Canterbury Tales

Archive Listings for Canterbury Tales

T01972073084 (SOUTHWARKPL11) An explosion of live music, story-telling and general mischief, Southwark Playhouse s Main House will be transformed into a fully functioning tavern for a new adaptation of Geoffrey Chaucer s medieval masterpiece this Christmas. The Canterbury Tales is an immersive production that puts the audience at the heart of the action as patrons of the Tabard Inn, which - as the starting point of the pilgrims journey to Canterbury - once stood a five minute walk away from Southwark Playhouse on what is now Borough High Street. At turns enchanting, scandalous and disgusting the tales unfold in a mixture of story and song as a collection of rogues, wenches and travelers tell stories to entertain each other on their prilgrimage. From the antics of adulterous lovers to the revenge of cuckolded husbands, the characters remain as engaging and recognisable today as they were in the 14th century. Featuring live folk music, local ale and stories that are not for the faint-hearted, this is an evening of story-telling theatre like no other. Suitable for ages 15+Producer Leo Steele. Company Tacit Theatre. Director Juliane von Sivers. Musical Director Annabelle Brown. Design Cara Newman. Adapted by Tacit Theatre. Adapted by Tom Daplyn. Musical Director Anthony Sebastian. Performer Rosalind Blessed. Performer John Canmore. Performer Simon Lloyd. Performer Ellie Moore. Performer Harry Napier. Performer Theone Rashleigh. Performer Matt Salisbury.
7 Dec 11 to 7 Jan 12	Southwark Playhouse, Inner London :: V226 listing details L600555631
T2052686512 (LAMPORT11) Company The Pantaloons.
25 Jun 11	Lamport Hall, Lamport :: V02107511615 listing details L323097035
T01065199193 (OXPLAY11) Company Oxford Playhouse Young Company. Director Jo Noble. Design Rob Dicks.
18 Mar 11 to 19 Mar 11	The Playhouse, Oxford :: V803 listing details L01696432642
T1553711947 (YVONNE10) Company Yvonne Arnuad Youth Theatre.
9 Dec 10 to 14 Dec 10	Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford :: V702 listing details L1337301170
T01025805137 (BRIDEWELL10) Company The Faction. Director Mark Leipacher. Lighting Matthew Graham. Performer Hannah Douglas. Performer Max Krupski. Performer Haseeb Malik. Performer Andrew McDonald. Performer Lucy Moses.
26 Oct 10 to 19 Nov 10	Bridewell Theatre, Inner London :: V171 listing details L01364807130
T01442999150 (WYP10) Adapted by Mike Poulton. Company Northern Broadsides (in partnership with the New Vic Theatre). Director Conrad Nelson. Design Lis Evans. Lighting Richard G Jones. Sound James Earls-Davis. Musical Director Bex Hughes. Performer Ishia Bennison (Wife of Bath). Performer Emily Butterfield (Nun). Performer Matt Connor (Squire). Performer Phil Corbitt (Host). Performer Laura Cox (Prioress). Performer Andy Cryer (Chaucer). Performer Michael Hugo (Cook). Performer Rosie Jenkins (Nun). Performer Guy Lewis (Clerk of Oxenford). Performer Alan McMahon (Monk). Performer David Newman (Tavern Boy). Performer Rob Pickavance (Reeve). Performer Matthew Rixon (Miller). Performer Neil Salvage (Knight). Performer Richard Standing (Yeoman). Performer Andrew Whitehead (Pardoner).
