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!
Sleeping Beauty
Once upon a time in a land far away, Princess Aurora is turning 21 but all celebrations have been banned by her wicked Aunt Carabosse, who is determined to stop the princess from taking her rightful place as Queen.
Carabosse tricks her niece into pricking her finger on a spinning wheel needle, cursing her to everlasting sleep.
Can true love survive and Prince Charming break the spell? Who will outwit the evil Enchantress and foil her wicked plans? Join us this Christmas on an unforgettable adventure to find out!
Full of fun, singing and all the action you’d expect from a Priory Panto – we promise to have you buzzing from a fantastic, festive night out.
Sleeping Beauty - Relaxed Performance
The Priory presents a relaxed performance of our Christmas 2024/25 pantomime!
Designed to create a welcoming environment to our customers with sensory needs and other visible and hidden disabilities, we're really excited to welcome you!
Arrangements include:
- No strobe lighting
- No pyrotechnics
- Volume turned down
- House lights remain on throughout the show
- The audience are free to move around and make noise during the show
- An introduction to the show before we begin
- Sensory tour prior to the show
Ladies Unleashed
A moving comedy about friendship, growing older and living for today.
Pearl, Jan and Linda are enjoying a long-awaited break on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, when a surprise visitor turns up. They haven't seen Shelley for years, and their retreat becomes a reunion – and pretty soon, a riot.
But a lot has changed since they were last together and, cut off from the mainland, tensions rise with the tide. As the sky darkens, the island grows restless with echoes of the past. Will the four still be friends when dawn breaks?
Following the smash hits Ladies' Day and Ladies Down Under, Amanda Whittington's Ladies Unleashed is the third play in her Ladies Trilogy.
Accessibility Information
This show has not yet entered the pre-production stage and therefore accessibility information is not currently available.
It’s a Wonderful Life
A joyful story of love, hope and community.
Mary Elliott Nelson’s adaptation of It’s a Wonderful Life brings the beloved Frank Capra movie to the stage with a fresh perspective.
George Bailey, a compassionate man living in the small American town of Bedford Falls, faces personal struggles and contemplates suicide, but his life takes an unexpected turn when a guardian angel named Clarissa intervenes. Clarissa shows George the impact he has had on others and the goodness he has brought to his community. Maybe it's a wonderful life, after all?
The play explores themes of neighbourliness, everyday kindness, and the interconnectedness of our lives.
Accessibility Information
This show has not yet entered the pre-production stage and therefore accessibility information is not currently available.
The 39 Steps
A wonderfully inventive and gripping comedy thriller
Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! This two-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a ridiculously talented cast of four), an onstage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers, and some good old-fashioned romance!
Follow the incredible adventures of handsome hero Richard Hannay, complete with stiff-upper-lip, British gung-ho and pencil moustache as he encounters dastardly murders, double-crossing secret agents, and, of course, devastatingly beautiful women.
Accessibility Information
This show has not yet entered the pre-production stage and therefore accessibility information is not currently available.
Hay Fever
Hoping for a quiet weekend in the country with some guests, David Bliss, a novelist and his wife Judith, a retired actress, find that an impossible dream when their high-spirited children Simon and Sorel appear with guests of their own. A housefull of drama waits to be ignited as misunderstandings and tempers flare. With Judith's new flame and David's newest literary 'inspiration' keeping company as the children follow suit, the Bliss family lives up to its name as the 'quiet weekend' comes to an exhausting and hilarious finale worthy of Feydeau.
Accessibility Information
This show has not yet entered the pre-production stage and therefore accessibility information is not currently available.
Our Day Out
Sad, humorous and true to life!
A group of schoolchildren from a deprived district in Liverpool are off on a day trip to Conwy Castle in North Wales during the 1970s. The majority of these pupils come from impoverished and troubled families.
The play beautifully captures the complexities of class, education, and the dreams of these disadvantaged children. It’s a touching exploration of their hopes, struggles, and the transformative power of a simple day out
Accessibility Information
This show has not yet entered the pre-production stage and therefore accessibility information is not currently available.
