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2018
There’s a party going at the Acropolis, or at least at London’s Charing Cross Theatre, as the world premiere production of Mythic has its run extended by three weeks to 15 December 2019. Plus the show’s cast recording will be released in two weeks’ time. Will you be adding the album to your Christmas wish list?
When the Barn Theatre’s inaugural production of THE SECRET GARDEN extended by a fortnight, it gave Faves founder Terri Paddock an opportunity to fit another trip to Cirencester and a post-show Q&A into the diary. And it's a doozy. Watch the full post-show Q&A livestream here - including an encore of one of the show's hugely popular #SecretGarden jam requests...
2018
Theatre worth travelling for indeed - and now you have an extra fortnight to make your travel plans. Dominic Shaw's actor-musician interpretation of THE SECRET GARDEN is now booking at Cirencester's new Barn Theatre until 28 April 2018. Watch this brilliant video of audiences' reactions to this stunning venue and production - see if you can spot our own Perry O'Bree!
2018
For our first-ever, out-of-town #FirstNightTakeover, Perry O'Bree jumped on a coach from London to Cirencester in the heart of the Cotswolds to help inaugurate the brand-new Barn Theatre on the opening night of its first offering, a 12-strong, actor-musician version of THE SECRET GARDEN. In addition to the cast, Perry caught a few other familiar West End #StageFaves making the trip, including Liam Tamne, Verity Rushworth and the theatre's own artistic director, former actor Iwan Lewis...
We love a good Musical revival, but we love it even MORE when companies do something fresh and new with the classic material. The Barn Theatre in Cirencester is currently running a brand new production of THE SECRET GARDEN, reimagined for a group of actor musicians. Our #StageFavesSongOfTheWeek this week is "Wick" from this exciting new take...
You may well have seen Welshman Iwan Lewis on stage or screen. His many credits include Legally Blonde, Godspell, Therese Raquin and the blockbuster film version of Les Miserables (yes, that's him with Hugh Jackman). How'd he go from treading the boards to launching and running Cirencester's brand-new Barn Theatre? Watch as he lays out his vision for bringing the West End to the Cotswolds...
The cast of twelve #StageFaves helping to inaugurate Cirencester's new state-of-the-art Barn Theatre started rehearsing THE SECRET GARDEN in London. What happened when they arrived in Cirencester in the heart of the Cotswolds? How are the folk music traditions of the area seeping into their performance of this new actor-musician production? WATCH these two videos to witness how it's all coming together...
There's something exciting happening in the Cotswolds. A brand-new, 200-seat, state-of-the-art theatre is opening with a brand-new, actor-musician production of THE SECRET GARDEN. And there's a cast of #StageFaves who've made the journey from London to be a part of The Barn Theatre's launch. See who's who here...
2017
In MIRACLE ON 34th STREET, children tell Macy's Santa Claus, who just happens to be the real Kris Kringle, what they want for Christmas? We had to find out from the cast of this festival musical radio play what they'd ask for too. They also share their favourite Christmas songs and holiday memories. What are yours?
2017
Gareth Gates and Maureen Nolan will reprise their performances in FOOTLOOSE when it returns to London in September as part of its latest UK-wide tour. They'll be joined by a cast of #StageFaves, including Joshua Dowen in the lead as Ren McCormack, the role of the city kid who's just gotta dance, immortalised in the 1984 film by Kevin Bacon. And you can #GetSocial for all of them here...