Out of the Blue
A festive treat from the UK’s top a capella group
2 December 2023
Out of the Blue
Main Stage
Comedy Hotspot
The award-winning Comedy Hotspot presents an evening of great stand-up
23 November 2023
Comedy Hotspot
Main Stage
Parfumerie
E. P. Dowdall from the original play by Miklos Laszlo
A charming romantic comedy that’ll leave you with a warm, pre-Christmas glow
10 November 2023–18 November 2023
Company of Ten
Main Stage
Wind / Rush Generation(s)
By Mojisola Adebayo
A rollercoaster ride that confronts this country’s difficult imperial history
25 October 2023–28 October 2023
A Company of Ten Youth Production
Studio
TEDx St Albans
An exciting and inspiring day
26 October 2023
TEDx St Albans
Main Stage
Hauntings
E. F. Benson & M. R. James
Three tales from two of the world’s greatest writers of ghost stories
21 October 2023
Gerard Logan Productions
Studio
Ikaria
Philippa Lawford
A love story about finding salvation in someone else.
16 October 2023
Tightrope Theatre
Studio
Constellations
By Nick Payne
A love story that crosses universes
6 October 2023–14 October 2023
Company of Ten
Studio
Nine the Musical
By Maury Yeston, Book by Arthur Kopit
An intriguing compact musical
28 September 2023–30 September 2023
Ever After Productions
Main Stage
The Weekend
By Michael Palin
A dark comedy by one of our most treasured comedians
15 September 2023–23 September 2023
Company of Ten
Main Stage
Donna Borg Exhibition
By Donna Borg
An exhibition of paintings and drawings by local artist Donna Borg
9 September 2023–13 September 2023
Donna Borg
Foyer and Club Room
STAJE Summer Concert
This popular local ensemble returns with an engaging mix of jazz, blues, swing and Big Band classics
20 July 2023
St Albans Jazz Ensemble
Main Stage
The Gin Chronicles
Vintage 1940s radio-style comedy
14 July 2023
Interrupt the Routine
Main Stage
Love Will Come Around
Young performers in their first showcase
9 July 2023
Pixie Studios
Main Stage
Home
by David Storey
An amusing and compassionate observation of human interaction
30 June 2023–8 July 2023
Company of Ten
Studio
Sherlock and the Case of the Horrible Thing
Mike Hurst
Don’t miss the HCTG annual summer showcase
24 June 2023–25 June 2023
Hurst Children's Theatre Group
Main Stage
Comedy Hotspot
The award-winning Comedy Hotspot presents an evening of great stand-up
22 June 2023
Comedy Hotspot
Main Stage
Jeeves & Wooster in ‘Perfect Nonsense’
A new play from the works of P. G. Wodehouse by The Goodale Brothers
A hilarious new play based on P. G. Wodehouse stories
9 June 2023–17 June 2023
Company of Ten
Main Stage
Cinderella / 00 & His 7
Ballet double bill
19 May 2023
The London Ballet Company
Main Stage
Separate Tables
Terence Rattigan
Two stories of love and loss set in a residential hotel in 1950s Bournemouth
5 May 2023–13 May 2023
Company of Ten
Main Stage
STAJE in Concert
This popular local ensemble returns with an engaging mix of jazz, blues, swing and Big Band classics
13 April 2023
St Albans Jazz Ensemble
Main Stage
Sister Act
Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Glenn Slater
A ‘divine’ musical comedy
30 March 2023–1 April 2023
St Albans Youth Music Theatre
Main Stage
The Magic Flute
By W A Mozart
One of Mozart’s most popular operas
15 March 2023–18 March 2023
St Albans Chamber Opera and Orchestra
Main Stage
The Incident Room
by Olivia Hirst and David Byrne
A compelling drama set in a 1970s police incident room
24 February 2023–4 March 2023
Company of Ten
Main Stage
The Playlet’s the Thing
The Theatrix annual showcase explores ‘play’ and ‘the play’
9 February 2023–11 February 2023
Theatrix Performing Arts
Main Stage
Measure for Measure
By William Shakespeare, adapted by Derek Coe
A pacy, new adaptation aimed at modern audiences
27 January 2023–4 February 2023
Company of Ten
Studio
Mr A’s Amazing Maze Plays
by Alan Ayckbourn
An ingenious adventure for all the family this Christmas – you help tell the tale!
