Lights Up!

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most celebrated Sherlock Holmes story gets a gloriously funny makeover:

When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead on his estate, with a look of terror still etched on his face, and the paw prints of a gigantic hound beside his body, the great detective Sherlock Holmes is summoned from Baker Street, with Dr Watson in tow, to unravel the mysteries surrounding his death, and investigate the ancient curse of the Hound of the Baskervilles...

Packed full of the verbal and visual ingenuity the production offers abundant opportunities for silly comedy and slapstick, a barking spoof is all set to be a howling success!

The Hound of the Baskervilles
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, adapted by John Nicholson & Steve Canny

Directed by Perry & Lois Savill

Tuesday 26 – Saturday 30  September 2023, 7.45pm, main stage
Matinee: Saturday 30 September, 3pm

Cast
Andrew Hall: Actor 1 - Sherlock Holmes, Jack Stapleton, Cecile Stapleton, Mr Barrymore, Mrs Barrymore and a Yokel
Tim Iredale: Actor 2 - Dr John Watson and a Yokel
Jacob Smith: Actor 3 - Sir Charles Baskerville, Sir Henry Baskerville, Dr Mortimer, a cabbie and two other Yokels

Creative Team
Directors: Perry and Lois Savill
Production Manager: Ian Higham
Stage Manager: Kate Lawrence
Lighting Design: Peter Rees
Sound Design: Simon Herd
Costume Design: Helen and Edward Ogilvie
Set Design: Tony Bennett, Robert Hellstrand, Barney Hart Dyke & Sasha Adam-Grylls

In association with Nick Hern Books.

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The Putney Theatre Company at The South West End!
See us online – www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk/whatson

Host: Cait Hart-Dyke.
Producer, podcast editor and sound design: Nick Wells. 
Music is 'At the Tropicana' by Chalalatas, license courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.
Recorded at the Putney Arts Theatre.

Putney Theatre Company on Tour!  At two outdoor venues this year, PTC brings you their funny, fast paced, modern English version of The Canterbury Tales.

Inspired by Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales but re-written into modern day English with hilarious effect, this fun version loses none of the charm of the original tales that have had such an enduring legacy on popular culture.

Brought together by the Hostess of the Tabard Inn, we join our group of travellers on the way to Canterbury, among them the Wife of Bath, with her bawdy manners, The Pardoner and his relics, the anxious Cook, and the Prioress with her dog.

This outdoor production is a delight for the senses with the cast performing in promenade style with lots of physical theatre, dancing and singing.

The Hurlingham Festival,
The Hurlingham Club, Fulham
Just over Putney Bridge!

August 30th – September 2nd
Wednesday–Friday performances: 7.15pm
Saturday performance: 2.30pm

Tickets and info:
https://putneyartstheatre.org.uk/event-5304387

Cast
The Cook - Helen Wood
The Franklin - Richard Seedhouse
The Hostess - Penny Weatherall
The Miller - Oliver Robert-Vale
The Pardoner - Will Hunter
The Prioress - Megan Good
The Reeve - Aidan Kershaw
The Wife of Bath - Cait Hart Dyke

Director: Frances Bodiam
Composer and Musical Director: Perry Kitchen
Physical Theatre & Choreographer: Penny Weatherall

Crew:
Production Manager: Sarah Jillings
Stage Manager: Helen Wood
ASM: Sarah Kitchen
Graphics and Videos: Nick Wells

Do come join us at The Hurlingham Festival – a four-day cultural feast! Wander around the exquisite grounds, enjoy the outdoor entertainment and food stalls, then make your way to the gardens for our performance. Situated in 42 acres of landscaped grounds adjacent to the River Thames in Fulham, the Hurlingham Club provides an idyllic venue for our production. 

Also appearing at St Margaret's Church on 9th and 10th September at 3pm.

#hurlingham #theatre #supportlocal

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The Putney Theatre Company at The South West End!
See us online – www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk/whatson

Host: Cait Hart-Dyke.
Producer, podcast editor and sound design: Nick Wells. 
Music is 'At the Tropicana' by Chalalatas, license courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.
Recorded at the Putney Arts Theatre.

