Our new Panto game is here!🌈 Help Dorothy & her friends build bridges to get to Oz – Can you beat our high score? PLUS if you are at the top of our leaderboard by opening night (14th December 2023) … Continued
The Cresset is celebrating 45 years at the heart of the community this year, and we’re having a party! Come along on Sunday 20th August for our free community birthday party. There’s free birthday cake and tea / coffee, face … Continued
We are so excited to announce our brand new cast for this years Cresset Pantomime ‘The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz!’ presented by The Cresset and Stuart Morrison’s Second Star Productions. The classic Frank L. Baum tale gets the Cresset Pantomime … Continued
YMCA Trinity Group has been awarded £5.1 million to continue and develop the work The Cresset does with young people in Peterborough. Primarily a fund used for capital investment, the Youth Investment fund supports organisations who work with young people … Continued
Starting Monday 24th April, Cresset Arts & Theatre School are running their fantastic Musical Theatre Classes & we’d love to introduce you to the lovely Kirstie who will be running these sessions! Kirstie developed a love for performing at a … Continued
The fantastic creative team behind last year’s pantomime Peter Pan, are bringing a live production of Nativity! The Musical to The Cresset on 1st – 4th November 2023 & YOU could be a part of the show! C.A.T.S AKA Cresset Arts & … Continued
Cresset Arts & Theatre School are extremely excited to announce brand new weekly musical theatre classes for young performers right here at The Cresset! These exciting musical theatre classes are designed to give young people the confidence & freedom to … Continued
We are so excited to be back with Summer School for 2023! This week of acting, singing and dancing workshops with industry professionals will culminate in a show-stopping performance on Friday night! This project runs from Monday 7th August until … Continued
The Cresset and Second Star Productions are delighted to announce their pantomime for 2023 – The Wonderful Wizard of Oz! Running from 14 to 31 December, the classic Frank L. Baum tale will be give the Cresset pantomime treatment with … Continued
Panto season is almost upon us and with tickets to our 2022 pantomime Peter Pan selling like hot Christmas puddings we are super excited to share Stop The Croc, our new pantomime-inspired web game with you all! Armed with a beachball cannon … Continued
Headlining this year’s cast is Kevin Kennedy as the dastardly baddie – Captain Hook! Kevin is a star of both the stage and screen and is probably best known for the 20 years he spent playing the role of the … Continued
We are so excited to be putting on a brand-new Summer School project as part of the Cresset Arts & Theatre School! With the theme of Jukebox Musicals, this week of acting, singing and dancing workshops with industry professionals will … Continued
We’re looking for talented young performers to take to the stage alongside our professional star cast in this year’s magical pantomime, Peter Pan! Roles are available for actors, singers and dancers aged 8 and over and auditions will take place … Continued
We all know the unexpected can happen – and often does! And this can mean last-minute changes to even the best laid plans. That’s why we’ve partnered with Booking Protect to offer affordable and comprehensive ticket protection. Whenever you buy … Continued
We are celebrating today after being awarded £7,300 in funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK. The grant is to support our Jubilee project: Our Queen’s Story which invites primary schools … Continued
There’s plenty on offer to tempt your taste buds on the brand new Fayre Spot Menu! The Fayre Spot Bar & Restaurant serves food 7 days a week, and is a popular location for a cracking fry-up, burgers and beers … Continued
To celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, we are excited to announce a city-wide competition for primary school children from across Peterborough to present an important moment or event in The Queen’s life through the medium of performing … Continued
Red Entertainment, producers of hit comedies Hormonal Housewives and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, are thrilled to be bringing the World Premiere of Soul Sisters, a brand-new comedy musical packed with heart and soul to The Cresset on Wednesday 4th … Continued
We’re always good for a laugh here at The Cresset, but April 2022 is set to be a real treat for those looking for a giggle and a good time as we’ve got a packed out month of comedy gold! … Continued
Panto season may be behind us for now (oh yes it is!) but young people across Peterborough will soon be seeing the benefits of funds raised by theatregoers during the festive period. Bucket collections held at The Cresset’s production of … Continued
Beauty & The Beast is now available to stream at home As this year’s Pantomime season nears its end, it’s been a busy month for The Cresset. Beauty & The Beast has been playing to live audiences since 11th December … Continued
There’s plenty to look forward to in 2022, and we’re delighted to be back in print as our new What’s On brochure rolls off the presses. Of course you don’t need to wait for your copy to drop through you … Continued
Did you know? 1 child in 11 in the most disadvantaged areas of Peterborough does not own a book. Children who have no books of their own are nearly four times as likely to read below the expected level for … Continued
Stars of this year’s pantomime, Beauty & the Beast will be getting on the Christmas spirits tomorrow, 19th November, as they join a host of other acts and PCR presenter Kev Lawrence live on stage in Cathedral Square at the … Continued
