The auditions for our November 2026 production, the play Neighbourhood Watch by Alan Ayckbourn, will be on 21st July 2026 at St. Mary’s Beddington Church Hall, Church Road, Beddington SM6 7NH from 8.00 pm to 10.00 pm. The play will be directed by Brian Aris, one of our most experienced and successful actors and with considerable directing experience too, having recently directed Alys, Always for SADC at the Adrian Mann in 2024.
In Alan Ayckbourn’s 75th play, brother and sister Martin and Hilda Massie live together, leading a quiet, Christian existence in the confines of the Bluebell Hill Development. Just as they are preparing for a housewarming gathering, their peace is shattered by a young trespasser in their garden.
The Massies’ neighbours congregate in their living room and together they agree to form a neighbourhood watch group to safeguard against further incidents.
But after the Massies’ beloved garden gnome Monty is thrown through their window, matters swiftly escalate, complicated by Martin’s burgeoning romance with Amy, wife of Gareth, who was formerly involved with Luther, husband of Magda. What begins as a well-intentioned scheme for a safer community ends in anything but….
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