This year, Eric is throwing a huge party to celebrate 25 years of sensational shows at the New Vic and you’re all invited!
The Killing of Sister George - New Vic Theatre / Told By An Idiot
By Frank Marcus
Directed by Paul Hunter
A much-loved character on Applehurst, the BBC soap opera, Sister George is a cheerful nurse who cycles around the countryside singing hymns and doing good. In reality June Buckeridge, the actress who plays her, is a swaggering, foul mouthed loose cannon who has very little in common with her radio persona.
Due to low ratings, cut backs and June’s own bad behaviour, the BBC decides “Sister George” has to go…
for good!
The Killing of Sister George is an iconic black comedy shot through with surprising moments of tenderness. Famously adapted into a film in 1968 with Beryl Reid in the title role, the New Vic and Told by an Idiot will bring to life this bittersweet play with a unique visual flair and an audacious blend of raucous humour and compelling drama.
Join us as we premiere this ‘60s cult classic on our extraordinary stage!
‘Their work is never less than sublime’
The Independent on Told by an Idiot
The Pantomime Awards 2023
As You Like It - Northern Broadsides
Beauty and the Beast - Key Theatre - Panto
Beauty & the Beast
Peterborough's longest running traditional family pantomime
Join us for a brand new panto written for the Key Theatre by Simon Egerton.
This year it's Beauty & the Beast: the story of a young woman who is caught up in a handsome chevalier's struggle to defeat an evil Wolf Queen's curse.
Prince & The Pauper - NVT - December 19
Prince and the Pauper
By Mark Twain
Adapted and directed by Theresa Heskins
Classic stories, spectacular adventures and lots of fun are the hallmarks of a New Vic Christmas show, and this year will be no exception! Bringing together the same creative team who brought to life our adaptations of The Borrowers, Treasure Island and the UK Theatre Award-winning The Snow Queen, this year we bring to life another classic adventure story in our stunning trademark style!
Prepare for a tale full of heart, filled with imaginative storytelling, live music, humour, puppetry and festive magic as we stage a brand new adaptation of The Prince and The Pauper.
Join us and be enchanted by this story of a chance meeting between two people, which might just change their lives….and the lives of everyone around them.
