Molly Roberts News

Experience the magic of 12TH NIGHT: A HOLIDAY MUSICAL, Portland's newest holiday tradition. Join Fenix Theatre Company for a joyous winter celebration with Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night.

 New Vic and Claybody Theatre will collaborate on a production of The Card in-the-round at Staffordshire’s New Vic.

Get a first look at photos and video of The North American premiere of Pressure at the Royal Alexandra Theatre!

Claybody Theatre have today announced the casting for the premiere of Deborah McAndrew's stage adaptation of Arnold Bennett's celebrated 1911 novel The Card.  which opens at Fenton Town Hall from 29 June – 9 July.

The evening will reignite the experimental, eclectic, supportive spirit of Poleroid's first new writing nights; some of the UK's most celebrated young theatre makers and Poleroid alumni will join up with a selection of new graduate talent for a joyful night of short work premieres and a look back at Poleroid's last 10 years.

According to London Theatre Direct, The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie has extended its run in the West End once more. It is now booking through November 2020 at St. Martin's Theatre.

The Christmas classic The Box of Delights by Piers Torday based on the novel by John Masefield returns to London's most festive venue Wilton's Music Hall from 30th November 2018 - 5th January 2019 in a wintery adventure full of magic, talking animals, and even a flying car…

Audiences have just four weeks left to catch the critically acclaimed West End transfer of David Haig's intense WWII thriller, Pressure. Following a sold out run at Park Theatre, and enjoying an incredibly successful run at The Ambassadors Theatre, Pressure must close on 1 September 2018.

Audiences have just four weeks left to catch the critically acclaimed West End transfer of David Haig's intense WWII thriller, Pressure. Following a sold out run at Park Theatre, and enjoying an incredibly successful run at The Ambassadors Theatre, Pressure must close on 1 September 2018.

Alongside the previously announced David Haig, who is reprising his critically acclaimed role as Group Captain James Stagg, Malcolm Sinclair as General Eisenhower and Lauren Rogers as Kay Summersby, Andrew MacBean, Bert Seymour, David Killick, Mark Jax, Mark Kitto, Molly Roberts, Philip Cairns, Robert Heard and William Mannering complete the cast of Pressure, ahead of its West End transfer to the Ambassadors Theatre on 6 June.

Following a highly successful run at Latitude Festival, the multi-award winning Poleroid Theatre bring BAFTA nominated playwright Kenneth Emson's Plastic to life at the Old Red Lion Theatre. Directed by JMK 2017 award winner Josh Roche (My Name Is Rachel Corrie), this powerful new play explores how the insecurities of childhood can follow us into later life in this unflinchingly honest drama about time, memory and escape.

Louis Greatorex (Safe, Netflix; The Last Post, BBC1; Last Tango In Halifax, BBC1), Madison Clare (The Dark Things, Linbury Studio Theatre; War Whores, Courtyard Theatre; Close, Landor Space), Mark Weinman (Captain Amazing, Soho Theatre/Live/UK Tour; The Gamechangers, BBC2; Press, BBC1) and Thomas Coombes (Barbarians, Tooting Arts Club - winner of Best Male Performance at the Off West End Theatre Awards; Hatton Garden, ITV; Him & Her, BBC Three) will star in Plastic by BAFTA-nominated playwright Kenneth Emson. This powerful new play explores how the insecurities of childhood can follow us into later life in this unflinchingly honest drama about time, memory and escape.

Feliks Mathur (Fear And Misery Of The Third Reich, Union Theatre), Molly Roberts (Jumping Puddles, Frantic Assembly/Open Clasp; The Snow Queen, New Vic Theatre; Free Fall, Pleasance Theatre - OffWestEnd Award-Nominated for Best Female Performance) and Hamish Rush (En Folkefiende, Pleasance Dome; Lies We Tell, BIFA Films Ltd 2016) return to Poleroid Theatre's This Must Be The Place following an acclaimed debut performance at Latitude Festival 2016.

High school students from across Washington State packedThe 5th Avenue Theatre tonight for The 13th Annual 5th Avenue Awards Honoring High School Musical Theater, a high school version of the Tony Awards, proudly sponsored by Wells Fargo with additional support from Alaska Airlines. The house was packed with over 2,000 teenagers, many in costumes representing their schools' musical theater productions, who cheered for their peers as they performed musical excerpts and accepted awards honoring top student achievements in musical theater. The acclaimed event, directed this year by Kat Ramsburg, handed out awards in 21 categories ranging from Outstanding Overall Musical Production to Outstanding Lobby Display.

Produced by Fair Trade Theatre Company in association with Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, NEW COUNTRY, the uncensored Off-Broadway play by the creator of Mike & Molly and Executive Producer of Two and a Half Men opened on May 20th. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Following a career as an stand-up comedian, actor and writer, Mark Roberts is set to premiere New Country, his eighth play, at the Cherry Lane Theatre on May 16-June 20. Best known for his TV work on Two and a Half Men and Mike & Molly, Roberts trained as an actor and began his theater career in 1982 outside Chicago, where he first worked with New Country's director David Harwell. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast below!

Following a career as an stand-up comedian, actor and writer, Mark Roberts is set to premiere New Country, his eighth play, at the Cherry Lane Theatre on May 16-June 20. Best known for his TV work on Two and a Half Men and Mike & Molly, Roberts trained as an actor and began his theater career in 1982 outside Chicago, where he first worked with New Country's director David Harwell. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast below!

Following a career as an stand-up comedian, actor and writer, Mark Roberts is set to premiere New Country, his eighth play, at the Cherry Lane Theatre on May 16-June 20. Best known for his TV work on Two and a Half Men and Mike & Molly, Roberts trained as an actor and began his theater career in 1982 outside Chicago, where he first worked with New Country's director David Harwell.

Critically acclaimed theatre company Third Man Theatre are working at the Old Red Lion for the first time, with the London transfer of their brand new full-length show, Mugs Arrows, which was developed and premiered at the Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter as part of their Residency programme in 2013 receiving rave reviews. The show will run at the Old Red Lion Theatre, Islington from today, 3rd - 21s June 2014. Press night is set for Thursday 5th June, 7.30pm.

Members of Naked Shakespeare join student actors from Acorn's eight-month long training program in their final production of the season, directed by Michael Howard, co-founder of the Naked Shakespeare series and a veteran actor and director in the Greater Portland area. Shakespeare's classic play comes to live in an innovative staging that provides a unique perspective on the Dane's dilemma. The production is co-sponsored by the USM Department of English, and performs from today, May 30 to June 8 at the Wishcamper Center at USM. Scroll down for a first look at the cast!