The Festival Season usually runs from April to October and includes productions from classics to contemporary writing and musicals, reaching an audience of 230,000. Productions originated at Chichester frequently transfer to London or tour nationally and internationally.
A range of additional events is designed to add to the experience of visiting the theatre, including performances, cabarets, family days, tours and talks. Through the winter months, the Theatre presents touring productions and a Christmas show mounted by Chichester Festival Youth Theatre. The Theatre runs a large and active Learning, Education and Participation programme for all ages; its Youth Theatre is one of the largest in the country, with over 800 members.
The Theatre is a registered charity and is chaired by Mark Foster. Daniel Evans has been the artistic director since July 2016, sharing the leadership of the theatre with Executive Director Kathy Bourne.[4]
^ abBrown, Mark (2 December 2015). "Daniel Evans chosen to succeed Jonathan Church as artistic director at Chichester". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
^ abBillington, Michael (29 May 2014). "Olivier, Laurence Kerr, Baron Olivier". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/38623. ISBN978-0-19-861412-8. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ ab"Patrick Garland to be remembered at Chichester Cathedral". Chichester Observer. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
^"Rudman, Michael Edward". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U33398. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^"Justin Audibert appointed as our next Artistic Director". Chichester Festival Theatre. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
Further reading
Chichester Festival Theatre at Fifty by Kate Mosse, 2012
External links
The Chichester Festival Theatre website
The Art of Chichester Festival Theatre:A Celebration at Pallant House Gallery 3 March – 3 June 2012
'Chichester Festival Theatre at Fifty' launch, June 2012
May 20, 2023
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how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Chichester Festival Theatre is a theatre and Grade II listed building situated in Oaklands Park in the city of Chichester West Sussex England 1 Designed by Philip Powell and Hidalgo Moya it was opened by its founder Leslie Evershed Martin in 1962 The smaller and more intimate Minerva Theatre was built nearby in 1989 Chichester Festival TheatreThe Festival Theatre in March 2010 Chichester Festival TheatreLocation of the Festival Theatre within ChichesterAddressOaklands ParkChichester West Sussex PO19 6APEnglandCoordinates50 50 35 N 0 46 39 W 50 843048 N 0 777390 W 50 843048 0 777390 Coordinates 50 50 35 N 0 46 39 W 50 843048 N 0 777390 W 50 843048 0 777390DesignationGrade II listedCapacityFestival Theatre 1206Minerva Theatre 283ConstructionOpened1962 1962 ArchitectPhilip Powell and Hidalgo MoyaWebsitewww wbr cft wbr org wbr ukThe inaugural Artistic Director was Sir Laurence Olivier and it was at Chichester that the first National Theatre company was formed Chichester s productions would transfer to the NT s base at the Old Vic in London The opening productions 2 in 1962 were The Chances by John Fletcher first production 1638 which opened on 3 July The Broken Heart 1633 by John Ford opened 9 July Uncle Vanya 1896 by Anton Chekov opened 16 July Among the actors 3 in the opening season were Lewis Casson Fay Compton Joan Greenwood Rosemary Harris Kathleen Harrison Keith Michell Andre Morell John Neville Laurence Olivier Joan Plowright Michael Redgrave Athene Seyler Sybil Thorndike and Peter Woodthorpe The Festival Season usually runs from April to October and includes productions from classics to contemporary writing and musicals reaching an audience of 230 000 Productions originated at Chichester frequently transfer to London or tour nationally and internationally A range of additional events is designed to add to the experience of visiting the theatre including performances cabarets family days tours and talks Through the winter months the Theatre presents touring productions and a Christmas show mounted by Chichester Festival Youth Theatre The Theatre runs a large and active Learning Education and Participation programme for all ages its Youth Theatre is one of the largest in the country with over 800 members The Theatre is a registered charity and is chaired by Mark Foster Daniel Evans has been the artistic director since July 2016 sharing the leadership of the theatre with Executive Director Kathy Bourne 4 Contents 1 History 2 Artistic directors 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksHistory EditLeslie Evershed Martin drew parallels between Chichester and the Canadian city of Stratford Ontario and concluded that Chichester could sustain a theatre similar to the Stratford Festival 5 Evershed Martin contacted Laurence Olivier via Tyrone Guthrie and offered him directorship of the new theatre 5 Olivier directed the theatre until 1966 when John Clements took over 6 Artistic directors Edit Laurence Olivier first director of the Chichester Festival Theatre in 1961 Sir Laurence Olivier 1962 1965 Sir John Clements 1966 1973 Keith Michell 1974 1977 Peter Dews 1978 1980 Patrick Garland 1981 1984 7 John Gale 1985 1989 Michael Rudman 1990 8 Patrick Garland 1991 1994 7 Sir Derek Jacobi and Duncan Weldon producer 1995 1997 Andrew Welch 1998 2002 Martin Duncan Ruth Mackenzie and Steven Pimlott 2003 2005 Jonathan Church 2006 2016 Daniel Evans 2016 2023 4 Justin Audibert 2023 now 9 See also EditChichester Festival production historyReferences Edit Historic England CHICHESTER FESTIVAL THEATRE 1323693 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 26 June 2015 Festival The Stage is Set 1962 Festival The Stage is Set 1962 a b Brown Mark 2 December 2015 Daniel Evans chosen to succeed Jonathan Church as artistic director at Chichester The Guardian Retrieved 13 June 2021 a b Billington Michael 29 May 2014 Olivier Laurence Kerr Baron Olivier Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 38623 ISBN 978 0 19 861412 8 Subscription or UK public library membership required Taylor John Russell 1970 The Penguin Dictionary of the Theatre 2nd ed Penguin Books p 60 ISBN 978 0 14 051033 1 a b Patrick Garland to be remembered at Chichester Cathedral Chichester Observer 7 June 2018 Retrieved 31 May 2021 Rudman Michael Edward Who s Who ukwhoswho com A amp C Black an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc 2019 doi 10 1093 ww 9780199540884 013 U33398 Subscription or UK public library membership required Justin Audibert appointed as our next Artistic Director Chichester Festival Theatre 22 June 2023 Retrieved 19 May 2023 Further reading EditChichester Festival Theatre at Fifty by Kate Mosse 2012External links EditThe Chichester Festival Theatre website The Art of Chichester Festival Theatre A Celebration at Pallant House Gallery 3 March 3 June 2012 Chichester Festival Theatre at Fifty launch June 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chichester Festival Theatre amp oldid 1155774109, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
