Beloved stage and screen actor Felicity Kendal returns to Cambridge this month, in comedy hit Noises Off, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.
No stranger to the small screen, television’s Kevin Kennedy has left the cobbles of Coronation Street far behind him as he takes to the stage and embraces his inner rock’n’roll star, in the UK Tour of Rock of Ages which tours to the Arts Theatre from Tue 8 - Sat. We had a chat with him, before opening night, to find out more about the show and his role...
We are so excited to welcome London Classic Theatre back to our stage this week for the hilarious farce Boeing Boeing! We caught up with the director Michael Cabot to find out a little more about the show, and its timeless comedic script:
In just a few weeks, the beautiful and heart-breaking children's story, Private Peaceful, takes to our stage in a brand new adaptation. Read on as beloved children's author Michael Morpurgo talks about the true events that inspired the story - and how War Horse was nearly a complete disaster...
Everyone at the Arts Theatre is extremely excited to welcome the distinguished actor Ralph Fiennes to Cambridge later this month. Ralph will be directing and starring in a world premiere production of T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets, and we can't wait to see an icon of British performance live on stage.
To kick start February we are welcoming Downton Abbey star, Elizabeth McGovern, in Theatre Royal Bath's production God of Carnage. Yasmina Reza's play follows two sets of parents who meet to discuss their children's bad behaviour. As the evening progresses, the adult's behaviour begins to mirror their offspring's and soon, the evening turns to chaos.
Following a sold out run at Hampstead Theatre in 2017, next week the Arts Theatre welcomes Prism starring Robert Lindsay, based on the true story of master cinematographer Jack Cardiff. Ahead of opening night, we delved further in to Cardiff's life to find out how he became one of Britain's greatest filmmakers.
This week we chatted to actor and puppeteer Vinnie Heaven ahead of Wise Children's wonderfully imaginative production of Malory Towers next week...
Is Malory Towers your first experience working with Wise Children and director Emma Rice?
Yes and yes. It’s brilliant!
It is 40 years since award-winning playwright Willy Russell wrote Educating Rita - it remains one of his best loved works, regularly performance around the world. For Russell, it's a time for reflection on the success of his play.