9 Jun 10 to 12 Jun 10	Theatre Royal, York :: V954 listing details L95419510
1 Jun 10 to 5 Jun 10	Viaduct Theatre, Halifax :: V1025 listing details L399008873
25 May 10 to 29 May 10	Rose Theatre Kingston, Kingston :: V051452426 listing details L1070326203
18 May 10 to 22 May 10	The Lowry, Salford :: V0655996499 listing details L306241288
11 May 10 to 15 May 10	Theatre Royal, Windsor :: V742 listing details L0171233661
4 May 10 to 8 May 10	Palace Theatre, Mansfield :: V453 listing details L1414470029
27 Apr 10 to 1 May 10	Nuffield Theatre, Southampton :: V776 listing details L951163445
19 Apr 10 to 24 Apr 10	Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough :: V949 listing details L0614909945
30 Mar 10 to 17 Apr 10	West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds :: V977 listing details L1366633077
23 Mar 10 to 27 Mar 10	Liverpool Playhouse, Liverpool :: V536 listing details L1009705641
26 Feb 10 to 20 Mar 10	New Victoria Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme :: V119 listing details L860289137
T1456595969 (LYCEUMSHEF10) Company Denys Edwards Players.
8 Jun 10 to 12 Jun 10	Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield :: V962 listing details L629928960
T01137150796 (INNERGEN10) This is a promenade production. The show contains some very strong language, scenes of a sexual nature and brief nudity. Running time 1hr 30mins.Company Tacit Theatre.
23 Mar 10 to 24 Apr 10	General, Inner London :: V1231 listing details L0871402913
T0647353429 (BINGLEY09) Corporate Sponsor J Barrett and Sons (Bingley). Lighting d. Company Kaleidoscope Youth Drama Group. Director Rosemary Grainger.
23 Apr 09 to 25 Apr 09	Bingley Little Theatre, Bingley :: V981 listing details L1112030866
T01923118875 (RIVERFRONT08) Chaucer's text transformed into a dramatic and comical entertainment, full of wit and charm. As they make their annual pilgrimage to Canterbury, a group of Welsh commoners pass the time by performing some of Chaucer's most appealing tales, filling the stage with a blend of boisterous comedy, romance and fetching images.Producer Mappa Mundi Theatre. Producer Theatr Mwidan. Producer Mwidan. Producer Creu Cymru.
13 Nov 08 to 15 Nov 08	Greenwich Theatre, Outer London :: V308 listing details L01057495831
10 Nov 08 to 12 Nov 08	Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds :: V76 listing details L0965648485
7 Nov 08 to 8 Nov 08	Theatre Royal, Winchester :: V782 listing details L203277404
28 Oct 08	The Riverfront, Newport :: V088145899 listing details L962756340
27 Oct 08	The Riverfront, Newport :: V088145899 listing details L0437048499
15 Oct 08	ARC, Stockton-on-Tees :: V01950064742 listing details L01909258927
3 Oct 08 to 4 Oct 08	Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan :: V1004 listing details L325134045
T0812384357 (EVERYMANCHEL07) Company Jenny Wren Productions. Adapted by Phil Woods. Director Jenny Wicks.
26 Sep 07 to 29 Sep 07	Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham :: V90 listing details L906774594
Tales 1 - T01380534360 Part I consists of The Knight, The Miller and Other Tales. The pilgrims' journey begins with the pageantry and spectacle of The Knight's Tale as chivalrous rivals compete for their love's affections. Later love is of a different vein in the shap of the bawdy Miller's Tale, before the farmyard chaos of the Nun's Priest's Tale as the vain cockerel Chaunticleer is abducted by the wily col-fox.Producer Royal Shakespeare Company. Adapted by Mike Poulton. Director Gregory Doran. Director Rebecca Gatward. Director Jonathan Munby. Design Michael Vale. Performer Paola Dionisotti (Prioress). Performer Claire Benedict (Wife of Bath). Performer Michael Jibson. Performer Nick Barber. Performer Daon Broni. Performer Dylan Charles. Performer Lisa Ellis. Performer Christopher Godwin. Performer Michael Hadley. Performer Anna Hewson. Performer Edward Hughes. Performer Michael Matius. Performer Barry McCarthy. Performer Chu Omabala. Performer Ian Pirie. Performer Joshua Richards. Performer Christopher Saul. Performer Katherine Tozer. Performer Darren Tunstall.
