Following the incredible success of The Wind In The Willows last year, members of the Torch Youth Theatre return with a rip-roaring comedy adventure that’s bound to make your evening go with a bang! This July, the talented young people aged seven to 18 from across Pembrokeshire will amaze audience members with The Bangers and Chips Explosion.

Adapted from the outrageously fun book by teacher turned writer, Brough Girling, the play follows the action at St Gertrude’s Primary School. This is a school with is about as unremarkable as you can get. It’s the kind of school you’d walk past every day and not even notice, nothing interesting ever happens there...until the children go on strike to get chips with their lunch. Desperate to prevent all out mutiny the hapless Headteacher, places a job advert in the local paper, and some unusual chefs take up their posts, lighting a fuse that only one unlikely hero can put out! 

When the two newly appointed cooks start to dish up chips for lunch everyday Billy Baxter and his chipaholic friends can hardly believe their luck. But in the kitchen a sinister plot is brewing. Will the children find out in time? Will an unlikely hero emerge to save the school?

“We are just so excited to be bringing this show to the Torch!’ said Tim Howe, Director of the show and Senior Manager Youth & Community at the Torch.

“I first read this book when I was the age of the youngest performers and have loved it ever since. Filled with hilarious, larger than life characters, madcap adventure, and plenty of laughter the book has something for all our young people to get their acting chops into! We are incredibly lucky that Brough has given us permission to bring his story to life and we know our audiences will love it too!” added Tim.

The Bangers and Chips Explosion will be performed on the Theatre Stage on Monday 21 July, Tuesday 22 July and Wednesday 23 July at 6.30pm. Tickets are adult £10 and £8 concessions. Visit the website for further details www.torchtheatre.co.uk / phone the Box Office on (01646) 695267 or click here.