New season of drama at The Dukes

A new production of Henry V will be the crowning glory of a varied season of drama visiting The Dukes.
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Jul 2018, 13:23 BST
Updated 26th Jul 2018, 13:27 BST
Ben Hall as Henry V which visits The Dukes from October 16-20.Ben Hall as Henry V which visits The Dukes from October 16-20.
Ben Hall as Henry V which visits The Dukes from October 16-20.

The ever popular theatre company, Shakespeare at The Tobacco Factory returns to Lancaster with this thrilling examination of the nature of power from October 16-20.

If trying completely new theatre is more your scene, there’s four very different shows to enjoy in The Round during the forthcoming season.

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Following their visit to The Dukes earlier this year with Bin Laden: The One Man Show, Knaïve Theatre returns with War With The Newts on September 26, a contemporary re-imagining of Karel Čapek’s apocalyptic science-fiction satire. A new cabaret musical written by Olivier Award winner, Jon Brittain, makes its way to The Dukes on October 23-24. A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad) explains, sings and throws glitter about how it’s OK not to be OK. On October 30, there’s just one chance to catch Silence, a funny and fascinating new play which hurtles between Warsaw and London over two decades and three generations of a Polish-British family.

The visiting drama season ends on November 2 with Feral, following performer Sonya Moorhead as she protests against domesticity in a show which also features live music. As well as hosting touring companies, The Dukes will be presenting its own homegrown drama this autumn/winter with Beautiful Thing from November 6-10 and Peter Pan from November 23-January 5.

The Dukes is also looking forward to a busy season of family theatre, comedy, dance, cabaret, music and storytelling from September.

To book tickets ring The Dukes box office on 01524 598500.

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