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Cast Set For Alan Ayckbourn's A CHORUS OF DISAPPROVAL at Salisbury Playhouse Photo Cast Set For Alan Ayckbourn's A CHORUS OF DISAPPROVAL at Salisbury Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - March 20, 2024

The cast has been announced for Wiltshire Creative's upcoming production of Alan Ayckbourn's A Chorus of Disapproval, completing their 2024 spring season....
Sheffield Theatres Announces New Season To Complete Programming For 2019 Photo Sheffield Theatres Announces New Season To Complete Programming For 2019
by Stephi Wild - March 22, 2019

As his production of Richard Hawley and Chris Bush's Standing at the Sky's Edge opens in the Crucible, Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatres, Robert Hastie, announces programming for 2019....
GTA's February Festival of Theatre Takes Ridiculous Yet Compassionate Look at War and Photo GTA's February Festival of Theatre Takes Ridiculous Yet Compassionate Look at War and Women in MONSTROUS REGIMENT
by Julie Musbach - January 29, 2018

Terry Pratchett may not be the most familiar name on your bookshelf, but, especially if you're a fan of Doctor Who or The Lord of the Rings, it should be....
Chris Keaton To Rep DownTown Mystic Music and Robert Allen Photo Chris Keaton To Rep DownTown Mystic Music and Robert Allen
by Michael Major - September 18, 2023

A go-to source for CMT, Allen’s songs have been featured on the network’s Tobacco Wars (“Backdoor”), Inside Fame on Darius Rucker ('Losing My Mind'), Urban Cowboy The Rise and Fall Of Gilley’s ('Everything'), and Inside Fame on Florida Georgia Line ('Lost & Found,' 'No Exceptions')....
Full Cast Announced for Michael Boyd's THE CHERRY ORCHARD at Bristol Old Vic Photo Full Cast Announced for Michael Boyd's THE CHERRY ORCHARD at Bristol Old Vic
by Stephi Wild - January 15, 2018

Full casting for Michael Boyd's much anticipated production of The Cherry Orchard is announced today as rehearsals begin for the Bristol Old Vic and Royal Exchange Theatre co-production. Rory Mullarkey's brand-new translation will be directed by Boyd, celebrated former Artistic Director of the Royal...
Cast Revealed For MACBETH at Shakespeare's Globe Photo Cast Revealed For MACBETH at Shakespeare's Globe
by Stephi Wild - June 19, 2023

Shakespeare's Globe has announced the cast of Macbeth, directed by Abigail Graham (The Merchant of Venice, 2022)....
The Academy Invites 842 To Membership; 50% Are Women Photo The Academy Invites 842 To Membership; 50% Are Women
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 02, 2019

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 842 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. The 2019 class is 50% women, 29% people of color, and represents 59 countries. Those...
Casting Announced For UK Tour of DR JEKYLL & MR HYDE Photo Casting Announced For UK Tour of DR JEKYLL & MR HYDE
by Stephi Wild - January 17, 2018

Touring Consortium Theatre Company and Rose Theatre Kingston today announce the full company for Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde adapted for the stage by David Edgar. Joining the previously announced Phil Daniels as Jekyll/Hyde are Rosie Abraham (Lucy/Maid/Singer), Sam Cox (Poole), Po...
Full Casting Announced For the World Premiere of WOMEN IN POWER
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2018

Director of Nuffield Southampton Theatres (NST), Samuel Hodges, today announces full casting for the world premiere of Women in Power. NST Associate Director Blanche McIntyre directs Lydia Bewley, best known for The Inbetweeners, Plebs and E4's comedy Drifters, Elizabeth Boag, Anna Fordham, Lisa Ker...
A New Season of Shakespeare is Coming to the RSC In 2023 Photo A New Season of Shakespeare is Coming to the RSC In 2023
by Stephi Wild - September 27, 2022

Erica Whyman, Acting Artistic Director, has announced details of the Royal Shakespeare Company's artistic programme for 2023....
T Bone Burnett Gives Keynote Speech at 2019 SXSW Photo T Bone Burnett Gives Keynote Speech at 2019 SXSW
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 14, 2019

Multiple Grammy and Oscar winning artist, musician and producer T Bone Burnett gave a thought provoking keynote speech at SXSW today, warning of the current dangers of the dominance of digital monopolies like Google and Facebook, while championing the value of the independence of artists. See below ...
Cast Announced For Olivier Award-Winner Giles Terera's Workshop Performance of THE ME Photo Cast Announced For Olivier Award-Winner Giles Terera's Workshop Performance of THE MEANING OF ZONG
by Stephi Wild - October 09, 2018

Hamilton's Olivier Award-winning actor Giles Terera will present his new play The Meaning of Zong on Bristol Old Vic's stage this Thursday (11 Oct) for a one-night-only workshop performance. The piece examines the massacre aboard the slave ship Zong in 1781 and the repercussions of these events, whi...
Full Casting Announced For ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST Photo Full Casting Announced For ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
by Stephi Wild - April 26, 2018

Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatres Robert Hastie today announces the cast for Associate Director Javaad Alipoor's production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Dale Wasserman, from the novel by Ken Kesey - Nathan Amzi (Martini), Lucy Black (Nurse Ratched), Andrew Dennis (Ruckley and Aide Tur...
Full Cast Revealed For the West End Run of DR SEMMELWEIS, Starring Mark Rylance Photo Full Cast Revealed For the West End Run of DR SEMMELWEIS, Starring Mark Rylance
by Stephi Wild - June 05, 2023

Mark Rylance returns to the West End this summer in Dr Semmelweis opening at the Harold Pinter Theatre on 11 July, with previews from 29 June, and running until Saturday 7 October....
Full Casting Announced For the World Premiere of WOMEN IN POWER
by Stephi Wild - August 07, 2018

Director of Nuffield Southampton Theatres (NST), Samuel Hodges, today announces full casting for the world premiere of Women in Power. NST Associate Director Blanche McIntyre directs Lydia Bewley, best known for The Inbetweeners, Plebs and E4's comedy Drifters, Elizabeth Boag, Anna Fordham, Lisa Ker...
Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsals for THE CHERRY ORCHARD at The Bristol Old Vic and Roya Photo Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsals for THE CHERRY ORCHARD at The Bristol Old Vic and Royal Exchange Theatre
by Stephi Wild - February 02, 2018

Michael Boyd's much anticipated production of The Cherry Orchard has begun rehearsals for the Bristol Old Vic and Royal Exchange Theatre co-production. Rory Mullarkey's brand-new translation will be directed by Boyd, celebrated former Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). Having ...
Cast Announced For TITUS ANDRONICUS at Shakespeare's Globe Photo Cast Announced For TITUS ANDRONICUS at Shakespeare's Globe
by Stephi Wild - December 06, 2022

Shakespeare’s Globe is delighted to announce the cast of Titus Andronicus, directed by Jude Christian (Dark Night of the Soul, Nanjing, Shakespeare’s Globe)....
Phoenix Theatre Ensemble Presents the First Annual Phoenix Festival: Live Arts in Nya Photo Phoenix Theatre Ensemble Presents the First Annual Phoenix Festival: Live Arts in Nyack
by Stephi Wild - April 01, 2022

Nyack joins the roster of world class arts events with the launch of The Phoenix Festival: Live Arts in Nyack – a performing arts celebration set for this fall 2022....
Jade Anouka To Star As Margaret Of Anjou in QUEEN MARGARET Photo Jade Anouka To Star As Margaret Of Anjou in QUEEN MARGARET
by Stephi Wild - July 30, 2018

Shakespeare wrote more lines for Queen Margaret than he did for King Lear yet we know very little of her. Jeanie O'Harere-acquaints us with one of Shakespeare's major but rarely performed characters in her new play QUEEN MARGARET. In a production that draws on original language from Shakespeare, dir...
Donmar Warehouse Announces Full Casting for THE WAY OF THE WORLD Photo Donmar Warehouse Announces Full Casting for THE WAY OF THE WORLD
by Stephi Wild - February 19, 2018

The Donmar Warehouse today announces full casting for James Macdonald's new revival of William Congreve's Restoration comedy masterpiece The Way of The World. Haydn Gwynne will be playing the role of Lady Wishfort, replacing Linda Bassett who has sadly had to withdraw from the production before the ...
FANBOY Comes to Bristol's Tobacco Factory This September Photo FANBOY Comes to Bristol's Tobacco Factory This September
by Stephi Wild - July 31, 2023

Fringe First award-winner Joe Sellman-Leava (Labels; Monster) is heading to Tobacco Factory Theatres, Bristol with his hit Edinburgh Fringe show Fanboy.  This love-hate letter to pop culture and nostalgia explores our past and future selves through epic storytelling, razor-sharp impressions, and the...
Shakespeare's Globe Reveals Cast For THE DUCHESS OF MALFI Photo Shakespeare's Globe Reveals Cast For THE DUCHESS OF MALFI
by Stephi Wild - January 16, 2024

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of The Duchess of Malfi, directed by Rachel Bagshaw. Find out who is starring in the production here!...
Casting Announced for Finborough Theatre's 150th Anniversary Play CYRIL'S SUCCESS Photo Casting Announced for Finborough Theatre's 150th Anniversary Play CYRIL'S SUCCESS
by Stephi Wild - January 03, 2018

During 2018, the Finborough Theatre celebrates 150 years of the Finborough Theatre building with an anniversary selection of the best plays from 1868. The FINBOROUGH150 series opens with the first London production since 1890 of Cyril's Success by playwright and local resident Henry J. Byron playing...





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