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PARTY PIECE

by Richard Harris


May 14, 15, 16  2026


 Party Piece, our second play of the season, provides us with the opportunity to cast seven of our actors in this hilarious play from the writer of two of our most popular earlier productions, ‘Outside Edge’ and ‘Stepping Out’, along with dozens of well known TV dramas.  

This is a fast-paced and very funny play set in the back gardens of feuding neighbours, the Smethursts and the Hinsons.

It is the night of the Smethurst’s fancy dress house-warming party. The evening looks set to be a lively one until a string of hilarious disasters strike, including a distinct lack of guests, a burning garden shed, a marauding Zimmer frame and the prospect of an irate husband on the prowl. 



13th to 15th November 2025

CLOSED

We first performed this delightful comedy fourteen years ago when it was enjoyed by all and we decided that we would like to bring it to new audiences and also give the opportunity to those who saw it the first time around to enjoy it once again with a new cast.  First performed on Broadway in the nineties it remains timeless as a comedy about life and moving on. 

In the area of Queens, New York, three Jewish widows and lifelong friends meet once a month for tea before going to visit their husbands’ graves.  Ida is sweet tempered and ready to begin a new life, Lucille is a feisty embodiment of the girl who just wants to have fun, and Doris is priggish and judgemental.  When Sam the butcher meets the widows whilst visiting his wife’s grave, relationships and routines begin to change…  

The Cemetery Club features pathos, comedy and some great, fast-paced, witty one-liners that will entertain you with a great night out. 

The Cemetery Club first rehearsals:
Back row L to R: Richard Bateman (Director), Dianne Turner (Ida) and Steve Howland (Sam)
Bottom row L to R: Janet Drewery (Lucille), Sue Allan (Doris) and Janet Lamb (Mildred)

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