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Cast Set for UK Tour of CAN BEARS SKI?
by Stephi Wild - November 03, 2023
The Pied Piper Theatre Company and Deafinitely Theatre have announced the full cast of the Can Bears Ski? bythe award-winning poet Raymond Antrobus in a new adaptation for the stage by Tina Williams....
Mathew Baynton to Play Bottom in the RSC's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
by Blair Ingenthron - October 29, 2023
Mathew Baynton, co-creator of Ghosts, is set to play Bottom in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream....
BBC Radio 4's Podcast YOU'RE DEAD TO ME Comes to Shakespeare North Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - October 20, 2023
BBC Radio 4’s hit history podcast You’re Dead To Me, will be heading to Shakespeare North Playhouse this month for a very special episode all about the life, work and legacy of William Shakespeare....
Review: THE EMPRESS, Lyric Hammersmith
by Cheryl Markosky - October 11, 2023
There are meaty themes, moments of humour and insight, and the standard of professionalism you’d expect from a Royal Shakespeare Company production first staged in Stratford in 2013 and now playing at the Lyric Hammersmith. But somehow Tanika Gupta’s script doesn’t quite take off....
Deafinitely Theatre Announces THE PROMISE A Story Of A Deaf Woman Living With Dementia
by A.A. Cristi - September 22, 2023
DEAFINITELY THEATRE announces 'The Promise,' a story of a deaf woman living with dementia. Co-produced with Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, this new piece of writing is directed by Paula Garfield and written by Melissa Mostyn. Performances run from April to May 2024....
Photos: First Look at Nigel Havers and Patricia Hodge in PRIVATE LIVES in the West End
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 13, 2023
Get a first look at Nigel Havers and Patricia Hodge in Private Lives in the West End....
London Theatre Week Returns, Celebrating 5 Years of Increasing Access to Theatre
by Blair Ingenthron - August 21, 2023
London Theatre Week, the highly anticipated performing arts celebration spotlighting dynamic musicals and award-winning plays in London's West End, makes its return this summer. Marking its 5th-year anniversary, the campaign offers audiences the opportunity to get tickets to the best of West End the...
Full Cast Revealed For CLYDE'S at Donmar Warehouse
by Stephi Wild - August 17, 2023
Donmar Artistic Director Michael Longhurst and Executive Director Henny Finch have announced full casting for the European première of Clyde’s which reunites double Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage and director Lynette Linton as a follow up to their Donmar smash hit Sweat which tran...
London Theatre Characters Descend onto Leicester Square to Celebrate Kids Week Campaign
by Stephi Wild - August 04, 2023
Official London Theatre celebrated their annual audience development initiative, Kids Week, by inviting key characters from theatreland down to their TKTS Booth in Leicester Square – the heart of London’s West End....
Review: RUBBISH ROMEO AND JULIET, Liverpool Theatre Festival
by Sarah O'Hara - July 31, 2023
Ahead of its run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Rubbish Romeo and Juliet took to the stage at the Liverpool Theatre Festival for one hour of hilarious fun, which had both adults and children alike cheering for more....
Review: PROM 11: HORRIBLE HISTORIES - 'ORRIBLE OPERA, Royal Albert Hall
by Kat Mokrynski - July 24, 2023
Prom 11: Horrible Histories ‘Orrible Opera is a delightful show that will amuse audiences of all ages while making opera more approachable....
Soprano Rainelle Krause to Make Debut at the BBC Proms
by A.A. Cristi - July 07, 2023
The prestigious BBC Proms announces the highly anticipated debut of soprano Rainelle Krause at this year's 'Horrible Histories - 'Orrible Opera' performance. Set to take place on July 22, 2023, at the iconic Royal Albert Hall, this unique event offers an entertaining exploration of opera's history...
PRIVATE LIVES, Starring Nigel Havers and Patricia Hodge, to Transfer to West End
by Aliya Al-Hassan - July 04, 2023
Noël Coward’s scintillating comic masterpiece Private Lives starring Nigel Havers and Patricia Hodge heads to the West End this Autumn....
THE GOOD DAD (A LOVE STORY) Comes to Edinburgh
by Stephi Wild - June 28, 2023
Inspired by real-life events from the 1980s, this haunting family drama will see one actor take on the roles of a mother and her identical twin daughters, Donna and Carol. Nominated for Lead Performance, New Play and Best Director at the Off West End Awards 2021, The Good Dad is presented in assoc...
Birmingham Stage Company Reveals Cast For West End Return of HORRIBLE HISTORIES: TERRIBLE TUDORS
by Stephi Wild - June 21, 2023
Birmingham Stage Company has announced the wicked cast for their West End return of Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors - Neal Foster, Emma Swan and Jack Ballard, in this delightfully gruesome production about one of history's most outrageous families....
LEAR ALONE Comes to Edinburgh in August
by Stephi Wild - June 21, 2023
Using just King Lear's lines from Shakespeare's timeless tragedy to explore themes of loneliness, ageing and homelessness, Lear Alone is a study of one man's vulnerability as he confronts and negotiates a digital world....
AIN'T TOO PROUD, GREASE, FROZEN & More to Take Part in Kids Week 2023
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 07, 2023
London’s world-famous theatres are preparing to welcome families this summer, as long-running audience development initiative Kids Week returns....
Family Programme Revealed For Annual Liverpool Theatre Festival
by Stephi Wild - June 02, 2023
Liverpool Theatre Festival returns in 2023 with a brand new date to coincide with the school Summer holidays – and this year the programme features nine family shows to wow youngsters of all ages. ...
Cast Revealed For ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST in the West End
by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2023
The new West End cast has been announced for Daniel Raggett's production of Accidental Death of an Anarchist, following a sell-out run at Lyric Hammersmith....
David Walliams' AWFUL AUNTIE Will Embark on Tour in 2024
by Stephi Wild - May 26, 2023
The bestselling children's author David Walliams and the award-winning Birmingham Stage Company are teaming up once again for a brand-new production of Awful Auntie. This is their latest collaboration following Demon Dentist, Gangsta Granny and Billionaire Boy - and the latter two both received Oliv...
Cast Set For GUILTY OF LOVE, The New Alan Turing Musical, at Edinburgh Fringe
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 19, 2023
Making its Edinburgh Fringe debut this August, producers of new musical Guilty of Love announced the cast for the 2023 production. ...
Cast & Voice Over Artists Revealed For SPITTING IMAGE THE MUSICAL
by Stephi Wild - May 10, 2023
As Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical written by a tour de force comedy team made up of Al Murray (The Pub Landlord) Matt Forde (The Political Party) and double Olivier award winner Sean Foley (The Upstart Crow, The Play What I Wrote) heads towards its West End Premiere at the Phoen...
by Stephi Wild - April 26, 2023
The bestselling children’s author David Walliams and the award-winning Birmingham Stage Company have teamed up for a brand-new production of Demon Dentist. This is their latest collaboration after Gangsta Granny and Billionaire Boy, both of which received Olivier award nominations. ...
BBC PROMS To Include Works From Rufus Wainwright, Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Self Esteem
by A.A. Cristi - April 19, 2023
The BBC Proms 2023 launches with a programme bursting with opera, oratorio and large-scale choral work and the first ever weekend-long Proms festival rooted in the North-East at Sage Gateshead....
David Walliams' DEMON DENTIST Comes To 3olympia Theatre In July
by Stephi Wild - April 18, 2023
The bestselling children's author David Walliams and the award-winning Birmingham Stage Company have teamed up for a brand-new production of Demon Dentist. This is their latest collaboration after Gangsta Granny and Billionaire Boy, both of which received Olivier award nominations. ...
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