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SIX - Teen Version
THIS PRODUCTION IS AT PAVILIONS TEIGNMOUTH
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Teignmouth Players return to the Pavilions stage with the pop/rock musical SIX.
Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the mic to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration of 21st century girl power!
This musical is the teen edition of the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over.
The New York Times says SIX is 'pure entertainment' and the Evening Standard hails SIX as 'the most uplifting new British musical I have ever had the privilege to watch'.
7.30 shows, Wednesday 3rd June - Saturday 6th. 2.30pm show Saturday 6th June, and 11am show on Sunday 7th.
All tickets £15.00. Booking fee per transaction - £1 on telephone & internet sales, 50p at the Box Office. Suitable for 12+ years old. Performance - 1hr 15mins.
SIX - Teen Version - Matinee
THIS PRODUCTION IS AT PAVILIONS TEIGNMOUTH
TICKETS ON SALE NOW - CLICK HERE TO BOOK
Teignmouth Players return to the Pavilions stage with the pop/rock musical SIX.
Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the mic to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration of 21st century girl power!
This musical is the teen edition of the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over.
The New York Times says SIX is 'pure entertainment' and the Evening Standard hails SIX as 'the most uplifting new British musical I have ever had the privilege to watch'.
7.30 shows, Wednesday 3rd June - Saturday 6th. 2.30pm show Saturday 6th June, and 11am show on Sunday 7th.
All tickets £15.00. Booking fee per transaction - £1 on telephone & internet sales, 50p at the Box Office. Suitable for 12+ years old. Performance - 1hr 15mins.
SIX - Teen Version - Matinee
THIS PRODUCTION IS AT PAVILIONS TEIGNMOUTH
TICKETS ON SALE NOW - CLICK HERE TO BOOK
Teignmouth Players return to the Pavilions stage with the pop/rock musical SIX.
Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the mic to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration of 21st century girl power!
This musical is the teen edition of the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over.
The New York Times says SIX is 'pure entertainment' and the Evening Standard hails SIX as 'the most uplifting new British musical I have ever had the privilege to watch'.
7.30 shows, Wednesday 3rd June - Saturday 6th. 2.30pm show Saturday 6th June, and 11am show on Sunday 7th.
All tickets £15.00. Booking fee per transaction - £1 on telephone & internet sales, 50p at the Box Office. Suitable for 12+ years old. Performance - 1hr 15mins.
Performance for Murder Workshop Teignmouth Players Members Only
Amy Burton-Smith will be running a “murder mystery performance” workshop.
It will be a chance to see how these can work and who knows, you may find yourself participating in a “Pearls and Pistols” murder for TP in the future.
Contact Amy Burton-Smith if you plan on attending: theamyburtonsmith@gmail.com
TP Members Only - FREE
NOT Friday 13th
We're planning a final farewell to the Ice Factory for Saturday June 13th, and we need you! If you have any special scenes from TP productions you've done over the years that you'd like to reprise, send your suggestions to
nicoledavall@gmail.com
We're imagining a cabaret style event with theatrical snippets staged throughout the evening.
Whether it's a musical number you sang, a comedic skit, or a moment of high drama, we want to hear from you!
Ideally if we can get all the original people involved that would be great, but if you're short a cast member or two we can hopefully sub someone in.
SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURE EVENING SOCIAL EVENT
Book a ticket to our Sherlock Holmes escape room style evening
7.30pm on 8th August at the Victoria Hall, Shaldon.
Work in teams to solve the clues and the winning team will win a prize.
Come in a pre-formed team or form a team on the night.
A bar will be available! Free to members and £5 pp for non-members.
BOOK HERE NOW
Teignmouth Players Panto - Beauty & the Beast - Launch Event
Beauty & the Beast the Teignmouth Players 2026 pantomime
Launch: 25 August 7pm Everyone welcome
Auditions: 30 August 2.30pm and 1st September 7.30pm
at the Victoria Hall
Bridge Rd, Shaldon, Teignmouth TQ14 0DB
Teignmouth Players Panto - Beauty & the Beast - Audition
Beauty & the Beast the Teignmouth Players 2026 pantomime
Launch: 25 August 7pm Everyone welcome
Auditions: 30 August 2.30pm and 1st September 7.30pm
at the Victoria Hall
Bridge Rd, Shaldon, Teignmouth TQ14 0DB
Teignmouth Players Panto - Beauty & the Beast - Audition
Beauty & the Beast the Teignmouth Players 2026 pantomime
Launch: 25 August 7pm Everyone welcome
Auditions: 30 August 2.30pm and 1st September 7.30pm
at the Victoria Hall
Bridge Rd, Shaldon, Teignmouth TQ14 0DB
Teignmouth Players Rocks
Saturday 23rd May sees the opportunity to grab a paintbrush to paint some rocks with your own designs based on a theme of shows from the Teignmouth Players. You can choose to keep your stone or to put our website address on the back and hide it around Teignmouth for others to enjoy
We did something similar for Blackadder Goes Forth in 2018
and one of our stones got found in Peterborough!
The cost will be £3 per person to cover materials.
Email theamyburtonsmith@gmail.com or message Amy on the socials to register your interest (so that we have enough stones!!!) open to new and old members!
Event is SOLD OUT
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT
Welcome to the intimate Speakeasy of notorious gang leader - Ivor Fedora.
Wear your 20s best and get ready for a fun filled evening of cocktails and nibbles.
What could possibly go wrong?
Ice Capades
Step onto the red carpet, sip on dazzling cocktails, enjoy entertainment, and dance the night away in true Hollywood style.
Dress to impress. Think show stopping outfits and award accepting elegance.
Join us at the Ice Factory for a night of sparkle, celebration, and unforgettable memories… because every star deserves their spotlight.
No entry fee, but we do ask each person to bring a raffle prize for one winner of the night to take home everything!
The Hitch-Hiker
A play reading of Orson Welles’ Show Radio Play - The Hitch‑Hiker by Lucille Fletcher
To be produced at an external venue later.
The Hitch-Hiker is a radio play written by Lucille Fletcher. It was first presented on the November 17, 1941, broadcast of The Orson Welles Show on CBS Radio, featuring a score written and conducted by Bernard Herrmann, Fletcher's first husband. Welles performed The Hitch-Hiker four times on radio, and the play was adapted for a notable 1960 episode of the television series The Twilight Zone.
In the story, a man on a cross-country drive repeatedly notices the same hitch-hiker standing along the side of the road.
Though the hitch-hiker's appearance is non-threatening, the driver becomes increasingly disturbed upon inexplicably seeing him again and again alongside multiple roads across several states.
Eventually, the driver becomes too afraid to stop his car and even attempts to run the man down in hysterical paranoia.
After making a phone call home, however, he is shocked to hear information that totally changes his understanding of his predicament.
Why not come along and join in or just listen to the script being read.
It will give you the chance to see what it is about and maybe you might decide to come along and audition.
The bar will be open so you can have a drink while you watch and listen
Play reading - Brittas Empire
Come along to the Ice Factory Studio Theatre for a play reading of our August 2027 production of the Brittas Empire. Come along at 7pm on 30th April - you are welcome to take part or to just listen in.
The bar will be open and it will be a great chance to see what roles will be available when auditions come around
Play Reading - Maskerade
A play by Stephen Briggs adapted from the novel byTERRY PRATCHETT
A play by Stephen Briggs adapted from the novel by TERRY PRATCHETT
SYNOPSIS
Agnes Nitt leaves Lancre to seek a career in the Opera House in Ankh-Morpork. When Granny Weatherwax realises that Nanny Ogg has written an immensely popular “cook book” (under the nom de plume “A Lancre Witch”) but has not been paid, they both leave for Ankh Morpork to collect the money. In the meantime a ghost stalks the corridors of the Ankh Morpork Opera House, leaving strange letters for the management and….killing people!
This comedic murder mystery spoof of the “Phantom of the Opera” follows Granny and Nanny as they (along with Agnes) investigate the ghost and are soon involved in all types of skullduggery, mayhem and splittingly loud singing.
A treat for all Pratchett fans!
Key Details of the Play
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy.
Characters: Includes Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, Agnes Nitt (Perdita), Walter Plinge, and opera management.
Plot Focus: A parody of The Phantom of the Opera involving murder, music, and shenanigans in an opera house.
The bar will be open for those who want to enjoy a drink while you watch or join in.
The Canterbury Tales
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The Canterbury Tales Video
Production Photographs - Click to enlarge
The Canterbury Tales is a devised piece inspired by Geoffrey Chaucer’s most famous work.
The Canterbury Tales follows a group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Thomas a Beckett. To entertain themselves along the way, they decide to hold a story-telling competition.
The stories reflect a wide-ranging cross-section of society, from lofty tales of courtly love to animal fables and bedroom farce. Many tales fall short of the spiritual goals of the pilgrimage itself, but what makes for the 'best' story?
This playful take on Chaucer's most famous work has been devised without a script by members of the Teignmouth Players with the aim of keeping the entertainment value of these old stories at the heart of our production.
