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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 […]
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 […]
Spring is awakening – read the artistic round-up from Sue Moore
I still have stars in my eyes from Constellations. It was the greatest artistic success. We were overwhelmed with the positive reviews from critics and audience alike and comments about it being one of the greatest nights in the theatre anywhere. My cast were simply outstanding. I can honestly say I enjoyed every […]
Sad news of Charles Mulraine and Martin O’Connell
“When sorrows come, they come not single spies but in battalions” Hamlet, William Shakespeare. Having seen Hamlet at the RSC last week, I was reminded of this with the awful news that two more great contributors to life at the Loft had died. The news arrived of the loss of Charles Mulraine and Martin O’Connell […]
ARTISTIC NEWS ROUND UP FOR FEBRUARY 2025
What a stellar start to the year it has been. We are so thrilled that our audiences were inspired to come and experience Greek tragedy with a contemporary twist. Our reviews and audience feedback for Medea was exceptional and many sentences started with “mesmerising” and “best production ever”. Enormous thanks go to Craig Shelton […]
LOFT OBITUARY FOR WILLIAM (BILL) WILKINSON – FEBRUARY 2025
BILL WILKINSON’S OBITUARY AND FUNERAL BILL AND LORNA CO-DIRECTING LADY WINDERMERE’S FAN – BILL’S FINAL PRODUCTION. On 30th December last year we posted the saddest news of the loss of Bill Wilkinson, who died at the age of 95. Bill had been struggling against the frustration of ill health, particularly difficult for him as […]
