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Director Elvi & Writer Daniel Bye are returning after bringing The Wizard of Oz to life in last year’s Park Show!This summer, Williamson Park is transformed into a lush forest as the Dukes Park Show returns with another thrilling outdoor adventure: Robin Hood.This bold new production brings the beloved hero Robin, Marian and the Merry Men to life in an action-packed promenade performance. Audiences are invited to walk with the story as it unfolds, placing you right at the heart of the adventure. Full of daring escapes, thrilling fights, comedy and heart, Robin Hood is classic storytelling on a epic scale!
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An hilariously high-octane production of Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ like you’ve never seen before. Forget the tears and tragedy, this Macbeth is chock full of mishaps, mayhem and mirth.We all know the story. Three Witches promise Macbeth the Scottish crown and like any normal people would, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth plot to kill the king. Things get rapidly out of hand from there as foul deeds are done, plots unravel and mysterious spirits appear…The HandleBards are an intrepid troupe touring Macbeth by electric van, bringing environmentally sustainable Shakespeare to venues across the UK.Suitable for all ages and apparitions.
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Playwright, performer, documentary-maker and screenwriter Bryony Kimmings (I’m a Phoenix, Bitch, Last Christmas, Channel 4’s The Sex Clinic, BBC Four’s Opera Mums) returns to the stage with Bog Witch —her first solo show in half a decade.Bog Witch is a show about uncertain times, ecosystem collapse and finding new ways to be happy. Bryony had enough to worry about; mental illness, a sick kid, single motherhood, bills coming out of her ears… she didn’t have time to worry about the planet. She had her coping mechanisms down pat —spending, doing, achieving to fill the void. But she began to wonder if those were the things that were making her unhappy. As with all her previous autobiographical shows Bog Witch follows a part of Kimmings’ real life story… this time the journey of uprooting her and her son’s life to live in a tumbledown cottage in the wilderness… to plug back into nature as a last ditch attempt to be happy again.
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Kings of Comedy Le Navet Bete are back! For lovers of Fawlty Towers, Bottom and The Play That Goes Wrong, Oh Zeus! is a riotous, all-out hilarious ride through Greek mythology.When the stability of Olympus is threatened by the marriage of Zeus’s daughter Hebe to a mere mortal, the King of the Gods hatches a plan to derail the wedding. Three actors play 40 characters in this mythical farce through Ancient Greece, the Underworld and back. Expect sensational physical comedy, outrageous jokes, fast paced chaos, and more togas than you can smash a plate at. In this brand-new show, one of the UK’s most-loved comedy theatre companies and creators of Dracula: The Bloody Truth, King Arthur and Treasure Island, have teamed up with one of the country’s best comedy writers and directors, Olivier Award nominated John Nicholson (The Time Machine: A Comedy), promising “a non-stop evening of entertainment from a company who have a bottomless pit of talent at their disposal”.
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6-short plays by female playwrightsIn September, HER Productions bring their bespoke new-writing event to Lancaster! This time in special collaboration with The Dukes, featuring local female playwrights.Vignettes brings a mix of established and emerging female playwrights together, in writers room spaces, to develop a new 15 - 20 minute play. These new works will have local inspiration and feature local performers and creatives. Performing for three nights only, this September in the Round Theatre.
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It’s 1769 and everyone is flocking north, every ale house is packed with the great and the bad.Yorkshire is the place to be; a region drunk on making money, social climbing, gambling and gin, but with wealth in abundance, the temptation is great…The Highwayman is a new thrilling theatrical romantic adventure from the writer of ‘Bouncers’ and ‘Do I Love You?’History has never felt so modern, theft never more attractive.The Highwayman’s creed is simple: look after your wife, and your life. By John Godber.
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What if all your dreams come true and you’ve still got the hump?Laura Smyth has had a meteoric rise in comedy! Her debut tour ‘Living My Best Life’ sold out up and down the country; she has supported Jack Whitehall, Michelle de Swarte, Alan Davies, and Jason Manford and appeared on multiple panel shows, QI, Would I Lie To You, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and Live at The Apollo TWICE! She’s even beaten cancer; she’s done all the alternative healing shit you could shake a stick at – and she still thinks everyone’s a d**khead. It can’t just be her, can it?Like her last tour, Laura will cover all of her everyday ever-changing life with truth, warmth, and hilarity. Maybe she needs more sleep or maybe she was just born aggy.