8 Jul 06 to 4 Nov 06	Gielgud Theatre, West End :: V395 listing details L69452208
6 Jun 06 to 10 Jun 06	General, General :: V1264 listing details L505489918
30 May 06 to 3 Jun 06	General, General :: V1273 listing details L0332252974
23 May 06 to 27 May 06	General, General :: V1276 listing details L0756504986
21 Mar 06 to 25 Mar 06	General, General :: V947024728 listing details L505267898
14 Mar 06 to 18 Mar 06	The Dome, Doncaster :: V0263033343 listing details L1809952206
28 Feb 06 to 4 Mar 06	Oakengates Theatre at The Place, Telford :: V110 listing details L1045477370
21 Feb 06 to 25 Feb 06	General, Dumfries :: V0393328018 listing details L01605423198
14 Feb 06 to 18 Feb 06	Epic Leisure Centre, Ellesmere Port :: V01840810257 listing details L0400564170
16 Nov 05 to 4 Feb 06	Swan Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon :: V136 listing details L1607429539
Tales 2 - T01792929462 Part II consists of The Wife of Bath and Other Tales. As the colourful characters near Canterbury, perhaps the most famous of the pilgrims, the worldly-wise Wife of Bath, regales her fellow travellers, with tales of unfortunate and downtrodden husbands. In contrast, the Franklin tells of his romance of Arveragus, Aurelius and Dorigen, steeped in the lofty ideals of chivalry and courtly love.Producer Royal Shakespeare Company. Adapted by Mike Poulton. Director Gregory Doran. Director Rebecca Gatward. Director Jonathan Munby. Design Michael Vale. Performer Paola Dionisotti (Prioress). Performer Claire Benedict (Wife of Bath). Performer Michael Jibson. Performer Nick Barber. Performer Daon Broni. Performer Dylan Charles. Performer Lisa Ellis. Performer Christopher Godwin. Performer Mark Hadfield. Performer Michael Hadley. Performer Anna Hewson. Performer Edward Hughes. Performer Michael Matius. Performer Barry McCarthy. Performer Chu Omabala. Performer Ian Pirie. Performer Joshua Richards. Performer Christopher Saul. Performer Katherine Tozer. Performer Darren Tunstall.
8 Jul 06 to 4 Nov 06	Gielgud Theatre, West End :: V395 listing details L139149150
6 Jun 06 to 10 Jun 06	General, General :: V1264 listing details L1355044956
30 May 06 to 3 Jun 06	General, General :: V1273 listing details L01300180144
23 May 06 to 27 May 06	General, General :: V1276 listing details L1422183172
21 Mar 06 to 25 Mar 06	General, General :: V947024728 listing details L98153336
14 Mar 06 to 18 Mar 06	The Dome, Doncaster :: V0263033343 listing details L0199376724
28 Feb 06 to 4 Mar 06	Oakengates Theatre at The Place, Telford :: V110 listing details L01859975496
21 Feb 06 to 25 Feb 06	General, Dumfries :: V0393328018 listing details L01778915680
14 Feb 06 to 18 Feb 06	Epic Leisure Centre, Ellesmere Port :: V01840810257 listing details L1049352532
23 Nov 05 to 4 Feb 06	Swan Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon :: V136 listing details L1776649485
T01867564752 (ABERARTS06) Chaucer's text transformed into a dramatic and comical entertainment, full of wit and charm. As they make their annual pilgrimage to Canterbury, a group of Welsh commoners pass the time by performing some of Chaucer's most appealing tales, filling the stage with a blend of boisterous comedy, romance and fetching images.Company Mappa Mundi Theatre.
13 Apr 06	The Coliseum, Aberdare :: V821 listing details L811046322
12 Apr 06	Torch Theatre, Milford Haven :: V820 listing details L1906807740
4 Apr 06 to 5 Apr 06	Sherman Theatre, Cardiff :: V824 listing details L01790133193
4 Apr 06 to 5 Apr 06	Sherman Theatre, Cardiff :: V824 listing details L01416315955
11 Mar 06	Arts Centre, Aberystwyth :: V817 listing details L01745669557
T1055174248 (ACT06) Company ACT.
