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"one of the most innovative and critically acclaimed theatre companies on the touring circuit today" The Stage

Blackeyed Theatre is one of the UK’s leading touring theatre companies, with over twelve years experience of bringing exciting, high quality work to over a hundred towns and cities across the UK and beyond. There are two common misconceptions in the world of theatre: firstly that work that’s commercially successful can’t be ground-breaking, unconventional or brave; and conversely that work that is

ground-breaking, unconventional or brave can’t also be commercially successful, even self-funding. Our belief is that theatre can and should be sustainable, both commercially and artistically. What that means in practice is performing work that people want to see in ways that can still surprise, provoke and inspire. That means remembering what it is to be an artist, what it is to create and not being dependent on public money to do so. So at a time when the choice of theatre being offered to audiences and venues is increasingly narrow, we commit to continue offering exciting, affordable work that attracts a wide audience while creating a theatrical experience that entertains, provokes and inspires in equal measure.

01/08/2024

Opening 6 weeks today before touring nationally, ALL Autumn performances of DRACULA are now on sale! Find a performance near you and come join us.
https://blackeyedtheatre.co.uk/shows-2/shows/dracula/ -100762

24/07/2024

DRACULA: July 24
The Demeter meets with an accident, and Mina meets an accent

https://draculadaily.substack.com/p/dracula-july-24-089

20/07/2024

DRACULA: July 20
Dr. Seward completes his thought

https://draculadaily.substack.com/p/dracula-july-20-14a

19/07/2024

DRACULA: July 19
Renfield is ready to level up

https://draculadaily.substack.com/p/dracula-july-19-8b7

18/07/2024

DRACULA: July 18
A sort of flashback. Strange things are afoot aboard the Demeter.

https://draculadaily.substack.com/p/dracula-july-18-66b

18/07/2024

If you're a lover of Sherlock Holmes (and even if you're not), the
I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere podcast is a great listen! And the latest episode is an absolute cracker, featuring the one and only Luke Barton who you may recognise from our productions of The Sign of Four and The Valley of Fear. MX Publishing
https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2024/07/episode-291-luke-barton-as-sherlock.html

12/07/2024

Introducing the magnificent artistic team for DRACULA. Let's hear it for the artists behind the scenes bringing Bram Stoker's chilling tale to life. Opens 2 months today! Come meet them...
https://blackeyedtheatre.co.uk/shows-2/shows/dracula/ -100764

08/07/2024

DRACULA: July 8
Dr. Seward starts cooking up an idea

https://draculadaily.substack.com/p/dracula-july-8-c81

01/07/2024

DRACULA: July 1
Aaaannnd back to Renfield

https://draculadaily.substack.com/p/dracula-july-1-2ab

30/06/2024

DRACULA: June 30
Somebody's got an incredible skincare regimen

https://draculadaily.substack.com/p/dracula-june-30-b48

29/06/2024

DRACULA: June 29
You can check out anytime you want...

https://draculadaily.substack.com/p/dracula-june-29-98a

28/06/2024

And that’s our cast! We're so excited to welcome them all to the Blackeyed family and can’t wait to see our Dracula come to life! For all the latest, including dates, visit: https://blackeyedtheatre.co.uk/shows-2/shows/dracula/

28/06/2024

And finally, taking on the roles of Arthur Holmwood and Dracula, we’re delighted to welcome Harry Rundle! A Rose Bruford graduate, Harry’s theatre work includes Harry Potter & The Cursed Child (Palace Theatre) and The Son (Duke of York Theatre). Harry is also a writer and recently workshopped his first play, Colliery Boys, at Laurels Theatre, Whitley Bay.
https://blackeyedtheatre.co.uk/portfolio_page/harry-rundle/