Although medieval sensibilities can sometimes be strikingly familiar, they are also often starkly divergent. This production leans into both aspects, highlighting the similarities and differences between medieval and modern attitudes to love, sex, morality and marriage.
The Canterbury Tales
Tickets Now On Sale - Book your Tickets HERE
The Canterbury Tales Video
Production Photographs - click to enlarge
The Canterbury Tales is a devised piece inspired by Geoffrey Chaucer’s most famous work.
The Canterbury Tales follows a group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Thomas a Beckett. To entertain themselves along the way, they decide to hold a story-telling competition.
The stories reflect a wide-ranging cross-section of society, from lofty tales of courtly love to animal fables and bedroom farce. Many tales fall short of the spiritual goals of the pilgrimage itself, but what makes for the 'best' story?
This playful take on Chaucer's most famous work has been devised without a script by members of the Teignmouth Players with the aim of keeping the entertainment value of these old stories at the heart of our production.
Although medieval sensibilities can sometimes be strikingly familiar, they are also often starkly divergent. This production leans into both aspects, highlighting the similarities and differences between medieval and modern attitudes to love, sex, morality and marriage.
Play Reading - Maskerade
Play Reading - Maskerade - Stephen Briggs adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novel Maskerade
All is not well in the Ankh-Morpork Opera House.
A ghost stalks the dark corridors, leaving strange letters for the management and ... killing people. Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg, two Lancre witches, investigate, and are soon involved in all kinds of skulduggery, mayhem and ear-splittingly loud singing.
Quirky and original characters, a labyrinthine plot and numerous witty one-liners make this a treat for Discworld fans and 'uninitiated' theatregoers alike.
Your chance to join in and play a part in this popular play without having to learn the liners as we offer a play reading session in the Ice Factory Studio Theatre.
Why not come along and join in or if you don’t want to read just come and listen.
Everyone welcome
A couple reviews on the play
Local witch Nanny Ogg has written a book revealing some passionate recipes and Granny Weatherwax sees she has been ripped off by the Ankh-Morpork publisher.
They go there to straighten matters out and encounter a local witch candidate who is ghosting for a budding diva at the opera house.
There is a ghost in the opera house and foul play that needs sorting out and our heroines are up to the task with their insight and persistence.
As usual, the dialog is fast and funny, and the insights into human nature and institutions profound. All these books are fun.
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I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed Maskerade as it's been a while since I read it, but this reminded me. It's also a really clever adaptation that makes a fantasy novel work for a small cast and a small budget. Clever and fun.
Before Frida - Audition
Run-Dates May 12th to 16th daily at 7pm Matinee May 16th at 2pm
"Before Frida" - The life and Songs of AnnaFrid Lyngstad before ABBA.
Our last production at the Ice Factory before we hand it back to Teignmouth Council
"Before Frida" - The life and Songs of Anna-Frid Lyngstad before ABBA is exactly that, the life and songs of "Frida" before she became part of one of the biggest bands in pop history. The play is a mix of songs, images and acting and has a read-through at the
Ice Factory on Tuesday 27th January at 7.00pm.
Feel free to come along whether you want to be in the production or not, we would like a variety of readers and if possible singers.
Auditions will be the week after, Tuesday 3rd February @ 7.00pm and Sunday 8th February @ 6.00pm.
AnnaFrid was born in the far north of Norway, four months after the end of the 2nd World War to a young Norwegian girl and a German army officer. At the age of two her mother died leaving her to be bought up by her Grandmother. She became a brilliant jazz singer, married and had two children before her 22nd birthday.
And she went on to change the face of pop music for ever.
"Before Frida" will be performed from 12th May at The Ice Factory; the cast will include:
AnnaFrid - 18+ (playing age child - mid-20's - must sing jazz)
Synni - (AnnaFrid's mum - playing age 14 - 22)
Agni (AnnaFrid's gran - 30 - 50)
Alfred (AnnaFrid's father) 20
One or two assorted males (20 - 60)
We will also need 2 technicians, one for image cueing and one for lighting / sound and a stage hand.Audition / interview dates will be available soon.
For a taste of AnnaFrid's jazz credentials, try this.......
Click on this link About Frida
OR Scan this code to view
Before Frida -Audition
Run ~Dates May 12th to 16th daily at 7pm Matinee May 16th at 2pm
"Before Frida" - The life and Songs of AnnaFrid Lyngstad before ABBA.
