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Casting announced for Romeo and Juliet

Casting announced for new retelling of Shakespeare’s eternal love story – each show to be performed by an ensemble of...

Comedy star, Dave Hearn, returns to Theatre by the Lake for a second smash-hit summer

Dave Hearn to play Sherlock Holmes in the West End hit adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles. The production will run at TBTL from Fri 9...

Graeae to Present ROMEO AND JULIET With an All Deaf, Disabled & Neurodivergent Cast

The production will open at Shakespeare North Playhouse on 13th September, where it will run to 5th October, before moving...

Do you own a magnifying glass?

John Nicholson is both the director of The Hound of the Baskervilles and he adapted the story creating this spectacularly...

Cumbrian actor hopes to inspire people to go into the arts

Story by Rebecca Henrys for the News and Star on Daneka Etchells, starring in Brassed Off 28 Jun - 27...

Brassed Off Director, Liz Stevenson, tells us what’s in store for audiences

We caught up backstage with Liz for a chat about our new co-production, and why it's going to be a...

Soaring, thrilling music makes Keswick theatre’s Brassed Off so compelling

Ross Brewster from the Keswick Reminder reviews Brassed Off "There is nothing like the soaring, thrilling sound of a brass...

“Gripping in-the-round production” Brassed Off review

David Pollock from The Stage reviews Brassed Off at Theatre by the Lake and awards it 5 glorious stars!

“full of humour and heart ache, love and loss, passion and politics…”

Ruth Halsey reviews Brassed Off for Mag North and North-West Bylines.

“…as grimy as the pit it is from yet full of Yorkshire humour.”

Ken Powell of Northern Arts Review, all things theatre in the North, reviews Brassed Off at Theatre by the Lake

Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, Cumbria

28 minutes ago

Romeo, Romeo wherefore art though Romeo... but who is Romeo?
Sat 12 - Sat 26 October
Book Tickets 💕 https://bit.ly/TBTLRandJ (or What's On link in our bio)
Created by Lucy Williams
#TBTLake #RomeoandJuliet

Romeo, Romeo wherefore art though Romeo... but who is Romeo?
Sat 12 - Sat 26 October
Book Tickets 💕 https://bit.ly/TBTLRandJ (or What's On link in our bio)
Created by Lucy Williams
#TBTLake #RomeoandJuliet

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Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, Cumbria

2 hours ago

Who let the dog out? Hound *out*…
#tbtlake #houndofthebaskervilles

Who let the dog out? Hound *out*…
#tbtlake #houndofthebaskervilles

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Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, Cumbria

6 hours ago

CumbriaFest starts THIS WEEK...The festival will kick off with The Dreamtime Fellrunner by Julie Carter. Produced in association with Theatre by the Lake, this is a poetic exploration of Julie’s fellrunning life. After opening in our Studio, the show will tour to venues across Cumbria and beyond.Also on, Melina Barnett will be leading and facilitating and immersive outdoor workshop, join her as you journey through lush green spaces, guided by the gentle rhythm of your breath and the whispers of the wind.*but wait there's more* CumbriaFest includes a series of one-night shows, workshops and social events.
Tickets https://bit.ly/TBTLCFEST (or What's On link in our bio)
Every CumbriaFest ticket sold donates £1 to supporting developing artists in Cumbria
Book for every event and get 20% off
Join Cumbrian Creatives, it's free https://bit.ly/TBTLCCreate (or Cumbrian Creatives link in our bio)
#TBTLake #CumbriaFest #LetsCreate #CumbriaArts

CumbriaFest starts THIS WEEK...

The festival will kick off with The Dreamtime Fellrunner by Julie Carter. Produced in association with Theatre by the Lake, this is a poetic exploration of Julie’s fellrunning life. After opening in our Studio, the show will tour to venues across Cumbria ...and beyond.

