Drama
Snake in the Grass by Alan Ayckbourn
Venue: Carver Theatre
Time: 7.45pm
Price: £7.70/6.50
Description
A taut, psychological drama from one of Britain’s best-loved playwrights, performed by members of the Carver.
Tickets
Tickets from Hollins of Marple, on Hollins Lane, opposite the Co-op
Macbeth from Oddsocks Theatre Co
Venue: Cricket Club
Time: 8pm
Price: £15/8
Description
Oddsocks Theatre Company present Macbeth…like you’ve never heard it performed before!
Laugh your socks off at this inspired interpretation of the bard. Shakespeare's darkest of dark tragedies is given the Oddsocks comedy treatment – be prepared for spine tingling, eye popping, rib tickling hilarity! Lots of witches, lots of laughs! Expect this battle against good and evil to be a physically exciting spectacle based on the bard's original text of course, complete with power hungry rulers, mad wives, sword fights, wandering stilted witches, walking trees, blood, wigs, music, dancing and lots of audience participation.
Contact/Tickets
Contact 0161 449 6010
Oddsocks on 01332 258328 or Email: info@oddsocks.co.uk
Crime evening
Venue: Carver
Time: 7pm
Price: £5
Description
Miss Marple in Marple? Al Capone at the Co-op? Morse in Market Street? Well, perhaps not, but we are offering you an evening of crime to excite your criminological taste-buds!
What an evening of who dunnits and red herrings! Hear from crime writers how they set the plot and test your detective skills in a crime quiz!
Carver compere Nigel Booth will interview Chris Simms and Mike Walters, local crime writers, to get the inside info on how they create their characters and set the scene. Then the audience will get involved in a crime quiz hosted by Peter Clarke. The winners of SK600, a short story competition based on an opening sentence by Chris, will be announced and their stories read out. After the interval, a crime sketch will be performed by Carver actors.
If this interests you why not enter our Crime Writing Competition? All entries to be completed and handed in by 17th Sept
Contact/Tickets
Contact The Carver Theatre, Hollins Supplies and the Vernon
Rolling in the Isles
Venue: Carver Theatre
Time: 7.30pm
Price: £5
Description
“Rolling In The Isles" A Miscellany of British humour. A collection of songs, poems, prose and extracts from plays from four centuries of British humorous writing. Compiled by Derek Sheasby and performed by members of the Carver Theatre.
Contact/Tickets
Contact The Carver Theatre, Hollins Supplies and the Vernon
