DRAMA, comedy acts and music for every taste make up the new autumn season at the Georgian Theatre Royal in Richmond.

The award-winning Mikron Theatre Company starts the season with its latest touring production, Get Well Soon, on September 21, a play celebrating 70 years of the NHS.

Other drama includes The Kaiser and I (October 4 and 5), directed by and starring Dominic Goodwin returning to the Georgian stage following his years as a much-loved pantomime dame.

Set in 1914 Berlin, this intriguing two-person show charts the friendship of a German officer and an English dance teacher caught in their nations’ crossfire.

For those wanting something a bit different – even "ambitious, risk-taking and edgy" – We Are Bronte (October 11) from Publick Transport theatre company promises a riotous interpretation of the real and imaginary worlds of Yorkshire’s famous literary siblings.

The theatre's reputation for stand-up comedy is growing and the season sees Kerry Godliman take centre stage on September 28. Known for straight-talking wit, Godliman is best known for her appearances on BBC’s Live at the Apollo, Channel 4’s Derek and Radio 4’s News Quiz and Just A Minute.

Phil Nichol also takes up the comedy baton on October 20 with his entertaining show, Your Wrong, which explores the modern-day need to be right about everything, including grammar.

For music lovers there is a varied programme ranging from opera to Abba.

Talented soloists from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and La Scala come together for a spectacular evening of music in September Song (September 16) and the season sees the return of popular local folk group Fourum on October 6.

Jimmy’s Fiddle (October 27) features Tom McConville (BBC Young Musician of the Year) and Alan Fitzsimmons, one of the North-East’s finest singers, in a musical story of James Hill, the most famous fiddler on Tyneside during the late Georgian and early Victorian periods.

Back in the modern era is an evening with Hayley McKay (November 3) who has a huge regional following and has been wowing audiences at festivals such as Glastonbury and Hardwick Live with pop/Americana/country music. Two top tribute bands are bound to pull in the crowds. Eric Clapton fans will not be disappointed in the company of Classic Clapton (October 12) and authentic Abba is promised by Arrival (October 26), a band that last year was voted the "best Abba show" by the UK Abba Fan Club.

During next month's GeorgeFest18 there will be a fortnight of guided costumed heritage tours (August 13-27), three talks offering insights into the daily lives of our Georgian ancestors, and a gala concert (August 25) for Harrogate’s 25th International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival, featuring tenor Nick Sales and soprano Sarah Helsby Hughes from Heritage Opera.

In September, as part of the Walking and Book Festival, there are stimulating evenings with novelist Salley Vickers (September 23); crime writer Peter Robinson with the guitarist Martin Carthy (September 26); and Helen Pankhurst (September 30), suffragette descendent and campaigner, who charts how the lives of women in the UK have changed over the last 100 years.

Also featured in the season are Richmond Amateur Dramatic Society with Rumours (November 8-10) and Richmond Operatic Society presenting The Nativity Saga (November 14-17).

Family entertainment includes Princess Charming (October 7), which explores gender stereotyping in a fun and questioning way, and the pantomime Sleeping Beauty (December 7 to January 13).

For tickets visit georgiantheatreroyal.co.uk or call the box office on 01748 825252.