By Jen Corcoran and Andrew Sloman
The curtain has come down on our final show and we are working hard to spruce up the theatre during our short summer recess before we are back next month with two summer shows – Sweeney Todd, our Youth Theatre summer musical August 20-24 and bonus bar production The Argument August 27-31.
Both shows have 7.30pm performances each day and there will also be a 2.30pm matinee on each Saturday. To book your tickets for summer SDC productions, you can visit our website and click “Book Now”.
Our 2024/2025 season launches on Friday, September 13 with another instalment of classic sitcom Allo Allo.
As per last season, our main shows will open on a Friday evening then the first Saturday is a 2.30pm matinee followed by a Q&A, the second week will run Monday-Saturday at 7.30pm.
The Little Theatre in Southport. Photo by Andrew Brown Stand Up For Southport
The other plays being presented as part of the main season are: castaway comedy Sheila’s Island, opening Friday, October 18; powerful biographical drama Breaking the Code opening Friday, November 8; classic family pantomime Snow White opening December 20; tense thriller Strictly Murder opening Friday, January 24 2025; award winning The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time opening Friday, February 21 2025; courtroom drama Rough Justice opening Friday, March 28 2025; poignant comedy drama Brassed Off opening May 9 2025.
Pantomime will follow a different performance pattern, with more matinees.
There will also be a further youth production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream from March 12-15 2025 and our bar production, The Wasp, being presented in June.Our new Season Ticket offers can now either be the traditional subscriber offer of a discount if you block book all eight plays. This is a “Silver” season ticket. Our Gold package includes free tea/coffee at the interval, a complimentary programme and 10% discount on post show bar drinks.
Our Platinum package includes the above plus tickets for two youth productions and invitations to selected member only social events. For more information, get in touch.
The Little Theatre in Southport. Photo by Andrew Brown Stand Up For Southport
Our in person box office will re-open on Monday, August 5 which is the last week you can confirm existing subscriber bookings, or book and pay for new season tickets.
You can attend at Hoghton Street or telephone 01704 530521 / 01704 530460.
You can also find news and updates on the website or follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
The Little Theatre is at Hoghton Street, Southport.
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