Citizens Theatre News

Siberian Lights & Rachel Kraftman Productions present the world premiere of the new play Dames by Charlotte Merriam at the Pleasance, Islington from Tues 17th April to Sun 29th April 2018.

The Citizens Theatre will host its final 50p ticket sale at the Citizens Theatre before it moves out of its Gorbals home ahead of a landmark two-year redevelopment project and temporary move to Tramway.

The Citizens Theatre Community Collective has received a substantial National Lottery award from the Big Lottery Fund to allow it to continue its award-winning outreach work. The £79,957 grant will support a diverse group of people facing social isolation and loneliness through provision of a weekly drop-in drama group.

Citizens Theatre has a long history of working with inspirational women's groups in the community and today (Thursday 8 March) they are running a celebratory day at local Gorbals initiative 'Tomorrow's Women' as part of their year-round creative programme, working alongside women who are engaging in alternatives to custodial services.

The ties that bind us can never be broken, and the shocking events that bring Sal to exile on a remote Irish island are as unexpected as they are brutal. Her compelling journey through grief, revenge and the temptations of evil begs only one question: what would you do if pushed to the very edge?

Best friends Rita and Sue get a lift home from married Bob after babysitting his kids. When he takes the scenic route and offers them a bit of fun, the three start a fling they each think they control.

The Citizens Theatre has released casting details for its forthcoming co-production with HOME, Manchester, of Eugene O'Neill's masterpiece Long Day's Journey Into Night, which runs from 13 Apr - 5 May at the Citizens Theatre and at HOME, Manchester from 9 - 16 May.

Writer and performer, Annie Siddons, will tour her hit-show How (Not) to Live in Suburbia across the UK from 22 February and throughout Spring 2018. The production will star Annie and Sarah Moore from performance collective Figs in Wigs. The tour will start on 22 February at The ShowRoom, Chichester, before moving to Bath, Norwich and Bristol.

The Citizens Theatre has released details of a new community led production, Come Hell or High Water, focused on people's hopes and fears for a future outside of the European Union. The show will play in the theatre's Circle Studio from Wed 21 - Sat 24 Mar.

The Writers' Guild of Great Britain (WGGB), in association with Derby Theatre and In Good Company hosts its first regional Meet the Playwrights event, on Tuesday 20 February 2018 at Derby Theatre.

Award-winning Scottish Borders theatre company Firebrand are set to bring their Scottish premiere production of Irish playwright Frank McGuinness' The Match Box to the Citizens Theatre from 20-24 Feb.

BroadwayWorld speaks to Keren Nicole from the Citizens Theatre about their extensive range of ticket pricing and why it is so important to have affordable theatre for all.

A new production of Andrea Dunbar's Rita, Sue and Bob Too, which has sparked debate about its staging at London's Royal Court Theatre, comes to the Citizens Theatre from 13-17 Feb the only Scottish dates on its UK-wide tour.

Siberian Lights & Rachel Kraftman Productions present the world premiere of the new play Dames by Charlotte Merriam at the Pleasance, Islington from Tues 17th April to Sun 29th April 2018.

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The Citizens Theatre is kicking off 2018 by offering bargain hungry theatre fans the chance to snap up 50p tickets for the company's production of Rona Munro's modern classic, Bold Girls.

Scottish theatre makers Company of Wolves have announced their staging of Achilles a passionate and energetic new solo show from Ewan Downie at Glasgow's Citizens Theatre. Achilles tells the story of the greatest hero of the Greeks during the Trojan War: how his best friend is killed by the champion of the Trojans, his desperate grief, and his terrible vengeance.

First seen in Vibrant A Festival of Finborough Playwrights, the world premiere of a first play by Cornish playwright Henry Darke, Booby's Bay opens at the Finborough Theatre for a four week limited season on Tuesday, 30 January 2018.

Grid Iron Theatre Company and Stellar Quines Theatre Company present Bingo!, a new musical comedy focusing on lives of six characters and one fateful night at the bingo. Bingo! tours Scotland in March and April 2018.

Glasgow's Citizens Theatre has received a confirmed grant of 4.8 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for its transformational redevelopment project, it was announced today (Monday 18 December).