Bench Theatre is an award-winning theatre group based at
The Spring Arts & Heritage Centre, Havant, UK.

For tickets to any Bench show at The Spring, call the box office on (023) 9247 2700

Current Production

September sees the return of our popular festival of new writing Supernova. Hants and West Sussex playwrights, showcase their original work.

Performances: 22nd - 25th September, 7:30pm

Forthcoming Productions

Our Christmas show will be Cinderella: A Christmas Adventure! by Mark Wakeman. An exciting adventure for all the family. Magic, adventure and the wonder of Christmas make this the perfect family treat this winter.

Performances: 10th - 19th December (including Sat & Sun matinees)

Our 2011 season begins in March with Brief Lives by Patrick Garland. It's 1697 and an old man makes up for the absence of friends by recalling them all. A lively account of eccentricities and anecdotes which resonate even now.
Performances: 1st - 5th March, 7:30pm

Did You See?

In July we presented Macbeth by William Shakespeare which got great reviews. We were proud to donate Bench proceeds from the performance on 21 July to local charity Havant and East Hants Mind
Listen to the radio ad which featured the cast.

Bench News

Next Club Night: 16th September, 8pm
Play Pitches

Play selection for July 2011 has been brought forward by several months. Members who wish to pitch a play for performance in July 2011, should speak to any member of the Artistic Panel as soon as possible. Pitch night will be on September 16th 2010 with voting on 7th October.

Congratulations to Andrew Caple who was relected as Bench Chair at our AGM on September 2nd. Robin Hall, Melanie Cole and Sharman Callam remain on the committee and welcome Sharon Morris and Derek Callam who join them. The Artistic Panel said goodbye and thanks to Claire, Dan and Sian and were joined by Lorraine, Roger and Megan.

AUDITIONS: Auditions for Brief Lives auditions will take place on Monday 27th and Wednesday 29th September 2010 - click on the production page for more details.

Bench Theatre is pleased to announce that we will be staging;
Brief Lives written by Patrick Garland and directed by Jaspar Utley in March 2011 and
Volpone written by Ben Jonson and directed by Jeff Bone in May 2011.

Bench Theatre in the community. Once again we will be participating in Havant Literary Festival. Watch this space for further details of a collaborative perormance to be given on Saturday 2nd October.

The News and The Southern Daily Echo both give Macbeth great reviews. Congratulations to the cast and crew.

Following the sad passing of Peter Corrigan we are proud to publish this tribute to him.

Bench Theatre has negotiated a fantastic discount for all Bench members of 15% on most shows staged at The Spring. Show your membership card at the time of booking to benefit.

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