Cait interviews Emma (Elinor) , Olivia (Marianne) and Isabella (Margaret) to introduce the wonderful new production from the Putney Theatre Company: Sense & Sensibility, Jane Austen's classic, adapted by Jessica Swale and directed by Ben Clare.

In case you don't know, here's an outline of the ageless story. When their wealthy half-brother cheats them of their fortune, the penniless Dashwood sisters are forced to leave the comforts of Norland Park and relocate to chilly Barton Cottage in Devonshire. Eminently sensible Elinor pines for the kind-hearted Edward Ferrars, but the impulsive Marianne loses herself in the idea of her hero on horseback. When handsome stranger John Willoughby arrives one day with a rain-drenched Marianne in his arms, the sisters are convinced that their fortunes are changed forever.

In Jessica Swale’s delightful adaptation of Austen’s dearly-loved classic, we follow the fortunes of Elinor and Marianne as they chase their dreams from Devonshire to London and back.

CAST
Elinor Dashwood: Emma Bugg
Marianne Dashwood: Olivia Jackson
Margaret Dashwood: Isabella Walsh-Whitfield
Mrs Dashwood: Enid Gayle
Edward/Robert Ferrars: Josh Mallalieu
Willoughby: Jamie Cameron
Colonel Brandon: Alexsei Toshev
Mrs Jennings: Sarah Kitchen
Sir John: Perry Kitchen
Fanny Dashwood: Emily Thomas
John Dashwood: Pascal Orzabal
Lucy Steele: Meg Christmas
Mrs Palmer: Lois Savill
Mr Palmer: Hubert MacGreevy
Sophia Grey: Helen Wood

CREATIVE TEAM
Director: Ben Clare
Assistant Director: Cait Hart Dyke
Production Manager: Lyndall Brown

20–24th June 2023
Ticket link: https://www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk/event-5177715
(click on the calendar date for tickets)
Box office hours: 020 8788 6943

Artistic Directors: Barney and Cait Hart Dyke. 
Podcast Editor and Sound Designer: Nick Wells. 
Music is 'At the Tropicana' by Chalalatas, license courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.
Elements Recorded at the Putney Arts Theatre and The Kitchen's rehearsal studio.

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The Putney Theatre Company at The South West End!
See us online – www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk/whatson

Host: Cait Hart-Dyke.
Producer, podcast editor and sound design: Nick Wells. 
Music is 'At the Tropicana' by Chalalatas, license courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.
Recorded at the Putney Arts Theatre.

Previewing the new producrtion of Joe White's Mayfly. Ben thinks his family might be better off without him, but his wife Cat has read her stars: 'Today a very special person will appear from out the blue.'

Their daughter Loops is getting ready for a date. It's her first one, and she has everything crossed.

An ethereal family drama, Joe White's debut play explores rebirth in the aftermath of tragedy. It premiered at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, in April 2018, winning the playwrite the Off-West End Award for Most Promising Playwright in 2019.

Mayfly By Joe White
Directed by Jodi Rilot
Tuesday 16 - Saturday 20 May 2023
Matinee Saturday 20 May 3.00pm
7.45pm in the Studio

Cast and Crew
Harry – Morgan Beale
Loops – Jessica Olim
Cat – Emily Fellows
Ben – Oscar Heron
Director – Jodi Rilot
Production Manager – Ian Higham
Stage Manager – Bryony Aird
Stage Management Advisor – Perry Savill

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The Putney Theatre Company at The South West End!
See us online – www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk/whatson

Host: Cait Hart-Dyke.
Producer, podcast editor and sound design: Nick Wells. 
Music is 'At the Tropicana' by Chalalatas, license courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.
Recorded at the Putney Arts Theatre.

Podcast preview of the new stage production of Lucy Kirkwood's The Welkin,  with cast members Lucy Mabbitt (Sally Poppy)  and Sarah Perkins (Elizabeth (Lizzy) Luke).

