JACK & THE BEANSTALK
Starring Julie Buckfield, Matt Crosby & Brad Fitt

Friday 5 December 2008 – Sunday 18 January 2009

The Trott family are in trouble again! Dame Trott’s behind with the rent and her two sons, the fine upstanding Jack and the ever-so-silly Billy, need to make some money… and fast. When Jack goes to sell his beloved cow, all he can get for her is a measly bag of beans, so our hapless hero is soon in the doghouse. But these are no ordinary beans! When a giant beanstalk appears in the back garden, Jack realises his extraordinary adventures are just about to begin...

SLEUTH
Starring SIMON MACCORKINDALE

Monday 19 – Saturday 24 May

One of the greatest ever stage thrillers, which ran for a total of 12 years in London and New York, winning the Tony Award for Best Play and inspiring the hugely successful film starring Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine, makes it’s much anticipated return for an extraordinary revival.

LONDON ASSURANCE
By Dion Boucicault

Tuesday 27 – Saturday 31 May

This exquisitely funny and elegant romantic comedy, which inspired the work of Oscar Wilde is a riotous, ridiculously funny cocktail of misunderstandings and mistaken identities guaranteed to leave you helpless with laughter.

TREASURE ISLAND

Tuesday 3 – Saturday 7 June

When young Jim Hawkins discovers a treasure map in The Admiral Benbow Inn, he hands it over to Squire Trelawney. Seized with excitement, Trelawney sets sail with Jim in search of the island. They are joined on the ship by the hand-picked crew and the ship’s cook, Long John Silver. But the one-legged Silver has a shocking secret in store and when they reach their destination, Jim faces the most dangerous and exciting adventure of his life!

RELATIVELY SPEAKING
Starring Peter Bowles

Monday 23 – Saturday 28 June

Relatively Speaking was Alan Ayckbourn’s first great West End success and turned him into a household name. Starring Peter Bowles and Angela Thorne (To the Manor Born), Ayckbourn’s  beautifully crafted, wonderfully funny and charmingly English comedy will have you laughing from start to finish

COME ON, JEEVES
Starring Anita Harris, Victor Spinetti & Derren Nesbitt

Monday 7 – Saturday 12 July

Anita Harris and Victor Spinetti star in this wonderfully sublime comedy about the inimitable gentleman’s gentleman, Jeeves. When Bertie Wooster loans Jeeves to the Earl of Towcaster, he finds himself getting the Earl out of more scrapes and tight corners than he had bargained for, but always with his usual impeccable style.

THE SWORD IN THE STONE
The most enchanting legend of them all

Tuesday 22 – Sunday 27 July

Cambridge Touring Theatre kick-start the Summer holidays with one of the most enchanting legends of all time, The Sword In The Stone. Follow the story of Arthur and his magical tutor Merlin, as they seek to fulfil the prophecy of the sword and place Arthur on the English throne. With plenty of laughs and audience participation this is a summer holiday treat not to be missed.

The Portrait of a Lady
Starring Catherine McCormack & Niamh Cusack

Monday 11 – Saturday 16 August

Theatre legend Peter Hall directs and star-cast, including Catherine McCormack and Niamh Cusack, in a sumptuous stage adaptation of Henry James’ classic novel. Set in London, Rome and Florence, The Portrait of a Lady tells the story of young American heiress Isabel Archer as she travels to Europe on a voyage of self discovery.

BORN IN THE GARDENS
Starring Stephanie Cole & Simon Shepherd

Monday 18 – Saturday 23 August

Much-loved actress Stephanie Cole stars in a comedy about family, cocktails, cats and tinned food! When Maud’s husband dies her children try to persuade her that the time is ripe for her to escape the confines of her crumbling house. But Maud has no intention of leaving her Bristol home and the life she leads with her son Mo.