An amateur performance by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Ltd

Winner of 8 TONY Awards, including BEST MUSICAL, SPRING AWAKENING celebrates the unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood with a power, poignancy, and passion that you will never forget. Adapted from Frank Wedekind's 1891 expressionist play about the trials, tears, and exhilaration of the teen years, it was been hailed as the Best Musical of the Year by the New York Times, and The New York Post. It had a spectacular London run too - if you love modern musicals, you'll love this.

Note: Strong language used in this production. Advisory age 14+

DATES: Thursday 16th to Friday 17th February 2012
LOCATION: Main Auditorium

First performed in 1937 this is John Steinbeck's own version of his classic novel and tells the story of George and Lenny, the fast-talking farm hand and the simple giant who accompanies him on a life of casual labour in the California Agricultural Belt of the 1930s. They share a dream of a little place of their own, where Lenny can tend the rabbits and they can "live off the fat of the land." But when Lenny unwittingly kills someone, George must shatter their dreams to keep Lenny from falling into the hands of the vigilante farmhands bent on revenge.

DATES: Monday 27th February to Saturday 3rd March 2012
LOCATION: Main Auditorium

This is the comic yet decidedly poignant story of a young girl bedridden with MS and cared for by Not Gay Ray, her peripatetic nurse. Inside her head, Bea is always dancing (to Madonna's Ray Of Light) while in the physical world she is trying to persuade her relentlessly optimistic mother that she just wants to die. This is our Artistic director's personal choice for play of the year 2010 and something you'll remember for a very long time.

DATES: Wednesday 14th to Saturday 17th March 2012
LOCATION: Studio

A brand new version of Kipling's most-loved classic story. Meet the characters you know and love: Mowgli, Shere Khan, Bagheera, Baloo and all the rest for a wonderful adventure. There will be a high demand for tickets so book early!

Note: this show starts at 7.30 pm.

DATES: Thursday 29th to Saturday 31st March 2012
LOCATION: Main Auditorium

A new musical set in 1969 Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania where developer's plans - to demolish the local meeting place for young people and build a shopping mall - result in unexpected consequences.

DATES: Friday 13th to Saturday 14th April 2012
LOCATION: Main Auditorium

A musical version of the 1999 rom-com. Zach is going out with the hottest girl in the school, till she dumps him. He bets his friends that any girl he dates will be voted Prom Queen so they take him at his word suggesting Laney who is an introverted goth that no one looks at. And Zach isn't the only one with his eye on the Prom Queen's crown - Jervis has always thought he'd love the title and being a boy is just one hurdle he faces! There's lots of fun and heartache at California High so why not come and join us!

DATES: Wednesday 25th to Saturday 28th April 2012
LOCATION: Main Auditorium

Patience is the closest Gilbert & Sullivan could have got to a Benny Hill sketch! Bunthorne, the poet, is lusted after and followed by all the ladies in the village, although he would rather get his hands on Patience, the milkmaid. She has been told that love makes you unhappy and so she runs away only to be caught in an even worse situation! One of the funniest G&S Shows written, with great melodies, memorable characters and witty lines.

DATES: Wednesday 2nd to Saturday 5th May 2012
LOCATION: Main Auditorium

A wonderful tongue-in-cheek take on a classic story based on the 1935 film, using the script which Alfred Hitchcock wrote himself. The difference is that the 139 characters are portrayed by a just a handful of actors! Currently running in London, it's an Olivier Award winning show (2007) which you can catch it at the Queen Mother Theatre for a fraction of the price. DON'T MISS IT!

DATES: Monday 14th to Saturday 19th May 2012
LOCATION: Main Auditorium

An exciting and energetic combination of dances from Ballet through to Tap and Modern.

Children from 3 years to Adults come together to perform and entertain the whole family.

DATES: Saturday 26th May 2012
LOCATION: Main Auditorium

After Miss Julie is a story of forbidden love, class conflict and a changing world. Set on the eve of Labour's landslide victory in 1945 it shows the tug of war between two people from opposite sides of the class divide who have to decide whether they want to conform to the values of the new world or the old and whether in reaching that decision they will join together or tear each other apart.

DATES: Wednesday 13th to Saturday 16th June 2012
LOCATION: Studio

Shakespeare's most famous romantic play. When carefree Romeo spies Juliet at a party, he knows that has met the love of his life. Impelled by fate, the two lovers quickly marry and when out of the blue, catastrophe strikes.

DATES: Monday 2nd to Saturday 7th July 2012
LOCATION: Main Auditorium