Beth Steel

KXT on BROADWAY Announces a Bold and Brilliant Summer Season 2026
by Gillian Blum - Jan 4, 2026

KXT on Broadway announced its 2026 Summer Season: a vibrant mix of fresh new voices and familiar favourites, award-winning hits, and powerful premieres, spanning intimate solo works, sharp contemporary drama and urgent new writing.

Critics’ Choice: Franco Milazzo's Best Theatre Of 2025
by Franco Milazzo - Dec 30, 2025

Looking back over 2025, it appears I sat in a dark room and wrote barely legible thoughts into a notebook on about 150-odd occasions. By the grace of God and the BroadwayWorld UK editor, I saw a real smörgåsbord of delights, everything from highly anticipated West End theatre to opera, dance, circus, cabaret, comedy and immersive theatre.

Soho Theatre's Verity Bargate Award Returns in January
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2025

Soho Theatre has announced the 2026 submissions launch for the Verity Bargate Award, the UK’s longest established playwriting prize sponsored by Character 7.

Holden Street Theatres To Launch Its 2026 Season With Four Mainstage Productions And A New Era Of Programming
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 25, 2025

Holden Street Theatres will launch its 2026 Season with an ambitious slate of new work, South Australian premieres, and major artistic appointments that signal a bold new chapter for the Adelaide venue.

Review: 'TILL THE STARS COME DOWN, Theatre Royal Haymarket
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jul 10, 2025

There are productions that herald huge amounts of fanfare and and others that creep up and surprise you. Beth Steel's wonderfully human play, 'Till the Stars Come Down, is the latter. A surprise hit at the National Theatre last year, this sharply comic and deeply touching family drama now makes its deserved West End transfer.

Photos: TILL THE STARS COME DOWN at the National Theatre in Rehearsal
by Stephi Wild - Jun 16, 2025

All new rehearsal photos have been released for the National Theatre’s Till the Stars Come Down. Check out the photos here and learn more about the production!

The National Theatre's TIL THE STARS COME DOWN Will Transfer To The Theatre Royal Haymarket
by Stephi Wild - Mar 10, 2025

The National Theatre has announced  that its sold-out production Till the Stars Come Down will transfer to London's West End this summer for a strictly limited run.  Learn more here!

Peggy Ramsay Reveals Announces Recipients Of 2025 Playwrights '73 Award
by Stephi Wild - Feb 4, 2025

The Peggy Ramsay Foundation will take primary responsibility for funding the Playwrights ‘73 Award, which places 4 playwrights with 4 theatres around the UK for 18 months and funds them to write a new play.

Cast Set For MACBETH at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 15, 2025

ETT has announced full casting for Artistic Director Richard Twyman’s version of Macbeth, which has been reworked for 2025 for a limited run at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre.

Three New Productions Will Be Available to Stream Soon From National Theatre at Home
by Stephi Wild - May 20, 2024

Three new titles are coming soon to stream on National Theatre at Home, beginning with Till The Stars Come Down next month. Dear Octopus and Underdog will soon follow, with streaming dates to be announced in the future. Learn more about the upcoming productions here!

BroadwayWorld's Olivier Awards 2024 Predictions
by BWW UK Critics - Apr 10, 2024

The 2024 Olivier Awards are fast approaching on April 14. Ahead of one of the most exciting nights in theatreland, our critics – Aliya Al-Hassan, Mica Blackwell, Alexander Cohen, Katie Kirkpatrick, Kat Mokrynski, Gary Naylor, Kerrie Nicholson, Matthew Paluch and Christiana Rose share their thoughts about who and what will triumph on the night, as well as who should twin each category.

Hermitage Announces Chris Bush as 2024 Recipient of $35,000 Hermitage Major Theater Award
by Stephi Wild - Feb 2, 2024

 Andy Sandberg, Artistic Director and CEO of the Hermitage Artist Retreat, announced that UK-based playwright and Olivier Award-winning lyricist Chris Bush has been selected as the fourth recipient of the Hermitage Major Theater Award (HMTA).

Review: TILL THE STARS COME DOWN, National Theatre
by Alexander Cohen - Feb 1, 2024

Till the Stars Come Down is a sparkling bundle of light and luminous love. If you don’t believe me, believe the colossal disco ball hovering above the stage.

VIDEO: Get A First Look at TILL THE STARS COME DOWN at the National Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Jan 18, 2024

Get a first look at Till The Stars Come Down, which plays in the Dorfman Theatre from 24 January. Till the Stars Come Down is a passionate, heartbreaking and hilarious portrayal of a larger-than-life family struggling to come to terms with a changing world, written by former writer-in-residence Beth Steel and directed by Bijan Sheibani. 

Theatre503 Reveals New 503Five Resident Writers
by Stephi Wild - Nov 16, 2023

Asa Haynes, Joe Kerridge, Melis Aker, Rachel-Mae Brady and Shona Bukola Babayemi are announced as the 503Five, Theatre503's pioneering programme for early career playwrights. Established in 2009, the 503Five is a scheme for UK-based writers who have developed their craft to a high standard but are not yet professionally produced.

Indhu Rubasingham Reveals Final Season as Artistic Director of the Kiln Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Nov 13, 2023

As Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) opens, Artistic Director of Kiln Theatre, Indhu Rubasingham has announced her final season for the company, completing her 12 year tenure at the helm of the North West London powerhouse. Learn more about the upcoming season lineup here!