We are a small, friendly amateur group based in and around Wandsworth.The Company was formed in 2007 by merging Hallmark Players and the Nightingale Theatre Company. Both groups have a strong tradition of participation in the Wandsworth Festival including: “Alarms and Excursions”, a joint production by Hallmark and Nightingale in 2006, “Cold Comfort Farm”, our first production as Common Touch in 2007, “Bittersweet”, a selection of songs and readings on the theme of love, in 2008, “Restoration” in 2009 and “The Memory of Water” in 2010. Our most recent production was "Filumena" in January of this year.

Common Touch Theatre Company is the resident theatre company of Battersea Park School.

Our next Production - "Lady in the Van" by Alan Bennett, January 11th to 14th 2012

We are performing "The Lady in the Van" on January 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th in the theatre, Battersea Park school, 401 Battersea Park Road, London SW11 5AP. The theatre entrance is in Dagnall Street. For directions, click here.

The play starts at 7.30 pm each night (doors and bar open at 7.00 pm) and all tickets are £10. You can book tickets online from TicketSource on www.cttc.ticketsource.co.uk, or you can reserve by email from bookings@commontouchtheatre.co.uk.

Adapted by the author from his autobiographical memoir, The Lady in the Van tells the story of Miss Mary Shepherd, whom Alan Bennett first came across when she was living in the street near his home in Camden Town. Taking refuge with her van in his garden originally for three months, she ended up staying fifteen years. Funny, touching and unexpectedly spectacular, The Lady in the Van marked the return to the stage of one of our leading playwrights.