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Review: HEDDA, Orange Tree Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Oct 28, 2025

There can be a tendancy to eye-roll at the prospect of a new interpretation of a classic play. However, Tanika Gupta's new take on Ibsen's Hedda Gabler at the Orange Tree is a genuinely innovative and fascinating take on the tale of the destructive nature of manipulation and the complexities of marriage.

Photos: Tanika Gupta's HEDDA at Orange Tree Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 27, 2025

Orange Tree Theatre has released production photos for HEDDA, a new play by Tanika Gupta, inspired by Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler, directed by Hettie Macdonald.

Full Cast Set For Tanika Gupta's HEDDA at Orange Tree Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 27, 2025

With Chiara Atik’s Poor Clare having come to a close and Strindberg’s Creditors preparing to take to the stage, Orange Tree Theatre has announced the full cast for Tanika Gupta’s Hedda.

THE CROFT Will Embark on Tour Starring Liza Goddard and Caroline Harker
by Stephi Wild - Jan 13, 2025

Original Theatre in association with Wiltshire Creative will present Ali Milles’ thriller The Croft on tour, opening at Salisbury Playhouse on 9 May 2025.

Nottingham Playhouse Hosts Sustainable Productions Summit In April
by Stephi Wild - Feb 26, 2024

To accompany the new production of Lucy Kirkwood's post-apocalyptic thriller, The Children, Nottingham Playhouse will host its first Sustainable Productions Summit on 4 April this year.

Caroline Harker, Clive Mantle, and Sally Dexter Will Lead THE CHILDREN at Nottingham Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Jan 11, 2024

Caroline Harker, Clive Mantle, and Sally Dexter are set to star in 'The Children' at Nottingham Playhouse. Find out more about this upcoming production.

STEEL MAGNOLIAS Comes to Brighton This Month
by Stephi Wild - Feb 14, 2023

Steel Magnolias, the hilarious and heart-warming play based on a true story, which enjoyed huge global success in the hit 1989 film adaptation starring Dolly Parton and Julia Roberts, is coming to Theatre Royal Brighton from Tuesday 28 February to Saturday 4 March 2023 as part of an extensive UK and Ireland tour. 

Review: STEEL MAGNOLIAS, Richmond Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jan 26, 2023

As with so many famous films, there was first a play. Robert Harling’s Steel Magnolias remains best known for being the 1989 weepie with a stellar cast featuring Dolly Parton, Sally Fields and Julia Roberts, but began life Off-Broadway over thirty years ago.

Harriet Thorpe and More Will Lead UK Tour of STEEL MAGNOLIAS
by Stephi Wild - Dec 19, 2022

Steel Magnolias, the hilarious and heart-warming play based on a true story, which enjoyed huge  global success in the hit 1989 film adaptation starring Dolly Parton and Julia Roberts, is embarking on  an extensive UK and Ireland tour in 2023.  Learn more about the cast and how to see the show at a theatre near you!

Cast Announced For the UK and Ireland Tour of STEEL MAGNOLIAS
by Stephi Wild - Nov 22, 2022

The star-studded ensemble cast will feature Laura Main (best known as Sister Bernadette in BBC One’s Call the Midwife), Diana Vickers (The X Factor star who has gone on to lead roles in many theatre productions including Dial M For Murder and The Rise and Fall of Little Voice) and Lucy Speed (known for her television roles on EastEnders and The Bill, and as a new cast member on BBC Radio 4’s The Archers).

Original Theatre Company Will Share Filmed Performances Online
by Stephi Wild - Mar 24, 2020

In light of the closure of theatres across the UK due to COVID-19, the Original Theatre Company's productions of Alan Bennett's THE HABIT OF ART and Ali Milles's THE CROFT, both of which were touring the UK, will now each have an online launch performance.

Gwen Taylor Leads THE CROFT at the Belgrade Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 6, 2020

This spring, the Belgrade Theatre invites audiences to venture into a remote corner of the Scottish highlands in a spine-chilling new play by Ali Milles, showing from 15-18 April.

BWW Review: THE CROFT, Perth Theatre
by Fiona Scott - Feb 5, 2020

Sometimes we just want to get away. We all have our reasons for wanting a bit of peace and quiet in the middle of nowhere but being cut off from the rest of the world isn't necessarily a solution to life's problems. Ali Milles' new thriller The Croft follows two stories across multiple timelines that take place in a croft conversion in the west highlands of Scotland.

Photo Flash: First Look at THE CROFT at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
by Stephi Wild - Jan 23, 2020

Ali Milles' THE CROFT opened at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham on 22 January, and will continue to tour the UK until 18 April 2020.

Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal For THE CROFT at Everyman Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 7, 2020

Drew Cain and Simon Roberts play David / Alec and Tom / Patrick respectively in The Original Theatre Company's new thriller, The Croft by Ali Milles. They join the previously announced Gwen Taylor as Enid, Caroline Harker as Suzanne / Ruth and Lucy Doyle as Laura / Eilene. The UK tour begins at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham on 22 January 2020.

Richmond Theatre Announces A Star-Studded New Season Of Shows For 2020
by Stephi Wild - Dec 10, 2019

Following a hugely successful Autumn season where Richmond Theatre celebrated 120 years of inspiring theatre, Richmond Theatre announces its' Winter season, jam-packed with beloved classics, gripping adaptions and toe-tapping music nights.

Casting Revealed for UK Tour of THE CROFT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 29, 2019

Casting has this week been revealed for the upcoming UK tour of Ali Milles' brand new thriller The Croft, which comes to Coventry's Belgrade Theatre from 15-18 April as part of its Spring Season 2020. Based on a true story, this bold and haunting new play sets its scene in a remote region of the Scottish Highlands.

Drew Cain Joins Cast Of THE CROFT Tour 2020
by Stephi Wild - Nov 27, 2019

Drew Cain and Simon Roberts play David / Alec and Tom / Patrick respectively in The Original Theatre Company's new thriller, The Croft by Ali Milles. They join the previously announced Gwen Taylor as Enid, Caroline Harker as Suzanne / Ruth and Lucy Doyle as Laura / Eilene. The UK tour begins at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham on 22 January 2020.

Gwen Taylor Will Star In New Thriller THE CROFT on Tour
by Stephi Wild - Oct 29, 2019

The Original Theatre Company present the new Ali Milles thriller, The Croft, based on a true story and starring Gwen Taylor. The Croft will begin its UK tour at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham on 22 January 2020.

Ed Bennett Leads The Cast For BREAKING THE CODE At Salisbury Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Aug 21, 2019

Casting is announced today for Wiltshire Creative's ground-breaking production of Hugh Whitemore's Breaking the Code, the story of the brilliant maths genius Alan Turing who cracked the Enigma code and helped win World War II.