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A jewel in the crown of Herne Bay’s artistic scene for over 70 years – the Little Theatre promises a great night out with something to entertain everyone. Each year our six productions vary, aiming to include all genres of authors with dramas, comedies and thrillers.
Our sell-out December panto has a cast of both young and old who perform to the delight of members and visitors. Occasional visiting performers add variety to the entertainment on offer.
Our comfortable, 72-seater theatre has air-conditioning, hard of hearing audio system and wheelchair access.
The greenroom offers pre-performance and interval drinks and ice cream.
Notes from a Small Island
by Bill Bryson
adapted by Tim Whitnall
It’s 1973, and a young man from Des Moines, Iowa, has arrived on the ferry at Dover. He intends to conquer the whole of the island, like Caesar attempted before him. But Caesar didn’t have to deal with counterpanes, kippers, Cadbury’s Curly Wurlies, or Mrs Smegma the landlady’s eccentric house rules.
As Bill travels the length and breadth of Britain, through villages with names like Titsey and Little Dribbling, something strange starts to happen. Can it be true? Is he really starting to feel at home? Bill Bryson’s smash-hit memoir Notes from a Small Island spent three years in The Sunday Times bestseller list, sold over two million copies, and was voted the book which best represents the UK. Tim Whitnall’s hilarious stage adaptation was first produced at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury, in 2023.
Rough Justice
by Terence Frisby
James Highwood, the host of a popular television program called ‘British Justice’, is on the stand at the Old Bailey, accused of murdering his mentally disabled child. He refuses his solicitor’s plea to obtain legal representation and conducts his own defence, admitting responsibility but pleading manslaughter. His claim that the jury alone is responsible for the verdict brings him into conflict with the judge, while his battle to have his intentions understood brings him into conflict with the prosecutor, a well known Catholic pro-lifer. There is also the question of whether Highwood actually killed his child after all.
This production contains themes some audience members may find upsetting including descriptions of infanticide.