Our last production at the Ice Factory before we hand it back to Teignmouth Council will be
"Before Frida" - The life and Songs of Anna-Frid Lyngstad before ABBA is exactly that, the life and songs of "Frida" before she became part of one of the biggest bands in pop history. The play is a mix of songs, images and acting and has a read-through at the
Ice Factory on Tuesday 27th January at 7.00pm.
Feel free to come along whether you want to be in the production or not, we would like a variety of readers and if possible singers.
Auditions will be the week after, Tuesday 3rd February @ 7.00pm and Sunday 8th February @ 6.00pm.
AnnaFrid was born in the far north of Norway, four months after the end of the 2nd World War to a young Norwegian girl and a German army officer. At the age of two her mother died leaving her to be bought up by her Grandmother. She became a brilliant jazz singer, married and had two children before her 22nd birthday.
And she went on to change the face of pop music for ever.
"Before Frida" will be performed from 12th May at The Ice Factory; the cast will include:
AnnaFrid - 18+ (playing age child - mid-20's - must sing jazz)
Synni - (AnnaFrid's mum) playing age 14 - 22)
Agni (AnnaFrid's gran( 30 - 50)
Alfred (AnnaFrid's father) 20
One or two assorted males (20 - 60)
We will also need 2 technicians, one for image cueing and one for lighting / sound and a stage hand.
For a taste of AnnaFrid's jazz credentials, try this.......
Click on this link About Frida
OR Scan this code to view
Before Frida - Read through
Run Dates May 12th to 16th daily at 7pm Matinee May 16th at 2pm
"Before Frida" - The life and Songs of AnnaFrid Lyngstad before ABBA.
Our last production at the Ice Factory before we hand it back to Teignmouth Council
"Before Frida" - The life and Songs of Anna-Frid Lyngstad before ABBA is exactly that, the life and songs of "Frida" before she became part of one of the biggest bands in pop history. The play is a mix of songs, images and acting and has a read-through at the Ice Factory on Tuesday 27th January at 7.00pm.
Feel free to come along whether you want to be in the production or not, we would like a variety of readers and if possible singers.
Auditions will be the week after, Tuesday 3rd February @ 7.00pm and Sunday 8th February @ 6.00pm.
AnnaFrid was born in the far north of Norway, four months after the end of the 2nd World War to a young Norwegian girl and a German army officer. At the age of two her mother died leaving her to be bought up by her Grandmother. She became a brilliant jazz singer, married and had two children before her 22nd birthday.
And she went on to change the face of pop music for ever.
"Before Frida" will be performed from 12th May at The Ice Factory; the cast will include:
AnnaFrid - 18+ (playing age child - mid-20's - must sing jazz)
Synni - (AnnaFrid's mum) playing age 14 - 22)
Agni (AnnaFrid's gran( 30 - 50)
Alfred (AnnaFrid's father) 20
One or two assorted males (20 - 60)
We will also need 2 technicians, one for image cueing and one for lighting / sound and a stage hand.
For a taste of AnnaFrid's jazz credentials, try this.......
Click on this link About Frida
OR Scan this code to view
Play Reading - Play On
The next play reading at the Ice Factory Studio Theatre will be Play On - a comedy
Synopsis
One plucky community theatre is about to produce a show called Murder Most Foul, a new “murder mystery play” with the same title as an Agatha Christie novel but with no relation whatsoever.
The director/theatre manager, Gerry, thought producing the play was a good idea since the inexperienced playwright has agreed to let the company perform the show for no charge. Gerry, however, had no idea what disasters awaited her: the show is hilariously amateur, the “murder mystery” plot doesn’t really have a murder, and to top it off the playwright keeps changing the story and script only two days from its premiere!
It doesn’t help that the cast is disgruntled, and the playwright accidentally deletes the entire sound effect board. All of the disasters come to fruition in Act III when the company performs the actual show with hilarious mishaps as every turn. Play On! is a hilarious love letter to community theatre.
Cast 7 Female and 3 Male but everyone is welcome
Auditions - Canterbury Tales
A message from Nicola Davall - Director for the production
Hello all! I have some dates for Canterbury Tales auditions.
Audition dates will be Monday 15th December at 7:30pm and Saturday 20th December at 4pm at the Ice Factory in Teignmouth. Since there's no script for this one there isn't a read through date, just the two audition dates.
This will be a devised piece based on four to five of the Tales from Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. No prior knowledge of Chaucer is required! I'm looking for 8 actors interested in taking an active part in developing (multiple) roles for themselves and creating the final piece through workshop style rehearsals.
The audition will involve a series of improv challenges, so come ready to be creative, think on your feet and (hopefully) have a bit of fun!
Production dates will be the first two weeks of April.
