The Orange Tree is delighted to be opening applications for the next iteration of the OT Writers’ Collective. What is the OT Writers’ Collective? For over a decade, the OT Writers’ Collective has offered a cohort of mid-career playwrights an opportunity to share practice, build networks, gain industry insights, and develop new ideas. This one-year … Read more
Twelfth Night closes at the Orange Tree this week. We’re taking a moment to celebrate the music that makes this winter’s nearly-through-composed production so distinctive and magical. Stefan Bednarczyk wrote and arranged the score. He also plays it every night, mostly in character as Feste, the resident fool in Lady Olivia’s household. Stefan … Read more
We are delighted to share that after six years’ leadership of the Orange Tree Theatre, initially as Executive Director with Paul Miller, and more recently also as Joint CEO with Tom Littler, Hanna Streeter has been appointed Executive Director and Joint CEO of Theatre Royal Stratford East. Following the appointment of Lisa Spirling as the … Read more
With Churchill in Moscow currently in rehearsals, the Orange Tree Theatre today announces the launch of Friday Rush Tickets. With this new scheme, each Friday at midday a limited number of tickets will be made available to book online and through the Box Office for the week ahead. The first Friday Rush will open on … Read more
Georgia Green joins Orange Tree Theatre as the new Carne Associate Director, leading artistic development, succeeding Natasha Rickman.
The Orange Tree Theatre has been nominated for an astonishing 29 awards in the BroadwayWorld Awards. The winners will be determined by the public, so your vote can decide whether the OT walks away with prizes! We are up against huge competitors including several big West End shows with massive budgets. As a small, independent theatre, we need your … Read more
In Twelfth Night, Jane Asher plays Maria, Lady Olivia’s mischievous lady-in-waiting, and Clive Francis plays Sir Toby Belch, her often-intoxicated partner in crime. Spoiler alert: The two marry by the end of the play. It’s the fourth time Jane and Clive have played husband and wife onstage, having previously partnered in THE RELUCTANT DEBUTANTE (2011), … Read more
Assistant Director Rosie Tricks shares her favourite moments from the Twelfth Night rehearsal process For four weeks we have been rehearsing Twelfth Night in one of the OT’s on-site rehearsal rooms, supported by the kind of snack station I spent years trying to inspire my mum into developing. Rehearsals aren’t all about the tea breaks … Read more
The Orange Tree Theatre today announces that we will embark on a capital development project to transform both the audience and artist experience, whilst improving the overall environmental impact of our building, futureproofing the theatre for the next generation. OT has commissioned Allies and Morrison as the architect for the project, which will put accessibility … Read more
The 25th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards will take place on 9 February 2025 at the London Palladium, and we’d love your support. All nominations come from the public – so if you enjoyed a production at the Orange Tree this year, now is the time to make your voice heard! Vote here by 21 November. … Read more