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By Rona MunroJosie is seeing her mother Fay for the first time in a while – she's never walked into a prison before, and she's been putting it off for fifteen years. Uncovering the memories they share is going to be more perilous than either of them can imagine...In this Best Girl Production, mother and daughter Fay and Josie will be played by real-life mother and daughter Christine Mackie (Associate Artist of The Dukes/‘Dr Gaddas’ Coronation Street/ ‘Daphne Bryant’ Downton Abbey) and Lois Mackie (Coronation Street/Elysium Theatre Company/M6 Theatre Company) alongside Jamie Smelt (Northern Broadsides/Red Ladder/Brassic) and Ellaney Hayden (The Lowry/MIF/Casualty) and director Sam Holland-Bunyan (Royal Exchange/Etcetera Theatre/ Winner Peter Cheeseman Award for directing 2024)Age Guidance: 16+Warnings: References to violence but no violence shown in this production
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The smash-hit, award-winning, multi-sell-out phenomenon is back with an unconventional, no-holds-barred interpretation of Romeo and Juliet.A tipsily tragic take on William Shakespeare's most well-known characters: from a rat-arsed Romeo to a juiced-up Juliet, a trollied Tybalt or a mashed-up Mercutios, along with enough booze to sterilise a brewery floor. This will be a tragedy like no other – the cup overfloweth. There is no love lost between the Capulet and Montague families, and everyone in Verona knows it. Surely the only hangover cure to centuries of family feuds is two forlorn teenagers from opposite households falling in love with each other? And a swig (or two) of the finest spirits to nudge them in the right direction, of course... What could possibly go wrong?Warning: Sh!t-faced Shakespeare may feature foul language, nudity, disembowelled limbs and, occasionally, some Shakespeare.
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“You open the door into this club. And the noise and the smell and the heat hit you. It smothers you. Jumps all over you. Gets right in. All that new and adventure and mischief.”New Year’s Eve, 1997. Manchester. In Déjà Vus’, Spin Jim is on the decks and ready to take you into the new year. The whole place is electric.Three girls are on the dancefloor. Polly and Angie are ready for a big night. Jean is lost and alone. The future awaits. New Labour, New Year, new horizons. After decades of grey, this is their time. But as midnight beckons, and darkness falls, will they find their light?Set to a live soundtrack of 90’s classics, How Soon is Now? is an indie musical about mates, music and magic – finding your place and finding yourself.'There’s a club. Would you'd like to go?'
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The world is in chaos. Inequality is widening, autocracy is rising and political parties are collapsing. In these divided times, what this country desperately needs is Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy (in many ways it's actually the last thing this country needs, but it's what it's getting so tough luck).The UK’s leading political comic Nish Kumar – co-host of hugely popular podcast Pod Save the UK, former host of axed BBC show The Mash Report, and one of Taskmaster’s greatest losers – is back on tour with a formidable batch of passionate, progressive stand-up for the ages. Kumar is 40. His mind is breaking. His body is worse. Expect existential angst and political disquiet from comedy's cheekiest boy.Nish Kumar was named one of the 50 Best Comedians of the 21st Century by both The Guardian and The Telegraph, with his previous tour playing to sold out crowds across the UK, North America, Australasia and mainland Europe.
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The UK folk chart topping artistFor a decade and a half, Grace Petrie has been one of the UK's most urgent and passionate songwriters. Coming of age amidst the coalition government, her politically charged folk music quickly gained national attention and propelled her to the main stages of folk festivals from Cambridge to Vancouver to the Blue Mountains of Australia. Characterised by razor-sharp lyricism and the unmistakeable passion of her stage presence, her live shows have become synonymous for fans with a unique atmosphere of hope and solidarity, with LGBTQ anthem Black Tie racking up 1.5 million streams and providing a soundtrack of expression for young queer folks all over the world.
