Month: October 2020

JANIE DEE, MAX BOWDEN & STEPHEN BOXER TO STAR IN

THE HAUNTING OF ALICE BOWLES

A NEW ADAPTATION BY PHILIP FRANKS

OF THE M.R. JAMES SHORT STORY THE EXPERIMENT

A NEW COMMISSION BY ORIGINAL THEATRE COMPANY

ONLINE STREAMING FROM 7.30PM ON 17 DECEMBER 2020

Original Theatre Company, the production company behind the critically acclaimed lockdown productions of Sebastian Faulks’s Birdsong Online, Louise Coulthard’s Watching Rosie and the new commission by Torben Betts, Apollo 13: The Dark Side of The Moon, is delighted to present its fourth original online production since theatres were closed by the Government in March this year.  The Haunting of Alice Bowles is a new supernatural thriller by Philip Franks adapted for the first time from the M.R. James chilling short ghost story, The Experiment.

The Haunting of Alice Bowles will be available to watch via originaltheatreonline.com from 7.30pm on 17 December 2020 until 28 February 2021. 

In 1918, the recently widowed Alice Bowles is left destitute as she seeks to solve a mystery left by her late husband Francis.  Moving to 2020, YouTube urban explorers Matt and Caitlin uncover a mysterious grave in an abandoned churchyard.  What starts as harmless entertainment soon turns darker when their discovery begins to unwrap a mystery which has lain dormant for over a century.  

Philip Franks said:

“I’ve loved M. R. James ever since I was terrified by ‘Whistle and I’ll Come To You’ on the BBC in 1968.  A series of brilliantly subtle and scary adaptations of his ghost stories were a highlight of Christmas viewing for many years.  Now it’s my turn.  I’ve taken a very short story of his – as far as I know never dramatised before – and given it a modern twist for our troubled times.  I hope audiences find it pleasurably terrifying.” 

The Haunting of Alice Bowles stars Janie Dee (Follies, Comic Potential, Carousel) as Alice, Max Bowden (EastEnders, Waterloo Road, Birdsong) as Matt, Stephen Boxer (The Crown, Humans, Garrow’s Law, countless productions for the RSC and National Theatre) as Dr Hall, Jack Archer (Monogamy, Quaint Honour, Nivelli’s War) as Joseph, Alexandra Guelff (Witness for the Prosecution, The Habit of Art) as Caitlin, Robert Mountford (Holby City, North Square, The Habit of Art) as the Lawyer, Poppy Roe (A Serial Killer’s Guide to Life, Royal Matchmaker) as Mrs Ivey and Tim Treloar (Birdsong, King Lear) as the Boatman.

Alastair Whatley, Artistic Director of Original Theatre Company, said:

“It’s a real pleasure to be announcing our fourth major project for Original Theatre Online.  Philip Franks’s brand new adaptation provides a new twist on a classic ghost story in time for Christmas.  The Haunting of Alice Bowles continues our work innovating a new form of creating and sharing work online, a cine-theatrical event for dark December nights.

“We were all relieved to be awarded funding from the Culture Recovery Fund announced last week.  We are already putting that investment to work – as we continue to make and develop work for stages both digital and live over the coming months.” 

The Haunting of Alice Bowles will be co-directed by Philip Franks and Alastair Whatley, designed by Adrian Linford and edited by Tristan Shepherd, with sound design and original music composed by Max Pappenheim.

The online production of The Haunting of Alice Bowles is produced by Original Theatre Company.

