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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ROUND UP MAY 2025 SPRING AWAKENING If anyone was still slumbering after winter moved into spring, we certainly stirred everyone with our own Spring Awakening. My thanks go to the director Chris Gilbey-Smith and the entire Spring Awakening company for delivering a triumphant production. With his clear vision for this play manifesting itself […]

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READING AND AUDITION NOTICE FOR SEPTEMBER PRODUCTION BEGINNING BY DAVID ELDRIDGE

  BEGINNING by David Eldridge  DIRECTOR: Viki Betts PERFORMANCE DATES 24 September – 4 October Rehearsals: full rehearsals will start in early August.  There may be some earlier rehearsals in July depending on availability across the summer.  There will be a reading of the play on 6 May so that those interested can hear the […]

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RECRUITING VOLUNTEER ASSISTANTS FOR LOFT YOUTH THEATRE ENSEMBLE

  An invitation to join our creative community The Loft Theatre in Leamington Spa is launching a brand new enterprise for budding young creatives due to commence in September 2025.  Two Masters graduates, Laura Hayward-Smith and Dan Walsh will be leading this new Youth Ensemble. The Loft Youth Ensemble will offer  7 – 17 yr olds […]

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Musical brimming with clever ideas

CHRIS Gilbey-Smith’s ambitious production of this powerfully emotional and enthralling folk-rock musical is brimming with clever ideas. Based on the 1891 play by Frank Wedekind, the musical opened on Broadway in 2006 with lyrics by Steven Sater and music by Duncan Sheik. Wedekind’s original play was written to unmask the dangers of traditional family life […]

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