News & Articles

With just under two weeks to go until Poet in da Corner comes to Curve, we caught up with performers Debris Stevenson and Jammz about tackling dyslexia, breaking theatre conventions and pursuing dreams.

We have announced exciting new initiatives to support creativity and performing arts in the Midlands, as well as revealing the selected regional artist who will take their work to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year as part of a partnership with the city’s Pleasance Theatre.

Curve has announced its Made at Curve 2020 Christmas musical, the regional premiere production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Wizard of Oz, running 28 Nov 2020 - 16 Jan 2021.

Based on the classic 1939 MGM film and directed by Curve's Artistic Director Nikolai Foster, The Wizard of Oz includes the iconic songs Somewhere Over The Rainbow, If I Only Had A Brain and Follow The Yellow Brick Road, as well as new music and songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.

Following a highly acclaimed 2018 tour, award-winning British playwright, dramatist and screenwriter, Alan Bennett (The Madness of George III, The History Boys) presents The Habit of Art.

Starring Matthew Kelly and David Yelland, examine the joy, pain and emotional cost of creativity at Curve for one week only. We spoke with Matthew Kelly, playing Fitz (W.H. Auden) to find out more.

Former Brookside neighbours Eithne Browne and John McArdle have been cast in a new play by award-winning writer Frances Poet that shines a light into the experience of living with dementia.

Read more about the news of this Made at Curve co-production here.

In the first Curve in Conversation episode of 2020, we find out more about upcoming Made at Curve productions Maggie May and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, speak to the local children involved in bringing together our February Family Day as part of the Spark Festival and De Montfort University students curating the DMU Pride Festival speak to Rob Ward, writer and performer of The MP, Aunty Mandy and Me.

OK, FOR ONE MILLION POUNDS, LET’S PLAY!

James Graham’s critically acclaimed smash hit comedy, Quiz, will come to Leicester’s Curve theatre 14 – 19 Sep as part of its 20-week UK and Ireland tour.

💥 Hear The Bang, See The Spark ✨

Listen to one of the tracks in the upcoming Poet in da Corner album, set to be released on 31st January 2020 by Accidental Records in partnership with Royal Court Theatre.