May 2012 Shows presented by Hertfordshire local theatre and musical groups

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...

1963: the year Beatlemania was born, the Profumo affair scandalised Britain, Ronnie Biggs and co. snatched £2.6m cash from a mail train... and Cliff Richard and The Shadows took off on a joyous jaunt ...

In 1934, the renowned tenor Tito Merelli, known to his fans as “Il Stupendo,” is scheduled to sing the lead in Otello. The opera is being produced as a gala fundraiser for the Cleveland Opera Company....

Bunthorne, the poet, is lusted after and followed by all the ladies in the village, although he would rather get his hands on Patience, the milkmaid. She has been told that love makes you unhappy and ...

The “Flash, Bang, Wallop” musical – a tale of love and laughter, made famous by Tommy Steele, packed with great songs and a story reflecting the varied lives of masters and servants in Edwardian Engla...

En route to the dawn of the new millennium in 2000, we bump into Lords and Sirs of the dynasty including those from the times of King Charles I, Prince George in Regency England, the Captain Blackadde...

A bold, ebullient and often hilarious play about the charismatic traveller and drunk, Rooster Byron. ...

A wonderful tongue-in-cheek take on a classic story based on the 1935 film, using the script which Alfred Hitchcock wrote himself. The difference is that the 139 characters are portrayed by a just a h...

The story of Bobby Child, a well-to-do 1930's playboy, whose dream in life is to dance. Despite the serious efforts of his mother and soon-to-be-ex-fiancee, Bobby achieves his dream! Memorable Gershwi...

Long ago in a far off land a King is to be married to the beautiful Sheherazade. Can she melt her husband's cold heart with her tales of treasures, genies, magic and romance, creating a true love sto...

The true story of a legendary Texas brothel known as the Chicken Ranch which operated from the 1840s to 1973 when it was finally shut down by the efforts of a crusading Houston radio commentator and h...

Young graphic artist Julia is badly injured in a car crash that kills her colleague and lover. Housebound and depressed, she is tormented by a prowler and the attention of her lover's excessively soli...

Granary Theatre is a purpose built amateur theatre that produces a staple diet of popular fare: Cooney, Coward and Ackybourn. Like a lot of amateur theatres most of its audience already have their res...