The Secret Garden
By Frances Hodgson Burnett, adapted for the stage by Neil Duffield
A timeless classic to delight all the family this Christmas
19 December 2020–30 December 2020
Company of Ten
Stream only
Rough Sleeper
a film written by Jo Emery
A film version of the acclaimed stage play
26 November 2020–28 November 2020
Jo Emery Productions
Film
Relatively Speaking (streamed)
by Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn’s hilarious comedy is just what we need right now
6 November 2020–14 November 2020
Company of Ten
Main Stage
Building the Wall (live-stream)
By Robert Schenkkan
An extraordinarily relevant new play, set in contemporary America
12 October 2020–16 October 2020
Company of Ten
Streamed live from the Main Stage
Building the Wall (in-theatre)
By Robert Schenkkan
An extraordinarily relevant new play, set in contemporary America
12 October 2020–16 October 2020
Company of Ten
Main Stage
Fay Hield
The folk singer performs songs from her new album, Wrackline
26 September 2020
St Albans Folk Festival
Streamed live from Sheffield
Drama King (live-stream)
Mark Waghorn
A new one-man play about the great actor-manager William Charles Macready
25 September 2020
Company of Ten
Live-stream only
Radio Fun
By Brian Leveson & Paul Minett
Taking you back to the days when families gathered round the radio for their entertainment
16 September 2020–18 September 2020
Company of Ten
Streamed live from the Main Stage
Ladies in Lavender
by Shaun McKenna
A bittersweet story adapted from the film that starred Judi Dench and Maggie Smith
28 February 2020–7 March 2020
Company of Ten
Main Stage
Humdingers Comedy
Humdingers Comedy is back with another great line-up
27 February 2020
Humdingers Comedy
Studio
I’m on Top of the World
A charity evening of music, monologues and poems, in aid of the Ollie Foundation and World Challenge
14 February 2020–15 February 2020
Charity Show
Studio
Tuesday
by Alison Carr
A brand new play written for National Theatre Connections 2020
12 February 2020–13 February 2020
Company of Teens
Studio
Let’s Celebrate!
Theatrix’s annual showcase featuring an impressive array of acting, dancing and singing
6 February 2020–8 February 2020
Theatrix
Main Stage
Alligators
by Andrew Keatley
A man is crushed by allegations in a fast-paced thriller for our times
24 January 2020–1 February 2020
Company of Ten
Studio
George’s Marvellous Medicine
by Roald Dahl adapted by David Wood
The brilliant, colourful Christmas show for all the family
14 December 2019–29 December 2019
Company of Ten
Main Stage
Don Giovanni
by Mozart
Rogue Opera gives Mozart’s opera a modern-day spin
21 November 2019–24 November 2019
Rogue Opera
Studio
Shakespeare Schools Festival
See local schools perform specially written versions of Shakespeare
18 November 2019–19 November 2019
Shakespeare Schools Foundation
Main Stage
The Pitmen Painters
by Lee Hall
An inspiring, funny play about ordinary people doing extraordinary things
8 November 2019–16 November 2019
Company of Ten
Main Stage
Folk at the Maltings – Transferred
Featuring Tom Moore, viola, and Archie Churchill-Moss, button accordion
1 November 2019
Folk at the Maltings
Studio
Con-Fusion
An eclectic range of live music – all in aid of Cancer Research
25 October 2019
Con-Fusion
Main Stage
The Boatswain’s Mate
by Ethel Smyth
A comic opera in two acts, featuring a humorous battle of the sexes
23 October 2019–24 October 2019
St Albans Chamber Opera
Studio
Dealing with Clair
by Martin Crimp
A ‘resonant and powerful’ contemporary drama by Martin Crimp
10 October 2019–18 October 2019
Company of Ten
Studio
Office Suite
Two plays by Alan Bennett
Two highly entertaining one-act plays, each with beautifully written characters
19 September 2019–27 September 2019
Company of Ten
Main Stage
Cabaret fundraiser
An evening of music with a ‘Love & Loathing’ theme, all in aid of local charity, HIT
30 August 2019
St Albans Musical Theatre Company
Studio
The Merry Wives of Windsor
by William Shakespeare
The Company of Teens presents Shakespeare’s play of love, jealousy, revenge and wealth – with a contemporary twist
17 July 2019–19 July 2019
Company of Teens
Studio
Ben Hur
by Patrick Barlow based on the novel by General ‘Lew’ Wallace
The holy absorbing story of the struggle of Ben-Hur played at breakneck speed with sincerity and conviction by four actors
4 July 2019–12 July 2019
Company of Ten
Main Stage
Hard Copy
Isabelle Sorente, translated by Martin Goodman
A one-act French play about bullying, in its English language premiere
25 June 2019–27 June 2019
Company of Ten
Studio
Making History
Dance Wright’s talented young performers present a high-energy show packed with something for everyone
21 June 2019
Dance Wright WGC
Main Stage
By Way of Murder
by Mark Waghorn
Or, ‘Murder, Sex, Kidnap, Suicide, Blackmail and Despicable Deceit’. A classic thriller with a generous splash of humour
2 June 2019–7 June 2019
Company of Ten & Bad Pie Productions
Studio
Lily and Bear
Lily and Bear play pirates, discover the joys of sharing and invite families to sing along and take part
29 May 2019
Lily and Bear Productions
Main Stage
Modern Dance for Beginners
by Sarah Phelps
A comical yet poignant reflection on commitment, fidelity, love, marriage and sex
20 May 2019–24 May 2019
Duality Theatre Company
Studio
House of NCD
A collection of pieces from the NCD youth company, showcasing street and contemporary dance
17 May 2019
Naomi Czuba Dance
Main Stage
An Evening with Mr WS Gilbert & Mr Arthur Sullivan
St Albans Chamber Opera presents a cornucopia of music and lyrics from these great ‘Savoyards’
16 May 2019
St Albans Chamber Opera
Studio
Things I Know To Be True
by Andrew Bovell
Touching, funny and bold, Things I Know to be True tells the tender story of a family through the eyes of four grown-up siblings
2 May 2019–10 May 2019
Company of Ten
Main Stage
The Rats & A Small Step for England!
