This December, Grimm Tales takes centre-stage as a chilling and macabre theatrical production, offering a captivating alternative to the traditional pantomime. Inspired by the dark and enchanting tales of the Brothers Grimm, this haunting adaptation weaves together twisted narratives, eerie settings and spine-tingling characters to transport audiences to a world of frightful wonder, suspense and unease. Brace yourself for a night of dark enchantment unlike anything you’ve seen before…

A magnificent two-play epic, adapted from Tolstoy’s novel and first staged by Shared Experience at the National Theatre in 1996. Painted on a vast canvas of locations, characters and experiences, Helen Edmundson’s stirring adaptation is an intricate saga of families, love and friendship, set against a backdrop of war – Napoleon’s invasion of Russia. This new adaptation breathes vivid life into one of the greatest novels of all time.

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It’s a summer’s morning in 1988 and Tory politician Robin Hesketh has returned home to the idyllic Cotswold house he shares with his wife of 30 years, Diana. But all is not as blissful as it seems. Diana has a stinking hangover, a fox is destroying the garden, and secrets are being dug up all over the place. As the day draws on, what starts as gentle ribbing and the familiar rhythms of marital sparring quickly turn to blood-sport.

The play is set in a woman’s prison. Josie is seeing her mother Fay for the first time in 15 years as she serves a life sentence for murder. With no memory of the events at that time, Josie is seeking answers from Fay who’s spent the last 15 years trying to forget them. This is a powerful psychological drama between mother and daughter, made more intense when two of Fay’s prison guards are drawn into the encounter.

It’s the early hours of the morning in the aftermath of Laura’s house warming party. Danny, divorced and living with his mother, is the last remaining guest. The flat’s in a mess and so are they. One more drink?

This sharp and astute two-hander takes an intimate look in real-time at the first fragile moments of risking your heart and taking a chance. Both comedic and tender, it asks questions about mutual loneliness and human connections.

Consider yourself invited to one of the greatest musicals of all time – Lionel Bart’s evergreen delight in which every song’s a classic, from Food, Glorious Food to Oom-Pah-Pah. Enjoy heart-warming stuff from Nancy, Dodger and our young hero, with darker moments supplied by Bill Sikes and Fagin.

A refreshing comic take on Flaubert’s classic tale of bourgeois boredom, as Emma Bovary longs to escape life with her dull doctor husband. Zaniness, creativity and surprise replace the gloom and doom of the original as our heroine fights for a happy rather than tragic ending.