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The Barn Theatre has announced today that their reimagined one-man production of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan will be available for schools to live stream as part of an “international digital tour”. The one-man production, which will star Waylon Jacobs (Hamilton, Memphis, The Last Five Years) from 3 December 2020 – 3 January 2021, will be... Continue Reading →
The Barn Theatre hastoday announced that their recent revival production of Stephen Sondheim musical Marry Me A Little starring Rob Houchen (Les Misérables, The Light in the Piazza) and Celinde Schoenmaker (Rocketman, The Phantom of the Opera) will be streamed digitally from 19-22 November. The production, which closed its run early on 4th November due... Continue Reading →
The Barn Theatre hastoday released production photos of Rob Houchen (Les Misérables, The Light in the Piazza) and Celinde Schoenmaker (Rocketman, The Phantom of the Opera) in the theatre new revival production of the Stephen Sondheim musical Marry Me A Little. Rob Houchen and Celinde Schoenmaker star in the new revival production in Cirencester until... Continue Reading →
The Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham and Barn Theatre, Cirencester are pleased to announce two new comedies which will be co-produced by the prominent Gloucestershire based companies. The Importance of Being Earnest and The Hound of the Baskervilles will open at the venues prior to planned national tours of socially distanced theatres. The upcoming collaborations were... Continue Reading →
The Barn Theatre has released the official trailer for their upcoming revival production of the Stephen Sondheim musical Marry Me A Little starring Rob Houchen (Les Misérables, The Light in the Piazza) and Celinde Schoenmaker (Rocketman, The Phantom of the Opera). The new revival production from 16 October to 8 November. Conceived by Craig Lucas... Continue Reading →
The Barn Theatre has announced casting for their 2020 Theatre Recovery Season productions of Marry Me A Little and Peter Pan. The new season consists of a two-hand actor-musician production of Simon Reade’s adaptation of Private Peaceful (running until 4 October), a new revival production of Stephen Sondheim’s Marry Me A Little (16 October to... Continue Reading →
The Barn Theatre has announced their full theatre recovery season for 2020 with two new productions being announced to join the current production of Private Peaceful, which is currently running until 4 October. The season, which will feature smaller cast sizes as well as a reduced capacity in the auditorium, follows the postponement of the... Continue Reading →
Following critical acclaim BoxLess Theatre, the Barn Theatre and Take Two Theatricals have announced a one-week extension their production of Private Peaceful. The production Simon Reade’s play adaptation, which marked the first live indoor performances since March at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester, will now run until 4 October 2020. Based on the modern classic... Continue Reading →
Production photos have been released for BoxLess Theatre, the Barn Theatre and Take Two Theatricals’ production of Private Peaceful. The production, which marked the first live indoor performances since March at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester, runs until 27 September. Based on the modern classic by Michael Morpurgo (War Horse, The Butterfly Lion), Private Peaceful tells the story of Tommo Peaceful as he reflects upon the events that... Continue Reading →
Virtual reality storytelling studio Relative Motion, in association with the Barn Theatre in Cirencester, have today released an eight-minute virtual reality experience of Scene 4 from Christopher Marlowe’s historic LGBTQ+ drama Edward II. The eight-minute production reimagines this historic and iconic gay love story for a 21st century audience. Edward II VR is crafted for... Continue Reading →
