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Welcome to the website of the Wombwell Thespians – founded in 1926 and celebrating it’s centenary in 2026.

Find details of all our Thespians upcoming shows as well as shows produced by other groups that use the theatre.

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  • MEN OF THE WORLD
    by Andy Harris
    CENTENARY YEAR “MEN OF THE WORLD” Our next play is happening in May of our Centenary year 2026. It is “MEN OF THE WORLD” By John Godber. The couriers are hard at work learning their itineraries to entertain and inform the passengers travelling with them on their forthcoming European tour! This is a fabulous comedy featuring many Yorkshire characters, drivers and passengers reliving a bus trip to the Rhine Valley. Celebrate our centenary year with … Continue reading →
  • “THE CAT & THE CANARY”
    by Jeff Tiler
    Please note that due to unforeseen circumstances, our production of “The Cat & The Canary” has had to be postponed until the first week in September. New dates will be posted on the website in due course. Booking is open for our presentation of John Godber’s comedy “MEN OF THE WORLD” – May 21st to 23rd. Click on “What’s On & Tickets” for on-line booking.
  • THE CAT & THE CANARY
    by Jeff Tiler
    NOW BOOKING! For the first play in our Centenary Year we present something different! “The Cat & The Canary”, is the best known work by the American dramatist John Willard. This Black Comedy  in the “old dark house” genre of films popular from the 1930s through the 1950s, was first performed on Broadway in 1922 and it’s popularity led to 6 film adaptations – the most notable of which was the 1939 Universal Films production … Continue reading →
  • NOW BOOKING!
    by Jeff Tiler
    WOMBWELL THESPIANS IN THEIR CENTENARY YEAR Present “THE CAT AND THE CANARY” A Black Comedy Mystery Melodrama By John Willard Adapted by David Muncaster March 5th – 7th 2026 @ 7.30pm The Playhouse, Park Street, Wombwell Tickets £10.00 on the door or Book Online
  • HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026
    by Andy Harris
    Happy New Year 2026 from all at the Wombwell Thespians ADS – 2026 is a big year for us as it is our Centenary year. Keep looking / following for our upcoming shows, and we shall feature articles here and on Facebook about the last 100 years! This will include some rare old photos, news clips and programme covers/posters. Keep checking back for news on this and of course all the shows at the theatre! … Continue reading →
  • SEAT RENOVATION – UPDATE
    by Jeff Tiler
    As, increasingly, the theatre is in use throughout the year, we realised that it would cause problems if the entire 200 seats were removed for refurbishment at the same time! After much thought (and experimentation by John Hill!) it was decided that it would be possible to do the work ourselves. The materials were duly sourced and acquired and work has begun, by a working party of members, on recovering the seats row by row. … Continue reading →
  • MEN OF THE WORLD
    by Jeff Tiler
    Please note that due to cast illnesses, our forthcoming production of “Men of the World” has been postponed until Spring 2026.
  • NEXT PRODUCTION “MEN OF THE WORLD”
    by Jeff Tiler
    Now our office cleaners have retired after their performances in “Dirty Dusting”, the coaches are being cleaned and serviced for our next play – “MEN OF THE WORLD” By John Godber. The couriers are hard at work learning their itineraries to entertain and inform the passengers travelling with them on their forthcoming European tour!
  • “DIRTY DUSTING” – NODA REVIEW
    by Jeff Tiler
    WOMBWELL THESPIANS’ AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY ­­ “DIRTY DUSTING” BY ED WAUGH and TREVOR WOOD The Playhouse, Wombwell Tuesday, 2nd September 2025 Director & Producer: Jeff Tiler “Dirty Dusting” encourages the audience’s imagination, and this production fulfils that promise. Three experienced cleaning ladies, Elsie, Gladys and Olive, having each worked for the same company for years, have been threatened with redundancy. Their boss, Dave, has decided to bring in a cleaning agency who in his option … Continue reading →
  • COMING NEXT TO THE PLAYHOUSE – “DIRTY DUSTING!”
    by Jeff Tiler
    Are you fed up by all the doom and gloom at the moment? In need of a good “belly laugh” to lift your spirits? Then don’t miss our next play, the Hilarious (and a bit naughty!) comedy “DIRTY DUSTING!” by Ed Waugh & Trevor Wood – a play about “A Sex Chat Line That Really Cleans Up! There is no bad language – but plenty of innuendos! Click on: What’s On In Playhouse Theatre, Wombwell, … Continue reading →