April 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 23 March
to Sunday 1 April
web page Barn Theatre
Darkness Falls by Jonathan Holloway
Barn Theatre, Welwyn

A double bill of plays on the supernatural...


Saturday 31 March
to Sunday 1 April
web page Three Counties Youth Ballet
Right to the Pointe
Hertford Theatre (formerly Castle Hall)

Showcasing talented young dancers aged 8 – 16....


Thursday 12 April
to Saturday 14 April
web page St Albans Youth Music Theatre
Honk!
Abbey Theatre, St Albans

Toe-tapping musical based on Hans Christian Anderson's story of The Ugly Duckling. Honk! tells the story of an odd looking baby duck, Ugly, and his quest to find his mother. Along the way he meets som...


Friday 13 April
to Saturday 21 April
Company of Players
A Few Good Men by Aaron Sorkin
Little Theatre, Hertford

Court-martial thriller in which two marines stationed in Guantanamo Bay, are accused of the death of a weaker marine in their unit....


Friday 13 April
to Saturday 14 April
Plinston Players
The Hideaway
Queen Mother Theatre, Hitchin

A new musical set in 1969 Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania where developer's plans - to demolish the local meeting place for young people and build a shopping mall - result in unexpected consequences....


Friday 13 April
to Saturday 21 April
Barn Theatre
Side by Side by Stephen Sondheim
Barn Theatre, Welwyn

Sondheim's early work - some of his lyrics with other composers and some where he wrote both music and lyrics - all accompanied by a witty commentary written by Ned Sherrin....


Monday 16 April
to Saturday 21 April
web page Pump House TC
Dad’s Army by Jimmy Perry and David Croft
Pump House, Watford

The classic BBC TV comedy series of the Home Guard of Walmington-on-Sea who battle daily against the Germans and local ARP Warden Hodges, comes to the Pump House stage in these three hilarious episode...


Tuesday 17 April
to Saturday 21 April
web page Potters Bar Theatre Co
Guys and Dolls
Wyllyotts Theatre
Wednesday 18 April
to Saturday 21 April
web page Lytton Players
As You Like It by William Shakespeare
Lytton Theatre, Stevenage

Heroine Rosalind flees persecution in her uncle's court, accompanied by her cousin Celia and Touchstone the court jester, to find safety and eventually love in the Forest of Arden....


Wednesday 18 April
to Saturday 21 April
web page Berkhamsted AODS
Outside Edge by Richard Harris
Court Theatre, Pendley

Roger is having trouble getting a team together for the afternoon fixture against the British Railways Maintenance Division, Yeading East, but this proves to be the least of anyone's worries. Bob is ...


Thursday 19 April
to Saturday 21 April
Hoddesdon Players
Ten Times Table by Alan Ayckbourn
Broxbourne Civic Theatre
Wednesday 25 April
to Saturday 28 April
Frayed Knot Theatre Company
Talking Heads
Court Theatre, Tring
Thursday 26 April
to Saturday 28 April
web page Cheshunt Dramatic Society
Blithe Spirit
Goffs Oak Village Hall
Friday 27 April
to Saturday 5 May
web page Company of Ten
Under the Stars by Richard Crane
Abbey Theatre, St Albans

In the small, crowded dressing room of a west-end theatre, understudies Regina and Stella sit discussing the rudiments of knitting, shopping at Sainsbury's - and how to improve their chances of gettin...


Friday 27 April
to Saturday 28 April
Hitchin Thespians
Gotta Dance
Woodside Hall, Hitchin
Monday 30 April
to Saturday 5 May
web page St Albans AOS
The Sound of Music
Alban Arena