Category: Latest News
Margaret Ley
/It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Margaret Ley at the age of 95. Margaret joined the Tower in 1955 and, with husband Colin, became part […]
Landé is chosen as Best Producer at the BBTA
/Huge congratulations to Landé Belo who won the Best Producer award at this year’s Black British Theatre Awards held at the Lyceum Theatre on Monday 4 November. This was in recognition of her work […]
The Tower’s Summer Season
/Artistic Director Amanda Waggott has announced the six plays planned for next summer. As well as the usual programme at our London base, we are delighted to announce that the […]
Eat at La Rosetta before the show!
/Enjoy a meal before evening performances at a 20% discount! We are thrilled to announce a new partnership with our neighbours, La Rosetta restaurant, in Stoke Newington High Street! If […]
Accounts for year 2023 – 2024
/Accounts for Tavistock Repertory Guarantors Ltd (the Tower’s legal entity) for the financial year 2023 – 2024 are now available here on this web site and on the Charity Commission […]
“The Children” postponed
/We are sorry to announce the death of Tower member John Chapman a few days ago after a short illness. John was due to appear in The Children by Lucy […]
Appointment of a new Artistic Director
/To take over from the existing team during the coming year We are delighted to announce that the Tower Theatre’s Management Committee has appointed member Amanda Waggott for a three-year […]
Double triumph for two Tower members at the Black British Theatre Awards
/We are very excited to share the news that Adenike Ojo won the best playwright award and Mya Onwugbonu won best director. Adenike’s play, In Hiding, received its première at […]
2022-2023 Report and Accounts
/Report and accounts for the company for the financial year 2022 – 2023, reviewed by the independent examiner, are now available on the web site. 2022 – 2023 Accounts
Message from Alfred Molina
/We were delighted to receive this message from Alfred Molina, marking the Tower’s 90th birthday.
The Tower’s Annual General Meeting
/The 2022 meeting was held on Saturday October 1st. This year’s meeting was held in the theatre followed by a social event to celebrate the Tower’s 90th birthday. There were […]
The Tower Theatre Exhibition Space
/Promoting Hackney Artists & Their Work Applications are welcome from community groups, cultural organisations, artists and artists’ collectives from within Hackney to hang their art work at the Tower Theatre. […]
New windows fitted
/Another improvement to the building The Tower’s Building Group has organised the replacement of the old rotten doors and window frames in the light well at the front of the […]
A Q & A session with the author of “Mules”
/The matinée audience of Mules was treated to an exclusive Q&A session with award winning playwright, Winsome Pinnock, who shared with us the inspiration behind the play and talked about […]
Virtual Tower production selected as a finalist in the Scenesaver awards
/Metamorphosis In Lockdown was a finalist in the Most Innovative Production category of the Scenesaver Birthday Honours list
Virtual Tower wins OnComm nomination
/Virtual Tower goes from strength to strength! We’re delighted to announce that the recent production of Metamorphosis in Lockdown (by Franz Kakfa, adapted by Angharad Ormond, Ian Hoare and Paul […]
New Artistic Direction Team appointed
/The Management Committee has appointed a team (Ruth Sullivan, Simona Hughes and Angharad Ormond) to take over form Martin Mulgrew, who has stepped down as Artistic Director.
Tower Digital Photo Archive Established
/The Tower has a vast archive of photos for its shows – largely prints for the earlier years and digital CDs for more recent shows. David Sprecher and Laurence Tuerk […]
Tower Theatre Members’ Survey 2020
/HERE’S A SUMMARY OF THE RESULTS Thanks to all of you who completed to our Members’ Survey. We had an excellent response, and here’s an overview of what you told […]
Grant application successful
/We’re delighted to announce that we have secured a grant towards the costs of re-opening the building … GOOD NEWS!A grant application to the Theatre Reopening Fund, administered by the […]
Building Work Completed
/While the theatre is closed, we were able to press ahead with several building projects, which are now complete. The lift is now installed and working. The shiny new roof […]
Video of the Q & A session about “Sweat”
/A Question and Answer session chaired by the director of “Sweat”, Ian Hoare, with Dr Nicole King (who lectures in American Literature & Culture at Goldsmith College, University of London) […]
London Live interview about “Sweat”
/London Live ran an item about the Tower Theatre’s production of Sweat on 25th February 2020. See the interview with director Ian Hoare and actors Landé Belo and Julie Arrowsmith […]