Directed by Mark Jefferies

Another spectacular Christmas production at the Priory Theatre! This year's traditional family pantomime saw Dick Whittington set on a journey towards London to find streets paved with gold.

Along the way Dick met a very friendly cat whose talents of ridding the house (where he had been taken in by Alderman Fitzwarren and his cook) of rats earns Dick the love of the beautiful Alice Fitzwarren. Unfortunately for Dick, this also angered King Rat who created some unpleasant situations for Dick and his cat, sending them away to foreign lands for more adventures and on to a fairytale ending...

Directed by Dixie Atkins

If you already enjoy Shakespeare, you knew that this is a terrific tale. If you were trying the Bard for the first time, this was a great starter. It had everything: comedy and tragedy, tears and laughter, love and hate, song and dance, kings and shepherds.

The jealousy of King Leontes brings tragedy to his family and his new-born baby is cast out. Sixteen years later, we see her as a young woman, deeply in love and surrounded by joy and gaiety. As always, the path of true love does not run smooth, but soon all is resolved; families are re-united and everything ends happily.

Most people know the male version of ‘The Odd Couple’. The female version is just as funny, if not funnier!

Six friends meet once a week at Olive's home to eat, drink and play Trivial Pursuit. Olive, despite the advice of her friends, takes pity on Florence when she is abandoned by her husband and invites her to stay. The interference of two attractive, young Spanish men who live upstairs, causes increased complications in this laugh-out-loud comedy.

A man arrives, unexpectedly, at a house after a car accident.  He finds a women standing over the dead body of her husband. Why is he so anxious to help her cover up the crime? Is she truly the killer? There are four other people in the house and they all have motives for the murder.  As with all of Agatha Christie's mysteries, the plot had a dozen twists – and red herrings galore – before we learned the truth.  

After 15 years Josie decides to visit her mother in prison, where Fay is serving a life sentence for the murder of her husband. From fragile beginnings, the relationship between the two women strengthens, but Josie is still uncertain of the truth. Was the husband truly evil? What was Fay’s motive? Fay’s exchanges with the guards provide humour and pathos, despite the dark subject, and give us further understanding of this complex character. A modern drama not to be missed.

Directed by Dean Foy

In 2011 Godspell commemorated its 40th anniversary. To celebrate, the Priory Theatre revisited this spellbinding, unique and contemporary view of the Gospel according to St Matthew. A joyous celebration of music, comedy and drama.

With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, The Bakers Wife, Pippin, Children of Eden), Godspell has includes the hit songs Day by Day, Prepare ye (the Way Of the Lord) and By My Side.

This worldwide smash-hit musical was one for all the family, spreading joy, happiness and hope to all who were enchanted by its toe-tapping spell.

Directed by John Evans

In January 1939, the movie ‘Gone With the Wind’ (originally called Moonlight and Magnolias) went into production. 3 weeks later, producer David O Selznick closed the set and sacked the director. Just 5 days before shooting was due to resume, he hired Ben Hecht to write a new script (Hecht had never read the book!) and pulled Victor Fleming off The Wizard of Oz, where he was having trouble with the Munchkins, to direct.

Hutchinson’s comedy imagines what might have happened during the 5 days in Selznick’s locked office, as the 3 men turned a 1,000 page novel into a 130 page screenplay that went on to become one Hollywood’s highest grossing movies. Bananas and peanuts help the three to act out and create the characters from Rhett to Scarlett.

Directed by Stephen Boden

This year, the Priory Pantomime is that perennial favourite, Cinderella.  It comes complete with all the great traditions: a spectacular transformation scene; a thigh-slapping principal boy; a beautiful heroine; an all-singing, all-dancing chorus and not one, but two dames.  We don’t need to tell you the plot - you know the story – just as you know that adults and children alike will have a great time at the Priory Panto.  So book early, because lots of other people know that too!!