StoneCrabs Theatre

StoneCrabs Theatre 20 years of shining a light on untold stories.

13/06/2026

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”

Theatre isn't just about sitting in a dark room, it’s about connecting with the world around us. Our Wilde in Ryde actor, Si Lynch, shared a beautiful reminder about why projects like Stories Underfoot matter so much:

“Creativity belongs to everyone. Draw a picture. Write a poem. Perform a scene. Sing a song. Put the screen down. Observe, be observed, listen, speak, be present.”

Join us on Sunday, June 14th, (tomorrow!) to put the screens away for a morning, step into the sunshine, and celebrate a man who knew exactly how to make language dance.

🔗 Book your place here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985906500803?aff=oddtdtcreator

10/06/2026

𝚆𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚘 𝚎𝚡𝚌𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝙰𝙰𝙿𝚃𝙿 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 2026/27... 🥁

🥳 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚒𝚎, 𝙻𝚒𝚋𝚋𝚢, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙰𝚋𝚒. 👏🏼

𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚎 𝚋𝚛𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚋𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚓𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚜, 𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚗𝚟𝚘𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚝 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚖𝚎𝚎𝚝𝚞𝚙𝚜, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚍𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚜𝚔𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚜 𝚊𝚜 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚜. 📋🎬

𝙲𝚑𝚎𝚌𝚔 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚟𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚘 𝙻𝚒𝚋𝚋𝚢 and 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚒𝚎 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍: 𝚊 𝚍𝚊𝚢-𝚒𝚗-𝚝𝚑𝚎-𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚂𝚝𝚘𝚗𝚎𝙲𝚛𝚊𝚋𝚜' 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚎! 🎥

𝙸𝚗𝚌𝚕𝚞𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗 𝚎𝚡𝚌𝚕𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚊𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜𝚊𝚕𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚁𝚢𝚍𝚎! 👀💐

𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚝𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚁𝚢𝚍𝚎 𝚟𝚒𝚊 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚔 𝚒𝚗 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚋𝚒𝚘. 🔗

#𝚁𝚢𝚍𝚎 #𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚛𝚎 #𝙲𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎𝙲𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚢 #𝚂𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜𝚄𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚘𝚘𝚝 #𝚂𝚝𝚘𝚗𝚎𝙲𝚛𝚊𝚋𝚜

"We often speak with Wilde’s voice, though perhaps we do not realise it.”Ever wondered how a piece of historical street ...
09/06/2026

"We often speak with Wilde’s voice, though perhaps we do not realise it.”

Ever wondered how a piece of historical street theatre comes to life?
Meet Jason Watts, the brilliant playwright behind our upcoming Wilde in Ryde performed walk!

To build the script, Jason dove deep into the archives, basing the structure on Wilde's own fashion manifesto, "The Philosophy of Dress".

📝 A Note From Jason:
“It contains, unsurprisingly, some marvellous quotes on the condition of the English wardrobe of the time, its joys and pleasures as well as its crimes... I feel deeply honoured to have been able to help to remind a modern audience of the wit and wonder of Oscar Wilde.”

Join us on Sunday, June 14th, to hear how Jason has woven Wilde's timeless wit into a vibrant, walking celebration of our local history.

🎟️ Grab your tickets now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985906500803?aff=oddtdtcreator

StoneCrabs' Out On An Island team are delighted to be taking part in Book Fairies With Pride this year. Throughout June ...
08/06/2026

StoneCrabs' Out On An Island team are delighted to be taking part in Book Fairies With Pride this year. Throughout June we will be hiding books across the Island for you to read and share. There are 500 books being shared across the UK.

About the book: The Disappearers by Marlon James

Content note: ADULT - very adult sexual scenes throughout the novel and from the start.
When eight gay men meet for the first time, in Kingston in 1988, answering the casting call for an openly q***r play, they are already taking a big risk. But that is nothing compared to what rains down on them when a mob descends on one of their rehearsals. By the end of this night, one man is dead, all are injured, and two subsequently disappear.

'Sometimes I wish what I wrote sounded like Prince lyrics'.

The Book Fairies

"To know that Wilde himself once walked these streets made the experience feel deliciously immediate." Meet Si Lynch, th...
04/06/2026

"To know that Wilde himself once walked these streets made the experience feel deliciously immediate."

