Ghost Hunters
NOTE: This post is something I wrote a few years back about another totally immersive experience (for me that is – some things take over). We used a couple of sets in different rooms for Act I and Act II. […]
Offbeat Plays
Plays written by Offbeat writers Barbara Hockley and RobHockley for schools and youth groups.
The Frog King
I can’t tell you how much we loved creating this full length absurd romp through fairytale-land. Writing the play was an experience (in my head), but the crazy reality of being able to stage it in an empty building, on […]
Award for SPYS with Darkness!
In 2016 SPYS (Sodbury Players Youth Section) won the Best Youth award for their production of Rob Hockley’s “Darkness in the night” at the Bristol One-act drama festival.Congratulations from all at OffbeatTheatre – especially a very happy playwright. We’re proud […]
Perilous Tales Revisited
Perilous Tales was a strange, twisted, funny and rather dark series of ‘cautionary’ tales that I created for the Youth Theatre years ago. We had a lot of fun with it, as we did with just about every show we […]
It’s a bit dark, isn’t it…
Some photos you never tire of. This is one of my favourites taken by Jim Rolt during a rehearsal by Conquest Youth Theatre for Darkness in the Night, one of Rob Hockley’s most popular plays. Performed all over the place, […]
Need a musical about spies?
SPY SCHOOL is a one act musical – runs 50-60 minutes. Just right for the end of year production for your 10 – 13 year olds (ok, I know a few bigger kids who would love spy school as well!). […]