Looking for something to do this weekend and want to support a local theatre group? Then grab your tickets to Canterbury Tales performed by the fantastic Scunthorpe Little Theatre Club.
We were lucky enough to catch the show last night (Thurs 15th). We took our seats and stepped back to the times of yesteryear.
As the lights were still up and the audience took their seats, the onstage cast created a chorus of chatter and bustle on stage, setting the scene for what was to come.
The whole cast did amazing, the dialogue that they had to remember was extensive and long. Telling tales with a deeper meaning and dramatic effect.
There was plenty of one liners, comedy and innuendos. The characters were engaging and interesting with a great level of professionalism for an amateur theatre group. They showed dedication and enthusiasm for their roles. The storytellers for each section held the attention spinning the yarn and the audience participation was a great idea.
A willing member of the audience was taken to the stage to slip on a waistcoat and hat and play a small part. The audience were also encouraged to join the chorus of chickens and the show was lively.
The format and modernisation of the show made it accessible and relevant to a modern day audience, as it is based on an adapted version of Geoffrey Chaucer book of the same name. The show had a real old world charm and humour about it and I enjoyed taking it all in.
It was truly a great performance and well produced and directed, from the accuracy and precision in which the lines were delivered to the backdrop, costumes, props and set. I urge you to support these small theatre groups or even better, why not join one. There is a rich selection of local theatre and performance groups in the area.
You’ve still got a chance to catch the show Friday and Saturday night so don’t miss out.
Canterbury Tales
Scunthorpe Little Theatre Club
Wednesday 14 – Saturday 17 May 2025
In a final dramatic attempt to bring Geoffrey Chaucer back to life, four immortal medieval alchemists invite a group of Chaucer’s best-known pilgrims: the Knight, the Wife of Bath, the Pardoner, the Miller and the Nun’s Priest, to tell their Canterbury Tales.
This riotous and fast-moving romp through the most popular book of its time reveals the fun and accessibility beneath the medieval text in this lively adaptation in modern English.
Join our band of Travelling Players and meet feisty women, conceited chickens, sighing lovers, medieval hooligans, crafty students and sexist knights with loads of audience participation and of course, bare bottoms being kissed, “full savourly…” to quote Chaucer himself.
Produced with the generous support of The Chaucer Heritage Trust.
Dates And Times
Choose a performance for Canterbury Tales.
Friday 16 May 19:30 Book
Saturday 17 May 2025 19:30 Book
Tickets £11.00 Plus booking fees
Venue Plowright Theatre
Time 19:30
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