It’s tech week, which means our new festive show opens this weekend. Take a peek some recent rehearsal snaps!
Stuck on the sidelines of someone else’s story, the Ugly Sister is hackit, crabbit, and desperate for a change. Across the ballroom, fresh from her success in glowing up Cinderella, the Fairy Godmother’s senses start a-tingling that there’s a wish still to be granted… Join us in the magical world of Wondernauld for a delightfully daft festive treat for ages 7+.
The side characters in fairy tales are often the most fascinating. There’s always so much to ask about them; what makes them act the way they act and do the things they do? And while they often appear brash and loud, you tend to find that once you scratch the surface, there’s so much more going on with them than meets the eye and that they have the potential to help us learn more about ourselves than the so called main characters.
Gary McNair, Jo Rush, Brian James O’Sullivan
Photo credit: Sartorial Pictures
Written by Gary McNair
Directed by Jo Rush
Music by Brian James O’Sullivan
Lighting design by Laura Hawkins
Set and costume design by Natasha Jenkins
Lauren Ellis Steele playing Chantelle
Jo Freer playing Maw
Laurence Boothman playing Fairy Godmother/The Prince
Eva Beattie playing Cinderella
Ugly! A Cinderella Story opens in our Main Auditorium on Sat 25 November and runs until Sat 30 December.
Representatives of Cumbernauld Theatre Trust met with Creative Scotland on Tuesday 11 February to discuss the decision not to award the Trust multi-year funding two weeks ago. Sadly, at that meeting, Creative Scotland indicated that they will not revisit their decision to reject our application for funding. They outlined what support is now available to […]
14 Feb 2025
Cumbernauld Theatre Trust is deeply disappointed to learn that our application to Creative Scotland’s Multi-Year Funding Programme has not been successful. This decision is devastating for our organisation, our staff, and the communities we serve, as it threatens our ability to continue delivering the rich artistic and cultural experiences that have made Cumbernauld Theatre a cornerstone of Scotland’s performing arts sector.
30 Jan 2025
Over the past four weeks, 26 schools and early years learning centre across North Lanarkshire and beyond have visited Lanternhouse for Pinocchio and Special Delivery. We would like to thank all those teachers who chose us for their festive school trips.
18 Dec 2024
