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Our 2024 Season Lineup is here! (20 August 2023)
Our 2024 Season Lineup is here!
20th August 2023, 10:00 AM
Get ready to be captivated by three incredible productions that will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions and immerse you in the world of theatre like never before. Mark your calendars now for an unforgettable year of entertainment at Newhampton Arts Centre!
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Wolverhampton AmDram Group Seeks Actor To Play Local Legend... (09 January 2023)
Wolverhampton AmDram Group Seeks Actor To Play Local Legend...
9th January 2023, 10:42 PM
Due to unforeseen circumstances, our leading actor has had to withdraw from Wolverhampton based Studio 61's spring production of Nigel Slater's Toast by Henry Filloux-Bennett. We are, therefore, on the search for a talented actor to step into the role of Wolverhampton's own Nigel Slater. Although portrayed by an adult actor,
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Cast Announcement for Nigel Slater's Toast (05 December 2022)
Cast Announcement for Nigel Slater's Toast
5th December 2022, 10:00 AM
We're very pleased to announce the cast for our Spring 2023 production of Nigel Slater's Toast.
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Auditions for Nigel Slater's Toast (01 November 2022)
Auditions for Nigel Slater's Toast
1st November 2022, 10:22 AM
We are producing Nigel Slater's Toast at Newhampton Arts Centre from Tuesday 28th March until Thursday 30th March 2023.
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Our 2023 Season Plays Announcement (01 November 2022)
Our 2023 Season Plays Announcement
1st November 2022, 10:00 AM
Here are the three productions we will be producing as our 2023 season...
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Box Office Open for Gormenghast (08 August 2022)
Box Office Open for Gormenghast
8th August 2022, 10:00 AM
The box office is now open for our winter production of Gormenghast.
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Gormenghast Cast Announced (13 July 2022)
Gormenghast Cast Announced
13th July 2022, 12:56 PM
We're delighted to announce the cast for our winter production.
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Winter Production - Gormenghast Auditions (01 July 2022)
Winter Production - Gormenghast Auditions
1st July 2022, 1:16 PM
Auditions for our Winter production: Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake, adapted by John Constable. Directed by Sarah Carter.
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Summer Production - Educating Rita (22 March 2022)
Summer Production - Educating Rita
22nd March 2022, 2:05 PM
Following the pulling of performance rights in the UK of our previously planned The Realistic Joneses by Will Eno, we are delighted to announce our new summer production of Educating Rita by Willy Russell.
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Summer Production - The Realistic Joneses (12 February 2022)
Summer Production - The Realistic Joneses
12th February 2022, 12:00 PM
Our summer production will now be The Realistic Joneses, a play first performed in 2014, written by Will Eno. The play is set in present day, semi-rural America and concerns two middle-aged couples, one resident and one newly-arrived, who get to know each other through a series of informal social meetings. As their relationships begin to intertwine they discuss their hopes and fears in a tapestry of intriguing and often humorous exchanges.