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The grumpiest uncle in showbiz is back.Fresh from travelling the world (and smashing it as a top husband and bunny-stepdad), the UK’s leading de-influencer returns with a brand-new stand-up show. Expect fresh jokes, furious rants, and ridiculous stories — all delivered with Tez’s trademark smart, silly, and subversive humour.Star of: Man Like Mobeen (BBC Three), Live at the Apollo (BBC Two), Fighting Talk (BBC Radio 5 Live) and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Secret Diary of a British Muslim Aged 13 3/4.Touring nationwide, Autumn 2026.Book early. You’ll hate yourself if you miss it.
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Tom Fletcher’s interactive adventures for big imaginations are leaping from page to stage, as the beloved ‘Who’s in Your Book?' series makes its debut as a brand-new musical show.A group of performers are preparing to start their show, but quickly discover they are not alone on stage. Little Monster wants to be part of the fun too! With an invitation to his friends, Dragon, Alien and Unicorn to join him, you can expect comedy and chaos as they help to create a magical show, learning about the joy of books and friendship along the way.A high-energy 50-minute adventure featuring lively original music, this show is the perfect introduction to live theatre.Expect plenty of playful fun for your littlest ones as their favourite characters come to life in a show that is packed with interactive moments to enjoy together.New music composed by Tom Fletcher, Barry Bignold and Miranda Larson.There's a Monster in Your Show... and he can't wait to meet you!
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A New Comedy Show by Daniel Kitson.There’s the sound of somewhere else and the permanence of a plant pot and the ubiquity of a phrase and the heartbreaking brevity of a very long time. There’s figs and worms and an old dog rejecting a blanket. There’s a woman, on a train, wearing a badge. There’s the first beep of a smoke alarm and there’s a daffodil in December and there’s the condition of fruit. There’s a hand in bed and there’s stuff on the stairs and there’s a mark on my jumper and there’s a massive tree in storage on a farm in Kent. There’s nothing to say and there’s the thought of rotting and there’s the name of a feeling and there’s the smell of tobacco. There’s the twelfth floor of a hotel and the far end of a platform at Tamworth train station. There’s a duty to act and there’s a resistance to growth and there’s a new place up the road and there’s a completely redundant volume control. There’s a toilet in Hong Kong and a coffee shop in Melbourne and the passage of light through a building and deliberately making things much more difficult than they actually need to be. And. There’s music, more or less throughout, at least two funny voices and upwards of three jokes.
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Ghost Storiesadapted and performed by Adam Z. RobinsonHorrifying spectres, restless souls and evil secrets that refuse to stay buried are all brought to life in this spine-chilling show. Join the mysterious Storyteller for two blood-curdling ghost stories, full of chills and thrills. An unmissable evening by one of the country’s most captivating ghost story performers — dare you face your deepest fears?Includes the classic tales of terror ‘The Room in the Tower’ by E.F. Benson and ‘The Captain of the Polestar’ by Arthur Conan Doyle.
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'I DANCE IN THE HORROR OF GRIEF.'Three men at Woodhill prison are dead. The families demand answers. This is a call to arms about the crisis facing prisons.Gut punching choreography and unflinching beats shine a light on the hidden story of HMP Woodhill. Lyrically told in their own words, three families investigate what happened to their boys. What they discover is so haunting, it turns their world upside down.Pushing the form of documentary theatre and dance, Woodhill is an explosive true story by multi-award-winning LUNG and originally developed with The North Wall.
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Recently married, emotionally feral.The Gallus Glaswegian Goon returns with a riotous show about refusing to grow up.As seen on SNL, Live at the Apollo, QI and The Royal Variety Performance.????? Telegraph ????? Broadway World ????? Herald
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Fresh from starring in the latest series of Taskmaster, Ania Magliano (Live At The Apollo, Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show Nominee) brings a brand-new show full of jokes, confessions, and occasionally unhinged observations to venues nationwide.From the quirks of her own body to the legend that is Eve (yes, from Adam and), to her newly discovered boundaries, Peach Fuzz is Ania at her most relatable – and most funny.Ania has opened for Ed Gamble, Marc Maron and Catherine Cohen, and writes for Amelia Dimoldenberg’s Chicken Shop Date. Her choices on the Off Menu podcast are widely regarded as the worst of all time.
