Acorn TV Increases Programming by 200% Since Launch
by Caryn Robbins - October 01, 2012 Increasing its content by 200% since its launch in July 2011, Acorn TV, the first streaming service focused on the best of British TV, is now streaming 18 full seasons (up from six) of the best classic and contemporary British mysteries and dramas with different series added each week....
Series Two Of BBC Hit Cop Drama 'MURPHY'S LAW' Released On DVD 4/27
by Charlie Piane - April 16, 2010 BBC's hit undercover cop drama series Murphy's Law is back with the DVD debut of Series 2 from Acorn Media on April 27, 2010. Award-winning actor James Nesbitt (Waking Ned Devine, Bloody Sunday, Woody Allen's Match Point, and Five Minutes of Heaven) delivers another powerhouse performance as roguish...
John Mortimer's 'A VOYAGE ROUND MY FATHER' Relased On DVD 4/27
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2010 Adapted from the hit play by award-winning novelist, playwright and screenwriter John Mortimer (Rumpole of Bailey), A Voyage Round My Father, debuts on DVD from Acorn Media on April 27, 2010. Also adapted for screen by Mortimer himself, this touching story of father and son stars stage and screen le...
PBS to Air MASTERPIECE's 'Wolf Hall' Starring Tony-Award Winner Mark Rylance
by Caryn Robbins - November 19, 2014 PBS will host two days of press conferences featuring Damian Lewis, who plays Henry VIII in MASTERPIECE's "Wolf Hall," starring Tony-Award winner Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell...
A VOYAGE ROUND MY FATHER With Olivier and Bates Available On DVD 4/27
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 24, 2010 Adapted from the hit play by award-winning novelist, playwright and screenwriter John Mortimer (Rumpole of Bailey), A Voyage Round My Father, debuts on DVD from Acorn Media on April 27, 2010. ...
'Addictions' to Premiere June 8 at Duchess Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2008 The UK Premiere of Addictions, three one-act plays by Tricia Walsh-Smith, is set for Sunday, June 8 at the Duchess Theatre in London's West End, directed by Christopher Biggins....
Full Cast Announced for LUNA GALE at Hampstead Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - May 06, 2015 Sharon Small, Corey Johnson and Rachel Redford will be joined by Alexander Arnold, Caroline Faber, Ed Hughes and Abigail Rose in the UK Premiere of Luna Gale, in a cast which features both outstanding established performers and exciting new talent. ...
DAYTONA Debuts at Park Theatre Tonight; Launches UK Tour thru Oct 2013
by BWW News Desk - July 17, 2013 Daytona is a brand new play by Oliver Cotton, which today announced its UK tour. After its premiere at the Park Theatre, London on tonight, the 17 July, Daytona will embark on a seven week tour visiting Rose Theatre Kingston, Watford Palace Theatre, Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Oxford Playhouse, Lyceum Theat...
Series Two Of BBC Hit Cop Drama 'MURPHY'S LAW' Released On DVD 4/27
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2010 BBC's hit undercover cop drama series Murphy's Law is back with the DVD debut of Series 2 from Acorn Media on April 27, 2010. Award-winning actor James Nesbitt (Waking Ned Devine, Bloody Sunday, Woody Allen's Match Point, and Five Minutes of Heaven) delivers another powerhouse performance as roguish...
DAYTONA to Debut at Park Theatre, July 17; Launches UK Tour thru Oct 2013
by BWW News Desk - July 04, 2013 Daytona is a brand new play by Oliver Cotton, which today announced its UK tour. After its premiere at the Park Theatre, London on the 17 July, Daytona will embark on a seven week tour visiting Rose Theatre Kingston, Watford Palace Theatre, Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Oxford Playhouse, Lyceum Theatre Sheffi...
John Mortimer's 'A VOYAGE ROUND MY FATHER' Relased On DVD 4/27
by Charlie Piane - April 16, 2010 Adapted from the hit play by award-winning novelist, playwright and screenwriter John Mortimer (Rumpole of Bailey), A Voyage Round My Father, debuts on DVD from Acorn Media on April 27, 2010. Also adapted for screen by Mortimer himself, this touching story of father and son stars stage and screen le...
Royal Court and The Guardian's First Micro-Play Online Today
by Tyler Peterson - November 17, 2014 The worlds of theatre and journalism collide in Off the Page, a unique new collaboration. Guardian journalists are partnering with Royal Court playwrights, theatre directors and a stellar company of actors to create a series of six 'micro-plays', each around five minutes long, to be showcased on the...