It’s time to get your live music fix at The Fayre Spot as live entertainment returns! With restrictions eased, we are back on top form, with gigs from some of the best bands and artists in the area. Clear your … Continued
Yes, we know it’s early, but as schools return for the autumn and the nights start drawing in, our thoughts are turning to the festive season! Last week we launched our spectacular pantomime, Beauty & the Beast, and today we’ve … Continued
Panto is back! We were thrilled to welcome some of the cast of this year’s enchanting pantomime Beauty & the Beast to The Cresset this week for our press launch. Headlining this year’s cast is Grant Urquhart as cheeky chap … Continued
Looking for some part time work? Fancy being part of a busy team in a building where no two days are the same? then we might have what you’re looking for! We’re currently recruiting for team members to join our … Continued
Pantomime is back! We’re delighted to be able to offer open auditions for this year’s Cresset Pantomime, the magical Beauty & the Beast, produced by Stuart Morrison Productions with choreography by Monique Benoiton-Smith. We are looking for enthusiastic and talented … Continued
Following the government’s announcement last week, we have been considering how best to return our business areas to normal while still ensuring the safety of our staff and visitors, and reassuring our customers that they can enjoy a safe and … Continued
As restrictions ease to allow for more live entertainment and events across the city, Goldhay Arts are preparing to perform their biggest show yet, as The World of Musicals Part 2 debuts on the Cresset’s main stage! 17 group members … Continued
Our new What’s On brochure is live! You won’t be surprised to hear we’re doing things a bit differently this year. The Cresset’s What’s On brochure usually lands with a welcome thud on doormats across the region over the summer. … Continued
With the PM’s announcement on Monday extending restrictions to 19 July, we’ve been hard at work contacting events organisers, promoters and ticket holders for all scheduled events over the next 4 weeks. Out Events team Alison and Karen have been … Continued
Usually at this time of year we’re preparing for our Primary Schools Dance Festival – a huge showcase of live performances in the theatre, over two nights in front of sold out audiences. Of course this year that’s not allowed! … Continued
Great news today as The Fayre Spot Bar & Restaurant reopens for drinkers and diners, indoors and out! As the government’s roadmap reaches stage 3, we’re delighted to open our doors once more and welcome customers back in after 6 … Continued
Live Comedy is coming home, with the return of our socially distanced Comedy Club this month! With today’s government announcement confirming that live events can resume indoors, we’re ramping up the excitement level and looking forward to two cracking nights … Continued
We’re delighted to welcome Crafty Jax to The Cresset. This fantastic independent business selling personalised gifts, cards and balloons is now open at The Cresset (opposite the Library) and so we had a chat to find out more about it! … Continued
In case you missed it – Adult Panto is heading back to Peterborough THIS YEAR! Get ready to ‘whip your hair back and forth’ as the naughty little tale of Rapunzel comes to The Cresset! Featuring an All Star Drag Cast including Drag … Continued
We were delighted to be able to open our doors on Monday and welcome our customers back into the Cresset building! If you’re planning on paying us a visit, you can check out all the building and shop opening times … Continued
We are just two days away from being able to reopen our doors to our wonderful audiences – we can’t wait to see you all again! You can read our full road to reopening here, but we are pleased to … Continued
We’re delighted to announce that we have been awarded a grant of £80,850 from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund! This funding will provide much-needed support for the months of April, May and June as we prepare to open … Continued
Now that 2020 has been and gone, we’re sure you could all do with a good laugh – luckily, here at The Cresset, we’ve got the perfect shows for that! After the huge success of our previous socially distanced Comedy … Continued
March 16th, and a year to the day since the Prime Minister said “you should avoid pubs, clubs, theatres and other such social venues”, and the leisure and hospitality industries across the country simply stopped. Just five days later that … Continued
We certainly are! In case you missed it…our new party packages are out now! Whatever your event, The Cresset is the place to be! With our new roadmap in place and the full lifting of restrictions on the horizon for … Continued
In advance of us reopening our doors later this year we’ve been busy getting things ready for welcoming you all back to The Cresset! 2021 has gotten off to a productive start as our Operations team have been hard at work … Continued
It seems like there is light at the end of the tunnel for all of us as following the government’s announcement earlier this week, we are on the road to reopening our doors later this year! 2020 was a difficult … Continued
On 10th February 2018, the newly refurbished Fayre Spot Pub & Restaurant was opened for the first time after its £250,000 transformation – but do you know the rest of the pub’s history? The Fayre Spot and Goodly was first … Continued
Following ongoing discussions between The Cresset and our friends at PODS, we’d firstly like to thank all our ticket holders for their patience while we work to understand our options. The biggest challenge for all of us at this stage … Continued
As part of the UK government’s Culture Recovery Fund (CRF), we have been awarded an incredible £242,286 in order to help face the challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic. Since March 2020, over 100 performances and events here at The … Continued
