14-16 November 2024
THE FLINT STREET NATIVITY
by Tim Firth
(writer of Calendar Girls, Neville’s Island and Kinky Boots)
Miss Horrocks’ class of seven-year-olds is about to perform their nativity play at Flint Street Junior School for the proud mums and dads – and the occasional social worker.
But squabbles arise when Gabriel wants to play Mary, the Star grumbles he’s not a proper star like they have at NASA, Herod won’t stop waving to his mum & dad and the subversive Innkeeper is determined to liven up the traditional script. And then the stick insect escapes …
Both the children and their parents are played by adults in this funny and warm-hearted take on an annual rite of passage in British primary schools.
Originally an ITV film starring Frank Skinner, Neil Morrissey, Jane Horrocks, John Thomson and Ralf Little, Tim Firth adapted The Flint Street Nativity for stage in 2006 with the addition of some music.
“A totally bonkers and chaotic play”
“Exposes what an ungodly snake pit of paediatric power-politics the staging of your average Nativity play can be … There are moments when you may wet yourself laughing.”
“a feel-good festive farce”
13-15 March 2025
THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN
Based on the best-selling novel by Paula Hawkins
and Dreamworks Film
Adapted by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel
Rachel Watson longs for a different life.
Her only escape is the perfect couple she watches through the train window every day, happy and in love. Or so it appears. When Rachel learns that the woman she’s been secretly watching has suddenly disappeared, she finds herself as a witness and even a suspect in a thrilling mystery in which she will face bigger revelations than she could ever have anticipated.
Adapted from Paula Hawkins’ novel – an international phenomenon selling over twenty million copies worldwide – this gripping new play will keep you guessing until the final moment.
19-21 June 2025
Show to be confirmed
The Settlement adult education centre and The Little Theatre
