Daniel Evans confirms final season as artistic director of Sheffield Theatres

Daniel Evans has announced his final season as artistic director of Sheffield Theatres.

The new season opens with Folie À Deux Productions and From Ground Up Theatre Company in association with Sheffield Theatres presenting Kieran Knowles’ Operation Crucible directed by Bryony Shanahan.

This is followed by a co-production with English Touring Theatre of D.H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover - in a new version, adapted and directed by Phillip Breen. The two companies have previously collaborated on Twelfth Night and Translations. Following performances at Sheffield Theatres, the production will tour the UK – details of this will be announced shortly.

Anna-Jane Casey, Moyo Akandé, Rebecca Caine & Laura Pitt-Pulford to star in Flowers for Mrs Harris

Casting has been announced for the world premiere of Flowers for Mrs Harris by Richard Taylor and Rachel Wagstaff.

The show marks the final show Daniel Evans will direct as artistic director of Sheffield Theatres. Flowers for Mrs Harris opens at the Sheffield Crucible on 23rd May (previews from 18th May) and runs until 4th June 2016.

The full cast includes Moyo Akandé (Flower Girl/Juanita), Clare Burt (Mrs Harris), Anna-Jane Casey (Violet Butterfield/French Char Lady), Rebecca Caine (Lady Dant/Mme. Colbert), Luke Dale (Terry), David Durham (Major/ M. Armand/ French Waiter/ Customs Officer), Louis Maskell (Bob/ Andre), Mark Meadows (Albert Harris/ Marquis de Chassagne), Laura Pitt-Pulford (Pamela/Natasha) and Nicola Sloane (Countess/Seamstress/Sybil Sullivan).

Daniel Evans announced as Chichester's new artistic director

It has been announced that Daniel Evans will take over as artistic director of the Chichester Festival Theatre. He replaces Jonathan Church who announced his departure earlier this year.

Evans has been the artistic director of Sheffield Theatres since 2009. He will join the team at Chichester in July 2016. Evans said, "I look forward to collaborating with the team in west Sussex to develop that work further as the organisation evolves into this next exciting chapter in its history."

Sheffield Theatres announces new season

Artistic Director Daniel Evans has announced Sheffield Theatres' new season.

Isabella Laughland and James Northcote will lead the company of Tamara Harvey’s production of Pride & Prejudice this summer; which will be followed by the previously announced production of Lucy Prebble’s The Effect directed by Daniel Evans, and Sheffield People’s Theatre’s co-production with Slung Low of Camelot: The Shining City.

This September Freddie Fox makes his Sheffield Theatres debut as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet directed by Jonathan Humphreys, who returns to the theatre following his productions of Boeing-Boeing, The Village Bike and Happy Days.