Upcoming shows at the Theatre Royal
Photo courtesy on Andrew Dale
Workington’s Theatre Royal presents two unmissable spring shows. The first is the feel good ‘Stepping Out’ in April and in May the Youth Theatre group take to the stage in ‘The Railway Children’.
Stepping Out, 2nd to 6th April
In early April, the Workington Playgoers invite you to enjoy a trip back to the 1980s with a feel-good show, full of comedy gold. They will be performing the hugely popular play Stepping Out, which follows the lives of seven women and one man (Geoffrey, the ‘doormat’) who meet at a weekly dance class in a dingy North London church hall to tap their troubles away, accompanied by miserable, moaning pianist Mrs Fraser. Led by the patient ex-professional Mavis, the group begin their journey with two left feet and end up exceeding all expectations when they are asked to perform in a public charity gala.
Playgoers’ veteran Pat Brinicombe, who took part in a previous Playgoers’ production, now returns as director. And some of the performers have real-life experience of joining tap dance classes as mature students, though they never won any competitions!
The Railway Children, 2nd to 4th May
Next on the programme will be something for younger theatregoers, E. Nesbit’s The Railway Children (adapted by Dave Simpson), presented by the talented members of Theatre Royal Youth, aged 8 to 18.
In this much-loved story, Peter and his two sisters, Phyllis and Roberta (Bobbie), are growing up in a comfortable middle-class home in Edwardian London when their father is suddenly taken away by two strangers and their lives change overnight. With no regular income, their mother is forced to move to a small country cottage, and the children are left to their own devices while she concentrates on writing books to support the family. But with their poverty comes more freedom than they have ever known, and the railway line at the bottom of their garden offers the trio new friendships that will change their lives forever.
Tickets for all the shows can be booked online at www.theatre-royal-workington.co.uk or you can leave a message for the Box Office on 01900 603161.
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