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With a second lockdown imminent and the entertainment venues that had re-opened forced to close once again, digital theatre will continue to be an important part of our lives for the foreseeable future. Thankfully the Barn Theatre, Lawrence Batley Theatre and the New Wolsey Theatre have got us covered with their new online production of... Continue Reading →
The Barn Theatre has released a sneak peek video of Rob Houchen (Les Misérables, The Light in the Piazza) and Celinde Schoenmaker (Rocketman, The Phantom of the Opera) performing “All Things Bright and Beautiful (Part 2)” in rehearsals for the theatre’s upcoming revival production of the Stephen Sondheim musical Marry Me A Little Rob Houchen... Continue Reading →
The New Wolsey is delighted to reveal casting news from its digital co-production of What A Carve Up! The theatre has teamed up with The Barn and Lawrence Batley Theatres to bring a new adaptation of Jonathan Coe’s acclaimed novel to a virtual ‘stage’. The novel has been adapted by Henry Filloux-Bennett (CEO of the... Continue Reading →
The Barn Theatre in Cirencester has announced that it has welcomed two new members to the award-winning theatre’s team. Ryan Carter, who recently received both critical and public acclaim for co-creating the online concert Turn Up! joins the theatre as Creative Director of Digital Content. His new role will see him focus on the developing... Continue Reading →
The Barn Theatre has announced today that they will re-open for live indoor theatre performances on 10 September with the transfer of Private Peaceful. The production will run in the main auditorium following the production’s acclaimed sell out run at the theatre’s first outdoor theatre festival, BarnFest, in August. The theatre has announced changes they... Continue Reading →
The Barn Theatre in Cirencester, the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield and the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich have announced the world premiere of Henry Filloux-Bennett’s online play What A Carve Up!, based on Jonathan Coe’s critically acclaimed satirical novel. The digital production, which will be directed by Tamara Harvey (Home, I’m Darling), chronicles the events leading up to the ‘Winshaw Murders’. Filled with murder, mayhem and... Continue Reading →
The Barn Theatre has announced an all-star West End line up for their sixth virtual concert, The Barn Theatre Presents: The Music of Dominic Powell, which will celebrate the work of musical theatre composer Dominic Powell (Cases). The concert, which will be hosted by Barn Theatre producer Jamie Chapman Dixon, is the sixth edition of... Continue Reading →
The Barn Theatre have announced that they will be releasing British Sign Language versions of their weekly live streamed children’s show, Tweedy’s Lost & Found. In keeping with the theatre’s ethos of producing “Theatre For All”, the theatre has worked in collaboration the Gloucestershire Deaf Association (GDA) to produce BSL versions of past and future episodes of the... Continue Reading →
The Barn Theatre has announced an all-star line up for their second virtual concert, The Barn Theatre Presents: The Music of Finn Anderson, which will celebrate the work of the Scottish musical theatre composer Finn Anderson. The concert, which will be hosted by Barn Theatre producer Jamie Chapman Dixon, will be the second of the Barn Theatre in Cirencester’s new virtual concert series, The Barn... Continue Reading →
The Barn Theatre in Cirencester have announced a new Shakespeare series which sees the Bard’s beloved monologues reimagined to fit into modern day lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic. The series will release a new monologue every weekday to the Barn Theatre’s Facebook, YouTube and Twitter accounts, beginning 20th April 2020. The series, which is co-produced by actor Aaron Sidwell, director Hal Chambers and the Barn Theatre, forms... Continue Reading →
