Two more plays open in Theatre by the Lake’s Summer Season

June marks the opening of a second duo of plays at Theatre by the Lake. On Fri 7 June in the Main House, J.B. Priestley’s classic thriller An Inspector Calls takes the stage. The following week (Fri 14 June) the theatre makes its first foray into Jacobean tragedy with ’...

Duelling pistols, cross dressing, thwarted lovers, romance and intoxication
Four Farces: Fox & Cox - Wanted, A Young Lady - A Most Unwarrantable Intrusion - Duel In The Dark on Saturday 20 April 7.30pm
Dance fever hits young Cumbrians
Hundreds of school children from across Cumbria are ready strut their stuff in a countywide dance festival later this month. The U.Dance Cumbria Festi...
Local history on film and a much-loved comic actor
A dash of fascinating local history and a national comedy treasure is the order of the day this March at Theatre by the Lake On Mon 11 March, local hi...
Young people take centre stage at Theatre by the Lake this February
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...
The Demon Barbers - live music & dance spectacular
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...
Theatre wins £1882 grant for education project
A pioneering project in Workington run by the education and participation team from Theatre by the Lake in Keswick is to benefit from the Co-op divide...
Roger McGough. Photo: Will Wilkinson
Music, mountains & the moors at Theatre by the Lake this April
From Tuesday April 23-29 Theatre by the Lake hosts a week of visiting performances and speakers covering topics ranging from poetry to mountain climbing. Roger McGough, pictured is one of Britain’s...
Bookings opening for Summer & Christmas productions at Theatre by the Lake
On Tue 2 April at 9.30am, Theatre by the Lake opens public booking for the Summer Season and Christmas 2013, as well as all visiting events from May 2013 to January 2014. The theatre’s Summer Season...
Hugh Walpole’s Rogue Herries, Theatre by the Lake
Theatre by the Lake has earned a great reputation for bringing the characters, history and tales of the Lake District to the stage. From adaptations of Melvin Bragg's novels to this year’s classic...
Theatre hopes to lead Hugh Walpole revival
Anew stage adaptation of Hugh Walpole’s novel Rogue Herries opens at Theatre by the Lake this Saturday, March 23. Walpole fans are hoping this heralds a revival in the neglected novelist’s work,...