GALLERY
PHOTOS BY ROSEY PURCHASE
THE VICAR OF DIBLEY - DEC 2024
Directed by KATE BENNETT
The Vicar is keen to put on a Christmas show. Starting with auditions through to performance - what could possibly go wrong? With the resulting Nativity play, somehow the true meaning of Christmas comes through.
THE SUSPICIONS OF MR WHICHER - OCT 2024
Directed by YASMIN NIXON
A true-life Victorian murder mystery. Detective Inspector Whicher reinvestigates the shocking murder of a young child, Savill Kent, by his step-sister, Constance.
CIDER WITH ROSIE - AUG 2024
Directed by GILL LAMBOURN
Laurie Lee’s autobiographical tale of his childhood growing up in Gloucestershire between the wars. A gentle and amusing glimpse of a different era.
SURPLUS WOMEN - AUG 2024
Directed by HELEN HARRIES-REES
A ‘shared monologue’ following the trials and tribulations of a First World War widow - one woman played by two actors at different ages, providing a shared perspective.
TRESTLE - MAY 2024
Directed by RICHARD GREENHORN
"We're not here forever. You've got to take a chance from time to time. Sometimes you've got to see something you like and grab hold. Don't let it go." Harry feels like life is beginning to tick down, his autumn years spent quietly caring for the community he loves. Denise thinks life begins in retirement and she's dancing like she's still at high school. When their paths cross at the village hall, their understanding of the time they have left changes irrevocably. What do community, growing old, and falling in love really mean? And who gets to decide anyway?
STONES IN HIS POCKETS - APRIL 2024
Directed by DAWN SMITHERS
Set in a rural Ireland, a small village is turned upside down by the arrival of a Hollywood studio to film the latest historical blockbuster. Told through the eyes of local lads Charlie Conlon and Jake Quinn, who are employed as extras, it soon becomes clear that Tinseltown’s romanticised dream of Ireland is a long way from reality.
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DRACULA THE BLOODY TRUTH - FEBRUARY 2024
Directed by TONY HUDSON
Lights! Camera! Action!! HOLLYWOOD is coming to the Barn Theatre… but what happens when two Irish extras become the stars?! An authentic rediscovery of the worldwide phenomenon, ‘Stones in His Pockets,’ capturing the magic of the original with the thrill of new stagecraft. Set in a rural Ireland, a small village is turned upside down by the arrival of a Hollywood studio to film the latest historical blockbuster. Told through the eyes of local lads Charlie Conlon and Jake Quinn, who are employed as extras, it soon becomes clear that Tinseltown’s romanticised dream of Ireland is a long way from reality