Updates and News from Arkle Theatre Company
We are fast approaching the first of the final season and the antepenultimate production for Arkle Theatre Company. ‘Accidental Death of an Annarchist’ will open at the Hill Street Theatre, Wednesday 14th to Saturday 17th May.
It was standing room only as Arkle alumni from down the years descended upon Casa Mackean to celebrate three decades of theatre making. It was a bittersweet evening, as we celebrated the year just gone and looked ahead at what’s to come in Arkle’s final year. There’s still plenty to Read more…
Tickets are on sale now for Arkle Theatre’s 3rd Fringe show in 2024. You can support us and save yourself the booking fee by buying direct from Arkle Theatre – book online here. Tickets can also be bought through the Fringe Society or by telephone: 0131 226 0026. Following the Read more…
We finally have our first glimpse of our spring production, Cyrano de Bergerac adapted by Glyn Maxwell, and what a sight it is! John Lally as the titular Cyrano cutting quite a figure on the front of the flyer. Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, adapted by Glyn Maxwell 19:30, Read more…
The nights are long and the days are cold – it’s the time of year when Arkle Theatre gathers to remember the year just gone and look to the plays ahead. And what a turn out there was in Casa Mackean this year! Actors, audience, directors, prompts, and technicians all Read more…
Our spring production is now only a few short weeks away. David Haig’s brilliant play Pressure tells the true story of the life or death decisions that had to be made about the weather for the D-Day landings. Dr James Stagg, a meteorologist from Dalkeith, is responsible for the forecasting Read more…
The audition reading for our Spring production of ‘Pressure’ will be on Monday the 30th of January at 7.30p.m. in St. Mark’s Unitarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace EH1 2DP. Please get in touch if you would be interested in reading the script beforehand. ‘Pressure’ by David Haig directed by Hannah Read more…
The Arkle Evening returned, after a three year hiatus, on Tuesday 6th December 2022. It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces, as we thanked our cast and crew for 2022 and looked ahead to 2023. After catching up and indulging in Rob Mackean’s delicious mulled concoctions, attentions turned Read more…
Wed 30 March – Sat 2 April 2022
7:30pm at the Hill Street Theatre
19 Hill Street EH2 3JP
The 1938 Radio ScriptBy Howard E. Koch, based on the novel by HG Wells Streaming 30th April – 3rd May via Broadway on Demand Available to listen to, pause and rewind. Arkle bring back to life the iconic 1938 radio play from the co-writer of Casablanca, based on the novel Read more…