@OriginalTheatre #HauntingAlice

LISTINGS INFORMATION

THE HAUNTING OF ALICE BOWLES

By Philip Franks

Dates: 17 December 2020 – 28 February 2021

Running Time: approximately 45 minutes

Age guidance: 15+

Book: originaltheatreonline.com

Tickets:

·        Super Early Bird (booked by 31 October) – £10

·        Early bird (booked by 30 November) – £12.50

·        Standard – £15

·        Supporter Package (booked by 30 November) – £50 (includes supporter credit on the final film and digital programme)

·        Premium Package (booked by 31 October) – £100 (includes signed script by cast/creative member of your choice, supporter credit on the film, digital programme) 

OLIVIER THEATRE IN-THE-ROUND 

TICKETS FOR NATIONAL THEATRE’S PANTOMINE DICK WHITTINGTON GO ON SALE  

LARRY KRAMER’S THE NORMAL HEART TO OPEN IN FEBRUARY 2021 

For one year only, pantomime comes to the National Theatre. Jude Christian and Cariad Lloyd’s hilarious and heartfelt version of Dick Whittington, first staged at Lyric Hammersmith in 2018 and freshly updated for 2020, will open in the socially distanced Olivier theatre on the 11 December.  

Directed by Ned Bennett, this wild and inventive production explores what it is like to come from a small town and arrive in a big city today, exploring the ideas of community and togetherness. Initial casting includes Dickie Beau, Amy Booth-Steel, Lawrence Hodgson-Mullings​, Georgina Onuorah, and Cleve September.  

Set and costume designs by Georgia Lowe, choreography by Dannielle Rhimes Lecointe, compositions, arrangements and music production by DJ Walde, music supervisionby Marc Tritschler and music direction and additional composition and arrangements by Benjamin Kwasi Burrell. Lighting designed by Jessica Hung Han Yun and Sound Design by Paul Arditti. Denzel Westley-Sanderson is Associate Director, Debbie Duru is Associate Set Designer and Fiona Parker is Associate Costume Designer. 

Tickets go on sale to members from Monday, with public booking on 4 November.Over 200 seats will be available for each performance at £20, with half price tickets for under 18s on all tickets over £20. Tickets will be available to purchase as single tickets, as pairs or in threes and fours for audience to attend with their household or support bubble. There will also be a number of Access performances including an Audio-Described performance, a BSL performance and a Relaxed performance. Dates and information on how to book can be found here. 

The next show to open as part of the Olivier in-the-round season in February 2021 is Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart ,in a co-production with Fictionhouse. Directed by Dominic Cooke, Kramer’s largely autobiographical play about the AIDS crisis in 1980 New York has not been performed professionally in London since its European premiere in 1986. Ben Daniels will perform the role of Ned Weeks, the co-founder of an AIDS advocacy group fighting to change the world around him, with Danny Lee Wynter as Tommy Boatwright, Daniel Monks as Mickey Marcus and Stanley Townsend as Ben Weeks. Vicki Mortimer is Set Designer and Paule Constable is Lighting Designer.  

Tickets for The Normal Heart will go on sale from the end of November. 

Director Dominic Cooke says: “As a student I was lucky enough to see the landmark Royal Court production of The Normal Heart starring Martin Sheen. It had a profound effect on me at the time and I’ve wanted to direct the play ever since. It is the rarest of things; a history play written by one of its key participants. It deals with the nature of political activism, the internal battle many LGBT people fight to feel worthy of love and, topically, the refusal of those in power to face the reality of an unfolding health crisis. Larry Kramer was a firebrand and The Normal Heart is written with all of his characteristic ferocity, political insight and wit. I’ve been talking with Ben Daniels for over five years about playing Ned Weeks. He is one of our greatest actors and I cannot wait to begin working with him, alongside the rest of the company and the brilliant team at the NT who Kate Horton and I, as Fictionhouse, will be co-producing with.” 

Streaming 22 – 24 October

4****

Reviewed by Claire Roderick

Set up by Casey’s brother-in-law, Aaron and Casey seem to have nothing in common – Aaron is uptight, ordered and nerdy while Casey is artistic and free spirited. After 5 minutes you are hoping the show will end with them in each others’ arms, or one of them disposing of the other’s corpse – either looks likely and no other outcomes would be acceptable.

Austin Winsberg’s book feels like an edgier, funnier Hallmark Channel romcom, lifted by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner’s musical numbers that are full of gags about the pitfalls of dating. Filmed at Crazy Coqs, director Dean Johnson seizes the videography opportunities with glee.

