Hotbuckle Productions

Hotbuckle Productions Professional theatre company specialising in adapting classic novels through stripped back ensemble theatre. and internationally.

Adrian Preater - Artistic Director

Adrian trained at The Central School of Speech and Drama and then Bretton Hall. Appearances in "Gosford Park" and "Enigma" were notable career highs before Adrian founded Hotbuckle Productions with his wife Gemmas Aston. Since writing his first play, "Get writing with Rosie", Adrian has gone from strength to strength with firstly "Joshua" and recently "Ballad of

a Bird" Adrian has worked for such notable companies as London Bubble, Boxclever, Oddsocks Productions, Il Palcetto Stage, The Orange Tree Theatre, Huddersfield's Lawrence Batley Theatre, Re-Creation Theatre Company, Major Road Theatre Company, The Secret Agents Theatre Company, House Theatre and Sixth Sense TIE Company. TV appearances include Eastenders, The Bill, Frost, Keen Eddy (US) and Family Values. Film credits include Gosford Park, Enigma, Love Actually and Branagh's Magic Flute. Fiona Leaning - Creative Director

Fiona studied Performing Arts at Middlesex University and then went on to study acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She has performed in the UK and around the world with, among others, the RSC. From 1999 until 2008 she lived in New York, and as an Associate of The Wooster Group helped to create their acclaimed work, performing in the U.S. She has performed with Hotbuckle for the last four years and is thrilled to now be helping to steer the company into 2013 and beyond. Gemma Aston - Executive Director

Gemma is now Artistic Director at The Riverhouse Barn Community Arts Centre.but remains an executive director of the company. Gemma trained at Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She worked as a professional actress for 5 years in theatre and film and for the last 5 years has been the Senior School Drama Teacher at Claremont Fan Court School in Esher, Surrey. Her role in this job, as well as teaching students from years 7-12, included directing and choreographing school productions and exam performances.Her theatre credits include working with ‘The Royal Shakespeare Company’,‘Boxclever’,‘The Pied Piper Theatre Company’ and ‘Oddsocks’ . Her film credits include “Maybe Baby”, “A Clandestine Marriage” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.

13/05/2025
09/05/2025

🎭 Little Women 🎭 - 23rd May 2025

This beloved classic novel by Louisa May Alcott is given a Hotbuckle make-over in a new adaptation by Adrian Preater. The March sister’s journey from adolescence to adulthood is navigated through multi-role playing characterisation and imaginative staging as Hotbuckle explore family, love, and the challenges of growing up. With a touch of the highly acclaimed Hotbuckle humour and fast-paced story-telling, 19th Century Massachusetts is brought to life as you’ve never experienced before!

Don’t miss out!

Get your tickets now by visiting our website or calling the box office.
🌐 riversidetheatre.org.uk
📞 028 7012 3123
📅 Box Office Hours:
Monday - Friday: 10am - 2pm
See you at the theatre! 🎟️✨

02/05/2025
And we’re off! Our ‘Little Women’ tour has started…Don’t forget to get your tickets so you don’t miss us at a venue near...
28/04/2025

And we’re off! Our ‘Little Women’ tour has started…
Don’t forget to get your tickets so you don’t miss us at a venue near you!

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The rehearsals are nearly over and the show is ready to bring to audiences! We’re starting off in Barmouth on Saturday a...
24/04/2025

The rehearsals are nearly over and the show is ready to bring to audiences! We’re starting off in Barmouth on Saturday and can’t wait! We have another 40 performances during our tour, so come and see us at a venue near you!

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Tour dates! Tickets are now available at most of our venues! Check out our website for the link to a venue near you! ...
22/03/2025

Tour dates!
Tickets are now available at most of our venues! Check out our website for the link to a venue near you!

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Cast Announcement! Returning for Little Women is experienced Hotbuckle actor Joanna Purslow. This will be Joanna’s seven...
01/03/2025

Cast Announcement!
Returning for Little Women is experienced Hotbuckle actor Joanna Purslow.
This will be Joanna’s seventh production for Hotbuckle, having toured with last year’s Pride and Prejudice and previous productions of Sense and Sensibility, Great Expectations, Tess of the D’Urbervilles, Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights.
For other companies, roles have included Helena in All’s Well That Ends Well, Beatrice in A View from the Bridge, Kate in She Stoops to Conquer, Judith Bliss in Hay Fever and Katherina in The Taming of the Shrew. She performed two one-woman plays, Shakespeare’s Will, which was performed at Hamlet’s Elsinore Castle before its UK premier and Ursula Queen of The Jungle, which ran at the Edinburgh Fringe followed by a tour in India.

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Mill House Farm
Shrewsbury
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