Review: SUMMER 1954, Richmond Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jan 28, 2025
Director James Dacre presents these two short dramas by Terence Rattigan under the banner title Summer 1954, the date when the action is set. An unusual pairing of these unshowy productions convey the intellectually astute and emotionally searing spirit of Rattigan’s writing.
Review: SUMMER 1954, Theatre Royal Bath
by Cheryl Markosky - Nov 1, 2024
Siân Phillips steals the evening in Theatre Royal Bath's twin-bill tribute to Terence Rattigan's one-act plays: lesser-known Table Number Seven, and The Browning Version – hailed by critics as 'a 70-minute masterpiece' when first performed at London's Phoenix Theatre in 1948.
Review: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, Kings Theatre
by Mary Baillie - Oct 11, 2024
A train passenger is murdered - Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot (Michael Maloney) must find the culprit. Suspects are portrayed as amusing caricatures, ranging from a shrieky missionary to a mansplaining gangster and a bold American actress. The exposition drags a little as we are slowly introduced to everyone, but the second showcases an imaginative, quirky take on the acclaimed mystery.
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS Will Embark on New UK and Ireland Tour
by Stephi Wild - Feb 20, 2024
Ken Ludwig's adaptation of Agatha Christie MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS will embark on UK and Ireland tour. It will open on 6 September at the Lowry in Salford and will continue through to 2025, finishing on 26 April at Brighton Theatre Royal.
Tour of AND THEN THERE WERE NONE Will Open in Dublin
by Stephi Wild - Sep 6, 2023
The national tour of And Then There Were None, based on the best-selling crime novel of all time, will now open at The Gaiety Theatre in Dublin on Tuesday 19 September 2023. Learn more about the tour and how to get tickets here!
Royal & Derngate Announces Made in Northampton Season 2022-2023
by Stephi Wild - Jul 7, 2022
James Dacre, the Artistic Director at Royal & Derngate Northampton, has announced the theatre’s new Made in Northampton season, featuring eighteen productions. The programme encompasses plays, musicals, a feature film, On Demand theatre, podcasts and a new interactive digital work.
Lucy Bailey To Direct New Production Of Agatha Christie's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 25, 2021
Royal & Derngate Northampton and Fiery Angel has announced that their co-production of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None will open in the venue's Derngate auditorium in September, directed by Lucy Bailey and designed by Mike Britton, as part of the 2021 Made in Northampton season. Details of the UK tour will be announced later this spring.