MOTHER GOOSE
11th - 14th December 2024
Pantomime most fowl, for a seasonal feast of singing, dancing, music and mayhem. Priscilla, our goose, cannot wait to welcome you to the Somerset Hall this Christmas - although you may have to translate her quacks!
Mother Goose lives with her daughter, Jill, and son, Silly Billy. They are at the mercy of the beastly Baron Brian Blacknore, who demands more and more rent from the villagers, despite his nephew, Colin's, intervention. No panto is complete without a good fairy pitted against a black-hearted demon, both of which appear in Gooseland.
Please note different "child- friendly" showtimes for our Saturday performances of this show.
Performances Wednesday 11th to Saturday 14th December 2024 at the Somerset Hall, Portishead High Street. Evening shows Weds - Fri 7.30pm, with a Saturday matinee at 1.00pm and Saturday evening performance 6pm. Doors open 30 mins beforehand
Telephone 0333 666 3366 or book online via www.ticketsource.co.uk/portisheadplayers. (A small charge is made for online and telephone bookings). Tickets, £15 adults/£8 children (under 18) may also be purchased from Nortech on Portishead High Street.
Matilda
27th - 29th March 2025
The story of a girl who dreams of a better life and the children she inspires.
Unloved by her cruel parents, Matilda thinks she has found a safe place in school until she meets the school's headmistress who hates children and just loves thinking up new punishments for those who don't abide by her rules. Could Matilda's wit, intelligence and special powers be the pupils saving grace?
The children are rising up in this magical ode to the anarchy of childhood and the power of imagination. So join the revolting children and find out why sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty!
Please note different "child- friendly" showtimes for our Saturday performances of this show. Performances Thursday 27th to Saturday 29th March 2025 at the Somerset Hall, Portishead High Street.Evening shows Weds - Fri 7.30pm, with a Saturday matinee at 1.00pm and Saturday evening performance 6pm. Doors open 30 mins beforehand.
The Box Office opens on Thursday 20th February for Portishead Players Members and Monday 24th February for non-members. Early bird seating. Telephone 0333 666 3366 or book online via www.ticketsource.co.uk/portisheadplayers. (A small charge is made for online and telephone bookings). Tickets, £12 adults/£8 children (under 18) may also be purchased from Nortech on Portishead High Street.
BLEAK EXPECTATIONS
15th - 17th
May 2025
The story Charles Dickens might have written after drinking too much gin! Bleak Expectations is a hilarious, chaotic caper featuring dastardly villains, preposterous names, pulse quickening romances, heart-rending death scenes, and definitely - probably - hopefully - a happy ending.
Follow half-orphan Pip's extraordinary exploits with sisters Pippa and Poppy and best friend Harry Biscuit, as they attempt to escape the calculating clutches of the dastardly Mr Gently Benevolent, defeat the hideous Hardthrasher siblings, and deflect disaster at every turn! Will evil be vanquished by virtue? Can love triumph over hate? Based on the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series, Mark Evan's play Bleak Expectations is a hilarious, chaotic caper, featuring dastardly villains, preposterous names, pulse-quickening romance, heart-rending death scenes, and definitely, probably, hopefully a happy ending.