17 December 2022–28 December 2022
Company of Ten
Main Stage
The Femmes Festive Concert
A trio of singing starlets oozing with Golden Age Hollywood glamour
26 November 2022
The Femmes
Main Stage
Coram Shakespeare Schools Festival
21 November 2022–22 November 2022
Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation
Main Stage
Good Things
by Liz Lochhead
Don’t miss this touching romantic comedy
11 November 2022–19 November 2022
Company of Ten
Studio
The Merry Widow
By Franz Lehár with a new English adaptation by Philip Salmon
A welcome opera packed with wonderful and well-known tunes
19 October 2022–22 October 2022
St Albans Chamber Opera and Orchestra
Main Stage
Blacks Can’t Swim: Rewind (2022 film)
Frank Awuah and Mysterex
A documentary about the stigmas and stereotypes that prevent Black and Asian Britons from learning to swim
15 October 2022
Ed Accura and the BSA
Main Stage
Dear Steve,
The music of Stephen Sondheim
An evening of musical genius
8 October 2022–9 October 2022
Ever After Productions
Main Stage
Homeward (2019 film)
Nariman Aliev
A moving Ukrainian film about family relationships, grief and reconciliation
2 October 2022
Support for Ukraine
Main Stage
Absurd Person Singular
by Alan Ayckbourn
Ayckbourn’s hilarious play of class and social climbing
23 September 2022–1 October 2022
Company of Ten
Main Stage
Good Grief
A physical performance of loss, by an exciting young theatre company
20 July 2022
Ugly Bucket and The Art of Grieving
Main Stage
Emoji Fest
A collection of ballet, tap, street, jazz and contemporary dances
17 July 2022
Dance Wright
Main Stage
Cock
By Mike Bartlett
A witty and compassionate look at one man’s struggle with his own sexuality
1 July 2022–9 July 2022
Company of Ten
Studio
Goodnight Mister Tom
Adapted by David Wood from the novel by Michelle Magorian
The much-loved story of an evacuee’s unlikely friendship
10 June 2022–18 June 2022
Company of Ten
Main Stage
A Bunch of Amateurs
By Ian Hislop and Nick Newman
A hilarious fish-out-of-water comedy by comedy legends Hislop and Newman
13 May 2022–21 May 2022
Company of Ten
Main Stage
Nathan Smith’s Acoustic Vibes
A journey through some of the finest unplugged songs of all time
1 May 2022
Nathan Smith
Studio
3Women
By Katy Brand
A frank and funny exploration of what it means to be a woman today
22 April 2022–30 April 2022
Company of Ten
Studio
Footloose
Stage adaptation by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie
A feel-good musical guaranteed to leave you uplifted and energised
7 April 2022–9 April 2022
St Albans Youth Music Theatre
Main Stage
Jekyll and Hyde/Drama King
By Mark Stratford
Two compelling solo shows written and performed by Mark Stratford
12 March 2022–13 March 2022
Stratford Productions & Company of Ten
Studio
One Man, Two Guvnors
By Richard Bean
A laugh-out-loud satire that’s a glorious celebration of British comedy
25 February 2022–5 March 2022
Company of Ten
Main Stage
When This Is Over
In association with Company Three
A story of pivotal moments that can change young lives forever
18 February 2022–19 February 2022
Company of Teens
Studio
After Electra
by April De Angelis
‘Laugh out loud wit’ characterises moving play by April De Angelis
28 January 2022–5 February 2022
Company of Ten
Studio
The Borrowers
By Mary Norton, adapted by Charles Way
This delightful play is the perfect festive treat for everyone
17 December 2021–28 December 2021
Company of Ten
Main Stage
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Music & lyrics by William Finn, book by Rachel Sheinkin
A gut-bustingly funny musical comedy that offers a rollicking ride
16 November 2021–20 November 2021
St Albans Musical Theatre Company
Main Stage
Private Lives
By Noel Coward
This sparkling, sophisticated comedy of manners is a Coward classic
5 November 2021–13 November 2021
Company of Ten
Main Stage
G&S Gems
By WS Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan
St Albans Chamber Opera returns with a new Gilbert and Sullivan evening
22 October 2021–23 October 2021
St Albans Chamber Opera
Main Stage
Five Kinds of Silence
By Shelagh Stephenson
A compelling ‘in-yer-face’ drama about a family surviving abuse
8 October 2021–16 October 2021
Company of Ten
Studio
Curtain Up!
by Peter Quilter
In this charming comedy, five incompatible women inherit a run-down theatre
17 September 2021–25 September 2021
Company of Ten
Main Stage
National Trust
by Mial Pagan
The brilliant and chillingly prophetic play makes a welcome comeback
7 August 2021–8 August 2021
Company of Ten
Studio
Snoopy the Musical
Based on the comic strip ‘Peanuts’ by Charles M. Schulz
A rip-roaring musical based on the comic strip ‘Peanuts’
8 July 2021–10 July 2021
St Albans Youth Music Theatre
Main Stage & Livestreamed
Skylight
by David Hare
David Hare’s chamber piece, as powerful today as it’s ever been
22 June 2021–26 June 2021
Company of Ten
Main Stage & Livestreamed
Two
by Jim Cartwright
A funny and moving drama about a bickering couple running a pub
1 June 2021–5 June 2021
Company of Ten
Main Stage & Livestreamed
Endgame
by Samuel Beckett
A timely revival of the bleakly comic classic
18 May 2021–22 May 2021
Company of Ten
Main Stage & Livestreamed
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
13 October 2020–17 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
13 October 2020–17 October 2020
Company of Ten
Main Stage
Fay Hield
The folk singer performs songs from her new album, Wrackline
27 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
26 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
17 September 2020–19 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
26 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
24 October 2019–25 October 2019
St Albans Chamber Opera
Studio
Dealing with Clair
by Martin Crimp
A ‘resonant and powerful’ contemporary drama by Martin Crimp
11 October 2019–19 October 2019
Company of Ten
Studio
Office Suite
Two plays by Alan Bennett
Two highly entertaining one-act plays, each with beautifully written characters
20 September 2019–28 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
31 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
18 July 2019–20 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
5 July 2019–13 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
26 June 2019–28 June 2019
Company of Ten
Studio
Making History
Dance Wright’s talented young performers present a high-energy show packed with something for everyone
22 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
3 June 2019–8 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
30 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
21 May 2019–25 May 2019
Duality Theatre Company
Studio
House of NCD
A collection of pieces from the NCD youth company, showcasing street and contemporary dance
18 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’
17 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
3 May 2019–11 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
24 April 2019–27 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
11 April 2019–13 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
12 October 2018–20 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?
28 September 2018–30 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
14 September 2018–22 September 2018
Company of Ten
Main Stage