Casting and creative team announced for world premiere of Michael Morpugo’s Waiting For Anya

The Barn Theatre in Cirencester has today announced the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of Simon Reade’s stage adaptation of acclaimed children’s author Michael Morpurgo’s Waiting For Anya. The production will be the fourth play by Simon Reade to be produced by the Cotswold award-winning theatre and the second to make its world premiere there. The production will also see Reade reunite with director Mark Leipacher (Artistic Director of The Faction), who has worked on multiple productions of Reade’s adaptation of Morpurgo’s Private Peaceful. Reade’s previous adaptations of Morpurgo’s works include Toro! Toro! (Salisbury Playhouse); Twist of Gold (Polka); The Mozart Question (Bristol Old Vic); as well as the West End/Off-Broadway … Continue reading Casting and creative team announced for world premiere of Michael Morpugo’s Waiting For Anya

Cast announced for Million Dollar Quartet at the Barn Theatre

The Barn Theatre has today announced the cast and creative team for their upcoming revival of the musical Million Dollar Quartet, which runs in Cirencester from 6 June – 16 July. Million Dollar Quartet follows the events of the December 4, 1956 recording session at Memphis’ Sun Studio that brought four of the music’s best talents together for a once-in-a-life-time event: Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley. The recording session retains its historical significance as a landmark event in the age of Rock n’ Roll, and a milestone for the genre in the ever-changing world of the 20th century popular culture … Continue reading Cast announced for Million Dollar Quartet at the Barn Theatre