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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 […]
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 […]
Triumphantly Rivetting
OEDIPUS currently playing at two West End theatres and Medea at the Loft Theatre in Leamington are evidence, if it were needed, that Greek drama resonates as powerfully today as it did in Athens in the 5th century BCE. Love, betrayal, abandonment, exile, revenge – we meet these themes in our newspapers every day. […]
LOFT UNVEILS ITS 2025 SEASON
A very happy theatre going 2025 to you all. We finished off 2024 with a production of Glorious! by Peter Quilter and were thrilled to have the playwright visit us, with his family, on the opening night. My thanks to James Suckling and his entire company for delighting our audiences with this December treat. I […]
ARTISTIC YEAR END ROUND UP FOR 2024
We are still enjoying the warm glow from the samovar following such a splendid production of Uncle Vanya. The reviews were stellar, as was the entire company. Every dimension of the show was applauded in the reviews, from the beautiful costuming, staging and lighting, to the performances and the specially composed music. We […]
