A REVIVAL of a hit production, a new comedy adaptation of Frankenstein, and Gareth Gates in 80s musical Footloose, all feature in the Playhouse’s autumn/winter season.
The new season opens with Gwen Taylor (Heartbeat and Barbara) and Daragh O’Malley (Sharpe) leading the cast in Emlyn Williams’s psychological thriller Night Must Fall, a co-production between Salisbury Playhouse and Original Theatre Company (Three Men in a Boat, Birdsong).
Directed by Luke Sheppard, who has recently directed the Olivier Award-winning In the Heights, Night Must Fall runs in the main house at Salisbury Playhouse from September 6 to 24 before embarking on a national tour.
Salisbury Playhouse and Bristol-based Living Spit will co-produce a comedy musical adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein which runs in the main house from October 20 to November 5.
It is is written and performed by Living Spit’s Howard Coggins (Mother Goose at Salisbury Playhouse) and Stu McLoughlin (London Calling at Salisbury Playhouse).
Rock ‘n’ roll musical Footloose, starring Gareth Gates and Maureen Nolan, comes to the city on September 27 to October 1.
It is based on the cult movie and is a story of youth, rebellion and romance with a whole host of 80s hits.
Following a sell-out run at Salisbury Playhouse in 2014, Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall’s Worst Wedding Ever is revived in a co-production directed by Salisbury Playhouse’s artistic director, Gareth Machin, from Thursday 2 to Saturday 25 February 2017.
And looking ahead to pantomime season, audiences can enjoy this year’s offering Aladdin from Saturday 3 December to Saturday 7 January.
For Christmas there will be two new productions in The Salberg, Night Before Christmas and A Little Bit of What You Fancy.
There is also a series of special events including an evening with renowned gardening writer and TV presenter Monty Don (Friday 20 January) and audiences can join number one bestselling author and broadcaster Clare Balding (Saturday 24 September) for inspirational stories to mark the publication of her first children’s book The Racehorse Who Wouldn’t Gallop.
Other highlights include Ian Hislop’s The Wipers Times, Edward Fox as John Betjeman in Sand in the Sandwiches, and Lady Chatterley’s Lover.
The Playhouse’s Stage 65 Youth Theatre will take to the Main House stage this summer to perform Henrik Ibsen’s Peer Gynt.
And Salisbury Playhouse will this season be celebrating 40 years in its Malthouse Lane home with an open day on October – giving visitors the opportunity to have a behind the scenes look at the production facilities and celebrate its history.
Booking for the new season opens on Friday (May 20). For tickets call 01722 320333 or go to salisburyplayhouse.com
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