BWW Interview: Hayley Wareham Talks BOTTLED on BBC Radio 4
by Cindy Marcolina
- Oct 26, 2020
After a stellar run at the VAULT Festival, Hayley Wareham's debut play Bottled has been turned by the writer into a radio drama. We had a chat with Wareham about rewriting the piece for a different medium, the impact of domestic violence, and the role of art in society.
IN MY BLOOD IT RUNS Premieres Sept. 21
by Sarah Jae Leiber
- Sep 18, 2020
Set in Australia’s Northern Territory, In My Blood it Runs follows Dujuan, a young Aborginal boy with a spiritual connection to, and vast knowledge of, his cultural ancestry.
Omnibus Theatre Announces Summer 2020 Season
by Stephi Wild
- Feb 28, 2020
The new Summer season at Omnibus Theatre highlights five productions including a modern revival and three pieces of new-writing. Festivals also make their mark on the season, in particular the return of 96 FESTIVAL, a three-week celebration of Queerness and theatre.
POV Acquires Oscar-Shortlisted ADVOCATE
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Jan 8, 2020
As reported exclusively by Screen Daily yesterday, POV announced the acquisition of the U.S. broadcast rights for the critically-acclaimed and award-winning documentary feature Advocate from directors Rachel Leah Jones and Philippe Bellaiche.
BWW Review: THE DIRE STRAITS EXPERIENCE at Rockhal
by David Sousa Lopes
- Nov 25, 2019
This Friday, the Rockhal opened its doors for the first time to The Dire Straits Experience, a group of first-class musicians performing some of the most famous hits of the rock band Dire Straits.
BWW Exclusive: Go Speed-Dating with the Company of NYGASP's THE MIKADO!
by Nicole Rosky
- Nov 4, 2019
There is nothing like blind dating in NYC, particularly when those dates are with the characters from the absurd word of Gilbert & Sullivan! Broadway World gets a first-look exclusive at New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players' all-new content featuring many recognizable characters and songs from their critically acclaimed production of The Mikado, returning to The Kaye Playhouse at 68th between Park and Lexington this Dec 27-January 5. Stay tuned throughout the next two months as more scenes are revealed in this fun web series. Make a date to see The Mikado and get your tickets here!
THE SILENCE OF OTHERS Documentary to Make National Broadcast Debut on PBS
by Abigail Charpentier
- Sep 26, 2019
Filmed over six years, The Silence of Others reveals the epic struggle of victims of Spain's 40-year dictatorship under General Franco, as they organize a groundbreaking international lawsuit and fight a “pact of forgetting” around the crimes they suffered. A cautionary tale about fascism and the dangers of forgetting the past.
GUTTED - An Irish Black Comedy Tours in October 2019
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 13, 2019
Gutted, an Irish black comedy by Sharon Byrne, opens in Canterbury on 3 October and will visit the Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith (Fri 11 Oct), The Maud, Walthamstow (Wed 16 Oct), The Dugdale Centre, Enfield (Fri 25 Oct) and Omnibus Theatre, Clapham (Tue 29 & Wed 30 Oct) as part of its 15-venue Autumn tour. Set in a 1980's Dublin fish-factory, Gutted explores the lives of three strong women, played by Eleanor Byrne, Niamh Finlay and Sarah Hosford, with dark humour and tenderness. Gutted is directed by Chris White.
VIDEO: POV on PBS to Premiere GRIT Documentary on September 9
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Sep 3, 2019
When Dian was six years old, she heard a deep rumble and turned to see a tsunami of mud barreling towards her village. She remembers her mother scooping her up to save her from the boiling mud. Her neighbors ran for their lives. Sixteen villages, including Dian's, were wiped away.
GUTTED Will Tour in October 2019
by Stephi Wild
- Aug 28, 2019
Gutted, an Irish black comedy by Whitstable-based playwright Sharon Byrne, directed by Chris White, will tour to 15 UK venues between Thursday 3 and Wednesday 30 October 2019. Set in a 1980's Dublin fish-factory, Gutted explores the lives of three women, played by Eleanor Byrne, Niamh Finlay and Sarah Hosford, with dark humour and tenderness. This tour of Gutted comes after a successful run at The Marlowe, Canterbury in 2017 and the Edinburgh Festival in 2018.
THE UNAFRAID Highlights DACA Youth Caught in Immigration Reform Battle on AMERICA REFRAMED
by Sarah Jae Leiber
- Aug 20, 2019
This fall, America ReFramed, the Peabody-award winning documentary series from American Documentary, Inc. and WORLD Channel, shines a light on National Hispanic Heritage Month as it takes audiences behind the headlines and into the lives of three Latinx DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipients fighting for their right to higher education. An unflinching and humanizing look at the immigration debate, access to higher education and the ideas of who belongs in America today, The Unafraid, directed and produced by Anayansi Prado and Heather Courtney, premieres on Tuesday, October 1, at 8 p.m. ET on WORLD Channel and online at www.worldchannel.org.
Packemin Productions Announce MAMMA MIA! at Riverside Theatres
by Marianka Swain
- Jul 3, 2019
Packemin Productions, the team behind the hit productions of Jesus Christ Superstar, Shrek, Wicked, Legally Blonde and The Phantom Of The Opera will transport you to a Greek island paradise at Riverside Theatres, bursting onto the stage with a brand new production of one of the world's favourite feel-good musicals... MAMMA MIA!
Transforming Our World through The Next Generation, Six Young Scientists Are INVENTING TOMORROW Premiering 7/29
by Tori Hartshorn
- Jul 2, 2019
Inventing Tomorrow follows six young scientists from Indonesia, Hawaii, India and Mexico as they tackle some of the most complex environmental issues facing humanity today—right in their own backyards. Each student is preparing original scientific research that they will defend at ISEF, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Against the backdrop of today's most pressing environmental threats, we immerse the audience in a global view of the planetary crisis, through the eyes of the generation that will be affected by it most.
POV on PBS to Premiere Documentary CALL HER GANDA
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Jun 18, 2019
When 26-year old Filipina transgender woman Jennifer Laude, is found dead with her head plunged into a motel room toilet, the perpetrator is quickly identified as 19 year-old U.S. marine Joseph Scott Pemberton. A military recruit in an unfamiliar land, Pemberton was on “liberty leave” when he solicited Jennifer at a disco. On discovering that Jennifer was transgender, he brutally murdered her, leaving her to be found by her friend and the motel receptionist.
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