Island Theatre for November

Shoreline Productions brings ‘The Little Mermaid’ to Shanklin Theatre for November 13 to 16. Based on the beloved Hans Christian Andersen story, this hauntingly beautiful love story has fantastic, rich costumes and sets, and the chance to join in with some well-known songs. Tickets via iw.observer/little-mermaid or the box office on 868000.

First Act presents ‘Wonderland’ on November 25 and 26 at Shanklin Theatre. Based on the story of Alice, the girl who fell down a rabbit hole, this is sure to be a fabulous feel-good show. For tickets go to iw.observer/wonderland.

Bembridge Little Theatre Club stages the play ‘Stepping Out’ at Bembridge Village Hall from 27 to 30. Described as a ‘heartwarming, toe-tapping comedy by Richard Harris’, the play concerns eight individuals who attend a tap dancing class. Tickets: iw.observer/stepping-out.

‘Hadestown’ is the latest show from Ryde School, at the school’s Jenny Kerry Performing Arts Centre from 27 to 29 . Eurydice goes to work in a hellish industrial version of the Greek underworld to escape poverty and the cold, and Orpheus comes to rescue her. Tickets from the school.

Also at the end of the month, TheatreTrain brings ‘Kinky Boots’ to Shanklin Theatre on 29 and 30. This uplifting musical follows Charlie Price, whose struggling shoe factory faces closure; Charlie finds an unlikely solution in Lola, a fabulous drag queen who needs sturdy, stylish boots. Tickets via iw.observer/kinky-boots or 868000.

‘The Addams Family’ comes to The Island Free School for 26 and 27. Wednesday has fallen in love with Lucas Beineke, a sweet, smart boy from a normal, respectable Ohio family — the most un-Addams sounding person one could be! Tickets from the school.

Ad Lib Theatre brings the intense, spell-binding tragedy ‘Coriolanus’ to Newport Minster, with candlelit performances from 28 to 30. A victorious military commander returns to Rome. But the arrogant Coriolanus cannot hide his disdain for the populace, with disastrous results. Book tickets via link iw.observer/coriolanus.

And finally, ‘Sinbad Saves the Day’ is Trinity Theatre’s pantomime this year. Performances on November 29 and December 5-7. It is a show full of twists and turns, in true pantomime tradition. Will the evil Sultan succeed or will Sinbad win the day? Get your tickets early via iw.observer/sinbad.