by Richard Bean and Oliver Chris
25 June – 4 July 2026 at 7.45pm;
Matinée: Saturday 27 June at 2.30pm
27 – 30 July 2026 (Minack Theatre, Cornwall)
Tickets: £16 (Tickets on sale next year)
Summer 1940. After an aerial dog fight, Pilot Officer Jack Absolute flies home to rejoin his intrepid young Hurricane squadron.
Back on British soil, Jack is shocked to find his old flame, Lydia, on the base. Setting his sights on winning her heart, but with turbulence and hilarity never far away, Jack’s advances quickly turn to anarchy when the young heiress demands to be loved on her own terms.
Sheridan’s classic comedy of manners, The Rivals, is given an uproarious Battle of Britain update by Richard Bean, the award-winning writer of One Man, Two Guvnors, and Oliver Chris.
We will also be taking this production to the Minack Theatre in Cornwall. Further details available here: minack.com
Group Booking: 10 tickets available for the price of 9.
For tickets of more than 20 please contact the Box Office on 01883 349850 (Monday to Saturday, 10am–1pm). Group bookings can be made earlier than the onsale date by calling the Box Office.
This is an amateur production.
Cast
Pilot Officer Jack Absolute | tbc
First Officer Lydia Languish | tbc
Mrs Malaprop | tbc
Pilot Officer Roy Faulkland | tbc
Julia Melville | tbc
Lucy | tbc
Major General Sir Anthony Absolute | tbc
Pilot Officer Bob Acres | tbc
Pilot Officer Bikram ‘Tony’ Khattri | tbc
Intelligence Officer Brian Coventry | tbc
Warrant Officer 2 Dudley Scunthorpe | tbc
Flight Officer Peter Kingsmith | tbc
Flight Sergeant Stuart Sampson | tbc
Ensemble | tbc
Directed by Robin Clark and Natalie Jones