CTC's American Evening 2016 a great success!

Tristan was delighted to return from touring just in time to oversee Cherwell Theatre Company's annual gala improvisation event "The American Evening" in Banbury last week.

Tristan with members of the contingent from WWU in Seattle and CTC's Youth Theatre at RAF Croughton

Tristan with members of the contingent from WWU in Seattle and CTC's Youth Theatre at RAF Croughton

The "Brit Tour" as the visiting students from Western Washington University call it is now in it's 10th year and CTC were delighted to once again welcome the talented actors in training to work with their students on two performances. These took the form of their own short plays, improvised scenes featuring members of CTC's Youth Theatre and "splash scenes" rehearsed partly in the US and partly here in the UK, then performed for the first time as a "whole" in front of our audiences at Banbury College and RAF Croughton.

This is the first time CTC has brought the American Evening to the servicemen and women on the base and were delighted to discover the purpose built theatre space on the base in Croughton, which is rather underused according to the base commander and staff there.

The company very much hope to bring more of their work there in the future. Meanwhile CTC's Youth Theatre will begin work on their summer project after the Easter break- an as yet un-announced site specific project for Banbury, led by Jessie Braviner and Jess Lloyd Jones.

Holmes and Watson: The Farewell Tour at the Space, Edinburgh

Tristan will direct "Holmes and Watson: The Farewell Tour" for this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

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The play, written by Stuart Fortey and produced by David Adkin will play at the The Space, Edinburgh at 8.25pm daily from the 15th-27th of August. 

A national tour is then planned for Spring 2017.

The play will feature Adrian Banks as Sherlock Holmes and Liam Nooney as Dr Watson and will be rehearsed in Oxfordshire in the weeks leading up to the festival. There will be preview performances at several Oxfordshire venues in July, to be announced shortly.

The play is a slapstick farce, very much in keeping with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original Victorian setting, featuring all of the intrigue and excitement you'd expect from the classic stories, as well as music of the period, some daring escapades and shocking new light cast on famous Holmes cases...

 

 

Tristan returns to the stage in The Great Gatsby, touring the UK until 19th March 2016

After a short panto break, Tristan is delighted to rejoin the cast of The Great Gatsby, who he will tour the country with until the 19th March.


The production visits a number of venues around the UK, including a second London run at the Ashcroft Theatre, Fairfield Halls in Croydon from the 10th-12th March.

Tristan was interviewed on BBC Radio Berkshire in support of this production. He appeared on Paul Ross' Book Club programme and discussed F, Scott Fitzgerald, Tolstoy and film and television adaptations of classic novels. To listen, click below.

For a full list of tour dates please visit Blackeyed Theatre's website.


Cinderella opens

Tristan's production of Cinderella opened last week at the Wykham Theatre, Banbury. The show, co-written with Penny Tasker and Holly Creed and with music by Tristan and Adrian Banks has played to full houses and great audience feedback. It is estimated over 3,000 people will see the pantomime over it's run, CTC's annual production remaining Banbury's premier pantomime.

CTC's Cinderella: 8th-17th January 2016, Wykham Theatre, Banbury.

Rehearsals start for Cinderella

Having concluded the first leg of the Great Gatsby tour in Hexham last week, Tristan has begun rehearsals in earnest for Cinderella, which he directs for Cherwell Theatre Company this year.

The production runs at the Wykham Theatre, Banbury Academy from 8th-17th January 2016.

The young cast of Cinderella in rehearsals.

Adrian Banks, Jessie Braviner and Liam Nooney from our adult cast recently spoke about the show with Alex on That's Oxford.

To keep up with rehearsal blogs video and exclusive content

Tristan directs Cinderella for CTC, January 2016

Following the success of last year's Robin Hood, Tristan will return to direct Cherwell Theatre Company's eleventh festive production Cinderella at the Wykham Theatre in Banbury this January.

Once again, Tristan has co-written the script with Penny Tasker and Holly Creed and composed original songs alongside Adrian Banks.

The production runs from the 8th-17th January 2016 at the Wykham Theatre Banbury. 

Meet the cast of Cinderella



The Great Gatsby

Tristan is currently playing Tom Buchanan in Blackeyed Theatre's production of The Great Gatsby, directed by Eliot Guiralarocca.

View the trailer:

The production tours the UK until March 2016. For dates and venues visit the company's website

The production returns to London from 10th-12th of March, when it plays the Ashcroft Theatre, Fairfield Halls, Croydon.

Listen to a song from the show below!

Max Roll (Vocals), Tom Neil (Piano), Celia Crwys Finnigan (Clarinet), Stacy Ghent (Trumpet), Tristan Pate (Banjolele), Adam Jowett (Spoons)