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This year’s production He’s Much to Blame finished its run at the Theatre Royal Bury St. Edmunds on Saturday the 19th of September having played to just under 3000 people in the area.
Ashton Graham have been supporting productions at the Theatre Royal for over 11 years. Since the Theatre’s restoration in 2007 they have funded the annual Restoring the Repertoire Georgian production, contributing to the sell-out successes of Black Eyed Susan (2007), Wives as they Were and Maids as they Are (2008) and the critically acclaimed He’s Much to Blame this year.
The project has helped raise awareness of Suffolk’s theatrical heritage and uncover little known local literary heroes from the past, including actress and playwright Mrs Elizabeth Inchbald (a farmers daughter from Stanningfield) and novelist and political activist Thomas Holcroft (once a Newmarket stable lad). With three years of joint success both organisations are now looking to the future of the partnership and the benefits of arts and business working together.
"The past 11 years have seen a fantastic relationship develop between Ashton Graham and the Theatre Royal and our clients have enjoyed the numerous performances that we have supported."
"The benefits of working with Ashton Graham have been manifest. As an arts organization regular support and an open dialogue with our sponsors can help us plan for the future, grow our visitors and provide a better product for our audiences. We have taken our annual Georgian productions from strength to strength, and the reputation this has helped build is benefiting our organization in a variety of ways. We are attracting more exciting touring work and are able to plan excellent productions outisde our annual Georgian plays: this spring our audiences can enjoy in-house productions of Cider with Rosie and The Merchant of Venice, touring work from the Royal Opera House, Teatro Kismet and Shakespeare’s Globe. We have been able to create a more varied, more exciting repertoire across the board and this is all down to the success of our one unique product and the support we have received from our sponsors, friends and audiences in the region. My thanks to everyone who has helped us get this far."
He’s Much to Blame has now gone on national tour and is playing at the Haymarket theatre Basingstoke.
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