June 2022
Rats’ Tales
Rats’ Tales mixes traditional European fairy tales with some brand new stories written by ex Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy. Centred around the tale of the Pied Piper, Rats’ Tales deliciously confronts the dark side of the imagination with characters that have powered the play of children over the centuries . Filled with venomous tales it embraces childhood with all its present joys and wonderful memories, proving that sadness cannot prevail and that there is always hope of a joyous…
Find out more »Living Tree
Back in The Egg due to popular demand! Designed by artist and film maker Andrew Amondson and computational architect, Sasha Mballa Ekobena You are invited to explore a fun-filled forest and magical mirror maze with an integrated creative learning programme for schools and families. Playful installations will highlight the importance of nature, wellbeing and creativity with imaginative solutions to the climate crisis. “We used to frame forests as scary, dangerous places and are now telling such a different story of…
Find out more »July 2022
The Tempest
Set on an enchanted island Shakespeare’s last play deals with magic, love, treachery, transformations, transmutations, the visible and the invisible. In Caliban, Ariel, and of course Prospero, Shakespeare created three of his most memorable and enigmatic characters. As with all his ‘late plays’, man’s complex and troubled journey from the desire for revenge to the path of mercy is centre stage. When Prospero takes his enemies hostage, the path is set for a traditional revenge drama, but instead ends in…
Find out more »Bugsy Malone
The UK’s first ever professional touring production Prohibition era, New York. A city full of mobsters, showgirls and dreamers. Rival gangster bosses Fat Sam and Dandy Dan are at loggerheads. The custard pies are flying and Dandy Dan’s gang has gotten the upper hand since obtaining the new-fangled “splurge” gun. Now, Fat Sam and his bumbling buffoons are in real trouble! Enter Bugsy Malone, a penniless one-time boxer and all-round nice guy, thrust not-so-willingly into the gangster limelight when he…
Find out more »Julie Madly Deeply
Julie Madly Deeply The hills are alive with the return of this critically acclaimed Off Broadway and West End hit. Even your critic found herself, unprecedentedly, singing along. My cheeks hurt with smiling.’ **** Daily Telegraph Adored by millions, Dame Julie Andrews is a genuine showbiz icon. This charming yet cheeky cabaret takes an engaging look at fame and fandom, through the eyes and voice of award-winning performer Sarah-Louise Young (Fascinating Aida, An Evening Without Kate Bush, La Soirée, Showstopper!…
Find out more »August 2022
Into The Woods
This imaginative and delightfully playful new production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods arrives as a timely celebration of the late composer’s remarkable impact on musical theatre. The supremely talented ensemble cast includes Julian Bleach (co-creator of Olivier Award-winning Shockheaded Peter, Doctor Who, The Borgias), Audrey Brisson (Olivier Award nominee for Amélie, Outlander), Nicola Hughes (Olivier Award nominee for Fosse and Porgy and Bess), Rhashan Stone (All About Eve, Noël Coward Theatre, Finding Alice, Horrible Histories) and…
Find out more »Blood Wedding
“She was beautiful, her face shone. I knew her. But I never liked her. She never loved her husband.” In the dry heat of the Andalucian sun a bride decides between love and duty., unleashing the wrath of ancient feuds set to tear her community apart. The storm of the civil war is brewing across the Sierra mountains. Hatred is all that grows here and the rivers are about to run red. Summer Company returns in signature bold style with…
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