A murderer’s fate lies in the hands of 12 women.  Sally has committed the wickedest of crimes but her claims of pregnancy, perhaps, demand clemency. A panel of Suffolk matrons, pulled from their everyday into the machinations of 1760s justice, must assess if she’s telling the truth.

Will she escape a hanging, be transported, or will the mob tear her to pieces? Village midwife, Lizzy might be all that stands in the way of Sally’s execution. Female wisdom and strange portents spin Kirkwood’s incendiary play into a darkly comic theatrical tapestry.

The Welkin. By Lucy Kirkwood.
Directed by Kim Dyas. Assistant Director - Veronika Wilson

25–29 March 2023
7.45pm Main Stage, Putney Arts Theatre.
Artistic Directors: Barney and Cait Hart Dyke.
Podcast Editor and Sound Designer: Nick Wells.
Music is 'At the Tropicana' by Chalalatas, license courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.
Recorded at the Putney Arts Theatre.

Full Cast:
Lucy Mabbitt: Sally Poppy 
Sarah Perkins: Elizabeth (Lizzy) Luke 
Sharon Czudak: Judith Brewer 
Louisa Pead: Charlotte Grey 
Kristen Millar: Kitty Givens 
Lizzie Iredale: Helen Ludlow 
Lois Savill: Sarah Hollis 
Zoe Thomas-Webb: Emma Jenkins 
Angel Witney: Ann Lavender 
Alexa Adams: Mary Middleton 
Emily Dixon: Hannah Rusted 
Carol Hudson: Sarah Smith 
Megan Good: Peg Carter 
Richard Seedhouse: Mr Coombes 
Aleksei Toshev: Frederick Poppy 
Ian Recordon: Dr Willis 

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The Putney Theatre Company at The South West End!
See us online – www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk/whatson

Host: Cait Hart-Dyke.
Producer, podcast editor and sound design: Nick Wells. 
Music is 'At the Tropicana' by Chalalatas, license courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.
Recorded at the Putney Arts Theatre.

As a long, hot summer fades to winter, the Haussmans both love and hate one another, their dysfunctional pasts overwhelming the present. Of the original National Theatre production The Stage said “gloriously textured, utterly authentic… hilarious and haunting.” A brilliant play by BAFTA award winner Stephen Beresford, brought to life by the expertise and craft of the Putney team.

Preview of the production  by Director Frances Bodiam with Penny, Peter and Adam.

Cast: Penny Weatherall  (Judy), Cait Hart Dyke (Libby), Chris Cully  (Nick), Isabella Walsh-Whitfield (Summer),  David Kelly (Peter),  Adam Batty (Daniel).
Directed by Frances Bodiam, with  Assistant Director Theo Leonard.

14–18 March 2023
7.45pm Main Stage, Putney Arts Theatre.
Artistic Directors: Barney and Cait Hart Dyke. 
Podcast Editor and Sound Designer: Nick Wells. 
Music is 'At the Tropicana' by Chalalatas, license courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.
Elements Recorded at the Putney Arts Theatre and The Kitchen's rehearsal studio.

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The Putney Theatre Company at The South West End!
See us online – www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk/whatson

Host: Cait Hart-Dyke.
Producer, podcast editor and sound design: Nick Wells. 
Music is 'At the Tropicana' by Chalalatas, license courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.
Recorded at the Putney Arts Theatre.

Preview of the powerful new production by Putney Theatre Company. Brutally separated from her German Jewish parents at the age of nine, Eva is brought to England with the promise of a new life. Diane Samuels’ seminal play is a modern classic about one woman's struggle to come to terms with her past,  a story of family partings - of love and loss. Now widely considered a modern classic, Kindertransport has been read and studied the world over.

Interview with Director Diane Denton-Baker, cast member Carol Hudson and historical advisor Sarah Jillings.