28/06/2024

We’re chuffed to bits to announce Marie Osman in the roles of Lucy Westenra and Renfield! An Identity School of Acting graduate, Marie’s theatre credits include Aromatherapy (Talawa Theatre Company), Nowhere To Run (Hampstead Theatre) and Babe, The Sheep Pig (Regents Park Open Air Theatre). As a writer, her short film, Carry Me, is set to begin its festival run in Autumn 2024.
https://blackeyedtheatre.co.uk/portfolio_page/marie-osman/

28/06/2024

In the roles of Jonathan Harker and Quincey Morris, we’re delighted to announce Pelé Kelland-Beau! A graduate of the Identity School of Acting, Pelé’s theatre credits include Labyrinth (Collective Acting Studio), Bystanders (Theatre Peckham), Painkiller (Theatre Royal Stratford East) and Fog Everywhere (Camden People’s Theatre).
https://blackeyedtheatre.co.uk/portfolio_page/pele-kelland-beau/

28/06/2024

Taking the roles of Seward and Dracula, we’re delighted to welcome Richard Keightley! Richard’s theatre work includes Ben and Imo Royal Shakespeare Company Watch on the Rhine Donmar Warehouse Twelfth Night National Theatre The Mousetrap (West End and Asian Tour) and After the Dance Theatre by the Lake
https://blackeyedtheatre.co.uk/portfolio_page/richard-keightley/

28/06/2024

Next a warm welcome to David Chafer, who takes on the roles of Van Helsing and Dracula. David’s extensive theatre credits include I Love You, Mum – I Promise I Won’t Die for TiE It Up Theatre, Damned United for Red Ladder, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde for Theatre Mill and September in the Rain for Crucible Theatre.
https://blackeyedtheatre.co.uk/portfolio_page/david-chafer/

28/06/2024

Casting Announcement!
Here we go… From over 2600 applications, here are the six artists who make up the cast of Dracula…

First up we’re delighted to announce, in the roles of Mina Harker and Dr Hennessey, Maya-Nika Bewley! A Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts graduate, Maya-Nika’s recent stage work includes Seal Boy (Riverside Studios) and Locomotive for Murder: The Improvised Whodunnit (Edinburgh Fringe, Greenwich Theatre).
https://blackeyedtheatre.co.uk/portfolio_page/maya-nika-bewley/

28/06/2024

Feels like a good day to announce a cast! Keep an eye out just after 3pm when we’ll be announcing the wonderful cast for our 2024/25 national tour of Dracula!

26/06/2024

We're super chuffed to be a sponsor for the Jayne A.Coleman Academy of Dance www.jacad.co.uk Dance World Cup team 2024, who will be representing Team England at this year's competition in Prague next week! Wishing all these incredible dancers all the best for what will be an amazing experience! Dance World Cup

24/06/2024

DRACULA: June 24
Jonathan looks out the window

https://draculadaily.substack.com/p/dracula-june-24-307

18/06/2024

We've had an incredible couple of weeks casting our next production, DRACULA, and we'll soon be announcing the cast.
A big thank you to everyone who applied. From 2,762 applications we invited 83 actors to self-tape, of whom we met 31 in person. So many incredible people and such a wealth of talent.
We're proud to have provided feedback to everyone we met and who taped for us (something we believe is incredibly important) and we're just sorry we can't afford a company of 100!
Casting announcements coming soon!

18/06/2024

DRACULA: June 18
Back to Renfield!

https://draculadaily.substack.com/p/dracula-june-18-3fc

17/06/2024

DRACULA: June 17
Jonathan cudgels his brains

https://draculadaily.substack.com/p/dracula-june-17-134

17/06/2024

Just a taste of what we've got in store for you this Autumn!
Coming to a theatre near you from September, Bram Stoker's gothic masterpiece, Dracula, adapted for the stage by Nick Lane.
See more at https://blackeyedtheatre.co.uk/shows-2/shows/dracula/

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Just a taste of what we've got in store for you this Autumn! Coming to a theatre near you from September, Bram Stoker's gothic masterpiece, Dracula, adapted for the stage by Nick Lane. #Dracula #BramStoker See more at https://blackeyedtheatre.co.uk/shows-2/shows/dracula/

