Anne Odeke

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Comes to Storyhouse This Christmas
by Stephi Wild - Oct 6, 2025

This Christmas, Storyhouse will return to the heart of festive tradition with a magical new production of Beauty and the Beast. This feel-good family show will be filled with all the seasonal ingredients audiences love and expect.

Black British Theatre Awards Reveals 2025 Nominees Shortlist
by Stephi Wild - Sep 19, 2025

The shortlist has been announced for the 2025 Black British Theatre Awards. The ceremony will take place next month at London's Piccadilly Theatre. Check out the full list here!

Cast Set for EVEN MORE… GHOST STORIES BY CANDLELIGHT By Candelight Team
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 6, 2025

HighTide and Pentabus revealed the cast and creative team for the upcoming tour of Even More... Ghost Stories by Candlelight, which will travel across the East of England, and for the first time, the West of England. Learn more!

Cast Set For EVEN MORE… GHOST STORIES BY CANDLELIGHT
by Stephi Wild - Aug 6, 2025

HighTide and Pentabus have announced the cast for the upcoming tour of Even More… Ghost Stories by Candlelight, which will travel across the East of England, and for the first time, the West of England, before a London run at Battersea Arts Centre.

Colchester’s Mercury Theatre Reveals Mercury Young Company and Adult Company Productions
by Stephi Wild - Jul 31, 2025

The Mercury Theatre in Colchester has announced upcoming productions from the theatre’s Mercury Young Company (MYC) and Mercury Adult Company (MAC), which will be performed at the theatre in March 2026.

Entries Open For RTST Sir Peter Hall Director Award 2025
by Stephi Wild - Jul 10, 2025

The Royal Theatrical Support Trust (RTST) and Mercury Theatre, Colchester have announced that the 2025 RTST Sir Peter Hall Director Award Scheme is now open for entries.

Orange Tree Writers' Collective Cohort Announced by Orange Tree Theatre
by Emmy Rice - Jun 21, 2025

Orange Tree Theatre (OT) announced their Orange Tree Writers’ Collective cohort for 2025-2026 - Hassan Abdulrazzak, Azan Ahmed, Martha Watson Allpress, Catherine Dyson, Lucy Phelps, and Ben Weatherill.

Clare Slater Announces Her Final Season as High Tide Artistic Director
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 20, 2025

Artistic Director/CEO of HighTide, Clare Slater has announced her final season, completing her tenure which has seen a huge transformation for the East of England company. We have all of the details here!

Mercury Theatre Reveals Natasha Rickman as Next Artistic Director
by Stephi Wild - Oct 8, 2024

The Mercury Theatre in Colchester has announced that Natasha Rickman will be the theatre’s next Artistic Director. Learn about her bio, and her plans for the theatre.

Review Roundup: PRINCESS ESSEX at Shakespeare's Globe
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 23, 2024

See what the critics are saying about Princess Essex, directed by Robin Belfield, written by and starring Anne Odeke at Shakespeare's Globe. Read the reviews and learn more about the production.

Review: PRINCESS ESSEX, Shakespeare's Globe
by Debbie Gilpin - Sep 20, 2024

“Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside…” Anne Odeke’s play about the first woman of colour to enter a beauty pageant in the UK is a celebration of a bit of Essex’s history that has previously flown under the radar, as well as an interrogation of the effect of empire and patriarchy on the individual. That may sound heavy, but there is a deftness of touch that ensures the production is entertaining as well as thought-provoking.

Cast Set For PRINCESS ESSEX at Shakespeare's Globe
by Stephi Wild - Aug 6, 2024

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of Princess Essex, directed by Robin Belfield (Twelfth Night, RSC), written by and starring Anne Odeke (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Globe).

RICHARD III, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, and More Set For Shakespeare's Globe Summer 2024 Season
by Stephi Wild - Jan 23, 2024

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced its Summer Season, running from April – October 2024. Learn more about the full season here!

Cast Set For KILLING JACK at Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
by Stephi Wild - Oct 4, 2023

Rebecca Wheatley has been announced playing Annie and Val in the cast of Killing Jack by Sadie Hasler at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch. Learn more about the cast and the production here!

Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Shakespeare's Globe
by Debbie Gilpin - May 23, 2023

“To say the truth, reason and love keep little company together nowadays.” It appears that the Globe has a fondness for dreaming, as Shakespeare’s most performed play is back in the outdoor space for the third time in Michelle Terry’s tenure as Artistic Director.

Musical Theatre Network, Mercury Musical Developments & Oxford Playhouse Announce BEAM2023 Participants
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 4, 2023

Musical Theatre Network, Mercury Musical Developments and Oxford Playhouse has announced details of the 29 musicals that will be showcased in BEAM2023.  

Cast Announced for A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Shakespeare's Globe
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 21, 2023

Shakespeare's Globe has announced the cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Elle While (The Merry Wives of Windsor, 2019; As You Like It, Hamlet, 2018).

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND at the Watermill
by Stephi Wild - Jan 23, 2023

All new rehearsal photos have been released from The Watermill's brand-new stage adaption of Bill Bryson’s award-winning memoir NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND, affectionately celebrating the quirks and eccentricities of British life, adapted by BAFTA and Olivier Award winning playwright Tim Whitnall. 

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, COMEDY OF ERRORS, and More Set For Shakespeare's Globe 2023 Summer Season
by Stephi Wild - Jan 18, 2023

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the Summer Season, running from April – October 2023.  Learn more about the lineup here!

Full Cast Announced For NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND at The Watermill
by Stephi Wild - Jan 11, 2023

The Watermill have announced the full cast of the brand-new stage adaption of Bill Bryson's award-winning memoir NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND, affectionately celebrating the quirks and eccentricities of British life, adapted by BAFTA and Olivier Award winning playwright Tim Whitnall.