Chapterhouse
presents its summer 2013 season of open-air garden theatre
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Chapterhouse
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Keep updated about Chapterhouse Theatre Company with our news page. We hope to update about once a week, although important announcements will be made as and when.
| 20th March 2013 | Facebook Giveaway | If you follow this link to our Facebook page and decide to LIKE then you will be entered into the first of lots of fun giveaways. Like the Facebook page before Easter and you could win either a Family Ticket for any of our shows or a very handy and very nice Picnic Kit. |
| 20th March 2013 | Tour Dates | Spring is nearly upon us and Chapterhouse will be entering the spirit of seasonal renewal with a newly designed website. The initial tour dates are now posted for you to browse through and tickets are selling around the country for our open air tours. |
| 22nd February 2013 | Auditions soon... |
With only a week to go to the
audition notices being place for this years tours, things are getting very
exciting in the Chapterhouse office.
Richard Main, Producer says 'With parts to fill and a few
places left in our busy schedule I am glad to say that this year looks
like being one of the most exciting for years. We
have some beautiful new venues and lots of old favourites. We are just
hoping for a lovely hot summer.'
As well as the Chapterhouse tours Richard is working
alongside Lincoln Drill Hall and Lincoln BIG to bring together the third
Full English Celebration which features arts and cultural events in the
heart of Lincoln, for the second and third weekend of September. He is
also preparing a short series of events for Lincoln's St Mary and
Magdelene Church's Music Fund which will also take place in September.
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| 15th January 2013 | Welcome to Chelsea |
We are very pleased to welcome our brand
new Press and Publicity Officer, Chelsea Buckthorp, to the Chapterhouse
team. We're thrilled to have Chelsea with us and wish her all the very
best as she settles into her new role.
By some strange coincidence Chelsea not
only has the same name as our previous press officer but also went to the
same University that Chelsey is now attending. We wish her well in her new
role.
Chelsey continues to have a wonderful time
in London and we wish her well for her academic year.
Chelsea Jay Buckthorp is Chapterhouse’s Press and Publicity Officer. She is an English Literature graduate from Kingston University London, where she specialised in Shakespeare in Popular Culture. Prior to Chapterhouse, she worked in bookselling and events for Waterstones and is a regular contributor at The Lincolnite, an online news and events provider. As well as working within the media she also enjoys creative writing and is currently working on a soon-to-be bestselling children’s novel with her friend (well we can all dream, can’t we). |
| 10th January 2013 | Tickets on sale |
Tickets for selected performances from our
2013 programme are now on sale on www.seetickets.com.
You'll find our performances listed in the Open Air category of the
Theatre section of the site and we're adding more shows all the time so
keep an eye out for a venue near you!
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| 6th January 2013 | A Very Happy New Year to Everyone! |
Chapterhouse would like to wish you the
very best for the new year. We have lots of news to tell you about and we
are all very excited at summer.
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| 10th September 2012 | Thank you from Richard | I would like to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone involved in our summer 2012 tours. Amidst the sun and the rain our actors and directors created some lovely theatre and supported by wonderful audience members and host venues we couldn't have wished for anything more ...thank you. |
| 10th September 2012 | Goodbye Chelsey! |
It is with great sadness, mixed with a little pride, that we
announce the departure of our Press Officer, Chelsey Cottrill. After two
years with Chapterhouse she has succeeded in receiving a place to study law
in London. Chelsey has been a splendid employee and special member of staff
and she will be sorely missed. We wish her great success for the future.
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| 3rd September 2012 | Tour is over! |
A quick thank you to everyone who helped make this summer season possible, all our amazing venues who worked so hard to make each event a very big success and to all of our actors who battled on through a particularly wet summer and gave each show their very best and finally, to every one of our audience members who battled the elements to watch us play over the season. We are already busy preparing for Summer 2013, where we are delighted to announce we will be touring six wonderful new shows, "Twelfth Night” By William Shakespeare, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” By William Shakespeare, “Sense & Sensibility” By Jane Austen, Adapted by Laura Turner, "Pride & Prejudice" By Jane Austen, Adapted by Laura Turner, "Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles" By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Adapted by Laura Turner and "The Wind in the Willows" Adapted by Laura Turner.
If you are a venue that would like to host one of these productions in 2013, then please contact our Events Co-ordinator, Gill Brummitt on 01522 569 222 or events@chapterhouse.org.
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| 22nd August | Sleeping Beauty |
Well done to the Sleeping Beauty cast for another outstanding
review, this time from The York Press at Oakwell Hall.
"Yet another brilliant performance by Chapterhouse Theatre Company, whose actors are as versatile and ingenious as they are captivating and appealing." |
| 20th August 2012 | Review |
Nantwich News reviewed A Midsummer Night's Dream at
Reaseheath College this weekend and called it "an evening to
remember"
Read the whole thing here http://www.thenantwichnews.co.uk/ |
| 19th August | SOLD OUT | We are thrilled to announce that Emma at Gala Theatre, Durham has now sold out!! Thank you to everybody who bought tickets, we will see you there on the 22nd August! |
| 17th August 2012 | Review for Sleeping Beauty | Congratulations to the Sleeping Beauty cast for a wonderful review by The Public Reviews. "the children... seemed spellbound" read the whole thing here http://www.thepublicreviews.com/sleeping-beauty-mapledurham-house-reading/ |
| 15th August 2012 | 2013 |
Chapterhouse are very pleased to announce their 2013 summer season...
