Artistic Director’s September News Round-Up
AD ROUND UP SEPTEMBER 2023 So……I hope you all made the most of what summer sunshine there was or headed to warmer climes. At the Loft we have had a busy summer, hosting Arts Insight youth theatre for their super successful production ‘Game of Life’, bringing joy to both the students, their families and friends, […]
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The mighty Boudica by Tristan Bernays closed to a cheering, appreciative audience in last month’s production. When we confirmed the rights to perform this play the agent applauded us for staging such an epic production. Never a theatre company to shy away from challenges, Libby Morris took up the gauntlet to direct this with confidence […]
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To some it was Wyrd and to others, just weird, but we had a huge number of Terry Pratchett fans and others who were being introduced to him for the first time, loving our last production of Wyrd Sisters; many attending multiple times. I think four visits was the record! Enormous thanks to Lorna Middleton […]
READ MORE >Loft appoints new Production Manager
We are delighted to announce the appointment of our new Production Manager, Amy Carroll. Amy brings 20 years professional theatre experience to the role. She has a first class honours degree in Theatre Design and Production from Trinity University College, including vocational training in the USA at California State University. Amy’s professional freelance career […]
READ MORE >Farewell from Production Manager Kim Green
After 11 years, 3 months and 90 productions, it is time for me to take my final bow as the Production Manager at The Loft. As many of you will know I am not one who enjoys the bright lights of the stage, but I couldn’t disappear without saying, a few thank yous. I […]
READ MORE >March News Roundup
We staged Jez Butterworth’s play ‘The Winterling’ and you certainly approved. We had great audience numbers and the feedback was spectacular. Here is one such comment from a group who came:- “The standards at the Loft are extraordinary. Can you raise the bar much higher? The quality of acting, sound, lighting and set design all […]
READ MORE >February News Round-Up
What a cracking start to 2023 that was! I had enjoyed directing our opening play, Yasmina Reza’s ‘Art’, so much, working with a brilliant cast and crew and I knew that we had brought something special to the stage. I was not prepared though for the overwhelmingly positive response not only from the reviewers, but […]
READ MORE >New Year News Round Up
NEW YEAR NEWS ROUND UP So there it was……..the Centenary Year………..all wrapped up like a Christmas present. I can hardly believe that it seems to have played out so fast. My thanks to director Mike Rolfe and his immaculate company for delivering such a splendid and visually stunning Shakespeare to round off the year in […]
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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ROUND UP NOVEMBER 2022 So, here we are moving towards the end of the Loft’s special year to mark its Centenary. It hardly seems possible. When we started planning for this year at the start of the pandemic it seemed ages away and when the pandemic lengthened, we were concerned we would even […]
READ MORE >Read the Artistic Director’s round up of news for October
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ROUND UP OCTOBER 2022 So The Seagull flew away and we concluded our production of a Chekhov play, to mark his importance to us as a regular feature in our theatre programme across our history. Thank you to all of you who made a donation to the relief fund for those whose lives […]
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