Theatr Clwyd boasts an exciting line up for spring

With Theatr Mix, each performance will take place only a handful of times before moving on to the next venue, be quick or miss out! 

To find out more about these shows and for any age restrictions or content warnings and to book, please visit Theatr Clwyd’s website or by calling 01352 344101. 

100 years ago, on January 9, 1923, a 28-year-old woman called Edith Thompson was executed for inciting the murder of her husband in a trial that would divide the country.

Now, in a new play Edith (17-18 March) by Harriet Madeley, the transcripts of that trial have been used to examine this sensational case in close detail. 

Edith is produced by award-winning verbatim theatre company Crowded Room (The Listening Room). 

Using the transcripts from Edith Thompson’s trial, combined with dramatised scenes, Edith will re- examine this sensational case of one of the last women to be executed in the UK, whose guilty verdict has long been criticised but never overturned. 

Cheltenham-based Jenny Wren Productions embark on their first national tour with a new take on the Louisa May Alcott classic, Little Women (22-25 March). 

The show retains all the charm and spirit of the original novel - with a twist. The four sisters, their family and friends are all played by just one woman, actress Hannah Churchill. 

Holed up in the attic of her Massachusetts home just after the American Civil War, Jo struggles with writer’s block, until the arrival of an old friend helps her to unlock a lifetime of memories.

Laugh and cry with Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy in this coming-of-age tale packed with adventure, drama, love and loss. This original play also features live music performed by actor/musician, Reece Webster. 

The next play to grace the stage is Watson: The Final Problem (6 April) which is a tale of long buried secrets, betrayal and death following Sherlock Holmes side-kick Watson. There is a shadow in the gutters of London. A spider's web of poisonous intrigue lies across the city. Someone is playing a long game and Holmes and Watson face their greatest ever challenge.  

In this brand new play, Tim Marriott (TV’s Brittas Empire) re-enacts the last Sherlock Holmes adventure from the perspective of unsung hero, Dr John Watson. 

North-West writer Billie Collins’ new play Too Much World at Once (11-12 April), explores growing up queer in rural England and set against the backdrop of the climate emergency. On his 15th birthday, Noble transforms into a bird. Thousands of miles away, his sister Cleo is stationed on a remote island with the British Antarctic Survey. The birds have disappeared. Noble needs to reach her. Lying low until it’s time to take flight, he finds solace in misfit Ellis while his mum Fiona desperately tries to stop their home from falling apart. 

A lyrical, theatrical journey that spans continents and lives, Too Much World at Once is an urgent coming-of-age story for our times.