Twelfth Night - William Shakespeare

6th-9th January

Hexagon Theatre, mac

" A beautifully controlled, gentle performance by Jo Taylor as Viola and a sparkling account of Maria by Ester Naylor are the outstanding virtues of a brave and competent production by this young group. Paul Pinfield gets all the fun possible out of a limp wristed Sir Andrew, Rachel Evans finds a hint of a minx in Olivia and Tom Howell comes pluckily to Malvolio. The pace is well maintained and the lighting is persuasively Shakespearian and overall a well-merited feeling of confidence runs through Liz Light's expansive production." Evening Mail

Bugsy Malone - Alan Parker

7th-10th April

Studio Theatre, mac

"Small boys in slouch hats and broad shouldered jackets, small girls in feathers and boas and a fair bit of young talent. We have a brash Bugsy (Danny Whitlock) and a gentle Blousy (Jessica Colman), but the show is stolen by the diminutive Ben Fisher, his Fat Sam is a delight - a piece of heavily accentuated po-faced caricature sustained with a buoyancy beyond his years. With Danny Price's inventive choreography... this is a joy of an evening." Evening Mail

Guys and Dolls - Damon Runyon

21st-24th July

Studio Theatre, mac

"Outstanding performances by Paul Ready and Naomi Gudge help this lively musical go with real swing. An excellent support from a cast includes exceptional performances from Emma Connelly as Missionary Sarah and Matt Simpson and Tom Howell as gamblers Sky Masterson and Nicely, Nicely Johnson. Splendid direction by Liz Light and Rob Carey, coupled with fine choreography by Danny Price ensures the pace of this fine show never slackens." Evening Mail

Two - Jim Cartwright

22nd-25th September

Hexagon Theatre, mac

Another summer reunion project where ex-members come back from university and drama school to stage a show with current members. Paul Ready played the Landlord in Cartwright's harrowing drama in his first lead role with Stage2. Paul then went to LAMDA before working extensively with The National Theatre - most notably the premiere of Mark Ravenhill's 'Mother Clap's Molly House' and 'Waves' on Broadway in 2008.