Barry Jackson
Also Credited As: Sir Barry Jackson
Date of Death: April 03, 1961
Birth Place: Birmingham, ENGLAND
Latest News on Barry Jackson:
Cast Announced For Autobiographical Show About Multiple Sclerosis, BRIGHT SPACES (Sep 25, 2024)
Birmingham Rep Launches Victoria Wood Playwriting Prize For Comedy and the UK Premiere of New Musical BHANGRA NATION (May 19, 2023)
Birmingham Rep Announce Community Tour Of JACK AND THE MAGIC BEANSTALK (Dec 15, 2022)
Cast Announced For Autobiographical Show About Multiple Sclerosis, BRIGHT SPACES (Sep 25, 2024)
Birmingham Rep Launches Victoria Wood Playwriting Prize For Comedy and the UK Premiere of New Musical BHANGRA NATION (May 19, 2023)
Birmingham Rep Announce Community Tour Of JACK AND THE MAGIC BEANSTALK (Dec 15, 2022)
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Cast Announced For Autobiographical Show About Multiple Sclerosis, BRIGHT SPACES
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 25, 2024
The cast for the autobiographical show BRIGHT PLACES, which explores life with Multiple Sclerosis, has been announced. The production delves into personal experiences and aims to raise awareness about the condition.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 25, 2024
The cast for the autobiographical show BRIGHT PLACES, which explores life with Multiple Sclerosis, has been announced. The production delves into personal experiences and aims to raise awareness about the condition.
Birmingham Rep Launches Victoria Wood Playwriting Prize For Comedy and the UK Premiere of New Musical BHANGRA NATION
by Stephi Wild - May 19, 2023
On what would have been Comedy legend Victoria Wood's 70th Birthday, Sean Foley, the double Olivier Award-winning Artistic Director of Birmingham Repertory Theatre has announced the creation of the first ever major playwriting prize dedicated to the art of Comedy.
by Stephi Wild - May 19, 2023
On what would have been Comedy legend Victoria Wood's 70th Birthday, Sean Foley, the double Olivier Award-winning Artistic Director of Birmingham Repertory Theatre has announced the creation of the first ever major playwriting prize dedicated to the art of Comedy.
Birmingham Rep Announce Community Tour Of JACK AND THE MAGIC BEANSTALK
by Stephi Wild - Dec 15, 2022
Following on from a highly successful run at Birmingham Rep, which continues until Sat 31 Dec, Jack and the Magic Beanstalk will tour to ten community venues across Birmingham. Tickets will be free or at low cost thanks to the generous support of the Sir Barry Jackson Trust.
by Stephi Wild - Dec 15, 2022
Following on from a highly successful run at Birmingham Rep, which continues until Sat 31 Dec, Jack and the Magic Beanstalk will tour to ten community venues across Birmingham. Tickets will be free or at low cost thanks to the generous support of the Sir Barry Jackson Trust.
Buy Tickets For GEM OF A PLACE: A Theatrical Journey Through Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter This September
by Grace Cutler - Jul 31, 2022
Birmingham residents can take a theatrical journey through the heart of the city's famous Jewellery Quarter this September as part of the Birmingham 2022 Festival.
by Grace Cutler - Jul 31, 2022
Birmingham residents can take a theatrical journey through the heart of the city's famous Jewellery Quarter this September as part of the Birmingham 2022 Festival.
Birmingham Rep Announce GRIMEBOY Community Tour
by Stephi Wild - Apr 29, 2022
As a run of sold-out performances concludes this Saturday, Birmingham Rep have announced that their hit production of GrimeBoy will tour to twelve community venues around the West Midlands thanks to funding from the Sir Barry Jackson Trust.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 29, 2022
As a run of sold-out performances concludes this Saturday, Birmingham Rep have announced that their hit production of GrimeBoy will tour to twelve community venues around the West Midlands thanks to funding from the Sir Barry Jackson Trust.
Birmingham Rep Reveals £2.87m New Look
by Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2022
Birmingham Rep have officially unveiled a £2.87m new look to their historic home on Birmingham's Centenary Square, 50 years on from the theatre first opening its doors.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2022
Birmingham Rep have officially unveiled a £2.87m new look to their historic home on Birmingham's Centenary Square, 50 years on from the theatre first opening its doors.
Birmingham Rep's THE PARK BENCH PLAYS Will Be Broadcast On Sky Arts
by Stephi Wild - Feb 4, 2022
Birmingham Rep have announced that five of their new commissions filmed as part of The Park Bench Plays will be broadcast on Sky Arts (Freeview Channel 11) on Monday 7 February 2022 at 11pm.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 4, 2022
Birmingham Rep have announced that five of their new commissions filmed as part of The Park Bench Plays will be broadcast on Sky Arts (Freeview Channel 11) on Monday 7 February 2022 at 11pm.
