Am dram with Alison Norton

They will do so from November 8-11, at All Saints Church in the town.

The action takes place in the back gardens of the feuding Smethurst and Hinson families. It is the night of Michael and Roma's fancy dress and house warming party and the evening looks to be a lively one, until a series of hilarious disasters strike! There is a distinct lack of guests, a burning garden shed, a marauding Zimmer frame and an irate husband on the prowl; all the perfect ingredients to make your gathering go with a bang!

In this production, James Davis takes the role of Michael, with Lauren Dingley as his wife, Roma, Jo Emery, (who I am informed is a young lady, but plays an excellent older one!) as Mrs Hinson and Chris Lambeth as her husband.

For tickets, priced at £4.50 and £4 for concessions, call 0121 358 1141, 07773000020 or 07967842222 or email kenford98@btinternet.com

From November 16-26 (excluding the Sunday of the run) the Grange Players from Walsall are presenting Bracken Moor, a 2013 play by the British playwright Alexi Kaye Campbell.

After years apart, two families come together to rediscover their lost friendship. Of course nothing goes according to plan and they end up conjuring up the spirit of a buried tragedy. Is it a ghost story? Not exactly, more of a thought-provoking family drama but Campbell's writing is superb.

For tickets, visit www.grangeplayers.co.uk or call 01922 625100.

Over in Shropshire, the Arthur Miller classic All My Sons is being presented by the Shropshire Drama Company, at Theatre Severn from November 9-12, perfect timing to fall in line with Armistice Day.

All My Sons is set in the immediate post World War II period, with the action taking place in the back yard of Joe and Kate Keller's home in small town America. After the horrific events of the war years, life has apparently settled back into a normal pattern; that is until one particular August weekend when their world is turned upside down. An overnight storm seems to set off a chain of events which raise questions about moral conscience and family interest during wartime and the consequences that follow.

Director Rosalind Garrard said: "This play was first performed in 1947 in New York and was Miller's first major success as a dramatist. At its heart is the issue of the conflict that exists between every man's responsibility to his family and his wider moral responsibility to his fellow beings. Despite the setting of post World War II, this powerful and gripping story has a message for everyone. The audience are left with the uncomfortable question 'what would you have done if faced with the same dilemma?'"

For tickets, priced at £16 and £14 for students, contact Theatre Severn box office on 01743 281281 or visit www.theatresevern.co.uk

Christmas is not far away believe it or not and with this in mind, pantos are already beginning across the region.

A lovely pantomime which is not performed as often as it should be in my opinion is Sleeping Beauty. Birmingham Youth Theatre has chosen this one for their 2016 production and will perform it at the Old Rep Theatre in the city from November 10-12.

It's a fun-filled panto guaranteed to get you in the yuletide mood, with all the right panto tricks and traditions and with plenty of opportunities for you to boo, hiss and shout out loud "He's behind you!" And that's just the mums and dads!

Expect fairies, fantasy and festive fun! For tickets priced at £13.50 and £12.50 for concessions, visit www.oldreptheatre.co.uk or call 0121 359 9444.

If you have a pantomime to promote, large or small, send me your details.

The Stafford Players who perform at the Malcolm Edwards Theatre within the Stafford Gatehouse, are presenting Honour by Joanna Murray-Smith from November 8-12.

George and Honor have been happily married for thirty-two years. They have a perfect understanding of each other until a beautiful female journalist, Claudia, sent to profile columnist George, methodically sets out to challenge that understanding. With love, hope and raw emotion, Honour tells this affecting tale of thoughtless conceit from the perspective of the three women involved.

This is a very open, honest look at married life, asking the question can you ever really trust another human being or do our emotions always take over? It is sad and thought-provoking for the most part, but there are moments of humour too. It also contains adult language.

In this production, Dawn Huxley plays Claudia, Keith Minshull takes the role of George, Denise Arthur plays Honor and Evie Kent plays the role of their daughter, Sophie.

For tickets priced at £9.50 and £8.50 for concessions, call 01785 619080 or visit www.staffordgatehousetheatre.co.uk

Finally this week from November 16-19, you can catch a production of Beautiful Thing by

Jonathan Harvey, presented by The Old Joint Stock Theatre Company in their own venue.

It's a tale of teenage angst set on an urban housing estate. Jamie and Ste are neighbours. Both boys think they could be gay, and finally explore their feelings for each other when Ste is allowed to stay over at Jamie's place after an incident with his abusive father. The boys grow close and open themselves up to the idea of homosexuality, while Jamie's caring mother, Sandra and her friend Leah offer much needed emotional support.

Beautiful Thing is a lovely coming of age tale, guaranteed to having you laughing out loud one moment and shedding a tear in sadness the next.

For tickets priced at £12, call 0121 200 0946 or visit www.oldjointstock.co.uk.

Well, that's all for this week. Please keep all your news and good quality photographs coming to a.norton@expressandstar.co.uk, call me on 01902 319662 or follow me on Twitter, @AlisonNorton

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