Chichester Festival Theatre announces reopening plans
Chichester returns with an eclectic slate of comedy, drama and concerts
Chichester Festival Theatre
Beauty and the Beast (CFYT)
PLAY | Beauty and The Beast is available to watch online from 21 May – 19 July 2020 (free)
Chichester Festival Theatre cancels 2020 season
Productions of The Unfriend and South Pacific have been moved to 2021
David Walliams’ ‘The Midnight Gang’ musical to be streamed online for free
The musical stage adaptation is available to watch for free
The Midnight Gang (2018)
MUSICAL | The Midnight Gang is available to watch online from 30 April – 29 May 2020 (free)
Flowers for Mrs Harris (2018)
MUSICAL | Flowers for Mrs Harris is available to watch online until 8 May 2020 (free)
James Nesbitt, Sheila Hancock & Clare Burt star in This Is My Family
First look at THIS IS MY FAMILY at Chichester Festival Theatre
Haydn Gwynne, Rory Keenan & Bronté Barbé announced in Chichester Festival Theatre season.
Further casting announced for Chichester Festival Theatre’s 2019 season
In pictures: Flowers for Mrs Harris at Chichester Fesitval Theatre
Check out these stunning production images of Flowers for Mrs Harris
Ian McKellen in King Lear – review round-up
Ian McKellen reigns supreme in this triumphant production.
Casting announced for Ian McKellen’s King Lear
An all-star supporting cast for Chichester’s King Lear
Sarah Hadland and Jemima Rooper cast in Alan Ayckbourn’s The Norman Conquest
Casting announced for Alan Ayckbourn’s The Norman Conquest
Marcia Gay Harden & Brian J Smith in Sweet Bird of Youth
First look at Marcia Gay Harden and Brian J Smith in ‘Sweet Bird of Youth’.
Casting announced for The Country Girls and The House They Grew Up In at Chichester
Samantha Spiro and Daniel Ryan will play reclusive siblings in Deborah Bruce’s new play
Full casting announced for Sweet Bird of Youth
Marcia Gay Harden makes her UK theatre debut as Alexandra
Marcia Gay Harden to star in Sweet Bird of Youth
The Fifty Shades actress will make her UK theatre debut
Daniel Evans announces first Chichester Season
Evans’ highly anticipated season includes Alan Bennett, Tennessee Williams & Shakespeare
First Look: Richard Fleeshman as Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls
The UK tour of Guys and Dolls starring Richard Fleeshman
National Theatre announce 2016 season and beyond
Andrew Garfield, Anna Chancellor, Tamsin Greig, Rory Kinnear, Helen McCrory and Ralph Fiennes returning to the National Theatre
Chichester Festival Theatre appoint Daniel Evans as Artistic Director.
Daniel Evans to head Chichester Festival Theatre
Penelope Keith to star in world premiere at Chichester Festival Theatre
Penelope Keith to star in world premiere of Mrs Pat at Chichester Festival Theatre
Guys and Dolls at the Savoy Theatre
Chichester Festival Theatre’s highly acclaimed and sell out production of Guys and Dolls transfers to the West End’s Savoy theatre.
Guys and Dolls transfer to the Savoy theatre
Chichester Festival Theatre’s critically acclaimed and sell out production of Guys and Dolls is to transfer to London’s Savoy theatre.
Production photos: Way Upstream at Chichester Festival Theatre
Production photos of Alan Ayckbourn’s Way Upstream at Chichester Festival Theatre.
Casting update: Mack has found his Mabel
Chichester Festival Theatre have announced further casting for Mack & Mabel.
Chichester Festival Theatre announce Festival 2015
Jonathan Church and Alan Finch announce Chichester Festival’s 2015 season including Lenny Henry in Educating Rita and Michael Ball in Mack & Mabel.
Lenny Henry makes Chichester debut with Educating Rita.
Lenny Henry is to star in a new production of Educating Rita at the Chichester Festival Theatre.
Michael Ball to star in Chichester Festival Theatre production of Mack & Mabel
It was announced today that Michael Ball will star in Chichester Festival Theatre’s major new production of Mack & Mabel this summer.
Imelda Staunton in Gypsy heading to the West End’s Savoy Theatre?
Is Imelda Staunton heading back into the West End in the Chichester transfer of Gypsy?
Taken at Midnight starring Penelope Wilton to transfer to West End
Penelope Wilton returns to the West End in hit Chichester drama Taken at Midnight at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.
Gypsy Reviews – Round-up of reviews at Chichester Festival Theatre
Imelda Staunton stars in GYPSY at Chichester Festival Theatre – Round-up of Reviews
Photo First Look: Gypsy starring Imelda Staunton
Photo First Look at Gypsy at Chichester Festival Theatre starring Imelda Staunton.
Chichester’s Gypsy starring Imelda Staunton
Imelda Staunton stars as Mama Rose in Gypsy at Chichester Theatre
Photos: Guys and Dolls, Chichester Festival Theatre
Production photos of Guys and Dolls at the Chichester Festival Theatre
Photos of Amadeus at Chichester Festival Theatre
Production photos of Amadeus at Chichester Festival Theatre starring Rupert Everett.
