Great News - Big Telly Productions are offering Valley tickets for our community, members, family and friends 14yrs+ at a new discounted rate!

Go to this link - https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bigtellytheatrecompany/1388660 and select concession, then enter the discount code NEIGHBOURS, and you’ll be able to buy a ticket for just £10!

Her family would like to invite all those who knew her to Netherley Valley Community Theatre…

(Except the Kelly’s from the Glens, anyone from the council, Big Jim, Miss Gilmour, and Brendan – he knows what he did). We’d like you to pay your respects and give her a good send off.

She will be dearly missed by her devoted, adoring, clever, beautiful, hardworking, long-suffering, generous-to-a-fault daughter Susan and by the rest of the family.

P.S. Anyone who would like to connect with her, she will also be streamed across several platforms and mixed realities – Darren Jackson (grandson).

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This performance uses flashing lights, loud noises, fire and immersive technology. It involves themes of death and grief. It is produced by Big Telly Theatre Company.

Tickets are on sale via this link:

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bigtellytheatrecompany/1388660

Lifestyle Choice? (My A**E!) 

Rough Sleeping Drama at Valley Theatre.

Following on from their success last year with “They All Came Tumbling Down” a play about the struggle to knock down the notorious Netherley Flats, Valley Theatre are continuing their tradition of staging entertaining plays with a social edge with their latest production:

“Lifestyle Choice? My A**e!” The play, written by Steve Bird and Tom Mclennan, is a humorous response to Suella Braverman’s controversial claim that rough sleepers actually prefer to sleep out on the streets.

It follows the story of Jody, who goes looking for her ex- Soldier father in the streets of Liverpool with the help of a charity Outreach Worker.

But be prepared for a lot of laughter and song as well as some hard-hitting drama about this increasingly worrying trend in our cities and towns.

As Matt Downie of the charity Crisis says: “Right now we’re in a perfect storm: sky-high rents, a dire shortage of affordable housing, and increased living costs are pushing more people on to the streets. For thousands this means long nights of trying to stay safe, moving from night bus to night bus, or bedding down in a noisy doorway where sleep is all but impossible.”

A Christmas Carol In Netherley

Friday 2nd February 2024, 6pm Doors, 7pm Show.

Saturday 3rd February 2024 Matinee 1pm Doors, 2pm Show.

Saturday 3rd February 2024 6pm Doors, 7pm Show.

It's Christmas eve in Netherley and local tight-wad, Ebenezer Scrooge is telling all the carol singers and charity cadgers to “do one”.  But the stingy  Scouser will have his heart-strings tugged by the end of the night as the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future show him what a miserable get he's become. A hilarious panto retelling of the classic story with a Scouse twist, complete with songs and comic madness. 

Valley Theatre continues its encouragement of new writing on merseyside with another of its acclaimed showcase evenings of drama for the Liverpool Fringe.

Coming soon..."They All Came Tumbling Down" The story of the notorious Netherley flats.

In the 1960s and 1970s, the Urban Renewal Strategy for Liverpool saw the construction of 32,000 new houses in central and outlying areas like Netherley.

It was a time of hope for many working-class families, looking forward to their first new home. The dream soon turned sour, however, for those allocated a place in the soon-to-be-notorious Netherley flats. They became known as Alactraz to the families who had to live with their uninspiring concrete architecture and poor design.

 The "Corpie" were reluctant to do anything about the many complaints they received about conditions there but if they thought the residents would take it all lying down, they were to be disappointed. 

Inspired by the Flat Dwellers Action Group, their campaign of direct action forced the authorities to think again and eventually led to the demolition of the flats and re-allocation of the families there.

 "They All Came Tumbling Down" tells the story of the campaign and is brought to the Valley Community Theatre with support from Liverpool City Council's Mayoral fund.

Performances - Sat & Sun, 5th & 6th August, 7.30pm (doors open 7pm) Tickets £7/£5 from www.valleytheatre.co.uk or phone: 07746 697 263. cafe/bar available

Valley Community Theatre, Childwall Valley Road, Liverpool L27 3YA

THE NORTHERN SEMI-FINAL 

All plays are one act and will be between 30-50mins long

Adjudicator is Chris Baglin GoDA 

Running Order:

SATURDAY 29TH APRIL

DOORS 6PM

STARTS 6.30PM

WINNER OF SALTBURN FESTIVAL

SALTBURN’53 DRAMA GROUP present

A CREAM CRACKER UDER THE SETTEE BY ALAN BENNETT

WINNER OF THE LEVERHUME DRAMA FESTIVAL

BUS STOP PRODUCTIONS present

THE WAITING BY BEV CLARK

Followed by a non-competitive entertainment.

