by Henrick Ibsen

5 - 14 July 2007

Come with us as we join the colourful adventures of Peer Gynt travelling the world with a breathtaking lust for life. A man with no calling, no commitment and no morality. Ibsen’s classic is a thought provoking fable of the universal struggle to find our own identity and the meaning of life. Meet a host of characters including the Mountain King, the Trolls, Elves and goblins, the Great Boyg and the beautiful and ever patient Solveig. Thrill at the visual and musical spectacle, laugh or cry and ponder as you travel with Peer Gynt over mountains, desert and seas.

This production is adapted from a translation by Michael Meyer and we will be taking it to the Minack Theatre in Cornwall.

by Ernest Thompson

31 May - 9 June 2007

Ethel and Norman Thayer return to their summer home for the 44th year. They are visited by their divorced, middle-aged daughter and her dentist fiance, who then go off to Europe leaving his teenage son behind for the summer. After a difficult start the boy becomes the grandchild they have longed for and as Norman revels in teaching him fishing and good books, he also learns some lessons about modern teenage awareness in return. As the summer ends so does their brief idyll but Norman and Ethel have been brought even closer together by the experience. A funny and moving play of rare simplicity and beauty.

This production will be staged in the round.

by Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty with Eric Idle

19 - 28 April 2007

This season’s musical is a new venture, a collaboration between Miller Centre Players and Croydon Operatic and Dramatic Association. Just imagine a world where anything is possible - an elephant in a tree, a person too tiny to see, a heroic child and dreams running wild! Think of a magical, musical world where helping a friend, never giving up and keeping a promise come alive in this amazing show that’s suitable for adults in their 90’s down to kids in their twos! Seussical creates the witty, wild and whimsical world of Dr. Seuss as it has never been seen before!!

by Royce Ryton

15 - 24 March 2007

This play dramatizes the Victorian scandal of 1890 in which Sir William Gordon Cumming, a baronet and personal friend of the Prince of Wales, was accused by his mistress’s husband of cheating at the card game, baccarat. Act 1 shows the alleged crime and Act 2 a re-enactment of the court case. The story is told in flashbacks framed by Cumming’s later description of events to his daughter. Whether he truly cheated, or was falsely accused by a jealous husband, is the mystery at the heart of this intriguing tale of honour and revenge.

8 - 17 February 2007

This compilation of work on the theme of marriage and relationships includes contributions from prominent writers as diverse as Ayckbourn and Pinter. In a series of clever and revealing sketches we trace the progress of love: from the nervous bridegroom en route to his honeymoon, through the choppy waters of mid-life crisis, to the relative calm of the elderly couple who find contentment in the simple things of life - like 'a nice kipper and a strong cup of tea'! If you don't recognize yourself in one or more of these pieces, you will certainly see someone you know!