Sidmouth Play Festival opens
Paul Taylor Mills is delighted to announce The Summer Paly Festival 2017, bringing weekly rep to The Manor Pavilion Theatre with one company presenting a season of twelve classic revivals from Thursday 22 June to Friday 22 September 2017.
Paul said: "It's hard to find the right way to explain how privileged I feel to be presenting our fifth season of plays at The Manor Pavilion Theatre. I am utterly overwhelmed with the reception we have received both locally and across the country and am proud that we are the last standing weekly play season in the entire country. The season continues to be a major tourist attraction with audiences travelling from across the UK. I could have never have dreamed five years ago that this would have been possible.
"We have doubled the amount of season ticket holders, and broadened the age range of audiences by introducing an under 16 price point. I must extend my sincere thanks to our audience who have been incredibly committed to our work and invested in season tickets to watch all twelve plays across the summer.
"We have also managed to keep our ticket price competitive and affordable ensuring that we make our work accessible to all. Thank you once again to East Devon District Council, the entire team at The Manor Pavilion Theatre and all of our actors and creatives teams, here's to another five years."
The season has opened this week with Ray Cooney’s farce “Caught In The Net” and theatre manager Graham Whitlock is delighted with the response: “It’s been wonderful to hear the audience having such a good time with our first play. Caught In The Net is so much fun and I’ve really enjoyed hearing the response from the audience every night. They’ve been literally shrieking with laughter.”
Murder comes to The Manor Pavilion next week with the opening of Phillip King and John Boland’s Murder In Company. This classic whodunit will have the audience guessing right up to the final curtain. An evening of suspense that is not to be missed.
The 2017 Season will feature twelve classic revivals:
CAUGHT IN THE NET
By Ray Cooney
Thursday 22 - Wednesday 28 June 2017
MURDER IN COMPANY
By Philip King and John Boland
Thursday 29 June - Wednesday 5 July 2017
THE ODD COUPLE
By Neil Simon
Thursday 6 - Wednesday 12 July 2017
LADIES IN LAVENDER
By Shaun McKenna
Thursday 13 - Wednesday 19 July 2017
DIAL M FOR MURDER
By Frederick Knott
Thurs 20 - Wednesday 26 July 2017
WUTHERING HEIGHTS
By Emily Bronte
Thursday 27 – Wednesday 2 August 2017
THE BIRDS
By Conor McPherson
Thursday 3 – Friday 4 August and Saturday 12 - Wednesday 16 August 2017
RELATIVE VALUES
By Noel Coward
Thursday 17 - Wednesday 23 August 2017
BIRTHDAY SUITE
By Robin Hawdon
Thursday 24 - Wednesday 30 August 2017
ABSENT FRIENDS
By Alan Ayckbourn
Thursday 31 August - Wednesday 6 September 2017
HOBSON'S CHOICE
By Harold Brighouse
Thursday 7 - Wednesday 13 September 2017
HOUSE GUEST
By Francis Durbridge
Thursday 14 - Friday 22 September 2016
The 2017 Season Company includes: Anton Tweedale, Bridget Lambert, Claire-Louise Amias, Daniele Coombe, Ellen Butler, Emily Outred, Erin Geraghty, Ethan Chapples, Hannah Vesty, Hilary Harwood, James Pellow, Jeremy Todd, Jessica Lucy Kent, John Askew, Jonathan Rigby, Jeff Raggett, Julia Main, Julie Ross, Laura Jane Eyres, Liam Nooney, Lucas Livesey, Mark Laverty, Mark Jardine, Naomi Bullock, Owen Landon, Paul Cleveland, Pearl Marsland, Richard Stemp, Robert Hannouch, Sally Lofthouse, Sian Morgan, Simon Blake, Stanley Eldridge and Toby Joyce.
The Summer Rep Season 2017 is produced by Paul Taylor-Mills, Stuart Burrows and Jonny Clines.
The Directors for 2017 are Andrew Beckett, Stuart Burrows, Lillie Collier, Claire Evans, Robert McWhir, James Murphy and Max Reynolds with Designs by Andrew Beckett.
Twitter @SummerRep2017
Performances: 8pm (no shows on Sunday)
Tickets: Adults £17.00/ £16.00, Under 16s £8.00 (Season tickets available)
Box office: 01395 514 413 | www.manorpavilion.com
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