Hello, again.
Things are hotting up out there, plus there's a load of 'hot' productions due to start in the next few days.
Teignmouth Players have completed their final production at The Ice Factory Studio Theatre and will be moving out in June. There are several social events lined up beforehand, plus readings and auditions for future productions. I've been a member of TP for er-thirty two years, during which time the company has successfully moved from The Carlton Theatre to The Studio Theatre, plus occasional productions at Pavilions and two one-night stands at The Little Theatre. TP are flexible and we're on the move!
In future I will only publish 'actors wanted' notices for one issue of 'Thespis'. Many companies put up their requests for someone to fill a role, but they never tell me when the part has been filled! One advert it is.
I look forward to meeting up with you somewhere, sometime out there in Theatreland....
Best wishes, John
The Torbay Thespis, 20th April, 2026
The Performance Listing for Amateur Productions in South Devon,
from Dawlish to South Brent.
Auditions.
Please check with the societies' individual websites for up-to-date times and dates.
'Maskerade' by Stephen Briggs adapted from the novel by Terry Pratchett.
Play reading. Teignmouth Players. Ice Factory. Saturday 25th April 7.30pm. The bar will be open.
'Love From A Stranger' by Agatha Christie.
Audition, 26th April at 2.30pm.
BOADS Hall. Performances 16-19th September.
The Prince of Egypt', Unleashed Theatre. Audition 9th May at 10.30am. Royal Lyceum Theatre, Torquay. For further information call 07792241356.
'Yes, Prime Minister', Toads Theatre Company. Audition 19th April at 4.00pm.
'The Mirror Crack'd' playing 14th to 19th September 2026:
Audition, Sunday 10th May at 2-30. Toads Theatre Company.
'The Brittas Empire' Teignmouth Players at the Ice Factory. Play reading. 30th April at 7.00pm. Bar open, all welcome. Production scheduled for 16-22nd August, 2027.
KATS (Kingsbridge) 'The 39 Steps'. Auditions 28th and 30th April at Dodbrooke Church Hall Kingsbridge. Performance, 23-26th September.
Contact the director jillbrock1@gmail.com
Frozen'. TOPS Sunday 17th May audition. Methodist Church Hall, Palace Avenue, Paignton. Director, Emily Whittet, MD, Rob Young.
Ring Gary Abraham 07971 463006 for time slots. £15 audition fee payable, deductible from membership fee if cast.
Productions.
20-25th April. Sat mat
'Speaking of Murder' by William and Audrey Roos, directed by Andrew Kenyon. Toads Theatre Company. 01803 299330. littletheatretorquay.co.uk
22-25th April
'Hay Fever' by Noel Coward, directed by Apple Taylor. 'Bijou' at Palace Theatre.
5-9th May
'The Full Monty', by McNally and Yazbek. Dawlish Musical Theatre Company. Shaftesbury Theatre. info@dawlishmusicaltheatre.com
6-8th May
'Ghosts at the Grange' by Karen Doling, directed by Julie Sharp. Project X at Brixham Theatre
14-16th May
'Some Mothers do 'ave Em' by Guy Unsworth, directed by Jemma Nyquist and Jack Davis. SADS Shiphay
18-23rd May. Sat mat.
'Caught in the Net' by Ray Cooney, directed by Anna Reynolds. Toads Theatre Company. 01803 299330. littletheatretorquay.co.uk
2-6th June. Sat mat.
'We will Rock You' Toads (SM) at Palace Theatre.
Directed by Iain Douglas and Elaine Johnson, Musical Director, Simon Carter, Choreography, Paris Selley.
3-7th June.
'Six' The musical. Teen edition. Teignmouth Players at Pavilions Teignmouth.
9th June to 30th July. Every Tues/Wed/Thurs.
'Towards Zero' by Agatha Christie, director, James Mackenzie-Thorpe. 'Bijou'. Summer season at Palace Theatre.
10-13th June.
'Murder in Writing' by Ian McCutcheon, directed by Paula Smith. Dawlish Repertory at Shaftesbury Theatre
11-13th June. Sat mat.
'The Shakespeare Conspiracy' by Andrew Shepherd, directed by Tim McGill. SBADS, South Brent Village Hall. info.sbads@gmail.com
12-13th June. Sat mat.
'Musical Jukebox', organised by Chris Mitchell, Andy Turner and Zoe Tresise. Kingskerswell KATS. Songs from the shows.
15-20th June. Sat mat
'Spring and Port Wine' by Bill Naughton, directed by Paul Davenport. Toads Theatre Company. 01803 299330. littletheatretorquay.co.uk
24-27th June.
'Shakers: Under new Management' by John Godber, directed by Richard Clark. Dartington Playgoers at Royal Seven Stars, Totnes. Part of Totnes Fringe Festival.
26-27th June.
'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by William Shakespeare, directed by Jonathan Haigh. Ivybridge Theatre Company at The Watermark 01752 892220 www.ivybridgewatermark.co.uk
26th June-1st August
'A Midsummer Night’s Dream' by William Shakespeare. Inn Theatre Company, open air at Dartmouth Castle. www.theinntheatrecompany.co.uk
5-8th August.
'Key for Two' by Dave Freeman and John Chapman, directed by Marilyn Adams. Dawlish Repertory at Shaftesbury Theatre.
