Sunday 1 April |
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Barn Theatre Darkness Falls by Jonathan Holloway Barn Theatre, Welwyn A double bill of plays on the supernatural... |
| Monday 26 March to Saturday 31 March |
Harpenden Light Operatic Society Rodgers & Hammerstein’s A Grand Night For Singing St Johns Hall, Harpenden | |
| Wednesday 28 March to Saturday 31 March |
Cuffley Players Living together by Alan Aykbourn Cuffley Hall | |
| Thursday 29 March to Saturday 31 March |
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OVO Theatre Company Coriolanus by William Shakespeare Maltings Arts Theatre, St Albans Set in present day Italy, against the backdrop of continuing political corruption and scandal, Coriolanus portrays a despotic leader and the football Ultras who enforce his will among the people.... |
| Thursday 29 March to Saturday 31 March |
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Bancroft Players Juniors Jungle Book Queen Mother Theatre, Hitchin A brand new version of Kipling's most-loved classic story. Meet the characters you know and love: Mowgli, Shere Khan, Bagheera, Baloo and all the rest for a wonderful adventure.... |
| Thursday 29 March to Saturday 31 March |
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East Herts Operatic Society West End Through the Years Victoria Hall, Harlow Some of the great songs and performances from the biggest Musicals in London’s West End, from past to present.... |
| Saturday 31 March to Sunday 1 April |
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Three Counties Youth Ballet Right to the Pointe Hertford Theatre (formerly Castle Hall) Showcasing talented young dancers aged 8 – 16.... |
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