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Shop of Little Horrors
The Stahl
Theatre
Oundle
Concert for a Cause
Forty Years On
Sweeney Todd
Not About Heroes
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Romeo & Juliet
September December 2014
Box Office: 01832 273930
www.stahltheatre.co.uk
BOOKING INFORMATION
The Hand Over.
Dear Naomi,
It is a pleasure to welcome you – and all readers of this brochure – to the new season at The Stahl. I
hope we have put together a programme that gives you a flavour of the theatre as the curtain rises
on your Directorship. I am especially glad that you will get to see Blackeyed Theatre so soon. They
have been here to great acclaim in the past and Not About Heroes will display all their usual high
values. Musical Theatre thrives here and so the Concert for a Cause is something to look forward to –
as will be the main School production of Romeo and Juliet. Stahl regulars are only too well aware of
the high quality of House productions here – and we have two this season: Forty Years On remains as
fresh and funny as ever, while Sweeney Todd will thrill and chill as Autumn comes. I wish you every
success and I know that the audiences in Oundle will make you as welcome as I have felt.
Good luck!
You can buy tickets for all the events in the Stahl Theatre brochure by Cheque, Cash, Credit
or Debit Card.
Tickets can be booked:
ONLINE at www.stahltheatre.co.uk 24 hours a day
IN PERSON at the Stahl Theatre box office during TERM TIME only 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Monday to Friday.
TELEPHONE on 01832 273930 during box office opening times (as above).
Dear Alastair,
It is such a pleasure to be taking over the reins from you at The Stahl. The cherished position that
the theatre enjoys within both Oundle School and Oundle Town makes it a very special building to
preside over and with this dual aspect in mind, I look forward to guiding the theatre through the
next exciting phase of its development.
Please note, tickets are not refundable or exchangeable. If an event is sold out we will
It is great to see puppetry making a return to The Stahl after some years, in the form of Pickled
Image’s The Shop of Little Horrors. I urge those who have not had the opportunity to witness the
magic of puppets bringing a story to life to make a visit and, in the spirit of change, to try something
new!
HEARING LOOP is operational in the theatre.
I would like to thank you, Alastair, not only for programming such a wonderfully diverse and
intriguing season to be my first, but also for the generosity of spirit with which you welcomed me
as your successor. I couldn’t have asked for a more supportive and indeed inspiring handover.
endeavour to sell unwanted tickets for an admin fee of £1 per ticket.
DISABLED ACCESS to the venue is possible. Please contact the theatre for advice.
The theatre BAR will be open one hour before performances and during the interval.
The nearest public CAR PARK is in Benefield Road. Limited parking is available in West
Street and around Jesus Church.
And now I can’t wait to get started…
WHO’S WHO AT THE STAHL
Director
Theatre and Productions Manager
Technical and Construction Manager
Theatre Technician
Wardrobe Supervisor
Theatre Administrator
Cleaning Services and Bar
Naomi Jones
Reb Desmond
George Mullen
Paul Laughton
Joanne Henderson
Emma Hildebrandt
Caroline White
The Stahl team is greatly helped by an energetic troupe of Front of House volunteers.
To join them, please contact Reb Desmond at the theatre.
The Stahl Theatre, West Street, Oundle
Peterborough PE8 4EJ
Box Office: 01832 273930
www.stahltheatre.co.uk
Thursday 4th, Friday 5th & Saturday 6th December at 7.45 p.m.
Oundle School
Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
Box Office: 01832 273930
Friday 12th September at 7.45 p.m.
The Shop of Little
Horrors
Pickled Image in association with The
North Wall
www.stahltheatre.co.uk
Friday 26th September at 7.45 p.m.
Oundle School
Concert for a
Cause
My only love sprung from my only hate.
Shakespeare’s archetypal love story thrives on
contradiction and counterpoint. It starts as comedy
and ends in tragedy; those who seek to enforce
peace find only anger; love between two teenagers
ends the hate between their parents.
The play is driven by the rapid passing of
time. Whereas the older, apparently wiser,
characters seek to slow down and freeze
its passage, either by holding on to their
enmity or by clinging to treasured
moments, it is the frantic pace of youth
which is more joyous, more funny,
more beautiful, more passionate and
ultimately more tragic.
