The nights are drawing in, the leaves are turning golden brown and despite the wet weather there’s still plenty of things to enjoy doing in Cumbria this month (if many […]
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Looking forward to fun palace & dramatic autumn at Theatre by the Lake & Brewery Arts Centre
The nights are drawing in, and the heating has just gone one, yet there’s plenty to look forward to this autumn. To kick of a new season of activity, we […]
SPOKE – A Celebration of Cycling, A World Premiere in Kirkby Stephen to mark the Tour of Britain
To mark the Tour of Britain coming through Kirkby Stephen and the Eden Valley on Tuesday 10 September, Kirkby Stephen Community Arts presents SPOKE – A Celebration of Cycling for 3 days of FREE arts activities […]
Guards at the Taj – Theatre by the Lake, Studio
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 […]
Dear Uncle – Theatre by the Lake, Main House
One of England’s most prolific and well-loved playwriters, Sir Alan Ayckbourn has adapted Chekhov’s Russian based Uncle Vanya and brought it literally to Cumbria, writes Karen Morley-Chesworth. First presented at […]
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice – Theatre by the Lake
Jim Cartwright is a genius at capturing the gritty real lives of working-class northerners. His quick wit lines, summing up a painful existence and delivering a reality which is both […]
The Children at Theatre by the Lake, Studio
Sat in a comfortable theatre just a few miles away from a former nuclear power station and the site of Europe’s largest nuclear processing plant, surrounded by sheep farms that […]
#CumbrianTable – Afternoon tea for all at The Laura Ashley Hotel, The Belsfield
Laura Ashley epitomised great English style from when she started her retail textile business in 1953. Her name lives on, and the products which continue to be made by Laura […]
My Mother Said I Never Should at Theatre by the Lake, Studio
The relationship between mother and daughter over generations is under the microscope at Theatre by the Lake as Charlotte Keatley’s ‘My Mother Said I Never Should’ opens in the Studio […]
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 […]
5 things to do in May in Cumbria
With two bank holiday weekends in just four weeks, there is plenty of opportunities to do something different in Cumbria this month. Go to the theatre The new season opens […]
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, […]
The Picture of Dorian Gray – Theatre by the Lake
Oscar Wilde’s philosophical, Gothic thriller, The Picture of Dorian Gray was first published in 1890, yet it is as fresh and relevant today as ever, says Karen Morley-Chesworth. And this […]
Creditors – World premiere at Theatre by the Lake Studio
Passion, manipulation and revenge are at the heart of the brilliant opening to the spring season at Theatre by the Lake, with the World premiere production of Howard Brenton’s version […]
Top 5 Reasons You Should go to Words by the Water
The Lake District’s 10-day literary festival opened yesterday at Theatre by the Lake in Keswick, and despite delayed trains, gales and monsoon weather the place was buzzing. So why should […]
Top 5 things to do in Cumbria in March
With the early warm, sunny weather it’s not only the daffodils that are bursting out for spring across Cumbria – it has sparked my imagination off as to all the […]
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 […]