Alan Pollock News

The Albany Theatre's festive adaptation of Beauty and the Beast will hit the stage on December 6, with a combination of the Midland theatrical talent and national theatre stars reimagining the beloved tale for the festive season.

Inspired by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve’s original 18th-century fairy tale and newly adapted by award-winning writer Theresa Heskins, this enchanting production promises to be bigger, bolder, and more magical than ever before.

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen will design the set and costumes for THE THREE MUSKETEERS at the Barn Theatre this Christmas. The production promises a visually stunning experience for theatergoers.

The Barn Theatre has released production photos for the world premiere of the musical Treasure Island ahead of this evening’s press night performance.

The Barn Theatre has released rehearsal images of their upcoming production of Treasure Island. Check out the photos here!

The Barn Theatre in Cirencester has announced the full cast and creative team of their festive production of Treasure Island, which runs at the theatre from Monday 20 November 2023 – Wednesday 6 January 2024.

Exciting developments are happening at The Barn Theatre as they introduce their new production team and embark on a fresh direction. Find out more about the future of this renowned theater and what it means for theater enthusiasts.

This summer, the Belgrade Theatre’s B2 auditorium will host two revivals of sell-out Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 shows. May Queen makes its highly-anticipated return from Mon 27 June – Fri 1 July, and The Allesley Silas takes centre stage from Sat 23 – Sat 30 July.

This July, the Belgrade Theatre is delighted to be staging Alan Pollock's The Allesley Silas in B2, following a sell-out run by From the Heart Theatre Company last summer during Coventry's City of Culture year. Based on George Eliot's beloved novel Silas Marner, the production will run from Sat 23 – Sat 30 July.

The Barn Theatre in Cirencester has today announced their 2022 Built by Barn Season, which comprises seven new productions.

The Barn Theatre in Cirencester have today announced the full cast and creative team for the premiere of the musical play The Brothers Grimm Present: Cinderella, which will run at the Cotswold venue from 16 November 2021 – 2 January 2022.

The Board of the Belgrade Theatre today announced a major restructure to the senior leadership team for 2022. Chief Executive and Artistic Director Hamish Glen and Executive Director Joanna Reid will step down at the end of March 2022.

The festival will open with improvisational comedy troupe Spontaneous Players with their entirely improvised comedy shows Spontaneous Potter Kidz: The Unofficial Improvised Parody at 3pm and Spontaneous Sherlock at 8pm from 10 – 12 August.

Learn all about David Hanson, who is joined by Alan Pollock as Vice Chair.

J.M. Barrie’s 1911 novel about the boy who never grew up is often staged around this time of year. However, a show about a rabble of “lost boys” would prove challenging to produce in the current circumstances. The Barn Theatre has found a way around this.

The Barn Theatre have revealed that their reimagined one-man production of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan starring Waylon Jacobs (Hamilton, Memphis, The Last Five Years) will be available to live stream internationally at select performances during its run in Cirencester.

The Barn Theatre have revealed a first look at their reimagined one-man production of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan starring Waylon Jacobs (Hamilton, Memphis, The Last Five Years), is running in Cirencester until 3 January 2021.

The Belgrade Theatre is planning for its reopening, when Covid restrictions begin to ease in Coventry and across the West Midlands over the next few months. Ahead of the start of its Spring Season in April 2021, the Theatre will be hosting a series of socially distanced test events, in line with the latest government guidelines.

The Barn Theatre have announced today that their reimagined one-man production of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan will be available for schools to live stream as part of an “international digital tour”.

This November, the Belgrade Theatre is commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Coventry Blitz by revisiting its critically acclaimed production One Night in November.