1 Mar 06 to 2 Mar 06	The Harlequin, Redhill :: V707 listing details L532166499
T1561119455 (ROYAL05) Producer Royal Centre. Director David Longford. Design Lindsey Bradford. Performer Robin Askwith. Performer Vince Eager. Performer Sheryl Gannaway. Performer PatrickKnox. Performer Andrea Sadler. Performer Gavin Malloy. Performer Jeremy Worsnip. Performer Dan Hogarth.
18 Jul 05 to 23 Jul 05	General, Nottingham :: V0758542743 listing details L1393159958
T1215141450 (SOUTHWARK05) Join local legend Harry Bailey, landlord of the Tabard Inn Southwark, and a motley collection of pilgrims as they wend their way through Kent en-route to Canterbury Cathedral. Along the way, each pilgrim is invited to compete in a story telling competition. The pilgrim with the best tale will win a slap up meal at the Tabard when the pilgrimage returns to Southwark. Join, amongst others, the lusty Wife of Bath, the prim Prioress, the flatulent Cook and the heroic Knight, as they tell their famous, irreverent, magical, bawdy tales along the route. Chaucer’s epic poem is brought to life in a vibrant modern adaptation that places the tales on the streets the pilgrims trod. Starting outside the George Inn on Borough High Street, Southwark Playhouse will take you along the actual Pilgrims Way, via the back streets, parks and famous sites of Borough, culminating outside Southwark Cathedral..Producer Southwark Playhouse. Director Gareth Machin. Design Laura McEwen. Music Russell Hepplewhite. Lighting Gwendole Scolding. Sound Jason Barnes. Performer Daniel Crowder. Performer Shaun Hennessy. Performer Dodger Phillips. Performer Joanne Redman. Performer MIchael Roberts. Performer Paul Rumbelow. Performer Heather Williams.
28 Jun 05 to 10 Jul 05	Southwark Playhouse, Inner London :: V226 listing details L093676766
T1636272317 (ROCKET05) Chaucer made modern. Phil Woods takes a deliberately unacademic approach to Chaucer's classical work, while at the same time retaining the original's sense of fun, chivalry and satire.Company Rocket Theatre Company. Adapted by Phil Woods. Adapted by Michael Bogdanov.
18 May 05 to 20 May 05	Waterside Arts Centre, Sale :: V0383692381 listing details L1668054316
T01266959009 (DUKES04) Producer Dukes Theatre. Adapted by Gareth Machin. Director Ian Hastings.
1 Jul 04 to 7 Aug 04	The Dukes, Lancaster :: V523 listing details L450542486
T01662058362 (ICON03) Contains sexually explicit scenes.Company Icon Theatre Company.
15 Mar 04 to 16 Mar 04	Mumford Theatre, Cambridge :: V22 listing details L0303783974
13 Mar 04	King's Lynn Arts Centre, Kings Lynn :: V67 listing details L02022583311
13 Feb 04	Arc Theatre, Trowbridge :: V881281219 listing details L0175050259
5 Feb 04	Chequer Mead, East Grinstead :: V1101 listing details L196055737
T1382624703 (GHOST02) Company GHosTs.
9 Oct 02 to 12 Oct 02	Electric Theatre, Guildford :: V01732805351 listing details L540379510
T01075370933 (ADHOC02) Company Ad Hoc Theatre Company.
8 Jul 02 to 12 Jul 02	Minack Theatre, Penzance :: V872 listing details L1107566002
T416566460 (DIDCOT02) Company Didcot Civic Hall. Adapted by Michael Bogdanov. Adapted by Phil Wood.
9 May 02 to 11 May 02	Didcot Civic Hall, Didcot :: V1102 listing details L1183610759
T01580631838 (BF01) Company Brute Farce. Director Rob Crouch. Director Philip Graham.
