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Step right up to Oscar Wilde’s uproarious vaudeville spectacular The Canterville Ghost which is coming to haunt and delight audiences at the Southwark Playhouse this autumn, as part of a wider UK Tour. The gloriously ghoulish show, directed by Olivia Jacobs, is part of the 25th anniversary celebrations of the award-winning theatre company Tall Stories.... Continue Reading →
The Lawrence Batley Theatre and The Dukes new digital co-production of The Importance of Being Earnest brings Oscar Wilde's classic play up to date and transfers the action up north. I caught up with actor Tom Dixon, who plays Algy, to find out more. How did you first get into theatre?I was prone to hosting... Continue Reading →
Production images have been released for the Lawrence Batley Theatre and The Dukes’ digital production of The Importance of Being Earnest. Adapted by Yasmeen Khan this brand-new adaptation brings Wilde’s classic comedy bang up to date, and into the world of the modern sitcom. The Importance of Being Earnest will be captured on location at the Lawrence Batley... Continue Reading →
It is today announced that the critically acclaimed digital adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray will extend for two weeks only, now completing its run on the 17th April. Theatr Clwyd’s Artistic Director Tamara Harvey directs Henry Filloux-Bennett’s adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s classic novel in this co-production with Barn Theatre, Lawrence Batley Theatre Huddersfield, Oxford Playhouse and the New Wolsey Theatre. The Picture of Dorian... Continue Reading →
The Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield, and The Dukes, Lancaster, announce the full cast and creative team for their upcoming digital co-production of The Importance of Being Earnest. Based on the play by Oscar Wilde, the production is written by writer/broadcaster Yasmeen Khan (EastEnders). The full cast is Gurjeet Singh (Ackley Bridge, Wuthering Heights) who will... Continue Reading →
The Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield and The Dukes, Lancaster have today announced that they will co-produce a digital adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest. Adapted for the digital medium by Yasmeen Khan and directed by Mina Anwar, the production will transpose the original narrative of Wilde’s play to the cobbles... Continue Reading →
Pan Productions will welcome in the new year with Wilde’s quintessentially English masterpiece The Importance of Being Earnest at the Tower Theatre. Their first play in English, it is created with a team of immigrant actors and creatives, who, like the characters in the play, are constantly asked where they are from, when all they... Continue Reading →
Three new shows have been announced as Christmas at the Unicorn continues - the theatre’s hugely successful tradition of producing thrilling, imaginative and visual theatre for all the family. This festive season features three shows across the three spaces for all ages. In the Weston a new staging of Anthony Weigh’s dazzling new version of... Continue Reading →
A new musical based on Oscar Wilde’s classic fairy tale will be presented in three showcase performances at The Place from 3 – 4 May 2019. The Happy Prince stars Janie Dee as Mrs Bentley, Phil Daniels as The Mayor, Sophia Hurdley as The Swallow and Sam Archer as The Prince. This heart-rending story about... Continue Reading →
It has been announced that The Trials of Oscar Wilde will return for a UK tour. This fascinating production, co-written by Merlin Holland, Oscar Wilde’s own grandson, and John O’Connor tells of what actually happened during Wilde’s trials, drawing on the original transcripts. Only days after the celebrated opening of Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, he started... Continue Reading →
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