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Altarena Playhouse • 1409 High Street, Alameda, CA 94501
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Upcoming Production
 | • AUG 21 - SEP 20, 2026 • Fallen Angels / Play For Tickets & Info: In Fallen Angels two long-time friends and married women, Julia and Jane, find themselves rattled when they learn that a former French lover they once shared is arriving in London. Their husbands are out of town on a golf trip giving the women the freedom to revisit old longings and repressed desires. As the afternoon drifts on, polite conversation gradually gives way to cocktails, champagne, and mounting tension. What starts as wistful nostalgia morphs into jealousy and confusion as the women confront not only their feelings for the man but also the quiet dissatisfaction in their marriages. Meanwhile a clever and outspoken maid named Saunders watches and comments from the sidelines, adding both levity and sharp insight. The setting is a chic 1920s London flat filled with art-deco elegance, which frames the growing chaos in genteel surroundings. With biting wit and simmering emotion, the play captures the crash between societal propriety and personal yearning while delivering laughter, longing, and a sense of what might happen when long-buried passions resurface. | ||
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Coming Soon
• OPENS OCTOBER 23, 2026 • The Lion in the Winter / Play The Lion in Winter, written by James Goldman, is a live theatre play in the genre of historical drama with sharp comedic edges woven through its dialogue. Set in the twelfth century during a tense royal holiday gathering, the story follows King Henry II as he brings together his estranged wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, their three ambitious sons, and a pair of unexpected guests. Everyone arrives with a smile that hides a scheme, and the castle quickly turns into a battlefield of words, rivalries, and shifting loyalties. The play draws its power not from sword fights or sweeping battles, but from razor sharp conversations where every remark hints at a deeper motive. Henry tries to secure his legacy, Eleanor guards her pride and influence, and their sons fight for attention in a family that treats affection like a rare luxury. Political maneuvering blends with personal wounds, creating a story that feels intimate and grand at the same time. The tension builds through witty exchanges, simmering resentment, and clever manipulation, inviting the audience into a royal household where love is complicated, trust is fragile, and every choice carries the weight of a kingdom. |