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Please see below some of our previous shows.

Information on all future performance will appear here so check back regularly


Let's Party
Directed by Sheila Mander
Focus Theatre makes a welcome return with a string of songs and comedy moments. Come and join in the fun!

Showing: 7:45 Thursday 16th Feb
Tickets: £12 Concessions:
OAPs £8
Students/Equity £5

The Playhouse Cheltenham
Box Office 01242 522852 Closer Than Ever
A musical revue about life and love, Closer Than Ever takes a peek through the doors of modern day lives- exploring a world full of hopes and expectations, secrets and lies, fantasies and harsh realities. With an award winning score by Maltby & Shire, Closer than Ever was an Off-Broadway smash hit which tells both moving and amusing tales of contemporary life.

Showing: 24 June - 26 June 2011

The Playhouse Cheltenham
Box Office 01242 522852 The Hired Man
Book by Melvyn Bragg, based on his novel

Music & Lyrics by Howard Goodall Great British Musical

Wedneday 10th – Saturday 13th June 2009

The Playhouse Cheltenham
Box Office 01242 522852 Letting Their Hair Down
The fun, the folly, highs and lows, the heartaches and hilarity of life!
A selection from off- Broadway revues.

7.45PM THURSDAY 21ST & SATURDAY 23RD FEBRUARY
The Playhouse Cheltenham
Box Office 01242 522852

7.45PM THURSDAY 22ND & SATURDAY 24TH MAY
Everyman Theatre Studio
01242 572573

ANDBLUE REMEMBERED HILLS
Join us as we retell this classic tale of children at play on a summer day in the Forest of Dean.

7.45PM THURSDAY 21ST & SATURDAY 23RD FEBRUARY
The Playhouse Cheltenham
Box Office 01242 522852

WEDNESDAY 21ST &FRIDAY 23RD MAY 2008
Everyman Theatre Studio
01242 572573 The Magic of the Musical
Following the huge success of our Summer School, Focus theatre will once again be working towards a musical Theatre performance in a theatre venue.

Monday 18th until Thursday 21st February 2008

TO BOOK CALL
The Playhouse Cheltenham
Box Office 01242 522852 High School Musical Summer School
5- 18yrs 20th - 23rd AUGUST 2007

SINGING DANCING AND ACTING TUITION BY PROFESSIONALLY
TRAINED ACTOR/TEACHERS FROM FOCUS THEATRE

Balcarras Sports Pavillion, Charlton Kings, Glos
Contact 01242 521572 or 07879 620781
for FEW REMAINING PLACES Witches of Eastwick
THIS AMAZING MUSICAL WILL BE PERFORMED AT
BACON THEATRE CHELTENHAM 25-27TH OCTOBER 2007

AUDITIONS TUES 25TH JULY 7-9.30 PM
AT HOLY NAME HALL PENNINE RD PRESTBURY CHELTENHAM

& TUESDAY 7TH AUGUST VENUE TO BE DECIDED
CALL 07879 620781 FOR A SLOT Sounds of the 70s
A taste of the most memorable songs from the 70s.
Enjoy an evening with this sexy, talented group as they recreate the best ofThe Bee Gees, Fleetwood Mac, Queen, Abba, and many more..

Saturday 16th June 2007 7.30pm

AND... Snow Queen
A Christmas Treat for all of the family!Robbers, Giant polar bears, all try to prevent Gerda from rescuing her friend Kay from the wicked Snow Queen.

Come and help her to save him!
The Bacon Theatre
18th – 21st December at 7pm Large as Life
Thursday 29th until Saturday 31st March at 7.45pm Magical Musical Tour
Yes Focus Theatre are back again! They will bring you new songs and routines from some of the most popular West End Shows. But this time they are joined by a gang of talented young people. Don’t miss the talent and the experience of Focus together with the raw enthusiasm of local youth - don’t miss it! Summer School
Following the success of the past three years. Sheila Mander and her team of professionals will work with 5-16 year olds to create a show in a week from the Wizard of Oz and Bugsy Malone. Tutorials in dancing, singing, acting and creating props and costumes will be given by the talented team. You will learn new skills make new friends and most importantly – have fun! Best of the West
West End performers bring the Best of the West End to you! Hits from classic West End shows including Cabaret, Ciicago, Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Chorus Line, Guys & Dolls, The Lion King and more! They're sexy, talented and fun! Sunny and the Nightshiners
A musical play for children by Bill Cronshaw ‘songs and adventures and laughter for everyone' C’mon Everybody – Let's Party
A night of musical fun featuring songs from the 50's and 60's. From the joyful abandon of rock and roll to the birth of psychedelic rock, enjoy a romp though hits by legends such as Bill Haley, Elvis, Simon and Garfunkel and the Beatles. A fully choreographed show and the support of a live band. Free & Easy
Come and join the regulars because it’s ‘Free & Easy’ night again at your favourite local ‘The Last Post’ where your genial hosts, Eric and Iris Dobbins guarantee you a warm welcome – unless you’re barred of course! You’ll love the live music and the renditions of classic hits in this new musical comedy by Bill Cronshaw. Dancing in the Park
An open air festival for all the family, from disney numbers for the children to rock and roll for the big kids. ENCORE A collection of songs and adult sketches spanning the 20s through to the 70s. A unique combination of close harmony, ballads and toe-tapping numbers ranging from Gershwin to Queen, interspersed with some hilarious moments of comedy from this talented and versatile ensemble. Razzle Dazzle
Focus Theatre Company return to centre stage with a brand new set of West End and Broadway hits, spanning decades of memorable musical shows. Sounds of the Seventies A selection of the best songs from the seventies. It was difficult to select from the variety of wonderful songs in this decade. The Bee Gees, The Carpenters, Abba, and Queen are just a sample from the programme. Musical Madness
A mixture of comedy in words and music. A fun evening for all, encompassing favourites from shows and screen and hits from between the wars to the songs of Abba. The Swinging Sixties
It’s all happening in this extravaganza: The Beatles; more Elvis; the early Carpenters; Simon and Garfunkel and a big Rock and Roll finale to get everyone on their feet! C’mon Everybody – Let's Party
50’S Style
Eddie Cochran; Paul Anka Lerner and Loewe. Sing along and dance to the beginnings of Rock and Roll. Enjoy the early songs made famous by Frank Sinatra and Elvis. As Time Goes By
Gershwin; Jerome Kern; Cole Porter; Rogers and Hart A mixture of songs from the 20’s 30’s and 40’s From the elegance and decadence of the 20’s and 30’s to the nostalgia of the Andrews Sisters; Vera Lynn and songs from the Second World War. Side by Side with Sondheim
A witty collection of songs from the world’s most talented lyricist Songs from ‘Follies’ ‘A Funny thing Happened on the way to the Forum’, ‘West Side Story’ and many more classics