Leatherhead
Theatre's first repertory season in more than 30 years will continue this
autumn after its successful launch in spring. Three more great productions by
Hordern Ciani are scheduled between 6 and 24 November with a similar format of
comedy and musical charm for all the family.
A spokesperson
said: "The audience numbers grew for each successive production in the
spring as more and more people heard about us. We are now really looking
forward to the follow-up season and plans are under way for more productions
next year too."
The new series
kicks off at 7.30pm on Tuesday 6 November with Michael Aitkens' stage
adaptation of his TV sitcom Waiting for
God, set in a care home. He got the title from a retirement village near
his home in Australia Bournemouth and focuses
on the relationship between a cynical, cantankerous spinster and a jovial former
accountant.
Second in the series from Thursday 15
November will be Dave Simpson's stage musical adaptation of E Nesbit's The Railway Children, a compelling Edwardian period story about
youngsters who leave their privileged London
life for a very different existence in the Yorkshire
countryside.
Finally, from
20 November will be Alan Ayckbourn's Seasons Greetings. As friends and relatives gather to
celebrate the festive period, relationships strain and nerves run high. An
unexpected guest, a grumpy uncle with a shotgun and a host determined to
perform a puppet show all entertain the gathering in ways they were not
anticipating.
Other
treats at Leatherhead Theatre before the repertory season include a production
of The Goon Show on Tuesday 16
October. Marking Spike Milligan's centenary year, the Apollo Theatre Company will
present this comedy classic at theatres around the country so it is a one-off
opportunity for the Leatherhead audience.