Aminita Francis

Photos: First Look at National Theatre's BACCHAE Schools Tour
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 13, 2026

You can now get a first look at The National Theatre's nationwide schools tour of Bacchae. Having begun its journey visiting schools across Kent and Norwich, the production continues on its eight-week tour to school halls across the country.

BACCHAE Schools Tour to Visit Coventry with Belgrade Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 7, 2026

The National Theatre's schools production of BACCHAE will tour to Coventry, reaching students across England as part of an eight-week nationwide tour adapted for young audiences.

Photos: BACCHAE School Tour in Rehearsal From The National Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 24, 2026

The National Theatre has released all new rehearsal photos for the nationwide schools tour of Bacchae. Learn more and check out the rehearsal photos here!

Rehearsals Begin For Nationwide Schools Tour Of BACCHAE From The National Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 8, 2026

Rehearsals have begun for the National Theatre's touring production of BACCHAE, adapted for schools by Nima Taleghani and directed by Hannah Hauer-King, visiting over 60 schools across England.

Cast Set For THE RAPPING PRINCESS World Premiere at the Polka Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 15, 2026

Polka Theatre announced casting for THE RAPPING PRINCESS, a world premiere stage adaptation of Hannah Lee and Allen Fatimaharan's book, with Anu Akinseye leading as Shiloh, alongside a May Half-Term programme of workshops.

DEEP AZURE by Chadwick Boseman Extends at Shakespeare's Globe
by Stephi Wild - Mar 10, 2026

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced that Deep Azure has been extended by 2 weeks and will now run until 2 May 2026 in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. Learn more here!

Review: DEEP AZURE, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
by Cindy Marcolina - Feb 18, 2026

While most people knew Chadwick Boseman for his blockbuster appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as T’Challa/Black Panther, the actor was also a playwright and director. His early career was spent treading the boards in New York, where he became a Drama League Directing Fellow at 24 years old in 2000. His most celebrated play is now premiering in the UK 21 two decades after its American debut. Written in lyrical verse with direct references to the Shakespearean structure, it brings hip-hop to the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. It’s a treat to see something so modern and pertinent to our times being staged on the cloistered stage, but the piece is frantically overlong and unfocused. There’s lots to love, but it ultimately doesn’t satisfy.

Cast Set For DEEP AZURE at Shakespeare's Globe
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2025

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the full cast and creative team of Deep Azure in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. Learn more about the production and the cast here!

Edinburgh Hit HALF MAN HALF BULL Will Have New York Industry Presentations
by Stephi Wild - Jun 11, 2025

Molly Morris will present  invitation-only industry presentations of the 2024 Edinburgh hit HALF MAN HALF BULL, with book, music and lyrics by Tilney, Wright & Granger.

Site-Specific Play RAVE NEW WORLD Comes To Luton
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 7, 2025

Tangled Feet and Revoluton Arts in collaboration with Pirates of the Carabina will present Rave New World. A site-specific, outdoor spectacle with music and aerial theatre rejoicing in Luton's activist rave history.

Cast and Creative Team Set For NEL'S PLACE UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Mar 1, 2024

REWRITES - the showcase for new musicals started by The Lowry, Salford in 2017 will present Nel's Place - a new musical from Sheep Soup. Nel's Place examines what material things really mean to us, and how easily we can become buried by the past.

Review: CINDERELLA, Liverpool Everyman Theatre
by Sarah OHara - Nov 24, 2023

It just wouldn’t be the festive season without The Liverpool Everyman Rock ‘n’ Roll Pantomime - and it’s easy to see why this beloved show has audiences returning year after year.

Review: FAMILY TREE, Brixton House
by Kit Bromovsky - Apr 20, 2023

Family Tree directed by Matthew Xia is about Henrietta Lacks; a woman who made one of the greatest medical contributions after her cells were taken from a cervical-cancer biopsy. “HeLa” cells became the first immortal human cell line to reproduce infinitely in a lab. The piece teaches us about how Lax’s cells today are still helping with polio, cancer, herpes, Covid 19, flu and continue to be widely used to advance biomedical research and medicine.

FAMILY TREE Cast Announced
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Feb 13, 2023

Aminita Francis (Red Riding Hood, Liverpool EVERYMAN), Keziah Joseph (Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear, NATIONAL THEATRE), Mofetoluwa Akande (A Christmas Carol, BRISTOL OLD VIC), Aimée Powell (Nothello, BELGRADE THEATRE) and Alistair Hall (Safe, NORWICH THEATRE ROYAL) are cast in the World Premiere and National Tour of Mojisola Adebayo’s award-winning play Family Tree

Cast Announced For the UK Tour of FAMILY TREE
by Stephi Wild - Feb 10, 2023

Casting has been announced for the World Premiere and National Tour of Mojisola Adebayo’s award-winning play Family Tree, presented by Actors Touring Company (ATC) and Belgrade Theatre Coventry in association with Brixton House Theatre. 

2022 Extension Announced For THE GREAT GATSBY at Immersive LDN
by Stephi Wild - Nov 16, 2021

A further extension has been announced for the run of London's longest running immersive theatrical production THE GREAT GATSBY. Created and directed by Alexander Wright, THE GREAT GATSBY is now playing at Gatsby's Mansion at Immersive LDN in Mayfair until 30 October 2022.

Full Casting Announced For THE GREAT GATSBY; Reopening in the West End Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Aug 26, 2021

Immersive Everywhere will bring back London's longest running immersive theatrical production this autumn. THE GREAT GATSBY, created and directed by Alexander Wright, reopens in the West End, playing at Gatsby's Mansion at Immersive LDN in Mayfair from 16 September, with a press night on Friday 24 September (marking F Scott's Fitzgerald's 125th birthday).

Photo Flash: Check Out Production Shots of CAKE & THE MAN IN THE CEILING, Part of MTFESTUK 2021
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 21, 2021

MTFESTUK 2021sets out to promote quality artistry, showcasing new musicals to UK audiences with a view to elevating them to full production, and giving audiences an insight into the process of creating new work and the art of collaboration.

Photo Flash: Check Out Production Shots of MTFESTUK 2021 Musicals FAR FROM HEAVEN & #50DAYS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 19, 2021

The Festival sets out to promote quality artistry, showcasing new musicals to UK audiences with a view to elevating them to full production, and giving audiences an insight into the process of creating new work and the art of collaboration.

MTFestUK 2021 Announces Casting and Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Apr 12, 2021

Casting has been confirmed for Paul Taylor-Mills' highly celebrated annual festival of new musical theatre, MTFestUK 2021. Featuring a truly spectacular company of international stars, with a number of Tony and Olivier Awards to their names, this year's season is set to be an unmissable event in the 2021 musical theatre calendar.