Little Theatre News…
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…]
First look at how the Hub makeover is shaping up
Here’s a sneaky peek of how our Hub revamp is shaping up.
Staff and volunteers were given special access to the £85,000 project, and given a progress report on work which is due to finish ahead of schedule. And we are delighted share some pictures and information with you.
Our VIP visitors [READ MORE…]
Temporary box office during theatre’s January closure
The theatre may be closed for our Hub revamp, but there are plenty of shows in the wings for when we reopen in early February.
And we have a temporary box office in the wings too – or rather in the scenery dock just next door.
People wanting to book show tickets [READ MORE…]
Hannah’s new role at her happy place
Meet Hannah Smith our new commercial manager – who is delighted to join the staff at what she says is her “happy place.”
Hannah will be a familiar face to local folk and theatre goers. You may [READ MORE…]
Merry Christmas to you all!
Wishing our audiences, Hub customers, sponsors and volunteers a very Merry Christmas. Thank you for your support during the year and we look forward to seeing you again in 2023.
Here’s the brilliant cast from our Snow White panto taking a moment before a [READ MORE…]