Simon Lipkin and Samantha Barks are wonderful as Aaron and Casey – Lipkin is dorky and driven, avoiding the obvious Ross Geller clichés and keeping Aaron sweet and loveable. Barks gives Casey’s hard-edged confidence just the right amount of vulnerability. Watching the two characters gradually shed their defences is a joy in the hands of such talented actors – and their voices!

Rufus Kampa makes a brief but emotional appearance as young Aaron, and Oscar Conlon-Morrey, Nicholas McLean and Danielle Steers play a multitude of characters that help and hinder the couple’s relationship. The trio get to chew the scenery and steal the show as Lipkin and Barks keep calm(ish) while imagined friends and family go nuts singing and shouting at them. McLean’s Bailout Songs as Casey’s OTT BFF Reggie and Conlon-Morrey’s bizarre omnipresent waiter would bring the house down with a live audience. You won’t want to leave your screen during the “interval”. Trust me.

As the couple navigate the stormy waters of religious differences, exes and dead mothers, the laughs come thick and fast. This might not be the deepest, most meaningful of musicals, but sometimes we just need a good laugh. This is the perfect tonic for dark October nights – an oasis of silliness, social awkwardness and sublime singing that will leave you on a high. And you don’t have to leave your home for it. Get a ticket, grab some wine, and enjoy.

Tickets are £12.50, and are available at https://www.fane.co.uk/our-shows/first-date-the-musical/about-the-show

Following Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement today that the Job Support Scheme will be extended for restriction-hit areas, Theatres Trust director Jon Morgan responds:

Theatres Trust welcomes the Chancellor’s announcement today of more support for businesses affected by Covid-19 restrictions. Theatres who have managed to reopen under Tiers 2 and 3 are likely to suffer a downturn in attendance, however, as they have not been forced to close under either tier they cannot access the enhanced Job Support Scheme available to pubs and restaurants in Tier 3.  The more generous core Job Support Scheme along with the monthly grants for businesses in high alert-level areas will therefore provide much–needed additional support to struggling theatres. 

However, it remains the case that most theatres in all areas are unable to reopen viably under social distancing. We therefore urge the Chancellor to implement a sector specific support scheme for theatres and other events spaces which cannot reopen and are rapidly running out of money. This is vital to prevent further job losses on top of the 7,500 plus the industry has already suffered.

Splash & Ripple and WeRebel present

PLAY INSIDE – ‘Other Mothers’

Play Inside presents an Experiential Podcast – an innovative form of storytelling

designed to create a genuine sense of immersive theatre, listened to, and enacted at home

LAUNCH DATE: 18th November www.splashandripple.com/play-inside

Splash & Ripple and WeRebel are delighted to announce the launch of an innovative new podcast that offers audiences an opportunity to take part in immersive theatre, in their own home. This Experiential Podcast entitled ‘Play Inside’, is a series of ‘experience at home’ performances where audiences physically move around their home, mimicking the journey of the character they are listening to.

Arts Council England Funded, Play Inside’s first piece of work, which launches on the 18^th November, will be ‘Other Mothers’  which comprises of four stories, written by performance artist, writer and director, and World Slam Poetry Champion Kat Francois, alongside international poet, performer, and facilitator Deanna  Rodger,  Michelle Roche of WeRebel – a mixed POC artist  and Rosie Poebright of Splash & Ripple. Play Inside : Other Mothers’ entire crew (actors/writers/sound design/directors) is made up of a diverse team of POC  and/or Queer women and minority gendered people and has been developed to foreground transgender, nonbinary, ethnic minority, LGBTQI+, disabled, and other marginalized groups. The ‘Experiential Podcast’ is devised to give voice to, and deepen compassion for underrepresented communities, Play Inside explores ‘experimental audio theatre’ as a tool for social change.

‘Other Mothers’ invites audiences into the storyteller’s world, through a 45-minute podcast. It looks at multiple, complex perspectives on motherhood, informed by the writers personal and community experiences. Audiences are invited to inhabit the world of four women and minority genders, each with a different perspective; from, pregnancy, to choice, to IVF and caring for a sick parent at the end of their life.

