Support & News

‘BLUE STOCKINGS’ - February 2024

‘The Vicar of Dibley - December 2023

‘NELL GWYNN’ - October 2023

August Bank Holiday 2023

The annual boat race in the village was once again well supported, we had a couple of the theatre actors shooting the rapids on the River Mersey in full costume, they both seemed to be throughly enjoying themselves.

May 2023

‘THE TAMING OF THE SHREW’

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Northenden’s forgotten pioneer was rembembered during a week’s celebration of his life in Manchester when we hosted a one act play, performed by local school children and historian Geoff Scargill of the ‘Watkin Society’.

The play highlighted one of many of Edward Watkin’s amazing visions which he delivered during his lifetime.

‘Parks for the people”

Edward Watkin - Northenden’s Forgotten pioneer remembered

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Pics from our

very poplular & funny

‘Ladies down under’

production

March 2023

‘Pitmen Painters’

Feb 2023

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‘MURDERED TO DEATH’

Dec 2022

Return of the QUIZ night at the theatre with the auditorium filled with eager teams of “Quizzers” awaiting to be crowned 2023 champions.

The winning team ‘The OJ’s” were the winners with 103 points.

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April 2023

‘Oh What a Lovely War’ (Oct 2022)

Barry and Melanie Davy opened their garden on 14th & 15th May and once again, which drew in the public.

May 2022 Charity Garden Open Weekend

The ‘STAGE LEFT’ event of inspiring music & poetry, performed by Claire Mooney, Dave Pullar & Alex Keenan proved to be a very popular night with the enthusatic audience enjoying the evenings entertainment.

May 2022

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Community Poetry & Musical Evening

May 2022

Thank you to everyone who supported us during this project

March 4th 2022

Another great evening of ‘PLANE Comed’ hosted by Phil Walker entertained a full house

October 2021

Our first play since February 2019 brings the audiences back once again, with Willy Russell’s “EDUCATING RITA”

February 2022

To view festival pictures click on the poster below

Theatre Re-opens with a spectacular four day Arts Festival

Lockdown GMP chocolate bar tuck shop donation

The local Greater Manchester Police, Wythenshawe have a charity fund from proceeds of a “Tuck Shop” and we were very pleased to receive £100 from the local PCSO Andrea Ball

‘Ladies in Lavender’

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Savva with Yuri Zinchenco, Leader of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

& Eleanor Ford after the first night’s performance

Thank you to all the team who helped run the tea rooms, the behind the scenes bakers who were busily baking away for hours on end, and finally thank you to Barry & Melanie for invited us to support this event again.

Scheme raises £1,500 for the theatre

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