"Twelfth Night” By William Shakespeare “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” By William Shakespeare “Sense & Sensibility” By Jane Austen, Adapted by Laura Turner "Pride & Prejudice" By Jane Austen, Adapted by Laura Turner "Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles" By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Adapted by Laura Turner "The Wind in the Willows" Adapted by Laura Turner.
If you are a venue that would like to host one of these productions in 2013, then please contact our Events Co-ordinator, Gill Brummitt on 01522 569 222 or events@chapterhouse.org. |
| 13th August 2012 | The Stage |
Pride and Prejudice is "Another winning production from
Chapterhouse." according to Kevin Berry at The Stage.
Well done to the cast for all their hard work. http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/37028/pride-and-prejudice |
| 10th August 2012 | Emma Review | Many thanks to Anne Cox for this wonderful review of our adaptation of Emma. |
| 1st July 2012 | Blog | Want to know what life is really like as a touring actor working for Chapterhouse? James Beedham's blog makes a lovely insight into life on the road and in the garden... |
| 21st June 2012 | Hotel Endsleigh | Please note that this evening's performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream at Hotel Endsleigh has been rearranged due to extreme inclement weather. The performance will now take place on Tuesday 14th August at 7.00pm. All tickets will be valid for this performance and tickets will remain on sale from the venue (01822) 870000 or www.seetickets.com. |
| 13th June 2012 | The sound of music... | The Chapterhouse office is alive with the sound of music today as the cast of Sleeping Beauty carry on with their music rehearsals with Musical Director (and Chapterhouse Producer) Richard Main. There are some funny lyrics, some beautiful tunes and some very boisterous singing - what more could you want? Book your tickets now for this musical extravaganza! |
| 6th June 2012 | More new arrivals | With four of our tours out on the road, it's time to welcome our final cast to Lincoln for rehearsals for The Importance of Being Earnest and our children's show, Sleeping Beauty. Beck is still here with us, looking rather tired but very tanned and ready to get her teeth into two new productions. Enjoy rehearsals - we'll have more updates for you soon! |
| 5th June 2012 | Our very own Jubilee! | Whilst everyone in the country is enjoying some well-earned time off to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee, we haven't stopped here at Chapterhouse. Last night saw the dress rehearsal of A Midsummer Night's Dream performed to a very appreciative audience, and tonight we have a (slightly rainy!) Romeo & Juliet to look forward to. Congratulations to all the cast and our wonderful directors Mark and Sarah, who have created two brilliant new Chapterhouse shows. First performance is on Thursday - break a leg! |
| 30th May 2012 | On tour we go! | The last two evenings here in Lincoln have been alive with all the nerves and excitement that mean it must be dress rehearsal time. Monday night saw Pride & Prejudice hit the stage for its dress run, and last night Emma was seen by an audience of friends, family and invited guests for the very first time. The cast did a fantastic job with two extremely professional, enjoyable and entertaining performances - congratulations! Thank you to everyone who has put so much work into these productions, from the director Beck and the writer Laura to the office staff and the production team who have assembled such beautiful sets, costumes and props. The cast are off to begin their travels around the UK and Ireland today. Click here to see where you can catch them soon! |
| 10th May 2012 | Tickets on sale |
In case you've not yet seen, tickets for all our summer
productions are now ON SALE! These can be purchased directly from venues,
from local tourist information centres and even online at www.seetickets.com.
See our 2012 Shows page for more info. |
| 6th May 2012 | For both casts |
And summer's definitely on its way as our second cast arrive
in Lincoln, ready to start work on Romeo and Juliet and A
Midsummer Night's Dream with directors Mark and Sarah. More info to
follow soon! |
| 29th April 2012 | Rehearsals begin! |
Everything is underway for our summer season here in Lincoln
now as our first cast of actors have arrived to begin rehearsals! Our cast
of eight for Pride and Prejudice and Emma features some new
faces, some old friends and plenty of excitement and energy! Keep checking
back for more about the cast themselves, as well as what they've been
getting up to in rehearsals. |
| 13th April 2012 | Summer |
With rehearsals due to begin in a couple of weeks, we are
very pleased to announce our directors for 2012.
Rebecca Gadsby returns to Chapterhouse as Artistic Director and is directing four of our new productions this year, Emma, Pride and Prejudice, The Importance of Being Earnest and Sleeping Beauty.
We have two familiar faces to the company who are directing
for us for the first time. Mark Burman who has been with us for nigh on
ten years and has been in a number of our favourite productions is at the
helm for Romeo and Juliet and Sarah Gain, a fine actress and manager for
the company takes on A Midsummer Night's Dream. I wish them well in what
promises to be an exciting new season.
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| 13th April 2012 | Thank You |
Thank you to all our actors, hosting venues and most of all
you the audience for coming along to our spring production of Sense and
Sensibility. The tour has had great critical and audience acclaim and we
are so pleased to have been able to bring the show to you. Thank you.
