All Entries Tagged With: "Curve"
Win! Tickets To See The Ethics Of Progress
After the Bodies Revealed Exhibition in Birmingham, where the human body was explained in all its gory detail the 69 crew have had cravings for more sciency goodness. Luckily Curve is on hand with this odd presentation exploring the actual, imagined, ethical, political, religious and philosophical impacts of leading edge research in Quantum Physics. The [...]
Jason Butler Harner – Serenading Louie
Leicester must seem like a small time gig compared to starring alongside the likes of Angelina Jolie or Nicholas Cage in silver screen blockbusters but not for Jason Butler Harner. The American-born actor is excited about coming to the city next month with a short tour of Serenading Louie at Curve thanks to the support [...]
WIN: Tickets to The 39 Steps at Curve.- closed
Direct from the West End, Broadway and 25 countries around the globe, John Buchan’s classic spy thriller THE 39 STEPS comes to Curve. This blissfully funny production follows the incredible adventures of our handsome hero Richard Hannay, complete with stiff upper lip, British gung-ho and pencil moustache as he encounters dastardly murders, double-crossing secret agents, [...]
Win! Tickets To See The Rat Pack – closed
The Rat Pack are set to bring the glamorous, glitzy nights of Las Vegas to Leicester, when they stop off at Curve on their 10th anniversary tour from the 12th – 17th of April. Travel back to the 1950s and early 60s when the famous rubbed shoulders with the politicians and partied hard, the music [...]
Review: The Long Road
It was around November when poster for The Long Road started appearing around Leicester. Alongside the blood splattered images for The Lieutenant Of Inishmore, it looked like Curve was heading into an edgier season of drama. And now five months on, we finally got to see the gripping play about violence, the loss of a young life and [...]
Win! Tickets For The Long Road – CLOSED
‘Mary wants us to talk about the girl that killed our son. I want to wipe her off the face of the earth.’ A family struggles for meaning and forgiveness after a random fatal attack on their eighteen-year old son. His mother confronts their loss and searches for understanding and hope, bringing her face to [...]
Win! Tickets For Traces – Closed
Sorry this competition is now closed but worry not, just click here to see what other wonderful prizes we have. Following a hugely successful season in Spring 2009, Les 7 Doigts de la Main (The 7 Fingers) bring their hugely acclaimed production Traces to Curve this month. As recently seen on the Royal Variety Performance, [...]
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
The team (Martin McDonagh and Paul Kerryson) behind Curve‘s inaugural production, The Pillowman reunite to bring this satirical black comedy to the stage. Set in an Ireland struggling to come to terms with the aftermath of a long and hard fought civil war of sorts, it tells the tale of one pocket of a tiny community, and the death of a [...]
Interview: Paul Kerryson
By Jemma Crowston With their latest gripping performance about to take centre stage and a host of comedians acting up for the city’s annual Comedy Festival, Leicester Theatre Trust’s Artistic Director – Paul Kerryson – is looking forward to another programme-packed year at Curve. Kerryson’s portfolio includes years in the theatre business and his work [...]
Win! Tickets for Stop Messing About – CLOSED
Sorry but this competition is now closed, for more of our wonderful give prized just click here. Direct from its triumphant West End run, the Kenneth Williams’ extravaganza, Stop Messing About visits Curve as part of it first national tour. Brought to you by the team behind Round The Horne…Revisited, Kenneth Williams’ waspish wit takes [...]
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
Following the TMA Award nominated and acclaimed production of The Pillowman with Marc Warren at Curve last February, Paul Kerryson directs a second gripping, violent and comic thriller by Martin McDonagh. ee Thomas was a friendly cat, killed on a lonely road on the island of Inishmore. His owner, the unhinged and handsome Padraic, will [...]
Award Nominations for Curve
I must admit that I have a soft spot for Curve in Leicester. Over the last year the folks at Curve has worked hard to offer a mix of performances to cater to every ones theatrical tast. Its absolutely fantastic news to see that in less than a year that this hard work has been [...]
Interview With Captain Hook
Curve Theatre is getting prepared for Christmas and the performance of Peter Pan that will carry them through to the new year. We sent reporter Jemma Crowston for a chat with James Gaddas (aka Hook) to see what treats are in store for you. From a prison governor to a swash buckling pirate, TV star [...]