SLINGS & ARROWS Among Series to Be Streamed on Acorn TV
by Caryn Robbins - November 05, 2012 Starting today, Acorn TV, the first British TV focused streaming service, streams one of its few non-British series with the first season of the most critically-acclaimed theater series ever, SLINGS & ARROWS featuring Paul Gross, Rachel McAdams, and Mark McKinney....
A VOYAGE ROUND MY FATHER With Olivier and Bates Available On DVD 4/27
by Gabrielle Sierra - March 24, 2010 Adapted from the hit play by award-winning novelist, playwright and screenwriter John Mortimer (Rumpole of Bailey), A Voyage Round My Father, debuts on DVD from Acorn Media on April 27, 2010. ...
VIDEO: Benedict Cumberbatch Presents a Lifetime of British Drama in New BBC Promo
by Caryn Robbins - October 29, 2014 Benedict Cumberbatch appears in an all new trailer for The BBC which offers a unique glimpse of some of the BBC's biggest upcoming dramas...
BWW Reviews: NEVILLE'S ISLAND at Olney Theatre Center is Ambitious Production
by Charles Shubow - April 18, 2013 Playwright Tim Firth's play is given splendid production....
Celebrate National Poetry Month In April With 'SIX CENTURIES OF VERSE,' On DVD 4/27
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2010 Featuring poetry's highlights through the years, as read by distinguished actors, Six Centuries of Verse debuts on DVD from Athena (Playing Shakespeare) on April 27, 2010. Presented by Oscar® winner John Gielgud (Gandhi), one of the most revered actors of his generation, this star -studded series tr...
'CLOCKWORK ORANGE' Star Warren Clarke Dies at Age 67
by Caryn Robbins - November 12, 2014 U.K. actor Warren Clarke, perhaps best known for his role in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, has passed away at the age of 67....
DAYTONA Debuts at Park Theatre Tonight; Launches UK Tour thru Oct 2013
by BWW News Desk - July 17, 2013 Daytona is a brand new play by Oliver Cotton, which today announced its UK tour. After its premiere at the Park Theatre, London on tonight, the 17 July, Daytona will embark on a seven week tour visiting Rose Theatre Kingston, Watford Palace Theatre, Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Oxford Playhouse, Lyceum Theat...
THE FORSYTE SAGA Among Upcoming DVD/Blu-ray Releases From Acorn Media
by Caryn Robbins - July 11, 2012 Leading British specialist Acorn Media announces upcoming DVDs/Blu-rays including several must-see, brand new series as well as the first complete collection of Masterpiece Theatre favorite and addictive costume drama THE FORSYTE SAGA starring Damian Lewis (Homeland)....
Clare Calbraith, Navin Chowdhry & More to Star in MULTITUDES at Tricycle Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - January 14, 2015 Artistic Director Indhu Rubasingham today announces the cast for her production of the world premiere of John Hollingworth's Multitudes - Clare Calbraith (Natalie), Navin Chowdhry (Kash), Salma Hoque (Khadira), Asif Khan (Julian/Shabir/Shafiq), Jacqueline King (Lyn), and Maya Sondhi(Rukhsana/Sam/Har...
Acorn TV Streams Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench in Playing Shakespeare
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 16, 2011 On Monday, Dec. 19th, Acorn TV, the first streaming service specializing in British television, adds Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Ben Kingsley, and David Suchet in the critically-acclaimed Shakespearean master class series PLAYING SHAKESPEARE, and Richard Bradford in the 1960s spy seri...
Acorn TV Streams Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench in Playing Shakespeare
by BWW News Desk - December 19, 2011 On Monday, Dec. 19th, Acorn TV, the first streaming service specializing in British television, adds Patrick Stewart, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Ben Kingsley, and David Suchet in the critically-acclaimed Shakespearean master class series PLAYING SHAKESPEARE, and Richard Bradford in the 1960s spy seri...
PBS to Premiere Third Season of Acclaimed Drama LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX, 6/28
by Caryn Robbins - April 22, 2015 BBC Worldwide North America Sales & Co-productions and PBS announced today that the critically acclaimed British drama LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX will return for a third season in the U.S., premiering June 28, 2015...
Celebrate National Poetry Month In April With 'SIX CENTURIES OF VERSE,' On DVD 4/27
by BWW News Desk - April 27, 2010 Featuring poetry's highlights through the years, as read by distinguished actors, Six Centuries of Verse debuts on DVD from Athena (Playing Shakespeare) on April 27, 2010. Presented by Oscar® winner John Gielgud (Gandhi), one of the most revered actors of his generation, this star -studded series tr... |
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