Almeida Theatre

Photos: ORPHANS By Lyle Kessler At Jermyn Street Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 7, 2026

Jermyn Street Theatre will present Orphans by Lyle Kessler in January 2026, starring Forbes Masson, Chris Walley, and Fred Woodley Evans. See photos of the production.

DEAR ENGLAND Comes to Milton Keynes Theatre in January
by Stephi Wild - Dec 29, 2025

Following a record-breaking run in the West End in 2023, James Graham's Olivier Award-winning play Dear England is now on tour, visiting 16 venues across England. Learn more here!

Janie Dee and Stefan Bednarczyk Will Perform COWARD & FRIENDS For One Night Only at The Menier Chocolate Factory
by Stephi Wild - Dec 22, 2025

With their production of Noël Coward's Fallen Angels currently running, the Menier Chocolate Factory have announced that Janie Dee will be staging a one-night-only performance of Coward & Friends with Stefan Bednarczyk.

Manhattan Theatre Club Reveals Latest Round of Sloan Playwriting Commissions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 15, 2025

Manhattan Theatre Club has revealed their latest recipients of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Initiative commissions for new theatrical works surrounding themes of science, math, and technology.

Martha Loader Awarded the 2025 George Devine Award For THE TOWN
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2025

Ipswich playwright Martha Loader has been awarded the 2025 George Devine Award for her play The Town, which confronts how an act of societal transgression impacts the lives of those orbiting it.

Arty Froushan Will Lead AMERICAN PSYCHO at the Almeida Theatre; Full Cast Revealed
by Stephi Wild - Dec 1, 2025

The full cast has been announced for the revival of Rupert Goold’s musical American Psycho, based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis, at the Almeida Theatre. Learn more here!

Initial Casting Set For THE MANNINGTREE WITCHES at Mercury Theatre Colchester
by Stephi Wild - Nov 24, 2025

Mercury Theatre Colchester has announced initial casting for the world premiere production of award-winning Mercury Playwright Ava Pickett’s new play The Manningtree Witches.

Anna Ziegler's EVENING ALL AFTERNOON Will Make World Première At The Donmar Warehouse
by Stephi Wild - Nov 20, 2025

Anna Ziegler's new play Evening All Afternoon will make its world première at the Donmar Warehouse next year. Diyan Zora, making her Donmar debut, directs Anastasia Hille and Erin Kellyman in this new play.

The George Devine Award Unveils 2025 Shortlist of Four Playwrights
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 19, 2025

The George Devine Award has revealed its 2025 Shortlist of four playwrights. Formed in 1966 in memory of the Royal Court’s founding Artistic Director George Devine, the Award is recognised as one of the most prestigious in new writing.

1536 Will Transfer to the Ambassadors Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Nov 17, 2025

1536, the historical drama with a modern edge, will transfer to the West End following a sold-out run at the Almeida Theatre, running from 02 May to 01 August 2026 at the Ambassadors Theatre.

Full Cast Set For The World Premiere Of HIGH NOON
by Stephi Wild - Nov 7, 2025

Joining Emmy and Tony Award-winner Billy Crudup and Olivier Award-winner Denise Gough are Billy Howle, Rosa Salazar, Simon Chandler, James Doherty, Misha Handley, Joshua Hill, Jonah Russell, Rebecca Lee and Tim Steed.

Daniel Brocklebank Will Lead YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN THE MUSICAL Liverpool Playhouse Transfer
by Stephi Wild - Oct 31, 2025

Coronation Street's Daniel Brocklebank will be taking over the role of Dr Frederick Frankstein in their production of Mel Brooks' YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN THE MUSICAL when it transfers to Liverpool Playhouse for a limited 5-week run.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld October 31, 2025- LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD Opens On Broadway and More
by - Oct 31, 2025

Happy Halloween, BroadwayWorld! It is October 31, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Review: THE LINE OF BEAUTY, Almeida Theatre
by Katie Kirkpatrick - Oct 30, 2025

An award-winning LGBTQ novel, adapted for the stage by playwright of the moment Jack Holden (Cruising; Kenrex)... It sounds like a surefire hit for the Almeida, and sure enough, the entire run is currently fully sold out. But can a production be too sure of itself? Slick but straightforward, this premiere bucks the venue’s recent trend of plays that push the envelope.

Review: A Sleek, Sharp, and Sexy AMERICAN PSYCHO at Theater West End
by Drew Eberhard - Oct 27, 2025

In 1991, American Novelist Bret Easton Ellis published the highly controversial novel American Psycho. Through the story, we dive headfirst into a greed, lust, and ego-filled world told through the eyes of Patrick Bateman. A man so narcissistic, so label-driven, money hungry, and at the root of it all the depths of his humanity lie in a blood lust. Sure, he dates, he sleeps around, and is sometimes very graphic regarding his escapades, but at the root of his very being, he can’t feel. He shows no emotion, claims to never have fallen in love, and yet what is it that drives him?

First Preview Performances of THE HAMLET PROJECT Will Launch New RADA Residencies Programme
by Stephi Wild - Oct 27, 2025

RADA and Trish Wadley Productions have announced Sinéad Rushe's polyphonic production of The Hamlet Project will have a week of previews at RADA to pilot a new RADA Residencies programme.

Full Cast Set For WHEN WE ARE MARRIED At Donmar Warehouse
by Stephi Wild - Oct 24, 2025

Artistic Director Tim Sheader and Executive Director Henny Finch has announced the full cast for Sheader’s revival of When We Are Married by J.B. Priestley, which will open at the Donmar Warehouse,

The Almeida Theatre Reveals Cast And Creative Team For World Premiere Of Sam Grabiner’s CHRISTMAS DAY
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 15, 2025

The Almeida Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Olivier Award-winning playwright Sam Grabiner’s Christmas Day, directed by James Macdonald (Infinite Life, The Children).