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| 12th March 2012 | Open-air Theatre | Some dates for Summer 2012 are now LIVE. Please visit the Open-air theatre 2012 link to your left to see our dates we have booked so far. Some dates are still being added, so check back soon! |
| 12th January 2012 | Summer |
We are very much looking forward to our open-air productions
of Emma, Pride & Prejudice, Romeo & Juliet, A Midsummer Night's
Dream, Sleeping Beauty and The Importance of being Earnest coming to the
countryside near you this summer!
Dates are still being booked, although a small number of tickets for confirmed shows have been put on SeeTickets, if you check back soon, we will have a list of confirmed shows on our OPEN AIR THEATRE 2012 page shortly. |
| 1st January 2012 | Happy New Year! |
Chapterhouse would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year!
The cast will be arriving in Lincoln later this week to begin rehearsals for
our theatre tour of Sense and Sensibility and Cranford that is running from
the end of January to the beginning of April.
Check back here for updates and where to get tickets! |
| 28th December | BBC | Chapterhouse were very pleased to be featured on the BBC's 'The Many Lovers of Miss Jane Austen' with Laura Turner's adaptation of Sense and Sensibility! |
| 20th December 2011 | Merry Christmas! |
We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas from all at
Chapterhouse!
Catch the last two performances of A Christmas Carol at Exmouth Pavillion, Devon on 21st Dec at 7.30 or Guildford Cathedral, Surrey on 22nd December for a truly spectacular christmassy show! |
| 8th December 2011 | Cancelled |
A Christmas Carol at Hopetoun House, South Queensferry
tonight has been cancelled due to extreme weather. Tickets can be exchanged
for our performance of Sense and Sensibility which is coming to Hopetoun on
16th Februrary 2012 - please contact the outlet where you purchased your
ticket for more information and exchanges.
Sorry for any inconvenience caused. |
| 7th December 2011 | Sell Out | A Christmas Carol at Trinity Arts Centre, Gainsborough is almost sold out! There are only a small number of tickets left, so please call the box office now to reserve yours! |
| 1st December 2011 | Lincoln Christmas Market 2011 |
Chapterhouse are thrilled to announce that we have been
invited to provide festive entertainment for this year's Lincoln Christmas
Market, one of Europe's most renowned seasonal events. Chapterhouse will be
performing selected scenes of A Christmas Carol around the market, please do
come and see us.
The Market runs from 2nd to the 4th December in Lincoln. |
| 25th November 2011 | Review | Well done to the cast for this fantastic review of Cranford at Christmas in the Leighton Buzzard Observer. “brought splendidly to life” “The entire audience went home with a smile on their faces” Please see http://www.leightonbuzzardonline.co.uk/lifestyle/leisure/theatre/christmas_delight_with_cranford_1_3281955 |
| 13th November 2011 | Interview | If you want to know a little bit more about what it's like for Chapterhouse's Resident Scriptwriter, Laura Turner to adapt some of Britain's most famous novels into stage productions, then take a look at her interview with What's On Stage website at http://www.whatsonstage.com/interviews/theatre/london/E8831321209646/Laura+Turner+On+...+Adapting+Novels+for+the+Stage.html |
| 12th November 2011 | Theatre Tour | Chapterhouse are delighted to announce the beginning of our Winter tour of A Christmas Carol and Cranford at Christmas. The show opens tonight at Trinity Arts Centre, Gainsborough with Cranford at Christmas! |
| 13th October 2011 | Rehearsals |
Rehearsals are now underway for our thrilling winter
program of A Christmas Carol and Cranford at Christmas. We are very
excited and tickets are on sale and going quickly across the country. Good
luck to director Rebecca Gadsby and all the cast as they work through
these wonderful plays.
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| 13th October 2011 | Cyprus Tour | Our tour to Northern Cyprus was a resounding success and we are very pleased to say that we may very well be invited back next year. Thank you to everyone involved in particular to Cyprus Paradise who sponsored our travel to this beautiful island. |
| 13th October 2011 | Laura Turner |
Laura Turner our resident writer has had a great response
to her involvement with the BBC's E20 which is currently being broadcast.
Congratulations to Laura from all of us.
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| 13th October 2011 | 2012 Spring and Summer Tours | Bookings are coming in thick and fast for both our spring tours and the summer. If you have a venue or know somewhere where an evening of theatre would just the thing then please do get in touch here at the office and we shall do everything possible to make it happen. |
| 15th September 2011 | 2011 Summer Tours |
Most of our tours have now ended and we would like to say a
huge thank you to our host venues, actors and most of all to the audiences
who braved a fairly inclement summer to be with us.
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| 15th September 2011 | 2012 Summer Tours |
Our shows for 2012 are now booking furiously and if you
would like information regarding hosting a show please do contact Gill at gill@chapterhouse.org
The shows are Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's
Dream, Sleeping Beauty, Pride and Prejudice, Emma and The importance of
Being Earnest.
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| 15th September 2011 | Cyprus Tour |
This weekend sees the Midsummer Night's Dream cast travel
to Northern Cyprus for a visit to this beautiful island. we would again
like to say thank you to our sponsors Cyprus Paradise for making the
journey possible as well as all those involved in the organisation on the
island.
