Onstage with Natalie Anglesey

  PRESS RELEASE For immediate use – 21 July 2022 Director Atri Banerjee returns to stage his bold and beautiful production of this Tennessee Williams’ classic with original 2020 cast. A Royal Exchange Theatre production THE GLASS MENAGERIE By Tennessee Williams Directed by Atri Banerjee 2 September – 8 October Award-winning and critically acclaimed director   Atri Banerjee   returns to the Royal Exchange Theatre with his fresh retelling of   THE GLASS MENAGERIE   - the play that launched Tennessee Williams’ career, marking him out as one of the most celebrated playwrights of the 20th Century. Originally programmed for 2020 and postponed due to the pandemic, this contemporary production brings all 4 original cast members back together -   Geraldine Somerville, Rhiannon Clements ,   Joshua James   and   Eloka Ivo.  Stunningly designed for the Exchange’s unique stage this 2022 production reunites the Director with Designer   Rosanna Vize   continuing their creative collaboration following

New musical Identical brings much-loved story to life on stage   Based on ‘The Parent Trap’, the show features three sets of identical twins (and two dogs!)   Friday 19 August to Saturday 3 September   Identical , a brand new musical based on the novel ‘The Parent Trap’ by Erich Kästner, is heading to The Lowry, Salford, next month.   The book inspired the hugely successful Disney films featuring Hayley Mills in 1961 and Lindsay Lohan in 1998, which have become much-loved classics for families around the world – and now the story has been turned into a stage musical directed by theatre legend Trevor Nunn.   Destined for the West End,  Identical  premieres at the Nottingham Playhouse later this month before playing at The Lowry from  Friday 19 th  August to Saturday 3 rd  September. Identical , directed by Olivier and Tony award-winning Trevor Nunn ( Les Miserables, Starlight Express, Cats  and  Sunset Boulevard ), tells the story of Lottie and Lisa, twin girls separated at birth, reuni

  THE TIME TRAVELLER’S WIFE: THE MUSICAL TO HOLD AUDITIONS FOR THE ROLE OF YOUNG CLARE ON MONDAY 25 JULY AT 12NOON AHEAD OF PREMIERE AT STORYHOUSE, CHESTER FROM 30 SEPTEMBER 2022 FOR TWO-WEEK SEASON AHEAD OF WEST END TRANSFER   The Time Traveller’s Wife: The Musical , a new musical premiering at Storyhouse in Chester from 30 September to 15 October 2022, is holding auditions to find three local children to play the role of Young Clare on Monday 25 July at 12noon. The auditions will take place at Storyhouse with the aim of giving local children the opportunity to star in a major new musical. Director Bill Buckhurst has requested that applicants send in a video of themselves singing a verse and a chorus of a pop song they enjoy singing and a short poem or monologue, and to provide some background information on why they want to play the role and what (if any) performance experience they have. Applicants should send their tapes to  kidsttw@gmail.com  by Thursday 21 July.   The Time Travel

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ITV COMMISSIONS SIX PART MEDICAL DRAMA,  MATERNAL , STARRING PARMINDER NAGRA, LARA PULVER AND LISA MCGRILLIS, WRITTEN BY JACQUI HONESS-MARTIN, DIRECTED BY JAMES GRIFFITHS AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY PATRICK SPENCE FOR ITV  STUDIOS ITV ’ s Head of Drama, Polly Hill, has commissioned six-part medical drama,  Maternal , about three  female  doctors returning to post-pandemic frontline medicine after maternity leave and having to heroically balance the intense demands of the NHS and motherhood. The drama will bring together leading actresses Parminder Nagra ( DI Ray, Blacklist ), Lara Pulver ( The Split, The Alienist ) and Lisa McGrillis ( King Gary, Mum ).     Maternal  explores working motherhood with wit, warmth and humour and offers a unique perspective on our b

Noel Coward classic comes to Bolton this autumn   BOX OFFICE  01204 520661 WHAT'S ON  |     VISIT US  |     GET INVOLVED PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cast announced for Brief Encounter No ë l Coward classic comes to Bolton this autumn Cast L to R: Pete Ashmore, Joey Hickman, Robert Jackson, Lara Lewis, Natasha Lewis, Rishi Manuel and Anne-Marie Piazza. The  Octagon’s  blockbuster autumn/winter 2022/23 season will include a new production of No ë l Coward’s  Brief Encounter  – coming to the Bolton venue in  October . Adapted for the stage by  Emma Rice , this co-production with  Stephen Joseph Theatre  and  Theatre by the Lake  and directed by SJT’s Artistic Director,  Paul Robinson,  will see this timeless romance reimagined for the stage. The show opens at the  SJT  later this month  (Fri 22 Jul – Sat 27 Aug)  and visits the  New Vic Theatre Wed 7 – Sat 10 Sep  and  Theatre by the Lake Wed 14 Sep – Sat 8   Oct  before heading to the  Octagon  from  Thu 20 Oct – Sat 5 Nov .