A new adaptation of a Greek classic and an Olivier Award-winning comedy are among the highlights of the autumn season at Derby Theatre.
The theatre’s artistic director Sarah Brigham said, “I’m delighted to be presenting our busiest season yet at Derby Theatre.
“We have four ‘made in Derby’ shows: our co-production with Pilot Theatre and Theatre Royal Stratford East, a bold new adaptation of Antigone, the brilliant The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, which is another heart-warming northern classic, and not one but two Christmas treats: A Christmas Carol and the deliciously tasty Hansel and Gretel with local company Red Earth.
“I'm pretty certain Derby Theatre will be ringing with laughter, cheer and a good night out next season.”
Roy Williams has placed Sophocles’ play Antigone in a contemporary setting, bringing Thebes into the 21st century, which is said to reinforce the tale’s “relevance and vitality”. It runs at Derby Theatre from 19 September until 4 October.
Olivier Award-winning comedy The Rise and Fall of Little Voice by Jim Cartwright will run from 31 October until 22 November.
Neil Duffield’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol runs in the main house from 5 December until 4 January while Hansel and Gretel will be staged in the Studio from 9 until 28 December.
Touring productions include the return of Birmingham Stage Company with Terry Deary’s Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain from 7 until 11 October; and The Agatha Christie Theatre Company’s presentation of Black Coffee starring Robert Powell from 24 until 29 November.