Also on, Melina Barnett will be leading and facilitating and immersive outdoor workshop, join her as you journey through lush green spaces, guided by the gentle rhythm of your breath and the whispers of the wind.

*but wait there's more* CumbriaFest includes a series of one-night shows, workshops and social events.
Tickets https://bit.ly/TBTLCFEST (or What's On link in our bio)
Every CumbriaFest ticket sold donates £1 to supporting developing artists in Cumbria
Book for every event and get 20% off
Join Cumbrian Creatives, it's free https://bit.ly/TBTLCCreate (or Cumbrian Creatives link in our bio)
#TBTLake #CumbriaFest #LetsCreate #CumbriaArts

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Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, Cumbria

8 hours ago

On this week... CumbriaFest STARTS!The Dreamtime Fellrunner a CumbriaFest event with Julie Carter
Forestelling a CumbriaFest workshop with Melina Barnett
Herman's Hermits for 1 night only
We Are 25 Theatre by the Lake Exhibition - check our opening timesWith Family Friendly, U26 tix at £12 and Access shows, we've got something for everyone. Find tickets here https://bit.ly/TBTLshows (or What's On link in our bio)#DYK we have a...
Great location, next to the lake and Keswick Launch
Lots of Parking (check before you come, it does get full during the day)
Lakeside Cafe Restaurant and Spotlight Bar
Ice cream kiosk
#TBTlake #cumbriafest #WeAre25 #LetsCreate #CumbriaArts

On this week... CumbriaFest STARTS!

The Dreamtime Fellrunner a CumbriaFest event with Julie Carter
Forestelling a CumbriaFest workshop with Melina Barnett
Herman's Hermits for 1 night only
We Are 25 Theatre by the Lake Exhibition - check our opening times

With ...Family Friendly, U26 tix at £12 and Access shows, we've got something for everyone. Find tickets here https://bit.ly/TBTLshows (or What's On link in our bio)

#DYK we have a...
Great location, next to the lake and Keswick Launch
Lots of Parking (check before you come, it does get full during the day)
Lakeside Cafe Restaurant and Spotlight Bar
Ice cream kiosk
#TBTlake #cumbriafest #WeAre25 #LetsCreate #CumbriaArts

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Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, Cumbria

21 hours ago

"And there you have it, my friends. What was thought to be supernatural is merely, well, natural.But then, after everyone else is gone, there’s the darkness and the night …. and the unknown." Katy Daghorn as Sir Henry BaskervillePhoto by Hugo Glendinning
#TBTLake #houndofthebaskervilles

"And there you have it, my friends. What was thought to be supernatural is merely, well, natural.

But then, after everyone else is gone, there’s the darkness and the night …. and the unknown." Katy Daghorn as Sir Henry Baskerville

Photo by Hugo Glendinning
...#TBTLake #houndofthebaskervilles

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Theatre by the Lake, Keswick, Cumbria

1 days ago

OPEN NOW and it's free to enjoy... our #WeAre25 Exhibition!A special year-long exhibition telling the story of Theatre by the Lake through incredible people and productions. With portrait photography by Amy Bateman and design by Louie Whitemore showcasing 25 years of Theatre by the Lake productions and including a specially made model of the original Blue Box... where it all began!https://bit.ly/TBTLWeare25 (or Exhibition link in our bio)
Photos by Amy Bateman and Steven Barber#TBTLake #LetsCreate #cumbriaarts #exhibition

OPEN NOW and it's free to enjoy... our #WeAre25 Exhibition!

A special year-long exhibition telling the story of Theatre by the Lake through incredible people and productions. With portrait photography by Amy Bateman and design by Louie Whitemore showcasing 25 years of Theatre by the ...Lake productions and including a specially made model of the original Blue Box... where it all began!

https://bit.ly/TBTLWeare25 (or Exhibition link in our bio)
Photos by Amy Bateman and Steven Barber

#TBTLake #LetsCreate #cumbriaarts #exhibition

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