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I Don’t Like Mondays (2025)

School shootings have become an ugly fact of life in modern America. This is a play the follows the lead-in to such an event. One boy is ostracised by his fellow students, and he struggles to find his voice to speak. One day, the boy just acts out instead and all his anger boils over […]

Nativity! The Musical

Christmas chaos? Check. Singing children? Check. A donkey in a tutu? Absolutely! (well, maybe not!) Get ready for glitter, giggles and goodwill in Nativity! The Musical – a festive treat for the whole family! Based on the smash-hit film, it’s the story of a down-on-his-luck teacher, a class full of dreamers, and a Nativity play […]

Junior Summer Showcase

Our wonderful Junior Bancroft Players take to the stage once more for their end of season Summer Showcase. Perfect for the whole family – come and support the next generation of performers and enjoy an evening full of sunshine (a bit of snow!), sparkle and some stage magic!

Side by Side by Sondheim

A dazzling celebration of the genius of Stephen Sondheim, this witty and poignant revue features some of his best-loved songs from legendary musicals including Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, West Side Story and Gypsy. With sharp lyrics, unforgettable melodies, and a healthy dose of showbiz sparkle, Side by Side by Sondheim offers a brilliant […]

Twelfth Night

FINAL PERFORMANCE Discount applied at check-out Shipwrecks, Shenanigans, and Shakespearean Spark! Join The Bancroft Players as part of the Hitchin Festival for Twelfth Night — a delightful comedy of mistaken identities, unrequited love, and unexpected twists. When Viola is shipwrecked and assumes a new identity, she’s swept into a whirlwind of love triangles, mischief, and […]

Trojan Women

The Junior Bancroft Players present an adapted version of Euripides classic tale of the fall of Troy and the fate of the women left behind.See this all female cast bringing the tale to life. Runs for approximately 30 minutes.

Blackbird

TONIGHT’S PERFORMANCE CANCELLED Unfortunately due to illness, we have cancelled tonight’s performance of Blackbird. We are very sorry to have to do this, but we hope you agree that the wellbeing of our cast and crew is the most important thing. If you have tickets for the performance you will receive a full refund back […]

Blackadder Goes Forth

Come and join Blackadder, Baldrick, George, and a host of other familiar faces as they are placed in a trench during World War 1 – what could possibly go wrong? Luckily Baldrick has a cunning plan… We follow their various doomed attempts to escape from the trenches to avoid death under the misguided command of […]

Jack Absolute Flies Again

What will happen in England after we have won this war?Bunting! Bunting everywhere!After the bunting has been taken down.They will never take down our bunting! July 1940. After an aerial dog fight, Pilot Officer Jack Absolute flies home to win the heart of his old flame, Lydia Languish. Back on British soil, Jack’s advances soon […]

Our Teacher’s a Troll

Once, there were two terrible twins called Holly and Sean, who gave their Head teacher a nervous breakdown. The twins were extremely pleased with themselves. That is, until the new Head teacher arrived. For you see, the new Head teacher was – a Troll. That’s right. And this Troll Head teacher soon created all kinds […]