The Cat and the Canary is John Willard’s classic 1922 chiller-comedy that brings together a houseful of greedy relatives, a fortune hanging in the balance, and secrets no one wants uncovered. Twenty years after eccentric millionaire Cyrus Canby Carduelin’s death, his family reunites for the reading of his will — only to learn that […]
A Glowing Report!
Double Act is affiliated to NODA, the UK’s National Operatic and Dramatic Association. As such, an aera representative will normally attend (unannounced!) one of our performances and prepare an assessment of our production. He/she will provide both positive and negative critisism to assist us with our drama activities. For Alice in Cuckoo Land we were […]
Another Successful Production!
Congratulations to Paulette and her team for a truly enjoyable production of ‘Alice In Cuckoo Land’. The audiences were not as numerous as we’d hoped but those that were able to make it had a great time, and behaved exactly as they should in a pantomime – ‘Oh Yes They Did!’ As a bonus, almost […]
Get Ready for “Alice In Cuckoo Land”!
Your multi-award-winning drama group is staging a pantomime this year, Alice in Cuckoo Land, following on the heels of ‘The Shaftesbury Tales’ in summer last year, ‘This Secret Isle’ last November, ‘Potato Pete’ at the VE80 event in early May and ‘Cinderella’ mini-panto at the May Fair this summer. The characters you will meet this […]
Murder Mystery Walks 2025
Double Act drama group have been performing murder walks during the summer, on and off since 2000. They now seem to take place every other year as the effort and commitment to stage them is surprisingly time consuming. Like most of the past 12 previous walks this latest one was written by Peter Smith, but […]
“This Secret Isle” – Double Act’s NODA Award
Previous posts allude to our November 2024 production, “This Secret Isle”. It was a new thriller set in a Wareham public house during May 1942, conceived, researched, written and directed by our very own talented Peter Smith. It was set during the Second World War when the people of Purbeck were stoically enduring all the restrictions […]
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It’s Back! We have a Murder Mystery Walk for 2025!
Travel back in time and join our period costumed characters on a twilight walk in the shadow of the spectacular ruins of Corfe Castle. Due to the popularity of these walks and for safety reasons, numbers are limited, so book early! There may be some tickets available on the gate – but for cash only […]
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This Secret Isle – Reviews
This Secret Isle, conceived, researched and written by Double Act member Peter Smith, was indeed a resounding success. Played to near full-houses for each performance, this based-on-real-events production gave an account of some of the Isle of Purbeck’s contributions toward the outcome of the Second World War. Very positive testimonials have been appreciatively received from […]
This Secret Isle
November, 21st – 23rd, sees the long awaited World Première of ‘This Secret Isle’, written by our own Peter Smith. Evening performances commence 7:30pm with the Saturday matinee starting at 2:30pm. Adults £10, children £5 (under 5’s free). There is a 10% reduction for groups of 10 and over. Tickets are available from Corfe Castle […]
A Unique Theatrical Event is coming to Corfe Castle in July!
St Edwards Church lawns are the venue for the first performances of ‘The Shaftsbury Tales’ on July 11th and 12th at 7pm. The full program comprises a number of plays held at venues positioned along St Edwards Way and explores the story of Edward the Martyr’s murder in 978AD plus the events that followed. The […]
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