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| 15th September 2011 | Winter 2011 Tours |
Dates and venues for our Winter tour are about to be
posted. We have two fantastic shows across the country with many of our
summer actors returning to reprise their roles particularly in Cranford at
Christmas. We can't wait to start rehearsals. Should you like information
regarding this and any of our tours why not join our mailing list at laura@chapterhouse.org
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| 15th September 2011 | Laura Turner |
Laura Turner, our in house script writer and adapter, has the
opening for her BBC work on E20 next week and has also just
completed a short for Hull Truck. We wish her well for these and can't
wait to see the brand new Cranford at Christmas on stage.
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| 16th August 2011 | Thank You! | Thank you for all the lovely comments we have been getting from around the country for all the shows. it makes a huge difference to everyone here to know that people are having such lovely evenings. |
| 16th August 2011 | Savill Gardens | We are pleased to say that the performances at Savill Gardens have sold out. Thank you to everyone at the venue for their continued support and hard work. |
| 16th August 2011 | Auditions |
Information about our upcoming auditions are now available
from the office on 01522 569222 or email office@chapterhouse.org
for it to be sent out. The dates are 5th and 6th Sept and will include our
Winter and Spring shows.
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| 19th July 2011 | Snow White |
The cast of Snow White have left Lincoln today to embark on
their busy summer tour. Catch them first at Castle Kennedy tomorrow night!
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| 19th July 2011 | SELL OUT |
'Sense and Sensibility' at Erddig on 29th July has now sold
out. Please check our tour listings for other performances in the area!
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| 18th July 2011 | Laura Turner Interview |
Want to find out a bit more about what it takes to write
for the open-air stage? Read this interview with our Resident Writer Laura
Turner in the Hull Daily Mail - click
here.
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| 18th July 2011 | Snow White Dress Rehearsal |
After a busy weekend of rehearsals, we were thrilled to
take the dress rehearsal of 'Snow White' to a local primary school today.
We were very pleased to say that the play went down a treat with its first
(very discerning) audience. Thank you to all the children, teachers and
helpers of Westgate School for making us feel so welcome and for being
such a fantastic audience!
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| 15th July 2011 | Tattershall Castle Review |
Another brilliant review for "Lincolnshire's finest
touring players Chapterhouse Theatre Company"! Paul Fisher from The
Horncastle News went to see A Midsummer Night's Dream at Tattershall
Castle, and described it as "wonderfully over the top" with
"most (of the audience) in fits of giggles"
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| 4th July 2011 | The Stage review | Reviews are coming in thick and fast but non more welcome then the one that appeared in The Stage today for A Midsummer Night's Dream which described the show as 'one of the best on offer'. Many thanks to The Stage for coming to the shows and to all the reviewers who take the time to come along. |
| 4th July 2011 | Snow White Rehearsals |
Rehearsals begin today for our final production of the
summer, Snow White. Written and adapted by Laura Turner whose scripts have
become a staple for our summer shows it promises to be an absolute delight
for children young and old alike. Don't forget to come along as your
favourite fairytale character and join the cast in the interval for the
fairytale parade.
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| 30th June 2011 | The Stage review |
Fresh in this morning is a lovely review from The Stage for
Sense and Sensibility. The full review can be seen at The
Stage
The Stage 2011
'Marcus Houden’s Sir John Middleton, in an appropriately
vivid characterisation, seems to have leapt straight from Austen’s
pages'.
'Cassandra Hodges and Heather Mason contrast sweetly and most effectively as Elinor and Marianne Dashwood respectively. Mason looks ravishing and makes her character sympathetic - which is quite something' 'In his debut professional tour, Ed Pemberton is very impressive as the diffident Edward Ferrars, and is more than capable in his other roles.' |
| 28th June 2011 | Tour Updates |
Our Taming of the Shrew/Cranford cast have travelled today
to Ireland as part of our summer tours. They are very excited and we hope
that they have a wonderful time and that it stays beautifully sunny for
the visit.
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| 28th June 2011 | Chapterhouse Award for Excellence in Performance |
We are very pleased to announce that the winner of the 2011
Chapterhouse Award for Excellence in Performance is Tom Wilkinson. The
Award was given to a student from our sponsor Bishop Grosseteste
University College, whose achievements in acting were of merit. Although
acting is only a part of the colleges Drama in the Community courses the
standard was high and we hope to continue the Award for some time to come.
Tom wins a lovely trophy, £100 in theatre vouchers and is
invited to audition for us in the not too distant future.
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| 28th June 2011 | Cyprus Tour |
As well as the two performances for The Girne Festival we
are pleased to announce two further performances in Northern Cyprus. These
are Salamis Ruins, Famagusta. 7.30pm Midsummer, and for Lefokosa, Sat
7.30pm Midsummer, Ataturk Cultural Centre, Lefkosa.
The event is in part sponsored by Cyprus Paradise Holidays
who have various offers to tie in with our visit.
Their website is www.cyprusparadise.com
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| 27th June 2011 | The Taming of the Shrew Review |
“The
Taming of the Shrew brought a smile to the face” “Kirsty
Worthington was fabulously feisty“ “It
was a highly polished and professional production” “quick
paced and full of fun” “A riotous romcom” Leicestershire Mercury, 2011
Full review here |
| 23rd June 2011 | Audience Comment |
Comment from audience member 'have just enjoyed a superb
performance of Sense and Sensibility at Leeds Castle in Kent and would
like to congratulate all the cast on their skills and professionalism.'
