The Lions part

07/05/2026

Our great friend and our trustee of many years Jane Morgan has written and produced a brand new musical. It will be running at Union Street for matinee and evening performances on June the 1st and June 2nd.
Do support Jane if you can and say hello to her at the show.

https://www.onceinawhilethemusical.com

01/05/2026

We are deeply saddened to learn of the loss of a fabulous actor friend, and great support of The Lions part over many years Stephen Ley. May he rest in peace.

16/03/2026

The Lions part was born out of The Original Shakespeare Company and recently a sibling has arrived. On Cue Theatre Co. has been founded to present Shakespeare with minimal rehearsal, no director and with the actors learning their parts from cue scripts. If you’d like to find out how this works, and how to gain the skills to forensically study your part, On Cue are giving workshops on Saturday 21st and 28th, 11:30-15:00 at the Soho Theatre Walthamstow for the absolute bargain price of £10! You’ll never study a Shakespeare text in quite the same way again.

“It was fantastic! Illuminating, fun and terrifying all at the same time!”
“approach was exhilarating”
“Superb guidance and highly recommended..an insightful session…”
“I really enjoyed the workshop -I’m really keen on the method”

Acting from Cue Scripts: how to let Shakespeare be your director. – Studio 2, Soho Theatre Walthamstow, Multiple dates and times - Discover cue-scripting and unlock your performance. In Shakespeare’s time, actors did not rehearse in the way we do today. They had no director, and the actors learn...

06/01/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to the Bankside to celebrate with us on Sunday. 31 years of mad, wild fun and joy. Long may it continue!

30/12/2025

Come and join us on Sunday 4th January at noon. It's a great year to stay the year! The Lions part

the Lions part invites you to our 31st TWELFTH NIGHT CELEBRATION
JANUARY 4TH, 12 NOON beginning on the BANKSIDE near the gates of Shakespeare's Globe and continuing in procession to the historic site of Soap Yard in Borough Yards, SE1

JOIN US! WRAP UP WARM. FOLLOW US ALONG OUR ROUTE. DANCE SING AND BE MERRY!

To help us fundraise and keep our events going, please consider donating via our donations platform: https://cafdonate.cafonline.org/19287 #!/DonationDetails
THANK YOU AND SEE YOU IN JANUARY!

30/12/2025

If you are planning to come to Twelfth Night on Sunday, wrap up warm. It's going to be a cold one.

Join us to celebrate Twelfth Night on
JANUARY 4TH, 12 NOON beginning on the BANKSIDE near the gates of Shakespeare's Globe and continuing in procession to the historic site of Soap Yard in Borough Yards, SE1

FOLLOW US ALONG OUR ROUTE. DANCE SING AND BE MERRY!

If you would like to support us by donating safely online to our charity site, you can use the QR code below. Or follow this link To our donations platform: https://cafdonate.cafonline.org/19287 #!/DonationDetails
THANK YOU AND SEE YOU IN JANUARY!

15/12/2025

the Lions part invites you to our 31st TWELFTH NIGHT CELEBRATION
JANUARY 4TH, 12 NOON beginning on the BANKSIDE near the gates of Shakespeare's Globe and continuing in procession to the historic site of Soap Yard in Borough Yards, SE1

JOIN US! WRAP UP WARM. FOLLOW US ALONG OUR ROUTE. DANCE SING AND BE MERRY!

To help us fundraise and keep our events going, please consider donating via our donations platform: https://cafdonate.cafonline.org/19287 #!/DonationDetails
THANK YOU AND SEE YOU IN JANUARY!

29/10/2025

28/10/2025

October Plenty 2025 is done!

Thank you Coventry for welcoming us with open arms and allowing us to bring our beloved festival to your streets, where it felt perfectly home.

We were treated to many beautiful moments throughout the day: Being brought into the New Cathedral to present the Tempest Masque, processing across the city streets, performances and storytelling in FarGo Village, and executing John Barleycorn inside the Twisted Barrel Brewery! Every moment was truly wonderful!

A huge huge thank you to all involved: The Fabularium, Bladder & String, Flawed Mandrake Theatre, Coventry Cathedral, St Mary's Guildhall, FarGo Village Coventry and Twisted Barrel Brewery and Tap House!

And should you wish to donate to help us continue what we hope will become a Coventry tradition, then please donate here:
https://cafdonate.cafonline.org/19287

Coventry, we will see you next October. And London, we’ll be seeing you very soon for Twelfth Night!