AGE GUIDANCE: 16+dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/theatre/ania-magliano
The Dukes Christmas show returns with Cinderella!Be at the centre of the magic with Christmas in the Round.
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by Charles Dickensadapted by Adam Z. RobinsonMarley was dead… to begin with. The Book of Darkness & Light Theatre Company present their ghostly adaption of this most beloved festive classic. Join Ebenezer Scrooge on a supernatural journey into the past, present and yet-to-come. The chilly atmosphere of Victorian London is brought to life and the spirits of Christmas return from the dead – all through the spellbinding art of storytelling in this thrilling solo show. Adapted and performed by Adam Z. Robinson in his inimitable style, this production of ‘A Christmas Carol’ teases out the gothic aspects, presenting Dickens’ remarkable story as you’ve never seen it before. This enthralling version is by turns hair-raising, thrilling and heartwarming. Using a combination of gripping narration, eerie recorded voices and an immersive soundscape, the show transports audiences to the office of Scrooge and Marley, the humble Cratchit household and the fearful, final resting place of that most infamous miser. It’s like gathering around a fireside and being invited into the world of this Christmas
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An imitating the dog and The Dukes co-productionSupported by Lancaster ArtsShakespeare’s enduring love story, remembered and relived.My bounty is as boundless as the sea,My love as deep; the more I give to thee,The more I have, for both are infinite.Juliet, Romeo & Juliet, 2:2Two older actors, former lovers, meet again after fifty years. She is living with memory loss; he carries the memories she struggles to hold. They have unfinished business and matters of the heart to resolve, life and death decisions to be made, raw emotions to be laid bare.When a lost 1960s TV version of Romeo and Juliet flickers back to life on the walls around them, starring the couple in their youth, their bittersweet past becomes inescapable. Live performance and film merge in a moving exploration of love, memory, and the stories we cling to as everything else fades.Remember Romeo is an ode to the shattering experience of first love, and of last love. Shakespeare’s classic is a story held in all of our hearts, tenderly revisited by ‘multimedia daredevils’ (The Times) imitating the dog
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GETTING HERE BY CARFrom the South: Leave the M6 motorway at junction 33 and take the A6 to Lancaster. Follow directions to the city centre and on joining the one way system, keep in the right-hand lane. You will see brown information signs for ‘Dukes Playhouse’. From the North: Leave the M6 motorway at junction 34 and follow signs to Lancaster. On joining the one way system, keep in the left-hand lane and you will see brown information signs for ‘Dukes Playhouse’.GETTING HERE BY BUSArriving at Lancaster bus station, head out of the main road entrance and turn right towards the Bobbin pub. Just before the pub turn right up Chapel Street and carry straight on until you reach the pedestrian crossing. At Stonewell cross the road onto Moor Lane. The Dukes is approximately 50 metres up the road on the left.GETTING HERE BY TRAINFrom the main ticket office turn right. At the gates turn left onto Meeting House Lane. Proceed down the hill to the traffic lights. Cross the road onto the pedestrianised area through the town centre until you reach St Nicholas Arcade. Turn left as you reach St Nicholas Arcade and then right onto Church Street. At Stonewell cross the road onto Moor Lane. The Dukes is approximately 50 yards on the left hand side.
There is some on street parking available around the Dukes and many car parks are within walking distance. Two short stay car parks can be found if you turn right just past the Dukes.
Tuesday - Sunday: from 11am
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The Dukes is the only producing theatre in the Lancashire area and is the oldest cinema in Lancaster, operating since 1971.Since opening our doors, The Dukes has been committed to putting arts and culture at the heart of the Lancaster City Region. We are dedicated to a diverse and high quality programme, telling stories that are relevant, fun, heartwarming and electrifying. In 1987, The Dukes broke new ground with our first-ever Play in the Park, A Midsummer Nights Dream. Since then,. more than 500,000 people have attended The Dukes promenade plays, making them the biggest walkabout theatre event in the UK. The Dukes is a registered charity.
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