Rehearsals are in full swing for UpClose Theatre's next production — Sheila's Island, a brilliantly funny modern comedy by Tim Firth. The photos below offer a sneak peek behind the scenes as the cast prepare to bring this sharp, character-filled story to life.  Sheila's Island follows four work colleagues who find themselves stranded during a ...

🎭 Up Close Theatre & Up Close Radio – Annual General Meeting 🎙️ Saturday 8th November – 7:00 PM 📍 The Barrel House (formerly The Palace Nightclub), Cooper Street, Bideford Join us for this year's Up Close Theatre & Up Close Radio AGM — an evening to look back on a fantastic year of creativity, community and performance, and to look ahead to...

Up Close Theatre and Up Close Radio are thrilled to announce the launch of an ambitious new community venture — The Barrel House Project — right in the heart of Bideford Quay. Housed in the former Cooper Street nightclub, the Barrel House is set to be transformed into a vibrant multi-purpose performance venue, complete with a cinema and theatre spa...

Sheila's Island by Tim Firth Presented By UP CLOSE THEATRE Performances: APRIL 2026 Venue: VARIOUS About the Play Sheila's Island is a comedic and touching play by Tim Firth (Calendar Girls, Neville's Island) that follows four middle-aged businesswomen on a team-building weekend gone hilariously wrong. Stranded on an island in the Lake Distric...