The Torbay Thespis
The Performance Listing for Amateur Productions in South Devon, from Dawlish to South Brent, compiled by John Miles. Last updated 14 December 2025.
‘Thespis’ is a newsletter, produced by John Miles, of all the information on amateur drama productions in the Torbay and South Devon area.
Please consider supporting all our local AmDram companies, if any of the productions catch your eye. You will find contact details on the below Thespis; if there are any issues with the websites, phone numbers or other details, please contact the author, John Miles, not SBADS – thank you.
Advance notice:
September 2026: ‘The Verdict’, by Agatha Christie, directed by Patti Dine, BOADS at Brixham Theatre
Summer, 2026: ‘We Will Rock You’, Toads (SM) at the Palace Theatre, Paignton.
Auditions
The Canterbury Tales
20 December 2025
Auditions 15th Dec at 7.30pm; 20th Dec at 4.00pm. Playing dates 1-4th April.
The Ice Factory Studio Theatre
The Ultimate Musical Rewind
9 January 2026
Auditions for a performance in April. Children at 5.30pm. Adults 7.00pm.
The Music Hall
Productions
Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates
20 December 2025 to 4 January 2026
Paignton Pantomime Productions
Palace Theatre
Puss in Boots
7 to 10 January 2026
Directed by Jo Mathews
St John’s Church Hall
Cinderella
9 to 17 January 2026
Directed by Paula Smith
Sat mats on 10 and 17th. No performance Sun or Mon.
Shaftesbury Theatre
Hercules, the Pantomime
21 to 25 January 2026
Directed by Jessica Kemp, MD Ian Davies, Chor. Ryan Matenlé-Mockridge
Pavilions
Little Red Riding Hood
21 to 24 January 2026
Civic Hall
Youth Showcase
23 to 24 January 2026
Directed by Heidi Pyburn
Devon Young People's Theatre in association with Toads Theatre Company, comprising an abridged version of 'Macbeth', plus 'DNA' by Dennis Kelly.
Little Theatre
Alice in Wonderland
29 to 31 January 2026
Dave Wells
Nightly plus Sat mat 2pm
Ipplepen Amateur Dramatic Society
Ipplepen Village Hall
The Ghost Train
16 to 21 February 2026
Lisa Phillips
Little Theatre
Snow White
20 to 26 February 2026
Ivybridge Watermark
Flat Spin
25 to 28 February 2026
The Palace Theatre
Humble Boy
5 to 7 March 2026
Directed by Pat Cook
St John’s Church Hall
The House by the Lake
11 to 14 March 2026
Directed by Will Clark
Shaftesbury Theatre
Blithe Spirit
16 to 21 March 2026
Directed by Jolyon Tuck
Little Theatre
Come from Away
25 to 28 March 2026
Malborough Village Hall
The Canterbury Tales
1 to 4 April 2026
Directed by Nicole Darvell
The Ice Factory Studio Theatre
The Ultimate Musical Rewind
4 to 12 April 2026
Dates might change
Brixham Theatre
Speaking of Murder
20 to 25 April 2026
Directed by Andrew Kenyon
Little Theatre
Hay Fever
22 to 25 April 2026
The Palace Theatre
Some Mothers do ‘ave em
15 to 16 May 2026
Directed by Jemma Nyquist and Jack Davis
St John’s Church Hall
Caught in the Net
18 to 23 May 2026
Directed by Anna Reynolds
Sat mat.
Little Theatre
Six
3 to 7 June 2026
The musical. Teen edition.
Pavilions
Murder in Writing
10 to 13 June 2026
Directed by Paula Smith.
Shaftesbury Theatre
Spring and Port Wine
15 to 20 June 2026
Directed by Paul Davenport
Sat mat
Little Theatre
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
22 to 28 June 2026
Ivybridge Watermark
Key for Two
5 to 8 August 2026
Directed by Marilyn Adams
Shaftesbury Theatre
‘Bijou’ production at the Palace
22 to 25 September 2026
The Palace Theatre
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The details in this listing are believed to be correct, however there is no guarantee of accuracy. Please contact the individual societies for ‘Horse’s Mouth’ information.
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Send him your information as soon as you can; it’s always possible to amend or even cancel any item. He will try to include your production on the next listing, but reserves the right to edit the content.
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