The Kunene and the King writer and actor talks about the role Shakespeare has played in his life in this guest blog for the GREAT Britain campaign.

With Blackpool Grand Theatre, we have been holding weekly Zoom sessions with community groups in Blackpool, as they explore their hopes and fears of going back into the world.

Now open! Sip your tea, coffee or beer and watch the swans go by on the River Avon.
Open daily from 10am

Pass our building today you will see it wrapped in pink hazard tape reading ‘Missing Live Theatre’.

We’ve announced a rescheduled programme of shows for Winter 2021, with public booking opening from 10 August 2020.

The possibilities for change in the current crisis - and opportunities to reform the curriculum, recognise the value of the arts and listen to young people.

Watch young people from our Associate Schools perform in our Playmaking festival 2020.

​Actor, director and writer Adjoa Andoh speaks about Shakespeare and homophobia, racism, injustice and love.

The acclaimed author will be talking about his new book for an online audience of our Lead Associate School teachers and theatre partners on 7 July.

Watch our collection of original short films inspired by Shakespeare and created in lockdown.

Celebrate midsummer with activities and short films inspired by Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

We are shocked and appalled by the unacceptable and abhorrent phrase used in a Sunday Times listing this week, describing our 2018 production of Macbeth as “less garishly diverse in casting” than our 2018 Romeo and Juliet.

Join the watch-along and see Christopher Eccleston and Niamh Cusack as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth on BBC Four this Sunday (14 June).

How do you protect 12,000 precious and delicate items from theatre history, some from the 1600s, and keep them safe through a crisis?

UK theatre makers have been hit hard, but we are campaigning to secure a diverse, ambitious and hopeful future for theatre in this country.

The restoration and redevelopment of our Costume Workshop continues, so that we will be able to keep creating stunning costumes for audiences to enjoy.