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Creative Writing Group
12th November 2025
Please click here to see the latest examples of work from the Creative Writing Group. ...
The Full Monty at Bromley Little Theatre
8th November 2025
I’m sure everyone knows the plot so I don’t think much needs to be said about that, but I must say although for the most part we, the audience, were literally crying with laughter, we were made conscious of the underlying desperation of men out of work and the dreadful consequences to their...
The Lady from the Sea at The Bridge Theatre
5th November 2025
Theatre Group members attended the Bridge Theatre on Thursday 5 November to see The Lady from the Sea by Simon Stone, a modern-day interpretation of the play of the same name by Henrik Ibsen. The Bridge Theatre is “in the round”, and the central stage was cleverly used. There was an emphasis...
Theatre Group Trip to see The Importance of Being Ernest
23rd October 2025
The Importance of Being Earnest is a farcical comedy depicting the tangled affairs of two young men who live double lives to evade unwanted social obligations, both assuming the name Ernest, while wooing the two young women of their affections. First performed 130 years ago; it was Oscar...
Top Hat at New Wimbledon Theatre
16th October 2025
A group from the theatre group ventured to Wimbledon to see the Chichester Production of Top Hat on tour. They were in for a treat as Irving Berlin’s score came to life on the stage. Numbers like Let’s face the music and dance, Top Hat, White tie and tails, Cheek to cheek were performed and...
Theatre Group visit to see Born with Teeth
15th October 2025
Based on a book by Liz Duffy Adams, the play Born with Teeth at Wyndham’s Theatre imagines the relationship between William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe when they are forced by Royal decree to work on a play together. Ncuti Gatwa (of Dr Who fame) is Marlowe and Edward Bluemel plays...
LOWE Trip to Surrey Quays
15th October 2025
Pictures of our first trip on the Windrush line to Surrey Quays on 15th October. A beautiful walk in Southwark Park followed by a flying visit to Canada Water to admire the Library. ...
Theatre Group visit to see The Crucible
12th October 2025
October’s production from Bromley Little Theatre was Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. This powerful play was written by Miller as both a cautionary tale and an allegory in response to accusation of communism against him. It parallels the Salem Witch Trials and McCarthyism, exposing how fear and...
Theatre group trip to see Infamous at Bromley Little Theatre
26th September 2025
Infamous was a brilliant, very intimate production performed "In the Bar". It is a modern play by April De Angelis about the life and times of Lady Emma Hamilton, original West End cast members were Caroline Quentin and her daughter Rose. The story of Emma Hamilton is a complex one. ...
Theatre Group walk from Blackfriars to St Paul's
25th September 2025
On 25th September the Theatre Group walked from Blackfriars to St Paul's seeing lots of places of interest, quite a few related to Shakespeare. ...
