Illyria Theatre Company

Illyria Theatre Company

Illyria was created in 1991 has since given more performances to more people across a wider area than any other open-air touring theatre company. Producing a larger annual season than any of its competitors, and nearly three times the size of its nearest professional rival, Illyria has delighted audiences the length and breadth of the UK, and in the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, France, the United States and Canada. Illyria has also won 4 international "Best Performance" awards and attracted numerous "5-star" and "Critics' Choice" reviews for the lively clarity of its approach to Shakespeare's plays, the high quality of its shows for families and the refreshing originality of its English classics adaptations and G&S performances. Illyria's mission is simply stated: to create a varied programme of outstandingly enjoyable theatre and to make it available for everyone to see. Illyria is proud that for 25 years its popularity has enabled it to operate on a professional basis without any public funding.

Productions

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Director
Oliver Gray
Young Ali Baba stumbles across an enchanted cave when he overhears the magic words that open it: “Open Sesame!”. Inside the cave he finds untold...
Frankenstein
Director
Oliver Gray
This gripping tale is now a brand-new musical production created by Illyria, the first and only professional theatre company to have toured outdoor...
The Tempest
Director
Oliver Gray
The magician Prospero is marooned on an island with his daughter Miranda. With the assistance of a powerful air spirit he keeps in servitude, he...