Wizard Guide to Saving the World
We regret that this production has been cancelled
Refunds will be automatically made for all tickets purchased
The world is not what it was.
What we need is a wizard to sort out the mess we’ve made.
A legendary wizard who is not afraid of the big issues.
“Wizard Guide to Saving the World” does what it says on the enchanted vessel. It contains words that feel wrong in the mouth, actual tricks, sexy love philtres, charms enough to stop wars or climate change, and plenty of stuff about wizards. This brand-new character standup is concerned with slippery social attitudes and cultural standards, viewed and skewed through ancient wizard eyes. The forces of evil attack, Merlin slips in and out, and there’s a world-changing singalong.
And, naturally, there can be no Dumbledore without J. K. Rowling so writer and performer, Terry Victor, has learnt how to transmogrify with dignity.
The show is coming direct to the Ice Factory fom a run at the Edinburgh Fringe. It’s written and performed by Terry Victor, actor, comedian & lexicographer. His many professional credits include the West End, Punchdrunk, Oscar-nominated and Bafta-winning movies, a few dictionaries and getting away with multiple murders on the Orient Express.....
The Riviera Ramblers - Jazz Evening
Get ready to jingle and mingle at the Riviera Ramblers Christmas Concert -
it's gonna be a festive night to remember!
Welcome to the Riviera Ramblers Christmas Concert!
Join us for a festive evening of swinging music and merriment at The Ice Factory.
Get ready to be serenaded by our talented musicians.
Don't miss out on this special event!
Auditions - Canterbury Tales
A message from Nicola Davall - Director for the production
Hello all! I have some dates for Canterbury Tales auditions.
Audition dates will be Monday 15th December at 7:30pm and Saturday 20th December at 4pm at the Ice Factory in Teignmouth. Since there's no script for this one there isn't a read through date, just the two audition dates.
This will be a devised piece based on four to five of the Tales from Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. No prior knowledge of Chaucer is required! I'm looking for 8 actors interested in taking an active part in developing (multiple) roles for themselves and creating the final piece through workshop style rehearsals.
The audition will involve a series of improv challenges, so come ready to be creative, think on your feet and (hopefully) have a bit of fun!
Production dates will be the first two weeks of April.
Day Disco
Teignmouth's own 70s and 80s disco with an original vinyl DJ,
held early enough so that you can have a boogie and still be in bed by ten!
Teignmouth Day Disco
Come and join us for Teignmouth's very own 70s and 80s day disco down at the The Ice Factory!
Have an early evening boogie without staying up til the early hours.
Bring your friends or even join us for your works Christmas do!
Our vinyl DJ will be playing classics from the 70s and 80s like Kool and the Gang, Madonna, Wham, Queen,Earth Wind and Fire and some Motown hits.
Fancy dress welcome, so get out your sequins and platforms and we'll see you on the dance floor!
Unusual Theatre present One Christmas Carol
We regret that this production has been cancelled -
any payments made will be refunded by Ticketsource.
This Christmas season, step into the world of Dickens like never before with One Christmas Carol
A spellbinding one-man performance where Gwithian Evans transforms into over 35 unforgettable characters live on stage.
Armed with nothing more than three mismatched chairs, Evans brings Scrooge, Tiny Tim, Marley, Bob Cratchitt, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future to vivid life in a tour de force of imagination and storytelling.
Stripped of costumes and scenery, this intimate production reveals the beating heart of Dickens’ timeless tale — compassion, redemption, and the true spirit of Christmas. Perfect for families, schools, and theatre lovers alike (recommended ages 8+).
✨ A powerful journey into the heart of Christmas.
💫 One actor. 35 characters. Endless magic.
GWITHIAN EVANS
Gwithian’s theatre credits include: Christopher Wren in The Mousetrap (West End), Bobby & Amy (OSO), A Christmas Carol Radio Play, Staged (UK Tour), Taking Steps (OSO), The Tailor-Made Man (StageDoor Theatre), The Elephant Song (Park Theatre), Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing (Folksy Theatre), Jane Eyre (Minack Theatre), Don't Dress For Dinner, A Touch of Danger, While the Sun Shines, Deathtrap, and Sailor, Beware! (Manor Pavilion Theatre), Spider’s Web (The Pomegranate Theatre), Princess and the Peacock (Riverhouse Barn), The Lancashire Witches (The Cockpit Theatre), Albion (The Electric Theatre), DIG (Vaults Festival), The Shape of Things (Drayton Arms Theatre), Immortal (Watermans Theatre), The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and A Christmas Carol (Rose Theatre Kingston), and The Snow Queen, The Last Post and Robin Hood(Hobgoblin Theatre Company).
