What’s on

HADESTOWN: Teen Edition

Wed 21 – Sat 24 Oct • 7.30pm • Admission £15 • Community Theatre

Anaïs Mitchell’s intriguing and beautiful folk opera follows two intertwining love stories – of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and of immortal King Hades and lady Persephone. Hadestown: Teen Edition invites audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Inspired by traditions of classic American folk music and vintage New Orleans jazz, Mitchell’s beguiling sung-through musical pits industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love.

Merriman Productions return with this full-length version of the West End & Broadway sensation, modified for performance by teen actors for family audiences, following previous sell-out visits with SIX: Teen Edition and Chicago.

Running time: 2 hours approx (+ interval)
Age recommendation: 10+
Content warnings: occasional vague references to drug and alcohol use
Health warnings: strobe and haze

Please note that there is a theatre restoration levy of £1.50 per ticket. This levy applies to all transactions, whether made in person at our Box Office, by post or by phone, for all payment types.

The Rondo opens half an hour before the start of each show. Please ensure that you arrive before the advertised start time, as it may not be possible to admit late-comers.

The Rondo reserves the right to ask anyone displaying antisocial behaviour to leave the premises with no refund offered. We operate a policy of zero tolerance for Weapons and Controlled Drugs.

Lobster Tale / Sea Wall

Fri 6 Nov • 7.30pm • Full £16 Concs £14 • Community Theatre

Two compelling one-act plays exploring family, love and identity with a generous side-helping of seafood…

Lobster Tale
By Alison Farina
Performed by Alex Oliviere

After twenty years of life in the UK, American-born playwright and theatre-maker, Alison Farina spent eight months living back in the US dealing with the aftermath of parental health crisis.

Looking at the challenges of caring for ageing parents, cultural identity and the US Healthcare system, Lobster Tale is the story of those days, told through laughs, tears, over-sharing and a slight obsession with crustaceans.

Sea Wall
By Simon Stephens
Performed by Giles de Rivaz

In this acclaimed one-act play, Alex’s story begins full of clear light and smiles, as he speaks about his wife, visiting her father in the south of France, and having a daughter. But happiness rests on a knife edge, and one moment changes everything in this moving exploration of love and loss.

An intimate evening of storytelling.

Content warning: contains themes of illness, bereavement and grief.

The Rondo opens half an hour before the start of each show. Please ensure that you arrive before the advertised start time, as it may not be possible to admit late-comers

The Rondo reserves the right to ask anyone displaying antisocial behaviour to leave the premises with no refund offered. We operate a policy of zero tolerance for Weapons and Controlled Drugs.

Till the Stars Come Down

Wed 25 – Sat 28 Nov • 7.30pm • Full £15 Concs £13 • Community Theatre

It’s Sylvia and Marek’s wedding. Over the course of a hot summer’s day, a family gathers to welcome a newcomer into their midst. But as the beer and vodka flows and the guests hit the dancefloor, passions boil over and the limits of love are tested.

Described by one reviewer as ‘Chekhov on Heineken’, the play blends humour and tragedy, exploring complex family dynamics, love, loss and the scars left by decades of social and economic history. Beth Steel’s new play is a hilarious and heartbreaking portrayal of a larger than life family struggling to come to terms with a changing world.

Content warnings: strong language and adult themes

Please note that there is a theatre restoration levy of £1.50 per ticket. This levy applies to all transactions, whether made in person at our Box Office, by post or by phone, for all payment types.

The Rondo opens half an hour before the start of each show. Please ensure that you arrive before the advertised start time, as it may not be possible to admit late-comers.

The Rondo reserves the right to ask anyone displaying antisocial behaviour to leave the premises with no refund offered. We operate a policy of zero tolerance for Weapons and Controlled Drugs.