Photos of Miss Julie and Black Comedy at Chichester Festival Theatre
Production photos of Miss Julie and Black Comedy starring Rosalie Craig at the Chichester Festival Theatre
Photos: Stevie starring Zoe Wanamaker at Chichester Festival Theatre
Production photos of Stevie starring Zoe Wanamaker at Chichester Festival Theatre
Chichester Guys and Dolls cast announced
The cast has been announced for Chichester Festival Theatre’s summer 2014 revival of Guys and Dolls including Clare Foster, Jamie Parker and Sophie Thompson,
Chichester announce new season: Imelda Staunton to play Gypsy, Rupert Everett in Amadeus
Chichester Festival Theatre has announced its new season for 2014, with some big-hitting shows and stars set to appear and a number of shows with West End transfer potential.
Stars lined up for the new season include Rupert Everett, Imelda Staunton, Sophie Thompson, Peter Polycarpou, David Haig, Penelope Wilton, Rosalie Craig, Zoë Wanamaker, Patricia Routledge and Dervla Kirwan.
Imelda Staunton to star in Gypsy
Chichester Festival Theatre has confirmed that Imelda Staunton will star as Rose in their new production of Gypsy.
Now Booking: The Pajama Game starring Joanna Riding
Richard Eyre’s revival of The Pajama Game has gone on sale in the West End.
Chichester’s The Pajama Game to open at the Shaftesbury Theatre
Richard Eyre’s revival of The Pajama Game at the Chichester Festival Theatre is to transfer to the Shaftesbury Theatre in the West End.
From Here to Eternity to close in April
Tim Rice’s new musical From Here to Eternity will end its run at the Shaftesbury Theatre in April 2014.
David Hare and Penelope Wilton: Uncle Vanya and the National Theatre
David Hare and Penelope Wilton’s shared introduction to the National Theatre.
Casting announced for ANOTHER COUNTRY at Chichester
Director Jeremy Herrin returns to Chichester to stage Julian Mitchell’s award-winning drama Another Country, a fictionalised account of the youth of such people as the spy Guy Burgess and the Communist John Cornford, who died in the Spanish Civil War.
Adrian Edmondson, Rufus Hound, John Marquez, Tim McMullan to star in NEVILLE’S ISLAND
Multi-talented actors Adrian Edmondson and Rufus Hound lead the cast in Tim Firth’s dark comedy about a disastrous outward bound team-building exercise which will be staged at the Theatre in the Park, Chichester.
Full Cast Announced for The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui – Opens Duchess Theatre on 25 September – With Henry Goodman
The full cast is announced for Chichester Festival Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, which will open at the Duchess Theatre on 25 September with previews from 18 September. The production will once again feature Henry Goodman reprising his award-winning performance in the title role.
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui at the Duchess Theatre
Henry Goodman reprises his wildly acclaimed performance as Arturo Ui in the Chichester Festival Theatre production of Brecht’s The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui at the Duchess Theatre.
Photos: The Pajama Game at the Chichester Festival Theatre starring Joanna Riding
Production photos of The Pajama Game at the Chichester Festival Theatre starring Joanna Riding
Hadley Fraser & Joanna Riding Star In The Pajama Game
Distinguished director Richard Eyre returns to Chichester to open Festival 2013 with the evergreen Broadway musical, The Pajama Game starring Hadley Fraser & Joanna Riding
Chichester Festival Theatre season announcement
Theatre in the Park is unveiled with major new productions of Barnum and Neville’s Island. Richard Eyre returns to Chichester to direct The Pajama Game. The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui returns to the Minerva Theatre, then transfers to the West End – Henry Goodman reprises his award-winning role. Festival 2012 achieved record-breaking audience figures of 220,000
Photos: Antony and Cleopatra at Chichester Festival Theatre
Production photos of Antony and Cleopatra at Chichester Festival Theatre starring Kim Cattrall.
Derek Jacobi, Emma Fielding And Ronald Pickup Star In Heartbreak House By Bernard Shaw At The Chichester Festival Theatre, Directed By Richard Clifford
Derek Jacobi returns to Chichester Festival Theatre during its 50th Anniversary season in Heartbreak House, Bernard Shaw’s comic exploration of love and social mores. The notable cast also includes Emma Fielding and Ronald Pickup.
South Downs and The Browning Version at the Harold Pinter Theatre
A well-deserved West End transfer for Chichester Festival Theatre’s excellent double-bill featuring Terence Rattigan’s one-act masterpiece The Browning Version and David Hare’s specially commissioned companion piece South Downs. The cast includes Anna Chancellor and Nicholas Farrell.
Sweeney Todd – Reviews Round-up
A round-up of reviews for Sweeney Todd at the Adelphi Theatre in London starring Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton.
Sweeney Todd starring Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton to play West End in March
Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton will star in a new West End production of Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd.
Production photos: Sweeney Todd starring Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton
Chichester’s 2011 festival closes this year with a new production of Stephen Sondheim’s classic musical Sweeney Todd. Leading the cast are two of British Theatre’s biggest names, with distinguished musical performer Michael Ball and Oscar-nominated actress Imelda Staunton starring in the show.
