Darlington’s Market Square
will play host to the world’s first pop-up, plug-in and play theatre – the
Paines Plough Roundabout, from Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 October as part of
Darlington Theatre Town.
Paines Plough is the UK’s national
theatre of new plays. The company commissions and produces the best playwrights
and tours their plays far and wide. Paines Plough was formed in 1974 over a
pint of Paines bitter in the Plough pub. Since then they have produced more than
130 new productions by world renowned playwrights like Stephen Jeffreys, Abi
Morgan, Sarah Kane and Mike Bartlett.
With a seating capacity of 150
the Roundabout theatre will present a full calendar of events while in
Darlington, from children’s theatre and straight plays to music and comedy.
Backstage tours and meet the cast events are also available.
Darlington Theatre Town
Darlington Theatre Town is an exciting new
initiative to present the most ambitious and high quality theatre in
Darlington. The project brings together the expertise of partners Creative
Darlington, Darlington Hippodrome, Luxi, Theatre Hullabaloo and ODDMANOUT to
cement Darlington’s place in the Tees Valley as a Theatre Town and a place
where theatre thrives.
The project, funded by the Arts Council
and Darlington Borough Council, grew from the opportunity presented by the
redevelopment of the Darlington Hippodrome, the exciting development of Theatre
Hullabaloo’s new theatre for young audiences ‘The Hullabaloo’ and the momentum
that has built over the last couple of years around theatre in unusual places
by events such as the award-winning Jabberwocky Market.
For full details of what is on in the
Roundabout visit www.darlingtonhippodrome.co.uk
or to book call the box office on 01325 405405
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