INDIGO
The Addams Family
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
The Sound of Music
What Would You Like to See?
FRANTIC ASSEMBLY'S LOST ATOMS - CAST ANNOUNCED!
Casting has now been confirmed for Frantic Assembly's 30th anniversary production LOST ATOMS, which premieres here at Curve this Autumn, before embarking on a UK tour.
Written by Anna Jordan (SUCCESSION, KILLING EVE) and directed by Artistic Director Scott Graham, the production will feature Joe Layton and Hannah Sinclair Robinson, who both previously appeared in the sell-out tours of OTHELLO and METAMORPHOSIS.
Opening here in Leicester from Monday 22 September to Saturday 4 October
LOST ATOMS is co-produced by Curve, MAST Mayflower Studios and Lyric Hammersmith Theatre.
Read the full announcement below.
Curve on the Square returns August 2025 - and you're all invited!
Join us on Orton Square 8 - 10 August for a fun-filled weekend of free live performances from incredible local artists as Curve on the Square returns!
JUST ANNOUNCED - Casting for PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT!
The fabulous Adèle Anderson of Fascinating Aïda will star as Bernadette in the upcoming UK & International tour of PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT!
Additional performances added by popular demand
Due to the popular demand for our Made at Curve Christmas production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, we're delighted to announce we are extending the run for an additional week.
Following the five-star success of our 2024 festive spectacular MY FAIR LADY, Artistic Director Nikolai Foster (KINKY BOOTS, A CHORUS LINE) brings his Made at Curve magic to this beloved musical classic.
Leading this year’s cast after charming audiences and critics alike in MY FAIR LADY will be Molly Lynch as Maria - 'a star is born' (The Daily Telegraph) - and the 'sublime' (The Times) David Seadon-Young as Captain von Trapp.
Watch a Katie Cailean perform Somewhere in the Gray from INDIGO
Get ready for the UK premiere of INDIGO! Watch the brilliant Katie Cailean as Emma perform 'Somewhere in the Gray' in this exclusive sneak peek of the show.
INDIGO is the heartfelt and uplifting brand-new musical from composer Scott Evan Davis with book by Kait Kerrigan (THE GREAT GATBSY).
SUMMER WORKSHOPS NOW AVAILABLE TO BOOK!
We're delighted to share our Summer Workshops are back and now on sale!
Whether Dance, Musical Theatre or Acting is more your thing - we've got you covered.
> Spotlight on Dance (8-12 Year Olds)
> Spotlight on Dance (13-18 Year Olds)
> Musical Theatre in a Day (8-12 Year Olds)
> Musical Theatre in a Day (13-18 Year Olds)
> Play in a Day (13-18 Year Olds)]
> Play in a Day (8-12 Year Olds)
Click the link below to find out more about each of the workshop sessions.
Chicago
CHICAGO, the “sexiest musical ever” (Metro) comes to Curve in June for one week only starring Strictly Come Dancing Professional Dancer and TV Star Janette Manrara (It Takes Two, Burn The Floor, Glee) as Roxie Hart and TV star Brenda Edwards (Loose Women, Chicago, The X Factor) as Matron ‘Mama’ Morton.
“Murder, greed, corruption, exploitation, adultery and treachery…all those things we hold near and dear to our hearts”. So begins the international multi-award-winning musical, CHICAGO.
Set amidst the razzle-dazzle decadence of the 1920s, CHICAGO is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago’s slickest criminal lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines, the likes of which might just as easily be ripped from today’s tabloids.
Don’t miss out, book now! It would be criminal to miss it…
The Midnight Bell
Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures company return to Curve in 2025 with THE MIDNIGHT BELL.
In 1930s London ordinary people emerge from cheap boarding houses nightly to pour out their passions, hopes and dreams in the pubs and fog-bound streets of Soho and Fitzrovia. Step inside The Midnight Bell, a tavern where one particular lonely-hearts club gather to play out their lovelorn affairs of the heart; bitter comedies of longing, frustration, betrayal and redemption.
Inspired by the great English novelist Patrick Hamilton (Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky, Hangover Square) who created some of the most authentic fiction of his era; stories borne out of years of social interactions with the working man and woman at his favourite location-the London Pub.
Hailed by The Observer as ‘the undisputed king of dance theatre’, master storyteller Matthew Bourne has created some of the most successful dance productions of the last thirty years including SWAN LAKE, CINDERELLA, THE RED SHOES, ROMEO AND JULIET and EDWARD SCISSORHANDS.
Indigo
This brand-new heart-warming musical follows three generations of women and their coming together after a long time apart.
When her mother is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, Beverly and her husband Rick open their home to care for her. While adjusting to their new circumstances, Beverly’s daughter Emma – a non-speaking autistic teenager with synaesthesia – unexpectedly crashes back into her life. Her arrival forces Beverly and Rick to confront the past and learn whether they can become the family Emma so desperately needs.
A beautiful mix of humour and soul, with songs that will make your heart soar, INDIGO celebrate the bonds of women, family and the ultimate need for one another. Be part of an intimate insight into Emma’s world of colour as she opens her heart to the audience, even while she remains silent to the outside world.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Starring X-Factor winner Joe McElderry as the roof-raising Pharaoh, the smash-hit London Palladium production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT heads to Curve!
The multi award-winning show has been performed hundreds of thousands of times including multiple runs in the West End and on Broadway, international tours in over 80 countries worldwide and has become one of the world’s most beloved family musicals.
