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Bonkers Theatrical’ were founded in 2008 and produce straight plays and concerts. We strive to produce gritty & thought provoking or very funny theatre with each and every performance. We believe the Theatre is not somewhere that you should go, watch, be entertained but ultimately forget when you walk out of the foyer. It is our mission to encourage our audiences to think about what they have seen and the characters that have reached out to them. If we can make you consider that, after the event, then we as a company have succeeded. |
Bonkers Theatrical would like to thank our sponsors for their continued support. Please take time to visit their websites.
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Stand & Deliver. Tickets on sale now. 01536 213030
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STAND & DELIVER
For tickets call 01536 213030 or click on the link below.
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This extremely funny play takes a 'behind the scenes' look into the world of the maternity ward. Join sex-mad nurse Lindsay Walker, and the four ladies on C Ward. Vivien Withrington's husband forgot to pay the private health insurance, Lizzie has been caught out in the change of life, Nicola (whose baby will have to match the soft furnishings in her house) and gets confused easily, and Michelle whose only mistake was drinking alcopops and being 16. Three of these four have the husband they deserve, who each tries to help his wife during the last few hours before 'the big push' in the only way they know best - by being a man, and either not being there, or retiring as often as possible to the TV Room. Michelle though, has her mum - a domineering matriarch who is desperate that the baby is adopted to prevent the shame of having to reveal that her daughter is an unmarried mother.
The delivery rooms are full and so Vivien (who desperately wanted to deliver in the birthing pool at the private ‘Fairhomes’ nursing home) and Nicola have to deliver in their beds on the ward, during which Sister Mitchell and Nurse Walker show their compassionate side. Through all this, the two domestics (Dot and Brenda) provide a down-to-earth patter of comfort to the labouring mothers and barbed wit to the hospital staff. It may sound like an unlikely setting for a comedy play, but Janet Shaw has a talent for turning the most incongruous situation and poking fun at it, or the people in it. This is truly a side-splitting comedy, which will leave you in stitches ... from laughing. It contains strong language and is not suitable for the easily offended.
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| MARCH 2013 PRODUCTION |
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Based on the notorious Stanford Prison Experiments of 1971, Experimental, is the second play to emerge from the
M L Creative Productions team. A team of scientists are conducting a psychological experiment that requires the participation of a number of volunteers. The rules are simple: one group of volunteers will be assigned the role of prison guards, while the others will be assigned the role of inmates. Seems simple enough. The guards are specifically instructed to maintain order without the use of force, no one is prepared for what happens when mutiny erupts, and civility erodes.
Experimental is a dark, chilling look into the mind of human behaviour when placed in an unknown situation.
Not a laugh a minute sort of play and indeed not suitable for anyone under the age of 18.
Experimental takes Bonkers Theatrical back to the hard, gritty type of play that pushes it’s performers to their limit and beyond. |
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Eight talented candidates have reached the final stage of selection to join the ranks of a mysterious and powerful corporation. Entering a windowless room, an Invigilator gives them eighty minutes to answer one simple question. He outlines three rules they must obey or be disqualified: don't talk to him or the armed guard by the door, don't spoil their papers and don't leave the room. He starts the clock and leaves. The candidates turn over their question papers, only to find they're completely blank. After the initial confusion has subsided, one frustrated candidate writes 'I believe I deserve...,' and is promptly ejected for spoiling. The remaining candidates soon figure out they're permitted to talk to each other, and they agree to cooperate in order to figure out the question: then they can compete to answer it. At first they suspect the question may be hidden in their papers like a security marker in a credit card, and they figure out ways to change their environment to expose the hidden words. But light, liquids and other plans all come to naught. Soon enough, the candidates begin to uncover each other's background, prejudices and hidden agendas. Tensions rise as the clock steadily descends towards zero, and each candidate must decide how far they are willing to go to secure the ultimate job. |
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'Another Day' CD
The song taken from the 2012 Bonkers Theatrical play Live!
Performed by Ruth Bowe.
Music & Lyrics by Sam Holbird.
Only £2 |
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Bonkers Theatrical are proud to be a member of the Masque User Group. |
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To keep up to date with future Bonkers Theatrical Productions, please fill in your details on the enquiry form page. |
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