We’re looking for a full-time Front of House Duty Manager. If you have great people skills take a look at this exciting role within our Front of House team, take a look at these exciting roles within our Front of House team. This is a full time role covering evening/ weekends and daytime shifts. Join […]

We’re looking for part-time or full-time Café Bar and Box Office roles. If you have great customer service skills, take a look at these exciting roles within our Front of House team. Both roles can be flexible to fit around family life/other commitments as we’re looking to cover evening/weekends and daytime shifts. Join us at […]

Who says you can’t do a panto in summer? This joyous 5* show is back for one last time. Live in our auditorium and live streamed, The Snow Queen this half term is the perfect show to give the whole family an injection of Rock ‘n’ Roll panto fun. Running from Thu 27 May – […]

The New Wolsey Theatre are hosting two placements under the Kickstart scheme!   The Kickstart Scheme, initially announced in Autumn 2020, is providing £2billion of funding across the country for businesses to create new job placements for 16-24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long-term unemployment. Current eligibility criteria for Kickstart […]

MT Fest is a new programme of up-and-coming work that will take place at the Turbine Theatre later this year, with online streaming versions of the shows available from the New Wolsey website between Mon 21 and Sun 27 June. The eight shows available have something for everyone, ranging from animal rock bands tackling climate change to exploring identity in […]

The New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich, the Barn Theatre in Cirencester, the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield – the trio that created the acclaimed What a Carve Up! at the end of 2020 – were joined by Oxford Playhouse in Oxfordshire and Theatr Clwyd in Mold to co-produce this new digital adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s […]

We are committed to increasing the representation and influence of deaf and disabled theatre-makers across our activity.  Since 2017 our Testing Ground project has commissioned and supported disabled artists through a development programme of bespoke support which has included: financial contributions; rehearsal space; marketing, production and access support; dramaturgical and creative feedback; business development; and […]

*Dunkirk star Fionn Whitehead will play the dazzling, but dark, titular role.* The New Wolsey Theatre, the Lawrence Batley Theatre and the Barn Theatre have teamed up once again, this time joined by Theatr Clwyd and Oxford Playhouse, to produce a modern adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s iconic novel. Written by Henry Filloux-Bennett, who also wrote the ‘game-chang[ing]’ (The Telegraph) production of What a Carve Up!, The Picture […]

The Snow Queen is one of the most ambitious shows the New Wolsey Theatre has ever worked on. A production featuring a blend of live action, pre-recorded film, live music, recorded music, online audience interaction, in-house audience interaction as well as all the classic elements of a pantomime, the show was designed specifically for the […]

We’re thrilled to announce that this year we will indeed have a panto – The Snow Queen! What better way to lift all our spirits than the return, the redesign, the reimagining of the New Wolsey’s Rock ‘n’ Roll panto! It’ll be a little different to usual, mixing together live action, live music, pre-recorded film, […]