BBC American Announces DOCTOR WHO Spin-Off Series; Adele Special & More
by Caryn Robbins - January 11, 2016 BBC AMERICA made a series of announcements at today's TCA including: Class, a companion for hit series Doctor Who...
Robert Portal to Lead AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS at St. James Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - October 07, 2015 Casting is announced today for Around the World in 80 Days, which will run at the St. James Theatre from 26 November 2015 to 17 January 2016, with press night on 3 December 2015. Leading the cast in the role of Phileas Fogg will be Robert Portal, who, in challenges reminiscent of Fogg's own quest, h...
CW Seed Lands Licensing Agreement With BBC Studios
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 08, 2020 CW Seed, The CW's free, ad-supported digital network, has acquired the second window, non-exclusive streaming rights to 14 series from BBC Studios. The pact will bring more than 200 episodes and 150 hours of scripted library content to the platform. The announcement was made today by Rick Haskins, ...
EDINBURGH 2019: Pick Of The Programme - Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 07, 2019 With nearly 4,000 shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe it can be a little overwhelming to select which shows to see. BWW reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue has narrowed down her top ten picks in the theatre section of the programme....
Agatha Christie's A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED Comes to Life at Exeter Northcott This Month
by BWW News Desk - October 08, 2015 Agatha Christie's famous novel, A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED, is brought to life on the Exeter Northcott this month, running 19-24 October 2015, presented by Middle Ground Theatre Company....
SundanceTV to Present Six-Part Crime Series THE LAST PANTHERS in Spring 2016
by Caryn Robbins - October 05, 2015 THE LAST PANTHERS, a six-part crime series, will air in the spring of 2016 on SundanceTV in the U.S. Commissioned by Sky Atlantic and CANAL+, SundanceTV has come on board as a co-producer of the series....
Maxine Peake, Gemma Jones and Martha Goober to Perform in The Old Vic's Inaugural ONE VOICE Event
by BWW News Desk - November 26, 2016 The Old Vic today announces the full programme for the inaugural One Voice performance today 26 November....
BBC One and SundanceTV Begin Production on Season Two of THE SPLIT
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 21, 2019 BBC One and SundanceTV announced today that production has started in London on season two of the original series The Split, helmed by BAFTA and Emmy® Award-winning writer Abi Morgan (River, Suffragette, The Hour) and executive producer Jane Featherstone (Broadchurch, River, Humans). The series' sec...
CALL THE MIDWIFE Begins Filming Ninth Season
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 22, 2019 Made by Neal Street Productions for BBC One, the award-winning drama series, Call The Midwife, has completed filming for a Christmas Special to be broadcast this year and has begun filming a new series of eight episodes for 2020....
Kerry Butler, Phillipa Soo, Jason Danieley and More Set for Feinstein's/54 Below This Month
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2015 This October, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW presents an exciting lineup of the brightest talent from Broadway and beyond. Located just below the legendary Studio 54 at 254 West 54th Street. For...
Michael C Hall & More to Star in Harlan Coben's SAFE on Netflix
by Caryn Robbins - July 21, 2017 RED Production Company called 'action' as filming commenced in Manchester on original new television drama, SAFE. The 8 x 60' series has been ordered by CANAL+ Group and Netflix and will run on free-to-air channel C8 (CANAL+ Group) in France and Netflix globally outside of France in 2018....
BBC America Premieres BAFTA-Nominated Series PREY Tonight
by TV News Desk - February 25, 2016 The gripping BAFTA-nominated series, PREY, plays out as two three-part stories that straddle two intense cases - with down-but-not-out Detective Sergeant...
BANG BANG! Will Embark on UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - October 16, 2019 Exeter Northcott Theatre and Dermot McLaughlin Productions announce the Premiere UK Tour of Bang Bang! A new farce from John Cleese starring Tessa Peake-Jones, Tony Gardner and Wendi Peters....
