Building work may have started for our £1m+ redevelopment, but our theatre stays open and the show goes on!
We’re welcoming the holiday season with Terry Pratchett’s LORDS AND LADIES, a summer special of fun and fantasy.
Let us transport you to the weird, faraway Discworld, where King Verence is to marry Magrat Garlick, a witch who’s finding it rather awkward adapting to court life at Lancre Castle.
But an incursion of elves from a parallel universe prompts an outbreak of mischief, involving trolls, Morris Dancers, and even the odd passing orangutan.
We’re no strangers to Discworld and this funny and fast-moving adaptation of (the much-missed) Sir Terry’s fourteenth novel in the series sees the welcome return of Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg, along with a cast of thousands (well, dozens, anyway) to our stage.
Irana Brown’s stage adaptation brings vividly to life all of the zany charm of Pratchett’s world without losing any of his quirky literary allusions. So for all of you Shakespeare fans out there, in the same way that Wyrd Sisters was an irreverent take on Macbeth, Lords and Ladies is an equally funny parody of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
It promises to be lots of fun, and we advise audiences to get booked up early to avoid disappointment!
Please note that this production is showing a week later than was originally advertised in some of our publicity. All patrons who had already booked prior to this date change have been notified. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
LORDS AND LADIES is the last play of our current Season. Our next Season will start in September and includes Alan Bennett’s Lady In The Van; smash-hit comedy One Man, Two Guvnors; a classic Christie whodunit and our Panto Jack And The Beanstalk. Tickets will be on sale for all of these and more from the end of July/early August.
LISTINGS INFORMATION:
DATE: Tuesday 19 to Saturday 23 July 2016
TIME: 7.30pm
VENUE: The People’s Theatre, Stephenson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 5QF
TICKETS: £13.50 (Concessions £11)
TELE: 0191 265 5020
WEBSITE: www.peoplestheatre.co.uk