9 Questions with Theatre Director and Playwright, Jonathan Holloway

We sat down with Jonathan Holloway, playwright and director, to talk all things theatre and his OVO debut with Les Misérables this summer at the Roman Theatre....

Summer Season 2025

Launching OVO’s Roman Theatre Open Air Festival 2025 Get ready for an extraordinary fusion of history, theatre, and music as the Roman Theatre Open Air Festival returns to St Albans...

Spotlight on Set Design

Q&A with Simon Nicholas This week, we sat down with Simon Nicholas, Co-Founder of OVO and Set Designer. Simon is behind many of the sets at the Roman Theatre, including...

A Christmas Carol returns for 2024

OVO’s smash hit, critically acclaimed production of Charles Dickens’ Christmas classic returns to the Roman Theatre by popular demand for a third year. Taking audiences on an open air promenade...

Meet the Cast of The Highwayman

The Highwayman opens at Norwich Theatre this evening! We introduce the cast of the show and ask them to share their views of what audiences might expect from this brand...

Meet the Cast: The Merchant of Venice’s Hassan Maarfi

Hassan plays Gratiano in The Merchant of Venice, which runs at The Roman Theatre Open Air Festival from Wednesday 31st July to Sunday 11th August, inclusive. We caught up with...

Meet the Cast: The Merchant of Venice’s Jilly Bond

Jilly plays Shylock in our production of The Merchant of Venice, which runs at The Roman Theatre Open Air Festival from Wednesday 31st July to Sunday 11th August, inclusive. We...

Meet the Cast: The Merry Wives’ Savannah Beckford

Savannah plays Stella Quickly in our production of The Merry Wives of Windsor, which has its second run at The Roman Theatre Open Air Festival to Sunday 30th June. The...

Cast Interview Reel: Sense and Sensibility

‘I think that this is going to be a really fun adaptation and I think it’s got a speed and a pace to it[… ], which I think is current...

Interview with Adam Nichols: Sense and Sensibility

‘This adaptation is very true to the original because Austen, like Shakespeare, has a universality and timelessness…’ We recently caught up with our wonderful Artistic Director, Adam Nichols, up in...