Downton Abbey and Paddington star Hugh Bonneville is to be the latest special guest on the Barn Theatre in Cirencester’s live streaming show, Tweedy’s Lost & Found.
Hugh Bonneville, known by many children as Mr Henry Brown from the Paddington film series, joins an all-star line-up of guests as previous episodes have included appearances from the likes of Helena Bonham Carter, Daisy May Cooper and Dani Harmer.
The Downton Abbey star’s episode of Tweedy’s Lost & Found will be streamed live on the Barn Theatre’s Facebook, YouTube and Twitter channels on 29 April 2020 at 12pm.
The children’s entertainment mini-series follows Giffords Circus favourite Tweedy the Clown as he adapts to his new job at the local Lost & Found. In each episode Tweedy tries to help his special guest find an item they have lost, as well as touching on important messages surrounding the coronavirus and lockdown in a child-friendly way.
Tweedy’s Lost & Found launched on 25th March 2020 as part of their free live-streaming service Behind The Barn Door. New episodes air live on the Barn Theatre’s Facebook, YouTube and Twitter channels every Wednesday at 12pm.
The children’s show marks the first collaboration between Tweedy the Clown and the Barn Theatre.
Since launching in 2018, the Barn Theatre has gained national recognition by producing 12 Built By Barn shows to upwards of 80,000 audience members and being awarded The Stage Awards’ Best Fringe Theatre of the Year Award 2019. Their contribution to the local community stretches further than just the theatre with large scale outreach programmes, school workshops and collaborative projects around the centenary of the First World War, the ‘record-breaking’ Cirencester Human Poppy, and The Cirencester Advent Festival that have enhanced the well-being of the community and draw thousands of visitors to the town.
The theatre has also worked extensively with disadvantaged communities working with charities including Cirencester Housing for Young People (CHYP) and Age UK Gloucestershire.
The Barn Theatre are continually expanding their slate of programmes and the full line up and updates can be found on their website and social media platforms.
The Barn Theatre (registered charity no. 1174253), which is facing a loss of £250,000 and possible permanent closure, have launched their SAVE OUR BARN via their website and social media platforms. The theatre have also released a Not Just A Theatre video campaign to highlight the initiatives that the theatre works on, alongside their theatrical productions, for the local communities.
