The warnings given as we walked into the Studio at Theatre by the Lake on a dark and stormy night in Keswick created the same emotions as when the safety […]
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The Ladykillers at Theatre by the Lake
When you take on a classic British comedy the benchmark is high, and when it’s an Ealing Studios, black and white cinema gold you are taking to the stage how […]
Educating Rita at Theatre by the Lake
As Rita bursts into the study of her Open University tutor, you know it’s going to be a great performance of this new production of Will Russell’s great British comedy, […]
Beauty and the Beast at Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
This is no Disney version of the classic children’s story, Beauty and the Beast – it is a modern, sophisticated and very funny telling of a fable which provides as […]
The Other Place by Share White – Theatre by the Lake
When your timeline stops moving in one direction, the World becomes confused, writes Karen Morley-Chesworth. The Other Place by Sharr White captures that frustration and turbulence from the perspective of Juliana living […]
Sense and Sensibility at Theatre by the Lake
Jessica Swale’s adaptation of the Jane Austen classic Sense and Sensibility is the perfect final play in the summer season 2018 at Theatre by the Lake, says Karen Morley-Chesworth. Modern theatre […]
Bold Girls by Rona Munro, Theatre by the Lake Studio
With Brexit forcing a rethink of the Irish border, Rona Munro’s powerful play about the lives of four women, held within the violence of the ‘Troubles’ in 1990s Northern Ireland […]
Alan Bennett’s Single Spies – Theatre by the Lake, Main House
The punishment of Russian spies is a current news topic, giving the latest production in the Main House at Theatre by the Lake Single Spies, a new edge, says Karen Morley-Chesworth. […]
Rails at Theatre by the Lake’s Studio
A gritting norther drama, Rails is the 21st century reincarnation of the great 50s and 60s kitchen sink dramas writes Karen Morley-Chesworth. Simon Longman’s Rails handles the hard-hitting social issues of […]
Theatre by the Lake – Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense
Theatre by the Lake has launched their summer season with a roar of laughter with the Goodale brothers’ play featuring PG Wodehouse’s upper class comedy characters Jeeves and Wooster writes Karen […]
Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations – Theatre by the Lake
Tilted Wig Productions and Malvern Theatres presents their touring adaptation of the Dickens’ classic Great Expectations at Theatre by the Lake and Nichola McAuliffe as the iconic Miss Havisham steals […]
A Streetcar Named Desire – Theatre by the Lake, Main Theatre
Tennessee Williams’ 1947 play, A Streetcar Named Desire has been driven into Theatre by the Lake by the English Touring Theatre with a new fresh perspective in a modern-day setting writes […]
Hymn to Love – Homage to Piaf – Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
The spirit of the French icon Edith Piaf, the ‘little sparrow’ fills the auditorium as Elizabeth Mansfield takes centre stage at Theatre by the Lake’s Studio, says Karen Morley-Chesworth. Piaf’s sad […]