Preview: Pleading Stupidity, Theatre Royal Winchester

Comedy theatre fans get the chance to enjoy an Edinburgh Fringe success when Pleading Stupidity comes to Theatre Royal Winchester on Tuesday 15 October. It tells the story of Chad and Brad who robbed a bank while they were bored on their gap year – but who were wearing...

Play to the Crowd awarded title of Theatre of Sanctuary

Play to the Crowd, the arts and education charity that runs Theatre Royal Winchester, Hat Fair and Playmakers, has been awarded the title of Theatre of Sanctuary. The award comes in recognition of its work with people seeking sanctuary by City of Sanctuary UK – a nationally coordinated network...

Preview: The Pirates of Penzance, Theatre Royal Winchester

Theatre fans will be pleased to learn that Sasha Regan’s all-male cast returns to the city with her award-winning rendition of The Pirates of Penzance, which will be performed at Theatre Royal Winchester from Tuesday 8 October. The Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan is a classic operetta...

Preview: The Lion and the Unicorn, Theatre Royal Winchester

Audiences are invited to enjoy another radio-play-live-on-stage when the wartime-set The Lion and the Unicorn comes to Theatre Royal Winchester on Wednesday 2 October. The Lion and the Unicorn opens on the evening of 13 October 1939 – six weeks after war has been declared on Hitler’s Germany –with...

Winchester Comedy Festival’s Autumn Gala is here

Image: Tom Deacon Winchester Comedy Festival bring another host of well-known comedians to Theatre Royal Winchester on Friday 27 September for an evening of laughter. This autumn the gala line-up includes faces from TV including Shazia Mirza, Sean McLoughlin, Andrew White and Tom Deacon as MC. The award-winning Shazia...

Play to the Crowd invites teachers and lecturers to learn more

Play to the Crowd – the arts and education charity that runs Theatre Royal Winchester, Hat Fair and Playmakers – is inviting teachers and lecturers to two early evening events for them to learn more about the opportunities the charity can offer schools and colleges. The events will include...