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Essex

Venue: Ingatestone Community Centre Theatre, 7 High Street, Ingatestone CM4 9ED

a celebration of 50 years of IMOG

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Kent

Venue: The Orchard Theatre, Dratford

Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film, Shrek The Musical is a Tony Award-winning fairy tale adventure, featuring all new songs from Jeanine Tesori (Thoroughly Modern Millie; Caroline, or Change) and a sidesplitting book by David Lindsay-Abaire. Shrek brings all the beloved characters you know from the film to life on stage and proves there’s more to the story than meets the ears.

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West Midlands

Venue: Sutton Coldfield Town Hall, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands ,B73 6AB

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Yorkshire

Venue: The Joseph Rowntree Theatre, Haxby Rd, YO31 8TA York

Stunningly brought to life in a spectacular musical by Oscar winning screen writer and creator of Downton Abby, Julian Fellows and the Oscar winning composer and lyricist George Styles and Anthony Drewe. Join Ratty, Badger and Mole along with the impulsive Toad as they embark on a series of riotous adventures spiralling from Toads insatiable need for speed. Featuring an eye-popping set design with breath taking projections. Wind in the Willows, this comedy musical will delight audiences of all ages.

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Middx

Venue: St Mary's Church Hall, High Street, Harefield, Middlesex UB9 6BX

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Sussex

Venue: The Connaught Theatre, Union Place, Worthing, BN11 1LG

The Addams Family Musical tells the story of love and friendship through adversity, with a comical and macabre yet poignant spin.
In its typical creepy, kooky, mysterious, and spooky fashion, the ghoulish Addams family is visiting the graveyard for an annual gathering of all family members, living dead, and undecided, to celebrate what it is to be an Addams.
However, the family encounters an unforeseen obstacle when Wednesday decides to introduce her new “normal” boyfriend Lucas to the family. In protest, Uncle Fester enlists the help of the Addams’ ancestors to call an end to the young budding romance.
As the families of Wednesday and Lucas come together for dinner one fateful evening, chaos ensues and the two families find themselves admitting deep secrets and coming together in ways they never would have imagined.

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Leicestershire

Venue: United Reformed Church Hall, Whetstone

In the play, the young aristocrat Bill, Lord Towcester, cannot afford to maintain his large country house. He tries to solve his financial problems with the help of his resourceful butler, Jeeves.

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Kent

Venue: East Malling Institute Hall, Mill St, East Malling, Kent ME19 6BJ

A deliciously black satirical comedy about the dinner party from hell. Fastidious host, Paige, decides to throw a dinner party in honour of her husband Lars, who is celebrating the success of his pop psychology book, Beyond Belief. She carefully plans a surprise menu that will mark the occasion, and anxiously checks with the waiter she has employed to make sure that everything is perfectly prepared. Her lucky guests include a post-feminist vegetarian artist, a distinguished microbiologist, a TV journalist and an uninvited guest who ends up staying for dinner. But it soon becomes apparent that the meal may contain some rather nasty surprises...

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Surrey

Venue: The Elmcroft Community Centre, London Road, North Cheam, SM3 9AB

VE DAY celebrates the 75th Anniversary of VE Day. A dedication to all those brave people who participated in WWII and their families and friends. A nostalgic journey through the war years in words and music with favourite songs and finally a celebration of Peace.

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Derbyshire

Venue: Duchess Theatre, Chatsworth Arts Centre, West Gate, Long Eaton, NG10 1EF

Starry Eyed Dreamers is a new musical from Phil Baggaley and Bill Varnam about stars, love and Yorkshire in 1969. The residents of Upper Dreamsdale must come together to form a close- knit community as they face the challenge of an unexpected and earthly disruption to their way of life. It’s time to put personal interests aside, unite and fight back. Will they win or will their way of life be destroyed forever? This unique and uplifting musical is accompanied by Ian Blythe's brass band.

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Norfolk

Venue: Maddermarket Theatre

Ruddigore is Gilbert and Sullivan's take on all things Gothic: a satire on Victorian melodrama with bad baronets, a witch's curse, 'professional' bridesmaids, and a picture gallery that comes to life. Sullivan's sparkling music is complemented by Gilbert's witty text, making it one of the most attractive of their operettas. So, join us, as we journey from the picturesque Cornish village of Rederring to the haunted castle of Ruddigore for the Ghosts' High Noon.

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Derbyshire

Venue: Landau Forte College, Derby, DE12LF

Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show comes to Derby this May with Kaleidoscope Player’s spirited rendition of Irving Berlin’s classic western: Annie Get Your Gun!
When the show rolls into Cincinnati, famed sharp-shooter Frank Butler challenges any local shot to a shooting match but his enormous ego is taken down a notch when he is beaten by the rough and tumble Annie Oakley. Her shooting is remarkable and Buffalo Bill manages to persuade the backwoods girl into his show, much to the chagrin of Frank’s personal showgirl Dolly. But the scheme to use Annie to rake in the dough is quickly put in jeopardy. Never mind the star-crossed lovers Winnie and Tommy, or rival Pawnee Bill’s Far East show – it is the tumultuous passions of Annie and Frank that threaten to take down the whole show!
Annie’s unwavering talent might be able to wow the crowds but is it enough to soften Frank’s heart? After all, you can’t get a man with a gun!
Award-winning amateur dramatics group Kaleidoscope Players bring this much-loved, female-led show to life May 8th & 9th at Landau Forte Theatre, Landau Forte College. Based on real-life events, it’s the fun-loving, feet-tapping, rootinest, tootinest story of love, money and friendship in the whole gash-darned west!

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Hampshire

Venue: Copythorne Parish Hall, Pollards Moor Road, Copythorne, Southampton

Lawrence Tade, an ambitious business man, and his wealthy new bride Marina settle down to a happy married life. Well, not quite. Lawrence is not quite what he seems and basically he’s just after her money. He’s also scheming to ruin a local business and make his fortune.
Enter a few other characters, most of whom are a bit more ethical than he is. He underestimates his wife’s ability to fight back …….and the play ends as you wouldn’t quite expect.

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Leicestershire

Venue: The Little Theatre, Dover Street, Leicester LE1 6PW

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Herts

Venue: The Pump House Theatre, Watford

A comedy drama about an all-female theatre company which tours Britain during the darkest days of WW2. While the men are fighting Hitler and bombs are falling on London, this group sets off in an old Rolls-Royce to entertain a culture starved Britain.
The play was inspired by the real-life Osiris Players and premiered in 2004 at the Gielgud Theatre in a production directed by Trevor Nunn.