by Agatha Christie & Peter Hale
A intriguing double bill featuring one chilling play and one hilarious satire
23 April 2019–26 April 2019
Irrational Theatre Limited
Studio
Bugsy Malone
Play by Alan Parker, words and music by Paul Williams
Anybody who is anybody, get down to Fat Sam’s Speakeasy to join SAYMT as they bring the roar of the twenties to St Albans
10 April 2019–12 April 2019
St Albans Youth Music Theatre
Main Stage
Bingo
by Edward Bond
Edward Bond’s ‘modern classic’ uses the life of Shakespeare to interrogate art and capitalism, and finds them both wanting
22 March 2019–30 March 2019
Company of Ten
Studio
The Play’s The Thing
The annual Theatrix showcase, featuring a medley of dance, movement, singing and more
21 March 2019–23 March 2019
Theatrix
Main Stage
Ruddigore
by Gilbert & Sullivan
A sparkling Gothic melodrama with witches, ghosts, disguises and some of Sullivan’s best music
13 March 2019–16 March 2019
St Albans Chamber Opera
Main Stage
Beautiful Thing
by Jonathan Harvey
Beautiful Thing is a gentle and hugely optimistic play. Teenagers Ste and Jamie are both being bullied. Ste seeks refuge at Jamie’s, and their awkward but joyous relationship develops
8 February 2019–16 February 2019
Company of Ten
Main Stage
Silly Cow
by Ben Elton
Ben Elton’s play, originally starring Dawn French, is laugh-out-loud at every turn. Doris Wallace has everything a tough tabloid columnist could want. But for some reason everything starts to go horribly wrong
18 January 2019–26 January 2019
Company of Ten
Studio
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
Make your Christmas complete with a trip to Victorian London, home of old Ebenezer Scrooge
15 December 2018–29 December 2018
Company of Ten
Main Stage
Ten of Herts
The Company of Ten partners the Kings of Herts male voice harmony chorus, complementing songs from their barbershop repertoire with a parade of musical and theatrical offerings
23 November 2018–24 November 2018
Kings of Herts & Company of Ten
Main Stage
Electra
by Sophocles
Electra is awaiting her brother’s return from exile, but this is no eagerly anticipated family reunion. Orestes is coming to avenge the murder of their father Agamemnon by their mother and her lover, and to claim the throne of Mycenae for himself
9 November 2018–17 November 2018
Company of Ten
Studio
Dangerous Corner
by JB Priestley
The first of JB Priestley’s ‘Time Plays’, this beautifully written drama doesn’t date. A group of friends have dinner together, but a simple remark sets off a whole series of revelations about the characters and their fascinating relationships
11 October 2018–19 October 2018
Company of Ten
Main Stage
Carmen
by Georges Bizet
Carmen – fiery, daring and uncompromising – meets José, a soldier with a past. She seeks love and liberty whilst he’s torn between duty, desire and jealousy. Are they doomed by fate or by human nature?
27 September 2018–29 September 2018
Rogue Opera
Studio
Butterflies are Free
by Leonard Gershe
Young Don Baker, who has been blind since birth, moves to Manhattan to pursue his dream of becoming a songwriter. When his over-protective mother comes to visit she meets his extrovert actress neighbour, Jill. Mother’s controlling instincts go into overdrive with hilarious results
13 September 2018–21 September 2018
Company of Ten
Main Stage