Chichester Festival Theatre’s stunning Sleeping Beauty proves to be a real Christmas cracker
You know the story; the course of true love, knowing no bounds as it does, sees our prince and princess ride off into the distance…
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Find theatre-going stressful? Then check out ‘relaxed’ performances at Chichester Festival Theatre…
Theatre-goers who might find attending a production a stressful experience are being urged to consider upcoming “relaxed” performances. If you or a family member is…
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Ian McKellen to celebrate 80th birthday with new solo show at Chichester Festival Theatre’s Minerva venue…
Ian McKellen is to celebrate his 80th birthday next year by raising funds for theatres, with a new solo show which will play on 80…
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Jungle drums herald Chichester College students’ Kipling classic at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Chichester College students wowed audiences – and even sold out three of their five show run at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival. They travelled to…
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Review: Flowers for Mrs Harris is a bloomin’ triumph at Chichester Festival Theatre
Bouquets all round for the wonderful Flowers for Mrs Harris, a newish British musical that is blossoming fully at Chichester Festival Theatre, and is a bloomin’…
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Minerva Theatre review: Copenhagen captivates once more, as does pivotal performance of Patrica Hodge
The act of observation changes what’s being observed. That is, says playwright Michael Frayn, one of the implications of quantum mechanics. And while explaining the…
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Me and My Girl: Ryan Pidgen flies high in boisterously brilliant knees-up as Matt Lucas falls unwell
What’s this. guvnor? Star of the Me and My Girl Matt Lucas is unable to perform because of a troublesome nanny goat (throat) — surely,…
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Filthy, funny and oh-so frolicsome! The Country Wife is a brilliantly bawdy breathless romp
Take a posthumous bow, William Wycherley. And take a bow director Jonathan Munby. The former wrote what was the then shocking The Country Wife in…
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All is rosy in garden as national treasure Penelope Keith blossoms at Chichester Festival Theatre
All is rosy in the garden for beloved Penelope Keith on the evidence of her wonderful performance in The Chalk Garden at Chichester Festival Theatre….
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Ex-EastEnders actress Petra Letang to star in Debbie Tucker Green’s double bill of plays at Minerva Theatre
Former EastEnders star Petra Letang is to star in Debbie Tucker Green’s double bill of plays Random and Generations, running at Chichester’s Minerva Theatre from 4 May-2…
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Rufus Hound to star in Chichester production of Noel Coward’s comedy about sex and fame
Rufus Hound, Katherine Kingsley and Tracy-Ann Oberman will star in Present Laughter by by Noël Coward at Chichester Festival Theatre. The full company is announced…
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Matt Lucas’ ‘comedic talent’ will light up Chichester Festival Theatre, says artistic director Daniel Evans
Matt Lucas will sparkle on stage at Chichester Festival Theatre this summer thanks to his “inventive comedic talent”, says artistic director Daniel Evans. Lucas, star…
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