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Current Season - 2024/25

	The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, by Alexandra Wood, adapted from the book by Kate Summerscale, directed by Cathy Naylor Production dates: 31st October, 1st and 2nd November 2024 Summer 1860, a country house and a young boy is found dead. Celebrated detective Mr Whicher is sent to solve the murder. Over twenty years later, still haunted by the case and its outcome, Whicher visits the imprisoned murderess, troubled by fears that the real truth was not uncovered. As the past is replayed, they start to question the nature of truth, the desire for certainty and the possibility of redemption. Based on the bestselling book, this compelling adaptation imagines a gripping new conclusion to a dark Victorian mystery.

	The Last of the Pelican Daughters by The Wardrobe Ensemble, directed by Andrew Rogers Production dates: 16th, 17th and 18th January 2025. In folklore, pelican mothers feed their young on their own blood. Now, four sisters are trying to come to terms with their mother’s death. Joy wants a baby, Storm wants to be seen, Sage just wants to remember and Maya doesn’t want anyone to find out her secret; Granny’s in a wheelchair and Mum’s presence still seeps through the ceiling and the floors. A play about what it means for young people to deal with loss, inheritance and fairness. This funny and startling play, so relevant to our time, is full of joy, tears and telling moments.

	The Ladykillers by Graham Linehan, directed by Christian Mortimer Production dates: 27th, 28th and 29th March 2025 Mrs Wilberforce, a sweet old lady, alone in her house, is pitted against a gang of criminal misfits who will stop at nothing. Posing as amateur musicians, Professor Marcus and his gang plot the perfect heist and put the plan into action. Based on the script of the famous Ealing Comedy, the tension and the laughter builds. In this classic black comedy, will the police find out who has committed the robbery? Does Mrs Wilberforce suspect her visitors? Why do the musicians only play one tune? And when the plot unravels…who is safe?

	Ladies’ Day by Amanda Whittington, directed by Howard Platt Production dates: 12th, 13th and 14th June 2025 In 2005 Royal Ascot relocated to York Racecourse and, seizing their chance, a fish-filleting foursome from Hull head for Ladies’ Day, for a flirt, a flutter and if their luck holds…a fortune. Out go the hairnets, overalls and wellies and on go the posh frocks. Leaving their lives behind for just one day, do our heroines find all they are after amid the laughter, tears and companionship? Join Pearl, Jan, Shelley and Linda on their adventures in this exuberant, touching and heart-warming comedy.