Singin’ in the Rain at the Palace Theatre starring Adam Cooper
Following its critically-acclaimed, sold-out run at Chichester Festival Theatre, Singin’ in the Rain is making a splash at London’s Palace Theatre starring Adam Cooper.
Michael Ball And Imelda Staunton In Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
Chichester’s Festival 2011 closes with Sweeney Todd, the musical commonly acknowledged to be Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece, in a cast led by distinguished musical performer Michael Ball and Oscar-nominated actress Imelda Staunton.
West End Transfer For Max Stafford-Clark’s Critically Acclaimed New Production Of Caryl Churchill’s Top Girls
Max Stafford-Clark’s new production of Caryl Churchill’s Top Girls is to transfer to the Trafalgar Studios following its critically acclaimed, sell-out run at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester. Top Girls, produced in the West End by Sonia Friedman Productions, will run at the Trafalgar Studios from 5 August – 15 October 2011 with press night on 16 August 2011. Designs are by Tim Shortall with lighting by Jason Taylor, sound by Ian Dickinson and video design by Finn Ross. Stafford-Clark’s Out of Joint/ Chichester Festival Theatre co-production reunites him with producer Sonia Friedman, with whom he co-founded Out of Joint Theatre Company in 1993.
Production photos of Singin’ in the Rain at the Chichester Festival Theatre
Production photos: A brand new stage production of Hollywood classic Singin’ in the Rain has started at the Chichester Festival Theatre.
Pygmalion – Round-up of Reviews
Reviews round-up of Pymalion at the Garrick Theatre, starring Rupert Everett, Kara Tointon and Diana Rigg.
First Look Photos: She Loves Me at Chichester starring Joe McFadden and Dianne Pilkington
Award-winning choreographer Stephen Mear has directed a brand new production of Broadway musical She Loves Me at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester (until 18 June 2011).
Joe Mcfadden And Dianne Pilkington In She Loves Me
She Loves Me is the delightful story of Georg and Amalia, who work in a 1930s parfumerie. Adversaries by day, at night they write ardent love letters to their anonymous sweethearts. They both fall in love with their mystery pen pals, unaware that each is the other’s secret correspondent.
The cast features Joe McFadden as Georg. Last at Chichester in Festival 05’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, his other credits include Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Rent on stage and Heartbeat, Casualty and Cranford on television.
Ralph Fiennes cast in Trevor Nunn’s The Tempest at the Haymarket
Trevor Nunn has cast stage and screen actor Ralph Fiennes as Prospero in his new production of The Tempest.
Diana Rigg joins Rupert Everett in Pygmalion at the Garrick Theatre
Dame Diana Rigg is to join Rupert Everett and Kara Tointon in the Chichester transfer of Pygmalion
Suranne Jones a Top Girl at Chichester
Chichester Festival Theatre: Top Girls casting announcement
Chichester Festival Theatre: Top Girls casting announcement
Chichester Festival Theatre: Top Girls casting announcement
KARA TOINTON in Pygmalion
KARA TOINTON in Pygmalion
RUPERT EVERETT in Pygmalion
RUPERT EVERETT in Pygmalion
Chichester Festival announces new season
Chichester Festival Theatre announces new season
Chichester Festival Theatre Announces Festival 2011
Chichester Festival Theatre Announces Festival 2011
Love Story to Close at Duchess Theatre
The Chichester Festival Theatre production of Love Story will close as scheduled at the Duchess Theatre on 26 February 2011.
Last Chance to see Love Story
Last Chance to see Love Story
Love Story – Save £22.50 on tickets
Save £22.50 on tickets to see Love Story at the Duchess Theatre in London
Opening This Week in the West End
It’s an eclectic bag of shows that are opening this week in the West End, as the autumn season of new shows begins apace. From Wonder Woman to Michael Gambon via Noel Coward and Sebastian Faulks, there’s something there for everyone.
Love Story set for West End
Erich Segal’s best-selling novel Love Story, to transfer from Chichester to the Duchess Theatre in London
42nd Street – Review
42nd Street at the Chichester Festival Theatre – Review
OUT OF TOWN: Chichester, Sheffield
OUT OF TOWN UPDATE: 42nd Street at the Chichester Festival Theatre, Me and My Girl at Sheffield Theatres, and Onasis at the Derby Theatre
Rupert Everett to play Chichester
Rupert Everett is to star in a brand new production of Pygmalion at the Chichester Festival Theatre as part of its new 2010 season.
Theatre pieces: Hunter Parrish, August:Osage County, Chichester
After Gareth Gates, do we have a new Joseph? Gareth Gates seems to be doing a fine job in Joseph at the Adelphi Theatre – at least if comments on the westendtheatre blog are anything to go by. Whilst musing on Spring Awakening’s demise on Broadway, we turn our attention to Hunter Parrish – pot smoking star of TV’s Weeds – who recently played the lead role of Melchior on Broadway. Well known for his love of all things theatrical, in a recent interview he said: “I want them to bring back Joseph [and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat]. If anyone …
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