Simple8 News

Production photos have been released for the world premiere and national tour of Party Season ahead of its opening night at Royal & Derngate, Northampton. 

Royal & Derngate, Northampton have announced the full cast and creative team for Party Season, The Wardrobe Ensemble's newest play. Learn more about the show here!

See what the critics are saying about Land of the Free at Southwark Playhouse. Playing in the lead up to the most contentious American presidential election since the time of the Civil War, Land of The Free, tells the full story for the first time in British theatre of the life of the actor John Wilkes Booth. Read all of the reviews.

Land of the Free might be considered a success. Yes, its structure stumbles and feels a bit misguided at times, but it got a room full of people discussing some truly important issues. In a world facing such uncertainty, that’s exactly the kind of conversation theatre should be encouraging!

A new play exploring the assassination of Abraham Lincoln announced its cast ahead of its opening next month. The production promises a deep dive into the historical event with a fresh perspective.

The award-winning ensemble Simple8 has announced the new play, Land of The Free, that dissects the life of the actor John Wilkes Booth and how he came to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.

Simple8 has announced casting for the critically acclaimed and multi-award-winning stage adaptation of Herman Melville's leviathan masterpiece, Moby Dick.

Explore the diverse range of entertainment and activities in store for the 2024 season at Perth Theatre and Concert Hall. From captivating shows to exciting events, there's something for everyone. Don't miss out on the unmissable experiences awaiting you in Perth.

Simple 8's Moby Dick, the critically acclaimed, and multi award-winning staging of Herman Melville's leviathan masterpiece is being re-worked in a brand-new touring production in association with Royal & Derngate, Northampton.

Following the announcement of the re-opening timelines for both Royal & Derngate theatres and the Filmhouse, after the recent temporary closure for RAAC investigations, the organisation has announced two new productions for the next year as part of their produced work. Learn more about the upcoming shows here!

Wilton’s Music Hall has announced its 2024 spring season, following on from a stellar year of world class theatre and music productions spanning every genre from musicals to opera to cabaret. Learn more about the full season lineup here!

Artistic Director of Northampton's Royal & Derngate, James Dacre today announced that Royal & Derngate's commission of Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day, adapted by Barney Norris, will receive its world premiere in Northampton in February 2019 before a national Out of Joint tour.

In a new UK tour currently playing at Bristol Old Vic, award-winning theatre company simple8 have joined forces with Northampton's Royal & Derngate to present Simon Dormandy's adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel A Passage to India.

One of the great novels of the twentieth century, E. M. Forster's A Passage to India is vividly re-imagined by award-winning ensemble simple8, in a co-production with Royal & Derngate, Northampton. The press night will be Thursday 22 February, at 7pm.

The premiere of a new musical based on the Dorset-set novel Moonfleet leads the Spring/Summer 2018 season at Salisbury Playhouse.

Artistic Director Jez Bond today announces Park Theatre's new Jan - Jun 2018 season. Featuring five world, European, UK and London premiere productions, Park Theatre continues to build its reputation as a home for new writing and celebrated transfers.

"My first supervisor was a African girl named Ann, and she had the nerve to tell me that I don't have a right to call myself African American. I had to tell that heffa just because your people sold my people doesn't mean I don't got African roots."

At the end of a remarkable year for the Northampton venue, Royal & Derngate's Artistic Director James Dacre today announced details of Made in Northampton 2017. 

Gary Naylor sees a strange play that never quite decides on what it wants to be and finishes just when the drama is getting started.

simple8, the critically-acclaimed ensemble based theatre company - winners of the 2015 Peter Brook / Empty Space Awards - will make their Park Theatre debut with the world premiere of a new play by Sebastian Armesto and Dudley Hinton. DON'T SLEEP THERE ARE SNAKES, based on the true story and book by linguist, author and academic, Daniel Everett, will play at Park Theatre on March 22-April 23.