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My Brilliant Friend tells the story of Elena Greco, a now-elderly woman who discovers the most important friend in her life, Raffaella "Lila" Cerullo, seems to have disappeared with a trace. A writer, immersed in a house full of books, Greco turns on her computer and starts writing the story of their tempestuous friendship, starting from the point when Elena met Lila their first year of primary school in 1950.

Set in a dangerous and fascinating Naples, their story goes on to cover more than 60 years of their lives as she tries to describe the mystery of Lila, Elena's brilliant friend and

GIN CRAZE! Will Be Performed at Royal & Derngate Next Month Photo GIN CRAZE! Will Be Performed at Royal & Derngate Next Month
by Stephi Wild - June 22, 2021

Two lovers, each with hidden secrets, struggle to prosper as gin hawkers. At a time in the 18th century when the average Briton drank 1.5 litres of gin every day, women were being locked up in cells to sober up and disorder was breaking out on every street corner, panic spreads among the upper class...


Full Cast Revealed For The UK Première of Lynn Nottage's MLIMA'S TALE Photo Full Cast Revealed For The UK Première of Lynn Nottage's MLIMA'S TALE
by Stephi Wild - July 14, 2023

Kiln Theatre has announced full casting for the UK première of Lynn Nottage's Mlima's Tale. Miranda Cromwell directs Gabrielle Brooks (Githinji), Pui Fan Lee (Gouxi), Brandon Grace (Andrew), Natey Jones (Geedi) and Ira Mandela Siobhan (Mlima). The production opens on 21 September, with previews from...


Headlong and Century Films Partner With BBC Arts On UNPRECEDENTED: REAL TIME THEATRE Photo Headlong and Century Films Partner With BBC Arts On UNPRECEDENTED: REAL TIME THEATRE FROM A STATE OF ISOLATION
by Stephi Wild - April 09, 2020

BBC Arts has joined award-winning theatre company Headlong and BAFTA winning Century Films, as broadcast partner for Unprecedented: Real Time Theatre from a State of Isolation, a series of short, digital plays written and performed in isolation, which will be broadcast across the nation during lockd...


Apple TV+ Announces New FERRARI Racing Series From Oscar-Nominee Steven Knight Photo Apple TV+ Announces New FERRARI Racing Series From Oscar-Nominee Steven Knight
by Michael Major - July 13, 2022

Apple TV+ has announced a straight-to-series order for the electrifying new drama series “Ferrari,” inspired by bestselling book “Ferrari Rex” by Luca Dal Monte, named as “the definitive biography” on race car driver and visionary entrepreneur Enzo Ferrari. The series was created and written by Acad...


Kiran Landa Will Star In EXTINCT at Theatre Royal Stratford East Photo Kiran Landa Will Star In EXTINCT at Theatre Royal Stratford East
by Stephi Wild - June 07, 2021

Theatre Royal Stratford East today announces that Kiran Landa will make her Stratford East debut and star in EXTINCT, a new one woman play written by April De Angelis and directed by Kirsty Housley.  ...


VIDEO: Watch a Behind-the-Scenes Look at MY BRILLIANT FRIEND on HBO Photo VIDEO: Watch a Behind-the-Scenes Look at MY BRILLIANT FRIEND on HBO
by Sarah Leiber - March 10, 2020

The cast and crew of My Brilliant Friend discuss how Elena and Lila's friendship will evolve and tease what's to come in season 2. Season 2 premieres Monday at 10pm....


WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION Extends Until October 2023 Photo WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION Extends Until October 2023
by Stephi Wild - November 02, 2022

An extension has been announced for Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution following the production's recent fifth anniversary.   Audiences will now be able to watch the trial of Leonard Vole at the magnificent London County Hall until 8 October 2023....


HBO & Rai Renew MY BRILLIANT FRIEND For A Fourth Season Photo HBO & Rai Renew MY BRILLIANT FRIEND For A Fourth Season
by Michael Major - March 22, 2022

HBO and Rai have renewed the drama series MY BRILLIANT FRIEND for a fourth season, it was announced today by Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming, and Maria Pia Ammirati, Rai head of Drama. MY BRILLIANT FRIEND: THOSE WHO LEAVE  AND THOSE WHO STAY, is based on Elena Ferrante’s be...


RSC Appoints Charlotte Sutton as Head Of Casting Photo RSC Appoints Charlotte Sutton as Head Of Casting
by Stephi Wild - August 30, 2023

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has announced the appointment of Charlotte Sutton as the company’s new Head of Casting. Sutton is currently an Artistic Associate of the Young Vic; and was the Casting Associate at Chichester Festival Theatre from 2017 to 2023. She joins the company effective as o...


Polka Theatre Announces Festive Season 2022 Photo Polka Theatre Announces Festive Season 2022
by Stephi Wild - October 10, 2022

Polka Theatre returns with a Christmas season tailored for younger audiences and their families. The season will include the return of their heart-warming show Grandad, Me and Teddy Too in their Adventure Theatre, a magical story that celebrates the importance of family, even at long-distances – a t...


SPUTNIK SWEETHEART, Max Wilkinson's UNION and More Set For Arcola Theatre's Summer/Au Photo SPUTNIK SWEETHEART, Max Wilkinson's UNION and More Set For Arcola Theatre's Summer/Autumn 2023 Lineup
by Stephi Wild - June 13, 2023

With their production of Sasha Hails’ Possession about to open at the company’s home base, Arcola Theatre, led by Artistic Director Mehmet Ergen and Executive Director Leyla Nazli, has announced their new season....


