Some wonderful entertainment in Eltham

by John Goodwin, Bob Hope Theatre

Following on from our critically acclaimed pant omime, Red Riding Hood & the Et ernal Wint er throughout Januar y, and our production of John Godber’s comedy Up ‘ n ’ Under last month, our 80th Anniversar y celebrations (as Eltham Little Theatre ) continues at great pace

Fur ther productions of our own appear throughout the year and include Round & Round the Garden (14th – 20th June) - In this Alan Ayckbourn play, Sarah's desperate attempts to have a nice, civilized weekend culminate, not surprisingly, in disaster

Ruth, Norman's wife, is summoned but Norman still contrives to cause havoc involving, finally, all three women

Matters are not helped by such events as the slow thinking Tom mistaking Ruth's intentions during a conversation they have together Eventually the horrific weekend draws to a close

Our youth group The New Stagers present their own production of Eltham Through the Ages (7th – 8th July)

Star ting off our 2023/24 Season we present The Lieutenant of Inishmore which delivers dark comedy at its blackest, by awardwinning writer, Mar tin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin)

2024 kicks off with the return of the team that brought you this year ’ s panto, simply titled Once Upon a Time A Fair ytale Pantomime You won’t want to miss this one, so keep an eye out for when tickets go on sale

Interspersed through all of these are our guest productions from other local societies

Eldorado Musical Productions present The Addams Family creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky musical (29th March – 1st April)

Ferrier Operatic Society present Gilber t and Sullivan’s Princess Ida (25th – 27th May)

Our next Craft Fair and Coffee Morning is on Saturday 10th June from 10 30am til 1pm in the Bob Hope Theatre Bar and Foyer

For full details of these and other events please visit our website www bobhopetheatre co uk

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