Caroline Horton

A FAMILY BUSINESS Will Embark on UK Tour in 2024

 A Family Business is the final part of Chris Thorpe and Rachel Chavkin’s trilogy of shows that look at global issues from an individual standpoint, following on from Confirmation and Status, both Scotsman Fringe First winners.

Geraldine James to Make Her RSC Debut in AS YOU LIKE IT

Geraldine James makes her RSC debut to play Rosalind in director Omar Elerian’s new production of As You Like It which runs in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon between 17 June – 5 August.  

Vital Xposure Launches Second Season Of Wellspring

Vital Xposure has announced the launch of a second round of Wellspring, a professional development programme for London-based disabled, d/Deaf and Neurodivergent playwrights and script writers, supported by City Bridge Trust.

Arinzé Kene's MISTY Begins Performances Tonight at The Shed

The Shed will present the US premiere of Misty, a genre-defying play written by and starring Olivier Award–nominee Arinzé Kene. See how to purchase tickets!

NOTHING HAPPENS (TWICE) By Little Soldier Productions Will Embark on Tour

Acclaimed multilingual physical theatre company Little Soldier Productions are combining slapstick humour with absurdist Beckett as they quest for the answer to 'why do we carry on'.

US Premiere of Arinzé Kene's MISTY is Coming to The Shed in March

The Shed will present the US premiere of Misty, a genre-defying play written by and starring Olivier Award–nominee Arinzé Kene in his US stage debut and directed by Omar Elerian.

A New Season of Shakespeare is Coming to the RSC In 2023

Erica Whyman, Acting Artistic Director, has announced details of the Royal Shakespeare Company's artistic programme for 2023.

ALL OF ME Gets Its Tron Theatre Staging in May

Tron Theatre is finally able to present, in collaboration with The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival, the award-winning All of Me,  originally programmed as part of our Mayfesto 2020 season. Written and performed by Caroline Horton, an Olivier Award nominee, All of Me is an intimate and absurd exploration of wanting to live, wanting to die and what can happen if we sit together with the dark.

China Plate's Bite Size Festival Returns To Warwick Arts Centre This April

China Plate's invigorating one-day festival of theatrical talent from the Midlands returns to the Warwick Arts Centre this April. From family-friendly theatre about a yeti to a full-length evening show about concealing the truth, the festival celebrates the best in new and established theatre-making from across the region.

Rural Touring Dance Initiative Report Shows Benefit Of Taking Dance To Rural Spaces

A new report released by the Rural Touring Dance Initiative (RTDI) has shown that taking dance into rural spaces can be a gateway to finding new audiences.

ALL OF ME Will Embark on UK Tour This Spring

This spring, Caroline Horton is touring the UK with her critically acclaimed solo show following a multi-award-winning Edinburgh run in 2019, a Twine adaptation and an audio version.

China Plate Announce New Leadership Appointments

Midlands-based independent theatre studio China Plate have announced the appointment of their first ever Executive Director, Chloe Courtney, and Sarah Preece as the Chair of the Board. Chloe Courtney takes up their role in March, joining the leadership team of Artistic Directors Ed Collier and Paul Warwick and in May Sarah will take over from Phyllida Hancock who was in the role for four years.

First Bite Festival Will Kick Off Next Week

Ten brand new work-in-progress shows by companies and artists based in the Midlands will have their first outing for audiences and industry professionals at this year's First Bite festival. The free online micro-festival, produced by independent theatre studio China Plate, will take place over a week in four lunchtime events hosted by Georgie Jones.

Applications Are Open For Midlands Development Programme First Bite

Applications are now open for Midlands artists to take part in First Bite, a festival of new work programmed by independent theatre studio China Plate. First Bite has been showcasing and promoting the best of Midlands theatre talent since 2009, and this year will take place online in September.

Fuel Announces a Programme of Work For 2021

Featuring a range of artforms and practitioners, the programme represents the culmination of months of planning and preparation. Alongside the live work, McGrath has announced a permanent addition to the Fuel rosta - Fuel Digital. A place where digital streams of new and existing work are presented through Fuel's own web platform. 

Listen: Paapa Essiedu and More Join Latest Episodes of THAT PODCAST

The series features more than 100 artists, commentators and thought leaders, with 23 commissions, performances from some of the UK’s most exciting names in contemporary arts and entertainment, and testimonies from the public.

Caroline Horton & Co and China Plate Present ALL OF ME Twine and Audio Versions

Caroline Horton & Co and China Plate present All of Me: The Audio and All of Me: The Twine. Based on the stage show All of Me (The Possibility of Future Splendour) by Caroline Horton,

New Short Film On Living With Chronic Pain Comes to BBC iPlayer

Adapted from the award-winning The Shape of the Pain (Scotsman Fringe First), this new short film created in isolation is a powerful and intimate insight into living with a rare, synesthetic chronic pain condition.

Cambridge Junction Announces Digital Theatre Production Of Rachel Mariner's RECOVERING MISOGYNIST

Cambridge Junction today announces the experimental digital production Recovering Misogynist written and read by Rachel Mariner will be available to watch from 12 August at 7pm.

China Plate Repurposes To Support NHS Workers and Young People

Responding to the needs of healthcare workers and aspiring young producers in the Midlands, independent production studio China Plate and Warwick Arts Centre are working together on digital projects designed to serve their communities. Both projects are supported by Coventry City of Culture 2021.