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4 Weeks To Go

Yes, just four weeks to our latest production and rehearsals are ongoing along with preparations for our set building and decor activities.

What’s On?
THE CEMETERY CLUB
a comedy by Ivan Menchell

When?
13th, 14th, 15th November

What’s it about?
Three widows in Forest Hill’s New York meet once a month to play canasta, have a drink and to visit the cemetery to pay their respects to their departed husbands. For some, it’s time to consider moving on, for others not so much.

But their routine is to be disrupted by a chance meeting with Sam the butcher who happens to be visiting his own dear departed.

This is a warm and funny play with some witty one-liners and it was a popular hit with our audiences back in 2011 when we first performed it.

So, here’s another chance to either enjoy it once again or come along and see it for the first time.

First performed on Broadway in the 1990s it remains timeless as a comedy about life and moving on. 

Directed by Richard Bateman and performed by Dianne Turner (Ida) Janet Drewery (Lucille), Sue Allan (Doris), Janet Lamb (Mildred) and Steve Howland (Sam).

For tickets see poster below or go to our booking info page here.

Book now!

COMING THIS NOVEMBER

Our next production rehearsals are already underway – but what’s it to be? Read on…

 Coming this November 13th, 14th, 15th 2025

THE CEMETERY CLUB   by Ivan Menchell

Ring a bell for some of you? We first performed this delightful comedy fourteen years ago when it was enjoyed by all and we decided that we would like to bring a new production of it to our current audiences (and also give the opportunity to those who enjoyed it the first time around to see it once again with a new cast.) 

First performed on Broadway in the 1990s it remains timeless as a comedy about life and moving on. 

What’s it about? Don’t be put off by a title with the word cemetery in it. This is not a morbid or depressing play, far from it. The Cemetery Club features pathos, comedy and some great, fast-paced, witty one-liners that will entertain you with a great night out. 

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…  

And the good news is that you can book your seats now. Simply click here for details. For those of you who prefer to reserve your seats with a season ticket then your usual Newsletter is on its way – but if you can’t wait simply contact our ticket secretary Julie at any time.

What about the May play?

The May play will be a comedy by Richard Harris called

PARTY PIECE

Put it in your calendar – May 14th 15th 16th 2026

We’ll tell you more about it the next posts (or for a preview go to our What’s On page by clicking here )

REMINDER: TICKETS ARE SELLING…

FOR PERFECT WEDDING BY ROBIN HAWDON

This hilarious farce is only weeks away and seats are selling well – have you reserved yours yet? To see how to book just click here for details.

And you can find out more about this production and our cast by clicking this link here.

So grab the best seats now. (And if you are a season ticket holder and are unable to make it this time, please do phone our ticket secretary to let them know. Thanks.)

Our poster suggests there may be strange goings-on and begs the question, just how perfect will this wedding be?

We look forward to seeing you!

TICKETS NOW ON SALE

FOR PERFECT WEDDING BY ROBIN HAWDON

Good news. We are pleased to tell you that tickets are now on sale for our next production and you can book them in the usual way – just click here for details.

And you can read more about this hilarious play by reading our earlier post here.

Grab the best seats now. And if you are a season ticket holder and are unable to make it this time, please do phone our ticket secretary to let them know. Thanks.

Our poster suggests there may be strange goings-on and begs the question, just how perfect will this wedding be?

We look forward to seeing you!