Backyard Theatre

A unique immersive experience by multi-award winning theatre company Brave Bold Drama.

A painting by Johannes Vermeer is going under the hammer at a high value art auction, overseen by top- secret art detective agency the Company of International Artists. Your contacts are Agents Kahlo and Dali. But wait. . mysterious intel suggests that all is not right.The game is afoot ! 

Can YOU crack the case?

A true story of high treason, espionage, spam fritters;

with Ali Williams, a versatile hat-stand and one stunning frock.  

The only British person to be tried and charged with treason in the Second World War takes to the stage for the first time. Was Mabel a collaborator? A visionary? Or just an outsider? Was she the victim of a witch hunt? Or the victim of her own uncompromising nature? Join Mabel on Sandown Beach with her secateurs, sequined tassels and heartfelt - if misguided - self-belief.

Based on the novel 'Careless Talk' by James Friel, shortlisted for the John Llewelyn Rhys Prize.

A wildly funny, wonderfully gothic introduction to Shakespeare, chamber music and audience-powered theatrical chaos.

What happens when you take a string quartet, add it to a production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, then hand the story over to Heccatty the chief witch? You get Dame Heccatty Weirdsister and the Instruments of Darkness do Macbeth: a gloriously bonkers live music and theatre show where the audience helps create a cast to make the RSC proud.

This beginner-friendly guide to Shakespeare’s Macbeth told from Heccatty’s perspective along with her ‘Instruments of Darkness’- the Mavron string quartet- blends the spirit of the Edinburgh Fringe with clever comedy, classical music and just the right amount of gothic mischief.

Funny, smart and brilliantly theatrical, it is the perfect night out for curious first-timers, Shakespeare fans, music lovers and anyone ready to embrace their inner goth.

A brand-new show from acclaimed folk theatre company Riddlestick Theatre, conjuring a darkly comic blend of occult intrigue and enchanting live music.

Lizard Point, 1917. While the war grinds on in France, the mysterious Crow and his company of runaways spend their days in a fever of conjured dreams. In their refuge amongst the cliffs, hidden away from the prying eyes of the police, the troupe rejoice in strange rituals and tales of long-lost loves.