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The Ballad of Maria Marten single by Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman is available now via madstheatre.org/the-ballad-o... or as an optional add-on when booking tickets to the show, and all proceeds go to East Cheshire Hospice.
September 2, 2025 at 6:01 AM
This month we celebrate the 60th anniversary of MADS Little Theatre. The society was founded in 1947 and initially performed at numerous venues around Macclesfield, before renting the Lord Street Sunday School from 1954.

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September 1, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The Ballad of Maria Marten by Beth Flintoff opens one week today and tickets are now on general sale. The play runs 8 - 13 September 2025 and tickets are available from madstheatre.org/mads_product....
September 1, 2025 at 5:58 AM
The Ballad of Maria Marten by Beth Flintoff runs 8 - 13 September 2025 and tickets are available at madstheatre.org/mads_product....

Photos by Silktown Studios
Music by @kathrynandsean.bsky.social
August 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The Ballad of Maria Marten single by Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman is available now via madstheatre.org/the-ballad-o... or as an optional add-on when booking tickets to the show, and all proceeds go to East Cheshire Hospice.
August 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The Ballad of Maria Marten by Beth Flintoff runs 8 - 13 September 2025 and tickets are available at madstheatre.org/mads_product....
August 28, 2025 at 7:07 AM
The Ballad of Maria Marten by Beth Flintoff runs 8 - 13 September 2025 and tickets are available at madstheatre.org/mads_product....
August 26, 2025 at 6:34 AM
The Ballad of Maria Marten by Beth Flintoff opens two weeks today and tickets are now on general sale. The play runs 8 - 13 September 2025 and tickets are available from madstheatre.org/mads_product....
August 25, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The Ballad of Maria Marten single by Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman is available now via madstheatre.org/the-ballad-o... or as an optional add-on when booking tickets to the show, and all proceeds go to East Cheshire Hospice.
August 19, 2025 at 6:08 AM
The Ballad of Maria Marten by Beth Flintoff opens three weeks today and tickets are now on general sale. The play runs 8 - 13 September 2025 and tickets are available from madstheatre.org/mads_product....
August 18, 2025 at 8:48 AM
In the run-up to The Ballad of Maria Marten, we’re delighted to announce the release of our debut single. Folk duo @kathrynandsean.bsky.social have recorded a special version of the traditional folk song variously known as Maria Marten, The Red Barn and The Murder in the Red Barn. 1/2
August 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The Ballad of Maria Marten by Beth Flintoff opens four weeks today and season ticket holders can now reserve seats. The play runs 8 - 13 September 2025 and tickets go on general sale on 18 August.
August 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The Ballad of Maria Marten by Beth Flintoff opens six weeks today and runs 8 - 13 September 2025. Season ticket holders can reserve seats from 11 August and tickets go on general sale on 18 August.
July 28, 2025 at 6:18 AM
The auditions for the first play of our 2025 - 26 season take place on Monday 30 June 2025 in the Hedley Palin Studio from 19:45.

THE BALLAD OF MARIA MARTEN
By Beth Flintoff
8 - 13 September 2025

More info at madstheatre.org/mads_product....
THE BALLAD OF MARIA MARTEN | Mads Theatre
Summer, 1827. In a red barn in Suffolk, Maria Marten awaits her lover. A year later, hidden in a grain sack under the barn floor, Maria’s body is found – barely identifiable – and the manhunt begins. ...
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June 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Announcing the 2025 - 26 season at MADS Theatre:

THE GAP YEAR
By Clare McMahon
15 - 20 June 2026

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June 10, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Announcing the 2025 - 26 season at MADS Theatre:

HANSARD
By Simon Woods
27 April - 2 May 2026

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June 10, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Announcing the 2025 - 26 season at MADS Theatre:

PERFECT ARRANGEMENT
By Topher Payne
9 - 14 March 2026

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June 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Announcing the 2025 - 26 season at MADS Theatre:

ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST
Adapted by Tom Basden from the play by Dario Fo and Franca Rame
1 - 6 December 2025

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June 9, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Announcing the 2025 - 26 season at MADS Theatre:

THE BALLAD OF MARIA MARTEN
By Beth Flintoff
8 - 13 September 2025

More info at madstheatre.org/mads_product....
June 9, 2025 at 5:35 AM
We’re delighted to announce the 2025 - 26 season at MADS Theatre: five fantastic plays starting in September with The Ballad of Maria Marten. More details to follow throughout the week. 1/2
June 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
To mark #WorldTheatreDay 2025, we’ll just like to take the opportunity to thank our fantastic patrons for supporting MADS and the wider arts scene in Macclesfield 🎭
March 27, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Ugly Duck by Deborah McAndrew opens two weeks today and runs 10-12 April 2025. Tickets are available from the link in bio or madstheatre.org/mads_product....
March 27, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Ugly Duck by Deborah McAndrew runs 10-12 April 2025 and tickets are available from the link in bio or madstheatre.org/mads_product....

The portrait painting featured in the play was created by Bollington-based artist J R Oatts.

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March 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Ugly Duck by Deborah McAndrew runs 10-12 April 2025 and tickets are available from the link in bio or madstheatre.org/mads_product....

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March 24, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Ugly Duck by Deborah McAndrew runs 10-12 April 2025 and tickets are available from the link in bio or madstheatre.org/mads_product....
March 23, 2025 at 7:55 AM