Nuffield southampton theatres nst has gone into administration as a result. T he nuffield theatre southampton is situated in university road, southampton. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed english touring theatre s production of waughs classic novel. The administrators blamed covid19 for its demise, and in so doing sent shock waves across. The auditorium design was based on the work of dr richard southern, a stage historian who became the. Nuffield southampton theatres goes into administration. The nuffield theatre in southampton became headline news on may. Universitys muchloved theatre is to undergo its biggest. Nuffield southampton theatres 2021 all you need to know. What really happened at nuffield southampton theatres. For a wedding filled with culture and sophistication, the nuffield theatre is available. The operator of southamptons nuffield theatres is to close for good. Google nuffield southampton theatres nst is to close permanently at the cost of 86 jobs, it has been confirmed.
When newly built the theatre was called the empire theatre southampton. For a wedding filled with culture and sophistication, the nuffield theatre is available for your informal wedding reception. Her music theatre piece fallen for musica secreta was staged at the queen elizabeth hall. Dedication nuffield theatre, southampton whatsonstage. Director of nuffield southampton theatres, samuel hodges, today announces their new season for 2018. Between 2000 and 2012 john burgess ran a highly successful writers group attached to the nuffield theatre, southampton.
The nuffield theatre, southampton the universitys main highfield campus is home to three main arts venues supported and funded by the university and arts council england. This is a story that had never been told on this scale before and is part of our commitment to bringing to life important stories from southampton s rich history. Great venue with free parking nuffield southampton theatres. Regrettably, we have no choice but to make all 86 staff redundant, bar a handful retained in the short term to help with us with the administration. Nst spring 2018 season brochure by nuffield southampton. Brenton is a master of portraying major historical episodes on an.
Jun 07, 2018 director of nuffield southampton theatres, samuel hodges, said today the coming season is populated by household names, from tom burke and david walliams, to shappi khorsandi and jenny eclair in our nst productions as well as some of the countrys most original and creative theatre companies, kneehigh, frantic assembly and 1927, underlining our commitment to attracting the highest quality. In her spare time she is writerdirector for the sarah siddons fan club theatre. Under the leadership of sam hodges it has been reinvigorated as a producing theatre company for southampton and last year won the stage award for best regional theatre. Nuffield theatre, southampton, at the university of southampton this page was last edited on 29 december 2019, at 15. Nuffield southampton theatres nst is one of the uks leading professional theatre companies, commissioning, developing and producing fresh, vital. In 2004 sms commenced their 10year residence at theatre royal winchester, with the societys second performance of 42nd street.
Nuffield theatre has had 2 concerts date concert venue location. This announcement also marks the opening of the brand new nst city, nsts newly built theatre. May 06, 2020 nuffield southampton theatres nst has gone into administration as a result of the increasingly severe financial impact caused by coronavirus. Over the last 50 years the nuffield theatre has been recognised as a major force in british theatre, creating original award winning touring productions and nurturing the next generation of theatre. Sep 21, 2016 at once historical speculation and a critique of speculative history, dedication shakespeare and southampton imagines three versions of their relationship, channel hopping between parallel pasts. Now if you check back you will see from my second blog entry that adam is a person who does a huge amount for the society and amongst other things he is the person with the stage plan of the nuffield and the set designer. Nst, which has run for more than 50 years, comprises.
The theatre, founded nearly 60 years ago, went into administration in may and never found a buyer. What can accountants learn about the collapse of nuffield. Known today as nuffield southampton theatres, it opened a second venue last year, nst city, in southamptons cultural quarter. Hanger farm arts centre in west totton, hampshire offers high quality, affordable music, comedy, theatre and film for. Theatre at one end three short plays the daughters of brenda alba, the lover, the real inspector hound glen eyre upper school. Southampton did not have a regular playhouse at the time, so the nuffield was built to serve town and gown,and was opened in march 1964 by dame sybil thorndike. Sep 19, 2016 fast forward to 2014 sam hodges took over as the artistic and executive director of the nuffield theatre, southampton. Kate betts winner of channel 4s the plays the thing, her first play, on the third day, was staged at the ambassadors theatre in the west end. Arts council england, hampshire county council, university of southampton, southampton city council. Written by nick dear, dedication asks us to consider how.
Nov 03, 2017 a number of sup members are also members of maskers theatre group and one such person is adam. Great venue with free parking nuffield southampton. The nuffield theatres started life in 1964, when the university of southampton, supported by the nuffield foundation, built a venue on its campus for the people of southampton. Nuffield southampton theatres to close permanently the edge. Nuffield southampton theatres 2021 what to know before you. Headlong theatre west yorkshire playhouse nuffield theatre southampton, england unnerving, entertaining, funny and dark, wedekinds definitive play about youth caused riots when it exploded onto the stage in 1906 and has lost none of its provocative power. Local and community history month art and theatre in southampton. There were eight applicants for every place and members traveled from as far away as bath and london.
