Jack Knowles News

The Skriker is commissioned and produced by Manchester International Festival and the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. Maxine Peake will play the eponymous role and Juma Sharkah and Laura Elsworthy will play Lily and Josie respectively in The Skriker at Manchester International Festival. The production began performances 4 July at Royal Exchange Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

The UK Premiere of CARMEN DISRUPTION opens tonight 17 April at the Almeida Theatre. Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Birdland, Three Kingdoms) makes his Almeida debut with this dramatic reimagining of Bizet's Carmen. Michael Longhurst directs his first production at the Almeida following great acclaim in New York and London for Constellations by Nick Payne.

The Almeida Theatre announces its new season: Almeida Greeks.

Casting is today announced for the UK Premiere of Carmen Disruption. Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Birdland, Three Kingdoms) makes his Almeida debut with this dramatic reimagining of Bizet's Carmen. Michael Longhurst directs his first production at the Almeida following great acclaim in New York and London for Constellations by Nick Payne.

Casting is today announced for the World Premiere of Game, Mike Bartlett's provocative new play, directed by Sacha Wares and designed by Miriam Buether. The cast will include Georgina Beedle, Clare Burt, Daniel Cerqueira, Kevin Harvey, Chloe Hesar, Jodie McNee, Mike Noble, Ben Righton, Richard Sumitro and Susan Wokoma.

Following sell-out runs in Edinburgh and London in 2012, Sheffield Theatres welcomes the Soho Theatre and Nabokov production of Blink to the Studio Theatre from Tuesday 14 - Saturday 18 January.

Gary Naylor enjoys a varied programme at a theatre festival in rural East Anglia.

HighTide Festival Theatre will announce full casting for its 2013 season (see below for full details). Also HighTide is pleased to announce further 'In Conversation' events with writer and director Stephen Poliakoff CBE, and playwright and novelist Michael Frayn. Author and broadcaster Kate Mosse will conduct the conversation with Michael Frayn, whilst television presenter Rick Edwards will hostconversations with Stephen Poliakoff and (previously announced) Roger Michell.

Nathalie Armin, Paul Bhattacharjee, Simon Chandler, Michael Cochrane, Tariq Jordan, Belinda Lang, Shereen Martin, Daniel Rabin, Simon Rouse, Rick Warden and David Yip comprise the cast for THE BOMB - a partial history.

After acritically acclaimed sell out run at the Tricycle Theatre, The Riots is moving from Kilburn, to Tottenham, where it will run at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre for ten days only, from 4 - 14 January 2012.

After acritically acclaimed sell out run at the Tricycle Theatre, The Riots is moving from Kilburn, to Tottenham, where it will run at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre for ten days only, from 4 - 14 January 2012.

If That's All There Is- Created by Inspector Sands Performed by Lucinka Eisler, Giulia Innocenti and Ben Lewis Associate Director John Nicholson 12 - 16 May

If That's All There Is- Created by Inspector Sands Performed by Lucinka Eisler, Giulia Innocenti and Ben Lewis Associate Director John Nicholson 12 - 16 May