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Spring Grove Fringe

An amateur, community drama group, founded over 30 years ago, based in the Spring Grove area of Kingston, with members from a wider area. The group usually stages four shows a year, most running for two evenings and including supper. One of the these is the annual pantomime, with extra local involvement. We also put on occasional play-readings and workshops.

Over the last ten years, more than £30,000 has been donated to local and national charities chosen by the members.

If you are interested in joining or finding out more, come to our next show or email sgfkingston@gmail.com.

Registered charity number 1150982.
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On the Fringe

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Next production – Around the World – November 29/30

... A musical journey

Friday 29 November 8.00 pm
Saturday 30 November 7.30 pm

A musical adventure which will transport you to Newfoundland, New York, Jamaica and Australia and that is just for starters. An evening of song and supper that Spring Grovers do so well. Who knows where we may end up?

Tickets £25, including two-course supper. Licensed bar.

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October 2024 – Chance Encounters

Friday October 4th at 8:00 pm
Saturday October 5th at 7:30 pm

Chance Encounters by Jamesine Cundell Walker.
A series of casual encounters/conversations on a park bench.

Followed, after supper, by a quiz between the tables, with great prizes.

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August 2024 – Jazz and Dinner, with TriTone

Wednesday August 7th at 8:00 pm

Tritone is a South London trio,
playing cool bossa, swing and jazz blues.

Sally – alto sax
Peter – guitar
Korinna – bass

May 2024 – Pocket Playhouse Plus

Friday May 17th at 8:00 pm
Saturday May 18th at 7:30 pm

A collection of humorous short entertainments by renowned British playwright Michael Frayn, famous for his farce Noises Off, and the dramas Copenhagen and Democracy.
The individual items are loosely connected through the topic of communication, its shortcomings and misunderstandings, talking about, talking to, talking at cross purposes. The characters may be in a play, in a book, may be you, may be us?

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February 2024 – Dick Whittington

Dick Whittington, by Bethany Birley

Friday February 9th at 8:00 pm
Saturday February 10th at 2:30 pm
Saturday February 10th at 7:30 pm

In the Spring Grove Fringe pantomime, our hero Dick is on his way to become Lord Mayor of London, but on the way falls in love with Alderman Fitzwarren's daughter and has to deal with thieving rats, a sea voyage, an Eastern sheikh and not one, but two, pantomime dames!

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