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Sioned Jones, Andy Rush, Tameka Mortimer and Toby Gordon have been cast in Peter Gill’s memory play Small Change. The four-strong cast will be directed by George Richmond-Scott, associate director of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, head of Performance at ALRA and Artistic Director of Both Barrels Theatre. The creative team also includes movement director Rachel... Continue Reading →
Sarah Finigan (Twelfth Night, The Globe; Suffragette), Florence Roberts (A Hero Of Our Time, HUNCHtheatre International tour; The Night Watch, Original Theatre UK Tour) and Jason Wilson (Hamlet, The Seeing Place Theatre, Henry V, The Gallery Players) will form the cast for The Duration, a new play by Bruce Graham commemorating the 20th anniversary of... Continue Reading →
Peter Gills' powerful memory play, set on the east side of Cardiff in the 1950s and the 1970s, about boyhood, the complex love between mothers and sons and a search for the truth is revived by George Richmond-Scott and launches the Autumn season at Omnibus Theatre from 14 September to 2 October 2021. Last performed... Continue Reading →
My life is shaped by a series of experiences at the dinner table.” 1990’s Kuala Lumpur: Connie Cheng is a modern Malaysian-born Chinese woman, torn between the traditional values of her grandmother and her glamourous life as a late-night lounge singer. 2021, London: Now a first generation British Chinese Malaysian, Connie realises she’s lived longer... Continue Reading →
OffWestEnd-commended Conflicted Theatre are delighted to welcome audiences once again to Omnibus Theatre with the premiere of We Were Having a Perfectly Nice Time, a short dark comedy about loo roll, lost love at the bus station and knowing when to end a conversation. The production runs at the Common Room at Omnibus Theatre every Friday... Continue Reading →
Since the start of the year the world has witnessed the spread of Covid-19 and, as a result, the spread of racism connected to the outbreak. Statistics show that during the first three months of 2020, the number of reported hate crimes against East Asian and South East Asian people have tripled compared to 2018... Continue Reading →
Sian Ejiwunmi-Le Berre (SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE, PLAYGROUND THEATRE, THE BEACH, ABOUT A BOY), Victoria John (THEATR CLWYD), Andy Rush (LYRIC HAMMERSMITH, HAMPSTEAD THEATR CLYWD, PAINES PLOUGH, THE BUSH) and Toby Gordon (ANTIGONE, IVO VAN HOVE, BARBICAN; WOLF OF WALL STREET; THE GREAT GATSBY TOUR; SHEFFIELD CRUCIBLE) have been cast in Peter Gill’s memory play Small Change.... Continue Reading →
The new Summer season at Omnibus Theatre highlights five productions including a modern revival and three pieces of new-writing. Festivals also make their mark on the season, in particular the return of 96 FESTIVAL, a three-week celebration of Queerness and theatre. Highlights include: Director George Richmond-Scott, who brought BLOOD WEDDING to Omnibus Theatre in 2018,... Continue Reading →
A Secretary of State for Health and Social Care makes a racist comment to her attending doctor when her child is rushed into hospital; a prominent travel writer is held responsible for a suicide after a scathing review; an employee of an aid organisation demands the recompense she truly needs from the CEO after a... Continue Reading →
Bringing to life their late co-founder Philip Osment’s final play, Playing ON will present the world premiere of Can I Help You? at The North Wall and Omnibus Theatre this spring. Susan Aderin (Guerilla, Sky Atlantic; Peer Gynt, National Theatre) will appear as Fifi alongside Gabriel Vick (Les Miserables, BBC; Once, West End) as Francis... Continue Reading →
