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The Talented Mr. Ripley

“I never wanted to murder anyone. It was necessary.”Step into a world of deception, desire, and deadly ambition. How far would you go to become someone else?Tom Ripley is a nobody—scraping by in New York, forging signatures, telling little white lies—until a chance encounter changes everything. When a wealthy stranger offers him an all-expenses-paid trip to Italy to bring home his wayward son, Dickie Greenleaf, Tom leaps at the opportunity.But in the sun-drenched glamour of 1950s Italy, surrounded by shimmering waters and whispered secrets, Tom is seduced by the life Dickie leads—the freedom, the wealth, the effortless charm. Fascination turns to obsession, and as his grip tightens on Dickie’s world, the lines between truth and deception begin to blur. What starts as an innocent opportunity spirals into a chilling game of lies, identity theft, and murder.The ten-strong ensemble cast is led by Ed McVey as Tom Ripley. Ed was one of the stars of the hit Netflix show The Crown. EastEnders regular and Strictly Come Dancing finalist Maisie Smith will star alongside him as Marge. This electrifying new stage adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley brings Patricia Highsmith’s iconic psychological thriller, which inspired the acclaimed movie and Netflix series of the same name, to life like never before. With razor-sharp dialogue, simmering tension, and a dangerously charismatic antihero, this gripping production will pull you into Ripley’s intoxicating world—where nothing is quite as it seems.

7 Apr 2026 - 11 Apr 2026

Marie and Rosetta

Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the roof-raising ‘godmother of rock ‘n’ roll’, influenced countless musicians from Elvis to Johnny Cash. This sparkling, intimate portrait of Rosetta and her beloved singing partner, Marie Knight, restores these forgotten musical heroines to the spotlight as one of the most remarkable and revolutionary duos in music history.Mississippi, 1946. Sister Rosetta has changed the face of gospel music with her exuberant, electric guitar-playing style. Shunned by straitlaced church folk for performing in nightclubs and glorying in rhythm and blues, she’s persuaded the saintly young singer Marie to join her on a tour of the segregated southern States. But first she has to convert Marie’s pure Sunday sound into something that has just a little more swing…Featuring a wealth of joyous rock and gospel hits including Didn’t It Rain and Peace in the Valley, the show will feature live musicians accompanying Olivier Award-winning West End star Beverley Knight (Memphis, The Drifters Girl, Sylvia, Sister Act) as Rosetta Tharpe.Joining Beverley Knight is Ntombizodwa Ndlovu as Marie Knight. Her recent theatre credits include Cat On a Hot Tin Roof, The Space Between Us, Mixtape, Nothing, and The Mountain Top (Royal Exchange Theatre).

28 Feb 2026 - 11 Apr 2026

Nick's Daughter

Back for a 4th year, hit songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Nick Graham and stellar vocalist/pianist Livi Graham present their captivating father-daughter show. Featuring Livi’s beguiling new songs, cool tunes from Nick’s back catalogue, plus a few choice covers. 'Music to make your heart smile’ (JG) 'Nick and his daughter Livi are genuinely awesome - THE MUST SEE for music lovers'(AC) (2024 EdFringe AR’s)

2 Aug 2025 - 24 Aug 2025

The Great Gatsby

ADGE Presents:The Great GatsbyAdapted and directed for the stage by Leopold BenedictJay Gatsby, enigmatic and hopeful, longs for Daisy Buchanan — a vision just out of reach. Champagne flows, music pulses, and moths flutter through the coloured lights.Experience Gatsby’s world through vibrant period dances: the Black Bottom, the Waltz, the Foxtrot, and, of course, the Charleston. Beneath the glitz lies a haunting undercurrent — fidelity is infidelity, dreams are fleeting, violence rife, and shadows cast by cheap money and dangerous dreams.Step into our Jazz-Age Reverie as we celebrate 100 years of the Greatest American Novel.

14 Jan 2025 - 16 Jan 2025

La Traviata

This beloved production, which began life at Scottish Opera in 2008, has been seen at opera houses around the world.Violetta Valéry lives on borrowed time. In Paris’ hedonistic high society, she squeezes each day for its joys before her illness catches up with her. When the idealistic young Alfredo offers true love, happiness seems possible – but her past has exacted a price. Giuseppe Verdi’s devastating tragedy has inspired countless retellings, including cult favourite films Pretty Woman and Moulin Rouge!.With his characteristic eye for detail, Sir David McVicar (Il trittico, Falstaff, Pelléas et Mélisande) gets to the love and loss at the core of this doomed love affair in his passionate, gripping, and startlingly intimate Belle Époque production. Tanya McCallin’s sumptuous designs centre Violetta’s journey and enduring legacy despite her fleeting life. Verdi’s magnificent score sweeps the characters through every shifting mood – from the wildly dramatic to the most vulnerable moments.Sung in Italian with English supertitles

7 Jun 2024 - 15 Jun 2024

Ingoldsby Legends

In 1840, Thomas Ingoldsby, of Tappington Manor, Kent, inherited a trunk full of antique manuscripts detailing numerous accounts of saints and spectres, monsters and witches, smuggling, robbery, murder and revenge.  They were written in rollicking, colourful, rumbustious verse, but don't be misled - every single word of them was true. Or his name wasn't Thomas Ingoldsby.Now the award-winning Foundry Group* - the company behind Brighton Fringe hit and OffWestEnd.com's OffFEST 2023 Nominee Who Is No. 1?,  OffFEST 2022 Winner Underdogs, and touring hits Those Magnificent Men and Big Daddy Vs. Giant Haystacks - brings the best-loved of these legends to grisly, ghoulish, hilarious life in this new adaptation by acclaimed playwrights Brian Mitchell (co-writer The Ministry of Biscuits) & Joseph Nixon (co-writer of Broadway's The Shark is Broken), performed by Mitchell and Murray Simon (Lord God, Who Is No. 1?)A perfect seasonal ghostly treat for the family.Suitability 7+Running Time: 85 minutes plus interval

4 Feb 2024

The Da Vinci Code

The curator of the Louvre has been brutally murdered, and alongside his body are a series of baffling codes. Follow the pulse-racing journey as Professor Robert Langdon, played by Television favourite Nigel Harman (Eastenders, Hotel Babylon) and fellow cryptologist Sophie Neveu (Hannah Rose Canton) attempt to solve the riddles, leading to the works of Leonardo Da Vinci and beyond, deep into the vault of history.

15 Mar 2022 - 19 Mar 2022