Little Theatre News…
Theatre star’s history slot on Bargain Hunt TV show
Viewers watching the Bargain Hunt TV programme on Monday (April 3) will spot a familiar face outlining an amazing piece of history.
Little Theatre actor, panto creator and drama director Nick Earnshaw features during the show’s visit to his home town of Stafford, where the bygones team explores the story of [READ MORE…]
Life’s not a drag with this fun cabaret season
A monthly cabaret show is set to serve up a cocktail of comedy, song, burlesque, dance and drag divas at Sheringham this spring and summer.
The Big Night Out is hosted by Kenny Moore – better known as drag artist Ms Special K – who says the shows, which change every [READ MORE…]
Hobson’s Choice – to be a man of many parts
Evergreen amateur actor Peter Howell is about to step into the shoes of a cantankerous comedy character from a Victorian boot business family.
It comes just three weeks after he played a diva-ish doyen of an “am dram” group whose nose is put out of joint by a Hollywood star taking [READ MORE…]
Cub Scouts enjoy theatre tour
It was the turn of Cub Scouts rather than talent scouts to visit Sheringham Little Theatre – when they came to learn about a local performance venue and the work that goes on behind the scenes.
1st Holt Cubs enjoyed a guided tour of the auditorium – where several had been [READ MORE…]
Seaside summer drama season features two premieres
A pair of prestigious premieres feature in the newly-announced summer season drama line-up at Sheringham Little Theatre.
Shanty is a brand new comedy, with live music, based on a Cromer sea shanty singing fishermen and his family. Running from August 8-12 it charts daughter Shanty’s creation of a band to tackle [READ MORE…]
Sole-searching comedy is a family affair
Comedy and “girl power” are laced together in a classic comedy set among Victorian cobblers coming to Sheringham Little Theatre in March.
Hobson’s Choice revolves around tyrannical and hard-drinking bootmaker Henry Hobson and this three daughters, whose futures and marriages he has mapped out in his own mind.
But elder daughter Maggie, [READ MORE…]
Better times in the wings for Little Theatre
Positivity was in the air at Sheringham Little Theatre’s annual general meeting as venue bosses looked to a rosier future after some troubled times.
Director Debbie Thompson said 2022 had been “horrible” with café takings and ticket sales down, redundancies resulting from Covid, and a water leak.
But she felt 2023 would [READ MORE…]
Performance and praise as new-look Hub reopens
The Little Theatre’s Hub coffee bar has welcomed back customers after a month-long closure for a facelift.
The new-look Hub held its “premiere” with an opening ceremony on Saturday morning (February 11) that mixed music, mingling, poetry and performance.
BBC Look East presenter and reporter Jenny Kirk cut the ceremonial ribbon, praising [READ MORE…]
Hub coffee bar reopens with a new look – but familiar warm welcome
One more sleep! Our new-look Hub coffee bar opens its doors tomorrow (Saturday February 11) after a major makeover.
BBC Look East presenter Jenny Kirk (pictured below) will perform the ceremony at 11am, and we are really excited about sharing our facelift with our friends.
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No holds Bard in am dram comedy
A washed-up American actor is tricked into playing King Lear at Stratford – then discovers the venue is not in the Bard’s birthplace but a namesake sleepy village in Suffolk.
Jefferson Steel’s arrogance and monstrous ego almost prevent him from submitting to the indignities of rehearsing Shakespeare in a barn, staying [READ MORE…]
