Sir Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi will take to the Orange Tree stage in our series of discussions with the most distinguished actors talking about people they’ve worked with, admired and learned from.

A celebration of British theatre’s history and its especially collaborative nature, it will be an unrivalled opportunity to see great artists talk up-close in the Orange Tree’s unique in-the-round space. It follows hugely successful Under the Orange Tree talks with Dames Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and June Whitfield. OT Ambassador Gyles Brandreth returns to host.

The Under the Orange Tree series helps the OT - a registered charity - achieve the £450,000 it needs to fundraise every year in addition to ticket sales. Proceeds from the event will support all aspects of the Theatre's activities: from producing rediscovered plays, to developing new work, to introducing thousands of primary school children to Shakespeare for the first time.