BOLDtext Playwrights & Birmingham Museums Present: POWER OF INVENTION
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 24, 2021
The elegant gardens of Birmingham's magnificent Soho House, home to 18th century entrepreneur and industrialist Matthew Boulton, are the setting for a new theatre show which explores some of the colourful characters from the house's fascinating scientific past.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 24, 2021
The elegant gardens of Birmingham's magnificent Soho House, home to 18th century entrepreneur and industrialist Matthew Boulton, are the setting for a new theatre show which explores some of the colourful characters from the house's fascinating scientific past.
Birmingham Repertory Theatre Announce The Commissioning Of 12 New Plays
by Stephi Wild - Sep 28, 2020
Today, Birmingham Repertory Theatre has announced 12 new commissions titled The Park Bench Plays a?" a series of micro-plays that illuminate, interrogate and even celebrate today's socially distanced world.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 28, 2020
Today, Birmingham Repertory Theatre has announced 12 new commissions titled The Park Bench Plays a?" a series of micro-plays that illuminate, interrogate and even celebrate today's socially distanced world.
London's Landmark Festival Of European Theatre Returns For 7th Year
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 10, 2019
London's landmark festival of European theatre will return for a seventh year this November to showcase boundary pushing work from across the continent. Featuring a jam-packed programme of twenty-three shows from twenty-six countries, including Lithuania, Norway, Estonia, Croatia and Bulgaria, the festival is this year supported by the Hungarian Cultural Centre London and will be headlined by the country's hit show, European Freaks. This year also marks the festival's first ever partnership with Rich Mix, which will open the doors to its east London venue as it stages work alongside The Cockpit and supports the development of three brand new works-in-progress with residencies. It follows a successful collaboration with the West End's The Actors Centre earlier this year on the joint festival, A Piece of the Continent.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 10, 2019
London's landmark festival of European theatre will return for a seventh year this November to showcase boundary pushing work from across the continent. Featuring a jam-packed programme of twenty-three shows from twenty-six countries, including Lithuania, Norway, Estonia, Croatia and Bulgaria, the festival is this year supported by the Hungarian Cultural Centre London and will be headlined by the country's hit show, European Freaks. This year also marks the festival's first ever partnership with Rich Mix, which will open the doors to its east London venue as it stages work alongside The Cockpit and supports the development of three brand new works-in-progress with residencies. It follows a successful collaboration with the West End's The Actors Centre earlier this year on the joint festival, A Piece of the Continent.
Vibrant - A Festival Of Finborough Playwrights Returns For 11th Year
by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2019
Now in its eleventh consecutive year, the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre presents Vibrant 2019 A Festival of Finborough Playwrights, its annual explosion of new writing, running between 16 June-4 July 2019.
by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2019
Now in its eleventh consecutive year, the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre presents Vibrant 2019 A Festival of Finborough Playwrights, its annual explosion of new writing, running between 16 June-4 July 2019.
Mint Theate Presents THE PRICE OF THOMAS SCOTT
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 7, 2019
Meet Miss Baker has begun, with previews of The Price of Thomas Scott, directed by Mint Theater Artistic Director Jonathan Bank. Performances began January 24th and continue through March 23rd at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street). Opening Night is set for February 20th.
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 7, 2019
Meet Miss Baker has begun, with previews of The Price of Thomas Scott, directed by Mint Theater Artistic Director Jonathan Bank. Performances began January 24th and continue through March 23rd at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street). Opening Night is set for February 20th.
Mint Theater Announces Upcoming Lineup; MEET MISS BAKER and More
by Julie Musbach - Nov 19, 2018
Mint announced "Meet Miss Baker," Mint's latest effort in its ongoing commitment to create new life for neglected women playwrights. From Pulitzer-Prize winning plays by Zona Gale and Susan Glaspell, to forgotten works by Rachel Crothers, Cicely Hamilton, Githa Sowerby, Hazel Ellis, Maurine Dallas Watkins, Lillian Hellman, Rose Franken and Dawn Powell, Mint has long been a champion of neglected plays by women. Up next is English playwright Elizabeth Baker, who will receive three productions, each getting their American premiere, over the next two years.
by Julie Musbach - Nov 19, 2018
Mint announced "Meet Miss Baker," Mint's latest effort in its ongoing commitment to create new life for neglected women playwrights. From Pulitzer-Prize winning plays by Zona Gale and Susan Glaspell, to forgotten works by Rachel Crothers, Cicely Hamilton, Githa Sowerby, Hazel Ellis, Maurine Dallas Watkins, Lillian Hellman, Rose Franken and Dawn Powell, Mint has long been a champion of neglected plays by women. Up next is English playwright Elizabeth Baker, who will receive three productions, each getting their American premiere, over the next two years.
