The Boys in the Band, The Dresser and Dame Joan Collins’ show amongst highlights of Theatre Royal Brighton’s Autumn Season
Theatre Royal Brighton has unveiled its autumn season, which runs from September to the end of the year and includes appearances by some of the country’s most talented and best-loved actors in a series of top quality productions.
Early highlights include a revival of Ronald Harwood’s classic play The Dresser, starring Ken Stott (Rebus, God of Carnage) and Reece Shearsmith (The League of Gentlemen, Inside Number 9). You can see it in Brighton before it transfers to the West End.
Also in September, fans of Alan Ayckbourn can catch his comedy Relatively Speaking, the writer’s first great West End success. The cast includes Robert Powell (Single Spies, Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell, King Charles III) and Liza Goddard (Doctor Who, Bergerac).
In October, Georgia May Foote (Strictly Come Dancing, Coronation St) stars as Holly Golightly in a stage version of Truman Capote’s classic tale Breakfast at Tiffany’s, while Felicity Kendal makes a return to Brighton in a production of A Room with a View, based on the novel by E.M. Forster.
In November, Olivier Award winner Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Doctor Who) stars alongside Ian Hallard (Doctor Who, An Adventure in Space and Time) in the eagerly anticipated revival of Mart Crowley’s gay milestone play, The Boys in the Band.
Also in November, English Touring Theatre return to Brighton to present a world premiere production of Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence.
In December the autumn season concludes with the award-winning Sunny Afternoon, a musical charting the early life of Ray Davies and the rise to stardom of The Kinks, written around their classic songs .
There’s also a series of one night only shows throughout the season, including:
- Killer Queen, recreating the high energy, powerful phenomenon that was Queen live.
- Dame Joan Collins, an intimate evening with the Hollywood legend and national treasure.
- An Evening of Dirty Dancing: The Tribute Show.
For further information, tickets and a full listing of Theatre Royal Brighton’s autumn season, click here:
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