Featuring much loved pop and musical theatre classics, including Any Dream Will Do, Close Every Door, There’s One More Angel In Heaven and Go, Go, Go Joseph.
Vidya Patel: A Bride's Woven Plea
Inspirate have partnered with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Vidya Patel to premiere this new work as the finale of AN INDIAN SUMMER 2025.
Dance artist and choreographer Vidya Patel, during her artist residency with the Philharmonia Orchestra, brings together collaborators; Shammi Pithia to create an original score, and spatial designer Shankho Chaudhuri for this new work A BRIDE’S WOVEN PLEA.
A BRIDE’S WOVEN PLEA through dance, live music and space unravels and reweaves the stories of women, plaited through time, migration, and memory. Taking inspiration from the act of plaiting, this work honours the resilience and complexity of women who carry their homes within them through migration, and through the untying and retying of their own identities to weave knowledge, ritual and tradition into the landscape of British culture as we see it today.
Calamity Jane
Gosh almighty! Grab a posse because the whip crackin’ musical comedy classic CALAMITY JANE is a rollin’ on over the plains to Curve. Based on the much-loved Doris Day movie, this plumb fancy new production stars the multi-award-winning West End actor and singer Carrie Hope Fletcher (CINDERELLA, LES MISÈRABLES).
Meet the fearless, gun slingin’ Calamity Jane – biggest mouth in Dakota territory and always up for a fight. She’ll charm you hog-eyed though, especially when trying to win the heart of the dashing Lieutenant Gilmartin, or shooting insults at the notorious Wild Bill Hickok. But when the men of Deadwood fall hard for Chicago stage star Adelaid Adams, Calamity struggles to keep her jealousy holstered. Her heart’s a thumpin’… but who for?
With the sure-fire classic songs The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away), The Black Hills of Dakota, Just Blew in from the Windy City, and the Oscar-winning Secret Love, The Watermill Theatre’s production of CALAMITY JANE is directed by Nikolai Foster (A CHORUS LINE, EVITA, THE WIZARD OF OZ), co-directed and choreographed by Nick Winston and features musical supervision by Olivier, Grammy and Tony Award winner Catherine Jayes.
It's the 50th episode of Curve In Conversation!
Thank you to all our listeners who have continued to join us behind-the-scenes at Curve and the fantastic productions that grace our stages!
In this month’s episode, we explore the colourful world of brand-new musical INDIGO. Our host Martin Ballard is joined by Katie Cailean who takes on the role of Emma, and The Bill’s Lisa Maxwell who plays her grandmother Elaine.
We also speak to Strictly Come Dancing’s Janette Manrara as she enters the Razzle Dazzle of CHICAGO, and hear about preparations for upcoming Made At Curve shows WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? and THE SOUND OF MUSIC.
Hear all this and more in this landmark episode of Curve in Conversation!
Hear from the hit-songwriting duo behind MURIEL'S WEDDING THE MUSICAL
We're starting the new year with a special bonus episode of our Curve in Conversation podcast!
Listen now to hear how hit-songwriting duo Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall composed brand-new music for MURIEL’S WEDDING THE MUSICAL.
Go behind-the-scenes of Curve!
Discover the inner workings of Curve; its history, the building’s secrets, and the stories of people who shaped Curve and made it what it is today.
Attendees will have a unique glimpse into what goes on behind the curtain to create a show at Curve – right from the rehearsal rooms to the costumes, sets and technology that bring the magic alive. And a rare chance to see the auditorium as you’ve never seen it before … from the stage!
New episode of Curve In Conversation!
To celebrate the opening of our loverly Christmas production MY FAIR LADY, our host Martin Ballard recently made a visit behind-the-scenes of rehearsals for this classic musical comedy.
Hear from cast members David Seadon-Young, Minal Patel, Cathy Tyson, Andy Barke, Sarah Moyle and Steve Furst, as they bring you with them on their trip to 20th Century London.
Hear all this and more by clicking below!
Explore our Digital Learning Resource Library
To support learning around our Made at Curve productions, we have created a number of Education Packs filled with insights and activities that everyone can enjoy.
Delve deeper into Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, A Chorus Line, The Color Purple, West Side Story and more in our resource library at the link below.
100 Black Women Who Have Made a Mark is now open at Curve
We are honoured to be hosting Serendipity‘ inspiring exhibition 100 BLACK WOMEN WHO HAVE MADE A MARK on our Mezzanine from Tue 11 Feb – Sat 31 May.
Click below to find out more.
CQ Earlies
On the second Saturday of each month, we host CQ Earlies – fun, free, and creative sessions for children and families.
This month, let’s get our vocal chords going with an introduction to voice with Mary Bonam. Join Mary to discover your inner voice, how to use it to create characters and also make beautiful music with it.
The workshop will culminate in creating a group vocal orchestra!
Suitable for ages 5+
Learn with top artists in Curve Classroom
Since January, we're proud to have supported home-schooling during the third national lockdown with our educational initiative, Curve Classroom.
The free sessions cover a range of topics for all ages and are delivered by a host of leading artists including performers Molly Lynch, Garry Robson and Hareet Deol, Designers Grace Smart and Kate Unwin, Director Julia Thomas, Choreographers Arlene Phillips and Mel Knott, Writers Jess Green and Rob Ward, as well as a number of Midlands-based artists local to Curve in Leicester.
Find out more and explore the full archive here.
