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Knutsford Little Theatre
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After a fabulous dress rehearsal, we're excited to open our doors this evening and welcome you in for our radio play style production of "The War of the Worlds".![]()
Order a drink from the bar, sit back and relax, as we take you on an audio journey back to the 1890's, where mankind faced their toughest test.![]()
Tickets are available via www.knutsfordlittletheatre.com
With a slight change to our run, we'll be battling the Martians from Thursday 23rd to Saturday 25th March.![]()
Don't miss your chance to see our interpretation of this H.G. Wells classic.![]()
Tickets are available via www.knutsfordlittletheatre.com
Not long now until the Martians arrive!![]()
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Don't miss this radio adaption of the H.G. Wells classic and let us transport you to Horsell Common.![]()
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Tickets are available now from: www.knutsfordlittletheatre.com/
We have our 2nd open audition this evening for our May production "Murdered to Death" by Peter Gordon.![]()
The auditions start at 19.30 and all are welcome.
Don't forget, it's the first audition tonight for our May production "Murdered to Death". Auditions start at 19.30 and are open to everyone.![]()
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The play is a spoof of the best Agatha Christie traditions with a touch of Inspector Clouseau thrown in for good measure.![]()
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It is firmly set in the 1920s in the family country manor house. When a gun is shot, everyone becomes a suspect. How will Miss Maple and/or (Acting) Inspector Pratt solve the case. Did the Butler do it as is usually (actually never) the case and how many more will die?![]()
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Character Synopsis![]()
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The characters in Murdered to Death are all deliberately based upon ‘whodunnit’ stereotypes. ![]()
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Experience over many productions shows that the humour works best when they are played relatively ‘straight’.![]()
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Ages are for guidance only and can be varied, provided that the overall balance is maintained.![]()
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Mildred- Late fifties. Moderately wealthy owner of Bagshot House.![]()
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Dorothy- Mildred’s niece. Late twenties and rather plain.![]()
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Bunting- The butler. Sixties. Pedantic and rather creepy.![]()
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Colonel Charles Craddock- Early sixties. Dresses in tweeds. Confident but blustering.![]()
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Margaret Craddock- The long-suffering but acerbic wife of Charles.![]()
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Elizabeth Hartley-Trumpington- Mid twenties. Attractive and stunningly dressed. Very high society.![]()
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Pierre Marceau- A french art dealer in his early thirties. An exaggerated french accent.![]()
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Joan Maple- A spinster in her sixties. Amateur sleuth.![]()
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Constable Thomkins- Young, bright uniformed village policeman.![]()
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Inspector Pratt- Inept, posing and clumsy.
After a fabulous dress rehearsal, we open our doors this evening to welcome you in for our radio play style production of "The War of the Worlds".
Sit back and relax, as we take you on an audio journey back to 1890, when mankind faced its toughest test.
http://www.knutsfirdlittletheatre.com
"War of the Worlds, A Radio Play Adaptation", Knutsford Little Theatre, Knutsford from Wed 22 til Sat 25 Mar 2023, @klt__ #drama tickets: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/KHJEED
Our News
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Hi Everyone,I hope you’re all well. Thanks to all who have visited us last year and our January Panto, we look forward to welcoming you again and we hope you have a wonderful 2023. We’re heading into the next production now, so it is time to give you an update. Beauty and the Beast We had a very successful production, […] -
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Hobsons Choice, a brief history.
When looking back though the theatre archives it appears that the upcoming production of Hobson’s choice is only the second time that it has been performed on our little stage. The previous production was held over 30 years ago in May 1991, in which the piece took us right back to the 1800s when the play is set. Tony Turner […]