Ring Round the Moon

by Jean Anouilh
adapted by Christopher Fry
Judy Bayley Theatre
Oct. 8 – 17, 2021

Set in Paris before World War I, this delightfully witty farce takes place in the winter garden of a palatial estate owned by the incorrigible Madame Demortes, aunt to the roguishly charming Hugo. Ever cynical about love, Hugo suspects that his lovesick and emotionally sensitive twin brother, Frederic, is engaged to the wrong woman — the wealthy and seemingly indifferent Diana. Hugo schemes to turn Frederic’s head from Diane to a new conquest — the breathtakingly innocent and enchanting dancer, Isabelle. Mistaken identities, unrequited love, reunited school chums, and a whole pot of noodles with no butter or salt add flavor to this quick-paced romantic comedy that will delight the entire family. 

Little Shop of Horrors

Book and Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Music by Alan Menken
Based on the film by Roger Corman and screenplay by Charles Griffith
Judy Bayley Theatre
Dec. 3-12, 2021

Howard Ashman and Alan Menken’s sci-fi smash musical, Little Shop of Horrors, comes to the NCT stage! 

In this homage to B movies, the creative team behind beloved Disney classics such as The Little Mermaid and Aladdin give us the story of Seymour, a meek flower shop assistant who pines for his co-worker, Audrey. Seymour is thrilled to discover a mysterious plant, but when that plant turns out to feed on blood and crave world domination, things (literally) get messy. This devious, delicious musical will provide creepy fun for the whole family.

Thornton Wilder and Ken Ludwig’s Adaptation of The Beaux Stratagem

by George Farquhar
Judy Bayley Theatre
Feb.. 11-20, 2022

In a new adaptation of the classic English comedy, Tom Aimwell and Jack Archer are two swashbuckling young cads who have lost their family inheritance while living the highlife in London. Determined to restore their status and their wealth, the young scallywags travel in disguise to the countryside in search of eligible rich and naïve young women to marry. Little do they know how they have underestimated their targets in more ways than one. 

Full of swashbuckling and sparkling repartee, this classic is a comic tangle of wild schemes and hilarious happenstance that will hit the bullseye. For mature audiences.  

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

by William Shakespeare
Judy Bayley Theatre
April 29-May 8, 2022

In Shakespeare’s enchanting comedy, four mismatched paramours run away and wander into a magical forest. Over the course of one exhilarating night, the young lovers, along with an unsuspecting aspirational theater troupe, cross paths with the fairy king and queen, who are facing their own domestic turmoil. Misguided passions mix with magic spells as this classical romantic fantasy blurs the lines between order and disorder, reality and illusion, turning love and marriage on their heads in a comical knot that can’t be untangled until morning!