{"id":5870,"date":"2026-02-13T22:55:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T22:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagestars.uk\/?page_id=5870"},"modified":"2026-02-13T22:55:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T22:55:40","slug":"shows-2025-strangers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stagestars.uk\/?page_id=5870","title":{"rendered":"Shows &#8211; Strangers (2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5870\" class=\"elementor elementor-5870\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1606d492 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1606d492\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-835cb6a elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"835cb6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1371\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1371\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Poster<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1372\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1372\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Synopsis<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1373\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1373\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Musical Numbers<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1374\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1374\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Cast<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1375\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1375\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Crew<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1371\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Poster<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1371\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1371\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><h1>POSTER<\/h1><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stagestars.net\/images\/showposter\/2016Strangers.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"707\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1372\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Synopsis<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1372\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1372\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h1>SYNOPSIS<\/h1>\n<p>Strangers tells the tale of love, lies and longing. When the bombs began to land, the children had to leave, and not all their experiences were the same. Join Evie, her brother Billy, and love interest Peter as they find out what being an Evacuee really meant in on of the most emotionally charged musicals of recent years.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Strangers has only ever visited the South West once before, in 2009, when it was also put on by Stage Stars. &#8216;Strangers&#8217; is written by Darren Vallier, Richard Lindfield, Rob Sweetman and Michael James. It sensitively portrays the life, loves and sacrifices made during World War II as children were evacuated to distant towns across the country. &#8216;Strangers&#8217; was showcased in London to critical acclaim.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1373\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Musical Numbers<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1373\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1373\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h1>MUSICAL NUMBERS<\/h1>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"88%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"65%\">\n<p><strong>Act 1\u00a0<\/strong><br>1. One Mistake\/In My Mind<br>2. You&#8217;ve Got To Be Labelled<br>3. Journey Of A Lifetime<br>4. Buggered<br>5. We&#8217;ll Take This One<br>6. Home Sweet Home<br>7. Not One Of Us<br>8. To A Safer Place<br>9. In The Arms Of Strangers<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"35%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1>\u00a0<\/h1>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"88%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"38%\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td width=\"62%\">\n<p><strong>Act 2<\/strong><br>10. A Place For Everything<br>11. A Simple Man<br>12. Stronger<br>13. Love&#8217;s Not Fair<br>14. The Weight Of The World\u00a0<br>15. This Is The Land<br>16. Nothing\/I Will Go<br>17. One Mistake<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1374\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Cast<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1374\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1374\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h1>CAST LIST<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Evie Gander<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0<br><strong>Billy Gander<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0<br><strong>Peter Kesselman<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0<br><strong>Eve Collins<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0<br><strong>Her Ladyship<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0<br><strong>Cheadle<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0<br><strong>Ted Duval<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0<br><strong>Violet Gander<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0<br><strong>Jack Earnshaw<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0<br><strong>Rose Earnshaw<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0<br><strong>Colonel Sprake<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0<\/p>\n<strong>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1375\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Crew<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1375\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1375\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h1>CREW LIST<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Creative Director <\/strong>&#8211; Scott Wieprecht<br><strong>Choreographers<\/strong> &#8211; Sophie Wieprecht<br><strong>Solo Coordinator<\/strong> &#8211; Beth Blake<br><br><strong>Sound Designer<\/strong> &#8211; Scott Wieprecht<br><strong>Lighting Designer<\/strong> &#8211; Noah Bottrell<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a0c91f6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a0c91f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cf7b131 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7cf7b131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"converted-pxl-image-grid\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b91854c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b91854c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30af0c6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"30af0c6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"converted-pxl-testimonials\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poster Synopsis Musical Numbers Cast Crew POSTER SYNOPSIS Strangers tells the tale of love, lies and longing. 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