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Latest News on Leicester Haymarket Theatre:
Arts Organisation Without Walls Reveals Kully Thiarai as new Chair (Oct 22, 2024)
Cast Set For MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at Shakespeare's Globe (Apr 4, 2024)
Banana Boat Productions and New Perspectives Theatre Company Present MAMMA DECEMBA (Apr 4, 2023)
Arts Organisation Without Walls Reveals Kully Thiarai as new Chair (Oct 22, 2024)
Cast Set For MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at Shakespeare's Globe (Apr 4, 2024)
Banana Boat Productions and New Perspectives Theatre Company Present MAMMA DECEMBA (Apr 4, 2023)
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Arts Organisation Without Walls Reveals Kully Thiarai as new Chair
Leading outdoor arts specialists Without Walls have announced the appointment of esteemed theatre lead Kully Thiarai as Chair. A British artistic and creative director, Kully’s career began in theatre and has since spanned a diverse range of artforms across communities, cultures and performance styles.
Leading outdoor arts specialists Without Walls have announced the appointment of esteemed theatre lead Kully Thiarai as Chair. A British artistic and creative director, Kully’s career began in theatre and has since spanned a diverse range of artforms across communities, cultures and performance styles.
Cast Set For MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at Shakespeare's Globe
Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes (The Comedy of Errors, Globe), with Ekow Quartey and Amalia Vitale as Benedick and Beatrice.
Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes (The Comedy of Errors, Globe), with Ekow Quartey and Amalia Vitale as Benedick and Beatrice.
Banana Boat Productions and New Perspectives Theatre Company Present MAMMA DECEMBA
Banana Boat Productions and New Perspectives Theatre Company present a revival of MAMMA DECEMBA by noted Jamaican-British author Nigel D. Moffatt for a limited run May 4-13, 2023. Performances are Wednesday through Saturday at 7:00pm and Sunday at 2:00pm. at New Perspectives Studio, 458 West 37th Street.
Banana Boat Productions and New Perspectives Theatre Company present a revival of MAMMA DECEMBA by noted Jamaican-British author Nigel D. Moffatt for a limited run May 4-13, 2023. Performances are Wednesday through Saturday at 7:00pm and Sunday at 2:00pm. at New Perspectives Studio, 458 West 37th Street.
Paines Plough Appoints Kully Thiarai As Chair Of The Board Alongside New Trustees Lauren Dark And Farha Quadri
Paines Plough has announced a number of new appointments across the organisation. Kully Thiarai will replace the outgoing Kim Grant as Chair of the Board, and new Trustees Lauren Dark and Farha Quadri join the Board of Trustees.
Paines Plough has announced a number of new appointments across the organisation. Kully Thiarai will replace the outgoing Kim Grant as Chair of the Board, and new Trustees Lauren Dark and Farha Quadri join the Board of Trustees.
Kyle Richardson and More Join the Cast of THE LION KING UK and Ireland Tour
The UK and Ireland Tour of Disney's The Lion King will welcome 12 new members to its cast of over 50 actors, singers and dancers this winter. The award winning landmark musical is currently playing a season at Manchester Palace until 11 March, where over 300,000 people will experience the show during the only North West dates.
The UK and Ireland Tour of Disney's The Lion King will welcome 12 new members to its cast of over 50 actors, singers and dancers this winter. The award winning landmark musical is currently playing a season at Manchester Palace until 11 March, where over 300,000 people will experience the show during the only North West dates.
Cast Announced For HENRY V at Shakespeare's Globe
Launching Shakespeare’s Globe’s Winter Season, Henry V opens in the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse on 10 November, running until 4 February.
Launching Shakespeare’s Globe’s Winter Season, Henry V opens in the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse on 10 November, running until 4 February.
Comedian Sandi Toksvig Brings Tour to Australia
Sandi Toksvig, the internationally-renowned comedian, broadcaster, writer, campaigner, and all-round good egg, will make her Australian and New Zealand touring debut with a new, specially-conceived comedy show. Most recently featured on a three-year stint as co-host on The Great British Baking Show, this 9-city tour marks Sandi’s welcome return to live stand-up comedy performance in 2022. Find out how to get tickets.
