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THE COACH HOUSE THEATRE Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton This is the original stage version of Patrick Hamilton’s classic Victorian thriller, first presented in the 1930s, twice filmed and revived at the Old Vic. Gaslight tells the story of a wife who is being persecuted by her husband until she believes she is losing her mind. […]
Malvern Theatre Players (Resident Company of the Coach House Theatre) 49th Season BEHIND THE DOOR A NEW GHOST STORY By Steve Burford “Doors…they mark the boundaries between warm spaces and cold spaces, light and dark spaces, and perhaps between the living and the dead.” Five actors gather in a remote theatre, high in the Malvern […]
SAINT JOAN by George Bernard Shaw Joan believes she was sent by god – her foes believe she should be sent back. Stripping away the myths that grew up around her, Shaw’s play examines the dramatic rise and equally rapid fall of Joan of Arc. Joan believes she has been sent by god to drive […]
Hosted by Steve Burford An informal conversation with local writers whose work has been influenced by or is set in Malvern, with readings from their work. The Coach House Theatre
An Illustrated Talk by Chris Bassett Chris has been involved in the Malvern theatre scene since coming to work in the town in 1959. He was instrumental in forming the Malvern Theatre Players as the Resident Company Manager of Malvern Theatres. For over 60 years Chris has aquired a wealth of knowledge about the history […]
JOHN GARTH The Worlds of J.R.R.Tolkien - The Places that inspired Middle-earth The landscapes of J.R.R Tolkien’s Middle-earth are much more than a backdrop to the action. They’re a living part of it, utterly convincing and powerfully evocative. They owe much of their realism and depth to his personal connection with places he knew. Many […]
‘Where Is Mrs. Christie?’ Written by Chris Jaeger and starring Liz Grand as Agatha Christie Agatha Christie was one of the greatest thriller writers of all time and certainly the most prolific. In 1926, she was at the centre of a mystery as perplexing as any of her fiction, a series of events which sparked […]
‘The Secret Life of Enid Blyton’ Written by Kit Hunter and starring Liz Grand as Enid Blyton Virtually everybody of a certain age has read an Enid Blyton book. She was loved by children (except her younger daughter who hated her) but vilified by the BBC, teachers, critics and librarians. She sold more than 600 […]
‘Mrs. Churchill – My Life with Winston’ Written by Kit Hunter and starring Liz Grand as Clementine Churchill Winston Churchill is arguably one of the most famous Englishmen that has ever lived. His inspirational leadership helped win the Second World War, and his parliamentary career of 62 years ensured he was responsible for many momentous […]
‘The Second Best Bed’ By Avril Rowlands, starring Liz Grand, directed by Chris Jaeger When Shakespeare died, he famously left his wife Anne only one thing – the second best bed. This superb one-woman play, full of both humour and pathos, has received great critical acclaim since its premier at the Swan Theatre Worcester in […]
Unfortunately, this performance has been cancelled. Imagine Morecombe without Wise, Ant without Dec? An unlikely friendship forged at university. The duo in question could not have failed to take the entertainment world by storm. Until the big C’ raised its ugly head. Watch the heart rending story played out by one half of said duo. […]
‘A War Story’ relives the epic and fascinating life of ‘Harold Bayliss’ (1923-2018) as he tells his favourite stories from his time in the Second World War to his great-grandchildren Sammy and Charley. The play goes backwards and forwards in time, during the second World War, to modern day. The play gradually takes a darker […]