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Artistic Director Daniel Evans and Executive Director Kathy Bourne announced a brand new, live, socially distanced season of drama, music, comedy and cabaret at Chichester Festival Theatre, running from late October to early January which includes: Sarah Kane’s  Crave , directed by Tinuke Craig, staged in a socially distanced Festival Theatre for 10 performances and live streamed to digital audiences For Christmas, a series of festive concerts  to launch the yuletide season, followed by Chichester Festival Youth Theatre in a new version of  Pinocchio  by Anna Ledwich, directed by Dale Rooks Michael Ball ,  Sheila Hancock  and  Patricia Routledge  in conversation with Edward Seckerson Cabaret and comedy including  Frisky & Mannish ,  The Black Cat Cabaret ,  Barely Methodical Troupe ,  Rich Hall ,  Suzi Ruffell ,  Russell Kane  and  Rosie Jones Music ranging from a  celebration of Sondheim  with West End stars, to a song recital by  Kate Royal , a new concert from  Joe Sti

Today the most number of shows to go on sale in a day since the start of lockdown has been announced at Portsmouth Guildhall. Following last week’s announcement that comedy will be making a comeback to the iconic venue this Autumn with distanced events including Jimmy Carr, Carl Hutchinson and Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club TV All Stars evenings, the Guildhall is delighted to announce that the sound of music, and not just laughter, will be following soon after.  With a fantastic range of concerts to suit all musical tastes already on sale for 2021 including Elbow, Jamie Cullum, Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets, UB40 and Belinda Carlisle, today, three exciting, new concerts have been added to the line-up. Following a Guildhall Studio sell-out in 2019, Tex-Mex fun in the form of Los Pacaminos returns to a bigger, distanced space in February for a tequila-fuelled journey into Mexican border blues. Fronted by Paul Young, whose number one solo hits include ‘Wherever I Lay My Hat’ and ‘Ev

Portsmouth Guildhall becomes University of Portsmouth teaching space in a creative response to the Coronavirus pandemic. This exciting new partnership will see Portsmouth Guildhall temporarily used as a teaching space by the University of Portsmouth. The venue’s 2,000 seat auditorium and a suite of ten smaller rooms, which would normally host concerts and conferences, will be repurposed for Covid-secure face-to-face teaching and student welcome events from the end of September until December. The mutually beneficial agreement between the two organisations comes following an extended period of closure for the landmark building. Its indoor space and proximity to campus make it a great venue for additional teaching space for students. Covid-secure measures such as one-way systems, face coverings, social distancing and hand sanitiser stations will be used to make the venue as safe as possible for students and staff. The University’s Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Berni