Created during lockdown, Play Inside’s format is a powerful response to the current limitations faced by theatre-makers in that it takes a Covid-necessitated fresh approach to realise new ways of experiencing immersive performance.

This non-screen audio drama is created so that it can unfold inside its audience’s minds, their homes becoming the stage. From lying in bed to standing by the sink, turning on the tap to feel water on their hands, these seemingly innocuous actions, become a vital part of  getting a glimpse into the world voiced by the storyteller. Through careful direction, delicately woven with powerful heartfelt, and deeply personal stories, audiences are guided through the experiential process of reimagining their home through different lenses and sensory embodiment. By allowing audiences to move around their home with the characters, and to see what they see and do what they do, this deceptively powerful technique creates a potent and unusual way to experience performance – which allows audiences to connect with the narrative and become part of the story in a way that is currently not possible in a traditional setting.

By adapting the storytelling process, Play Inside invites audiences to step beyond the threshold of a radio play, and to immerse themselves in the world of the storyteller, powered in tandem by the storyteller and the audience member’s imagination.

Collaborators, Splash & Ripple and WeRebel have developed this simple yet powerful form of ‘play-story’ borne of a combined 20 years making interactive theatre and digital installations for arts and heritage audiences 

“We wanted to break away from the normal types of story we all consume quite passively, which tend to be commissioned, written and directed by cis straight white men, and develop a form that invites the audience to develop compassion for the character through directing their own movement throughout the story.” Rosie Poebright – Splash and Ripple

“These stories are created by women and gender minorities telling their own stories from POC and Queer perspectives – coming from our own and community experiences. The story content is personal and in the telling of it, it becomes visceral” Michelle Roche – WeRebel

Play Inside will stream over a wide range of mediums, delivered via various social media and other streaming channels including Soundcloud, Instagram TV, Facebook and TikTok to reach as wide an audience as possible. The podcasts will be free to download but will ask for a donation for those who can afford to do so. Audiences can go to www.splashandripple.com/play-inside now and sign up for the newsletter for details of how to listen after the release (18^th  November).

Play Inside – ‘Other Mothers’ Is the first project of many. Future plans will include creating a sustainable model of storytelling that can be placed into a variety of post-Covid settings – serving more of the community in the transition of ‘returning to normal’ allowing for these creative projects, designed to have clear community and cultural impact to continue beyond this crisis.

AMY HART AND PAUL TAYLOR-MILLS PRESENT

I PUT A SPELL ON YOU

STREAMING FROM 31 OCTOBER 2020

AT THEATRECAFE.CO.UK

Join Amy Hart and Paul Taylor-Mills and a splattering of the West End’s most terrifying stars for a one off spooky spectacular. This streamed fright fest will feature some of our favourite pumpkins as you’ve never seen them before, at their scariest and most playful selves.

Tune in from Saturday 31st October through: https://www.thetheatrecafe.co.uk/event/i-put-a-spell-on-you/

The concert will cost only £10 and will be available to view for seven days only.

The ghouly cast include Lizzie Bea, Matt Croke, Louise Dearman, Rob Fowler, Lois Gay, Evelyn Hoskins, Aoife Kenny, Sejal Keshwala, Jodie Steele, Tosh Wanogho-Maud and Layton Williams.

The Theatre Café has become a haven for theatre fans and has had phenomenal success with the Leave A Light On series of concerts, the first of its type during lockdown.

Dizzee Rascal MBE, George The Poet and Lavida Loca join star-studded line-up for virtual PRS Presents event celebrating Black History Month

·         Hosted by award-winning presenter Gemma Cairney

·         Performances from Dizzee Rascal MBE, Frisco, Henry Stone, Jelani Blackman, Lavida Loca, Mysie, Nubya Garcia, Skengdo x AM, Yola

·         Featuring appearances from Allan Wilmot, Eddie Capone, George The Poet, Kwame Kwaten, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Rhoda Dakar

·         FREE to watch: prsformusic.com/presents – Thursday 22 October at 7pm

L-R: Dizzee Rascal ©EvaPentel, Lavida Loca, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Nubya Garcia ©AdamaJalloh Frisco ©AshleyVerse

PRS for Music, in collaboration with its charity partner PRS Foundation, has announced the full line-up for PRS Presents Black History Month. Hosted by award-winning presenter Gemma Cairney, the virtual show will celebrate songwriters and composers alongside appearances from legendary pioneers and thinkers from the Black community.