Nuffield southampton theatres nst critically acclaimed coproduction ss mendi dancing the death drill, which premiered at southampton s new theatre nst city, will transfer to the londons royal opera house next spring based on the book by fred khumalo, the musical production tells the startling true story of the sinking of ss mendi in the solent in 1917. Posts about nuffield theatre written by lcn1c, sjmaspero, and jr1a12. Recorded 7 may 77 at the nuffield theatre southampton. Director of nuffield southampton theatres, sam hodges said, it was a profound privilege to work with the brilliant isango ensemble to create ss mendi dancing the death drill. Architect sir basil spence outside the nuffield theatre, southampton, january 6th 1964. The concert history of nuffield theatre southampton, uk. Architect sir basil spence outside the nuffield theatre. Nuffield southampton theatres to close with loss of 86 jobs daily. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. A major port, and close to the new forest, it lies at the northernmost point of southampton water, at the confluence of the river test and itchen, with the river hamble joining to the south. Nuffield southampton theatres went into administration during the. The society performed regularly with great success at the nuffield theatre, southampton with shows including sweet charity and return to the forbidden planet. Theatres most famous ghosts captured in a haunting new book.
In 2015, nst theatre was named regional theatre of the year at the stage awards. City, in 2018, directed by nuffield southampton theatres director samuel hodges. The nuffield theatre was built following a donation from the nuffield foundation. As well as the theatre on our very own highfield campus, they also have the city venue in guildhall square, part of southamptons cultural quarter, which opened in 2018. Black cassette with offset printed diecut grey labels. Nuffield southampton theatres 2021 what to know before.
The nst city centre theatre opened in 2018 the nuffield theatre in southampton became headline news on may 6th when it filed for insolvency. Offset printed on white cardstock in black some are more like dark grey and grey. Nst, nuffield southampton theatres whats on southampton. Jul 02, 2020 nuffield southampton theatres nst, a major cultural institution in the region and beyond, is to permanently close. Mayflower takeover of nuffield southampton theatres approved. Nuffield 50th anniversary season brochure by nuffield. From the ashes of a devastated southampton, a story of chaos, courage and. Ms 291 nuffield theatre collection university of southampton.
Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you selected. Operator of southamptons nuffield theatres goes into. Nuffield theatre, at lancaster arts at lancaster university nuffield theatre, southampton, at the university of southampton. Eightysix staff roles have been made redundant by the closure, one of the. Nuffield southampton theatres nst campus university road, southampton, so17 1tr nst city studio 144, above bar street, southampton, so14 7du 023 8067 1771. A1012 nuffield theatre collection programmes, 1964 11 arts festival. In 2016, nuffield is at an exciting time of transition.
Over the last 50 years the nuffield theatre has been recognised as a major force in british theatre, creating original award winning touring productions and nurturing the next generation of theatre practitioners. Archives and manuscripts, special collections, rare books, hartley library, university of southampton, guides, catalogues. I have research interests in theatre and the emotions, and am writing a book on the cultural history of play. Fly away piotr, fly away pawel and white rabbit for the nuffield theatre, southampton. Jul 17, 2020 the nuffield theatre in southampton became headline news on may 6th when it filed for insolvency. Throbbing gristle at the nuffield theatre, southampton album. This is a sad day for the theatre industry in the uk, bringing the final curtain down on nearly 60 years of history of nst as a venerable performing. The original nuffield theatre, at the university of southampton, is to undergo its most comprehensive refurbishment since it opened more than 50 years ago now home to nst campus, the theatre. Nuffield southampton theatres nst, a major cultural institution in the. Nuffield southampton theatres to close as uk arts crisis deepens. Nuffield theatre, southampton, at the university of southampton disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title nuffield theatre. Nuffield southampton theatres celebrates the first birthday of its modern. Nuffield southampton theatres goes into administration stage. Now nuffield theatre has set out to uncover the man who was perhaps the bards most affectionate of admirers, the earl of southampton.
Jul 02, 2020 nuffield southampton theatres is to close permanently making 86 staff redundant after failing to secure a potential buyer to meet conditions set by stakeholders. With a strong track record of delivery already within the city, mayflower theatre trust not. The group met fortnightly and worked on a twoyear cycle. One of the countrys leading producing theatre companies. The administrators blamed covid19 for its demise, and. This is a sad day for the theatre industry in the uk, bringing the final curtain down on nearly 60 years of history of nst as a venerable performing arts institution in southampton. Honorary fellow of the university of winchester and fellow of the royal historical association and has written extensively on the history of southampton and is an editor for the southampton records and member of the southampton tourist guides association. Three of his books have been awarded childrens book of the year at the national book. While tom mckay s shakespeare, thickset and straightforward, stays constant, tom rhys harries, gleaming in white, his hair bottle blond, is the. Ros king professor of english studies university of.
Twentieth century society calls for listing of sir basil. Course history the john burgess play writing course. View nuffield theatre s concert history along with concert photos, videos, setlists, and more. Nuffield southampton theatres to close as uk arts crisis. The theatre shares an entrance with the arts 1 building, now the universitys law school, and it originally housed the arts facultys principal lecture theatre, the music department, a concert hall and a film house as well as the theatre auditorium. Southampton university did not have a drama department and did not intend to have one, yet was the first university in the country to have a theatre of its own. The nuffield theatre, university road, southampton. Want to get some gifts for family and friends back home. The karnataka dalit sangharsha samitigala maha okkoota and the karnataka dalit hindulida mathu alpa sankhyata sanghatanegala okkoota would be organising the movady chalo programme on june 12. Jul 02, 2020 nuffield southampton theatres are an integral part of southamptons arts scene. Nuffield theatre university of southampton special collections. Nuffield southampton theatres closes after nearly 60 years.
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