New book tells the tale of farnhams two theatres news farnham. Redgrave theatre bristol 2020 all you need to know. Our campaign is to demonstrate community support for a theatre and to ask the council to return the redgrave theatre building to the people of farnham or to have it replaced in the new development in east street or elsewhere in the town. We hope to provide farnham with a venue which can be of help to groups like yours. Farnhams redgrave theatre set for demolition again get. Colour photograph showing the rear elevation of the redgrave theatre in farnham. The redgrave theatre was a theatre in farnham in surrey from 1974 to 1998. The redgrave theatre the redgrave theatre, sketch by burgess, 1975 fta brightwell house, photographer unknown, museum of farnham redgrave layout architects plans, the redgrave brochure designer unknown, 1974 fta an early sketch of redgrave design by huber parratt collection fta the redgrave theatre entrance 1974, photo by chris. During the opening night curtain call for culture projects current production ofshaheed. The redgrave theatre was closed in 1998 and was demolished in 2019 the farnham theatre association has campaigned to get it restored and we still want to see it replaced. Enjoy a seamless visit to the statue of liberty and ellis island in new york harbor. The redgrave theatre, brightwells house and garden, farnham.
Named after michael redgrave, the theatre had regular repertory seasons and also staged a variety of plays and musical productions until financial difficulties forced it to close. Jun 14, 2016 nice report, well done for getting in. Waverley councillors under its tory administration may have destroyed farnhams redgrave theatre but they will never destroy its memory in the hearts of the town s residents. Theatre has a long and distinguished history in our town. It provides a stage upon which a seemingly benign version of englishness. The tiger who came to tea to roar back into the west end this winter by. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. During the campaign it became clear that the history of farnhams two theatres was being wiped from public memory. View prices, availability and restrictions for onstreet and offstreet options and book your space in advance for peace of mind. Vanessa redgrave, jemma redgrave only time that the redgrave sisters have worked together on stage. Now derelict, the theatre building and surrounding site is under redevelopment. Farnham rep supports the farnham theatre association, whose mission is to ensure a community theatre flourishes in farnham. What happened to the redgrave theatre a focus on the costs and finances the coming of the new theatre 1954 the freehold of castle theatre is bought by farnham repertory company for.
The castle theatre in castle street was replaced by the redgrave theatre in 1974 which, itself, closed down in 1998 due to the decline of repertory theatre in england. What happened to the redgrave theatre farnham theatre. We are delighted that the mayor of farnham, councillor pat evans and the town council are supporting this publication. English actor sir michael redgrave inaugurates the construction of the redgrave theatre in farnham, surrey, uk, 24th september 1971. Those that survived found themselves constantly on the brink, forced to radically reduce their programs and shut down for extended periods. Titanic the musical story and book by peter stone music and lyrics by maury yetson produced on broadway by dodger theatricals. The house itself provided a restaurant the castle restaurant and club room, with other offices and dressing. Full description a brief history of the redgrave theatre built in 1966 the redgrave was originally known simply as the clifton college theatre.
For more on the redgrave theatre see further down on this page. Farnham repertory theatre company photos in fta collection. Our chairman, anne cooper has compiled a history of farnhams castle and redgrave theatres, a tale of two theatres. In 1939 travelling players were offered a barn in castle street and established the farnham playhouse. Jan 31, 2020 waverley councillors under its tory administration may have destroyed farnhams redgrave theatre but they will never destroy its memory in the hearts of the towns residents. A new book published this month by the farnham theatre association recounts the story of farnhams castle and redgrave theatres, as told. A collection of decorative telegrams from supporters of the redgrave theatre appeal, including michael redgrave and rachel redgrave kempson are held by the museum of farnham. Arcola, the worst witch uk tour, the hobbit, watership down redgrave theatre, farnham. The farnham theatre association is producing a booklet with a foreword by stephen mangan to commemorate farnhams two famous theatres, the redgrave and its. Visit the redgraves whats on page to book tickets for upcoming events. Farnham maltings is one of the busiest and most diverse arts centres in surrey offering theatre, film, craft, music, festivals, childrens theatre and more.
Councillors have voted once again to demolish farnham s redgrave theatre, although the door remains open for alternative proposals. The redgrave theatre in farnham, surrey, 19741998, was named in his honour. After sir michaels death in 1985 the building was renamed the redgrave theatre in his honour. Corin redgrave, 2004 farnham theatre association fta inaugural meeting, photo peter sillick 2006. As a resident of farnham i used to go to the redgrave theatre garden parties in the 1970s and early 1980s, it was a great theatre too saw many stars there thank you for posting it is much missed, x. Farnhams redgrave theatre approved for demolition for. My father, narrated by corin redgrave, and based on his book of the same name, discusses the older actors bisexuality in some depth.