His voice-over credits include: Postman Pat in Man vs Train series (MASHED, Channel 4), Mad Jack in Fallout: London(Fallout 4 MOD), Eugenius! (The Turbine Theatre), and Bob the Cowboy Builder (MASHED, Channel 4). He has worked for Big Finish and is also the voice of Barker the Seagull in Blackpool’s SHOWTOWN Museum.
Gwithian’s film credits include: The Alice Paradox (Superposition Films), The King’s Man (Marv Tailor Productions), Daniel (Short - Coffee Bean Productions), Until We Meet Again (Short - Yam Magar), and The Fallen (Short - LFA).
Play Reading - Mort - The Play - All welcome
A Play reading - all welcome
You are invited to come to
Terry Pratchett’s MORT - The Play - adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs - FREE ADMISSION
Death comes to us all but when he comes to Mort – he offers him a job! As Death’s apprentice he’ll have full free board, use of the company horse – and being dead isn’t compulsory! It’s a dream job until Death decides to take a day off…….
Adapted by Stephen Briggs from the novel by Terry Pratchett. Full of classic Pratchett humour and pathos.
Play reading to take place at the Ice Factory, Rear of Somerset Place, Teignmouth (Between the Methodist Church and Teignmouth Hub/Majestic Travel
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 21ST
At 7.30 p.m.
THE BAR WILL BE OPEN
Looking forward to seeing you.
Michele Middleditch
Chris Durney - Acoustic Showcase
Friday 14th November Chris Durney will be hosting ‘ An Acoustic Showcase’ @ The Ice Factory Theatre in Teignmouth .
The line up is …
The Barstool Scholars acoustic set .
The venue is a unique 50 seat theatre with its own bar.
Tickets are now on sale @ £10 for the evening. Starts @ 7pm .
If you fancy an evening out somewhere unique & with some superb acoustic music then please pop along .
Only 50 tickets available, so please message me either on here or 07970798081 to secure a ticket .
Let’s support our local venues & musicians.
Shakespeare's Dreams, Charms and Phantoms
From the witches in Macbeth to the fairies in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the supernatural makes frequent appearances in Shakespeare’s plays. So come and enjoy an evening steeped in mystery, with scenes from many of his best loved plays (and a few less well known ones) all featuring ghosts, prophecies, omens, fairies, potions, witches or other unnatural forces.
Magic and witchcraft were widely accepted as part of life in Tudor times, and Hallowe’en time is the perfect season to enjoy this collection of otherworldly scenes. Our talented and versatile performers will bring you comedy, intrigue, tragedy and drama, all seen through a magical and otherworldly lens.
Tickets can be bought via their website: https://theinntheatrecompany.co.uk/.../dreams_charms.../
Photographs by Southwest Theatre Photography
Talking Heads - Alan Bennett
Director -Bruce SIBLEY
The Cast
Production photos - Courtesy Margaret Long
Talking Heads is a stage adaptation of the BBC series of the same title created by Alan Bennett.
These unforgettable portraits of quirky, often vulnerable, sometimes awkward, but always very English characters marked Bennett as one of the great writers of his generation.
Darkly comic, poignant and uplifting, Talking Heads are widely acknowledged as modern classics.
Bennett’s great achievement is to get under the skin of his characters and bring them vividly to life with remarkable understanding, compassion and bittersweet humour.
Featuring:
A Chip In The Sugar,
Lady Of Letters
Her Big Chance
A Cream Cracker Under the Settee
Playing at the Ice Factory Studio Theatre
Thursday 30th October to Saturday 1st November and then Wednesday 5th to Saturday 8th November. Nightly at 7.30
Tickets £11 on opening night £13 all other performances. (No booking fees) Opening Night SOLD OUT
The Cast and Roles.
Bruce Sibley, Director
Bruce has played a wide range of roles in recent times for The Shaftesbury Theatre after moving from Sussex where he was frequently found directing as well as treading the boards! Bruce enjoys exploring all styles and periods of Drama but is keen to bring more modern writing to the stage. His most recent challenges include directing a number of plays: “Two,” “Things I Know to Be True” and “The Ladykillers” as well as “Mother Goose!” He is an examiner for LAMDA examinations which takes him all over the country and he enjoys watching young people sharing their enthusiasm for performance work. He hopes you enjoy tonight's performance.
A CHIP IN THE SUGAR
Dan Wilkin as Graham Whittaker, a closeted middle-aged man who is over dependent on his mother.