Just a taste of what we've got in store for you this Autumn! Coming to a theatre near you from September, Bram Stoker's gothic masterpiece, Dracula, adapted for the stage by Nick Lane. #dracula #bramstoker See more at https://blackeyedtheatre.co.uk/shows-2/shows/dracula/

We asked our press night audience what they thought of SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE VALLEY OF FEAR. Southwark Playhouse Borough now! https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/sherlock-holmes-the-valley-of-fear/

Buckle up for a case spanning 20 years and 2 continents as Sherlock Holmes unpicks the mystery of The Valley of Fear, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's epic final Holmes novel. See it live on stage Southwark Playhouse Borough 27 March - 13 April! #sherlockholmes https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/sherlock-holmes-the-valley-of-fear/

Thanks for having us Malvern Theatres! Here's just a taste of the audience reaction to OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR, which continues this week at Hull Truck Theatre before moving on to Leeds Playhouse 26 - 27 Mar Darlington Hippodrome 28 - 30 Mar and Theatre Royal Windsor 2 - 6 Apr. https://blackeyedtheatre.co.uk/shows-2/shows/oh-what-a-lovely-war

Delighted to share the new trailer for SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE VALLEY OF FEAR, on tour now until 20 April. All the latest: https://blackeyedtheatre.co.uk/shows-2/shows/sherlock-holmes-the-valley-of-fear-2024/

So proud of our the fabulous cast, crew and artistic team behind Oh What A Lovely War. Last night was press night and here's what our audience had to say...

Our cast recording of Hitchy Koo featured on today's Elaine Paige show on Radio 2! If you missed it, fret not. Here it is. Orchestrated by Tom Neill it's performed by Harry Curley, Christopher Arkeston, Chioma Uma, Tom Crabtree, Alice E Mayer and Euan Wilson, musically directed by Ellie Verkerk. Catch Oh What A Lovely War Southwark Playhouse 21 Nov - 9 Dec.

Drum roll please... It's the brand new trailer for OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR, opening in London NEXT WEEK! Join us for the ever-popular 'war game' at Southwark Playhouse Borough 21 Nov - 9 Dec! #ohwhatalovelywar https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/productions/oh-what-a-lovely-war/

"I was Blown away by these actor-musicians" Thanks to Seahaven FM 96.3 and 95.6 for a fabulous review of OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR, which has 3 more performances at Eastbourne Theatres. Listen to the review in full below and grab a ticket for tonight or tomorrow: https://eastbournetheatres.co.uk/events/ohwhatlovelywar

NEXT WEEK at Eastbourne Theatres we bring our 60th anniversary production of OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR to the Devonshire Park Theatre from Tue 31 Oct to Sat 4 Nov. An exhilarating musical theatre experience packed with timeless songs, hilarity and heartbreak that speaks to us all. https://www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk/events/ohwhatlovelywar

This year marks South Hill Park’s 50th birthday, which it celebrated this week with a variety performance showcasing many of the companies, groups and artists lucky enough to have had this incredible arts centre as their creative home over the years. Here’s to the next 50 years! ❤️

Roll up! Roll up! It's the new trailer for OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR, coming to a theatre near you until May 2024. Packed with timeless songs, razor-sharp satire and high jinks, Oh What A Lovely War is a hilarious, heart-breaking snapshot of life for those caught in the crossfire of conflict, a unanimous voice from the trenches and a timely warning from the theatre of war itself. Now, more than ever, it holds a mirror up to the world and speaks to us all. Find a performance at: https://blackeyedtheatre.co.uk/shows-2/shows/oh-what-a-lovely-war/#tab-93962

Ever wondered what 8 months on tour does to an actor? Now seems as good a time as any to find out. Take it away, Luke Barton - accompanied by Alice Osmanski (the hills were alive that day!) #Sherlockselftape