News

Happy New Year! It may be freezing cold outside, but it’s toasty at the TF, as we enter the final week of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves which has been playing to packed out audiences of children and adults over the festive season. Already been to see Ali Baba and after a theatrical hit to keep you going through the dark January days? Why not head down to our new Brewery Theatre to check out Handel and the Darkening Moon, a lyrical exploration of the great composer’s turbulent life, featuring some of his most beautiful music.

Our New Year’s resolution is to post you a weekly update here on out homepage blog! Here’s the first one, hot off the press…

4 stars for Ali Baba as it enters its final week

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves received a fantastic 4 stars in today’s Guardian. Lyn Gardner thought the show wasHugely enjoyable… a terrific family night out that will have everyone leaving the theatre with a skip in their step. Read the full review here.
*UPDATE* And there was another 4-star review yesterday in the Mail on Sunday: The best Christmas show this enterprising venue has ever done…The whole thing is a genuine treat. 

There’s only a week to go before Ali Baba closes and we start to prepare for the Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory season, so hurry and book your tickets now if you’ve not yet made it to the show! Read Lyn’s show and still in need of persuasion…? View a trailer of the show here.

New season comedy selling out! Additional matinees programmed due to demand!

STEWART LEE
If you prefer a milder comedian, please ask for one…
The evening performances by Stewart Lee on 23 and 24 January have now sold out. An additional show at 4pm on Sunday 24 January has scheduled. Click here to find out more and book tickets.
CHRIS ADDISON
Daftness! Whimsy! Jokes! Lies! Smartarsery! Flapping about! All present and correct.
The 8pm show on Sunday 28 March has now sold out. An additional matinee has been scheduled for 5pm on the same day. Click here to find out more and book tickets.

Ghost stories for chilly winter nights

Master storyteller and performer Robert Lloyd Parry returns to the TF in a couple of weeks with the final installment of his MR James trilogy. A Warning to the Curious plays the Brewery Theatre from 20 Jan - 07 Feb, and there’s also a chance to catch Robert’s previous two sell-out shows A Pleasing Terror and Oh Whistle… if you missed them when they played the main space last year. Click here for a full performance schedule and details of all the shows, including special ticket offers. 

Script Space deadline fast approaching…

Calling all budding writers! There’s only a few days left before our 2010 Script Space new writing competition closes (on 15 January to be precise). Click here to find out more about our Script Space initiative and details of this year’s competition.

P.S.

Did you know that we also sell tickets for The Comedy Box’s North Street venue, the Hen & Chicken? Full details of the H&C’s spring season are now available. Click here to find out more.