Restoring the repertoire

Due to the disappearance of all other Regency theatres in this country and their unique stages, the repertoire that was written for them in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries has lain dormant for over a hundred and fifty years.

The repertoire depends for its success on the combination of the physical circumstances which only the Georgian stage can offer. There are literally thousands of plays, many of which are fine examples of the literary and theatrical tradition of the period, and which offer a real opportunity to add a significant body of knowledge about the early nineteenth century English drama repertoire which has hitherto been overlooked.

With the Theatre Royal fully restored we plan to re-discover some of these forgotten gems. Presented under our Restoring the Repertoire banner, we will be staging regular productions and rehearsed readings of a number of forgotten theatrical masterpieces.

For details of the Restoring the Repertoire programme, please click here.

Please see below for education materials on our two main productions to date, Wives as they Were, and Maids as they Are and Black Eyed Susan: