True meaning of life? It goes on
ANDREW Bovell’s interesting play was new to me and has a lot to recommend it in this production with a very strong cast directed by Lynda Lewis. Although originally written and set in Australia it could perfectly well be set here as Lewis acknowledges by having the cast use British accents. Perhaps the play is […]
READ MORE >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 […]
READ MORE >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. […]
READ MORE >LOFT THEATRE ANNOUNCES PRODUCTIONS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025 CASTING CALL OUT
We are so thrilled to announce the first three productions for 2025. Readings and auditions for Medea and Constellations will be in July and August and posted very soon. Look out on the auditions page on the website and on social media for detail. MEDEA in a new version by Ben Power Director Craig […]
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