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Full Cast and Creative Team Set For OUR TOWN Starring Michael Sheen
by Stephi Wild - Oct 2, 2025

For the first time in its storied 87-year history, Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Our Town, an American classic with universal themes of love, life, and death, will be staged by a full company of Welsh actors and creative team.

Cast and Creatives Set For CINDERELLA at The Rose Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 25, 2025

Rose Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Cinderella, a brand new retelling of the fairytale classic. Learn more about the show here!

Photos: EMMA In Rehearsal At Rose Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 22, 2025

Rose Theatre will present the world premiere of Emma, Ava Pickett’s new adaptation of Jane Austen’s timeless story of romance, friendship, and the tricky business of figuring out what truly makes us happy. Check out photos from inside the rehearsal room!

Full Cast and Creative Team Set For EMMA at the Rose Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jul 24, 2025

In celebration of the 250th anniversary year of Jane Austen’s birth, one of Britain’s most beloved novelists, the Rose Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of Ava Pickett’s (1536) new adaptation of Emma.

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.

The Drama League Unveils 30 Recipients of Directors Project Fellowships
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 5, 2025

The Drama League has revealed the thirty exceptional stage directors receiving the 2025 fellowships, assistantships, residencies, and programs collectively known as The Directors Project. Learn more!

Michael Sheen Will Lead OUR TOWN at The Rose Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 2, 2025

Rose Theatre has announced Our Town, Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, starring internationally celebrated actor Michael Sheen in the leading role of Stage Manager.

Offies Finalists Revealed as Awards Mark 15 Years
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2025

The finalists for the OffWestEnd Awards (Offies) have been announced, as the UK’s foremost awards for independent theatre mark their 15th anniversary. Learn more here!

Beverley Knight Will Lead UK Premiere of MARIE AND ROSETTA
by Stephi Wild - Jan 14, 2025

Rose Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre and ETT have announced the UK premiere of George Brant’s Marie and Rosetta, the play with music telling the true story of American singer and songwriter Rosetta Tharpe and her protégé Marie Knight.

THE KOALA WHO COULD Will Embark on World Premiere UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Dec 19, 2024

Emma Earle and Eamonn O’Dwyer’s adaptation of Rachel Bright and Jim Field’s best-selling children’s book, The Koala Who Could, will embark on a world premiere UK tour next year.

Review: NEVER LET ME GO, Rose Theatre
by Josh Maughan - Sep 30, 2024

In two unsettling and sensationally conceptualised acts, the play starkly reminds us of what we stand to lose when progress overshadows our most vital connections.

Video: In Rehearsal with NEVER LET ME GO at Rose Theatre
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 14, 2024

Go behind the scenes of rehearsals for the new stage adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Met Go in the video here!

Full Cast Set For NEVER LET ME GO at the Rose Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 12, 2024

The full cast has been announced for a new stage adaptation of Nobel Prize winning author Kazuo Ishiguro’s best-selling novel Never Let Me Go. Learn more about the cast here!

Video: Marisha Wallace Records the Title Song For NEVER LET ME GO
by Stephi Wild - Aug 2, 2024

An all new video has been released featuring Marisha Wallace peforming the title song from 'Never Let Me Go'. Check out the video here!

Cast Announced For National Tour Of ABIGAIL'S PARTY Launching This Autumn
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 25, 2024

The cast for the national tour of ABIGAIL'S PARTY this autumn has been revealed.

Entries Open For RTST Sir Peter Hall Director Award 2024
by Stephi Wild - Jul 23, 2024

The Royal Theatrical Support Trust (RTST) and the Octagon Theatre Bolton have announced that the 2024 RTST Sir Peter Hall Director Award Scheme is now open for entries.

Creative Team Set For World Premeire of NEVER LET ME GO
by Stephi Wild - Jun 20, 2024

The full creative team for a new stage adaptation of Nobel Prize winning author Kazuo Ishiguro’s best-selling novel Never Let Me Go is now in place.

The Drama League Reveals Recipients of 2024 Directors Project
by Stephi Wild - May 6, 2024

The Drama League has announced the nineteen stage directors receiving the 2024 fellowships, assistantships, residencies, and fund programs collectively known as The Directors Project.

Bristol Old Vic Reveals Lineup of Shows For Autumn and Winter
by Stephi Wild - May 2, 2024

After a record-breaking Spring at Bristol Old Vic, the theatre has announced a burst of new productions taking us into Autumn/Winter. Learn more about the lineup here!

Cast Set For WEDDING BAND at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 16, 2024

Lyric Hammersmith Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for the UK premiere of Alice Childress’ Wedding Band:  A Love/Hate Story in Black and White, directed by Stage Debut Award winner Monique Touko, who returns to the Lyric after the smash-hit production of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play.