The Torbay Thespis, 29th September, 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.
'Ladies in Lavender' director, Jill Pettigrew.
Audition, 18th Oct at 10.30am. Production 15-20th March. Toads Theatre Company. Production dates 15–20th March 2027
Betrayal' by Harold Pinter. Dartington Playgoers. Audition 4th October at 10.30am. Dartington Village Hall. Contact the director if you intend to audition patrickcooperdjs@gmail.com.
'The Worst Witch' Auditions. Teignmouth Players. 22nd Oct, 3rd and 10th November. Contact TP for details.
'The Little Red Riding Hood' SADS. Audition 2nd November (read at 7.00pm audition at 8.00pm)
'The Brittas Empire' Teignmouth Players. Auditions 5th and 12th January '27 Contact TP for details.
'Portrait of Murder' SADS Audition 25th January '27. (read at 7.00pm audition at 8.00pm)
'The Deep Blue Sea' 'Bijou' requires a male actor 25-35 to play 'Jackie Jackson'. Appears in one act only. Contact Andrew Kenyon, Director;
07479 008066 andrewlewiskenyon@gmail.com
Productions
29 Sept-3rd October. Six performances.
'Dear Evan Hanson', by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, director, Chris Green, MDs. Jennifer Parker and Jeff Hocking, choreographer Laura Robinson.
NADMCS at Alexandra Theatre, Newton Abbot https://www.ticketsource.com/nadmcs/dear-evan-hansen/e-mvkmxz
7 -10th October
'Stepping Out' by Richard Harris. Directed by Paula Smith. Dawlish Repertory.
12-17th October
'Haunting Julia' by Alan Ayckbourn, directed by John Miles. Toads Theatre Company. 01803 299330. littletheatretorquay.co.uk
17th October
'Cavalleria Rusticana' in a concert performance in St Gregory's Dawlish. Red Earth Opera. With opera pops in the other half.
18th October.
'Cavalleria Rusticana' St Luke's, Countess Wear. Red Earth Opera. With opera pops in the other half.
23-24th October
'The Hound of the Baskervilles' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, adapted by Tim Kelly. Director, Lauren Tenn.. Ivybridge Theatre Company at The Watermark.
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
29-31st October
'The 39 Steps' by John Buchan, directed by Helen Burford. Bovey Tracey Players at The Scout Hut www.boveytraceyplayers.co.uk
29-31st October. Plus Sat mat.
'The Rocky Monster Show', by Malcolm Sircom. Director, Jan Pitwell. SADS, Shiphay.
13-14th November
‘On Air’, directed by Tim McGill SBADS (South Brent)
Two plays for the radio: ’The Red Mullet’ by John Parker and ‘Cigarettes and Chocolate” by Anthony Minghella www.sbads.show/onair
31st October.
'Dracula' by Caro Richards, Directed by Julie Sharp. Project X at BrixhamTheatre. In costume, with a competition and prizes. 07787 843684
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
21-23rd and 26-28th November.
'The Government Inspector', by Nicolai Gogol. Directed by Jef Pirie. Teignmouth Players at Victoria Hall, Shaldon.
24-27th November
'The Deep Blue Sea' by Terrence Rattigan, directed by Andrew Kenyon. 'Bijou' Theatre Co at The Palace Theatre.
30th November -6th December.
'A Lad Din the 70s' directed by Zoe Tresise. KATS (Kingskerswell) Village Hall.
Wednesday 4th - Saturday 7th August 2027 - ‘Agatha Crusty and the Village Hall Murders’
Written by Derek Webb Directed by Paula Smith
7-12th December
'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens, adapted by Neil Duffield, directed by Jon Manley. Toads Theatre Company. 01803 299330. littletheatretorquay.co.uk
December 27, 2026 – January 3, 2027
'Beauty and the Beast', written and directed by Amy Burton-Smith. Teignmouth Players at Victoria Hall, Shaldon
2027
8- 16th January
‘Dick Whittington’ written and directed by Paula Smith.
Dawlish Repertory
20th-23rd January. Plus Sat. Mat.
’The Snow Queen’ pantomime by Alan P Frayn, directed by Bridie Kennerley SBADS (South Brent) www.sbads.show/snowqueen
21-23rd January, 2027. Plus Sat mat.
'The Little Red Riding Hood', directed by Jan Pitwell. SADS Shiphay
15-20th February
'Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice', by Andrew Davies, directed by Jolyon Tuck. Toads Theatre Company. 01803 299330.
18-19th February
'Cinderella' by Alan Frayn, directed by Daisy Bevan. BOADS at Brixham Theatre.
8-20th March
'Portrait of Murder', director, Wendy Lockyer-Walters.
SADS Shiphay.
15-20th March
'Ladies in Lavender', by Shaun McKenna, directed by Jill Pettigrew.Toads Theatre Company. 01803 299330.
7 -10th April
’Seaside Rendezvous’,written and Directed by John Townsend.
Dawlish Repertory.
19-24th April
'Dead Reckoning' by Eric Chappell, directed by Lisa Phillips.
Toads Theatre Company. 01803 299330. littletheatretorquay.co.uk
Sometime in May
'The Worst Witch' directed by Amy Burton-Smith. Teignmouth Players at Shaftesbury Theatre, Dawlish. Details to follow.
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
23-26th June
’The Importance of Being Ernest’ by Oscar Wilde. Directed by Paul Loveless. Dawlish Repertory.
17-19th June
'Our House', the 'Madness' Musical. Directed by Daisy Bevan, MD Andy Turner. BOADS at Brixham Theatre.
4-7th August
‘Agatha Crusty and the Village Hall Murders’, by Derek Webb Directed by Paula Smith. Dawlish Repertory.
16-22nd August
'The Brittas Empire' Teignmouth Players by Steve Clark and Emma Norris, from the TV series. The Pavilions.
Teignmouth Players planned future productions.....
Feb-March. 'The Lion in Winter'
April. 'Variety of Villains'
June. 'Accidental Death of an Anarchist'
November. 'Chicago'
December. 'Dick Whittington'
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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. Various venues in and around 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.
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'The Government Insopector
'The Government Inspector' Teignmouth Players at Victoria Hall, Shaldon.