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In the Studio Theatre: An intense and unsettling psychological thriller Enlightenment by Shelagh Stephenson

13th - 18th Oct 2025

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Start Time: 7.30pm

Tickets: £16.00 Concessions: £13.50


Description

Adam is spending his gap-year backpacking overseas, but he’s gone missing in the Far East.

At home, his mother and stepfather are stuck in limbo, agonising over the mystery of his disappearance – was in killed in a bomb explosion in Jakarta, or is there still hope he’s alive?

Then, suddenly, six months after vanishing, their son seemingly reappears. But is he the real thing?

Northumberland-born Shelagh Stephenson is one of the country’s most acclaimed contemporary playwrights, and this psychological thriller is a powerful and unsettling study of parental grief, hope, and the lengths people will go to find the missing pieces of their lives.

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This amateur production of “Enlightenment” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk

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Audience information: This play contains strong language

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BOOKING INFORMATION:

As the layout of the Studio Theatre can change from play to play, SEATING IS UNALLOCATED (which is why your tickets has ‘x’ instead of a seat number).

CONCESSION PRICE applies to customers who are aged 65+ or under 18, students or unwaged. Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. If you cannot attend on the date booked, we can transfer the booking to another day (subject to availability) or provide a credit note (if given 24hrs+ notice).

BOOK FOR A PARTY OF 10+ for the same date and receive 10% discount. All 10+ seats must be booked at the same time as the discount cannot be applied retrospectively. 

Our Studio Theatre is on ground floor level and is wheelchair accessible.

We can accommodate up to two wheelchairs in the Studio Theatre per performance. If you require a wheelchair space, please give the Box Office a ring and we can book you in. For access information, click HERE

Please note: latecomers will not be admitted, and there is no re-admittance once the performance has started.

RUNNING TIME: TBC

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