You can find out more details about shows and events at the redgrave theatre in clifton here. Theatres in farnham, on the surrey hampshire border arthur lloyd. Address frensham heights road, rowledge farnham hampshire gu10 4ea united kingdom. Jan 25, 2018 fresh plans to demolish the redgrave theatre in farnham have been approved despite objections from local campaigners and the theatres trust.
Princess margaret was at the opening night, dame judi dench was among the founder members and wellknown names such as prunella scales, leo mckern, maureen lipman, james bolam. Theatres in farnham, on the surrey hampshire border. Other books take pleasure in picturing farnhams history and, overall, farnham emerges as a quietly pleasant town, embracing a conservative ethos. Fta is committed to saving the redgrave from demolition or, alternatively, to ensure a new and comparable theatre is created. The wizard of oz, redgrave theatre co december 1975 january 1976. This tour benefits from early reserveline access for a roundtrip ferry trip, as well as an optional early morning departure time that puts you ahead of many sightseers. Ten years after she officially opened the redgrave theatre, farnham, princess margaret, countess snowdon, returned on wednesday to grace the celebrations for the first decade. The redgrave theatre has been on this site since 1966 and was purpose built for clifton college which is why it is situated where it is. The teaguzzling tiger pounces back into the west end in this truly magical olivier award nominated production of the tiger who came to tea, opening at the lyric theatre shaftesbury avenue tonight. Find and reserve guaranteed parking near redgrave theatre. We produce the work of a number of independent companies including little bulb theatre and victoria melody. Redgrave theatre, farnham wikipedia republished wiki 2.
A brief history of farnham, surrey local histories. Pottery kilns were discovered in the 20th century so an industry existed there. Castle street farnham guide book southern railway art print museum of farnham. The redgrave element, although not negligible, is definitely secondary and possibly the result of a publishing rather than an authorial decision. Turnbull explores why theatres were so ill equipped to deal with thatcherism and asks what, if anything, was done under blair to address the situation. Vanessa, rachel, michael, corin, lynn click the image below to zoom in and explore the lineage of this fascinating family perhaps the most illustrious family of actors in theatre and film, the redgraves have been treading the boards and flickering across the silver screen for over 70 years.
Farnham maltings theatre we support, collaborate with and invest in artists to make new theatre and reach new audiences. Those that survived found themselves constantly on the brink, forced to reduce their programmes radically and to go. The castle theatre was replaced by the larger redgrave theatre. Olivia turnbull between 1979 and 1997 over a quarter of britains regional theatres closed down. S knighton gives us a run down of the theatres history. Bringing down the house examines how and why this crisis occurred, from the british governments scant regard for the arts after world war ii to the onset of. There was a roman settlement on the site of farnham. Royal night at the redgrave new play for tenth birthday. In 1939 travelling players were offered a barn in castle street and established the farnham. Built in 1966 the redgrave was originally known simply as the clifton college theatre.
Google books notice about the project at michigan university library. Archives of 20th century repertory theatre surrey county council. Professional theatre has been in farnham for more than 7 centuries from the first performance for the bishop of winchester and the royal court at farnham castle. Superb worldclass standup from the irishman from australia acclaimed worldwide as one of live comedys true masters as jimeoin brings his brilliantly observed, everevolving and hilarious comedy to the redgrave theatre for one night only as part of his latest smashhit tour. Arguably some of the best of bristols amateur and semiprofessional theatre is staged here, and it is also home to the majority of performances for bristol old vic theatre school. Bedroom farce, redgrave theatre co 27 th march 27 th april 1991. The theatre was officially opened by the actor sir michael redgrave an exstudent of the college. He trained at the guildford school of acting during which time he was selected to appear in professional repertory at the redgrave theatre, farnham and subsequently several workshops at the globe theatre. My father, 1996 bbc documentary film narrated by corin redgrave, based on his book of the same name. A book charting the history and demise of the monument to the famous redgrave dynasty whose namesake sir michael redgrave was a former housemaster at cranleigh school, will soon be published. This book is not just about one of the redgraves but about the entire family, from. Councillors have voted once again to demolish farnhams redgrave theatre, although the door remains open for alternative proposals.
The theatre, named after michael redgrave, had regular repertory seasons and also staged a variety of plays and musical productions until financial difficulties forced it to close. Nov 20, 2006 the redgrave in farnham had a nibble at a musical in 1993, and the open air theatre in regents park scratched around in 1997, but fullscale theatrical burrowing has not begun until now. Set in the beautiful gardens of grade ii listed brightwells house, the redgrave was built in the 1970s for the farnham repertory theatre company when the castle theatre q. The tiger who came to tea roars back into the west end tonight. The house itself provided a restaurant the castle restaurant and club room, with other offices and dressing rooms above. However the modern town of farnham began life as a saxon village. A much loved but little known theatre was the castle theatre, farnham which served this small market town on the surrey hampshire border from 1939 until replaced by the redgrave theatre in may of 1974. Demolition of redgrave theatre article published on 29 january 2015 east streetbrightwells, news, other events simon bradbury on monday 26 january, waverleys joint planning committee approved the planning application to demolish the redgrave theatre, along with boundary walls to brightwell house and the cottage. Redgrave theatre, farnham this page summarises records created by this business the summary includes a brief description of the collections usually including the covering dates of the collection, the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.