KEYHOLE THEATRE GROUP present

SPEED SCHOOL by CAROL ROCHE and EMMA MCEVOY

+After which the adjudicator Chris Baglin will give his feedback. Evening should end around 9.30pm

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SUNDAY 30th APRIL

DOORS 2.30PM

START 3PM

WINNER OF EAST RIDING AND HULL FESTIVAL

SPARKLES YOUTH DRAMA GROUP present

THE WITCHCHILD BY CHRIS DARLING

WINNER OF THE NIDDERDALE FESTIVAL

SEDGEFIELD PLAYERS (1) present

LADY OF THE SEA BY LUCY ATKINSON

WINNER OF THE DURHAM AND SUNDERLAND FESTIVAL

SEDGEFIELD (2) present

TRY IT AGAIN BY J B PRIESTLEY

WINNER OF THE CHESHIRE FESTIVAL

NANTWICH PLAYERS present

COMMENT IS FREE BY JAMES FRITZ

*After which there is a longer interval/ tea break followed by Awards ceremony

Evening should be finished by 8.30pm 

Set in the 1980s, Hidden in the Shadows tells the story of a group of friends who stumble upon a mysterious board game, whilst camping in the woods. When one of the group disappears into the game, they set out on an epic journey through time - encountering Secretive Smugglers, Grim Grave Diggers, Ruthless Victorian Cornermen, and the terrifying Man in Black - a evil soul who burns people at the stake just for fun - along the way.

This original, adventurous production, which explores themes of greed, friendship, and the lengths we would go to protect the ones we love, will be performed at the Valley Community Theatre for three performances this March 2023 (see www.theatreonfoot.co.uk for times). This is a show you do not want to miss!

Hidden in the Shadows, Theatre on Foot's latest production, is an original historical-adventure story performed by our Tweens and Seniors groups.

For more information and to buy tickets, visit: www.theatreonfoot.co.uk

Introducing FestiValley ’22!    -  3 nights of original drama at valley Theatre, Fri, Sat & Sun 27th, 28th & 29th May.

We are pleased to announce that, thanks to our funders LCVS, our theatre will be hosting the above Festival of Original Short Drama.

Adjudicator announced for Festivalley 22.

"We are delighted to announce that the adjudicator for this year's short play festival (FestiValley 22) at Valley Theatre will be Bev Clark.

Bev Clark is an experienced adjudicator, writer and director with over forty years experience. She has worked across the country, the Isle of Man and  in Belgium. She directed with the RSC open-stages project between 2012-2016 including Stratford and Manchester and has toured many of her own plays. She currently has her worked published by www.stagescripts.com 

We want to showcase the fantastic facilities our great little theatre can offer and encourage and showcase the talents of local writers.

The festival will comprise of two evenings of adult drama (18+) on Sat & Sun 28th & 29th May and a Youth Theatre event on Friday 27th May.  The festival panel are looking for plays of between 20 -30 minutes approx. for the adult evenings, 10 – 15 minutes length approx. for the Youth.

We are seeking submissions from:

* groups (Youth and Adult) who have a short piece of theatre in mind and also the cast to perform them

* Plays from the general public. We can’t promise but we’ll try to find a cast for the two most suitable (youth and adult) that our panel choose.

Prizes will be awarded to the best in each of the following categories.

* Best Short play (Adult)

* Best short play (Youth)

And there will be prizes as well celebrating acting, achievement and innovation.

We will be promoting the event in the local media and hope to enlist noted writers and officials to judge and present the prizes.

The closing date for submissions is Monday 11th April.

Apart from our great performance space, Valley will also provide an experienced technician and some walk-through rehearsal time for the plays.

For more details, entry forms and to express an interest, we are asking people to email info@valleytheatre.co.uk

We hope you take up our offer and help us to provide a dazzling showcase for the Valley and your talents.