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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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/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
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 – 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....
BARD FROM THE BARN Series 2 to Feature Natasha Barnes, Nathan Amzi, Mark Peachey and More
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 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 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!...
Amber Anderson and Luke Newton Will Lead THE SHAPE OF THINGS at The Park Theatre
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 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...
Yellow Earth Theatre and Sphinx Theatre Announce Joanne Lau Has Been Selected for Sphinx 30 Programme
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 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
by Michael Major - January 17, 2023 Sheryl Lee Ralph, Daniel Radcliffe, Brendan Fraser, Jean Smart, Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer Coolidge, and more were among the winners of Critics Choice Awards. The ceremony was hosted by Chelsea Handler. Check out the list of winners now!...
& 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
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!...
Theatre & Film Producer Patrick Daly's Caledonia Productions Signs First-look Deal With Fremantle's Passenger
by Michael Major - June 26, 2023 Acclaimed theatre and film producer Patrick Daly and his production house Caledonia Productions (August: Osage County, UNA) has signed a first-look deal with Passenger, which is headed by its founder Richard Brown (This England, True Detective, Catch-22)....
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. ... |