Taking place on Thursday 22 October from 7pm,viewers can watch PRS Presents Black History Month for free on the PRS for Music website (prsformusic.com/presents). BRIT Award-winner Dizzee Rascal MBE and PRS Foundation supported rappers Lavida Loca and Skengdo x AM will all take to the virtual stage, alongside George the Poet, who will be introducing newcomer to the spoken word scene, Henry Stone.

Others previously announced to perform on the night, in never-before-seen footage from their homes and studios, include PRS Foundation supported artists Grammy nominee Yola, producer and Boy Better Know member Frisco and saxophonist Nubya Garcia, alongside rapper and singer Jelani Blackman and Ivor Novello award-winner, Mysie.

The show will also feature a series of short documentary-style films including Jamaican dub poet and activist Linton Kwesi Johnson and singer Allan Wilmot talking to songwriter Eddie Capone about the phenomenal impact the Windrush generation had on shaping Black music and culture in Britain, and British songwriter Rhoda Dakar delving into the history of Brixton’s underground club scene.

Kwaku, founder of British Black Music and Black Music Congress, will bring to life the history of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, the world-famous Black British classical composer and activist, whose plight led to the creation of the Performing Right Society in the early 20^th century.

Ferocious Management and Cre8ing Vision founder, Kwame Kwaten, will shine a light on the vital work grassroot organisations are doing across the UK to support creativity, instigate change and promote equality and equity within the music industry. Small Green Shoots and People Dem Collective are just some of those organisations transforming emerging talent into successful careers.

Throughout October, M magazine is celebrating Black History Month with guest editor takeovers. Contributors include London-based music journalist, singer and guitarist in Black feminist punk band Big Joanie, Stephanie Phillips; music archivist and broadcaster, Jesse Bernard; award-winning singer-songwriter, lecturer and PRS Foundation Trustee Michelle Escoffery, and Ben Wynter, PRS Foundation’s Industry Funds Grants and Programmes Manager and founder of Unstoppable Music Group.

PRS for Music CEO, Andrea C. Martin, said: “We are incredibly proud to have such a great line-up of songwriters, voices and organisations join us for this special edition of PRS Presents. While we continually celebrate the talent and development of our diverse membership with the support of PRS Foundation, Black History Month is an important moment in the calendar year to reflect, listen and pay respect to the Black music community and beyond as we build towards a more inclusive future for all.”

PRS Foundation CEO, Joe Frankland said: “We’re delighted to be partnering with PRS for Music for this very special PRS Presents celebrating Black History Month featuring the brilliant PRS Foundation supported artists Skengdo x AM, Yola, Frisco, Lavida Loca and Nubya Garcia. We’re proud to play our part in supporting talented Black music creators and Black-led organisations through our funding programmes and we are committed to standing against anti-Black racism, breaking down barriers and powering up Black talent.”

PRS for Music member and PRS Foundation supported artist, Lavida Loca, said: “I’m excited to be part of the incredible line-up for PRS Presents celebrating Black History Month. This year has been a tough one without live gigs, but it’s great that we can get together virtually for a show that highlights the Black community, and the talented musicians within it.”

PRS for Music represents the rights of over 150,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in the UK and around the world. PRS Foundation is the UK’s leading charitable funder of new music and talent development. Since 2000 PRS Foundation has given more than £35 million to over 7,300 new music initiatives by awarding grants and leading partnership programmes that support music sector development.

PRS Presents Black History Month will also take place on PRS for Music’s YouTube channel, from 7pm on Thursday 22 October. Watch here.

TICKETS GO ON SALE AT 10AM ON FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER

Strictly Come Dancing is delighted to announce a brand new dance extravaganza that will tour the UK in 2021, Strictly Presents: The Power of Dance.

