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AT Ilkley Playhouse we are thrilled that we have taken the tentative steps to reopening our doors to the public and that our first three plays have once again entertained and delighted our audiences. Behind the scenes a new season of plays has been selected and we are delighted that we can now share this programme of plays with you. Our Autumn season kicks off with Agatha Christie’s thriller The Hollow. A weekend house party at The Hollow, the home of Sir Henry Angkatell and his wife Lucy, turns into a nightmare when tragedy strikes. Among the guests are three of the Angkatell cousins: ...

Lady Chatterley’s Lover at Shaftesbury Theatre London West End May 7, 2021 Last updated: May 7, 2021 The new musical adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s infamous literary classic, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, will come to the West End for a strictly limited run this summer. Crafted by composer John Robinson (Behind the Iron Mask, Duchess Theatre; Closer to the Sun, Harold Pinter Theatre), this world premiere at Shaftesbury Theatre will re-energise Lawrence’s sensation for a new audience. This world premiere adaptation will be filmed to stream later in the year before future live performances....

John Robinson ( Behind the Iron Mask) has crafted the libretto for the piece, playing at the Shaftesbury Theatre on 18 and 19 June 2021. The show will also be filmed fo future streaming, with plans for further live performances as well. Lady Chatterley's Lover is directed by the award-winning Sasha Regan ( Blondel) with original libretto by Phil Willmott ( Relativity: The Einstein Musical), and production design by Andrew Exeter ( High Fidelity). Robinson comments, I am thrilled to be back in the West End with my latest musical – it's a project very close to my heart given my own roots in D...

Poison arrow: James Booth and Barbara Windsor in Bart's Twang!! Credit: Shutterstock What did Lionel Bart, the composer who gave the world Oliver!, have to say – or, perhaps more to the point, want people to sing – about Golda Meir, the Israeli prime minister between 1969 and 1974? The question arises because Thursday evening sees Maureen Lipman sing the title number of a “lost” musical by Bart, Next Year in Jerusalem. The song is a soothing lullaby – childlike melody and lyrics mingling sorrow at a life fraught with danger with a yearning for freedom (think Hamilton’s Dear Theodo...