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Magical performance comes to the Secombe Theatre

3:51pm Friday 10th May 2013

Be prepared to set your imagination free when a magical performance comes to the Secombe Theatre.

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Prepare for 'Thatcherwrite: a series of short plays about Margaret Thatcher

6:00am Friday 10th May 2013

A series of short plays based on the life of Margaret Thatcher have been created in response to her death.

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Children's theatre puts twist on classic tale of Hansel and Gretel

6:00am Friday 10th May 2013

A new family musical that puts a twist on the classic tale of Hansel and Gretel has opened at a children’s theatre in Merton.

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Shakespeare gets a Harlem Shake makeover

7:00am Tuesday 7th May 2013

Children can engage with Shakespeare’s great tragedy in special daytime performances.

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Yes, Prime Minister on stage at Richmond Theatre

6:00am Monday 6th May 2013

The popular stage version of satirical show Yes, Prime Minister, will be coming to Richmond Theatre this month.

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Trials and tribulations of a nobody at Epsom Playhouse

6:00am Saturday 4th May 2013

A hilarious journey through the trials and tribulations of a nobody will be related to audiences at the Epsom Playhouse.

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Shakespeare's plays rolled into one in comedy performance

6:00am Saturday 4th May 2013

It is not often you get to see all of Shakespeare’s plays in one go but one theatre company is giving you that chance.

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Showstoppers: The improvisational comedy singers doing a different show each night

6:00am Saturday 4th May 2013

A show-stopping theatre troupe hopes to deliver a once-in-a-lifetime performance at the Rose Theatre.

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George Orwell's 1984 comes to Fairfield Halls

6:30am Thursday 2nd May 2013

One of George Orwell’s most famous books is being played out on the stage this month, writes Andy Bloss.

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A Day in the Death of Joe Egg at the Rose Theatre: Surrey Comet review

11:00am Thursday 2nd May 2013

From the moment Bri (Ralf Little) bounds onto the stage, dressed as a slightly pathetic 1960s school teacher, firing out detentions to the delighted audience, this play sets its often uneasy tension between comedy and pain.

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