SUP Theatre Company

14/10/2026

Introducing... Gavin!!! As The Neighbour. A character so boring he doesn't even have a name. He is funny though, although he wouldn't understand why.
Gavin, who I'm sure is a jolly lovely neighbour, has been in more SUP plays than The Neighbour asks for a minute of our time, which is often!

Procure yourself a ticket here 🎟https://tinyurl.com/4t82rm9f and The Neighbour will bore you to tears and give you a good chuckle at the same time - just don't ask him to explain it again 😖

11/10/2026

🛳 When Peter and Debbie befriend the ‘delightfully eccentric’ Elsa during a cruise, they think they’ve made a charming new acquaintance. But when Elsa announces that she’ll be visiting them in England, their holiday friendship becomes alarmingly real 😨 As misunderstandings multiply and panic sets in, the couple are trapped between what they want to say and what social convention allows them to say 😬

Packed with sparkling dialogue and brilliantly observed characters, The Unfriend is a fast-moving comedy that asks the question: just how far will you go to avoid causing offence? As the situation spirals out of control, every attempt to do the right thing only makes matters worse.

From 11th - 14th November at Mayflower Studios, click here for tickets 🎟https://tinyurl.com/4t82rm9f

08/10/2026

🎭 With lines like this one I really don't know how anybody could resist such a play as Stephen Moffat's The Unfriend, a razor-sharp comedy about good manners, bad decisions, and the dangers of being too polite.

"Look. The toilet is edgy 🚽 the policeman's stools are perfectly healthy 👮‍♂️ and the sandwiches are not poisoned 🥪 Everybody clear?"

If you'd like to join us for a perfectly healthy sandwich from 11th til 14th November, click here and grab yourself some tickets 🎟https://tinyurl.com/4t82rm9f. Everybody clear?

03/10/2026

AGM 2026 Award Winners! 🏆

It was AGM time again a couple of weeks ago, and as always it was an opportunity to celebrate some of our member's standout achievements. On the night we were delighted to hand out the following awards:

Paul Cresser - Onstage Award
This summer Paul gave us a hilarious and flamboyant performance as lead character Babbs in Charley's Aunt at Furzey Gardens. Comedic chaos ensues as Babbs becomes the centrepiece of a scheme to dress him up as a woman and pass him off as Charley's rich old aunt. Despite the many laughs Paul gave us, the modern adaptation of the theatre classic also called for quieter, more sincere moments as it explored themes of gender and self-discovery. All of which Paul delivered with pathos. Well done Paul, we'll remember this one for a very long time! 💃

Anna Hussey - Offstage Award
Anna took SUP for a rare outing in the horror genre at the Totton Festival of Drama this year. She Directed and set-designed and SUP original adaptation of The Monkey's Paw, a twisted tale of being careful what you wish for. In addition, Anna has also been a constant presence behind the scenes of our other shows, providing production support with tricky special effects, such as fake blood for Charley's nosebleed in Charley's Aunt. Fantastic job, Anna! 🎉

Jo Jukes - Eileen Stannard Award
This year the Eileen Stannard Award was proudly given to Jo Jukes, who has been one of our most active and dedicated members this year. She took on her first onstage role as Edith in last November's Pygmalion, a production she also provided light and sound support for. She continued to provide valuable light and sound support for multiple shows at the Totton Festival. Then took on her first leading role as Amy in Charley's Aunt! And to top it all off, she has also been a consistent presence within the SUP Committee and our social events throughout the year. Well done, Jo! 🥳

SUP already has some exciting performances lined up for this year, with Stephen Moffatt's comedy, The Unfriend, already in rehearsals for November. Watch this space for news!

15/09/2026

🏝️What would you do if your new cruise pal turned out to be... a murderer? And she just invited herself to stay?!

🛳 Join Debbie, Peter and Elsa Jean Krakowski for a hilarious and satirical look at middle-class England's disastrous instinct always to appear nice.

😎 Performances from 11th - 14th November at MAST Mayflower Studios, tickets here 👉https://www.mayflower.org.uk/whats-on/the-unfriend-2026/

01/07/2026

First Show Tonight! 😲

Take a look at some pictures from yesterday's dress rehearsal to get you in the mood...

Charley's Aunt and the rest of the cast will take to the stage ( gardens lawn) for the first of four outdoor performances at 7pm tonight. 🎭

Doors open at 6pm, so bring yourself a picnic, find a nice spot on the grass, and sit back to enjoy a hilarious evening of outdoor theatre.

Wednesday 1st - Saturday 4th July, 2026

Book your tickets here! 👇
https://www.furzey-gardens.org/whats-on/sup-theatre-company-present-charleys-aunt/

27/06/2026

It's almost Show Week! 🎭🫨

Here are some shots of the cast having fun during our final week of rehearsals before the Tech and Dress runs on Monday.

Charley, Jack, Babbs, and the rest of the gang will take to the stage at the beautiful Furzey Gardens next week from Wednesday 1st to Saturday 4th July.

Tickets for Charley's Aunt are selling fast, so book now of you haven't already! 👇 https://www.furzey-gardens.org/whats-on/sup-theatre-company-present-charleys-aunt/

Oxford boys Charley and Jack wish to profess their love to ladies Amy and Kitty, but to do so they need a chaperone. Queue the girls' plan to have their butler, Babbs, impersonate Charley's wealthy aunt. What could possibly go wrong?

Brandon Thomas' classic play is brought up to date in this riotous and glamourous modern adaptation by Rob Madge. 🏳️‍🌈

This is an outdoor performance, so please bring camping chairs and appropriate clothing. Picnic supplies are always welcome too!

23/06/2026

OPEN AUDITIONS Tonight & Thursday!

Reminder - The Unfriend AUDITIONS:

TUESDAY 23 JUNE from 7pm
THURSDAY 25 JUNE from 7pm

Please get in touch for room details or an alternative date.

Audition sheets available on request or on the night.

Tim Prentki directs - MAST Mayflower Studios
If you're unable to make these dates, drop us an email and we can connect you with Tim directly - [email protected]

Show week: w/b 9th November 2026

17/06/2026

See you tonight at our play reading for The Unfriend 🎭 From 7pm!

🎭 The Unfriend - PLAY READING and AUDITIONS for our NOVEMBER PRODUCTION 🎭

(CHANGE OF PLANS FOR OUR NOVEMBER PRODUCTION - Apologies for the short notice!)

We're excited to announce that our November production will now be The Unfriend by Steven Moffat!

We had originally planned to stage The 39 Steps. Don't worry – that production hasn't disappeared! It will now be moving to our 2027 season. In the meantime, we're looking forward to bringing this brilliantly funny comedy to the stage, and we'd love you to get involved.

📖 PLAY READING
Wednesday 17 June, from 7pm

🎭 AUDITIONS
Tuesday 23 June, from 7pm
Thursday 25 June, from 7pm

Directed by Tim Prentki at MAST Mayflower Studios.

If you can't make these dates but are interested in taking part, please email [email protected] and we'll put you in touch with Tim.

MAST Performance dates 11th-14th Nov.

ABOUT THE UNFRIEND (3F, 4M)

While on holiday, Peter and Debbie befriend Elsa, a larger-than-life widow from Denver, USA. They promise to stay in touch – because nobody ever really follows through on that sort of thing, do they?

But when Elsa announces she's coming to stay, they do a little online research and discover a terrifying truth. Suddenly, deadly danger is heading for London... and they're left wondering how to protect everyone they love without seeming terribly impolite.

A sharp, hilarious comedy about good manners, social awkwardness, and the lengths we'll go to avoid making a scene.

We hope to see lots of familiar and new faces at the reading next week!

15/06/2026

I was going to say, it's books down for Charley's Aunt! 🥳 However we've actually been books down for a week or so, not that I want to blow our own trumpets but ya know 🎺 So we're just honing the magic now.
Pop along to this glorious farce, and we know SUP do farcey exaggerated and absurd comedy with frantic physical humour and ridiculousness extremely well 🧐
🎟 Tickets here, be there or be square!

🌼 1st-4th July at Furzey Gardens 🌸