by Altered Skin with Shane Shambhu
at the Duchess’s Community High School
Tuesday 30th April 7.30pm
In Confessions Of A Cockney Temple Dancer, Shane Shambhu, Complicite Associate has collaborated with award-winning playwright, Jonathan Lichtenstein, Surinder Sandhu (composer) and Martin Dewar (video design) to create a funny and honest show.
Book NowWith his inimitable charm and wit, Shane will have you laughing out loud as he reveals his past through a vivid display of characters, lived experiences and comical stories, reflecting on how race, language, identity and cultures have defined him and his Indian-dance career.
Nominated for the Eastern Eye ACTA Award for Dance 2018, Shane’s physical storytelling is not to be missed.
"Brilliant! Hilarious! Heart-warming! Inspiration! Must See!"
5 star review British Theatre Guide: Edinburgh Dancebase 2018
Running time: 1 hour 10 mins
Watch the Trailer on YouTube Click Here
PWYD - A Pay What You Decide Performance
In aid of Hospicecare Northumberland, Alnwick Playhouse & Alnwick Town FC Juniors
A fun day for all the family including Open Texas Scramble Golf, Food & Drink served all day and plenty of entertainment!
Support for the Playhouse Appeal has been fantastic and we would like to thank everyone who has donated so far helping us toward our target. Since closing the doors we have hosted a number of fundraising events at our temporary home at the Alnwick Lindisfarne Annex.
In December we had two festive concerts, Christmas Carols from the Alnwick Playhouse Concert Band on Sat 8th followed by a Carol Concert from the Alnwick Playhouse Community Choir on the 10th.
Tickets were free with a suggested donation of £10 which included a selection of sweet and savoury festive treats, including mince pies and mulled wine. Both were well attended and raised over £650.00 for the Playhouse appeal.
Floral Gift of Northumberland gave us a festive treat in December with two SOLD OUT workshops helping you create your own Christmas wreath.
Using locally sourced, naturally foraged findings Floral Gift provided everything needed to create your own decorations, including refreshments!
Tickets were £20 per person and it helped raise over £125.00 toward the appeal.
Thanks to everyone involved.
Our Playhouse Christmas Raffle was drawn at this year’s Alnwick BIG Christmas Sing in the marketplace. As well drawing the raffle the Christmas carols were accompanied by the Alnwick Playhouse Concert Band. The raffle helped to raise an incredible £1700.00 toward the redevelopment. Thanks to everyone who donated prizes.
A Taste of Northumbria, Alnwick, Alnwick Barbering Co, Alnwick Golf Club , Alnwick Ice Cream Parlour, Beauty World, Black Swan, Carlo’s, Co-Op Store, Wagonway Rd, Di Sopra, Elemental tattoo , Floral Gift , Flowers By Julie Ltd, Greggs, Howick Hall and Gardens, Jobsons of Alnwick, Lal Khazana in Shilbottle, Lilburns, Mole Country Store, Market Tavern, Robsons in Craster, Ruby Tuesday, Sainsbury’s, Salon 2 hairdressers, Specsavers, Strawberry Lounge, The Alnwick Deli, The Village Tea Rooms in Alnmouth, Thompson Opticians, Turnbulls.
The Duchess’s Community High School performed their show, Christmas Epiphany on the 19th & 20th December at the school, donating all the proceeds to the ‘Show Your Support Campaign’.
It was a fantastic production with a very talented cast. The Playhouse staff supported the production technically and with Front of House management.
Thanks to everyone involved!
‘All the money we raise from the show is going towards the Playhouse and contributing to the renovation. For all of us this means a lot because we all love performing on the Playhouse stage and working with the Playhouse staff. We have really missed being on the Playhouse stage this year and can’t wait to be back when the Playhouse re-opens!’
Emily Breeze D.C.H.S pupil and cast member.
Our talented Mini Youth Theatre performed their musical version of 'Peter Pan' on Saturday 8th December to family and friends at the Lindisfarne Annex.
The show was well supported and both the parents and children were delighted with their performance. It also raised a fantastic £254.16 toward the show you support appeal.
Thanks to everyone involved for all their hard work.
Our Senior Youth Theatre performed Stuff by Tom Wells on Fri 15th & Sat 16th March at Lindisfarne Annex as part of National Theatre Connections, a nationwide celebration of new plays for young people.
Stuff is one of ten brand new plays written especially for Connections by a selection of the best playwriting talent in the UK.
National Theatre Connections is one of the UK’s largest celebrations of youth theatre.
Plays are commissioned for and about young people, from some of the best contemporary playwrights, and performed by schools and youth theatres all over the UK and Ireland.
Young people have the opportunity to get involved in all aspects of creating and staging the play both on and offstage, from set design to costume, lighting and stage management.
Multi award winning Alnwick Stage Musical Society (ASMS) presented Cabaret on Broadway from the 20th to 23rd March, they had been hard at work since last September on the production - a celebration of the greatest Broadway musicals.
Huge chorus numbers, dance routines and solo performances were all intertwined with an underlying story of the struggles, hopes, disappointments and successes of life on the stage. It drew together many of the best songs from the most popular Broadway shows including; Cabaret, Chicago, 42nd Street, Sweet Charity, Fame, Rent, Fiddler On The Roof, Sunset Boulevard, Les Misérables, The Greatest Showman and many more.
This year’s production was created by Leonie Airlie, Kellie Hughes who have been joined by Lynne Lambert and Peter Brown to produce a spectacular show where all the proceeds went to The Playhouse’s Show Your Support Appeal.
Thank you to everyone involved!
Our Community Choir presented an evening of Spring themed pieces on Monday 1st April in their Spring Concert.
The songs were taken from a wide range of musical genres.
Tickets were free but a donation to our Show Your Support public appeal was much appreciated.
Thanks for a great evening on song!
Sat 20th April 2pm
All profits from this year's annual Duck Race are supporting The Alnwick Playhouse, Alnwick Round Table and The Alnwick Garden Trust.
Come and enjoy a great day out at The Alnwick Garden and watch hundreds of ducks race down the Grand Cascade in aid of local charities.
Tickets for ducks are available online or through a selection of local retailers including the Playhouse. To purchase your tickets through us please ring 01665 510785
***Ducks are £2 each and bought via a ticket. Entrance to The Alnwick Garden is not included in the Duck Ticket, this is your voucher for each duck.***
For more information click here to visit the Alnwick Round Table website