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| 22nd June 2011 | Radio Interviews |
Interviews this week with Martin Bailey at BBC Radio
Cornwall and Steve Drayton at BBC Radio Newcastle. Thank you to them and
all the other radio people who have taken time to cover the summer season.
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| 20th June 2011 | 4,000,000 Telephones |
As you may know, our Producer Richard is a member of 80's
avant-garde jazz band 4,000,000 Telephones, and he has some news he wishes
to share:
4,000,000 Telephones have recently re-released their original recordings, the eponymous album 4,000,000 Telephones and single French Girls. Both are now re-mastered and released on Summerhouse Records and available through Junodownload where you can hear and buy the tracks. An eclectic mix of rhythms and sounds the tracks haven't aged and are gleaning a whole new audience the second time round. 4 stars from Record Collector and Sounds Magazine. |
| 17th June 2011 | Leeds Castle |
We regret to say that together with Leeds Castle we have
decided that the weather for this evenings performance of Sense and
Sensibility (17th June) will be too unpredictable and possibly too
dangerous to go ahead. To give the audience the time and opportunity
to rearrange for Sunday or for one of our other shows we have decided to
make the decision early. We are very sorry for any inconvenience caused
and hope you will be able to join us at a later date.
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| 16th June 2011 |
You can now follow Chapterhouse
Theatre Company on our newly updated Facebook page, the link is...
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/group.php?gid=372149553318
Follow the tours through pictures,
reviews and comment and look out for all the developments of this season
of magical theatre in magical surroundings.
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| 15th June 2011 | Cranford Opening Night |
It is the opening night for Cranford at the beautiful Welsh
venue of Picton Castle. We have been traveling to Picton for
some years and are very pleased to be opening the show there. Good luck to
all the cast.
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| 14th June 2011 | Cranford Dress Rehearsal |
Dress rehearsals all done for now with Cranford the last
show to go out for a few weeks. A wonderful adaptation by Laura
Turner which is full of fun and romance and some of the funniest scenes
I have seen in years.
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| 13th June 2011 | Cranford Dress Rehearsal |
Tonight is the dress rehearsal for Cranford, a new
adaptation from House Writer Laura Turner. Laura has recently returned
from the BBC where she has completed work for the up coming season of E20.
We are very glad to have her back and she is busily putting the finishing
touches to Snow White which goes into rehearsal in around three weeks.
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| 13th June 2011 | Sense and Sensibility |
After a hugely enjoyable opening few days Sense and
Sensibility now moves on to Leeds Castle. Tickets are selling very well
and have all but sold out for the Saturday. We hope to see you there.
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| 1st June 2011 | Cyprus Tour |
We are very pleased to announce that Chapterhouse have been
invited to the beautiful island of Cyprus as part of the Girne Festival
2011. This part of the tour is being sponsored by Cyprus Paradise and the
week and a half in Northern Cyprus promises to be a highlight of our new
Season.
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| 20th Jan 2011 | Tickets on Sale |
Tickets are now on sale online for a number of our shows at
www.seetickets.com We shall
be updating regularly and tickets can also be reserved at many of our venues.In
the next few days we shall be updating our venue pages so please check
these out for your nearest shows.
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| 10th Jan 2011 | Performance Changes | Please note that the matinee performance of Pride and Prejudice at Leatherhead Theatre on 12th January 2011 at 1.00pm has been cancelled, along with the 1.00pm matinee at Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre on Thursday 20th January 2011. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, and if you have already purchased tickets for these performances, please contact the theatre directly and they will be able to assist you. |
| 5th Jan 2011 | Happy New Year! | Happy New Year to everyone from all at Chapterhouse Theatre Company! We all hope you had a wonderful festive season, and enjoyed some well-earned rest and relaxation. We are busily back at work after our own Christmas break, and are very excited about Pride and Prejudice being back on the road! Our first performance of the new year is at Leatherhead Theatre on 12th January, and we hope to see many of you over the coming weeks! |
| 22nd Nov 2010 | Sell Out at Gregynog... | The evening performance of A Christmas Carol at Gregynog Hall on Monday 20th December 2010 has now SOLD OUT, but tickets remain for the 1.30pm matinee show! |
| 21st Nov 2010 | Opening Night | Last night saw Pride and Prejudice premiere at Gainsborough Trinity Arts Centre. The show went fantastically and the cast are now extremely excited about heading off on their national UK theatre tour with A Christmas Carol! |
| 20th Nov 2010 | Leeds Castle Saturday Night Sell Out | A Christmas Carol at Leeds Castle, Maidstone on Saturday 11th December has now SOLD OUT. Tickets are selling fast for the remaining performances on Friday 10th and Sunday 12th December so book your tickets now to avoid disappointment. |
| 18th Nov 2010 | Online with Twitter! | You can now follow Chapterhouse on Twitter! Just look for @chapterhouse_co and you can tell us what you think about our new shows, catch up with the office blog or just say hello! |