Performed by a talented cast of Oundle School
pupils and directed by Matt Burlington.
Grimlake’s Emporium of Novelties, where
corny magic tricks and strange puppets
collect dust.
Albert Grimlake is a man obsessed
with ventriloquist dummies – each face
lovingly crafted and bearing an uncanny
resemblance to friends and family long
gone. But Grimlake is growing old. Time is
running out to find a successor, someone to
breathe life into his creations, someone who
shares his peculiar passion for puppets…
Enter Eric: The Perfect Applicant. He’s
young, loves The Muppets and is eager to
learn.
How do you scream without moving your
lips?
Raising money for the Rosie Rainbow Fund
and the Dalit Children’s Charity comes an
all-singing, all-dancing evening of the most
popular, new and adored musical theatre
songs that will be a testament to Oundle
School’s many outstanding performance
talents.
With songs ranging from the splendour
of Matilda and the audacity of The Book
of Mormon to the beautiful Once and
spellbinding Wicked, this one-off, fun-filled
show is a must-see production conceived
and directed by Molly-May Keston and
Sarah Boyle in aid of two very worthy
charities.
All proceeds go to our two chosen causes.
The Shop of Little Horrors is a dark and
twisted show with a wicked sense of
humour, featuring a macabre collection of
characters.
Tickets: £5.00
Tickets: £9.50
Tickets: £7.50
Box Office: 01832 273930
www.stahltheatre.co.uk
Box Office: 01832 273930
Wednesday 8th & Thursday 9th
October at 7.45 p.m
Thursday 30th & Friday 31st October at
7.45 p.m.
Monday 17th November at 7.45 p.m.
Bramston House
Laundimer House
Forty Years On
Sweeney Todd
Not About Heroes
by Alan Bennett
by C.G. Bond
www.stahltheatre.co.uk
Blackeyed Theatre, in association South Hill Park, presents
by Stephen MacDonald
I am not concerned with Poetry. My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the
pity. Wilfred Owen
Set in an all-boys English public school,
Albion House, Alan Bennett’s great and
much-loved first work for the stage is part
play and part revue. As the Headmaster
on the eve of his retirement tries to keep
control of proceedings, the play wanders
off into ribald comedy, noisy songs and
touching nostalgia. A hilarious meditation
on the past and the decline of authority,
Forty Years On continues to delight
with its quirky wit and its outlandish
observations.
Performed by the boys of Bramston House
under the direction of Francesco Loy Bell.
The classic melodrama finds Sweeney Todd
returning from deportation on a false charge
to avenge his wife and daughter who have
both suffered at the merciless hands of the
Judge. Teaming up with Mrs Lovett, the
pie-maker, Sweeney opens his barber shop
and starts to wreak his terrible revenge …
A talented cast from Laundimer House,
under the direction of George Smale, brings
this dark and gripping tale of murder and
love to the stage in a razor-sharp new
production.
Not About Heroes is the unforgettable story of two of the finest ‘Great War’ poets,
Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon, their friendship, their inter-dependency, their
poetry. Through the letters and poems of these two men, Stephen MacDonald’s
acclaimed play paints a vivid and moving picture of their friendship and the conflict
that brought them together.
One hundred years on from the beginning of the First World War, Not About Heroes is
both exhilarating and uncompromising in its exploration of love, war and a friendship
that changed the face of British poetry.
Director - Eliot Giuralarocca
Composer - Tom Neill
Designer - Victoria Spearing
Costume Designer - Jenny Lethbridge
Lighting Designer - Charlotte McClelland
Great clarity and theatrical ingenuity… A production that really should be seen
What’s On Stage (on Dracula)
Amazing production; faultless execution; brilliant
Remote Goat (on The Trial)
One of the most innovative, audacious companies working in contemporary English theatre
The Stage
www.blackeyedtheatre.co.uk
Suitable for age 13+ Running time: c.1 hour 50 minutes plus interval
Tickets: £5.00
Tickets: £5.00
Tickets: £9.50
Box Office: 01832 273930
www.stahltheatre.co.uk
Box Office: 01832 273930
Wednesday 8th & Thursday 9th
October at 7.45 p.m
Thursday 30th & Friday 31st October at
7.45 p.m.