Official: Donmar Announces Full Casting for ELEGY - Barbara Flynn, Nina Sosanya and More; April 21
by Christina Mancuso - January 15, 2016 The Donmar announces full casting for the UK premiere of Elegy by playwright Nick Payne. Directed by Artistic Director Josie Rourke, the full cast is Barbara Flynn as Carrie, Nina Sosanya as Miriam and Zoe Wanamaker as Lorna, all making a return to the Donmar stage. Elegy starts previews from 21 Apr...
Maxine Peake, Gemma Jones and Martha Goober to Perform in The Old Vic's Inaugural ONE VOICE Event
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2016 The Old Vic today announces the full programme for the inaugural One Voice performance on Saturday 26 November....
Anne Reid Cast as 'Lady Hunstanton' in A WOMEN OF NO IMPORTANCE at Vaudeville Theatre
by BWW News Desk - July 28, 2017 Classic Spring has announced that Anne Reid will play Lady Hunstanton in A Woman of No Importance from 6 October to 30 December 2017. Directed by Dominic Dromgoole, the production is the first in a year-long celebration of Oscar Wilde at the Vaudeville Theatre....
Cast Announced for PLASTIC by Kenneth Emson at Old Red Lion Theatre
by Stephi Wild - February 19, 2018 Louis Greatorex (Safe, Netflix; The Last Post, BBC1; Last Tango In Halifax, BBC1), Madison Clare (The Dark Things, Linbury Studio Theatre; War Whores, Courtyard Theatre; Close, Landor Space), Mark Weinman (Captain Amazing, Soho Theatre/Live/UK Tour; The Gamechangers, BBC2; Press, BBC1) and Thomas Co...
London Theatre Workshop in Association with Julie Clare Productions Presents JUDY!
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2017 Following a critically acclaimed debut season at Southwark Playhouse under its original title, Through The Mill, Ray Rackham's biographical musical about the life of iconic movie star and chanteuse, Judy Garland, arrives in London's West End this Summer....
BBC Two Announces Cast for Factual Drama SALISBURY
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 24, 2019 Filming has begun this week on Salisbury, an engrossing three-part factual drama for BBC Two written by Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn and produced by Dancing Ledge Productions....
SundanceTV and BBC One Greenlight Second Season of Drama Series THE SPLIT
by Tori Hartshorn - May 31, 2018 SundanceTV and BBC One announced today that Abi Morgan's original drama 'The Split,' produced by Sister Pictures, will return for a second season. Season one premiered on SundanceTV on May 23rd to critical acclaim, having been called a 'powerful drama' by The Wall Street Journal and 'an addictive gu...
Cast Announced For THE LAST QUIZ NIGHT ON EARTH UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - January 15, 2020 Award winning Box of Tricks theatre company recently announced plans for a UK Tour of their latest production The Last Quiz Night on Earth an immersive, innovative new play by Alison Carr....
Review Roundup: What Did The Critics Think of the West End Revival of FROZEN?
by Stephi Wild - February 21, 2018 Frozen is a psychological thriller about a mother whose child goes missing, directed by Jonathan Munby and will play a strictly limited twelve-week season at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from Friday 9 February 2018. Let's see what the critics had to say......
Exciting Year Ahead For Clapperboard UK Ltd
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2018 Clapperboard Director Maureen Sinclair is delighted to announce that this year's new short film youth project Mind Our Mate! will be launched at the special 10th anniversary cast and crew screening of low budget British feature The Be All and End All, in association with Verve Pictures and Director ...
A British Invasion: Stars Cross the Pond to Light Up Broadway This Fall!
by Nicole Rosky - October 25, 2015 '[Thank you] to an incredible cast of British and American actors who make the Atlantic look like a little creek you can just kind of pop across,' said Dame Helen Mirren upon receiving her 2015 Tony Award. The stage and screen star reprised her critically-acclaimed performance in THE AUDIENCE after ...
Alexander Hanson Joins the English Language World Premiere of THE LIE at Menier Chocolate Factory
by BWW News Desk - September 13, 2017 The Menier Chocolate Factory today announced that Alexander Hanson joins the company of The Lie playing the husband of his real-life spouse Samantha Bond. Hanson replaces James Dreyfus who has regretfully had to withdraw from the production on medical advice.... |