27 Nov 01	Guildhall Arts Centre, Grantham :: V447 listing details L092854826
6 Nov 01 to 10 Nov 01	The Blue Elephant Theatre, Inner London :: V1259993386 listing details L2076576020
23 Oct 01 to 27 Oct 01	Palace Theatre, Southend :: V43 listing details L1043544238
11 Oct 01	Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton :: V160 listing details L429859333
T01991740791 (NEWPAL01) Adapted by Phil Wood. Adapted by Michael Bogdanov.
13 Jun 01 to 14 Jun 01	Newark Palace, Newark :: V455 listing details L0764208728
T01087576691 (CITYOX01) This colourful and fast-moving adaptation takes us straight into Chaucer’s medieval world at the Tabard Inn, Southwark, where knights rub shoulders with ploughmen, and devout nuns shun dodgy pardoners. To pass the time on their pilgrimage to Canterbury, the genial innkeeper proposes a story-telling contest.Company City of Oxford Theatre Guild. Adapted by John O'Connor. Music Roger Simmonds.
20 Mar 01 to 24 Mar 01	The Playhouse, Oxford :: V803 listing details L01973798063
T1992093642 (VTC01) Company Venture Theatre Company.
13 Mar 01 to 17 Mar 01	Northern Stage (previously known as Newcastle Haymarket Playhouse), Newcastle upon Tyne :: V568 listing details L01391366771
T0676215607 (REJECT00) Double Fringe First winners Rejects Revenge bring you [Chaucer]'s masterpiece in their own inimitable style. Their version of events is assured to deliver much merriment and a fair degree of downright bawdiness, for this history a la Rejects.Company Rejects Revenge Theatre Company.
16 Dec 00	South Street Arts Centre, Reading :: V736 listing details L637084557
15 Dec 00	The Gantry, Southampton :: V779 listing details L1424457055
1 Dec 00	Guildhall Theatre, Derby :: V994 listing details L1441615577
28 Nov 00 to 29 Nov 00	Gardner Arts Centre, Brighton :: V653 listing details L01776784521
22 Nov 00 to 23 Nov 00	Merlin Theatre, Frome :: V916 listing details L1093478069
18 Nov 00	Hafren (formerly Theatre Hafren), Newtown :: V852 listing details L01302690419
17 Nov 00	Arts Depot, Outer London :: V320 listing details L1036661754
16 Nov 00	Alhambra Theatre, Bradford :: V965 listing details L693218690
13 Nov 00 to 15 Nov 00	Everyman Theatre, Liverpool :: V535 listing details L01251123992
10 Nov 00 to 11 Nov 00	Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) Theatre, Birmingham :: V146 listing details L01059140251
9 Nov 00	Darlington Arts Centre, Darlington :: V563 listing details L1878239464
T01885870235 (CH00) Adapted by Tim Hibberd.
21 Nov 00	Christ's Hospital Theatre, Horsham :: V724 listing details L1133635444
T566809462 (WAND00) Company The Wandering Minstrels.
8 Nov 00 to 11 Nov 00	Gardner Arts Centre, Brighton :: V653 listing details L01467353239
T715698511 (ISLE00) Company Isleworth Actor's Company. Director Arthur Horwood. Director Helena Brown (music).
25 Oct 00 to 28 Oct 00	General, Inner London :: V1231 listing details L1724015942
T913392504 (OLDCOLI00) Adapted by Phil Woods. Adapted by Michael Bogdanov. Music Rod Natkiel. Director Kenneth Alan Taylor. Choreographer Sheila Carter. Design Keith Baker. Performer Anthony Hoggard. Performer Rebecca Little. Performer Jeffrey Longmore. Performer Sherry Ormerod. Performer Eric Potts. Performer Darren Southworth. Performer Jeremy Stroughair.
14 Sep 00 to 7 Oct 00	Coliseum Theatre, Oldham :: V497 listing details L2064046771
T0586465772 (ARTPORT00) Adapted by Phil Woods. Music Chris Barnes.
