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The Snow Queen

Our Christmas show is a new version of Hans Christian Anderson’s wonderful story – The Snow Queen. Gerda’s friend Kai disappears one day after the Snow Queen meets him. She puts a splinter of ice into his heart so that he cannot remember his home or anyone he knows. Gerda goes to find her friend […]

THE WASP by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm

Audition dates: Tuesday 24th and Thursday 26th August 2021 Performance dates: Tuesday 9th November to Saturday 13th November 2021 Rehearsal nights: Tuesdays and Thursdays The Wasp by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, is a densely coiled two-hander. Heather and Carla haven’t seen each other since school. Their lives have taken very different paths – Carla […]

SHIRLEY VALENTINE by Willy Russell

Feeling trapped in a world of domesticity, Shirley, a housewife from Liverpool, needs a change in her life before she has another conversation with the walls. When her friend Jane invites her on a trip to a Greek island, Shirley jumps at the chance. While relaxing on holiday, she rediscovers the woman she used to […]

The Retreat by Sam Bain

The Retreat is a fast moving comical play which explores a modern day search for enlightenment and the process of giving up a former life. The main action focusses on the turbulent relationship between Luke and his brother Tony. Luke has decided to give up his lucrative job and expensive London flat in search of […]

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM by William Shakespeare

PLEASE NOTE : These auditions are being held online – please DO NOT come to the theatre. Zoom details below. Seventy years ago (in 1951) the Dell Theatre was opened by the then Hitchin Urban District Council (now NHDC) as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations. The Council built the theatre for what they […]

Bull by Mike Bartlett

Auditions will be by appointment ONLY – please do not turn up to the theatre without an appointment. Directed by Maisie Brooker This is a NT award winning, razor-sharp play about the fine line between office politics and playground bullying, Bull offers ringside seats as three employees fight to keep their jobs. The play is […]

The Wind In The Willows

These auditions will now be held via Zoom. The adventures of Kenneth Graham’s much-loved characters are brought to life in this brand new socially-distanced stage version. Meet Mole and Ratty, Badger and Toad as they try to bring order to the wood. Of course, Toad is his own worst enemy, and in the end the […]

Heisenberg – The Uncertainty Principle

HEISENBERG THE UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE By Simon Stephens Directed by Keith Swainston SPECIAL ONLINE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE PLAY: Thursday 11th of June at 7:45pm AUDITION DATES ONLINE: 23rd and 25th June 2020 PERFORMANCE DATES: Tuesday 22nd September to Saturday 26th September – please note these dates are provisional at this time and will […]

Airswimming by Charlotte Jones

Airswimming by Charlotte Jones Directed by Harry Harding ABOUT THE AUTHOR Charlotte Jones is a highly successful British playwright whose six stage plays have been performed at the National Theatre, the Donmar, the Almeida, in the West End and all over the world. She has also written extensively for TV, radio and film. ABOUT […]

The 39 Steps

Due to a change in our current season, we are pleased to announce a production of The 39 Steps by Patrick Barlow. This Olivier Award winning stage adaptation, based on John Buchan’s gripping whodunit—notably filmed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1935— enjoyed a 5 year run in London. Nothing is cut from this hilarious and spectacular […]