Claybody Theatre received £150,000 from Arts Council England's Creative Foundations Fund for upgrades to The Dipping House, a found space venue on Stoke-on-Trent's former Spode Factory Site.
A rollicking comedy thriller featuring an ensemble playing multiple flamboyant characters, rapid-fire character changes, sharp humour and theatrical fun will come to Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre next month.
Claybody Theatre have announced casting for their Spring tour of The Grand Babylon Hotel, Arnold Bennett's rollicking comedy thriller, including many original cast members.
Claybody Theatre will present their first ever tour with The Grand Babylon Hotel, Arnold Bennett's rollicking comedy thriller. The company will bring the show to audiences beyond Stoke-on-Trent for the first time in Spring 2026.
Claybody Theatre is set to cement their future in the heart of one of Stoke-on-Trent's most iconic sites. The company, led by playwright Deborah McAndrew and director Conrad Nelson, has been performing in various spaces in the City's Spode Works since 2017.
Full casting has been confirmed for the New Vic's world premiere production of The Grand Babylon Hotel by famed playwright Arnold Bennett. Learn more here!
The New Vic Theatre in Staffordshire will produce the world premiere production of The Grand Babylon Hotel by famed English author Arnold Bennett this autumn.
Open-air theatre will return to Chester's Grosvenor Park this summer as part of a fantastic festival of fun including a pair of enchanting theatrical treats on the main stage.
The nominees for this year's UK Theatre Awards have been announced. The UK Theatre Awards celebrate the very best of theatre across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Check out the full list of nominees here!
Claybody Theatre has announced that this September it will be presenting the universal premiere of Deborah McAndrew’s (The Card, Claybody Theatre, and A Christmas Carol, Leeds Playhouse) new stage play Bright Lights Over Bentilee.
The New Vic Theatre has added three new plays to its 2024 programme including The Company of Wolves, The Haunting, and One Man, Two Guvnors.. The new plays join the previously announced productions A Leap In The Dark by Ron Hutchinson and Ladies Down Under by Amanda Whittington.
Claybody Theatre has announced that this October it will be presenting the world premiere of Song of the Sytch, Deborah McAndrew's new play about secrets and subversion in the dark heart of the Potteries during the Second World War.
As their production of Marvellous takes the West End by storm, Staffordshire's New Vic Theatre has announced a season of work that features an innovative theatrical experiment, a revival of a cult classic, a rare staging of a hit regency comedy and more, as they collaborate with partners across the country including Headlong Theatre and Told by an Idiot, for spring 2023.
Claybody Theatre have today announced the casting for the premiere of Deborah McAndrew's stage adaptation of Arnold Bennett's celebrated 1911 novel The Card. which opens at Fenton Town Hall from 29 June – 9 July.
Claybody Theatre is delighted to announce that this summer it will be presenting the world premiere of Deborah McAndrew’s (A Christmas Carol, Leeds Playhouse and Pride and Prejudice, Grosvenor Open Air Theatre) new stage adaptation with music of Arnold Bennett’s celebrated 1911 novel The Card.
Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre is set to stage its most eco-friendly season of shows yet. A meadow of native grasses will be planted in a ring around the theatre’s central performance area to create a living, moving set within which to stage this year’s three productions.
Rehearsing via zoom and then on the Storyhouse thrust stage and then outdoors in the park, productions of Merry Wives of Windsor, Pride and Prejudice and The Jungle Book open on Saturday 29 May and run until Sunday 30 August.