2019-20 Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare ‘Who would believe thee, Isabel?’ Performed in the Assembly Rooms Theatre. Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov, a version by Cordelia Lynn Do you ever wonder what would happen if we could live our lives all over again but be fully conscious of it the second time? Performed in City Theatre. by Nicholas Wright, adapted from the novel by Pat Barker ‘Men like us, who actually know what they’re talking about, don’t say a thing because we vaguely believe it’s bad form to tell the truth.’ Performed in Bede Chapel. 2017-18 Jesus Christ Superstar By Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Tim Rice For their first ever musical, Castle Theatre Company present ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ – Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s seminal rock musical examining psychological breakdown and the cult of celebrity in the final week of Jesus’s life. Northanger Abbey By Jane Austen; adapted by Sophie Wright Book-mad Catherine Morland enters the busy, sophisticated society of Bath, an unfamiliar world of etiquette, carriages, and romantic faux-pas. But when love interest Henry Tilney invites her to his home Northanger Abbey, Catherine is determined to live out her dreams of gothic spooks, scares, and forbidden rooms. Harry By Caitlin McEwan “Who is that?” Dracula By Bram Stoker and adapted by Liz Lochhead As Jonathan Harker travels from London to visit the mysterious Count Dracula at his castle in Transylvania, he is warned of the evil and darkness that surrounds the Count.
The delicate balance of power is toppled when the Duke Vincentio bestows absolute power upon his deputy, Angelo, in his stead. When the new and all-powerful Official offers to save the life of Isabella’s brother in return for her virginity, the young postulant nun is left astounded by the state of justice. William Shakespeare’s timeless problem play ‘Measure for Measure’ explores themes of hypocrisy, faith, blackmail and love as we see what happens when the ones in charge don’t abide by their own rules.
This production, set in a time parallel to our own, focuses on how modern-day media frenzy can affect people’s actions, as we live in a world in which we never know who is really watching us. Against a backdrop of the #MeToo movement, we follow Isabella, Shakespeare’s most virtuous heroine, as she campaigns for justice in an oppressive and patriarchal state.
I bet we’d try to do everything differently, or at least would know to create a different world for ourselves.
The clock strikes. A candle is lit.
The clock stops. Something catches fire.
The clock strikes. They wake up.
A modern retelling of one of Chekov’s finest plays, Three Sisters is about the decay of the privileged class in Russia and the search for meaning in the modern world.
Regeneration
November 1917. Siegfried Sassoon has been accused of insanity for his declaration against the first world war. As his doctor, William Rivers, gets further into his case, the more he starts to question the morality of his job. Based on real events, this drama details trauma, shellshock and sexuality.
“Harry”
“He’s my favourite.”
“I think he’s everyone’s favourite.”
Castle Theatre Company presents Harry – a play about friendship, fandom, and Harry Styles.
Caitlin and Sophie meet at university and quickly become best friends. United by their love of crisp sandwiches and the latest X Factor sensation, One Direction, they plaster the walls of their room with pictures of the band’s charismatic heartthrob, Harry Styles. But over time, the obsession that initially brings them together starts to have more damaging effects.
Castle Theatre Company presents an adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, a chilling gothic tale of the battle for power between the protagonists and the deadly Count. Taking place in the historic Norman Chapel in Durham Castle, the play explores the issues of identity and sanity, sexuality and desire, and the fear of the different and unknown. Ideologies will crumble. Loyalties will be tested. Blood will flow.
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