19 Jul 00 to 22 Jul 00	Third Floor Arts Centre, Portsmouth :: V772 listing details L01188192961
T0113321959 (SUTT00) Company The Suttoners. Adapted by Nevill Coghill. Book by Martin Starkie. Book by Nevill Coghill. Music Richard Hill. Music John Hawkins. Lyrics Nevill Coghill. Lyrics Martin Starkie.
5 Jul 00 to 8 Jul 00	Secombe Theatre, Sutton :: V708 listing details L01301176456
T923346214 (ALIVE00) Alive and Kicking present The Canterbury Tales as you've never seen them before. Meet and shake hands with [Geoffrey Chaucer] and his Canterbury Pilgrims. The bawdy and humorous Wife of Bath will be there- without her 5 husbands! The double-dealing Pardoner will be selling Holy Relics and offering to forgive all your sins, and the boozy, loud-mouthed, cheating Miller will be telling the story that even Chaucer blushed at.Company Alive and Kicking.
1 Mar 00	Square Chapel Arts Centre, Halifax :: V1098014226 listing details L470076889
T0701384180 (QUEST99) Adapted by Phil Woods. Adapted by Michael Bogdanov. Director Georgia Dobbs. Company Questors Theatre.
18 Dec 99 to 23 Dec 99	Questor's Theatre, Outer London :: V326 listing details L300212270
T01393581880 (MAR99) Company Marlowe Theatre. Company Box Clever Theatre Company.
28 Jul 99	Hall for Cornwall, Truro :: V1183 listing details L0692817623
T01670848365 (BOX99) Company Box Clever.
22 Jun 99	Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury :: V674 listing details L78859516
T0779951636 (HM98) Lyrics Martin Starkie. Lyrics Nevill Coghill. Music Richard Hill. Music John Hawkins. Director Alasdair Ramsay. Performer Billy Boyle. Performer Maria Carrigan. Performer Tim Clarke. Performer Adrian Dixon. Performer Kate Dove. Performer Simon Jessop. Performer Stuart Nurse. Performer Stephen Reynolds. Performer Georgia Simpson.
11 Dec 98 to 9 Jan 99	Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke :: V764 listing details L017389433
T01103577240 (ASH98) Phil Woods has updated the 600 year old Chaucer to recreate for a modern audience the spectacle, humour and bawdiness of the fourthteenth century originalAdapted by Phil Woods. Performer Arthur Bostrom.
21 Sep 98 to 26 Sep 98	Theatre Royal, Brighton :: V657 listing details L02090994900
14 Sep 98 to 19 Sep 98	Fairfield Hall, Outer London :: V295 listing details L1478790331
T141250557 (CT97) Adapted by Richard Hope. Director John Cotgrave. Company Lawrence Batley Theatre. Lighting Mike Lock. Music Ron McAllister.
30 Sep 97 to 4 Oct 97	Hull Truck Theatre, Hull :: V935 listing details L1315356833
2 Sep 97 to 28 Sep 97	New End Theatre, Inner London :: V215 listing details L2065633284
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27 Mar 01 to 31 Mar 01	Hull Truck Theatre, Hull :: V935 listing details L01797146772
1 Feb 01 to 3 Feb 01	Sherman Theatre, Cardiff :: V824 listing details L1602267864
29 Nov 96 to 7 Dec 96	The Nia Centre, Manchester :: V189 listing details L653666601

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Play :: Canterbury Tales is a bawdy classic written 700 years ago, it centres on a group of pilgrims who entertain one another with stories as they ride to Canterbury Cathedral. But despite the apparently holy purpose of their journey these travellers reveal themselves as sinners rather than saints. The pilgrims contrasting and colourful backgrounds offer many different stories, from the serious and moral to the farcical and bawdy, proving that like Shakespeare after him, Chaucer was ‘not for an age but for all time .

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Chaucer