Full Dates and Casting Announced for World Premiere of Anna Jordan's POP MUSIC
by Marianka Swain - Jul 4, 2018
Paines Plough and Birmingham Repertory Theatre have today announced the full cast and UK tour dates for POP MUSIC, a World Premiere from Bruntwood Award-winner Anna Jordan (Yen). The new play, which promises to be a night at the theatre like no other, charts two wedding guests' rollercoaster journey through thirty epic years of pop.
by Marianka Swain - Jul 4, 2018
Paines Plough and Birmingham Repertory Theatre have today announced the full cast and UK tour dates for POP MUSIC, a World Premiere from Bruntwood Award-winner Anna Jordan (Yen). The new play, which promises to be a night at the theatre like no other, charts two wedding guests' rollercoaster journey through thirty epic years of pop.
New Play THE DANCING CLUB Adds Kidderminster Venue To Its 2018 National Tour
by Julie Musbach - Feb 21, 2018
Due to popular demand and with sell-out shows in Kidderminster and Bewdley at the start of the 2018 tour, The Dancing Club, a new play written and directed by Caroline Jester, has added a very special performance and venue to its world premiere national touring schedule.
by Julie Musbach - Feb 21, 2018
Due to popular demand and with sell-out shows in Kidderminster and Bewdley at the start of the 2018 tour, The Dancing Club, a new play written and directed by Caroline Jester, has added a very special performance and venue to its world premiere national touring schedule.
Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti's Latest Play ELEPHANT Tells The Story Of A Family Built On Untruths
by Stephi Wild - Jan 24, 2018
Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti's latest play, Elephant, receives its world premi re at Birmingham Repertory Theatre next month. Directed by Lucy Morrison, Elephant tells the story of a family built on untruths, a family whose lives are at odds with their belief system and asks the question whether it is possible to truly forgive and forget.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 24, 2018
Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti's latest play, Elephant, receives its world premi re at Birmingham Repertory Theatre next month. Directed by Lucy Morrison, Elephant tells the story of a family built on untruths, a family whose lives are at odds with their belief system and asks the question whether it is possible to truly forgive and forget.
THE DANCING CLUB Announces National Tour
by Stephi Wild - Jan 4, 2018
The Dancing Club is a new play for community owned spaces, school and village halls, libraries, arts centres and theatres. Produced by Pippa Frith and written and directed by Caroline Jester, The Dancing Club is based around the remarkable and inspirational true story of Kidderminster legends Frank and Wynn Freeman and their selfless drive to get a town dancing.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 4, 2018
The Dancing Club is a new play for community owned spaces, school and village halls, libraries, arts centres and theatres. Produced by Pippa Frith and written and directed by Caroline Jester, The Dancing Club is based around the remarkable and inspirational true story of Kidderminster legends Frank and Wynn Freeman and their selfless drive to get a town dancing.
Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Presents the Los Angeles Premiere of 946: THE AMAZING STORY OF ADOLPHUS TIPS
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 20, 2017
The brilliant theatricality of Kneehigh, the innovative United Kingdom-based theater company, will be on display at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts once again when 946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips has its Los Angeles premiere. Based on the beloved book by War Horse author Michael Morpurgo, 946 explores everything we thought we knew about the D-Day landings in this tender musical tale of love and war. Adapted by Morpurgo and Emma Rice, who also directs, 946 is a Kneehigh production presented in association with Birmingham Repertory and Berkeley Repertory Theatres. Performances begin February 9 with the opening on February 10.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 20, 2017
The brilliant theatricality of Kneehigh, the innovative United Kingdom-based theater company, will be on display at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts once again when 946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips has its Los Angeles premiere. Based on the beloved book by War Horse author Michael Morpurgo, 946 explores everything we thought we knew about the D-Day landings in this tender musical tale of love and war. Adapted by Morpurgo and Emma Rice, who also directs, 946 is a Kneehigh production presented in association with Birmingham Repertory and Berkeley Repertory Theatres. Performances begin February 9 with the opening on February 10.
Emma Rice and Michael Morpurgo's '946' to Make American Premiere at Berkeley Rep
by BWW News Desk - Dec 7, 2016
Berkeley Rep today announced the American premiere of 946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips adapted by Michael Morpurgo (War Horse) and Emma Rice, with Rice also directing.
by BWW News Desk - Dec 7, 2016
Berkeley Rep today announced the American premiere of 946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips adapted by Michael Morpurgo (War Horse) and Emma Rice, with Rice also directing.
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