Dad's Army

Dad's Army runs at the Abbey Theatre from 13 to 21 November, a stage adaptation of the classic television comedy by Jimmy Perry and David Croft. It's produced by Company of Ten, the amateur company that calls the Abbey Theatre home, and it plays on the Main Stage across seven performances.

The show takes you back to the fictional seaside town of Walmington-On-Sea during the Second World War. It follows Captain Mainwaring and his Home Guard platoon, who stand ready for action in wartime Britain in theory only: in practice, orders are misunderstood, plans unravel and confidence rarely matches ability. You'll find Sergeant Wilson, Corporal Jones and the rest of the platoon there, just as they were on screen.

There are seven performances to choose from, so you can pick a night that fits. It opens with 8:00pm shows on Friday 13 and Saturday 14 November, followed by a 2:30pm matinee on Sunday 15. There's a break on Monday 16 and Tuesday 17, then it returns for four more 8:00pm shows from Wednesday 18 to Saturday 21 November. Tickets are £15, with concessions at £13.

One of those nights is a charity evening, when the house and bar open early and raffle tickets go on sale, with the draw at the end of the show. The Abbey Theatre is at Westminster Lodge, Holywell Hill, St Albans, AL1 2DL.