Press Release | Queens of Sheba – National Tour 2019
26 September – 29 November 2019 Award-winning five star play by Jessica L. Hagan Presented by Nouveau Riché and Omnibus Theatre “They ask me where I am from! I say I am a mix. Of both racism and...
View ArticleCommunity Ties: The Importance of Theatre Hitting Close to Home | Brooke Lynch
It is hard imagining a play without any whimsical and magical twists that makes the story larger than life. The settings in shows alone can stretch through time and space until they bear no resemblance...
View ArticleOmnibus Lists | An Intern’s Top Picks For Autumn Season
Hi everyone! I’m Brooke, and I have been working as a marketing intern for Omnibus Theatre over the summer. For the past few months, I have been working on and learning about the incredible shows for...
View ArticlePress Release | New Queens – Cast Announcement Queens of Sheba
L-R: Tosin Alabi, Kokoma (Koko) Kwaku, Eshe Asante and Elisha Robin have been cast in the lead roles in Queens of Sheba. National 10 venue tour 26 September – 29 November 2019 This co-production...
View Article575 Stories: Tales of Home and Beyond | Sally-Pomme Clayton
‘When the heart overflows it comes out of the mouth.’ Ethiopian proverb Stories can build bridges, and allow us to enter worlds beyond our own. Speaking, imagining, listening and remembering can be...
View ArticleThe Inspiration Behind | Femme Fatale
It’s still really hard, as a woman, to live an unconventional life and be celebrated for it. I think it’s high time that changed – which is why I wanted to write about Teutonic junkie Nico and...
View ArticleIn Conversation With | Havisham Writer Emma White
OMNIBUS THEATRE: What inspired Havisham? EMMA WHITE: I’m really intrigued by the world of Dickens’ Miss Havisham, in spite of her deep melancholia there is a beauty in her yellowing wedding dress,...
View ArticleOmnibus Lists | Rosie Frater-Taylor’s 5 Albums I Can’t Stop Listening To...
As I’m slowly meandering through the writing and recording of my second album, I have found myself listening to lots of new music as well as actively seeking albums that inspire me to write. Over...
View ArticleOmnibus Lists | An Intern’s Top 5 Nasty Women
Hi! I’m Miranda, the marketing intern from America. These past few weeks I’ve been ruminating over the theme of this years theme for the Perception Festival, Nasty Women. What does it mean to be a...
View ArticleIn Conversation With | Gutted Writer Sharon Byrne
OMNIBUS THEATRE: What is Gutted about? SHARON BYRNE: Gutted is a black comedy, exploring the lives of three young women working in a fish factory in Dublin in 1980s. Breda, Delores and Deirdre, on a...
View ArticlePress Release | New Season’s Announcement – Spring 2020
OMNIBUS THEATRE NEW SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT JANUARY TO APRIL 2020 The new Spring season at Omnibus Theatre highlights six productions, two of which are world premieres. Five are from companies visiting...
View ArticleRehearsal Diary | The Match Box
Week 1 Week one of rehearsals are complete. I think I need to explain that this process started some time ago with the actress playing Sal, Angela Marray and me meeting regularly to discuss the...
View ArticleOmnibus Lists | Fenella Humphreys’ Top 5 Caprices
As the incredible 19th Century violinist Paganini is right at the heart of my Caprices programme at Omnibus on 3rd November. Paganini was the rockstar of his day. He could do things with a violin that...
View ArticleOmnibus Lists | Natalie Burch’s Top 5 Muse/Composer Relationships
Like all great art, music doesn’t exist in a vacuum and composers are constantly inspired by the rich history of their predecessors and the contributions of the individuals that surround them....
View ArticleOmnibus Lists | An Intern’s Top 5 Strong Greek Goddesses
Hi! I’m Andria, the marketing intern from the States. I’ve been researching Greek mythology in order to prepare for next season’s show Maidens, Myths & Monsters. During this research I realized...
View ArticleJoe Marsh | On The Glass Will Shatter
It’s no secret that teaching is a tough job, especially as a trainee. As if the marking, planning, and crowd control isn’t enough to get your head around, another particularly odd ball is thrown into...
View ArticleAmie Taylor | On Making LGBT+ Theatre for Kids
I didn’t come out until I was 25, and when I did there was a very small minority of people who told me they had always known, and it irked me, because I hadn’t always known. I grew up in a world where...
View ArticleCordelia O’Neill | On Cancel Culture
I’d like to cancel Piers Morgan. I don’t think I am alone in this. Yet, Piers Morgan still reigns supreme across many of our media outlets. When I was asked to write this blog about ‘Cancel Culture’ I...
View ArticleIntroducing our 2020 Summer Season | Marie McCarthy
A very warm welcome to our magnificent seventh summer season at Omnibus Theatre. Our programme of events and productions switches up from May through to August, reflecting the vibrant energy of...
View ArticleAn Intern’s Thoughts on Random Acts of Kindness
Hi! My name is Sara, the marketing intern from the States. One of the current shows at the theatre is Can I Help You? which tackles the ever important topic of mental health. There are many people...
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