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Elsie And Norm’s Macbeth MEMBERS of the Worcester Repertory Company are working hard ahead of a return to the stage at the city’s Commandery Gardens this summer, with their rendition of John Christopher Wood’s comedy, Elsie & Norm’s Macbeth. It’s the first event they have been able to stage since the pandemic began, with last year’s event being cancelled due to the lockdown measures. Sarah-Jane Morgan, chief executive officer at Worcester Live, said: “’I’m so excited that our enormously popular event at The Commandery Gardens will be going ahead this summer. “We we...

By Sarah-Jane Morgan, Worcester Live chief executive The Worcester Live box office has seen a steady stream of enquiries IT’S so great to be welcoming audiences back! This week has been focused on the Swan theatre’s full reopening and getting back to a more ‘normal’ operation now that the roadmap has allowed this under carefully controlled Covid-secure guidelines. We can now look forward to exciting times ahead as the Swan Theatre main building and studio building welcomes back the final parts of the Worcester Live family. ...

WELCOME BACK: The Swan Theatre in Worcester WORCESTER Live is gearing up to reopen the doors at The Swan Theatre on Wednesday, May 19. This will be the first time this year that the theatre has opened its doors to the public. The first show will be Judy & Liza, the 10th anniversary production which celebrates the life and music of two iconic theatrical talents; Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli. Sarah-Jane Morgan, chief executive officer of Worcester Live, said: “We are absolutely delighted to be reopening The Swan Theatre once again, in line with the government roadmap and under Covid s...

A HOST of famous faces are coming to Worcestershire’s theatres when they re-open next month. In Malvern, legendary actor Ralph Fiennes stars in a world premiere adaptation of T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets in July at Malvern Theatres.. The Festival Theatre will reopen on June 8 with Cold War thriller A Splinter of Ice presented by the award-winning Original Theatre Company. Oliver Ford Davies (Game of Thrones, Star Wars) and Stephen Boxer (The Crown) star in this new play by Ben Brown. To add to this line-up, Jodie Prenger stars in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black’s classic music...

As of April 12, pubs and restaurants were allowed to open their outdoor areas for customer.   People can also meet up in outdoor areas or gardens as long as they are following the rule of six. At the time of writing, more than 50 million coronavirus vaccinations have been given out in the United Kingdom which has been a large contributor to the fall in hospitalisations and deaths as a result of the virus. While many of us are thankful for our new found freedom there are still some steps left to complete in Boris Johnson’s roadmap to ease lockdown. Here’s everything you need to ...