We’re pleased to be welcoming back imitating the dog next month with their bold retelling of a classic novel combining live performance and digital technology. Joseph Conrad’s influential and timely novel, Heart of Darkness, will be staged here from March 19-23 by one of the UK’s most original and innovative...

With Valentine season in full swing, we are preparing to host Shakespeare’s greatest romantic comedy. Much Ado About Nothing, the latest co-production by Northern Broadsides and the awardwinning New Vic Theatre, is guaranteed to warm the hearts of theatregoers from March 5-9. This adaptation of the famous love story is...

We were delighted to welcome James Graham, one of the most prolific and popular playwrights of our time, to The Dukes last week. James, whose Channel 4 drama Brexit: The Uncivil War starring Benedict Cumberbatch was screened recently, chatted with members of our Young Company who are currently preparing for...

Here at The Dukes we’re getting to grips with the wrestling world ahead of the premiere of our new play – Glory – which opens here on February 21. And we’ve been interested to learn that our area has a proud history in staging and promoting this particular sport. Since...

If you fancy a break from all the red roses, chocolates, love hearts and smooching this Valentine’s Day, look no further than The Dukes. Escaping the Perfects is the latest show by our Hourglass group whose ages range from 15 to 40 plus. Over the past few months, they have...

Men from the wrestling and boxing scene in the Lancaster and Morecambe area have helped to inspire our next homegrown play. Glory, set in the larger than life world of wrestling, receives its world premiere here from February 21-March 2 before touring nationally. And much of it was developed following...

Two top theatre companies presenting their own versions of a classic Shakespeare comedy and an influential novel are visiting us this March. Both Northern Broadsides and imitating the dog will be making welcome returns this spring. Northern Broadsides present Much Ado About Nothing from March 5-9 while imitating the dog...

Hi, my name is Jameela and I’m excited to be working as an assistant director on Glory, The Dukes co-production with Red Ladder, which is set in the world of Northern entertainment wrestling and opens here on February 21. It will be an interesting learning curve for me as the...

Owing to unprecedented demand, we are delighted to announce Sir Ian McKellen will perform an extra show when he visits us in May. When Sir Ian said that he would be celebrating his 80th birthday by presenting a new solo show at 80 venues nationwide, tickets for The Dukes date...

Our Captain Hook – Helen Longworth – is proving a particular hit as Peter Pan continues its run in The Round and she’s relishing her baddie role. “I don’t get to play these sort of roles very often and I’m loving every moment,” said Helen. As well as playing Captain Hook,...