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.
Video: Sting Sings from THE LAST SHIP As New Production Heads for The Met
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 13, 2025
Sting will star in a newly adapted version of his musical The Last Ship, which appears at the Metropolitan Opera House for nine performances, June 9–14, 2026. Go inside press day for the show in a new video from inside The Met as Sting sings from the show and discusses its origins.
Dash Arts and Leeds Playhouse to Present OUR PUBLIC HOUSE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 9, 2025
Josephine Burton will direct the world premiere of Our Public House, a bold and heart-stirring new play by award-winning playwright Barney Norris, about what happens when people who feel silenced are given the tools — and the space — to speak.
Photos: Barney Norris’ BLOOD WEDDING At Clapham’s Omnibus Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - May 2, 2025
Blood Wedding by Barney Norris opens this week, receiving its London Premiere at Clapham’s Omnibus Theatre from Wednesday 30 April – Saturday 24 May, presented by Two’s Company and Karl Sydow in association with Tilly Films. See photos from the production.
Review Roundup: SECOND BEST Opens at Riverside Studios
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 4, 2025
Asa Butterfield is making his theatrical debut in the comedy-drama Second Best, directed by Michael Longhurst and written by Barney Norris. See what the critics are saying and read the reviews.
Review: SECOND BEST, Riverside Studios
by Amber-Rae Stobbs - Feb 4, 2025
The human psyche is something so easily disturbed, and Barney Norris’s newest play-adaptation is a prime example of that. Based on the novel by David Foenkinos, Second Best tells of Martin Hill - the boy who felt he never fully lived.
Photos & Video: Asa Butterfield in Rehearsals for SECOND BEST
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 21, 2025
Opening at the Riverside Studios this Friday (24 January), Asa Butterfield will swap the small and silver screens for the stage, as he makes his theatrical debut in the comedy-drama Second Best. See rehearsal photos and videos here!