News & Articles
CYC Kids create theatre sets with designer Kate Unwin
In a recent Curve Young Company Kids session, set designer Kate Unwin joined the group via Zoom to help inspire their own theatrical model boxes.
See the full gallery of their designs here!
Smash-hit musical Waitress coming to Curve as part of first ever UK & Ireland tour
The hit musical Waitress, presented by Barry & Fran Weissler and David Ian, has rescheduled its first ever UK and Ireland tour and will visit Leicester’s Curve theatre from Mon 24 – Sat 29 Jan 2022.
Find out more here.
Giraffes Can't Dance: The Making Of The Soundtrack
Did you join Gerald the Giraffe and friends at the great Jungle Dance in our Made at Curve, Rose Theatre Kingston and Simon Friend co-production of Giraffes Can't Dance last Christmas?
The family show featured songs and music from our Curve Associate Artist Tasha Taylor Johnson. In this video, created by Tasha, you can see how the show's vibrant and fun soundtrack was created.
Curve in Conversation...Ben Cracknell
In this week’s Curve in Conversation our Artistic Director Nikolai Foster talks to award-winning Lighting Designer and Curve Associate Artist Ben Cracknell (My Beautiful Laundrette, Sunset Boulevard, Breakfast at Tiffany’s) about his journey to a career in lighting design, the role that lights play in a performance, and how new technology is creating exciting opportunities in theatre lighting.
Creatives Commentary: Designer Matthew Wright on Legally Blonde
Matthew Wright, Designer of our Made at Curve production of Legally Blonde, talks about the process of staging the show at Curve and at the Opéra de Monte Carlo in Monaco.
Sunset Boulevard cast members reunite for special virtual performance
We’re so incredibly grateful to cast members of our 2017 Made At Curve production of Sunset Boulevard for reuniting virtually to record this beautiful performance of 'As If We Never Said Goodbye' for us all to enjoy.
Curve in Conversation...Arlene Phillips
In this week's Curve in Conversation, our artistic director Nikolai Foster talks to legendary choreographer Arlene Phillips, who recently joined us at Curve to bring dynamic moves to our touring production of Grease.
CURVE COMMISSIONS AWARD-WINNING POET JESS GREEN TO CELEBRATE CREATIVITY AND RESILIENCE OF LEICESTER
Curve has released a digital project created in collaboration with award-winning Leicester poet and Curve Breakthrough Artist, Jess Green.
Not Something That Other People Do, originally written by Jess for the launch of Leicester City Council’s Cultural Prospectus, celebrates the creativity and resilience of the city and its communities.