A satirical comedy by Dario Fo
Based on an adaptation by Ed Emery
Directed by Barry Lefort

An irrepressible fraudster known only as the Maniac is brought into Police Headquarters just as the officers are preparing for a judicial review of the recent ‘accidental’ death of a suspect in custody.

Outwitting his captors, the Maniac dupes them into performing a farcical recreation of the incident, exposing the absurd institutional corruption and abuses of power within Government and the Judiciary and the terrifying idiocy at the heart of the system.

Performance Dates: April 30, May 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 at 7.30pm and Sunday May 10 at 2pm
Ticket prices: Standard
Show Warning: Nil.

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A comedy by Paul Elliott
Directed by Andrew Govey
Assistant Director: Karen Tropiano

When the biggest highlight in your life for the past 30 years has been your weekly bridge night out with the “girls”, what do you do when one of your foursome inconveniently dies?

If you’re Connie, Leona and Millie, three southern ladies from Birmingham, you do the most daring thing you’ve ever done.

You “borrow” the ashes from the funeral home for one last card game, and the wildest, most exciting night of your lives involves a police raid, a stripper and a whole new way of looking at all the fun you can have when you’re truly living.

Performance Dates: February 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 at 7.30pm and Sunday February 22 at 2pm
Ticket prices: Standard
Show Warning: Contains adult themes.

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Directed by many times awarded, Shelley McGinn

Adapted from the TV program by Ian Gower & Paul Carpenter, the stage show is a compilation of the Vicar of Dibley TV series, showing many and differing funny situations and scenes from the series that made the show so popular.
Come enjoy the show that will take you on a hilarious and familiar romp through a well written comedy which has a lot of drama unfolding.

Performance Dates: November 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 at 7.30pm
and Sunday 23rd November matinee at 2pm

Bookings Open: Now!  SOLD OUT!
Ticket prices – Standard

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A comedy by Mark Edward Smith
Directed by Tim Riessen

Saying good-bye to the dearly departed has never been so funny in this comedy set in the viewing room of a
Holyoke, MA funeral home. When an estranged son returns home after years away, you’ll be surprised by who gets
the last word. The show centres around a stern patriarch who has recently passed away before he’s had a chance to
make amends with his very dysfunctional family. The play – while loaded with laughs – is timeless due to its themes
of reconciliation and family.

Performance Dates: September 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 at 7.30pm
and Sunday 21st September matinee at 2pm

Bookings Open: Thursday 10th July, 2025 at 7pm
Ticket prices – Standard

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Tickets on sale now! Opening at the Limelight Theatre on 12th September, Bleak Expectations is a show being first performed at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury in 2022.

This play is best described as a “Glorious Dickenson Romp” that Charles Dickens himself may have written after drinking too much gin.

Based on the much-acclaimed drama by Mark Evans, based on a story and a drama with A Dickenson with a dash of Monty Python, along with following half-orphan Pip’s extraordinary exploits with sisters Pippa and Poppy and best friend Harry Biscuit.

Watch as they attempt to escape the calculating clutches of the dastardly Mr. Gently Benevolent, defeat the hideous Hard thrasher siblings and deflect disaster at every turn.

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Directed by Kieran Ridgway.

With music and lyrics by George Reinblatt, the audience follows the satirical story of five college students excited to spend their weekend in a seemingly abandoned cabin in the woods. However, after stumbling upon ‘The Book of the Dead’ they accidentally unleash a demonic terror, finding themselves face-to-face with the evil forces.

**Content Warning**
This show contains mature content including adult themes, strong coarse language, sexual references, physical violence, as well as blood and gore effects.
This show will also utilise strobe lighting and smoke effects.
As a result, this show will be age restricted to 16+

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Showing 4th, 5th, 6th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th (Matinee),18th, 19th, 20th May
Curtain up 7:30pm Evening, 2pm Matinee

Written by Janet Shaw

Directed by Barry Lefort

A comedy drama that explores a family’s current relationship problems that have resulted from a single decision taken forty years earlier. Dee and Millie haven’t spoken since 1969 and no one knows why. That’s how it would have stayed until fate took a hand when Brian and Linda, their respective children, met and married. Now they tolerate each other on social occasions but avoid each other whenever possible. It is the week of their only granddaughter’s wedding, and it is physically impossible to dodge the inevitable confrontations.

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Showing 7th, 8th, 9th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th (Matinee), 21st, 22nd, 23rd September
Curtain up 7:30pm Evening, 2pm Matinee

Directed by Gwen Browning

Tartuffe is a hilarious romp based on the original Moliere comedy. This modern English version by Tim Mooney, is fast-paced, saucy and very funny. It satirises religious hypocrisy, blind piety and naivety.

When the religious and odious Tartuffe wheedles his way into the wealthy Orgon’s good books, he is taken into his home and given the best of everything. Outwardly pious, but inwardly lustful, Tartuffe, is promised Orgon’s daughter Mariane’s hand in marriage. This does not go down well with the rest of the family, who see through his hypocrisy and his crafty manipulations and join forces to plot against him and expose him for what he is.

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Showing March 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th (Matinee), 16th, 17th, 18th
Curtain up 7:30pm Evening, 2pm Matinee

“The Greening of Grace” by William Zappa – directed by Tim Riessen

Grace reflects on the journey to being green, and what this means for her. The traumatic event that triggered this metamorphosis is one part. Other events, caused by her family, well-meaning as they are, are also catalysts to bringing on this change. The play explores the power of family, despite the age of its members, and how a new life purpose can emerge, even later in life.

Please be advised that the “The Greening of Grace” contains material that some patrons may find confronting, offensive, or a cause for distress. With this in mind, if you do not wish to see this play, please contact TAZ Tix for a refund.

“150 Years of the Roman Empire in 30 Minutes” – written and directed by Zavier Wileman

Three historians, one history – or so you would think. But when it comes to the Ancient Romans, historical accuracy suffers at the hands of propaganda, gossip and rumour. “150 Years of Roman History in 30 Minutes” is a humorous re-telling of Ancient Roman political history starting with the reign of Caesar in 46BC and ending with Domitian’s reign up until 96AD. Will the historians be able to agree on anything? And most importantly: will they be able to entertain the restless guests of a Roman dinner party with their stories?

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Showing 26th, 27th, 28th May, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 9th, 10th, 11th June

Six unemployed, working class men decide to bare all in order to make some desperately needed money. Based on the 1997 film of the same name, this is an hilarious story of men confronting their masculinity, dignity, self worth and insecurities.

NB: This show contains coarse language, scenes of male nudity and themes that are of a confronting nature.

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