by Andrew Hawcroft

Directed by Hilary Palmer

8 -10 July, Kingslea Primary School, Horsham

A joint production with the children of Kingslea

This is the second time Theatre 48 has performed with the children of Kingslea, the first being Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 2008.

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My Mother Said I Never Should

by Charlotte Keatley

Directed by Lee Wiginton and Toyah Moore

10 -13 March 2010, The Capitol Studio, Horsham

•The play•

Just as the piano, so carefully polished for 60 years, was new once, so was Gran once a child in a pinafore; and so, too, will the granddaughter grow up to be a woman who will have a child of her own. Charlotte Keatley's poignant and engrossing play, My Mother Said I Never Should, traces four generations of women through the changing times of our century and the carefully guarded secrets of an English family

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 Ghost Writer

by David Tristram

Directed by Hilary Palmer

11 - 14 November 2009, The Capitol Studio, Horsham

•The play•

A London theatre company decides to stage a new production of Shakespeare's classic - fronted by TV Soap star Julian Dando, and backed by a cast of second-rate hams. At the last-night party is one Edward Pinfold, a promising young playwright, and husband of the talented but tempestuous actress, Ruby, who had played Ophelia. Tragically, that very night, Ruby - a renowned reveller with a reputation for burning the candle at all three ends - is found dead in bed. An overdose of naughty pills and booze. The theatre world went into a state of mourning that barely lasted into the afternoon. We join the story on the first anniversary of the death of Ruby Pinfold. May she rest in peace.

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Out of Focus

by Peter Gordon

Directed by Hilary Palmer

11 - 14 March 2009, The Capitol Studio, Horsham

•The play•

Cleverly crafted and extremely funny, “Out of Focus” is set in the annexe of a church hall where a series of over-bookings have occurred.

A wonderful mix of characters from the local community descent on the church hall for a variety of activities including a Brownie troop meeting, a badminton match, the vicars wife’s new pantomime and an illustrated talk on steam locomotives, each claiming their rightful place. Confusion reigns until everyone finally unites for a common cause, the production of the Village Pantomime! Over the following weeks of rehearsals, alliances are formed and broken as the cast battle against all odds as the opening night nears. Events finally culminate backstage after the final performance at the cast party, when everyone receives their just deserts.

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