Writer Jonathan Holloway talks about The Time Machine and how his ‘adaptation’ is coming to life in The London Library. “Creation’s production of THE TIME MACHINE at The London Library is billed as an ‘adaptation’. That’s not really quite what it is. When I was asked to do it, I hadn’t re-read the book for…
DetailsBLEAK HOUSE 1 February – 7 March Esther does not know who she is by birth, but when her Godmother dies and she is sent to Bleak House, that’s when her life really begins… This musical adaptation may be Bleak by name, but not by nature. Watch the trailer, then come and see a cast…
DetailsThis is my fifth production with Creation. My first being Henry V (staged at Oxford Castle). On that project I remember rehearsing in a garage warehouse and at one point a school playground. Back then there was no running hot water, we plugged heaters into the walls and all took turns to bring in satsuma’s…
DetailsBLEAK HOUSE 1 February – 7 March Join Creation’s Lucy and Emily in The Norrington Room of Blackwell’s Bookshop, where you could be sat amongst miles of bookshelves enjoying our joyous musical adaptation, Bleak House.
DetailsWith Bleak House opening next weekend we asked our wonderful writer Olivia Mace to give a little insight into how such a thing as a two hour Charles Dickens script comes in to being! I don’t know about you but my feelings about a book are always entwined with whoever I was at the time…
DetailsBLEAK HOUSE 1 February – 7 March 2020, Blackwell’s Bookshop Oxford Listen to Blackwell’s Bookshop’s Zool Verjee as he explains the importance of keeping bookshops a cultural space, the excitement of visiting the infamous bookshop after hours, and some special memories from past Creation performances at this venue.
DetailsIn the latest edition of the Creation Podcast Charlie grabbed 10 minutes with Director Deborah newbold to talk all things Bleak House and get the view from inside the rehearsal room. There’s more chat in the full podcast, which you can listen to here. Deborah Newbold: Olivia Mace the writer has done an amazing job…
DetailsCredit: Kathryn Hughes Monthly serial, March 1852-September 1853Dickens wrote his ninth novel at that perfect hinge in his career when he was finally able to channel his creative exuberance into a sustained and sophisticated piece of narrative art. All the usual fun is here, but it’s in the service of a sustained moral inquiry into…
DetailsThe Snow Queen | 30 Nov-5 Jan | The North Wall Arts Centre“IT’S CHRISTMAS!”⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ REVIEW: The Snow Queen by Creation Theatre at The North Wall, Oxford – ‘dark, funny… and deliciously chilling!’ This Christmas we’re really turning down the temperature and transforming The North Wall Arts Centre into the frozen wastes of Lapland.Tickets are selling fast, book now!Book…
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