This all-new spectacular will feature the awe-inspiring and sequin-clad Strictly professional dancers Janette Manrara, Dianne Buswell, Amy Dowden and Neil Jones – together with two very special guest stars to be announced soon – who will tell the story of what it is to be a dancer.

Kicking off in Halifax on 22 June, the tour will then cha-cha-cha around the UK for 23 scintillating shows, before culminating in Wolverhampton on 17 July. Tickets for this dancing spectacle will go on sale on Friday 23 October from strictlypresents.com. Further dates to be announced.

Directed and choreographed by former Strictly professional dancer Trent Whiddon and his wife Gordana Grandosek, this tour will give each of these incredible performers the opportunity to tell the audience about their relationship with dance through stunning choreography and beautiful storytelling. Audiences will enjoy an array of magical music and dazzling dance from all around the world – from Latin and ballroom to rock and roll and street dance and everything in between.

Strictly Presents: The Power of Dance UK Tour Dates

22 June 2021 Halifax: Victoria Theatre 7.30pm

23 June 2021 Bridlington: Spa 7.30pm

25 June 2021 Dunfermline: Alhambra 7.30pm

26 June 2021 Aberdeen: Music Hall 2.30pm & 7.30pm

27 June 2021 Dundee: Caird Hall 7.30pm

29 June 2021 Carlisle: Sands Centre 7.30pm

30 June 2021 Leicester: De Montfort Hall 7.30pm

01 July 2021 New Brighton: Floral Pavilion 7.30pm

02 July 2021 Warrington: Parr Hall 7.30pm

03 July 2021 Llandudno: Venue Cymru 2.30pm & 7.30pm

07 July 2021 Cambridge: Corn Exchange 7.30pm

08 July 2021 Southend: Cliffs Pavilion 3.00pm & 8.00pm

09 July 2021 Basingstoke: The Anvil 7.30pm

10 July 2021 Eastbourne: Congress 2.30pm & 7.30pm

13 July 2021 Aylesbury: Waterside 7.30pm

14 July 2021 Croydon: Fairfield Halls 7.30pm

16 July 2021 Bath: Forum 2.30pm & 7.30pm

17 July 2021 Wolverhampton: Grand Theatre 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Listings Information

Ticket prices: from £35

Website: Strictlypresents.com

Twitter: SCD_Live_Tour

Instagram: @strictlycomedancinglive

Facebook: @strictlylive

AWARD-WINNING COMEDIAN

ANNOUNCES NEW TOUR FOR 2021

Opening Performance in Rhyl on 27 March 2021

Award winning comedian Rob Brydon and his eight-piece band will take to the road next year with his new show, Rob Brydon – A Night Of Songs & Laughter. The new dates follow the huge success of his 2020 Tour, and together mark the first time Brydon has created a show that includes songs and music as well as his acclaimed wit and comedy.

Tickets across the tour are on general sale from today, Wednesday 21 October; please see www.robbrydon.live

This extensive new tour begins in March 2021 and will travel to almost 20 venues across the country, opening in Rhyl on Saturday 27 March 2021, and playing through until the final date at Northampton Derngate on Sunday 2 May. Further dates follow in September–December 2021.

With songs from Tom Waits to Tom Jones, and Guys and Dolls to Elvis (and almost everything in between), audiences can expect Rob’s usual warmth and humour as well as some of his famed gallery of voices. 

Rob commented: “I’m so excited to get back on stage with this show. Touring with this incredible band of musicians is such a delight. I’m looking forward to getting around the country next year and bring some much needed music and laughter.”

Rob Brydon’s varied career began with the TV comedy shows Marion and Geoff and Human Remains in 2000, for which he won British Comedy Awards.  Since then his comedy credits have included A Small Summer Party, The Keith Barret Show, Directors Commentary, Supernova, Cruise Of The Gods, Black Books, I’m Alan Partridge, Little Britain, Live At The Apollo, Rob Brydon’s Annually Retentive, QI, The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year, Have I Got News For You, Gavin and Stacey, Rob Brydon’s Identity Crisis, Would I Lie To You and The Trip with Steve Coogan.

