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Will Harvey's War on TV

Click here to watch Ken Goodwin's report about Will Harvey's War on ITV West yesterday....

Young actor meets Harvey Family!

Press Release - 4th July 2014 It’s a rare treat for actors to meet the people or descendents of the characters they are playing. But that’s what happened to 12 year old Benjamin Crossley last week when he met the daughter and granddaughter of local World War One poet and writer, F.W. Harvey. Ben from Cheltenham, was picked from an open audition to star as the young Harvey in the Everyman Theatre’s World War One play Will Harvey’s War, based on the war-time experiences of the Gloucestershire Laureate. Ben, along with Lord Lieutenant of...

Jul02

Everyman to retain Arts Council Grant

Press Release - 2nd July 2014 Everyman Theatre to keep Arts Council Grant The Everyman Theatre has retained its Arts Council Grant for the next three years, it was announced yesterday. Starting from April 2015, the theatre will receive just over £377,547 each year, the same as for 2014/15. The Arts Council now fund 670 companies (a drop from 682) and they range from small galleries and festivals to the Royal Opera House, National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company and English National Opera, as well as orchestras, opera and ballet companies,...

Jun16

Lotty's War

The cast for Lotty's War - here 13-18th October - has been announced. Details here... http://www.everymantheatre.org.uk/m-shows/lottys-war/...

Jun13

Will Harvey's War

Press Release - 13th June 2014 WILL HARVEY’S WAR Everyman rediscovers lost World War One novel by local poet F.W. Harvey Born in Gloucestershire in 1888, F.W. Harvey became one of England’s most popular war poets, writing much of his work during the Great War. To mark the centenary of the start of World War 1 and the launch of a year long project Gloucestershire Remembers World War 1, the Everyman Theatre presents a dramatisation of Harvey’s lost novel Will Harvey’s War, specially adapted by the Everyman’s Creative Director, Paul Milton, who...

Jun10

Gloucestershire Remembers WW1

The Everyman has teamed up with education recruitment specialist, Classpeople, to create a pioneering schools project to mark the centenary of the First World War. Classpeople has sponsored the programme which will include a range of activities across the county over the coming year. Classpeople MD, Lynis Bassett and the Everyman's press officer, Jackie Rodgers went to Berry Hill School in the Forest of Dean to see some of the work in progress with teacher, Lucy Stevens. ...

Jun04

Heartbeat actor Jason Durr stars in Black Coffee

Former Heartbeat star Jason Durr is playing Poirot in a new production of Agatha Christie's Black Coffee which opened this week and is here at the Everyman from Monday. Jason is looking forward to appearing here as his mother lives in Cheltenham and, for him, it's a local commute! Tickets still available......

Mar12

Panto tickets just gone on sale!

Tickets for this year's pantomime Sleeping Beauty have just gone on sale. Starring the lovable Tweedy the Clown, who is back by popular demand for the third year running, it's already proving a roaring success. So don't get caught napping! Get your tickets now! It's sure to be a dream of a show....!...

Jan03

Aladdin on ITV News

The Everyman's Pantomime was featured on ITV news - catch up on the action by clicking here....

Dec17

Success story!

This has been a fantastic panto season for the Everyman...and sales are soaring! http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Hit-Aladdin-sell-plays-make-2013-good-year/story-20328355-detail/story.html...