The Torbay Thespis, 13th March, 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. 

15th March. Dartington Playgoers are hosting a Directing Workshop with Alex Dower. Venue TBC

26th April. Audition for BOADS production for the Agatha Christie Festival. At BOADS Hall. Play title to be announced. 

 30th April. 7.00pm. 'The Brittas Empire' Teignmouth Players at the Ice Factory. Play reading, all welcome.
Production scheduled for August, 2027. 

KATS (Kingsbridge) 'The 39 Steps'.  Auditions 28th and 30th April at Dodbrooke Church Hall Kingsbridge. Performances in 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. 

Actors Required

'Spring and Port Wine'. Toads Theatre Company needs a couple of young(ish) men. Ages 20 to 35 (very flexible) . Contact the director, Paul Davenport for more information  paulydavenport@hotmail.com   Show dates 15-20th June. 

'The Full Monty' Dawlish Musical Theatre requires two male actors; a person of colour to play Noah ('Horse') and a male stripper... the latter not required to do 'The Full Monty'.  info@dawlishmusicaltheatre.com Show dates 5-9th May. 

Productions. 

 12-14th March  LAST PERFORMANCES 'Humble Boy' by Charlotte Jones,  directed by Pat Cook.  SADS Shiphay. 

 11-14th March. LAST PERFORMANCES 'The House by the Lake', by Hugh Mills, directed by Will Clark.

Dawlish Repertory at Shaftesbury Theatre, 

 16-21st March. Sat mat 'Blithe Spirit' by Noel Coward, directed by Jolyon Tuck. Toads Theatre Company. 01803 299330.

littletheatretorquay.co.uk

 20th March. 7.30pm

'Shakespeare’s Rebel'– a rehearsed reading performance led by the author, Chris Humphreys. Royal Seven Stars Ballroom, Totnes. Dartington Playgoers.  

 25-28th March

'Come from Away', KATS (Kingsbridge) Malborough Village Hall     www.kats-kingsbridge.co.uk

27th March at 7.30pm. 28th March at 2.30pm

'The Big Broadway Show', Unleashed Theatre at The Royal Lyceum. 

 9-11th and 15-18th April 'The Canterbury Tales' by Geoffrey Chaucer, directed by Nicole Davall.
Teignmouth Players at The Ice Factory Studio Theatre. 

 9-11th April. 'The Ultimate Musical Rewind' BOADS at Brixham Theatre. Details to follow. 

 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.  Shaftsbury 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

 22-28th June.  'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by William Shakespeare.  Ivybridge Theatre Company at The Watermark
01752 892220  www. ivybridgewatermark.co.uk

 26th-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. 

 For Summer, 2026. 'We Will Rock You', Toads (SM) at The Palace Theatre, Paignton.

 17-19th September A play by Agatha Christie, directed by Patti Dine, BOADS at Brixham Theatre.  Details to be confirmed shortly.  

 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

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 

 August 2027

'The Brittas Empire' Teignmouth Players at Pavilions Teignmouth.  Details to follow. 

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