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COTTON FINGERS Will Embark on Ireland Tour
by Stephi Wild - April 02, 2019 National Theatre Wales are delighted to announce an island of Ireland tour of Cotton Fingers, written by award-winning writer Rachel Trezise and starring Northern Irish actor, Amy Molloy. This timely, politically-charged production, written during the referendum to repeal the 8th amendment in Irelan...
Steffan Harri, Laura Main to Go 'Green' in SHREK THE MUSICAL on Tour
by BWW News Desk - September 11, 2017 Believe all 'ogre' again! SHREK THE MUSICAL today announces casting for the major nationwide tour....
Full Casting Announced For Nuffield Southampton Theatres, Theatr Clwyd And English Touring Theatre's Production Of A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
by Stephi Wild - February 21, 2018 Nuffield Southampton Theatres, Theatr Clwyd and English Touring Theatre today announce casting for their co-production of Tennessee Williams' masterpiece A Streetcar Named Desire. 2017 RTST Sir Peter Hall Director Award winner Chelsea Walker directs Nicole Agada (Woman/Nurse), Will Bliss (Steve), De...
Casting Announced For OUTLYING ISLANDS at The King's Head Theatre
by Stephi Wild - November 26, 2018 Award-winning Atticist have announced the stellar cast who will bring to life Outlying Islands this January - a revival of Scottish playwright David Greig's powerful play, not seen in London since 2002....
Theatr Clwyd Announces Cast of All-Female LORD OF THE FLIES; Kate Lamb, Gina Fillingham and More
by Julie Musbach - August 08, 2018 Following the announcement earlier this year of Sherman Theatre and Theatr Clwyd's collaboration, the cast for their co-production of William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies has been announced....
THE LAST FIVE YEARS To Be Bolton Albert Halls First In-House Production
by Stephi Wild - July 30, 2018 Albert Halls Bolton is set to transform its theatre space for the venues first in-house production since its impressive renovation....
Directors And Cast Announced For Debut Plays At Edinburgh Fringe
by Stephi Wild - July 18, 2018 BBC Arts and Avalon announce today the casting and directors for DEBUT - a unique new initiative enabling four professional creatives - Bim Adewunmi, Katherine Parkinson, Beryl Richards and Frank Skinner - who have never written for the stage before to create their debut play. All four plays will be...
ARE THERE MORE OF YOU? Gives a Voice to Women and the #MeToo Movement at Edinburgh Fringe
by Stephi Wild - June 13, 2018 Hint of Lime Presents Are There More of You? Written and performed by Alison Skilbeck, and directed by Jeremy Stockwell. The show comes to Edinburgh Fringe August 1 - 27....
Full Casting Announced For Sheffield Theatres' Major Revival Of Githa Sowerby's RUTHERFORD AND SON
by Stephi Wild - December 17, 2018 Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatres, Robert Hastie, today announces the full casting for Caroline Steinbeis' major revival of Githa Sowerby's Rutherford and Son. Steinbeis directs Esh Alladi (Richard), Laura Elphinstone (Janet), Brian Lonsdale (Martin), Marian McLoughlin (Ann), Ciaran Owens (Joh...
CALL THE MIDWIFE and SHREK THE MUSICAL's Laura Main To Switch On Edinburgh's Christmas Lights
by BWW News Desk - November 02, 2017 This year's Light Night will see Aberdeen-born actress Laura Main, star of BBC's Call the Midwife, switching on the lights across the city!...
VIDEO: Laura Main Chats CALL THE MIDWIFE and Her Upcoming Role in SHREK
by Julie Musbach - October 29, 2017 Laura Main is about to embark on her exciting fairytale adventure as Princess Fiona in the upcoming tour of SHREK. CALL THE MIDWIFE took a moment to talk with her about both her step into the royal life and her role on the popular television series. Check out the video below!...
Jonathan Bailey, Ben Batt, Lucy Black Join THE YORK REALIST at Donmar Warehouse; Full Cast Announced
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2017 The Donmar Warehouse and Sheffield Theatres today announce full casting for Donmar Associate Director and Sheffield Theatres Artistic Director Robert Hastie's new revival of Peter Gill's modern masterpiece The York Realist....
Showtime Reveals Premiere Date for Upcoming Series PATRICK MELROSE Starring Benedict Cumberbatch
by Macon Prickett - March 16, 2018 SHOWTIME has announced that its new, five-part limited series PATRICK MELROSE starring Oscar® nominee and Emmy® winner Benedict Cumberbatch will premiere on Saturday, May 12 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Based on the acclaimed Patrick Melrose series of semi-autobiographical novels written by Edward St. Aubyn, PA...
