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Nearly 20 years after the multi award-winning Monsoon Wedding broke all moulds by becoming one of the most successful international films of all time and introducing a worldwide audience to Indian culture through the joy of the rom-com, the beautiful story of finding love against the odds returns as a brand-new musical. Co-Directors Mira Nair... Continue Reading →
Shortlisted for the Alfred Fagon Award, seeds embarks on a UK tour in 2020. Sensitively written by Mel Pennant, it tells the story of two mothers united in sorrow, unable to escape the tragedy and violence of knife crime. Together, they try to face the hardship of protecting their sons – one in life, and... Continue Reading →
Production images have been released for European Arts Company’s production of A Christmas Carol. A festive treat using the same script that Dickens performed from more than 150 years ago, this intimate and poignant production kicked off its UK tour earlier this week at Theatre Royal in Margate, and is heading across the country until... Continue Reading →
Production images have been released for The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit, which opened at Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester last week. The Astonishing Times of Timothy Cratchit tells the tale of a young man who sets out to find his place in an expanding and volatile world. The show is a sequel to the... Continue Reading →
Producer Karl Sydow is delighted to announce the only UK and Ireland dates for the 2020 tour of a dazzlingly renewed version of Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage, which begins its limited run at Hull New Theatre on Tuesday 14 July. It will go on to entertain audiences in Dublin, Buxton, Killarney,... Continue Reading →
The Kite Runner, an unforgettable theatrical tour-de-force, is to tour the UK in 2020 following two acclaimed West End seasons, when it played to over 100,000 people and received standing ovations at every single performance. It will also premiere in Dubai at the 2,000-seat Dubai Opera. Based on Khaled Hosseini’s international best-selling novel, this powerful... Continue Reading →
Adam Blanshay Productions is pleased to announce further venues are now on sale for the first UK Tour of international hit comedy What’s In A Name?, adapted and directed by Jeremy Sams from the award-winning French film and stage sensation, Le Prènom, by Matthew Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière. The ferocious comedy has garnered... Continue Reading →
Drew Cain and Simon Roberts play David / Alec and Tom / Patrick respectively in The Original Theatre Company’s new thriller, The Croft by Ali Milles. They join the previously announced Gwen Taylor as Enid, Caroline Harker as Suzanne / Ruth and Lucy Doyle as Laura / Eilene. The UK tour begins at Everyman Theatre,... Continue Reading →
Headlong have announced their programme for 2020/21, the final season under current Artistic Director, Jeremy Herrin. Jeremy Herrin, Artistic Director, Headlong said: “Running Headlong has been the privilege of a lifetime and I’m immensely grateful to the colleagues, artists, stakeholders and audiences who have been part of the journey. It seems appropriate to draw my... Continue Reading →
