What
Opera North is presenting its first production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel
When
2 to 19 May 2012
Wonga
Tickets £17.50–£65
Where
Grand Theatre, 46 New Briggate, Leeds LS1 6NZ
The Fanfare - Opera North sings Carousel
Opera North is presenting its first production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel in May 2012.
What
Mystery Plays to be performed in York
When
Performances of the Mystery Plays will take place Mon–Sat at 7.30pm between 2 and 27 August, with 2.30 matinees on Saturdays.
Ticket prices from £12 to £42.
Where
York Mystery Plays, York Museum Gardens, Museum Street, York YO1 7FR
The Fanfare
The ancient Mystery Plays that have been performed in York since the 14th century will take place again in August 2012.
Gold Medals and Movie Magic … Royal Olympic Year for Burghley House
What
New season at Burghley House
When
March-October 2012
Where
Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire
The Fanfare
One of England’s greatest Elizabethan houses – Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire – will be offering visitors a unique take on Britain’s Olympic year including perhaps the most scenic place to watch the London 2012 Games – and the picturesque venue for a blockbuster summer feast of movie outdoor screenings.
What
Romance in Shakespeare Country
When
February 2012
Where
Shakespeare Country / Stratford-upon-Avon / Warwickshire
The Fanfare
Celebrate Valentine’s Day in Shakespeare Country and combine with a short break during half term (11 – 19 February).
As London prepares to pull out all of the stops as hosts of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, we’re set for a blockbuster year of UK events in 2012.
In 2012, the world’s longest-running stage production – The Mousetrap – will celebrate its 60th consecutive year in London’s West End.
12 Things to do in London
The UK celebrates London 2012 with a 12-week nationwide London 2012 Festival of the world’s best music, theatre, dance, visual art, literature, film and fashion
This is one for all the horse enthusiasts out there: the Spanish Riding School Vienna is to perform at Wembley Arena, bringing its famous white Lipizzaner stallions to London.
Brownsea Open Air Theatre (BOAT) is a Shakespearian theatre company based in Poole, Dorset. All of the people involved with BOAT – onstage, backstage and front-of-house – are unpaid volunteers.
Tuck into a tasty day out at this year’s Stratford Upon Avon Food Festival. The biggest and best ever festival line-up offers a great day for all the family.
Leith On The Fringe – a family focused venue with the Leith and wider Edinburgh community at its heart – has launched its Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme.
The brand new Marlowe Theatre will open in the historic cathedral city of Canterbury, Kent this October.
The Marlowe Theatre is designed by Keith Williams Architects and will have seating for an audience of 1,200 on three levels, and an orchestra pit that can accommodate up to 80 musicians.
A second smaller performance space, the [...]
The National Portrait Gallery in London is to hold the first exhibition to explore art and theatre in 18th-century England through portraits of women.
The First Actresses: Nell Gwyn to Sarah Siddons opens in October and will show large paintings of actresses in their celebrated stage roles, intimate off-stage portraits and mass-produced caricatures and prints. [...]
Set Builders for Julius Caesar
[back row left to right] David Weeks, Colin Evans, Ben Smith, Jonathon Ledger and Bill Richmond
[front row left to right] Chris Huggil, Bob Hutton, Terry Luminati and Bob Nother
Rome wasn’t built in a day on Brownsea Island, but set building has picked up apace for Brownsea [...]
The Ladykillers strike again as a new play based on the 1955 Ealing comedy film opens in the West End this November.
The Ladykillers is the comic story of the eccentric Mrs Wilberforce who lives alone with her parrots. Her life is turned upside down when Professor Marcus and his four friends plan [...]
The city of Derby is holding its fifth annual festival of outdoor music, dance, performance and pyrotechnics on 23–25 September.
Derby Festé is a three-day celebration of street theatre bringing international and local artists to the East Midlands city. Most events are free and suitable for the whole family.
This year’s programme includes the return [...]
If you have been to Keswick in Cumbria (is there a Keswick anywhere else? – there probably is, given Britain’s penchant for colonial open spaces), then you will no doubt be familiar with Samuel Johnson’s (1709-1784) observation that:
“… when a man is tired of Keswick, he is tired of outdoor clothing shops; for there [...]
The National Trust has the perfect recipe for evening entertainment this summer – open air theatre in the most enchanting of locations.
Relax on perfectly manicured lawns and watch outstanding new adaptations of literary genius, or simply be whisked away into the fantasy world of family classics. From William Shakespeare’s ever-popular A Midsummer Night’s Dream [...]
Brownsea Island in a nutshell
Brownsea Island is a small island that sits in Poole Harbour in the southern England county of Dorset. The island is owned by the National Trust and most of it is open to visitors.
What
Brownsea Island. The island’s name derives from the Anglo-Saxon Brunoces Teg, which means Brunoc’s Island.
[...]
Brownsea Open Air Theatre will be performing Julius Caesar in conjunction with the RSC (Royal Shakespeare Company) in the magical setting of Brownsea Island in Dorset from July 27th to August 12th this year.
It’s no surprise that this highly acclaimed company of volunteers has been especially requested by the RSC to be part of [...]
‘…An adventure as much as a piece of theatre’ - Lyn Gardner, The Guardian, on Mapping The Edge (an earlier piece by Louise Ann Wilson)
Fissure is a unique weekend-long, site-specific theatrical experience, created by acclaimed performance maker Louise Ann Wilson, who will be working with a rich and diverse team of artists and scientists [...]
Chichester Festival Theatre’s hit production of George Bernard Shaw’s best-known play comes to The Garrick Theatre from mid-May with Rupert Everett reprising the role of Professor Higgins, joined by EastEnders star and Strictly Come Dancing winner Kara Tointon making her West End debut as Eliza Dolittle.
In Pygmalion, the egocentric Professor of Phonetics Henry [...]
Ralph Fiennes will appear on the stage of the Theatre Royal Haymarket in August, playing Prospero in Shakespeare’s last play The Tempest. The production, directed by Sir Trevor Nunn, will run from 27 August to 29 October.
Fiennes’ award-winning movie career includes The Constant Gardener, Sunshine and Schindler’s List, as well as The English Patient, [...]
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