Monday 17th November at 7.45 p.m.
Bramston House
Laundimer House
Forty Years On
Sweeney Todd
Not About Heroes
by Alan Bennett
by C.G. Bond
www.stahltheatre.co.uk
Blackeyed Theatre, in association South Hill Park, presents
by Stephen MacDonald
I am not concerned with Poetry. My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the
pity. Wilfred Owen
Set in an all-boys English public school,
Albion House, Alan Bennett’s great and
much-loved first work for the stage is part
play and part revue. As the Headmaster
on the eve of his retirement tries to keep
control of proceedings, the play wanders
off into ribald comedy, noisy songs and
touching nostalgia. A hilarious meditation
on the past and the decline of authority,
Forty Years On continues to delight
with its quirky wit and its outlandish
observations.
Performed by the boys of Bramston House
under the direction of Francesco Loy Bell.
The classic melodrama finds Sweeney Todd
returning from deportation on a false charge
to avenge his wife and daughter who have
both suffered at the merciless hands of the
Judge. Teaming up with Mrs Lovett, the
pie-maker, Sweeney opens his barber shop
and starts to wreak his terrible revenge …
A talented cast from Laundimer House,
under the direction of George Smale, brings
this dark and gripping tale of murder and
love to the stage in a razor-sharp new
production.
Not About Heroes is the unforgettable story of two of the finest ‘Great War’ poets,
Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon, their friendship, their inter-dependency, their
poetry. Through the letters and poems of these two men, Stephen MacDonald’s
acclaimed play paints a vivid and moving picture of their friendship and the conflict
that brought them together.
One hundred years on from the beginning of the First World War, Not About Heroes is
both exhilarating and uncompromising in its exploration of love, war and a friendship
that changed the face of British poetry.
Director - Eliot Giuralarocca
Composer - Tom Neill
Designer - Victoria Spearing
Costume Designer - Jenny Lethbridge
Lighting Designer - Charlotte McClelland
Great clarity and theatrical ingenuity… A production that really should be seen
What’s On Stage (on Dracula)
Amazing production; faultless execution; brilliant
Remote Goat (on The Trial)
One of the most innovative, audacious companies working in contemporary English theatre
The Stage
www.blackeyedtheatre.co.uk
Suitable for age 13+ Running time: c.1 hour 50 minutes plus interval
Tickets: £5.00
Tickets: £5.00
Tickets: £9.50
Box Office: 01832 273930
www.stahltheatre.co.uk
Thursday 4th, Friday 5th & Saturday 6th December at 7.45 p.m.
Oundle School
Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
Box Office: 01832 273930
Friday 12th September at 7.45 p.m.
The Shop of Little
Horrors
Pickled Image in association with The
North Wall
www.stahltheatre.co.uk
Friday 26th September at 7.45 p.m.
Oundle School
Concert for a
Cause
My only love sprung from my only hate.
Shakespeare’s archetypal love story thrives on
contradiction and counterpoint. It starts as comedy
and ends in tragedy; those who seek to enforce
peace find only anger; love between two teenagers
ends the hate between their parents.
The play is driven by the rapid passing of
time. Whereas the older, apparently wiser,
characters seek to slow down and freeze
its passage, either by holding on to their
enmity or by clinging to treasured
moments, it is the frantic pace of youth
which is more joyous, more funny,
more beautiful, more passionate and
ultimately more tragic.
Performed by a talented cast of Oundle School
pupils and directed by Matt Burlington.
Grimlake’s Emporium of Novelties, where
corny magic tricks and strange puppets
collect dust.
Albert Grimlake is a man obsessed
with ventriloquist dummies – each face
lovingly crafted and bearing an uncanny
resemblance to friends and family long
gone. But Grimlake is growing old. Time is
running out to find a successor, someone to
breathe life into his creations, someone who
shares his peculiar passion for puppets…
Enter Eric: The Perfect Applicant. He’s
young, loves The Muppets and is eager to
learn.
