The Playhouse Theatre Whitstable is the home of The Lindley Players.
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The Globe Theatre present
The Taming of the Shrew
by William Shakespeare'If I be waspish, best beware my sting.'
Two wealthy sisters in Padua must be married off. The modest, demure Bianca has no shortage of suitors, but who on earth will take the wild, ungovernable, ‘shrewish’ Katherina? Perhaps the gold-digging Petruchio, as maddeningly strongwilled and perverse as Katherina herself, will be equal to the task of bullying her to the altar.
Shakespeare’s outrageous comedy introduces one of the theatre’s great screwball double-acts, a couple hellbent on confusing and outwitting each other right up to its controversial conclusion.Performed at the Globe and touring on an Elizabethan-style stage, with an all-female cast.
Thu 27th June - 7:45pm
Tue 18th - Sat 22nd January - 7:45pm
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St Alphege CEI Performing Arts Club present
Flight of the Star Ship SilverSt Alphege Performing Arts Club are proud to present their debut performance!
The first act takes us aboard The Starship Silver Grey (from Phantasmagoria, written by Kaye Umansky). Two Earthlings find themselves beamed aboard the Starship Silver Grey in the middle of the night. They are taken on a trillion light year ride through time and space, meeting many weird and wonderful creatures along the way! Or was it all just a wonderful dream?
For the second act you will be brought back to Earth for a nautical themed singing extravaganza!!
Tue 16th July - 6:30pm
Tue 18th - Sat 22nd January - 7:45pm
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The Lindley Players present
Music HallThe famous, (no inferior imitations), traditional Music Hall will again be performed by the Lindley Players for your delectation. In what will be a summer extravaganza of the senses, prepare to be delighted, surprised and maybe a little titillated. Once again devised by the doyen of the Music Hall art Dr.Howard Lee.
Music with a superior and sparkling series of salubrious scenas and scintillating solos, subtly sequestered into a stylish symposium. Yes, lots of songs. This excellent show will feature magic and the very best of comedy renditions all done in the best possible taste. Your Chairman will be Mr.Glyn Maflin
We have the songs, the music, the performers but what is the essential ingredient? Our revered audience, without whom atmosphere and spirit would be sadly missing.
Tue 23th - Sat 27th July - 7:45pm
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Burt Butlers' jazz Pilgrims presents
Jazz on a Summer Night
with Lynn FalveyBurt Butler and his Jazz Pilgrims return with Lynn Falvey for their annual show.
Sun 28th July - 7:45pm
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The Lindley Players present
Beasts and Beauties
Originally dramatised by Tim Supple & Melly Still
Adapted for the Stage by Carol Ann DuffyTimeless tales from humour to horror in the blink of an eye!
‘One of those rare nights in the theatre when some strange alchemy
takes place in the dark and as a shiver runs down your spine and a
bubble of laughter rises in your throat, you remember why theatre really
matters and can be such a transforming experience.’Originally dramatised by Tim Supple and Melly Still for the Bristol Old Vic
in 2004, the enduring appeal of the eight European folk tales presented
in Beasts and Beauties (and adapted for the stage by Carol Ann Duffy) is
a measure of their power. Over centuries in one version or another they have enthralled, fascinated, amused, and at times frightened listeners and readers of all ages. These stories combine comedy, magic and just enough traditional fairytale gore to entertain an audience.Includes the following dramatisations / stories:
Blue Beard, The Husband Who Was to Mind the House, The Three Wishes,
Beauty and the Beast, The Emperor’s New Clothes, Toby and the Wolf, The
Juniper Tree, The Girl and the North Wind.Tue 24th - Sat 28th September - 7:45pm
Tue 18th - Sat 22nd January - 7:45pm
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Secret Opera present
La Bohème
composed by PucciniIn present day North London four impoverished young artists do what they can to get by in a degenerate world. One moonlit night a chance encounter will change their lives forever, but sometimes even true love is not powerful enough for a fairytale ending.
Puccini’s masterpiece speaks as clearly now as it did over 100 years ago. With laughter and tears in equal measure this opera epitomises life, love and loss. Sung in Italian, accompanied by the Parry Ensemble conducted by the award-winning Andrew Charity.
"Secret Opera Players put on a superlative production both in the staging and in the performance, I am so pleased to have presented them. I’m looking forward to their next visit!"Charlie North Lewis –Theatre Director, Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne.
Sun 29th September - 7:45pm
