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The chief executive of Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre has resigned following a censorship row prompted by the cancellation of a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. The modern adaptation ...
Bosses at the Royal Exchange Theatre have apologised to creatives, staff and audiences after a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream was cancelled at the last minute last year. It follows an ...
It is one of two short plays written by Caryl Churchill which form the Manchester’s theatre’s latest offering, the other being If If Only. Margot Leicester in rehearsal for Escaped Alone ...
A modern classic is to be staged at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre for the first time ...
Midsummer Night's Dream was due to run for five weeks at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. Credit: MEN Media An actors' union has called out the Royal Exchange Theatre over a "lack of ...
A radical new interpretation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream has been cancelled. The five-week run at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre will not go-ahead. In a statement, the ...
A five-week run of A Midsummer Night's Dream was cancelled following a row over pro-Palestine and pro-transgender rights at the Royal Exchange Theatre, the Manchester Evening News can reveal. The ...
The Royal Exchange Theatre has cancelled this autumn's production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. A new take on the Shakespeare classic was due to run at the Manchester theatre until October 12.
Royal Exchange Theatre Appoints Creative Director Selina will take up her new role in August 2024 and her first programme will begin in 2026 for the theatre’s 50th anniversary year.
The Manchester Culture Awards announced winners at an event on December 4, from a shortlist spanning theatre, visual art, dance, photography and film nominees.
The Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. Photo: Shutterstock The Royal Exchange’s work on the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting has been honoured at the 2023 Manchester Culture Awards.
Romeo & Juliet: a modern Mancunian makeover that’s less radical than it thinks This well-intentioned relocation of Shakespeare's tragedy boasts some fine performances but is in fact ...