We’re delighted to announce the six productions for our 2025-26 season. Three of these have been carried over from last year when they had to be postponed due to the damage to the theatre’s roof. With a new roof set to be in place by the end of the summer, here’s what you can expect to see at the EAT over the next twelve months.

Deathtrap by Ira Levin, directed by Ben Donovan
On stage: 18^th – 25^th October 2025
Auditions: Sunday 29^th June, 12pm-2pm

Comfortably living in his charming Connecticut home, Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of Broadway thrillers, is struggling to overcome a dry spell which has resulted in a string of failures and a shortage of funds. A possible break in his fortunes occurs when he receives a script from a student in the seminar he has been conducting at a nearby college – a thriller that Sidney recognises immediately as a potential Broadway smash. Sidney’s plan, devised with his wife’s help, is to offer collaboration to the student for co-credit. Or is it?

Deathtrap provides twists and turns of devilish cleverness, and offers hilariously sudden shocks in such abundance that audience will be spellbound until the very last moment.

Download the audition information here.

The Flint Street Nativity by Tim Firth, directed by Lindsay Dale
On stage: 6^th – 13^th December 2025

A class of seven year-olds is about to perform their nativity play for the proud mums and dads – and others. Missis Horrocks their teacher keeps a watchful eye, we never see her but she makes her presence felt. Squabbles arise because Angel Gabriel wants to be Mary, the Star grumbles that he isn’t a proper star – and he knows these things because his uncle works for NASA, Herod won’t stop waving at his Mum and Dad and the Innkeeper is just odd! And then the class stick insect escapes!

The children are played by adults who then play their parents. This warm, witty play is a lovely alternative to the usual Christmas fare with original lyrics set to the tunes of Christmas carols that we all know and love.

This play was originally scheduled for the 2024-25 season so the majority of roles have been cast.

Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen and adapted by Richard Ayre, directed by Martin Gilby
On stage: 7^th – 14^th February 2026

Helene Alving has spent her life suspended in an emotional void after the death of her cruel but outwardly charming husband. She is determined to escape the ghosts of her past by telling her son, Oswald, the truth about his father. But on his return from his life as a painter in France, Oswald reveals he has already inherited the legacy of Alving’s dissolute life.

Pastor Manders, Helene’s Financial Adviser, arrives to finalise the arrangements for the opening of an orphanage dedicated to Alving’s memory. Manders is welcomed by Helene’s maid, Regina. Jacob, Regina’s Father, seeks her and Manders’ support for his proposed Home for Sailors.

This play was originally scheduled for the 2024-25 season so is fully cast.

The Vicar of Dibley by Ian Gower and Paul Carpenter, directed by Suzanne Harris
On Stage: 28^th March – 4^th April 2026
Auditions: Sunday 29^th June, 10am-12pm

This stage version is based on three very successful television series written by Richard Curtis. It is set in the 1990s in the sleepy village of Dibley which is populated by parishioners of the maddest variety! It all begins as the Dibley Parish Council gathers in the wake of Reverend Pottle’s  death and awaits the arrival of their new Vicar, Geraldine Granger. The unlikely relationships that emerge are as heart-warming as they are entertaining, also relatable as they are outrageously surprising and funny.

The Vicar of Dibley was first aired on television in 1994 following the changes in 1993 when The Church of England first permitted the ordination of women.

Download the audition information here.

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard, directed by Sheila Arden
On stage: 16^th – 23^rd May 2026

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead was first performed in 1966 at the Edinburgh Fringe. It transferred to the National Theatre and then to the West End. It is a tragicomedy that follows the titular characters of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two minor characters from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, as they navigate the events of the play.

As the two characters ‘wait in the wings’, in a double act reminiscent of Vladimir and Estragon from Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, they meet the Tragedians – a group of Travelling Players- and get caught up in the action of scenes from Hamlet.

The play explores themes of fate, free will, and the nature of reality, and it is often seen as an example of the Theatre of the Absurd.

This play was originally scheduled for the 2024-25 season so the majority of roles have been cast.

Blood Brothers (Play version) by Willy Russell, directed by Mark Slaughter
On stage: 11^th – 18^th July 2026
Auditions: Sunday 19^th October, 3pm

Blood Brothers is the compelling and moving story of twin boys who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides of the tracks, only to meet years later with devastating consequences.

In common with his other works (Educating Rita, Shirley Valentine etc), here Willy Russell writes once again about class. The nature versus nurture debate falls under his spotlight as we witness the journey and life experiences of boy twins Mickey and Eddie; one raised in a crowded, working class, one-parent family, and the other in a middle-class home with the opportunities and comforts that brings.

But above all, the play is about love in many forms – maternal, friendship, sibling and romantic. Moving yet often funny, Blood Brothers is a wonderful play which we will deliver in a powerful and vivid production to tell this story.

Information about the play and characters is available here. Audition pieces to follow.

We hope you agree it’s an exciting season with something for everyone. Keep an eye on the website and on our social media for updates on auditions and casting.