This critically acclaimed play is taking London by storm this summer. 

 “One of the funniest plays you’ll ever see about depression ”  The Guardian

You’re seven years old. Mum’s in hospital. Dad says she’s ‘done something stupid’. She finds it hard to be happy. You start a list of everything that’s brilliant about the world. Everything worth living for. You leave it on her pillow. You know she’s read it because she’s corrected your spelling.

A funny, moving and interactive play that explores the impact of mental illness on families. This impactful and powerful play explores the lengths we will go to for those we love.

Friday 24 October at 7.30pm

Saturday 25 October at 7.30pm

The Lyric Theatre, 9 Barrack Street, Bridport DT6 3LX

Tickets: Adults £15.00 / Under 25’s £5.00

Please note: This production includes discussion of suicide and depression. Age recommendation 16+

Tickets are non refundable available from Bridport Tourist information Centre

EAT

Hinterland present a rehearsed reading of a new play, EAT, by local writer and playwright, Kate Scott, directed by Sam Holland-Bunyan and starring Holly Cassidy, James Coward, Mel Hudson, Ashley O’Brien and Jay Villiers.

Carole sees food as art and validation. Peter sees it as an opportunity to indulge or to hold forth. Julia uses it as a means to fight the will of her mother while Keith sees it as a way to appease her. And Jean-Marc is just hungry for love. Eat is the story of a family over one table, three decades and many meals. This comedy-drama explores how family relationships settle into unhealthy patterns while delving into the themes of ageing, expectations of social care and what food can mean to us beyond.

Saturday 08 November at 7pm

The Lyric Theatre, 9 Barrack Street, Bridport DT6 3LX

Tickets: £10.00 (Under 25’s £5.00) available at Bridport Tourist Information Centre:

https://bridportandwestbay.co.uk/product/eat-at-the-lyric-theatre-adult-10-00/

WHISPERS BY THE FIRESIDE

Martin Maudsley and Jane Flood, old friends and experienced storytellers, open a treasure-hoard of glittering tales to celebrate the season of hearthside storytelling. Two voices, several stirring stories, all woven together into one Winter’s Spell.

Jane Flood has been telling traditional stories since 1994. Her work has taken her to East Africa with UNICEF, Nepal, Tibet with the Himalayan Broadcasting Company and Peru and Ecuador with The British Council. She has been Storyteller in Residence for The Mendip Hills, The Blackdown Hills, The North Somerset Coast and most recently the Avalon Marshes.

Martin Maudsley is a professional storyteller based in Dorset and telling stories in theatres, festivals, schools, and outdoor settings around the UK. He has worked regularly with national organisations providing storytelling projects including: the BBC, Dorset AONB, the Eden Project, English Heritage, the National Trust, and the Brit Valley Project. His storytelling performances have recently taken further afield to Australia, South Korea, and China. He is the author of Telling the Seasons – a storyteller’s guide through the turning year – and is currently writing two children’s books on Monsters and Fairies!

Sunday 23 November at 6pm

The Lyric Theatre, 9 Barrack Street, Bridport DT6 3LX

Tickets: £12.00 available at Bridport Tourist Information Centre.