Theatre launches programme for ‘biggest season’
The Lichfield Garrick Theatre is launching its biggest season to date - featuring a packed programme of shows.
The multi award-winning arts venue and charity is bringing everything from West End drama, side-splitting comedy, world-renowned tribute artistes and more.
The season kicks off with The Chase’s Jenny ‘The Vixen’ Ryan taking to the sage as part of her Out of the Box tour, for an intimate evening of song and storytelling with a few showbiz secrets thrown in.
There’s a jam-packed season of drama and comedy, including Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote and Murder for Two, for true crime and murder mystery lovers, as well as Thomas Hardy’s Far from the Madding Crowd and Merry Opera’s Die Fledermaus for fans of the classics.
The Garrick has also announced an in-house production, for April 2025, of Elly Brewer and Sandi Toksvig’s The Pocket Dream, a reimagining of Shakespeare’s most popular comedy.
The production is adapted and directed by Lichfield Garrick’s chief executive and artistic director, Daniel Buckroyd, following a spectacular run and tour of in-house production Farm Boy, earlier this year.
Daniel Buckroyd says: “We love hosting the very best touring theatre, music and comedy at the Garrick, but there’s nothing quite like producing shows ourselves; a chance for our multi-talented team of theatre-makers to take centre stage and for local audiences to enjoy a production that’s been made right here in Lichfield.
“Farm Boy that we produced in our Studio in Spring 2024 went so well that we’re taking it on a national tour next year, and we’ve decided to produce our next new show in our Main Theatre.
“The Pocket Dream, Sandi Toksvig and Elly Brewer’s re-imagining of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream has everything you could ever want in a night out at the theatre – drama, romance, theatrical tricks-a-plenty and LOTS of laughs - and that’s before Sam Rabone and Ben Thornton get involved!
“It promises to be huge fun and we can’t wait to get into the rehearsal room to bring Sandi & Elly’s hilarious script to life and share it with our audiences.”
For music lovers, the Garrick has returning favourites such as The Glam Rock Show (formerly Get It On), The Magic of the Bee Gees, and 80s Mania , as well as brand new offerings such as Country Superstars, the world’s biggest country music tribute with an award-winning cast.
There’s plenty for the little ones to enjoy this year too, with children’s classics such as The Gruffalo, Dinosaur World Live, Storytime with Santa and Tom Fletcher’s There’s a Monster in your Show.
Check out the full Lichfield Garrick brochure online now.
Tickets are on sale now over the phone on 01543 412121 or in person at Box Office (our current opening times are Tue – Sat, 10am – 2pm) or online via the website.