Jan 28, 2015 farnham s redgrave theatre set for demolition again. Report the redgrave theatre farnham may 16 theatres and. It is attached to the eighteenth century brightwells house. A brief history of the redgrave theatre visit bristol. We find that locals really enjoy spending time in clifton and visiting the theatre afterwards. Surrey history centre holds the archives of several surrey companies.
Demolition of redgrave theatre the farnham society. Between 1979 and 1997, a quarter of britains regional theaters closed their doors forever. This timely read for theater and cultural history scholars unearths a catalog of recurring problems that ensured the fragility of the british regional stage. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The design was based on the mermaid theatre in london and it was the first purpose built school theatre in the country. The redgrave theatre, built in 1974, enjoyed national acclaim for its innovative design and the quality of its repertory productions. Farnhams redgrave theatre approved for demolition for third time. In 1928, at the end of a production of hamlet at the old vic, laurence olivier. Warts wortham and redgrave theatre society is a local amateur theatre group located on the norfolksuffolk boarder, with the majority of our current work being rehearsed and performed in botesdale at the village hall. The design was based on the mermaid theatre in london and was the first purpose built school theatre in the country.
Rear elevation of the redgrave theatre, farnham, 1999. Waverley councillors under its tory administration may have destroyed farnhams redgrave theatre but they will never destroy its memory in the hearts of the towns residents. Report the redgrave theatre farnham may 16 theatres. A book charting the history and demise of the monument to the famous redgrave continue reading. In 1998 the new farnham repertory company, now renamed farnham rep, was formed to carry on the tradition of repertory theatre in the town.
Lynn redgrave theater new york city 2020 all you need. The redgrave in farnham had a nibble at a musical in 1993, and the open air theatre in regents park scratched around in 1997, but fullscale theatrical burrowing has not begun until now. Sep 19, 20 back in early 1990, a different musical production toured the theatres of the uk, and briefly stopped off at the shaw theatre, london. Back in early 1990, a different musical production toured the theatres of the uk, and briefly stopped off at the shaw theatre, london. The redgrave theatre named after old cliftonian sir michael redgrave seats 320 and hosts more than 40 productions a year. Farnhams redgrave theatre set for demolition again. The tiger who came to tea to roar back into the west end. Towards zero, redgrave theatre co 29 th june 30 th july 1988. The redgrave theatre is owned and operated by clifton college. The farnham theatre association is a small charity that for 12 years dedicated itself to saving the redgrave theatre from being demolished. Id obviously heard of the redgraves but really had no idea of the familys history with the theatre. An important and timely read for theatre and cultural history scholars alike, bringing down the house interrogates the history and politics of regional theatre.
As well as putting on the college productions the theatre also hosts local. The nutcracker sweet, redgrave theatre co 20 th december 1977 7 th january 1978. Fresh plans to demolish the redgrave theatre in farnham have been approved despite objections from local campaigners and the theatres trust. The crisis in britains regional theatres, olivia turnbull is published by intellect ltd. Now derelict, the theatre building and surrounding site is under threat of redevelopment. Redgrave theatre bristol 2020 all you need to know before. In 1998 the new farnham repertory company, now renamed farnham rep, was formed to carry on. Set in the beautiful gardens of grade ii listed brightwells house, the redgrave was built in the 1970s for the farnham repertory theatre company when the.
Jimeoin is internationally acclaimed and his shows sell out. Taken from across a park behind the theatre, it shows a red brick building with a concrete roof structure to the left and a twostorey white building with a pitched roof to the right. The remains of a roman villa and bath were also found, on the site of roman way. When i think of farnham i think of bits of english tradition, something comfortable, something not very exciting, lots of old people, smatterings of visually interesting colourful art students, loads of rich expensive cars, too many estate agents, a goodlooking town centre, crumbling walls, a river with fish in it well, basically i think its a. It was produced by castle productions farnham limited in association with the redgrave theatre, farnham, and was adapted from the book by rony robinson. Sir michael scudamore redgrave cbe 20 march 1908 21 march 1985 was an english stage and film actor, director, manager, and author. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. He received a nomination for the academy award for best actor for his performance in mourning becomes electra 1947, as well as two bafta award for best british actor nominations for his performances in the night my number came up 1955 and time without. Kingdom of earth, redgrave theatre co 27 th february 23 rd march 1991. The redgraves in their london flat, 1959 from left. Demolition of redgrave theatre article published on 29 january 2015 east streetbrightwells, news, other events simon bradbury on monday 26 january, waverleys joint planning committee approved the planning application to demolish the redgrave theatre, along with.