| 16th Nov 2010 | Production Week | It's production week here in Lincoln and with just a few days left before our winter productions begin their tour of theatres up and down the UK, everyone is busy making props, assembling sets, altering costumes and looking forward to watching dress rehearsals! Don't forget - 'Pride and Prejudice' opens at Gainsborough Trinity Arts Centre, this Saturday! |
| 31st Oct 2010 | Theatre Sell Out | 'A Christmas Carol' at Middlesbrough Theatre on Tuesday 23rd November 2010 is now SOLD OUT. Tickets for other performances are selling quickly, so don't forget to book your seats in advance. |
| 8th Sep 2010 | Lincoln Christmas Market 2010 |
Chapterhouse are thrilled to announce that we have been
invited to provide festive entertainment for this year's Lincoln Christmas
Market, one of Europe's most renowned seasonal events. Chapterhouse will be
performing selected scenes full of festive cheer at sites around the
traditional market stalls and are looking forward very much to being
involved with this exciting new venture. |
| 6th Sep 2010 | Welcome back! | We are very pleased to be welcoming our Scriptwriter Laura Turner back to Lincoln following her successful completion of the BBC New Talent Writing Summer School. After a fantastic month in London, Laura is looking forward very much to beginning work on Cranford and Snow White for 2011 and seeing A Christmas Carol and Pride and Prejudice tour theatres this winter! |
| 5th Sep 2010 | End of Season | The end of the year's touring has come around again, with a final performance of Pride and Prejudice at Alnwick Castle this evening. A huge thank you to all our actors, artistic team, venues and audiences for a wonderfully enjoyable season. |
| 1st Sep 2010 | Office Update | We are thrilled to announce that Chelsey Cottrill has joined our office here in Lincoln. She is a fantastic, enthusiastic addition to our production team, and we hope she will thoroughly enjoy her new position. |
| 17th August 2010 | Cast Update | Due to happy but unforeseen circumstances, Ms Sophie Morton has left the cast of Beauty and the Beast. The part of Julia is now being played by Natalie Mossayebi. For more information on Natalie, go to our cast page. |
| 14th July 2010 | Cast Updates | Our 2010 Casts Page is currently being updated with links to more information about this year's group of actors. Follow the link to the left to explore. |
| 13th July 2010 | New press coverage | Pride and Prejudice has received a very positive review in the Tenby Observer. The article is complete with a selection of gorgeous production shots, and you can read it HERE or on our brand new Press Archive page! |
| 6th July 2010 | Beauty and the Beast begins... | Rehearsals for Beauty and the Beast have been in full swing for two weeks now, and the actors are preparing for their dress rehearsal tomorrow in front of a local primary school! The six-strong cast, which includes Georgina Sherrington, best known for her role as Mildred Hubble in CITV's The Worst Witch, are very excited about heading out on the road for their first performance at Claremont on Friday. Book your tickets to see them in action today! |
| 5th July 2010 | Brand new review! | Read the Newark Advertiser's review of A Midsummer Night's Dream at Sconce and Devon Park, as "Chapterhouse Theatre Company put on a midsummer night's treat". Find it HERE |
| 2nd July 2010 | Exciting News | Everyone at Chapterhouse is extremely proud to be able to announce that Resident Scriptwriter Laura Turner has been accepted onto a new writing summer school with the BBC. Laura is absolutely thrilled at this opportunity and can't wait to start! |
| 1st July 2010 | Sell-outs | Pride and Prejudice at Erddig, Wrexham on 30th July and Much Ado About Nothing at Ardgillan Castle, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin on 16th July are now SOLD OUT |
| 28th June 2010 | Another review from The Stage | We are thrilled to have received another positive review for A Midsummer Night's Dream from The Stage - read it here! |
| 21st June 2010 | New arrivals | Actors for Beauty and the Beast have now arrived in Lincoln and begun rehearsals. We are very excited about this year's children's show - see our updated 2010 Cast page for more info on this year's recruits! |
| 18th June 2010 | The Stage Review | Check out The Stage's review of Pride and Prejudice at Leeds Castle! Just click here! |
| 11th June 2010 | Opening Nights! | Last night was the opening night of Pride and Prejudice to a sell-out audience at Leeds Castle, and A Midsummer Night's Dream at Hampton Court Castle. Both performances went spectacularly, and we are very excited about the opening night of The Merchant of Venice this evening at Bishop's Palace, Wells, and Much Ado About Nothing at Catthorpe Manor on Saturday. Book your tickets now! |
| 9th June 2010 | New venues added | Three new venues have been added to our tour schedules: Pride and Prejudice will visit Broxbourne Civic Hall on 7th July, and A Midsummer Night's Dream will be at Hardwick Park on 5th August and at Rhinefield House Hotel on 1st August. Check our tour lists for more information! |
| 8th June 2010 | With thanks | As our rehearsal period nears its end, we would like to say a huge thank you to all our actors and directors, and everyone who has worked so hard on the shows, which are already looking fantastic. A special thank you also to those who have created beautiful new costumes and props for the show, including Jo at Apple Tree Lane Costumes; Cloisters Costumes, Claudia Aliffe and Georgina Nurse. |
| 6th June 2010 | St Augustine's Cancellation | We regret to announce that Much Ado About Nothing at St Augustine's Abbey on Friday 18th June has been cancelled. |
| 30th May 2010 | Stonehouse Cancellation | We regret to announce that A Midsummer Night's Dream at Stonehouse Court Hotel on Saturday 12th June has been cancelled. |
| 26th May 2010 | Leeds Castle Sell Out | Pride and Prejudice at Leeds Castle on Thursday 10th June is now SOLD OUT! |