He has also appeared in the dramas Oliver Twist, Heroes and Villains: Napoleon, The Way We Live Now, Murder In Mind, Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore, Marple and the films 24 Hour Party People, MirrorMask, A Cock and Bull Story and the film Swimming with Men.

In 2009 alongside Ruth Jones, Robin Gibb and Sir Tom Jones, Rob reached number one in the UK charts with the single Islands in The Stream, in aid of Comic Relief. He also embarked on an 87 date tour of the UK with his stand up show, Rob Brydon Live which included a three week run in London’s West End.  He also recently enjoyed a sold-out tour with Lee Mack and David Mitchell, before his own sell-out tour in 2020.

Rob Brydon – A Night of Songs & Laughter

TOUR DATES 2021

Saturday 27 March          Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl

Sunday 28 March             Huddersfield Town Hall

Tuesday 30 March           G Live, Guildford

Wednesday 31 March    Portsmouth Guildhall

Thursday 1 April                Assembly Hall, Worthing

Monday 12 April               St George’s Hall, Bradford

Tuesday 13 April               Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

Wednesday 14 April        Barbican, York

Saturday 17 April              Bath Forum

Sunday 18 April                 New Wimbledon Theatre

Monday 19 April               Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Thursday 22 April             Sunderland Empire

Friday 23 April                   City Hall, Sheffield

Monday 26 April               New Victoria Theatre, Woking

Tuesday 27 April               New Theatre, Oxford

Wednesday 28 April        Cambridge Corn Exchange

Friday 30 April                   King George’s Hall, Blackburn

Saturday 1 May                 Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry

Sunday 2 May                    Northampton Derngate

The tour continues in September 2021 with further dates in Aberdeen, Aylesbury, Brighton, Buxton, Cardiff, Cheltenham, Dundee, Eastbourne, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Halifax, Hull, Inverness, Ipswich, Leeds, Leicester, London, Margate, Newcastle, Nottingham, Perth, Plymouth, Poole, Scarborough, Southampton, Southend, St Albans, Teesside, Warrington and Watford. Full dates to be announced.

Going Wronger  For Longer! Additional performances of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG added due to popular demand

·         The award-winning production adds an extra week and new Sunday performances to Christmas run at the Theatre Royal Bath

·         Now runs until Sunday 17 January 2021

The Theatre Royal Bath is delighted to announce additional performances of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG in the Main House this Christmas. The international smash hit comedy THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG will now run for an additional week at the Theatre Royal Bath from 17 December until 17 January 2021. Two further Sunday evening performances (6pm) on 3& 10 January have also been added to the schedule.

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG has won multiple awards internationally, including the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy. It features the (fictional) Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society who are putting on a 1920s murder mystery, but as the title suggests, everything that can go wrong … does!  As the accident prone thesps battle against all the odds to reach their final curtain call, hilarious results ensue!

Fast becoming a global phenomenon, performing across five continents including a long-running season on Broadway, Mischief Theatre’s unique brand of hilarious “gut-busting comedy” (New York Times) has found universal appeal. The company’s other West End successes include Peter Pan Goes Wrong, A Comedy About A Bank Robbery and Magic Goes Wrong; and last year saw a brand new six-part TV series for BBC One: The Goes Wrong Show, written and performed by the original founding Mischief Theatre members. 

★★★★★ “I feared I was going to hyperventilate” Daily Mail

★★★★ “Genuinely hilarious. Boy, does it hit the funny bone” Daily Telegraph

★★★★ “Ridiculously funny” The Times

★★★★ “Exquisitely choreographed mayhem” Independent

★★★★ “A triumph of split-second timing”Metro

Booking for all performances THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG is now open online at www.theatreroyal.org.uk and via the Box Office on 01225 448844.

The Main House auditorium has strict social distancing and COVID secure measures in place, in line with the Government’s guidelines on indoor performances. For full details please visit www.theatreroyal.org.uk