Cait chats with Ian (Co-Director), Ella (Wendy), Alexa (John Darling) and Rob Wallis (Captain Hook) about the magical, merry-madness of this year's Putney Panto, based on family favourite, Peter Pan.

At the Putney Arts Theatre, running from December 11 to 21st join Peter Pan, Wendy, Tinkerbell, and the Lost Boys as they soar into Neverland this festive season for a pantomime packed with laughter, adventure, and audience participation galore.

But beware! Captain Hook and his pesky pirates are up to no good, and with a ticking crocodile hot on his heels, the stage is set for a battle of good versus mischief!

This is Peter Pan as you’ve never seen it before – bursting with catchy songs, hilarious hijinks, magical moments, and plenty of “Oh no he isn’t!” fun. It’s a festive treat for the whole family – perfect for kids, grown-ups, and everyone who refuses to grow up.

Adventure awaits this Christmas…

#pantomime #JM Barrie #Tinkerbell

It’s on from 11-21 December at Putney Art’s Theatre, tickets are available here - https://www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk/event-6269887

The Putney Theatre Company at The South West End!
See us online – www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk/whatson

Host: Cait Hart-Dyke.
Producer, podcast editor and sound design: Nick Wells.
Music is 'At the Tropicana' by Chalalatas, license courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.
Recorded at the Putney Arts Theatre.

The big Putney November show is Rattigan's Deep Blue Sea, directed by Roger Beaumont and Paula Robinson, so Cait interviews Carol (Mrs Elton) and Heidi (Ann Welch).

A dingy flat in Ladbroke Grove, West London, 1952. Hester Collyer’s life is in turmoil. She has gambled her life – her home, her status, her marriage to a High Court judge – to pursue a relationship with dashing ex-fighter pilot, Freddie. But it seems she has lost.

Left emotionally stranded, she can't see a way forward and going back is unbearable. She is stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea. As a single day unravels, she must stare into the abyss – and with help from an unexpected quarter, try to find a new way of living.

Terence Rattigan's exquisitely crafted masterpiece about unequal desire burns with loss and longing.

Cast

Hester Collyer - Sarah Sharpe

Freddie Page - Daniel Jonusas

Sir William Collyer - Pip Nixon

Mr Miller - Tim Iredale

Ann Welch - Heidi Bartholomew

Mrs Elton - Carol Stewart

Philip Welch – Callum Hudson

Jackie Jackson – George Nettleton

The Putney Theatre Company at The South West End!
See us online – www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk/whatson

Host: Cait Hart-Dyke.
Producer, podcast editor and sound design: Nick Wells.
Music is 'At the Tropicana' by Chalalatas, license courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.
Recorded at the Putney Arts Theatre.

Cait is ill today so hosting duty falls to Frances Bodiam, who chats with Director Owen Thomas Smith and Dina Fahmy (Rebekah Vardy) and Roger Blitz (Hugh Tomlinson KC)

“It’s… Rebekah Vardy’s account.” With that single post, Coleen Rooney ignited the celebrity trial of the decade. From leaked stories and vanished phones to jaw-dropping revelations and laugh-out-loud exchanges, Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial brings the sensational libel showdown to the stage. Drawn entirely from real court transcripts, Liv Hennessy’s verbatim play turns tabloid scandal into high-stakes theatre - fast, funny, and utterly gripping. Who do you believe? And what’s the price of a reputation?

A Putney Theatre Company Production, at Putney Arts Theatre.

from Tuesday 14 to Saturday 18 October at 7.45pm, with a matinee also on Saturday at 3pm. Ticket link below.

The Putney Theatre Company at The South West End!
See us online – www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk/whatson

Host: Cait Hart-Dyke.
Producer, podcast editor and sound design: Nick Wells.
Music is 'At the Tropicana' by Chalalatas, license courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.
Recorded at the Putney Arts Theatre.