Welcome to the Hasland Theatre Company
The Hasland Theatre company have been around since our first production in 1944 and we are based in our own 100 seat Theatre, The Playhouse on Storforth Lane in Hasland (Where Else?!). Our current production season runs from September to May each year and we perform 5 plays per season.
We are always looking for new talent to join the company either on the stage or helping behind the scenes, you can find more information in our section for New Members. Or, why not pop into the theatre on a Tuesday or Thursday evening and see what goes on behind the curtains.
Next at The Playhouse...
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - May 2012
by Dale Wasserman (and based on the novel by Ken Kesey)
Many of you will be familiar with the film of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, which cemented the cinematic reputation of Jack Nicholson. It started life, however, as Ken Kesey's novel, published in 1962. The following year, it was adapted by Dale Wasserman as a stage play for Broadway.
Randle McMurphy escapes criminal justice by faking insanity. He is duly sent to a mental institution for evaluation. He soon establishes himself as a an authority figure with the other inmates and eggs them on in a series of capers and attempted break-outs, to the increasing consternation of hospital staff.