Upcoming Productions
 | The Playhouse Theatre Company
presents | 75th Annivesary Production
Featuring: Player Queen by Kathleen Stafford
and: The Dumb Wife Of Cheapside by Ashley Dukes | Thursday 29 Oct 2026 - Saturday 31 Oct 2026 | Performance Time:
19:30 | Box Office:
Tickets available from our shop: Backwell Playhouse Ticket Shop
If you would like to reserve tickets to pay on the door, please email details to: mailinglist@backwellplayhouse.co.uk or call Jon on 0797 422 3081. | Tickets:
£12 (£10; Members/Under 18s) | The Playhouse, Backwell opened on 31st October 1951 as the home of The North Somerset Players. Initially located in a WW2 hut in the orchard of Mollie Griffin’s garden, the Playhouse has seen Backwell grow around it, entertaining the village with countless plays, events and films for 75 years
Join us as we celebrate our anniversary with an homage to the original opening performance.
FEATURING: Player Queen written by Playhouse Co-Founder, Kathleen Stafford
First performed at Backwell Parish Hall in 1947, the play is set in the court of Queen Elizabeth I and imagines an evening where one of her ladies-in-waiting defies the Queen and dares to become one of Mr. Shakespeare’s players for the night!
AND: The Dumb Wife of Cheapside by Ashley Dukes
The first play ever performed at Backwell Playhouse was "The Man Who Married A Dumb Wife" by Anatole France, translated by Ashley Dukes. The Playhouse honours that original performance with Ashley Dukes’ re-written version. It should be noted that this production contains some outdated attitudes and stereotypes that may offend.
A Theatre Troupe present a cautionary fable to their audience about a newly-married haberdasher who longs to converse with his new, non-verbal wife. The moral of the story is to be careful what you wish for...
The image on the poster is the concept art for the set of the original production. | |
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