A show to herald the approaching spring will open at Theatre by the Lake in Keswick on Thu 14 March. Adapted from Reginald Arkell’s ‘novel of the garden’ by Alfred Shaughnessy, Old Herbaceous charts one man’s journey from orphan boy to legendary head gardener.
In February, Theatre by the Lake is hosting the annual showcase of its work with young people.
This exciting three-day festival will bring together yo...
Some of the UK’s oldest forms of dance and music are brought bang up to date as they collide with some of the youngest in an exciting live music and d...
If you have a friend or family member who loves the theatre but feels less able to attend due to hearing loss or eyesight that wasn’t what it used to...
Martin Johns, Resident Designer at Theatre by the Lake, hasn’t kept a precise count but thinks he must have dreamed up sets and costumes for almost 70...
Rehearsals are about to begin at Theatre by the Lake in Keswick for a production of David Harrower’s brilliantly enigmatic play Knives in Hens, to be...
Theatre by the Lake in Keswick is to stage the world première of a new adaptation of Rogue Herries, Hugh Walpole’s epic tale of restless desire set in north Cumbria.
The novel has been adapted...
Two legendary musicians who have firmly put their stamp on English folk music are set to visit Theatre by the Lake. Martin Carthy, an early member of Steeleye Span, and Dave Swarbrick, who played...
W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan are responsible for creating some of the most famous characters in the canon of operetta and musical theatre – including the Sergeant of Police, Ko-Ko, the...
From making sure you get your five-a-day to taking cod liver oil, consumers have been presented with lots of eating advice down the years, but none so odd and memorable as the story of the old lady...