21–25 February 2023
7.45pm Studio
Artistic Directors: Barney and Cait Hart Dyke. 
Podcast Editor and Sound Designer: Nick Wells. 
Music is 'At the Tropicana' by Chalalatas, license courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.
Main segment used by courtesy of Riverside Radio (Thank you!).
Elements Recorded at the Putney Arts Theatre.

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The Putney Theatre Company at The South West End!
See us online – www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk/whatson

Host: Cait Hart-Dyke.
Producer, podcast editor and sound design: Nick Wells. 
Music is 'At the Tropicana' by Chalalatas, license courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.
Recorded at the Putney Arts Theatre.

Extract from Riverside Radio's Sian Kenyon's interview with Time Iredale,  Cait Hart Dyke and Lyndall Brown from the Putney Theatre Company (PTC) production of the classic panto.

Dick Whittington, written by the  PTC writing team, is a riotous panto in the great tradition of brilliant entertainment for all the family

Can Dick outwit the evil rodent King Rat, free the city from his team of revolting rodents and win the beautiful Alice’s hand in marriage?

Find out in this action-packed pantomime full of laughter, music and dance - the ultimate magical pantomime adventure!

Friday 6 - Saturday 14 January, 2023
no evening show Sunday,  Monday or Tuesday

7.45pm Main Stage
3.00pm Matinees 7, 8 & 14 January 

Artistic Directors: Barney and Cait Hart Dyke. 
Podcast Editor and sound design: Nick Wells. 
Music is 'At the Tropicana' by Chalalatas, license courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.
Main segment used by courtesy of Riverside Radio (Thank you!).
Elements Recorded at the Putney Arts Theatre.

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The Putney Theatre Company at The South West End!
See us online – www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk/whatson

Host: Cait Hart-Dyke.
Producer, podcast editor and sound design: Nick Wells. 
Music is 'At the Tropicana' by Chalalatas, license courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.
Recorded at the Putney Arts Theatre.

A longer episode this week, with the first of our Reunion episodes. For Alice in Wonderland (January 2022) director Frances Bodiam leads the discussion with several members of cast and crew: Chris Cully, Jim Dixon, Tim Iredale, Cait Hart Dyke, Jeff Graves and Loetitia Delais. 

Artistic Directors: Barney and Cait Hart Dyke. 
Podcast Editor and sound design: Nick Wells. 
Music is 'At the Tropicana' by Chalalatas, license courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.
Recording at the Putney Arts Theatre.

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The Putney Theatre Company at The South West End!
See us online – www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk/whatson

Host: Cait Hart-Dyke.
Producer, podcast editor and sound design: Nick Wells. 
Music is 'At the Tropicana' by Chalalatas, license courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.
Recorded at the Putney Arts Theatre.

Fun preview interview by Cait who chats with Rosie Richards, the hero of the panto, and Daniel Wain, the madcap chef.

Putney Theatre Company’s Dick Whittington, is written by the  PTC writing team. Join our the eponymous Dick, with his trusty cat, as he seeks fame, fortune and happiness on his journey to become the Lord Mayor. Guided by the magical Fairy Bow Bells, Dick sets out on an adventure that sends him from London town to the High Seas, headed for Kathmandu. Can Dick outwit the evil rodent King Rat, free the city from his team of revolting rodents and win the beautiful Alice’s hand in marriage? Find out in this action-packed pantomime full of laughter, music and dance - the ultimate magical pantomime adventure!

Fun for all the family!!

Friday 6 - Saturday 14 January, 2023
no evening show Sunday,  Monday or Tuesday

7.45pm Main Stage
3.00pm Matinees 7, 8 & 14 January 

Artistic Directors: Barney and Cait Hart Dyke. 
Podcast Editor and sound design: Nick Wells. 
Music is 'At the Tropicana' by Chalalatas, license courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.
Recording at the Putney Arts Theatre.

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The Putney Theatre Company at The South West End!
See us online – www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk/whatson

Host: Cait Hart-Dyke.
Producer, podcast editor and sound design: Nick Wells. 
Music is 'At the Tropicana' by Chalalatas, license courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.
Recorded at the Putney Arts Theatre.