'BITE SIZED THEATRE'
Bringing you the best in local theatre and new writing. Our new season,beginning in the autumn is presently being planned. Keep checking the website for details ...... .......or join our mailing list ( link on Homepage ) and be the first to hear about it
Dinner Bookings 6pm / 6.30pm Theatre performances 8.15pm
Meals as per menu prices Theatre tickets £8.50
Ring 0161 788 7343 to book
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PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS AT SMITHS
Organised Chaos Productions presents
A new play by Lindsay Kernahan Directed by Emma France
"AFTERNOON TEA"
Performed by: Diane Rimmer Celia Carron Julie Burrows Lawrence Pickford
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ORGANISED CHAOS PRODUCTIONS
Two new one - act plays performed by CAFÉ SOCIETY
‘Me and Ray (The other Lowry) ’ by Duncan Battman
A play about Ray Lowry, the Salford artist who designed the iconic ‘London Calling’ album cover for the Clash.
Performed by Mark Butt Directed by John Cunningham
‘So, Sinatra’ by Peter Harrison
A candid insight into the life and work of one of the world’s greatest singers Performed by Martin Oldfield Directed by David Beddy
'HUMAN HABITATION'
Written by Rob Johnston Performed by 'Breathe Out' Theatre company
Michael's come to town looking for a new life ... Frank' s meant to help him find one.... But who's going to help Frank find a new life of his own ?
'THE BENEFIT OF TIME'
An 'Organized Chaos' Production Written by Terri-Ann Bumby
Debbie Green is plain. Debbie Green is dull. Her hypnotist is desperate for celebrity. Can Debbie's colourful 'previous life' reshape her mundane existence. A story with past life regression, royalty, crime, birth, death and filth !! Don't be a loser .... be a Tudor !
" LAST TRAM TO STARR GATE "
Written by Jackie Pilton . Performed by Jacqueline Pilton and Louise Nulty.
Blackpool 1962. A tram line, a clippie, her dreams.... a new drama from old memories...
There's information about Jackie here and about Louise here
CAFE SOCIETY THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS TWO 30 MINUTE PLAYS BY DUNCAN BATTMAN
TWEEZERS ... introduces us to an elderly man searching for a pair of tweezers in his potting shed, to remove a thorn from his hand. The shed is his territory in the household of his son and daughter and in it lie secrets best kept hidden PERFORMED BY MARTIN OLDFIELD
In A WOMAN'S SIN we meet a middle aged woman struggling to get served in an empty bar, having been to her son's wedding.... but is there more to Audrey's story than meets the eye. PERFORMED BY JANET SLADE
Follow Cafe Society on Twitter here
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'THE WAITING LINE' A Jelly Belly Theatre Production.
Written and directed by Anna Baatz .......Performed by Lawrence Ghorrra and Lisa Brookes
"When things are going badly, everything speaks to you "
A lost young woman and a philosphical hobo on the same weekly train journey. Both seek meaning. Can they find it in each other or is the outcome already written into history ? A jocular tale of heartbreak, British Rail and the apocalypse.'
" The Waiting Line " went on to win a City Forever Manchester award and made the shortlist of 3 out of 27 in Northwest Playwrights' Best Original Play Award. Find Jelly Belly Theatre on MySpace here
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'OTHER PEOPLE'S SHOES'
a self effacing comedy written and performed by Dawn Buchanan...... Directed by Louise Nulty
A Tongue in Cheek Theatre Company Production
Working
with children, waiting in cupboards, covering more time periods in the space of
a week than Dr Who! Hazel brings history to life
– now she’s beginning to wonder what happened to hers.
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'ARCHETYPAL FRENZY' devised and performed by Olivia Nelson
Karen comes up with a plan to save the evening and discovers there's is more to her than meets the eye.... a complete cast of inner characters:
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Dinner with a Difference Theatre Company Invite you to: ‘DINE WITH SHAKESPEARE’
A fun and innovative evening of fine food, music ….. and Shakespeare Songs, sonnets, comedy, drama …. and even a limerick or two !!
Performed by the Company while you dine.
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'PIERREPOINT....THE HANGMAN'S TALE'
Written by Peter Harrison Performed by Cafe Society
Pierrepoint comes to Smiths between the Edinburgh Festival 2008 and the Lowry, Salford Quays in Spring 2009
"There's no need to be glum just because there's been an 'angin". With an appealing frankness and moments of dark humour, Martin Oldfield gives a skilled performance as the uncomfortably likeable Albert Pierrepoint with Mark Butt as the condemned prisoner, presenting a stark reminder of the true horror of the situation. Beautifully written, touching and honest
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' MARGARET RUTHERFORD RECALLED'
Written and Performed by Jacqueline Pilton
A glimpse into the fascinating, but often dark, world of one of England's best known actors.
For more information about Jackie - and a link to 'Margaret Rutherford Recalled' click here
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'A CHIP IN THE SUGAR' by Alan Bennet
Performed by David Milne ( click here for information )
and directed by David Salter ( more info on David here )
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'FULLY COMMITTED' by Becky Mode A Cafe Society Production
Performed by Caroline Hickey.... directed by John Cunningham
One reservation clerk, one telephone and 40 VIPs anxious for a table .....
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" A MOUTHFUL OF SNOW " written and performed by Julie Calvert
a moving, sometimes dark - but often very funny - one woman show, telling the story of Kate, a retired actress, now terminally ill, looking back on her life and looking forward to getting back to 'Planet Normal' For more information about Julie and her work ........ click here
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AND........................OUR VERY FIRST VISITING PRODUCTION ...........
'WHAT THE DICKENS' by Dawn Buchanan
Dickens' women as you've never seen them before.......
Performed by Tongue in Cheek Theatre Company ( Louise Nulty and Dawn Buchanan )
For more information about Tongue in Cheek ....... click here