The Torbay Thespis
The Performance Listing for Amateur Productions in South Devon, from Dawlish to South Brent, compiled by John Miles. Last updated 11 September 2026.
‘Thespis’ is a newsletter, produced by John Miles, of all the information on amateur drama productions in the Torbay and South Devon area.
Please consider supporting all our local AmDram companies, if any of the productions catch your eye. You will find contact details on the below Thespis; if there are any issues with the websites, phone numbers or other details, please contact the author, John Miles, not SBADS – thank you.
Auditions
The Sword in the Stone
16 to 27 September 2026
Read.... 16th September. 7.00pm. Auditions....23rd 7.00pm and 27th 2.00 pm September. All at Totnes Masonic Hall. See website for information.
Masonic Hall, Totnes
Pride and Prejudice
27 September 2026
Director, Jolyon Tuck
Further information from the director, jolyontuck@hotmail.com
Little Theatre
Ladies in Lavender
18 October 2026
Directed by Jill Pettigrew
Audition, 18th Oct at 10.30am. Production 15-20th March. Production dates 15–20th March 2027
Little Theatre
The Worst Witch
22 October to 10 November 2026
Auditions on 22nd Oct, 3rd and 10th November. Contact Teignmouth Players for details
The Little Red Riding Hood
2 November 2026
Read at 7.00pm audition at 8.00pm
St John’s Church Hall
The Brittas Empire
5 to 12 January 2027
Auditions 5th and 12th January '27 Contact Teignmouth Players for details
Portrait of Murder
25 January 2027
Read at 7.00pm audition at 8.00pm
St John’s Church Hall
Productions
Trap For a Lonely Man
22 to 26 September 2026
Directed by Pamela Hoad
The Palace Theatre
The 39 Steps
23 to 26 September 2026
Director, Jill Brock
Marlborough Village Hall
Dear Evan Hanson
29 September to 3 October 2026
Director, Chris Green, MDs. Jennifer Parker and Jeff Hocking, choreographer Laura Robinson
Alexandra Theatre
Stepping Out
7 to 10 October 2026
Directed by Paula Smith
Shaftesbury Theatre
Haunting Julia
12 to 17 October 2026
Directed by John Miles
Little Theatre
The Hound of the Baskervilles
23 to 24 October 2026
Director, Lauren Tenn
Ivybridge Watermark
Disney’s ‘Frozen’.
26 October to 1 November 2026
Directed by Emily Whittet
Torbay Premiere of the adult version
Palace Theatre
The 39 Steps
29 to 31 October 2026
Directed by Helen Burford
The Scout Hut
The Rocky Monster Show
29 to 31 October 2026
Director, Jan Pitwell
St John’s Church Hall
Dracula
31 October 2026
Directed by Julie Sharp
In costume, with a competition and prizes. 07787 843684
Brixham Theatre
The Girl On The Train
9 to 14 November 2026
Directed by Sarah O’Connor
Little Theatre
The Government Inspector
19 to 28 November 2026
19-21st and 26-28th
Victoria Hall
The Deep Blue Sea
24 to 27 November 2026
Directed by Andrew Kenyon
The Palace Theatre
A Lad Din the 70s
30 November to 6 December 2026
Directed by Zoe Tresise
Kingskerswell Village Hall
Aladdin
30 November to 6 December 2026
Directed by Zoe Tresise
Kingskerswell Village Hall
A Christmas Carol
7 to 12 December 2026
Directed by Jon Manley & Paul Davenport
Little Theatre
Beauty and the Beast’
27 December 2026 to 3 January 2027
Directed by Amy Burton-Smith
Victoria Hall, Shaldon
Dick Whittington
8 to 16 January 2027
Directed by Paula Smith
Shaftesbury Theatre
The Little Red Riding Hood
21 to 23 January 2027
Directed by Jan Pitwell
St John’s Church Hall
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice
15 to 20 February 2027
Directed by Jolyon Tuck
Little Theatre
‘Cinderella’
18 to 19 February 2027
Directed by Daisy Bevan
Brixham Theatre
Portrait of Murder
8 March to 20 February 2027
Director Wendy Lockyer-Walters
St John’s Church Hall
Ladies in Lavender
15 to 20 March 2027
Directed by Jill Pettigrew
Little Theatre
Seaside Rendezvous
7 to 10 April 2027
Directed by John Townsend
Shaftesbury Theatre
Dead Reckoning
19 to 24 April 2027
Directed by Lisa Phillips
Little Theatre
The Winslow Boy
17 to 22 May 2027
Directed by Andrew Kenyon
Little Theatre
The Odd Couple
14 to 19 June 2027
Directed by Anna Reynolds
Female version
Little Theatre
Our House, the ‘Madness’ Musical
17 to 19 June 2027
Directed by Daisy Bevan, MD Andy Turner
Brixham Theatre
The Importance of Being Ernest
23 to 26 June 2027
Directed by Paul Loveless
Shaftesbury Theatre
Agatha Crusty and the Village Hall Murders
4 to 7 August 2027
Directed by Paula Smith
Shaftesbury Theatre
The Brittas Empire
16 to 22 August 2027
Directed by Anna Reynolds
From the TV series
The Pavilions
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