Theatrical Productions
The Tony Award-winning musical that redefined what it means to belong — Dear Evan Hansen is the heartfelt, unforgettable story of life, loss, and finding your voice.
'Today is going to be a good day... and here's why'.
We are beyond thrilled and uncontrollably excited to share that we will be staging the phenomenal Tony award-winning musical 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙀𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙣 at ReAct Studios next summer.
A deeply moving story about family, connection, and what it means to be seen, 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙀𝙫𝙖𝙣 𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙣 has touched audiences worldwide — and now it’s coming to ReAct Productions.
Get ready for one of the most powerful and heartfelt musicals of our time — full of unforgettable songs, laughter, and the reminder that 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥.
We will be forming a cast of adults and high school aged performers to deliver this incredible story.
More information including audition info will be shared very soon, and we know you will all have lots of questions, but for the moment let's just delight in the fact that we are bringing this show to ReAct. We cannot wait to get started with you all.
Past Productions
June 2024
Pictures Of Clay
by Sharif Samad
Roger Nowell, Magistrate and Keeper of the Peace recruits the aid of landowner Richard Baldwin to find all the witches operating in the area. After Alizon Device, granddaughter of Elizabeth 'Old Demdike' Southerns curses a man who suffers an attack the women are Brough to Nowell for questioning.
Starring Mark Collins as Roger Nowell, Stephen Mills as Richard Baldwin, Emma Mills as Anne 'Mother Chattox' Whittle, Rachel Bamford as Elizabeth 'Old Demdike' Southerns, and Libbi Whittaker as Alizon Device and Clara Nowell.
Direction by Cassandra Webster.
Technical Direction by Alan Webster.
November 2024
Frankenstein
by Nick Dear
The Creature wakes to find himself alone in a dark and desolate laboratory. Unable to make sense of what he is or how he came about, he pursues his creator, Victor Frankenstein, citizen of Geneva in the hope to find answers to his many questions and a companion to share his existence with.
Throughout his journey he is met with hostility and revulsion, leading him to build resentment and rage towards those who reject him.
Starring Cian Bamford as The Creature, Mark Collins as Victor Frankenstein, Rachel Bamford as Elizabeth, Stephen Mills as DeLacey and Constable, Solomon Mills as Felix and Rob, Lillian Collins as Agatha, Jonathan Burrdige as Monsieur Frankenstein, Emma Mills as Clarice, Anthony Doyle as Gustav and Ewan, Erin Mellish as Klaus, Female Creature and Servant, Libbi Whittaker as Gretal and Servant, and Caelan Reeves as William.
June 2025
The Twits
by Roald Dahl / Adapted by David Woods
The grotesquely hilarious Mr. and Mrs. Twit put their cruel tricks on hold and embark on their most diabolical scheme yet — capturing the Muggle-Wump monkeys, forcing them into a circus act. But the tables turn when a clever band of birds unites with the monkeys and the audience to teach the Twits a lesson they'll never forget.
Starring true life married couple, Stephen Mills and Emma Mills as the heinous Mr and Mrs Twit, Jaeden Webster as the Narrator, Bea Rowbottom as the Roly Poly Bird, Emma Steele, Scarlett Brady, Sophia Threlfall, Aaliyah Ullah-Khan, Chloe Robinson, Ellie Burnett and Sienna Rose Young as our Muggle Wumps and Birds .
Direction by Libbi Whittaker.
Choreography by Sarah Holden
Technical Direction by Alan Webster.
We presented our first play, 'A Christmas Carol' in December 2023, at our studio theatre, ReAct Studios in Church, Lancashire.
In June 2024 we then presented 'Pictures Of Clay'; a harrowing theatrical retelling of the infamous Pendle Witch Trials.
This November, ReAct Productions were thrilled to present Nick Dear's 'Frankenstein', first staged by The National Theatre in 2011, with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller sharing and alternating the roles of The Creature and Victor Frankenstein.
Details of our next production including casting workshops will be announced soon.
December 2023
A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scooge is faced with the consequences of his actions and choices when on Christmas Eve he is visited by three ghosts.
Starring John Dewhurst as Scrooge, Stephen Mills as Bob Cratchit and Jacob Marley, Emma Mills as Mrs Cratchit, Cian Bamford as Fred, Libbi Whittaker as Belinda and Cassandra Webster as the Narrator. All other roles played by the company.
Direction by Cassandra Webster.
Technical Direction by Alan Webster.
