John Godber’s play shows a night on the tiles from the point of view of the men on the door. It is a funny, energetic piece of highly theatrical storytelling where the men are at once themselves, and every character they happen to meet on a night at work at the nightclub. The central theme of Bouncers is universal: men after beer after women, and the beat goes on.

Traditional Panto fun for the whole family with The Essex Group’s ninth Witham Pantomime, Dick Whittington & His Cat. Dick has spent most of his years at sea but has decided to step back on land in order to make his way to London to make his fortune. With him is his pet cat, which turns out to be to his good fortune because, together with his pet, he rids London of quite a few rats. He is rewarded by being made the Lord Mayor of London and wins the hand of the beautiful Alice

Are you still unconvinced by the notion of an Afterlife? Then come and listen to the case given by acclaimed medium Ronnie Buckingham – his aim is to reunite members of the audience with friends and loved ones in the spirit world – and then decide.

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New York,1922. Millie Dillmount arrives from Kansas in search of a new life. Her plan is to find a job as a secretary for a wealthy man and marry him. However, her plan goes completely awry. The owner of her dingy hotel kidnaps young girls to sell to the Far East, her wealthy boss is slow in proposing marriage and the man she actually falls in love with doesn’t have a dime to his name... or so he tells her.
Filled with frisky flappers, dashing leading men and a dragon lady of a villainess, Thoroughly Modern Millie is a perfectly constructed evening of madcap merriment.

In 1940 the East End of London is taking a terrible pounding from Hitler's bombs. Life, however, goes on, centring around the matriarchal Mrs. Blitztein and her large family, especially her petty-criminal son Harry and her beautiful daughter Carol. They all fight their own particular battles with neighbours and authorities alike through many situations – some humorous, some tragic – and eventually find their own individual peace.
Providing scope for a large cast, it features many hit songs, including The Day After Tomorrow, Who's This Geezer Hitler? and Mums and Dads.

The hazardous and colourful story of Tom Hart Dyke, the plant hunter, who first shot to international prominence in the year 2000, when he was kidnapped in the Colombian jungle on a plant hunting expedition that went dangerously wrong. On the day the guerillas told him he would die, he planned a world garden for his ancestral home, Lullingstone Castle, Kent. Today that garden opens its doors to hundreds of visitors from all over the world.
This is his story..........

It’s good to meet up with old friends . . . or perhaps not!
When Nigel arranges a reunion in the back room of a pub, he is optimistic of a good turnout. Whilst the numbers disappoint him, he soon has his hands full when a motley middle-aged threesome turn up, bringing with them assorted wives, girlfriends, prejudices, and resentments that have simmered for the last twenty-five years. Comedy and confusion combine in this hilarious but poignant story of ‘small people’ in a ‘big world’.

An entertaining look at the world of antiques with one of its best raconteurs. The second half of the show will be an Antiques Roadshow style look at items brought along by members of the audience, so dig out your family heirlooms and find out their history - who knows what treasures we may uncover!