| 25th May 2010 | Live on air! | Listen out on BBC Radio York this afternoon at 3.15pm as Russell Walker interviews writer and adapter Laura Turner about Chapterhouse's productions of Pride and Prejudice and Beauty and the Beast at York Museum Gardens. Catch her live on 103.7FM or if you miss it, listen online with BBC iPlayer by clicking here |
| 21st May 2010 | Pride and Prejudice Winter Tour 2010 - 2011 | Following the fantastic reception to our forthcoming summer tour of Pride and Prejudice, we are thrilled to announce that the production will be returning to theatres and country houses from November to January for a winter tour with A Christmas Carol. Tour lists will be published on our website soon! |
| 18th May 2010 | STOP PRESS! More sell outs | Summer is finally here (in Lincoln, at least) and tickets have been selling like hot cakes! The performances of Pride and Prejudice at Leeds Castle on Friday 11th and Sunday 13th June are now SOLD OUT. Limited availability does still remain for the performance on Thursday 10th June, so book your tickets now by calling (01622) 880008 to avoid disappointment! |
| 14th May 2010 | STOP PRESS! Hever Castle adds second show |
Pride and Prejudice at Hever Castle on Friday 9th July 2010 is now SOLD OUT. Due to phenomenal demand, we have added a second performance of Pride and Prejudice at the Festival Theatre, Hever Castle, on Friday 25th June 2010 at 8pm. Get your tickets now before they sell out! Tickets are priced at £16.50 and are available from the Festival Theatre Box Office on (01732) 866114 |
| 13th May 2010 | 'Green Parent' magazine |
Chapterhouse have been featured in the latest edition of the
Green Parent magazine, the UK's leading green life magazine. The June/July
2010 issue is a Woodland Special, and Editor Melissa
Corkhill loved what we do, and invites you to visit www.thegreenparent.co.uk,
or you can find copies of the magazine in all good newsagents, health-food
stores and supermarkets from tomorrow! |
| 12th May 2010 | Royal Opening... |
We were thrilled to yesterday be involved in a special
one-off event at Sedgefield's Hardwick Park to celebrate the park's
reopening by HRH Duke of Gloucester, following a renovation project that has
seen the lands restored to their former Regency glory. Chapterhouse
performed An Afternoon of Austen, a specially commissioned piece by
Resident Writer Laura Turner and directed by Rebecca Gadsby, and the actors
paraded around the lake in full period costume. We were delighted to be
involved with this event in connection with Durham County Council, and we
hope to have the opportunity to be involved with many more special events
like this.
Adam Grayson as Mr Collins and Kate Elizabeth Ambrose as Mrs Bennet at Hardwick Park, Sedgefield |
| 12th May 2010 | New shows | New shows are still being added to our tour programme, so keep checking our tour schedules for all the latest information. Performances are selling very quickly, with some performances already selling out, particularly for Pride and Prejudice, which is looking to be a very popular choice! Extra shows are consequently being added, so again, keep checking in with us for the latest information! |
| 10th May 2010 | Jane Austen's Regency World Magazine |
Issue 45 of Jane Austen's Regency World features
Chapterhouse's open-air tour of Pride and Prejudice. Exbury Gardens,
which is thought to be the setting for part of Persuasion, is one of
many beautiful venues across the UK and Ireland that the production will be
visiting. The official magazine of the Jane Austen Centre, Bath, you can
find them online at www.janeaustenmagazine.co.uk,
where you can order copies of the magazine.
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| 9th May 2010 | Rehearsals begin! | Actors for The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing and Pride and Prejudice have now arrived and begun rehearsals. The website is currently being updated with more information about this year's Chapterhouse casts! |
| 5th May 2010 | Special Offer Coming Soon | An exciting special offer will soon be making its way to members of our mailing list...keep an eye out for it over the coming weeks! If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please send your name, email address and region to admin@chapterhouse.org |
| 29th April 2010 | Actors soon to arrive! | Already it is nearly the bank holiday weekend, and soon the actors for our summer shows will be arriving in Lincoln to start rehearsals. Programmes will shortly be going to print, and keep your eyes on this page over the next few days and weeks, with cast headshots appearing soon! |
| 27th April 2010 | Countryfile's Top 10 Al Fresco Entertainments | Chapterhouse's performances at Alice Holt Forest (A Midsummer Night's Dream on Saturday 26th June 2010 and Beauty and the Beast on Wednesday 4th August 2010) are soon to be featured in the Countryfile website's Top Ten Best Al Fresco Entertainments for 2010! Look out for this and more regional and national publicity in the coming weeks! |
| 23rd April 2010 | STOP PRESS! Leeds Castle 13/6/10 | Pride and Prejudice at Leeds Castle on Sunday 13th June 2010 will now begin at 5.00PM |
| 21st April 2010 | PDF leaflets | PDF versions of all our publicity materials for all our 2010 tours will soon be available online for you to view and download. If you are a venue, an organization or an individual, please do feel very free to print off a leaflet to display in your local area or pass around to friends! |
| 20th April 2010 | Lincoln Shakespeare Festival |
Chapterhouse are thrilled to be involved with the first ever
Lincoln Shakespeare Festival, to be held in Lincoln over the August Bank
Holiday Weekend of Thursday 26th to Sunday 29th August 2010. As part of a
fun-packed weekend of events to celebrate the lifetime of the bard,
Chapterhouse will be performing A Midsummer Night's Dream and The
Merchant of Venice in the beautiful grounds of the Lawn, Lincoln. Check our
tour schedules for more information, and find Lincoln
Shakespeare Festival on Facebook.