Graham finds life difficult enough at the best of times. When Mother meets an old flame, Frank Turnbull and seems set to marry him, Graham's old insecurities rear their ugly heads.
Dan is in every performance
A LADY OF LETTERS (Shared role)
Charlotte Ewart as Miss Ruddock, a letter writing busybody.
She believes prisoners have it easy, but when her poisonous, complaining letters become criminal, she finds herself as one of them, she finds freedom and happiness, possibly for the first time.
Charlotte is performing from 6th to 8th November.
Layla Crabtree As Miss Ruddock, who writes letters – not, unfortunately, social communications filled with harmless news, but letters of complaint and commentary to the authorities to compulsively interfere in her neighbours' lives.
Layla is performing 30th October to 1 November and 5th November.
HER BIG CHANCE
Kate O’Connell as Lesley, an actress who tells all, blind to the sinister undertones of her story as well as to her own self-delusions and gullibility.
Kate is in every performance
A CREAM CRACKER UNDER THE SETTEE (Shared role)
Laura Wilson-Back as Doris, a fiercely independent widow.
Doris falls while attempting to clean. She reminisces about her life with her late husband, Wilfred, and her difficult relationship with her home help, Zulema.
Laura is performing on 30th and 31st October, then 7th and 8th November.
Marilyn Adams as Doris, a fiercely independent woman who falls after she tries to clean. She reminisces about the time her late husband, Wilfred, wanted a dog and promises that looking after it would be his province.
Marilyn is performing on 1st, 5th and 6th November.
READ THROUGH - The Bed Plays
Read-through for Teignmouth Players' next production after "Talking Heads". Called "The Bed Plays" it features two productions, Afterglow and FREAK.
Afterglow is all about two people who, for some reason, seem to keep ending up in bed together. Written as a comedy the ages of the two protagonists can be any age. The running time is under an hour, initially it will be directed by myself but if any member wants to direct / co-direct / shadow they are more than welcome.
FREAK is written by Anna Jordan and was performed successfully at The Ice Factory 5 years ago. It is about coming of age and coming to terms with age, about womanly power and weakness, about sexuality and self-image. Two women separated by fifteen years expose their feelings crudely and bluntly, in a sexually-charged atmosphere. The set shows their shared bedroom, split between Leah’s side and Georgie’s, mirroring their respective stories. It is, at times, an intense play which approaches difficult topics and emotions, but both Leah and Georgie are strong, concentrated and powerful parts and roles that don’t come around that often.
Leah is fifteen years old (playing age): she fantasises about losing her virginity, and her walls are covered with pictures of supermodels and actresses. She is utterly repulsed by body hair, talks about her more sexually experienced friends with jealousy, and is heavily influenced by social constructs of femininity and tries to perform what is expected of her – by her boyfriend, by her friends, by everyone.
Georgie on the other hand is a 30-year-old suffering from depression, and she is just as influenced by society as Leah is. She works in a lap-dancing club, where she lies about her age, and feels all at once like a goddess, a thing, and a void. She believes she is in control of her body and desires, and “doesn’t want respect”; but in a heartbreaking climax, she recounts being assaulted by a group of men, which precipitates her break-down.
This is an intense and powerful piece of writing by one of the country's best new female playwrights; when it was performed 5 years ago (by Ratchet Theatre) we had a Q & A afterwards to talk over some of the issues raised. It is absorbing and addictive, with an ending which is not what you would expect. It is well worth a read-through.
If you need any more information, or would like to be considered but can't make the read-through, please e-mail me (Jeremy) on admin@teignmouthplayers.com.
Talking Heads - Alan Bennett
Director -Bruce SIBLEY
The Cast
Production photos - Courtesy Margaret Long
Talking Heads is a stage adaptation of the BBC series of the same title created by Alan Bennett.
These unforgettable portraits of quirky, often vulnerable, sometimes awkward, but always very English characters marked Bennett as one of the great writers of his generation.
Darkly comic, poignant and uplifting, Talking Heads are widely acknowledged as modern classics.
Bennett’s great achievement is to get under the skin of his characters and bring them vividly to life with remarkable understanding, compassion and bittersweet humour.
Featuring:
A Chip In The Sugar,
Lady Of Letters
Her Big Chance
A Cream Cracker Under the Settee
Playing at the Ice Factory Studio Theatre
Thursday 30th October to Saturday 1st November and then Wednesday 5th to Saturday 8th November. Nightly at 7.30
Tickets £11 on opening night £13 all other performances. (No booking fees) Opening Night SOLD OUT
The Cast and Roles.
