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Full Casting And US Dates Announced For Long Day's Journey Into Night
by Stephi Wild - Nov 14, 2017


Full casting and U.S. dates for Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night are announced today. Jessica Regan will return to the role of Cathleen, having played her in the 2016 Bristol Old Vic production. Matthew Beard and Rory Keenan will join the company as Edmund Tyrone and James Tyrone Jr alongside the previously announced Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville, who will play James and Mary Tyrone in Richard Eyre's acclaimed Bristol Old Vic production.

BWW Interview: Nicholas Hytner Discusses BALANCING ACTS
by Marianka Swain - Nov 14, 2017


Nicholas Hytner, former Artistic Director of the National Theatre in London, discusses his memoir BALANCING ACTS and new Bridge Theatre

Six-Part Mini Series in the Works Based on John Le Carre Bestseller THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 9, 2017


The Ink Factory, BBC ONE and AMC announced today that the next project the three companies will be adapting into a six-part mini-series will be John le Carr 's best-selling literary masterpiece THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL.

The Ink Factory, BBC ONE and AMC Announce Next John le Carré Project THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL
by TV News Desk - Nov 8, 2017


On the heels of the BAFTA , Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning series The Night Manager, starring Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie and Olivia Colman, The Ink Factory, BBC ONE and AMC announced today that the next project the three companies will be adapting into a six-part mini-series will be John le Carr 's best-selling literary masterpiece The Little Drummer Girl.

Philip Bird, Emmet Byrne, and More to Star in CELL MATES at Hampstead Theatre; Full Cast Announced
by BWW News Desk - Oct 30, 2017


Hampstead Theatre presents Simon Gray's deftly funny play Cell Mates which has been unperformed since 1995.

Breaking News: HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Will Apparate to Australia
by BWW News Desk - Oct 23, 2017


Sonia Friedman, Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions, producers of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, have today confirmed the record-breaking production will open in early 2019 in Melbourne, Australia, exclusively and only at Melbourne's Princess Theatre.

Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson to Lead All-Star TV Adaptation of KING LEAR for BBC
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 5, 2017


BBC Two, Golden Globe, BAFTA and RTS Award-winning drama producer Playground and Olivier and Tony Award-winning producer Sonia Friedman Productions announced that Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson reunite in their third collaboration and lead an all-star cast for their upcoming production of Shakespeare's KING LEAR

Tickets on Sale Next Week for THE BODYGUARD, Starring Deborah Cox, at The Smith Center
by BWW News Desk - Sep 21, 2017


The Smith Center for the Performing Arts has announced that the first U.S. National tour of the hit musical THE BODYGUARD, will play Reynolds Hall from Tuesday, Nov. 21 to Sunday, Nov. 26. Tickets go on sale next Friday, Sept. 29.

Cast Announced for THE SLAVES OF SOLITUDE at Hampstead Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Sep 14, 2017


Hampstead Theatre presents the world premiere of Nicholas Wright's The Slaves of Solitude directed by Jonathan Kent.

Former National Theatre Director Sir Peter Hall Passes Away at 86
by BWW News Desk - Sep 12, 2017


The National Theatre is deeply saddened to announce the death of its former Director, Sir Peter Hall, one of the great names in British theatre.

I AM ANTIGONE Makes World Premiere Tonight as Part of TNC's Dream Up Festival
by BWW News Desk - Sep 8, 2017


Theater for the New City's Dream Up Festival presents the world premiere of I Am Antigone, tonight, September 8th, through September 16th at Theater for the New City (155 First Avenue).

Fabio Luisi Conducts Mahler 8, Nielsen and Schmidt with Danish National Symphony
by BWW News Desk - Aug 31, 2017


This fall, Grammy and ECHO Klassik Award-winning conductor Fabio Luisi launches his second season as the new Principal Conductor of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra (DNSO), and his sixth as General Director of Zurich Opera, which was named Best Opera Company at the 2014 International Opera Awards.

Leading Talent and Global Stars to Descend on the City for this Year's Toronto International Film Festival
by Emily Bruno - Aug 22, 2017


The Toronto International Film Festival® today revealed the hundreds of special guests and talent that will attend the Festival this September.

Natalie Dormer and David Oakes in Star VENUS IN FUR at Theatre Royal Haymarket
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 7, 2017


TRH Productions have released the exclusive first image of Natalie Dormer and David Oakes prior the West End premiere of David Ives' hit Broadway play Venus in Fur which will run for a strictly limited nine week engagement at the Theatre Royal Haymarket run from 6 October to 9 December with opening night for press on 17 October.

I AM ANTIGONE to Make World Premiere as Part of TNC's Dream Up Festival
by BWW News Desk - Aug 2, 2017


Theater for the New City's Dream Up Festival presents the world premiere of I Am Antigone, September 8th through September 16th at Theater for the New City (155 First Avenue).

Laura Linney Will Be Honored with William Shakespeare Award in D.C.
by BWW News Desk - Aug 2, 2017


To acknowledge her outstanding contribution to classical theatre in America, Actress Laura Linney will be awarded the Shakespeare Theatre Company's prestigious William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theatre (Will Award) at the Harman Center for the Arts 10th Anniversary Gala on Sunday, October 15, 2017, at Sidney Harman Hall.

TIFF 2017 Unveils First Slate of Films for Galas & Special Presentations
by Caryn Robbins - Jul 25, 2017


Piers Handling and Cameron Bailey unveiled the first wave of titles premiering in the Gala and Special Presentations programmes at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.

Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville to Star in West End Transfer of LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
by BWW News Desk - Jul 25, 2017


Following its sold out run as part of Bristol Old Vic's 250th Anniversary season, Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville will reprise their roles in Richard Eyre's acclaimed production of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night.

Pre-Sale: Book Now For Jeremy Irons In LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
by Marianka Swain - Jul 25, 2017


Following its sold-out run at the Bristol Old Vic, Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville reprise their roles in Richard Eyre's acclaimed production of Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, Long Day's Journey Into Night, at Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End. Our pre-sale is now open - book tickets here!

BWW Review: DICKIE BEAU: RE-MEMBER ME, Latitude Festival
by Rona Kelly - Jul 19, 2017


'Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you: trippingly on the tongue.' Without uttering almost a single word until the final scene, Dickie Beau speaks volumes in his latest show. Mixing mediums, lip synching and Shakespeare, Dickie Beau: Re-Member Me is an eclectic Hamlet mixtape.

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