The Yvonne Arnaud theatre’s distinctive coloured lights and bright canopy are being turned off, until the theatre reopens. Apart from one light, known in theatre tradition as the ‘ghost light’, and necessary security lighting, the theatre will be in darkness. This comes as venues remain closed as a result of the current COVID-19 outbreak, and
12 October – 2 November 2019 This autumn, the award-winning Guildford Shakespeare Company (GSC) join forces with the acclaimed Jermyn Street Theatre, London to present Shakespeare’s rarely performed bittersweet comedy ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL. This will be GSC’s first London transfer. All’s Well That Ends Well is an enchanting adventure story that draws on the
The juvenile ensemble cast for the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre’s 2019-20 traditional family pantomime Sleeping Beauty have been chosen from two local performing arts schools, following several rounds of auditions. The juvenile ensemble is made up of sixteen female dancers, aged between six and sixteen, and are formed of a team from Guildford’s renowned Italia Conti
WHAT’S IN A NAME Thursday 5 – Saturday 14 September Adam Blanshay Productions presents the critically acclaimed Birmingham Repertory Theatre production What’s In A Name? starring Inbetweeners star Joe Thomas, which opens at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre from Thursday 5 – Saturday 14 September. Father-to-be Vincent and his partner Anna are invited to dinner
Members of the of the Yvonne Arnaud Youth Theatre’s production group Act 3 performed at the Pilgrim Wood Residential & Dementia Care Home on Tuesday 18 June 2019. The company, comprised of eight to 13 year-olds, performed a devised piece of theatre entitled Community Matters, which was based on what community means to them, the
We are excited to announce X Factor Finalist, Holly Tandy will be starring as Sleeping Beauty in Yvonne Arnaud Theatre’s 2019 pantomime (Fri 6 Dec – Sun 5 Jan). Oh yes she is! Holly will be appearing alongside Guildford’s favourite Kit Hesketh-Harvey as the Bad Fairy Carabosse, Eagle Radio’s Peter Gordon as Nanny Fanny and everyone’s favourite
The Pajama Game Tuesday 11 -Saturday 15 June 2019 After last summer’s rip-roaring hit The Producers, PPA return to the Yvonne Arnaud stage with the classic Broadway musical The Pajama Game, from Tuesday 11 to Saturday 15 June, A union strike at Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory generates plenty of steam and heat in this toe-tapping comedic
CHOICE GRENFELL 29 June 2019 A 40th-anniversary tribute to the great, unremittingly genteel, comedienne and monologist, Joyce Grenfell will be showing in Choice Grenfell in the Mill Studio at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre on Saturday 29 June. A wonderful tribute featuring some of the best of Joyce’s hilarious songs and monologues from Stately as
STONES IN HIS POCKETS Monday 24 – Saturday 29 June Critically-acclaimed comedy director, Lindsay Posner brings the thought-provoking and hysterically funny Stones in his Pockets to the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre from Monday 24 to Saturday 29 June. A small village in rural Ireland is turned upside down when a major Hollywood film studio descends
A SELF HELP GUIDE TO BEING IN LOVE WITH JEREMY CORBYN 27 June 2019 The hard hitting, intelligent, Performance Poetry show about Labour, Tories and the division of the left, A Self Help Guide to Being in Love with Jeremy Corbyn, comes to the Mill Studio at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre on Thursday 27 June.