Photo Flash: First Look at Carli Norris and Maggie McCarthy in TURN OF THE SCREW
by Julie Musbach - February 27, 2018 BroadwayWorld has a first look at the new production of TURN OF THE SCREW. View the photos and a trailer below!...
VIDEO: Check Out This Sneak Peak of PATRICK MELROSE Starring Benedict Cumberbatch
by Macon Prickett - March 16, 2018 In a tour de force role, Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game, Sherlock), who also executive produces the new series, plays the titular character who struggles to overcome the damage inflicted by a horribly abusive father and the mother who tacitly condoned his behavior. Academy Award® nominee Jennifer J...
BWW Review: FOXFINDER, Ambassadors Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - September 15, 2018 The English countryside in crisis, a couple grieving the death of their son and the fox as the deadly enemy of man. First seen to critical acclaim in 2011 at the Finborough Theatre, Dawn King's darkly compelling, dystopian play Foxhunter comes to the West End in a rather disappointing revival, lacki...
Andrew Lloyd Webber is Working on a Contemporary CINDERELLA Musical
by Stephi Wild - September 13, 2018 Fresh off of his newly-minted EGOT status, Andrew Lloyd Webber has revealed to The Hollywood Reporter that he is working on a new musical project. He will be adapting Cinderella with a modern twist....
BBC One Renews CALL THE MIDWIFE for Two More Seasons
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 04, 2019 Two more series of multiple award-winning Call the Midwife have been commissioned for BBC One. With series nine about to start filming, the show will now be on air until 2022. Series 10 and 11, commissioned by Charlotte Moore, Director, BBC Content and Piers Wenger, Controller, BBC Drama Commissioni...
THE NOISES Comes to The Old Red Lion
by Stephi Wild - February 05, 2019 Told entirely from the perspective of a dog, The Noises is a visceral new play about fear, courage, the nature of violence and what we're prepared to do for the ones we love. This new show, longlisted for the 2017 Bruntwood Prize for Playwrighting, will receive its world premiere at The Old Red Lion...
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Amazon Premieres Original Series THE LAST POST, Today
by BWW News Desk - December 22, 2017 On Today, December 22, Amazon will premiere all six episodes of original dramatic series THE LAST POST on Prime Video in the US. From the highly acclaimed BAFTA award winner Peter Moffat (The Night Of) and starring Jessica Raine (Call The Midwife), Jessie Buckley (War and Peace)...
Signature Theatre Announces Casting And Creative Team For MASTERPIECES
by Julie Musbach - January 29, 2019 Signature Theatre announces the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by DC playwright Heather McDonald...
Award-Winning Script On Psychedelic Research In The '60s Gets L.A. Staged Reading
by A.A. Cristi - January 29, 2018 The story of Timothy Leary's research into the effects of psychedelics at Harvard University in the 1960s will get its first staged reading in Los Angeles on January 31....
Jenny Agutter and Yevgeny Mironov Complete the Cast of IN TOUCH
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2017 Jenny Agutter and Yevgeny Mironov join the cast which includes Rustam Ahmadeev, Zara-Jayne Arnold, Jonathan Bex, Kirill Byrkin, Roman Evdokimov, Raji Gopalakrishnan, Alexey Gorelov, Alyona Kapustyan, Yuliya Khamitova, Olga Lapshina, Sophie Lebedeva, Vera Lyzhenkova, Sally McNeill, Irina Povolotskaya...
Bryony Hannah and Ayve Leventis to Present Sci-fi Adventure LAIKA at the Unicorn
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2017 Laika is a new Unicorn sci-fi adventure, created by performers Bryony Hannah and Ayve Leventis, using puppetry, music and movement, about a young boy, his astronaut Mum and Laika, the space dog....
Cressida Bonas to star in Jermyn Street Theatre's THE DOG BENEATH THE SKIN
by Stephi Wild - January 25, 2018 Proud Haddock's The Dog Beneath The Skin will star Pete Ashmore (Arms and the Man, Watford Palace Theatre; Private Lives, Mercury Theatre; Treasure Island, Birmingham Rep) as Alan Norman and Cressida Bonas (Mrs Orwell, Old Red Lion Theatre, Southwark Playhouse; An Evening With Lucian Freud, Leiceste... |