The home of Wombwell Thespians, the Playhouse Theatre also features many other performance organisations. See below for the upcoming shows at the Playhouse.
2026 Dates at the Playhouse Theatre Wombwell:-
- 23-24 April 2026 – “Echoes” – Wentworth and Thorpe Hesley Youth Theatre
- 2nd May 2026 Vulcan To The Sky Trust Evening
- 10 May 2026 – “Spring into Action” – RMC Theatre Company
- 21-23 May 2026 – “Men of the World” – Wombwell Thespians
- 3-5 July 2026 – “Shrek” – RMC Theatre Company
See Full Details Below
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APRIL 23rd and 24th 2026
Door Open 18:00
SATURDAY MAY 2nd
Doors Open 18:00
SUNDAY MAY 10th at 5pm
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MAY 21st to 23rd
Wombwell Thespians
Present
“MEN OF THE WORLD”
A Comedy
By John Godber
(By Arrangement with Concord Theatricals UK Ltd)
Preparing for a mystery trip to Scarborough (“She wouldn’t book till Dennis told her where we were going”), three northern coach drivers pass the time remembering more exciting trips from the past, such as the last one, down the Rhine Valley to Heidelberg.
Stick hates his passengers and wishes he was doing the Spanish run instead of Johnny Mac. Larry is a Mario Lanza fan who’s been making trips for as long as anyone can remember. Frank (“don’t ask – it’ll only shock you!”) is their female counterpart.
We meet an assortment of passengers, from the dotty old complainers to the retired miners seeking excitement too late and on too little money. Escape is on everyone’s mind but no-one knows quite what they’re escaping from and how to go about it. As Sissy says, it is “better going somewhere when you’re seventy-nine than going nowhere”.
A touching, often hilarious, bitter-sweet play, full of John Godber’s usual clever and perceptive view of “Men of the World”.
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JULY 3rd – 5th
