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Welcome to our blog! We share regular news and updates about our company as well as thought pieces on theatre, acting, directing and the wonderful world of staging Shakespeare.
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8 weeks of Snacking on Shakespeare workshops at HMP Bonzefield begin on May 9th
The last workshops of 2025 with Mary Chater will culminate in a showing of scenes for Achievement Day on June 27th Women in the prison...
Apr 19
6 day summer school on The Tempest at Scrum Studios, Hammersmith June 16 - 21 inclusive
Join Michael Corbidge ( RSC Senior Voice and Text tutor and Senior Associate learning Practitioner with the Education department) for a...
Apr 7
We're delighted to announce that our next production will be Twelfth Night adapted and directed by Artistic Director Bill Alexander.
In conjunction with Compagnie du Passage, Chronicle will be staging Bill's new 8 character version of the bittersweet comedy at The...
Feb 12
Announcing Our Winter School on "As You Like It"!
The Chronicle Theatre Company's inaugural winter school will be held at SCRUM Studios, Hammersmith, on March 5th - 7th 2025. Following...
Dec 19, 2024
Snacking on Shakespeare workshops at #HMPBronzefield, Ashford, Surrey begin on November 1st and start again on January 24th 2025.
We will again be working with some of the ladies for 6 weeks from January 24th 2025. Mary Chater will work with ladies in Bronzefield...
Oct 5, 2024
Our 10th anniversary summer school was on #KingLear with Bill Alexander and Michael Corbidge leading the workshops
Photos, a video and feedback from our 2024 summer school held this year at The Playground Theatre, Latimer Road W10 from September 9 - 14...
Sep 22, 2024
Women's Support Centre, Surrey - workshops on Time in Shakespeare for the New Beginnings Art Awards in October
Art Class plus drama for participants at WSC plus news of funding from Third House for the project From May - October 2024 The Women's...
Jun 16, 2024
King Lear summer school 2024
workshops at The Playground Theatre September 9 - 14 with Bill Alexander and Michael Corbidge We are offering a six day ‘full immersion’...
Mar 29, 2024
For our 3 day autumn course Bill Alexander will work on The Merchant of Venice from October 17 - 19 at The Playground Theatre, Latimer Rd, W10.
Bill has directed The Merchant several times including at the RSC with Tony Sher as Shylock. Our first production was Bill's new 6...
Aug 23, 2023
Volterra summer school September 11 - 19 with Janet Suzman on Coriolanus and Measure for Measure with Michael Corbidge and Sue Tordoff
Participants coming from India, New Zealand, Singapore, USA, Holland, Italy and UK - two spaces still remaining Most Shakespeare summer...
Jun 26, 2023
2 short videos of Apples and Eyes 2 - our young peoples' summer school in 2022
The Arts Council and BHCC Community fund supported 4 day creative arts course for 13 - 18 year olds in #BrightonandHove Film maker...
May 10, 2023
Exploring Shakespeare by Bill Alexander is out on May 18th
Our Artistic Director, #RSCHonoraryAssociate Bill Alexander's new book is published by Nick Hern Books on May 18th Exploring Shakespeare...
Apr 27, 2023
A Celebration of the Life of Rodney Stewart Smith
Yesterday a service was held to remember the remarkable life Chancery barrister Rodney was one of our Trustees and then Chair for several...
Mar 15, 2023
Apples and Eyes our young peoples school promo video
made by filmmaker Matthew Kowalczuk and assistant Afra Nuarey The four day autumn school was held in One Garden, Stanmer Park, Brighton....
Mar 13, 2023
Welcome to our new board members for the charity
Sarah Sayeed, William Ramsay (Chair) and Jeremy Peckham are our new Trustees. William Ramsay William joined Morgan Grenfell & Co. Limited...
Mar 10, 2023
The beautiful Etruscan town of Volterra is the setting for our summer school 2023 (Sept 11 - 19)
Dame Janet Suzman - Coriolanus plus Michael Corbidge and Sue Tordoff - Measure for Measure People arrive on September 11th for another...
Feb 21, 2023
Obituaries for a former Trustee - Anthony Arlidge KC or Tone as co founder Julian Curry, his best friend called him
Tony was a man of not only formidable intellect but he adored Shakespeare and the theatre, was full of fun and generous to a fault...
Feb 11, 2023
Season's Greetings e Buone Feste from us all at Shakespeare in Italy
Please read about what we've done in 2022 and what we hope the year ahead will bring Season's Greetings! Buone Feste a tutti! It’s been a...
Dec 15, 2022
Over 3084 people came to WILDFEST in One Garden #stanmerpark #Brighton on October 29th
A terrific number of people came to our first festival celebrating the Arts and Nature last Saturday and what a GREAT time we all had....
Nov 4, 2022
Apples and Eyes - #free young peoples' autumn school photos from One Garden #stanmerpark #Brighton
The 4 day autumn school, funded by Arts Council England, ended yesterday - we worked with 10 young people and Caroline Vitta from Trust...
Oct 28, 2022
WILDFEST - performance + workshops schedules + map of site - #freekidsactivities #freeworkshops #freefestival
For all those coming to Wildfest in One Garden, #stanmerpark on Sat Oct 29th here is info for you re: times of perfs and workshops The...
Oct 24, 2022
Apples and Eyes 2 - #free young peoples' autumn school in #halfterm #Oct24 - 27 in #OneGardenBrighton
funded by Arts Council England and Brighton and Hove City Council we are running another free, creative arts course for 13 - 18 year olds...
Sep 7, 2022
#BHCC Communities Fund 2022-23: we have received a Resilience Grant from #Brighton&Hove - hooray!
We're delighted that #BHCC have given us a grant towards Apples and Eyes 2( young people's autumn school) + Wildfest The four day autumn...
Aug 11, 2022
#ACE grant for Young People's Apples and Eyes 2 autumn school + WILDFEST in #OneGarden, #Brighton
We're thrilled to have received an Arts Council grant to run a second young people's autumn school + community arts event in #OneGarden,...
Aug 3, 2022
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