Sandi Toksvig, the internationally-renowned comedian, broadcaster, writer, campaigner, and all-round good egg, will make her Australian and New Zealand touring debut with a new, specially-conceived comedy show. Most recently featured on a three-year stint as co-host on The Great British Baking Show, this 9-city tour marks Sandi’s welcome return to live stand-up comedy performance in 2022. Find out how to get tickets.
VIDEO: Ida Girls London Perform LES MISERABLES Medley
London's leading classical-crossover girl group, Ida Girls London, have released their new medley Stars, featuring songs from the long-running musical theatre show Les Misérables, in support of a cause close to their hearts.
London's leading classical-crossover girl group, Ida Girls London, have released their new medley Stars, featuring songs from the long-running musical theatre show Les Misérables, in support of a cause close to their hearts.
The Glenn Miller and Big Band Spectacular Will Embark on a UK Tour In 2020
The music that filled the dancehalls during the Big Band era is brought to life again by The Moonlight Serenade Orchestra this Spring as The Glenn Miller & Big Band Spectacular heads out on a major 2020 national tour. Kicking off at the Harlow Playhouse on 20 March, the hardest swinging band in the UK will recreate the million-sellers of the 1940s and 50s with a show that's guaranteed to get audiences In The Mood.
The music that filled the dancehalls during the Big Band era is brought to life again by The Moonlight Serenade Orchestra this Spring as The Glenn Miller & Big Band Spectacular heads out on a major 2020 national tour. Kicking off at the Harlow Playhouse on 20 March, the hardest swinging band in the UK will recreate the million-sellers of the 1940s and 50s with a show that's guaranteed to get audiences In The Mood.
Theatre for a New Audience Presents TIMON OF ATHENS Starring Kathryn Hunter
Theatre for a New Audience (TFANA; Jeffrey Horowitz, Founding Artistic Director) presents William Shakespeare's Timon of Athens, a co-production with Shakespeare Theatre Company in association with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Director Simon Godwin (Measure for Measure) returns to TFANA with a reimagining of his vibrant staging of Timon of Athens, which premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2018 - the first time the play had been staged with a female lead.
Theatre for a New Audience (TFANA; Jeffrey Horowitz, Founding Artistic Director) presents William Shakespeare's Timon of Athens, a co-production with Shakespeare Theatre Company in association with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Director Simon Godwin (Measure for Measure) returns to TFANA with a reimagining of his vibrant staging of Timon of Athens, which premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2018 - the first time the play had been staged with a female lead.
Shakespeare's Globe Announces 2019/20 Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Season: She Wolves And Shrews
Shakespeare's Globe has announced the 201920 Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Season. Centred around She Wolves and Shrews, the season is a celebration and interrogation of women, power, and the role of the feminine in shaping our past, present and future. The candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse will play host to a world-premiere of Ella Hickson's new play Swive [Elizabeth], Shakespeare's Henry VI, Richard III, and The Taming of the Shrew, and Middleton's Women Beware Women. Sandi and Jenifer Toksvig have written a new family show dubbed, Christmas at the (Snow) Globe, and a series of candlelit ghost tales will include a new story from Jeanette Winterson. Other events running throughout the season include half-term storytelling festival, Half Term Tales at the Globe, with the new Children's Laureate Cressida Cowell, and a double bill of Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own and Three Guineas, marking the centenary year since the removal of the sex disqualification act. The Globe's flagship project for secondary and post-16 students, Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank, reaches its 14th year with Macbeth.
Shakespeare's Globe has announced the 201920 Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Season. Centred around She Wolves and Shrews, the season is a celebration and interrogation of women, power, and the role of the feminine in shaping our past, present and future. The candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse will play host to a world-premiere of Ella Hickson's new play Swive [Elizabeth], Shakespeare's Henry VI, Richard III, and The Taming of the Shrew, and Middleton's Women Beware Women. Sandi and Jenifer Toksvig have written a new family show dubbed, Christmas at the (Snow) Globe, and a series of candlelit ghost tales will include a new story from Jeanette Winterson. Other events running throughout the season include half-term storytelling festival, Half Term Tales at the Globe, with the new Children's Laureate Cressida Cowell, and a double bill of Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own and Three Guineas, marking the centenary year since the removal of the sex disqualification act. The Globe's flagship project for secondary and post-16 students, Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank, reaches its 14th year with Macbeth.
