KINGSBRIDGE Amateur Theatrical Society will be performing a world premiere of the locally-written comedy musical Pieces of After Eight at the end of the month.

Apple Taylor from the KATS committee explained: ‘Pieces of After Eight is a swash-buckling tale of pirates seeking treasure and perhaps romance on an island far away from their usual hearty habitat.

‘Set in a rundown seaside hotel, three pirates are convinced that there’s buried treasure to be found - but will sensitive pirate Daniel find more than he bargained for in the form of the winsome and innocently beguiling Samantha?’

Apple continued: ‘His rough and tough fellow seamen and loveable but dim-witted Bosun make up a motley crew that could frighten the life out of any of the moribund and definitively eccentric hotel guests, if they could just take a minute from their game of Scrabble.

‘Hotel owners James and long suffering Pru have struggles of their own and that’s not to mention the ’secret’ customs and excise officer and decidedly dodgy modern day smuggler on board!’

Heartstrings will be pulled, power struggles, planks and parrots will all be featured in this fun and uplifting new musical written and composed by local KATS member Grant Davies, with lyrics by comedy sidekick Johnny Jarman.

Grant and Johnny go way back having written comedy sketches for the BBC in a previous life - so don’t miss out on the chance to attend this exclusive premiere right here in the South Hams.

’Pieces of After Eight’ will run at Malborough Village Hall from Wednesday, March 29 until Saturday, April 1 at 7.30pm, with a Saturday matinee at 2.30pm.

Tickets are available from Kingsbridge Information Centre and online at www.kats-kingsbridge.co.uk.