New Vic on Tour 2023
We know that we make theatre in a place where creative talent and excellence thrive. As well as sharing our work, made here in Staffordshire, with local audiences, we also take our work out across the country, to share with audiences far and wide.
Ladies’ Day
By Amanda Whittington
Directed by Marieke Audsley
Four women bet on friendship in this winning comedy that swaps the fish factory for front row at the races.
Pearl, Jan, Shelley and Linda spend their days filleting fish and talking about life, love and last night’s tea in the factory where they work. With the world weighing heavy on their shoulders, the foursome are due a day off, not least to celebrate Pearl’s retirement.
When Royal Ascot relocates to York, the ladies seize the chance to swap their overalls for fancy hats and head off for a day of fizz, flirting and fun. But with high aspirations and fraying tempers, as the racing begins and they place their bets, will they win big, or will their luck fall at the final hurdle?
This life-affirming comedy from the writer of Kiss Me Quickstep and The Thrill of Love is a hilarious and heart-warming story of female friendship that’s sure to be a winning ticket!
Tour Dates
BOLTON
Until 1 April 2023
Octagon Theatre
Quality Street
By J.M. Barrie
Directed by Laurie Sansom
From the writer of Peter Pan, this delicious farce was such a sensation in its day that it gave its name to the UK’s most loved chocolates.
Phoebe Throssel runs a school for unruly children on Quality Street. Ten years since a tearful goodbye, an old flame returns from fighting Napoleon. But the look of disappointment on Captain Valentine’s face when he greets an older, less glamorous Phoebe, spurs our determined heroine to action.
She becomes the wild and sparkling Miss Livvy, a younger alter-ego who soon beguiles the clueless Captain. As their romance is rekindled, can she juggle both personas? Or will the deception scandalise the town and wreck any future with the man she loves?
Northern Broadsides revive their hit regency comedy, stirring in a good helping of Yorkshire wit from the retired workers of the Halifax factory where Quality Street have been proudly made since 1936. Think Bridgerton meets Inside the Factory.
Tour Dates
EASTBOURNE
Devonshire Park Theatre
29 Mar – 1 Apr 2023
NORTHAMPTON
4 – 8 April 2023
Royal & Derngate
LONDON
12 – 15 April 2023
Richmond Theatre
BOLTON
25 April – 6 May 2023
Octagon Theatre
LEEDS
10 – 13 May 2023
Leeds Playhouse
YORK
16 – 20 May 2023
York Theatre Royal
SHEFFIELD
25 – 27 May 2023
Crucible Theatre
HULL
31 May – 3 June 2023
Hull Truck Theatre
SCARBOROUGH
6 – 10 June 2023
Stephen Joseph Theatre
GUILFORD
13 – 17 June 2023
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
KESWICK
20 -24 June 2023
Theatre By The Lake
BLACKPOOL
27 June – 1 July 2023
Blackpool Grand Theatre
HALIFAX
4 – 7 July 2023
Victoria Theatre