Cast and Creative Team Revealed For MANSFIELD PARK at the Watermill Theatre Photo Cast and Creative Team Revealed For MANSFIELD PARK at the Watermill Theatre
by Stephi Wild - April 27, 2023

The full cast and creative team have been announced for The Watermill Theatre and Two Gents’ co-production of MANSFIELD PARK – the world premiere stage adaptation of Tonderai Munyevu & Arne Pohlmeier’s rousing take on Jane Austen’s well-known romance....


AMERICA'S GOT TALENT Presents SUPERSTARS LIVE! At Luxor Hotel And Casino, February 15 Photo AMERICA'S GOT TALENT Presents SUPERSTARS LIVE! At Luxor Hotel And Casino, February 15 – May 21
by A.A. Cristi - February 16, 2023

Jordan Conley, stand-up comic and Season 17 contestant of the hit television series America's Got Talent, will join the acclaimed cast of the high-energy, variety-style spectacular America's Got Talent Presents SUPERSTARS Live at Luxor Hotel and Casino February 15 – May 21....


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by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 02, 2020

The Barn Theatre and Aaron Sidwell have released the official trailer for the second series of their Shakespeare in lockdown digital theatre series, Bard From The Barn....


Hampstead Theatre Announces Full Cast and Creative Team For Alan Plater's PEGGY FOR Y Photo Hampstead Theatre Announces Full Cast and Creative Team For Alan Plater's PEGGY FOR YOU
by Stephi Wild - November 04, 2021

Tamsin Greig will be joined in the cast by Josh Finan (The Responder, BBC One; Shook, Papatango Theatre Co - Southwark Playhouse/UK tour), Trevor Fox (My Brilliant Friend, National Theatre; The Jungle, New York/San Francisco/Playhouse Theatre/Young Vic), Danusia Samal (Maryland, Royal Court; The Gre...


& JULIET, Starring Lorna Courtney, Betsy Wolfe, Stark Sands and More, Will Open on Br Photo & JULIET, Starring Lorna Courtney, Betsy Wolfe, Stark Sands and More, Will Open on Broadway This October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 07, 2022

Currently playing a long-awaited pre-Broadway engagement in Toronto, & Juliet will transfer directly to Broadway, with previews beginning October 28, 2022 ahead of a November 17, 2022 opening at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. Tickets are available now!...


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by Stephi Wild - March 30, 2023

Initial casting has been announced for the first major revival in 20 years of Neil LaBute's acclaimed play The Shape of Things in Park200. Nicky Allpress directs – Amber Anderson as Eve and Luke Newton as Adam, with further casting to be announced. ...


VIDEO: HBO Releases Official Trailer For MY BRILLIANT FRIEND: THOSE WHO LEAVE AND THO Photo VIDEO: HBO Releases Official Trailer For MY BRILLIANT FRIEND: THOSE WHO LEAVE AND THOSE WHO STAY
by Michael Major - February 09, 2022

HBO has released the official trailer for the eight-episode, third season of HBO's “My Brilliant Friend,” My Brilliant Friend: Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay, based on the third book in Elena Ferrante’s quadrilogy. My Brilliant Friend: Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay is a series by Daniele Lu...


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by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 17, 2020

Leading British East Asian theatre company Yellow Earth Theatre and woman's theatre company Sphinx Theatre today announced that Joanne Lau has been selected as one of the fifteen playwrights chosen for the Sphinx 30 programme, a writing programme designed for female playwrights in the UK marking Sph...


Graham Phillips & Krystina Alabado to Star in SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at Pasad Photo Graham Phillips & Krystina Alabado to Star in SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at Pasadena Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 12, 2023

Pasadena Playhouse has announced the cast for Sunday in the Park with George, the first production of the theater’s six-month-long celebration of Stephen Sondheim. See performances dates and how to purchase tickets!...


Sheryl Lee Ralph, Daniel Radcliffe & More Win Critics Choice Awards Photo Sheryl Lee Ralph, Daniel Radcliffe & More Win Critics Choice Awards
by Michael Major - January 17, 2023

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& JULIET, Starring Lorna Courtney, Betsy Wolfe, Stark Sands and More, Will Open on Br Photo & JULIET, Starring Lorna Courtney, Betsy Wolfe, Stark Sands and More, Will Open on Broadway This October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 07, 2022

Currently playing a long-awaited pre-Broadway engagement in Toronto, & Juliet will transfer directly to Broadway, with previews beginning October 28, 2022 ahead of a November 17, 2022 opening at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. Tickets are available now!...


Cast Set For SPUTNIK SWEETHEART at the Arcola Theatre Photo Cast Set For SPUTNIK SWEETHEART at the Arcola Theatre
by Stephi Wild - September 21, 2023

Full casting has been announced for Sputnik Sweetheart at Arcola Theatre, running 26 October – 25 November. Find out who is starring in the production and how to get tickets here!...


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Photos: See New Production Shots From WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION At County Hall Photo Photos: See New Production Shots From WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION At County Hall
by A.A. Cristi - October 06, 2022

New photos have been released on the fifth anniversary of Agatha Christie’s Witness for  the Prosecution at London County Hall. The production’s eighth cast have now started  performances in the acclaimed production at the iconic London County Hall building where the play takes place.  ...






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