10-22nd August
'Yes, Prime Minister' by Anthony Jay & Jonathan Lynn
Directed by Chris Mitchell. Toads Theatre Company. 01803 299330. littletheatretorquay.co.uk
29th August. 2.30pm and 7.30pm.
'Opera and Musical Classics' organised by Margaret Long and Andrew Malcolm, with Donna and Steve Lock. Shaftesbury Theatre, Dawlish in aid of Rowcroft Hospice.
https://shaftesbury-dawlish.co.uk/box-office/
14-19th September
'The Mirror Crack'd' by Agatha Christie, adapted by Rachel Wagstaff, directed by Maggie Campbell. Toads Theatre Company. 01803 299330. littletheatretorquay.co.uk
16-18th September at 7.30pm. 19th Sept at 2.30pm.
'Love from a Stranger' by Agatha Christie and Frank Vosper, directed by Patti Dine, BOADS at Brixham Theatre.
23-26th September.
'The 39 Steps', adapted by Patrick Barlow from the Hitchcock film. KATS (Kingsbridge) Director, Jill Brock. Malborough Village Hall Tickets.www.kats-kingsbridge.co.uk
12-17th October
'Haunting Julia' by Alan Ayckbourn, directed by John Miles. Toads Theatre Company. 01803 299330. littletheatretorquay.co.uk
26 Oct-1st November. Plus Sat and Sun mats.
Disney's 'Frozen'. TOPS Musical Productions, directed by Emily Whittet. Torbay Premiere of the adult version. Palace Theatre
9-14th November
'The Girl On The Train', by Paula Hawkins, adapted by Rachel Wagstaff & Duncan Abel, directed by Sarah O’Connor. Toads Theatre Company. 01803 299330. littletheatretorquay.co.uk
7-12th December
'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens, adapted by Neil Duffield, directed by Jon Manley & Paul Davenport. Toads Theatre Company. 01803 299330. littletheatretorquay.co.uk
2027
15-20th February
'Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice', by Andrew Davies, directed by Jolyon Tuck. Toads Theatre Company. 01803 299330. ittletheatretorquay.co.uk
15-20th March
'Ladies in Lavender', by Shaun McKenna, directed by Jill Pettigrew.Toads Theatre Company. 01803 299330. littletheatretorquay.co.uk
19-24th April
'Dead Reckoning' by Eric Chappell, directed by Lisa Phillips.
Toads Theatre Company. 01803 299330. littletheatretorquay.co.uk
17-22nd May
'The Winslow Boy', by Terence Rattigan, directed by Andrew Kenyon. Toads Theatre Company. 01803 299330. littletheatretorquay.co.uk
14-19th June
'The Odd Couple' (Female Version),by Neil Simon, directed by Anna Reynolds. Toads Theatre Company. 01803 299330. littletheatretorquay.co.uk
16-22nd August
'The Brittas Empire' Teignmouth Players by Steve Clark and Emma Norriss, for the TV series by at The Pavilions.
This document is sent bcc to well over one hundred individuals and societies. If you wish to receive no more, let me know.
The details in this listing are believed to be correct, however there is no guarantee of accuracy. Please contact the individual societies for ‘Horse’s Mouth’ information.
It is expected that the officials of each society will send these listings by email, ‘bcc’ to their membership, but only to those members who agree to be recipients. A print-out of each listing (first page only) should be displayed on each society notice board.
Venues. Most societies use the same venue for all their productions. Unless otherwise stated those venues are.....
Toads Theatre Company, The Little Theatre, Torquay. 01803 299330. littletheatretorquay.co.uk
Teignmouth Players. The Ice Factory Studio Theatre, Teignmouth. 01626 778991 www.teignmouthplayers.org.uk
Pavilions, Teignmouth. boxoffice@pavilionsteignmouth.org.uk
Bijou. The Palace Theatre, Paignton. 01803 665800.
BOADS. And Project X. Brixham Theatre.
www.brixhamtheatre.co.uk 01803 415987.
Dartington Playgoers. Totnes Civic Hall. www.dartingtonplaygoers.co.uk playgoersofdartington@gmail.com
SADS. St John’s Church Hall, Shiphay.TQ2 7HP.
Box office. 07958 691085 or www.shiphayam-dram.co.uk
TOPS and Toads (SM) perform their musicals at The Palace Theatre, Paignton.
Sbads. (South Brent) Village Hall info@sbads.show or info.sbads@gmail.com
Unleashed Theatre, Royal Lyceum, Torquay. https://www.unleashedtheatrecompany.com
South Devon Players Film and Theatre Company. Brixham Theatre and on tour. https://www.southdevonplayers.com/box-office.html
Dawlish Repertory. Shaftesbury Theatre, Dawlish.
01626 863061. www.shaftesbury-dawlish.co.uk
Ipplepen, Bovey Tracey, Bishopsteignton, Kingsteignton and South Brent in their local parish halls.
Please inform me of your future productions, even if they have not been finalised. This may help to avoid similar productions or overlapping dates.
Send me your information as soon as you can; it’s always possible to amend or even cancel any item. I will try to include your production on the next listing, but reserve the right to edit the content.
John Miles. johnmilesandmiles