A HOST of famous faces are coming to Worcestershire’s theatres when they re-open next month. In Malvern, legendary actor Ralph Fiennes stars in a world premiere adaptation of T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets in July at Malvern Theatres.. The Festival Theatre will reopen on June 8 with Cold War thriller A Splinter of Ice presented by the award-winning Original Theatre Company. Oliver Ford Davies (Game of Thrones, Star Wars) and Stephen Boxer (The Crown) star in this new play by Ben Brown. To add to this line-up, Jodie Prenger stars in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black’s classic musical Tell Me On A Sunday.
MALVERN Theatres is reopening after a frantic 12 months which nearly saw it go out of business. The theatre welcomes back visitors on June 8 following one of the most difficult years in its history, narrowly being saved thanks to thousands of pounds in donations from the public. Chief Executive Nic Lloyd said: “We have been overwhelmed by the support we have received since the beginning of the pandemic. “I’d like to thank our generous community for your continued support. “Without our loyal audiences we would not be here today. “As our doors reopen, we look forward to this next chapter with renewed confidence; a bright future where we can enjoy live theatre together once again.”
In
A Splinter of Ice, as the cold war begins to thaw, an extraordinary reunion takes place between one of the great novelists of the twentieth century Graham Greene, and his old MI6 boss, the notorious Soviet double agent, Kim Philby. In 1987, the pair met for the first time in 30 years, by which time Philby’s defection had captured the British imagination and contributed to a significant restructure of the secret service. Did Philby regret his actions, and would he ever be tempted to back to the UK? What did those closest to him believe? Greene asks the questions as he delves into the reasons behind Philby’s great betrayal.
In
A Splinter of Ice, as the cold war begins to thaw, an extraordinary reunion takes place between one of the great novelists of the twentieth century Graham Greene, and his old MI6 boss, the notorious Soviet double agent, Kim Philby. In 1987, the pair met for the first time in 30 years, by which time Philby’s defection had captured the British imagination and contributed to a significant restructure of the secret service. Did Philby regret his actions, and would he ever be tempted to back to the UK? What did those closest to him believe? Greene asks the questions as he delves into the reasons behind Philby’s great betrayal.
The Play That Goes Wrong also return with two laugh-out-loud comedies.
Magic Goes Wrong features daredevil stunts and jaw-dropping feats in Mischief’s biggest comedy catastrophe to date.
Meanwhile,
Groan Ups takes the audience on a journey from an unruly class of six-year-olds, anarchic high school teenagers to the challenges of adulthood.
The next generation of theatregoers will be thrilled with three fantastic children’s shows for the whole family to enjoy.
The Snail and the Whale can be seen at Cambridge Arts Theatre from Wednesday, July 28 to Sunday, August 1.
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Join an adventurous young girl and her seafaring father as they reimagine the story of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s much-loved picture book