How do you scream without moving your
lips?
Raising money for the Rosie Rainbow Fund
and the Dalit Children’s Charity comes an
all-singing, all-dancing evening of the most
popular, new and adored musical theatre
songs that will be a testament to Oundle
School’s many outstanding performance
talents.
With songs ranging from the splendour
of Matilda and the audacity of The Book
of Mormon to the beautiful Once and
spellbinding Wicked, this one-off, fun-filled
show is a must-see production conceived
and directed by Molly-May Keston and
Sarah Boyle in aid of two very worthy
charities.
All proceeds go to our two chosen causes.
The Shop of Little Horrors is a dark and
twisted show with a wicked sense of
humour, featuring a macabre collection of
characters.
Tickets: £5.00
Tickets: £9.50
Tickets: £7.50
Box Office: 01832 273930
www.stahltheatre.co.uk
BOOKING INFORMATION
The Hand Over.
Dear Naomi,
It is a pleasure to welcome you – and all readers of this brochure – to the new season at The Stahl. I
hope we have put together a programme that gives you a flavour of the theatre as the curtain rises
on your Directorship. I am especially glad that you will get to see Blackeyed Theatre so soon. They
have been here to great acclaim in the past and Not About Heroes will display all their usual high
values. Musical Theatre thrives here and so the Concert for a Cause is something to look forward to –
as will be the main School production of Romeo and Juliet. Stahl regulars are only too well aware of
the high quality of House productions here – and we have two this season: Forty Years On remains as
fresh and funny as ever, while Sweeney Todd will thrill and chill as Autumn comes. I wish you every
success and I know that the audiences in Oundle will make you as welcome as I have felt.
Good luck!
You can buy tickets for all the events in the Stahl Theatre brochure by Cheque, Cash, Credit
or Debit Card.
Tickets can be booked:
ONLINE at www.stahltheatre.co.uk 24 hours a day
IN PERSON at the Stahl Theatre box office during TERM TIME only 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Monday to Friday.
TELEPHONE on 01832 273930 during box office opening times (as above).
Dear Alastair,
It is such a pleasure to be taking over the reins from you at The Stahl. The cherished position that
the theatre enjoys within both Oundle School and Oundle Town makes it a very special building to
preside over and with this dual aspect in mind, I look forward to guiding the theatre through the
next exciting phase of its development.
Please note, tickets are not refundable or exchangeable. If an event is sold out we will
It is great to see puppetry making a return to The Stahl after some years, in the form of Pickled
Image’s The Shop of Little Horrors. I urge those who have not had the opportunity to witness the
magic of puppets bringing a story to life to make a visit and, in the spirit of change, to try something
new!
HEARING LOOP is operational in the theatre.
I would like to thank you, Alastair, not only for programming such a wonderfully diverse and
intriguing season to be my first, but also for the generosity of spirit with which you welcomed me
as your successor. I couldn’t have asked for a more supportive and indeed inspiring handover.
endeavour to sell unwanted tickets for an admin fee of £1 per ticket.
DISABLED ACCESS to the venue is possible. Please contact the theatre for advice.
The theatre BAR will be open one hour before performances and during the interval.
The nearest public CAR PARK is in Benefield Road. Limited parking is available in West
Street and around Jesus Church.
And now I can’t wait to get started…
WHO’S WHO AT THE STAHL
Director
Theatre and Productions Manager
Technical and Construction Manager
Theatre Technician
Wardrobe Supervisor
Theatre Administrator
Cleaning Services and Bar
Naomi Jones
Reb Desmond
George Mullen
Paul Laughton
Joanne Henderson
Emma Hildebrandt
Caroline White
The Stahl team is greatly helped by an energetic troupe of Front of House volunteers.
To join them, please contact Reb Desmond at the theatre.
The Stahl Theatre, West Street, Oundle
Peterborough PE8 4EJ
Shop of Little Horrors
The Stahl
Theatre
Oundle
Concert for a Cause
Forty Years On
Sweeney Todd
Not About Heroes
design & print by inkwell printing ltd : www.inkwellprinting.co.uk
Romeo & Juliet
September December 2014