The Torbay Thespis, 27th February, 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.
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'Spring and Port Wine'. Toads. 7th March. 2.30pm. Play reading
'Maskarade' by Stephen Briggs, adapted from Terry Prachett. Teignmouth Players at The Ice Factory.
'Musical Jukebox' Kingskerswell (KATS) Workshop / auditions 12th March,7.30-9.30.pm. and 14th March, 2.00-5.00pm. Village Hall. Production 12-13th June. kingskerswellats@gmail.com
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 on Sunday 26th April. Play title to be announced.
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.
Productions.
12-14th March
'Humble Boy' by Charlotte Jones, directed by Pat Cook. SADS Shiphay.
11-14th March
'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
9th - 11th and 15th - 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.
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.
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
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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 and
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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