Coming up at The Priory
With around 7 in house productions produced by Priory members each year, plus countless more external organisations hosting events in our spaces, there’s something for everyone to enjoy at The Priory!
We regularly add to our upcoming list as more gets booked into our calendar, so make sure you check back regularly to secure your tickets before they’re gone!
Beauty & The Beast
Directed by Mark Jefferies
Once upon a time, there was a handsome but selfish Prince, selfish in the extreme, without a thought for any other living creature.
An Old Lady visits his castle and offers him a beautiful rose, a symbol of the love and loyalty his subjects have for him. The selfish Prince shuns her as grotesque and worthless, whereupon she transforms into a beautiful Sorceress.
Angered by his arrogance at judging simply by appearance, she turns him into a hideous Beast for five hundred years, a spell that can only be broken when he learns to love and win the love of another.
So ashamed of his grotesque form, the Beast hides himself away. If anything, the passing years make him more bitter and ferocious than ever before. Will he ever win the love of another and break the spell…..?
All will be revealed in this magical Priory panto, full of spectacular scenery, gorgeous costumes and hilarious slapstick fun!
A Chorus of Disapproval
Directed by Dixie Atkins
If you like Alan Ayckbourn (and even if you don't), you will love this play.
A diffident widower attempts to escape loneliness by joining the local amateur light operatic society. By accident rather than by design, he advances from a small part to the lead. Parallels are skilfully drawn between the Beggar’s Opera and the day to day activities of the society which is performing it!
The Importance of Being Earnest
Directed by Mark Jefferies
Oscar Wilde at his best! The Importance of Being Earnest is subtitled ‘A Trivial Comedy for Serious People’ is the best summary of the play!
Jack Worthing, found as a baby in a handbag at Victoria Station and named after a railway ticket, is prepared to be re-christened to obtain the Christian name – Earnest – his beloved Gwendolen requires of a husband. He has to confront the stigma of being the illegitimate child of a servant, before fortune, and a benevolent dramatist, reveal his true and entirely respectable identify!
Matthew Long
As heard on BBC Radio, join Birmingham-based Crooner Matthew Long for an evening of Jazz, Easy Listening and Swing Classics; celebrating songs made famous by The Great Crooners - Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Matt Monro and more!
Accompanied by a Jazz Quartet, you’ll hear all-time favourites such as “Catch A Falling Star”, “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” and “A Portrait Of My Love”.
If you enjoy classic standards, performed in the traditional style, then this is surely a “must see”!
Made in 48 Hours - The Undirectables
Made In 48 Hours is a not-for-profit theatre company that stage full original productions once a year over the course of a weekend in order to raise money for a range of local charities around the West Midlands.
This year's offering is a The Undirectables... and takes place over the course of 48 hours starting on Friday 24 July with the final performance on Sunday 26 July at 7.30pm.
Entertaining Mr Sloane
Directed By Marlene Penn & Connor Cunningham
This is Joe Orton at his biting best!
A youth named Sloane comes in search of a room, and is then seduced by his landlady. Along comes her brother, who also sets about capturing the affections of the youth for himself, their father believes he witnessed the youth murder someone and, to silence him, Sloane kills the old man!
The landlady and her brother now have Sloane exactly where they want him!
Sounds of the 60s
Step back in time and witness the ultimate 60s experience.
The Revolvers are an energetic tribute to the unforgettable decade of the 60s Covering songs from artists such as Small Faces, The Kinks, The Beatles, The Who, Spencer Davis Group, The Rolling Stones and many more...
They have performed at famous venues such as The Cavern, Liverpool, Hampton Court, London and have also toured parts of America and Europe. The Revolvers were also recently handpicked to perform at the Premiere after party for the worldwide Premiere of 'MADE IN DAGENHAM' in London's West-End!
How to Succeed in Business
Directed By Dean Foy
From the authors of Guys and Dolls comes one of the most delightfully irreverent musicals of all time!
The show follows the rise J. Pierrepont Finch, who uses a little handbook called How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying to climb the corporate ladder from lowly window washer to high-powered executive, tackling such familiar but potent dangers as the aggressively compliant company man, the office party, back-stabbing co-workers, caffeine addiction and true love!
The Wonderful World of Dissocia (PYT)
Directed By Callum Roberts & Hannah Farquarson
Lisa Jones is on a Journey. It’s a colourful and exciting off-kilter trip in search of one lost hour that has tipped the balance of her life. The inhabitants of the wonderful world she finds herself in – Dissocia – are a curious blend of the funny, the friendly and the brutal!
If you liked Alice in Wonderland you will love this play, which will challenge our Youth Theatre in its production, as well as you the watching audience!
Yes, Prime Minister
Directed By Anita Dalton
The UK is in crisis: debt is spiralling, unemployment is on the rise and the fragile coalition cabinet, led by Prime Minister Jim Hacker, is at breaking point. But help is at hand in the form of a complex pipeline deal with the oil-rich country of Kumranistan that would entitle the government to a multi-trillion pound loan!
But how will Jim and his team: Bernard Woolley (Private Secretary), Sir Humphrey Appleby (Cabinet Secretary) and Claire Sutton (Special Adviser) cope with these events?
Political machinations, media manipulations and an appeal for divine intervention ensue!
Mother Goose
Directed By Mike Brooks & Mark Jefferies
This year's Priory Pantomime is the timeless tale of Mother Goose. The simple story of poor Mother Goose who dreams of being rich and beautiful. When her goose starts laying golden eggs, dreams start becoming reality but not necessarily in a good way! Fear not, however, a happy ending is guaranteed in true panto style!
This egg-citing egg-stravaganza is sure to sell out!
