If you’re a theatre buff, or just looking for a great evening out, Altrincham Garrick Playhouse has plenty to offer. The century-old, volunteer-run theatre has announced a wonderful programme of shows for its autumn and winter season this year, from beloved musical classics such as The Sound of Music, to home-grown Garrick productions like the powerful women-centred story Blue Stockings.
Whatever your interest, there’s something for everyone to enjoy at the community theatre and cinema-quality Picturehouse. Take a look below for just a few of the theatre’s most anticipated productions next season. September 19-24, 2022 By Alan Bennett and directed by John Cunningham, this multi-layered masterpiece explores friendship, rivalry and heartache, alongside the joy, pain and emotional cost of creativity.
In The Habit of Art, actors are rehearsing a play called Caliban's Day about Benjamin Britten, who is sailing uncomfortably close to the wind with his new opera and seeking advice from his former collaborator and friend, W H Auden.
During this imagined meeting in 1972, their first in 25 years, they are observed and interrupted by their future biographer and a young man from the local bus station, amongst others.
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