The Theatre Royal announce an ambitious 2019 season
cover photo by Andrew Dale
There’s nothing like sitting in a darkened theatre, waiting for the velvet curtain to rise at the start of a unique live performance. Whether it’s a professional show or a highly talented group of amatuer performers there is always a real sense of expectation as you wait for the show to begin.
This is the passion that drives the Workington Playgoers who call the Theatre Royal in Workington their home. The group will be bringing some varied and exciting shows to audiences in 2019.
In February they’ll begin their season with that masterpiece of American drama by Edward Albee ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’. In April they’ll slip on their dance shoes with the popular comedy ‘Stepping Out’, which is about seven women and one man who meet at a weekly dance class to tap their troubles away. In June they will feature ‘The Crucible’ by Arthur Miller and then in July their annual Shakespeare production is ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ which is one of the Bard’s best-loved plays. In October they will put on Trevor Griffiths’ hard-hitting play ‘Comedians’ which is set in Manchester in the 1970s and the year will round off with an adaptation of the hit comedy ‘The Vicar of Dibley’ in December.
You can see all six of these shows, for the price of five, if you take advantage of the Season Ticket offer, available via the Theatre Royal website, for only £55 (full price) or £50 (concessions).
The Theatre Royal Youth (TRY) will perform Evan Placey’s “Girls Like That’ in January. This very topical play highlights the pressure exerted on young people by advancing technology. They will put on an adaptation of Edith Nesbit’s ‘The Railway Children’ in May which is an ideal show to bring the whole family.
These TRY productions are not part of the Season Ticket promotion but individual entry is very reasonably priced at £7 (adults) and £5 (concessions).
You can book online at www.theatre-royal-workington.co.uk or by ringing 01900 603161 or at the Theatre Royal Box Office, between 6.45pm and 7.30pm, every Monday and Wednesday.
Productions dates for 2019
Girls Like That
Wednesday 16th – Saturday 19th January
A Theatre Royal Youth Production
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Tuesday 5th – Saturday 9th February
Stepping Out
Tuesday 2nd – Saturday 6th April
The Railway Children
Thursday 2nd – Saturday 4th May
A Theatre Royal Youth Production
The Crucible
Tuesday 11th – Saturday 15th June
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Tuesday 16th – Saturday 20th July
Comedians
Tuesday 15th – Saturday 19th October
The Vicar of Dibley
Tuesday 3rd – Saturday 7th December
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