Current & Upcoming Shows

Deckchairs

Jean McConnell

Deckchairs is an evening of four playlets by Jean McConnell will an all female cast. The four plays are set on an ocean liner, seaside promenade and in a garden, with surprising twists. It features colourful and animated characters and delicate observations on life that are sometimes humorous, sometimes touching and always compassionate.

Running from Wednesday 25 to Saturday 28 March 2026 at The Harbour Theatre, Hope Street.

Directed by Tracey Baker and Assisted by Antoinette Richards

Wednesday March 25th 2026 7:30 pm

Saturday March 28th 2026 7:30 pm

Cupboard Love

Peggy – Rachel Turberville-Smith

Jane – Sarah Hughes

Cruise Missile

Janet – Hannah Baker

Goldie – Deborah Walton

Last Post

Mary – Lola-Eva Symonds

Felicity – Sarah Hughes

Theatrical digs

Maggie – Julie Knight

Pascaline – Antoinette Richards

One Down

Paul Gorsuch

One Down… will be performed as part of the All England Theatre Festival on Saturday 21 March at The Warehouse Theatre, Illminster.

3 old guys attending their lifelong friend’s wake. They reminisce about how they met, their lives, questioning the role of religion, the meaning of life, framed by their northern humour.

There are a limited number of tickets at £5 each, please contact Paul Gorsuch on pggorsuch@gmail.com.

Geoff – John Bower

Des – Rob Tripp

Larry – Chris Walker

Kate – Mel Mauger

The Good Life

Jeremy Sams

Auditions will be taking place on Tuesday 31 March at The Harbour Theatre, 7 Hope Street at 7.30pm. Books will be available from Julia Booth email: julia.booth62@gmail.com.

The Good Life first came to the stage in 2021, adapted by Jeremy Sams, it was based on the popular and hilarious 1970s TV series.

The Weymouth Drama Club production will be performed at The Bay Theatre the week commencing 15 June 2026.

When Tom and Barbara Good decide to exchange the pressures of the rat race for an alternative, more sustainable way of living, they set about turning their suburban home in Surbiton into a model of self-sufficiency. They grow their own fruit & veg, keep livestock in the garden, make their own clothes and even generate their own electricity from manure. It’s the good life for them, but not for Margo and Jerry Leadbetter, who live next door, and are desperately trying to maintain the status quo.

Tapping into issues that resonate as much (if not more) now that they did when the original aired, The Good Life is a witty reimagining of a television classic, with a wellyful of laughs that’s sure to delight audiences everywhere.

Characters:

Tom Good – turns 40 as the play begins

Barbara Good – similar age to Tom (finds she is pregnant as the play ends)

Margo Leadbetter – similar age to the Goods, but could be slightly older

Jerry Leadbetter – is Tom’s work colleague. Similar age to the Goods but could be slightly older

‘Sir’ aka Andrew Ferguson – also plays Harry the pigman, Policeman and Dr Joe great acting opportunity

Felicity Ferguson – also plays Margaret the secretary, Milkwoman and Mary the receptionist – another great acting opportunity