Bruce Sibley, Director
Bruce has played a wide range of roles in recent times for The Shaftesbury Theatre after moving from Sussex where he was frequently found directing as well as treading the boards! Bruce enjoys exploring all styles and periods of Drama but is keen to bring more modern writing to the stage. His most recent challenges include directing a number of plays: “Two,” “Things I Know to Be True” and “The Ladykillers” as well as “Mother Goose!” He is an examiner for LAMDA examinations which takes him all over the country and he enjoys watching young people sharing their enthusiasm for performance work. He hopes you enjoy tonight's performance.
A CHIP IN THE SUGAR
Dan Wilkin as Graham Whittaker, a closeted middle-aged man who is over dependent on his mother.
Graham finds life difficult enough at the best of times. When Mother meets an old flame, Frank Turnbull and seems set to marry him, Graham's old insecurities rear their ugly heads.
Dan is in every performance
A LADY OF LETTERS (Shared role)
Charlotte Ewart as Miss Ruddock, a letter writing busybody.
She believes prisoners have it easy, but when her poisonous, complaining letters become criminal, she finds herself as one of them, she finds freedom and happiness, possibly for the first time.
Charlotte is performing from 6th to 8th November.
Layla Crabtree As Miss Ruddock, who writes letters – not, unfortunately, social communications filled with harmless news, but letters of complaint and commentary to the authorities to compulsively interfere in her neighbours' lives.
Layla is performing 30th October to 1 November and 5th November.
HER BIG CHANCE
Kate O’Connell as Lesley, an actress who tells all, blind to the sinister undertones of her story as well as to her own self-delusions and gullibility.
Kate is in every performance
A CREAM CRACKER UNDER THE SETTEE (Shared role)
Laura Wilson-Back as Doris, a fiercely independent widow.
Doris falls while attempting to clean. She reminisces about her life with her late husband, Wilfred, and her difficult relationship with her home help, Zulema.
Laura is performing on 30th and 31st October, then 7th and 8th November.
Marilyn Adams as Doris, a fiercely independent woman who falls after she tries to clean. She reminisces about the time her late husband, Wilfred, wanted a dog and promises that looking after it would be his province.
Marilyn is performing on 1st, 5th and 6th November.
Ice Factory Workshops - Improvisation CANCELLED
Teignmouth Players regret that unfortunately we have to cancel this workshop. Any non-members who have booked and paid will automatically receive a refund from TicketSource in the next couple of days. If for any treason that doesn’;t happen please email us at hello@teignmouthplayers.com
Improvisation
Improvisation can be called “playing” as that’s exactly what it is, playing games, creating situations, introducing status and basically being quite silly.
How often do you get to say the first thing that comes in to your head without thinking? That is what improvisation is all about.
Please being loose clothes and an open mind.....
Teignmouth Players members FREE
Ice Factory Workshops - Circus Skills (Copy)
Circus Skill s – £10 - Teignmouth Players members FREE
Whether it’s juggling, unicycling or spinning plates, circus skills can be great fun and a real challenge to get right.
Come along whether you’re a beginner or have tried circus skills previously and want to perfect your technique.
Children must be accompanied by an adult (unless known to us).
Teignmouth Players members get it FREE
Ice Factory Workshops - Life Drawing
New one-off Saturday workshops from the Ice Factory Theatre, Teignmouth
Life Drawing – £15 - Teignmouth Players Members £10
Life drawing is all about drawing what you see, not what you think you should expect to see. Any arts course, whether at college or university, will reinforce the necessity to refine an artist’s ability to see. ‘
PThis one-day workshop will take you through the basics of drawing from life including measuring, tone, perspective and negative shapes.
You will need to bring your own equipment; we can provide the tea / coffee and model.
Non-members pay £15 but Teignmouth Players members pay £10
ANOTHER NOSTALGIC COFFEE MORNING
ANOTHER NOSTALGIC COFFEE MORNING
Sunday 28th September 11am to 1pm in the Hayden Room.
We managed to sort out a few old photos at the last coffee morning, but there are still lots go through, so I thought I’d organise another one, for people to relive fond memories of productions gone by.
Ice Factory Workshops - How to Produce a Play
New one-off Saturday workshops from The Ice Factory Theatre, Teignmouth
How to produce a play – £10 - Teignmouth Players members FREE
Many people have had an idea for a play; many people have written a script for a play. Some may have worked on a production, performing or working backstage. But unless you’ve actually produced a play it is very difficult to know what is involved.
This workshop will look at all the aspects of a production that you will need to consider if you are starting from scratch, such as booking a venue, PRS, evaluations, budgeting, funding etc.
Teignmouth Players members FREE