Stables Theatre Hastings

Take one gender-fluid young man, a funeral, a coffin and some colourful characters, then set it in a remote Irish village, add plenty of humour and you have the winner of the Stables new playwriting competition. A black comedy set in the far West of Ireland in around 2000, this story involves lost loves and the darker side of Ireland’s recent history, all revolving around a family member returning...

Have you ever seen a show and wondered about a character’s backstory and what drives them? In Becoming Carmen, Hastings’ new opera theatre company, Prologue Opera, present a prologue to Carmen. It's producers describe it as a new, innovative and unique piece of drama, illuminating the opera's well-known characters and propelling the audience into an abridged version of the original opera. In part...

Hugo Trebels directs Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolff at The Stables Theatre from October 28th to November 5th and he plans that it will be a very special production of this iconic and Tony award-winner! History professor George and his boozy wife, Martha return late one Saturday night from a cocktail party at the home of the college president. Martha announces that she invited another couple Nick a...

It's December 1979 in Washington DC, Britain's new Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is about to make her first big speech in the US. Before she does she arranges a meeting with another British icon, John Lennon – she has an offer for him that she believes could change the course of his life. Whiskey and Soda debuts at The Stables Theatre in Hastings next week. Written by Ben Randall, directed by J...