News on your favorite shows, specials & more!
Dora Schweitzer Headshot

Dora Schweitzer

Get Dora Schweitzer Email Alerts

Be the first to get news, photos, videos & more.

Productions

 
[West End, 2017]
Designer

News


Cast and Creatives Announced for SLEEPING BEAUTY at Queen's Theatre Hornchurch

Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch’s annual pantomime is always a firm family favourite, and it is a pleasure to now be able to reveal the cast and creatives for the upcoming production of Sleeping Beauty, playing until 31 December 2022.
Jacqueline Jossa, Matt Jay-Willis and More Join Brian Conley In A CHRISTMAS CAROL At The Dominion Theatre

A star cast will join Brian Conley in the new, musical staged concert of Alan Menken, Lynn Ahrens and Mike Ockrent's A Christmas Carol, which is set to play a strictly limited season at the Dominion Theatre in London. Performances run from Monday 7 December 2020 to Saturday 2 January 2021.
Photo Flash: First Look At Queen's Theatre Hornchurch productions of STILETTO BEACH and SO HERE WE ARE

The Queen's Theatre Hornchurch is bringing Luke Norris' (Royal Court, Paines Plough) acclaimed So Here We Are home to its Essex roots this autumn. It plays alongside the world premiere of Sadie Hasler's (Pramkicker, Fran & Leni) hilarious comedy Stiletto Beach as part of Queen's Theatre Hornchurch's Essex On Stage programme from 4th-28th September.
Photo Flash: First Look At world premiere Of STILETTO BEACH and homecoming revival of SO HERE WE ARE

The Queen's Theatre Hornchurch is bringing Luke Norris' (Royal Court, Paines Plough) acclaimed So Here We Are home to its Essex roots this autumn. It plays alongside the world premiere of Sadie Hasler's (Pramkicker, Fran & Leni) hilarious comedy Stiletto Beach as part of Queen's Theatre Hornchurch's Essex On Stage programme from 4th-28th September.
Casting Announced For STILETTO BEACH and SO HERE WE ARE As Part Of Queen's Theatre Hornchurch's Essex On Stage Season

The Queen's Theatre Hornchurch is bringing Luke Norris' (Royal Court, Paines Plough) acclaimed So Here We Are home to its Essex roots this autumn. It plays alongside the world premiere of Sadie Hasler's (Pramkicker, Fran & Leni) hilarious comedy Stiletto Beach as part of Queen's Theatre Hornchurch's Essex On Stage programme from 4th-28th September.
BWW Review: TRIAL BY LAUGHTER, Richmond Theatre

As Editor and Lead Cartoonist of Private Eye, Ian Hislop and Nick Newman are certainly not immune to the issue of libel. In Trial By Laughter they expand what was a Radio 4 afternoon drama to a full length play, focusing on the trials of satirist and forgotten hero of free speech, William Hone, in 1817.
THE WIPERS TIMES Closes In The West End 1 December

Ian Hislop and Nick Newman's satirical play The Wipers Times has just two weeks remaining of its limited West End season at the Arts Theatre which must end on 1 December 2018.
Aled Jones To Guest Star In THE WIPERS TIMES

Welsh singer Aled Jones is to make a special guest appearance in the charity gala performance of Ian Hislop and Nick Newman's play The Wipers Times on Remembrance Sunday 11 November at 6pm at the Arts Theatre, London in support of The Royal British Legion's Thank You campaign. He will be performing Silent Night with members of The Wipers Times acting company. The arrangement of Silent Night is taken from Aled's new album (with Russell Watson) In Harmony which is released on 9th November. There will be other surprise cameo appearances during the show. The evening will also include an introduction, post-show talk and Q & A with Ian and Nick and an exclusive post-show reception. This special performance coincides with the commemoration of the end of WWI.
Tour Extended For Ian Hislop & Nick Newman's New Satirical Comedy TRIAL BY LAUGHTER

Following critical acclaim and huge demand for tickets, Trademark Touring and Watermill Theatre are pleased to announce a UK tour extension for Ian Hislop and Nick Newman's new play, Trial By Laughter. In addition to Newbury, Guildford, Ipswich, Cheltenham and Brighton, the show is now set to visit Malvern, Greater Manchester, Chichester, Glasgow, Richmond, Milton Keynes and Eastbourne in early 2019.
The Wipers Times Announce Special Charity Gala Performance On Remembrance Sunday In Aid Of The Royal British Legion

