Steve Marmion News

Soho Theatre, HighTide and Talawa Theatre Company present Theresa Ikoko's award-winning new play Girls, the funny and fiercely passionate new play by award-winning playwright Theresa Ikoko will premiere at HighTide Festival 2016 in September before its London premiere at Soho Theatre on 27 September. The production will also run at Birmingham Rep Theatre in between those dates.

Emilie Fleming will join the previously announced David Thaxton, Caroline Sheen and Neil McDermott to head the cast of the new British musical, ONLY THE BRAVE, premiering at the Wales Millennium Centre from 28 March to 2 April.  Based on the real lives of men and women caught up in the D-Day landings, this new production will be directed by Steve Marmion, Artistic Director of London's Soho Theatre.  It will be Wales Millennium Centre's first production of a full-scale, original musical. BroadwayWorld gives you a first look below!

Emilie Fleming will join the previously announced David Thaxton, Caroline Sheen and Neil McDermott to head the cast of the new British musical, ONLY THE BRAVE, premiering at the Wales Millennium Centre from 28 March to 2 April. Based on the real lives of men and women caught up in the D-Day landings, this new production will be directed by Steve Marmion, Artistic Director of London's Soho Theatre. It will be Wales Milliennium Centre's first production of a full-scale, original musical.

This Easter, Wales Millennium Centre will premiere its first full-scale, original musical, ONLY THE BRAVE, produced with Soho Theatre, Daniel Sparrow Productions and Birdsong Productions. Based on the real lives of men and women caught up in the D-Day landings, this new production will star David Thaxton, Caroline Sheen and Neil McDermott, directed by Steve Marmion, Artistic Director of London's Soho Theatre.

The world premiere of A Third by award-winning Chicago playwright Laura Jacqmin runs at the Finborough Theatre for twelve performances, on Sunday and Monday evenings and Tuesday matinees, from Sunday, 28 June 2015 (Press Night: Monday 29 June 2015 at 7.30pm).

Today HighTide Festival Theatre's Artistic Director Steven Atkinson announces the complete line-up for the eighth HighTide Festival, taking place April 10 - 19 2014 (Press Day Saturday April 12) in the idyllic Suffolk market town of Halesworth. Tickets are on sale now.

Mercury Musical Developments and Musical Theatre Network have announced the winners of the next three placements for the Cameron Mackintosh Resident Composer Scheme.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes 15th Oak with the US premiere of THE LIFE AND SORT OF DEATH OF ERIC ARGYLE, written by Ross Dungan and directed by Dan Herd. Part of 1st Irish at 59E59 Theaters, THE LIFE AND SORT OF DEATH OF ERIC ARGYLE begins performances on Wednesday, September 4 for a limited engagement through Sunday, September 29. Press opening is Wednesday, September 11 at 7:15 PM. The performance schedule is Tuesday - Thursday at 7:15 PM; Friday at 8:15 PM; Saturday at 2:15 PM & 8:15 PM; and Sunday at 3:15 PM & 7:15 PM. Performances are at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). Tickets are $35 ($24.50 for 59E59 Members). To purchase tickets, call Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 or go to www.59e59.org.

Soho Theatre announces a packed Edinburgh Festival Fringe season of exciting comedy debuts, experimental performances and long-awaited returns, as part of our commitment to nurturing new talent and continuing our long standing relationships with leading international performers.

Soho Theatre announces a packed Edinburgh Festival Fringe season of exciting comedy debuts, experimental performances and long-awaited returns, as part of our commitment to nurturing new talent and continuing our long standing relationships with leading international performers.

Twitter impresario @Westendproducer is back! This time with up-and-coming production company Michael Peavoy Productions to bring a new musical theatre contest to Soho Theatre - 'Search for a Twitter Composer'.

Twitter impresario @Westendproducer is back! This time with up-and-coming production company Michael Peavoy Productions to bring a new musical theatre contest to Soho Theatre - 'Search for a Twitter Composer'.

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.

Writer Joel Horwood muses about the creative process, elephants, and wanting to snog Julie Atherton

Continuing Soho Theatre's commitment to nurturing new talent and providing a platform for new writers to develop and present their work, the group has announced the Soho Six for 2012: Christopher William Hill, Shappi Khorsandi, Ben Lewis, Duncan Macmillan, Olga Nikora, and Paula B. Stanic.

Artistic Directors Steve Marmion and Max Roberts today announce the full cast for their joint new writing project UTOPIA, which is making its world premiere at Live Theatre on Thursday 31 May, before transferring to Soho Theatre on Wednesday 20 June, with opening night on Thursday 21 June. UTOPIA will star: Tobi Bakare (Greenland National Theatre; Crawling In The Dark Almeida Theatre and Gone Too Far, Royal Court Theatre); Laura Elphinstone (Top Girls, Chichester Festival Theatre/Trafalgar Studios; A Month in the Country, Chichester Festival Theatre and the film adaptation of The History Boys); Rufus Hound making his theatre debut, is most well-known for his regular team captainship on Argumental, Celebrity Juice, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Never Mind The Buzzc*cks; Pamela Miles (Darker Shores, Hampstead Theatre; Pygmalion, Theatre Royal Bath/Old Vic London and Lone Star Mark Three, Salisbury Playhouse); also making her stage debut Sophia Myles who is most well-known for her leading roles in film and TV including Tristan and Isolde and Spooks and David Whitaker one of the founders of Live Theatre, Newcastle, his theatre credits include The Pitmen Painters (Live Theatre/National Theatre/Broadway and West End) plus extensive credits for the Royal Shakespeare Company and Donmar Warehouse.

Peter Ellis - Chief Supt Brownlow in ITV1's The Bill - directs his real-life wife, Anita Parry, in the London premiere of her one-woman 2010 Edinburgh Festival hit comedy, What Would?Helen?Mirren Do?

Artistic Director Steve Marmion today announces 50 new shows in Soho Theatre's Spring 2012 Season; including an ambitious and exciting new writing project, UTOPIA, which will see six writers commissioned to create new play shorts. Plus an eclectic and exciting programme spanning Theatre, Comedy and Cabaret; with three performance spaces.

Peter Ellis - Chief Supt Brownlow in ITV1's The Bill - directs his real-life wife, Anita Parry, in the London premiere of her one-woman 2010 Edinburgh Festival hit comedy, What Would?Helen?Mirren Do?