As the weeks of lockdown continue, with theatres up and down the country and around the world closed for the foreseeable future, I caught up with another artistic director, Anthony Biggs of west London’s Playground Theatre, to find out more how they were responding.
NEWS: Barn Theatre Cirencester’s new season includes comic thriller The 39 Steps & musical Daddy Long Legs
Winner of Best Fringe Theatre in the 2019 Stage Awards, The Barn Theatre has announced its line-up of five in-house productions for the upcoming 2019 season, including Michael Morpurgo’s The Butterfly Lion, Shakespeare’s Henry V, a brand new production of the comic thriller The 39 Steps, the award-winning musical Daddy Long Legs and a reimagining of Charles Dickens’ festive masterpiece A Christmas Carol.
FEATURED SHOW: Barn celebrates ★★★★ Just So reviews & a nomination in The Stage Awards
What a great week the Barn Theatre had last week. After the final production in its inaugural year, Kirk Jameson’s actor-musician revival of Stiles & Drewe’s family musical Just So, opened to another batch of rave reviews, the Barn was celebrating a nomination for Fringe Theatre of the Year in the prestigious Stage Awards. Check out our round-up of review highlights below. Time to get booking!
PHOTOS: The Barn’s revival of Stiles & Drewe’s musical looks Just So brilliant
The Barn Theatre’s much-anticipated, actor-musician revival of Stiles & Drewe’s 1984 family musical Just So officially opened in Cirencester last night (10 December 2018). Check out our gallery of first-look production shots for proof that this really is #theatreworthtravellingfor – not to mention the video of audience reactions. Time to get booking!
‘Rudyard Kipling was the Roald Dahl of his day’: Kirk Jameson on directing Stiles & Drewe’s Just So
Rudyard Kipling Just So Stories, a collection of short stories about the origins of different animals, was first published in 1902. Director Kirk Jameson, now reviving Stiles & Drewe’s musical Just So, explains why they still resonate. Time to get booking!
Behind the scenes: Check out photos & video from Just So rehearsals at the Barn
We’re counting down to the opening of the Barn Theatre’s much-anticipated, actor-musician revival of Stiles & Drewe’s 1984 family musical Just So. After early rehearsals in London, the ensemble cast have now moved into their new home in Cirencester. Sneak and peek into how they’ve been getting on – and then get booking!
WATCH: Director Kirk Jameson talks to lyricist Anthony Drewe about Just So, revived next month
Rehearsals are well underway for the Barn Theatre’s much-anticipated, actor-musician revival of Stiles & Drewe’s 1984 family musical Just So. As part of his preparations, director Kirk Jameson paid a visit to legendary lyricist Anthony Drewe. Watch below – and then get booking!
FEATURED SHOW: Does The Hound of the Baskervilles live up to expectations? (Yes!)
Preview audiences are loving the Barn Theatre’s new production of Sherlock Holmes’ three-hander The Hound of the Baskervilles. If you love The 39 Steps and The Play That Goes Wrong coupled with the high quality we’ve come to expect at the Barn, this is absolutely #theatreworthgtravellingfor. Check out our production shots gallery and reaction videos – and then get booking!
NEWS: Matthew Kelly gives voice to Barn revival of Stiles & Drewe’s Just So, Full cast
Olivier Award winner Matthew Kelly will provide the voice of Pau Amma The Crab in the Barn Theatre’s much-anticipated revival of Stiles & Drewe’s family musical Just So, which concludes the new Cirencester landmark’s first year. Full casting now announced. Time to get booking – and making your travel plans!
FIRST-LOOK: Production shots + preview audience reactions to The Hound of the Baskervilles
Preview audiences are loving the Barn Theatre’s new production of Sherlock Holmes’ three-hander The Hound of the Baskervilles. If you love The 39 Steps and The Play That Goes Wrong coupled with the high quality we’ve come to expect at the Barn, this is absolutely #theatreworthgtravellingfor. Check out our production shots gallery and reaction videos – and then get booking!
‘I feel like we could all use a good laugh right now’: Dominic Brewer on playing the clown in The Hound of the Baskervilles at the Barn Theatre
We conclude our series of interviews with the three stars of the Barn Theatre, Cirencester’s revival of Sherlock Holmes-as-comedy The Hound of the Baskervilles. Now on the case, it’s extremely well read Sherlock Holmes fan and consummate clown Dominic Brewer. Check out our interview below – and then get booking!
‘An eyepatch makes anyone look cool. That is a fact:’ Herb Cuanalo on playing Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles at the Barn Theatre
As we count down to the Barn Theatre’s comic three-hander revival of The Hound of the Baskervilles, we investigate the three actors playing 14 roles between them. We start with Hywel Dowsell, whose elementary role is as Holmes sidekick Dr Watson. Check out our interview below – and then get booking!
‘Professional theatre, in the Cotswolds, what’s not to love?’ Hywel Dowsell on playing Dr Watson in The Hound of the Baskervilles at Cirencester’s Barn Theatre
As we count down to the Barn Theatre’s comic three-hander revival of The Hound of the Baskervilles, we investigate the three actors playing 14 roles between them. We start with Hywel Dowsell, whose elementary role is as Holmes sidekick Dr Watson. Check out our interview below – and then get booking!
Hi-jinx in The Hound of Baskervilles rehearsals: Go behind-the-scenes with our photos & tweets
If the tone of the rehearsal room is anything to go by, the Barn Theatre’s forthcoming stage production of The Hound of the Baskervilles is going to be absolutely hilarious! Go behind the scenes as three fun-loving actors prepare for their opening this month in Cirencester. Sneak a peek with our bumper gallery – and then get booking!
NEWS: Cast announced for Barn Theatre revival of The Hound of the Baskervilles comic three-hander
Never mind Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, who’ll take on the roles of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson (and myriad other roles) in the Barn Theatre’s forthcoming stage production of The Hound of the Baskervilles? Cast now announced for the three-strong comic adaptation, revived in Cirencester by Joseph O’Malley. Time to get booking!
NEWS: The Hound of the Baskervilles & Stiles & Drewe’s Just So headline the Barn’s second season
After the success of the inaugural season at the new state-of-the-art Barn Theatre, which has quickly made a name for itself since officially opening its doors to the public in March, artistic director Iwan Lewis has announced two major new revivals for the Cirencester hotspot: The Hound of the Baskervilles and Stiles & Drewe musical Just So.
NEWS: Bryan Cranston, Aidan Turner, big names & newcomers nominated for The Stage Debut Awards
Full shortlists are announced today in The Stage’s second annual Debut Awards, celebrating the UK’s most outstanding breakthrough talent in theatre. Big names – including Bryan Cranston, Aidan Turner and Broadway’s Kelli O’Hara in the West End category – are recognised alongside up and coming talent. Winners are announced at a ceremony on 23 September 2018.
The Rise & Fall of Little Voice Q&A video: Why are women who like sex punished in drama?
Are women punished in drama for liking sex and drink? What has modern classic The Rise and Fall of Little Voice got in common with Greek drama? What’s the secret to vocal impressions?
NEWS: Barn Theatre adds one week to Little Voice run, releases new show trailer
After another round of strong reviews for the final offering in its inaugural season, the Barn Theatre has announced a one-week extension for its revival of Jim Cartwright’s The Rise and Fall of Little Voice. Michael Strassen’s production will now continue until 11 August 2018. Check out the brand-new trailer before – and then get booking!
FEATURED SHOW: ‘Bloody hell!’ ★★★★ reviews are in for ‘must-see’ Little Voice at the Barn Theatre
“Bloody hell!” said The Stage of newcomer Sarah Louise Hughes, who takes the title role in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, the final hit offering in the Barn Theatre, Cirencester’s inaugural season. Ahead of Mates co-founder Terri Paddock’s post-show Q&A with Hughes, director Michael Strassen and the cast this Friday night, we’ve rounded up other review highlights that show why Barn productions really are #theatreworthtravellingfor. Time to get booking!