FILM AND PLAY DOUBLE BILL      (CHIPSTEAD PLAYERS YOUTH THEATRE)
15th – 18th September 2010
Johnny Future	Devised, written & produced by The Chipstead Players Youth Theatre
Teenager Johnny escapes his tiring and emotionally draining life as main carer for his disabled father by creating an alter-ego with a very special power, one that makes him the envy of all his friends!
DNA	By Dennis Kelly Directed by Lauren Milsom & Jo Hopkins
A group of teenagers do something bad, really, really bad, then panic and cover the whole thing up. When the cover-up unites them and brings harmony to their otherwise fractious lives, where’s the incentive to put things right?
MRS. KLEIN
25th – 30th October 2010	By Nicholas Wright Directed by Yasmin Nixon
Drama Struggling to come to terms with the death of her son, Mrs. Klein finds her control over a rigidly compartmentalised life slip as we follow this witty and poignant study of mother-and-daughter relationships. In the ensuing power struggle, the rôles of torturer and victim, analyst and patient, blur and clash as they edge towards a resolution.
THE SECRET GARDEN
5th – 8th January 2011 9th January 2011 (matinee only) 12th – 15th January 2011	By Lucy SImon & Marsha Norman Directed by Jacqui Burke & Emily Evans
Family musical Generations have read Frances Hodgson Burnett’s story of how Mary stumbles across a walled garden that’s been abandoned for years, and in bringing it back to life not only meets a host of friendly creatures but gives new hope to her sickly cousin. Now watch the magic come to life in front of your eyes!
ONE-ACT DOUBLE BILL
28th February – 5th March 2011
Dumb Waiter	By Harold Pinter Directed by Glen Nixon
Dramatic comedy Ben and Gus are hit men, holed-up in a basement kitchen, waiting to be sent out on their next job. Will they know the victim? Who will carry out the hit? This is Pinter at his very best.
In Camera	By Jean-Paul Sartre Directed by Warwick Beazley
Taut Drama What are your visions of hell and eternity? This existentialist play explores the idea that Hell is Other People.
ARABIAN NIGHTS      (CHIPSTEAD PLAYERS YOUTH THEATRE)
11th – 16th April 2011	By Dominic Cooke Directed by Yasmin Nixon
A show full of Eastern promise, as the new queen Sheherazad weaves tales of Ali Baba, Sinbad the Sailor, singing trees, ghouls and the hilarious attempts by Abu Hassan to control a giant "bottom burp".
OF MICE AND MEN
23rd – 28th May 2011	By John Steinbeck Directed by Maggie May
Drama The stage version of the classic novel, set in the Californian agricultural belt of the 1930s. It tells of two unlikely comrades, struggling to find work but dreaming of a little place of their own where they can "live off the fat of the land" – a dream that is shattered by a tragic turn of events.
MURDERED TO DEATH
4th – 9th July 2011	By Peter Gordon Directed by Will Harris
Comedy We’re in a country house, peopled by quirky residents, staff and guests. Racing one after the other, possible plots emerge with various members of the cast being lined up to be either a corpse or a murderer. Agatha Christie it ain’t!
Notes:
• Evening performances start at 8pm, matinees 2.15pm. • Tickets cost £8.00 each for performances on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and the Saturday matinee, and £10.00 each for performances on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. • Doors open 45 minutes before performance. • Drinks, coffees and ice creams are available from the opening of the doors through to after the performances. • Adequate parking is provided at the theatre. • Disabled parking, seating & induction-loop hearing assistance are available – please let us know your needs when booking.