The Barn Theatre extends run of Once The Musical

The Barn Theatre in Cirencester has today announced that their reimagined production of the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical Once has extended its run at the Cotswold theatre until 19th August. The production forms part of the Barn Theatre’s fifth anniversary season. Based on the critically acclaimed movie of the same name (written and directed by John Carney), Once features music and lyrics by the Academy award-winning team of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, including the Academy Award-winning song Falling Slowly, and a Tony award-winning book by Enda Walsh. Set in Dublin, the musical follows the unforgettable story of an Irish street musician and a funny Czech woman, drawn together by their shared love of music. Sarah Moss (The Mousetrap – West End, Mad … Continue reading The Barn Theatre extends run of Once The Musical

Casting announced for Around The World In Eighty Days at the Barn Theatre

The Barn Theatre in Cirencester has today announced the cast of their upcoming production of Toby Hulse’s fast paced and playfully comic adaptation of Jules Verne’s epic adventure novel Around the World in Eighty Days. Around the World in Eighty Days, which runs at the award-winning Cotswolds venue from 30th January – 11th March, will be directed by Joseph O’Malley, who previously directed the Barn Theatre’s productions of The Hound of the Baskervilles, The 39 Steps and Ben Hur. In the great Victorian Age, it is clearly impossible to go around the world in eighty days, and only an idiot would try it.  It is also clearly impossible to tell this story with … Continue reading Casting announced for Around The World In Eighty Days at the Barn Theatre