Ore Oduba And Carley Stenson To Join Jason Manford In CURTAINS UK Tour
Dan Looney, Adam Paulden and Jason Haigh-Ellery for DLAP Entertainment have announced full casting for the UK tour of the Tony award winning musical CURTAINS which stars the previously announced Jason Manford as Detective 'Frank Cioffi'.
Dan Looney, Adam Paulden and Jason Haigh-Ellery for DLAP Entertainment have announced full casting for the UK tour of the Tony award winning musical CURTAINS which stars the previously announced Jason Manford as Detective 'Frank Cioffi'.
Disney's THE LION KING Announces Casting For UK And Ireland Tour
The Walt Disney Company UK and Ireland has today announced the principal company for the UK and Ireland tour of the landmark musical THE LION KING which will open in Bristol in September 2019 before moving on to Edinburgh in December 2019. Further cities will be announced in due course.
The Walt Disney Company UK and Ireland has today announced the principal company for the UK and Ireland tour of the landmark musical THE LION KING which will open in Bristol in September 2019 before moving on to Edinburgh in December 2019. Further cities will be announced in due course.
Gary Lineker To Appear As Notorious Pirate Captain Flint In Sandi Toksvig's TREASURE ISLAND
The world premiere of Treasure Island- penned by national treasure Sandi Toksvig exclusively for Leicester Haymarket Theatre - has now been cast. And a familiar face will be haunting the stage as the ghostly apparition of Captain Flint...
The world premiere of Treasure Island- penned by national treasure Sandi Toksvig exclusively for Leicester Haymarket Theatre - has now been cast. And a familiar face will be haunting the stage as the ghostly apparition of Captain Flint...
Sandi Toksvig Adapts TREASURE ISLAND For Haymarket Theatre
The first production from Leicester's newly re-opened Haymarket Theatre will be the world premiere of Treasure Island, penned by national treasure and established author Sandi Toksvig (The Great British Bake Off, QI).
The first production from Leicester's newly re-opened Haymarket Theatre will be the world premiere of Treasure Island, penned by national treasure and established author Sandi Toksvig (The Great British Bake Off, QI).
Gary Lineker To Appear As Notorious Pirate Captain Flint In Sandi Toksvig's TREASURE ISLAND
The world premiere of Treasure Island- penned by national treasure Sandi Toksvig exclusively for Leicester Haymarket Theatre - has now been cast. And a familiar face will be haunting the stage as the ghostly apparition of Captain Flint...
The world premiere of Treasure Island- penned by national treasure Sandi Toksvig exclusively for Leicester Haymarket Theatre - has now been cast. And a familiar face will be haunting the stage as the ghostly apparition of Captain Flint...
Sandi Toksvig Comes to Darlington Hippodrome
Sandi Toksvig is touring a brand new, one-woman comedy show throughout the UK and is coming to Darlington Hippodrome on Friday 11 January.
Sandi Toksvig is touring a brand new, one-woman comedy show throughout the UK and is coming to Darlington Hippodrome on Friday 11 January.
Sandi Toksvig Adapts Treasure Island For Haymarket Theatre
The first production from Leicester's newly re-opened Haymarket Theatre will be the world premiere of Treasure Island, penned by national treasure and established author Sandi Toksvig (The Great British Bake Off, QI).
The first production from Leicester's newly re-opened Haymarket Theatre will be the world premiere of Treasure Island, penned by national treasure and established author Sandi Toksvig (The Great British Bake Off, QI).
Full Casting Announced For CAROLINE, OR CHANGE And ACCEPTANCE At Hampstead Theatre
'That old copper statue by the Courthouse downtown, honouring the dead Confederate soldier, ain't there no more…'
'That old copper statue by the Courthouse downtown, honouring the dead Confederate soldier, ain't there no more…'
DRY POWDER Launches Today at Hampstead Theatre,CAROLINE, OR CHANGE to Follow
Hampstead Theatre announces the first two productions for 2018.The UK premiere of Sarah Burgess' breathtakingly witty Dry Powder will be directed by Anna Ledwich and begins performances today.
Hampstead Theatre announces the first two productions for 2018.The UK premiere of Sarah Burgess' breathtakingly witty Dry Powder will be directed by Anna Ledwich and begins performances today.
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