THE SHOWS GO ON
WHETHER LIVE OR ON SCREEN, THEATRE IS BACK AND BOOKING NOW, WRITES
TALKING HEADS
Having been revived on BBC1, and then staged at London’s Bridge Theatre, Alan Bennett’s series of monologues are now heading up north – or rather two of them are, at least. The double-bill will see Imelda Staunton (pictured) play a nosy neighbour in A Lady Of Letters, and Maxine Peake as a woman caring for her brother in Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet. Bookings open on Tuesday. November 9-11, Sheffield Crucible, sheffieldtheatres.co.uk; November 12-14, Leeds Playhouse, leedsplayhouse.org.uk.
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
The much-loved slapstick comedy is the latest West End production to plot its return. It will be reopening from mid-November at London’s Duchess, and then have a Christmas run in Bath. From November 19, Duchess Theatre, London; December 17 to January 10, Theatre Royal Bath, theplaythatgoes wrong.com
Good news for East Anglian theatregoers – a concert version of the classic 1960s hippie musical, originally premiered at London’s
Turbine
Theatre, is now coming to the Covid-safe Interlude@ UEA. It’s directed by former Strictly... judge Arlene Phillips, while Layton Williams from Everybody’s Talking about Jamie is among the singing stars. October 910, norwichtheatre.org
WHAT A CARVE UP!
A truly glittering cast has just been announced for this upcoming digital adaptation of Jonathan Coe’s satirical murder mystery novel: those lined-up include Stephen
Fry, Sharon D Clarke
(pictured), Griff Rhys
Jones, Tamzin
Outhwaite and Sir
Derek Jacobi.
Tickets cost £12 and you will receive 48-hour streaming access to the production.
October 31 to
November 29, whatacarveup. com