The Permanent Way - David Hare

Spoonface Steinberg - Lee Hall

7th - 10th Jan 2009

The Crescent Studio

“The first lines fall to Laura Dowsett, who is seven. Her confident, no-nonsense delivery sets an immediate standard below which no-one falls in an evening which is essentially asking the meaning of life while Spoonface learns that she is going to die. She discusses death in the wartime concentration camps, wonders whether God has cancer and explains that because she's backward she was never very good at saying what was wrong with her. 

Shadow of a Gunman - Sean O'Casey

14th - 17th Jan 2009

The Crescent Studio

Set in the Dublin slums in 1920, The Shadow of a Gunman follows the fate of a house full of characters who, due to circumstances beyond their control, are dragged into a situation of political unrest. Much of the text is heavily drawn from Casey's own experiences during his early years of writing when he too lived in poverty-stricken Dublin. 

A Midsummer Night's Dream - William Shakespeare

Wednesday 22nd - Saturday 25th April 2009

The Crescent Main House

"For 25 years I have somehow resisted the temptation to call this dynamic young group brilliant. This time I realised it was time to give up the struggle. Liz Light directs the funniest Dream I have ever seen." Evening Mail