Future Productions

Spring 2026

A Bunch Of Amateurs

by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman

7.30 pm Thursday 14 May 2026
7.30 pm Friday 15 May 2026
7.30 pm Saturday 16 May 2026

at Finchley Methodist Church Hall, Ballards Lane, Finchley, N3 1NB

Keen to boost his flagging career, fading Hollywood action hero Jefferson Steele arrives in England to play King Lear in Stratford – only to find that this is not the birthplace of the Bard, but a sleepy Suffolk village. And instead of Sir Kenneth Branagh and Dame Judi Dench, the cast are a bunch of amateurs trying to save their theatre from developers. Jefferson’s monstrous ego, vanity and insecurity are tested to the limit by the enthusiastic amdram thespians. As acting worlds collide and Jefferson’s career implodes, he discovers some truths about himself – along with his inner Lear!

Cast:

Jefferson Steele - John Fryer
Dorothy Nettle - Louisa Agamemnos
Jessica Steele - Deborah Lee
Nigel Dewbury - Anthony Cocozza
Mary Plunkett - Jacqui Ravenhall
Denis Dobbins - Sean Roberts
Lauren Bell - Sophie Gray Barwick

Directed by Nikki Bell

An amateur production presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd on behalf of Samuel French Ltd

All Tickets £10

Foyer opens at 7.00 pm

Enquiries: 07938 232 027

Wheelchairs can be accommodated on the outer aisles in place of seat numbers 1 or 14 on each row. Please contact the Box Office when booking so that the relevant seat can be removed in advance.