2016 sees the twentieth anniversary of The Touring Consortium Theatre Company.
To mark its twenty years, it will present Of Mice and Men and a new adaptation of A Tale of Two Cities.
Of Mice and Men is John Steinbeck’s poignant classic about two migrant farm workers.
Birmingham Repertory Theatre’s artistic director Roxana Silbert will direct a cast that includes Dudley Sutton, known to television viewers for the BBC's Lovejoy but who has extensive theatre credits.
He is joined by Dave Fishley, Nicholas Goode, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Neil McKinven, Kristian Phillips, Jonah Russell, William Rodell and Ben Stott.
Of Mice and Men has original composition by Nick Powell.
The tour dates are:
- 4 – 13 February: Birmingham Repertory Theatre
- 23 – 27 February: Cheltenham Everyman Theatre
- 1 – 5 March: Nottingham Theatre Royal
- 8 – 12 March: Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
- 15 – 19 March: Darlington Civic Theatre
- 22 – 26 March: Grand Theatre, Blackpool
- 12 – 16 April: Arts Theatre, Cambridge
- 19 – 23 April: Theatre Royal, Brighton
- 26 – 30 April: King’s Theatre, Edinburgh
- 3 – 7 May: New Theatre, Cardiff
- 10 – 14 May: Oxford Playhouse
- 23 – 28 May: Leicester Curve
Of Mice and Men is presented by The Touring Consortium Theatre Company and Birmingham Repertory Theatre. A Tale of Two Cities is adapted by Mike Poulton and is to be presented with Royal and Derngate, Northampton.