To coincide with the commemoration of the end of WW1 there will be a special gala performance of Ian Hislop and Nick Newman's play The Wipers Times on Remembrance Sunday 11 November at 6pm at the Arts Theatre, London in support of The Royal British Legion's Thank You campaign. The evening will include an introduction, post-show talk and Q and A with Ian and Nick and a reception. The play is currently on a UK tour and begins a 7-week season at the Arts Theatre on 18 October.
Ian Hislop & Nick Newman's THE WIPERS TIMES Comes to Birmingham Rep

Ian Hislop and Nick Newman's play, The Wipers Times tells the true and extraordinary story of the satirical newspaper created in the mud and mayhem of the Somme. It comes to Birmingham Repertory Theatre from Monday 8 - Saturday 13 October following two sold-out tours and a critically acclaimed West End season.
Casting Announced For Ian Hislop And Nick Newman's New Comedy TRIAL BY LAUGHTER

The cast is announced for the premiere of Ian Hislop and Nick Newman's new satirical play TRIAL BY LAUGHTER, which is inspired by extraordinary real-life events.
Ian Hislop And Nick Newman's Satirical Play THE WIPERS TIMES Will Tour The UK

Following sold-out UK tours in 2016 and 2017, and a critically acclaimed hit run at the Arts Theatre in the West End in 2017, The Wipers Times will once again tour the UK this Autumn. It opens at Nottingham Theatre Royal on 28 August 2018, and visits Oxford, Exeter, Malvern, Leicester, Eastbourne and Birmingham before returning to the Arts Theatre in London for a 7 week season. Full tour dates at www.wiperstimesplay.co.uk with casting to be announced.
THE WIPERS TIMES Will Tour The UK In 2018 Before Returning To The West End

Following sold-out UK tours in 2016 and 2017, and a critically acclaimed hit run at the Arts Theatre in the West End in 2017, The Wipers Times will once again tour the UK this Autumn. It opens at Nottingham Theatre Royal on 28 August 2018, and visits Oxford, Exeter, Malvern, Leicester, Eastbourne and Birmingham before returning to the Arts Theatre in London for a 7 week season. Full tour dates at www.wiperstimesplay.co.uk with casting to be announced.
BWW Review: A PASSAGE TO INDIA, Bristol Old Vic

In a new UK tour currently playing at Bristol Old Vic, award-winning theatre company simple8 have joined forces with Northampton's Royal & Derngate to present Simon Dormandy's adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel A Passage to India.
E.M. Forster's A PASSAGE TO INDIA is Adapted For The Stage At Park Theatre

One of the great novels of the twentieth century, E. M. Forster's A Passage to India is vividly re-imagined by award-winning ensemble simple8, in a co-production with Royal & Derngate, Northampton. The press night will be Thursday 22 February, at 7pm.
THE WIPERS TIMES to Run in Scotland this Fall

Following a sold-out UK tour in 2016, and a fast-selling limited season in the West End, the producers of The Wipers Times are pleased to announce that the production will run in Scotland this autumn.
THE WIPERS TIMES to Tour the UK This Autumn

Following a sold-out UK tour in 2016, and a fast-selling limited season in the West End - currently playing until 13 May at the Arts Theatre -the producers of The Wipers Times are pleased to announce that the production will once again tour the UK this autumn. 
BWW Review: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, Jermyn Street Theatre, 3 December 2016

Two Bit Classics, Joannah Tincey and Nick Underwood have brought their successful touring two-actor production of Pride & Prejudice to London. Through a mixture of dialogue and third-person narrative, Tincey and Underwood inhabit all the characters of Jane Austen's beloved novel, which means quick successions of back-and-forth exchanges, sometimes even carried out by the same actor.
THE WIPERS TIMES Takes a Satirical Look at Life in the Trenches

The stage premiere of Ian Hislop and Nick Newman's award-winning BBC film The Wipers Times comes to the Lyceum Theatre from Thursday 3 November - Saturday 5 November, telling the extraordinary true story of the satirical newspaper created amidst the mud and mayhem of the Somme.

Get Dora Schweitzer Email Alerts

Be the first to get news, photos, videos & more.

Videos