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| 16th April 2010 | Casting Complete | Casting is now complete for our summer shows, and biographies of all our cast members will soon be online. Rehearsals are starting in less than a month and we are very excited to be welcoming so many wonderful actors both new and old to Lincoln. |
| 5th April 2010 | Corporate Events | Chapterhouse are very pleased to announce that we will soon be branching out into corporate events. More details to come soon, but if you would like to talk to us about this, please contact us on (01522) 569222. |
| 1st April 2010 | Happy Easter! | Wishing everyone a very happy Easter from Chapterhouse! |
| 30th March 2010 | Facebook update | Keep checking our Facebook page for updates on all our tour listings! Search for: Chapterhouse Theatre Company |
| 23rd March 2010 | Congratulations! | We are very happy to announce the safe arrival of a baby boy for our Press Officer Samantha and her partner Chris! |
| 18th March 2010 | Writing developments for Laura | We are thrilled that our Resident Scriptwriter, Laura Turner, has recently been accepted onto a writing programme at Hull Truck Theatre. She is very exciting about the start of the course, and we wish her the best of luck with this new creative endeavour! |
| 16th March 2010 | Facebook Competition |
Visit our discussion page now
to enter our Picnic and Theatre Under the Stars' free prize draw
competition: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic= Go on, get excited about Shakespeare and simply tell us what your favourite Shakespeare play is and why, and you will be entered into our free prize draw with a chance to win family tickets* to any of our Shakespeare productions and take home a delightful hamper full of glorious goodies! The best answer will be chosen by our experienced panel of Shakespearean judges and you will be contacted to receive your fabulous prize, so please make sure you leave us some contact details! Best of luck and we hope to see you enjoying one of our enchanting productions this summer. *Family tickets include 2 adult + 2 children tickets. Exact contents of the picnic hamper TBC. |
| 8th March 2010 | Chapterhouse on Facebook | We now have a group on Facebook. Join up for information on our Summer 2010 open-air tours, upcoming events and production pictures. Search for Chapterhouse Theatre Company, or follow this link: Chapterhouse Theatre Company on Facebook |
| 10th February 2010 | Chapterhouse reunions... |
As this year's tours are being firmed up, we are very pleased to welcome Georgina Nurse and Richard Ison back to work with Chapterhouse. They both worked with Chapterhouse during the early years of the company, and will be returning to create some wonderful new costumes and props for our 2010 tours. |
| 5th February 2010 | 2011 Season | Further to our last post, we are very excited to announce our fifth and final production for 2011, which will be a revival of our most successful show to date, Sense and Sensibility. More information about the tours can be found on our main page. |
| 20th January 2010 | 2011 Season |
Following so many enquiries, we are thrilled to announce our forthcoming tours for 2011. Our summer season will feature The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Snow White, an exciting new adaptation of Cranford and another show, which has yet to be announced! Keep checking our website for all the latest updates, coming soon… |
| 20th January 2010 | Audition Dates |
First audition dates are now set. These are to be held in
Lincoln on Sat 20th, Sun 21st, Mon 22nd and Tues 23rd of March.
Further dates may be announced but for those interested in joining us in
2010 in the first instance CV's should be sent to Casting, 2nd Floor,
8-10 Guildhall Street, Lincoln, LN1 1TT or to office@chapterhouse.org.
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| 6th January 2010 | New recruit! | Following the announcement of Sam's pregnancy, everyone at Chapterhouse is very pleased to welcome Tara to our office. She will be taking on the responsibilities of Press Officer during Samantha's maternity leave, and is currently in the office getting to grips with everything before going fulltime in February. Welcome to the Chapterhouse office, Tara! |
| 4th January 2010 | Exciting News! | Samantha is delighted to announce the imminent arrival of her first child and is now in full bloom of her pregnancy. Due in March, Samantha will begin her maternity leave in February. Samantha and her partner Chris are extremely excited and looking forward to the new year ahead! |
| 18th December 2009 | Tickets now on sale | Tickets for many of our shows are now on sale at www.seetickets.com. A full list of tour dates will be available shortly. |
| 10th December 2009 | 'A Christmas Carol' 2010 | Chapterhouse Theatre Company are thrilled to announce their Winter 2010 Theatre tour, an exciting new adaptation of A Christmas Carol. The production will be booking from November 2010 to January 2011 at theatres around the UK. Keep checking the site for updates and tour dates coming soon! If you are a venue who would like to book the production, please contact Richard or Gill on 01522 569 222, as there are some dates still available. |
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