SIZE OF COMPANY
Up to 25 on the road

SCALE OF VENUE
Large

PERMANENT STAFF
Director
Rachel Tackley
General Manager
Jane Claire

ARTISTIC POLICY
English Touring Theatre (ETT) is the country’s first producer-led touring company. Under the leadership of Rachel Tackley, ETT embraces the opportunity to work with the country’s leading directors and practitioners to produce artistically ambitious theatre that is vigorous, popular, and challenging, as well as confident, and forward-looking. Working nationally and internationally, the company presents stimulating and imaginative work to as wide and diverse an audience as possible.

REVIEW EXTRACTS
Haunting…brooding…smouldering…DYNAMIC DRAMA.
The Guardian (Far From the Madding Crowd)
Piercing performances…Catching the miraculous mixture of humour and sadness at the heart of Uncle Vanya with superb precision.
Charles Spencer, The Telegraph **** (Uncle Vanya)
English Touring Theatre is a national treasure.
Sir Ian McKellen

CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Uncle Vanya
A new production of Chekhov’s darkly comic and deeply touching masterpiece. Directed by Peter Hall, translated by Stephen Mulrine, with Nicholas Le Prevost, Neil Pearson and Ronald Pickup.
120 mins approx. 9 on stage, 16 on the road
Far From the Madding Crowd
A newly commissioned adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s classic novel (adapted by Mark Healy) featuring vivid story-telling and live folk song. Directed by Kate Saxon.
150 mins approx. 13 on stage, 20 on the road

FUTURE PRODUCTIONS
Entertaining Mr Sloane
A co-production, with MJE Productions, of Joe Orton’s original and alarming comedy, starring Imelda Staunton and Matthew Horne, to play at the Trafalgar Studios in London’s West End (spring 2009). Directed by Nick Bagnall.
4 on stage, approx 11 in the company
Where There’s a Will
A touring production, directed by Sir Peter Hall, of Feydeau’s sparkling farce of sexual mores. Translated by Nicki Frei. (6 on stage, approx 15 on the road). Touring spring 2009.
The Grapes of Wrath
A major new production, in association with Chichester Festival Theatre, of John Steinbeck’s searing classic. Touring autumn 2009. Directed by Jonathan Church.
21 on stage, approx 30 on the road

WRAP-AROUND
In-theatre workshops, post-show talks, online resources are all available in connection with touring productions. All tours include assisted performances for the deaf and sensory-impaired.

TOURING AVAILABILITY
Dates on request