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Review: MACBETH, starring Sam Heughan and Lia Williams
by Cindy Marcolina - Oct 26, 2025

Something wicked this way comes: it’s another exciting high-concept Shakespeare. Director Daniel Raggett moves the action of the Scottish Play to a safe-house pub in the midst of a racketeering war. Succession meets Sons of Anarchy with a hint of The Sopranos in this daring, new production. With a hypnotic tempo that’s almost cinematic in nature, Raggett leaves you on the edge of your seat, gasping for air, mouth gaping and eyes wide. It’s Macbeth like you’ve never seen it before. Is it an extravagant idea on paper? It sure is. Does it work? Flawlessly and explosively so.

Photos: Royal Shakespeare Company Releases First Look At Sam Heughan And Lia Williams In MACBETH
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 16, 2025

The Royal Shakespeare Company has released first-look photos of Daniel Raggett’s gripping new production of Macbeth, running at The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, from Thursday, October 9 through Saturday, December 6, 2025.

Full Cast Set For RSC's MACBETH With Sam Heughan and Lia Williams
by Stephi Wild - Aug 26, 2025

The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced the full cast for Daniel Raggett's sell-out production of Shakespeare's gripping and brutal tragedy, Macbeth, which plays at The Other Place.

Review: EAST IS SOUTH, Hampstead Theatre
by Franco Milazzo - Feb 18, 2025

AI and ChatGPT are yesterday’s news but artificial general intelligence - and the very existential threat it presents - may very well be tomorrow’s.

Photos: Sean Penn, Bob Woodward, and More Attend ANNA Screening
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 23, 2024

The National Press Club’s special pre-release screening of the new political drama from Rolling Pictures and Good Films Collective, ANNA (MOTHER RUSSIA), took place on March 20, 2024, and included such luminaries as actor Sean Penn, journalist Bob Woodward, U.S. Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA), former CIA director John Brennan. 

The Almeida Theatre Reveals Full Cast For Yaël Farber's Production of KING LEAR
by Stephi Wild - Dec 18, 2023

The Almeida Theatre has announced the full cast of Yaël Farber’s production of King Lear. Performances run Thursday 8 February – Saturday 30 March 2024. Learn more about who is appearing in the show here!

Kelsey Waldon to Release 'No Regular Dog' Deluxe Edition
by Michael Major - Mar 31, 2023

Consisting of 18 tracks—a combination of dynamic live recordings alongside intimate work tapes and voice notes—the deluxe edition demonstrates the depth of Waldon’s artistry and the growth she experienced while creating No Regular Dog, as she chronicles the recording and touring process.

​SOHO International Film Festival Unveils 2022 Lineup; Opening Night October 6
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 20, 2022

The SOHO International Film Festival (SIFFNYC), ​presented by SOHO Film Forum, ​is back live in person and ​will run from October 6th thru the 13th, 2022 ​at the Village East Cinema in New York City, ​with films in competition and exhibition from all over the world.

Review Roundup: THE COLLABORATION, Starring Paul Bettany and Jeremy Pope
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 1, 2022

The world premiere of The Collaboration, Anthony McCarten's thrilling new drama directed by Young Vic Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah, is now open at the Young Vic. Let's see what the critics had to say...

BWW Review: THE COLLABORATION, Young Vic
by Debbie Gilpin - Feb 25, 2022

Public fascination with unexpected celebrity pairings is not a new thing; before 50 Cent and Bette Midler buddied up, two very different artists were thrown together in the hope that some extraordinary work would be produced - what resulted was a genuine connection and a friendship that would endure until their deaths, only 18 months apart. Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat’s collaboration is what forms the basis of Anthony McCarten’s new play.

Photos: First Look at THE COLLABORATION at the Young Vic
by Stephi Wild - Feb 23, 2022

Production images are today released for the world premiere of The Collaboration, Anthony McCarten’s thrilling new drama directed by Young Vic Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah.

Full Cast and Creative Team Announced For THE COLLABORATION at the Young Vic
by Stephi Wild - Jan 14, 2022

The Young Vic today announces the complete cast and creative team for The Collaboration, the world premiere of Anthony McCarten's thrilling new drama, directed by Young Vic Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah.

Rachael Stirling and Alec Newman Star in LOVE IN THE LOCKDOWN
by Stephi Wild - Feb 24, 2021

Leading actors of the stage and screen Rachael Stirling and Alec Newman are set to star in a new topical online play with music, due to be released in nine episodes on YouTube next month from 4 March to 23 May 2021. 

Hampstead Theatre Cancels Remainder of its Run of THE DUMB WAITER
by Stephi Wild - Jan 5, 2021

In light of the recently announced lockdown, Hampstead Theatre has announced that the rest of the programmed run of The Dumb Waiter has been cancelled.

Hampstead Theatre Announces Date Changes For 60th Anniversary Production Of THE DUMB WAITER
by Stephi Wild - Dec 31, 2020

Hampstead Theatre has provided an update on its performance dates in light of yesterday's news and London remaining under Tier 4.

BWW Review: THE DUMB WAITER, Hampstead Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - Dec 10, 2020

Hampstead Theatre are reopening their doors after an exceptionally difficult year with their long-delayed production of Harold Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter. The show features a cast that’s been reshuffled from the conception of Alice Hamilton’s project, with Alec Newman and Shane Zaza taking over from Philip Jackson and Harry Lloyd - who’d previously been announced for the original run in March for the play’s 60th anniversary.

VIDEO: Go Behind the Scenes of Hampstead Theatre's THE DUMB WAITER in New Trailer
by Stephi Wild - Nov 27, 2020

A behind-the-scenes trailer is released for Hampstead Theatre’s 60th anniversary production of The Dumb Waiter ahead of the theatre reopening on 3 December 2020.  The production will now run until 16 January 2021. 

BWW Interview: Director Alice Hamilton Talks THE DUMB WAITER at Hampstead Theatre
by Marianka Swain - Nov 23, 2020

Alice Hamilton's directing work includes the Olivier-nominated Every Day I Make Greatness Happen at the Hampstead Theatre,The Weatherman at Park Theatre and While We’re Here at the Bush Theatre. She's now back at the Hampstead to helm Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter, which premiered here 60 years ago.

Hampstead Theatre's 60th Anniversary Production Of THE DUMB WAITER Announces Date Changes
by Stephi Wild - Nov 6, 2020

Hampstead Theatre's 60th anniversary production of The Dumb Waiter will now run from 3 December 2020 until 16 January 2021.  

Hampstead Theatre Announces Casting and Extension For THE DUMB WAITER
by Stephi Wild - Oct 28, 2020

Hampstead Theatre has announced the cast for Harold Pinter's iconic play The Dumb Waiter.  Due to popular demand the production has been extended and will now run from 18 November 2020 until 2 January 2021.