Meet Si Lynch, the brilliant actor bringing the legend back to life for our Wilde in Ryde Promenade Walk on Sunday, June 14th!

Stepping into the shoes of the "Apostle of Aestheticism" is no small feat. Si shares what it felt like to embody Oscar's delightful arrogance and charm under the Isle of Wight sun:

“Standing outside Hughes & Mullins photography studio in Ryde, where his famous white-suited portrait was taken, was a thrill... The audience were Wilde fans, so I could have a little fun with them, and they leaned right in. Sun blazing, sea roaring along Ryde Esplanade, hovercraft humming in the distance... it was theatre in the wide, unpredictable world.”

Don't miss the chance to walk, laugh, and promenade with Oscar and Si from Union Street all the way to the cool shade of Appley Tower!

🎟️Book your tickets in the link in our bio!

WILDE IN RYDE: STORIES UNDERFOOT is a proud partner of Creative Island

29/05/2026

REFRACTION is a celebration of the work of our first graduating trainees. The evening includes a showcase of original works written and devised by Cody Pevreall and Ben Homes, a presentation from Lucas Alexander Berry, and an exhibition of local q***r artists, including Dee Young, Kieron Vine and Marcie Ellis.

At this one-night-only event at Art House Life on 15th June 7pm-9pm, grab a drink, explore the pieces curated by the trainees, and then settle in for two exciting, original live pieces performed by the Off Book Drama Group that the trainees have been working with all year.

Admission is free. Tickets are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. If you’d like to support our work, we welcome 'Pay What You Can' donations on the night. Book your spot in the link in the comments!

28/05/2026

"Beauty comes always from freedom."

When Oscar Wilde lectured in Ryde, the Victorians expected a ridiculous spectacle. Instead, they found themselves completely won over by his "Philosophy of Dress"!

Wilde championed a total wardrobe revolution: outlawing tight corsets, rejecting boring trends, and declaring that clothes should complement the human form rather than restrict it.

Ahead of our promenade walk on June 14th, we’re taking notes from the master of style himself:

Rule 1: Simplicity of one colour is best if you want to look tall and graceful.

Rule 2: Clothes must hang from the shoulders, never the waist.

Rule 3: Never sew on useless bows or flounces just for the sake of fashion.

What will you be wearing to walk the promenade with Oscar?

What are your dressing up rules?

STORIES UNDERFOOT: WILDE IN RYDE is a proud partner of Creative Island

28/05/2026

"Beauty comes always from freedom."

When Oscar Wilde lectured in Ryde, the Victorians expected a ridiculous spectacle. Instead, they found themselves completely won over by his "Philosophy of Dress"! 

Wilde championed a total wardrobe revolution: outlawing tight corsets, rejecting boring trends, and declaring that clothes should complement the human form rather than restrict it.

Ahead of our promenade walk on June 14th, we’re taking notes from the master of style himself:

Rule 1: Simplicity of one colour is best if you want to look tall and graceful.

Rule 2: Clothes must hang from the shoulders, never the waist.

Rule 3: Never sew on useless bows or flounces just for the sake of fashion.

What will you be wearing to walk the promenade with Oscar? 

What are your dressing up rules? 

STORIES UNDERFOOT: WILDE IN RYDE is a proud partner of

"A fashion is merely a form of ugliness so absolutely unbearable that we have to alter it every six months!"142 years ag...
20/05/2026

"A fashion is merely a form of ugliness so absolutely unbearable that we have to alter it every six months!"

142 years ago, the "Apostle of Aestheticism" himself, Oscar Wilde, stepped off the ferry and onto the streets of Ryde to deliver his legendary lecture, "On Dress," at the Ryde Town Hall.

On Sunday, June 14th at 10:30 AM, the witty Wilde returns!

Join StoneCrabs Theatre for Wilde Ryde, an immersive promenade walk tracing Oscar’s exact 1884 footsteps.

Led by Si Lynch in Wilde’s iconic white suit, we will saunter down Union Street, explore our local history, and promenade all the way to Appley Tower.

Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985906500803?aff=oddtdtcreator

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