David Niven

Review: THE BATTLE, Birmingham Rep
by Laura Lott - Feb 18, 2026

Before Taylor Swift versus Charli XCX - but after The Beatles versus The Rolling Stones - came Blur versus Oasis. David Niven's debut comedy at Birmingham Rep takes us back to the summer of 1995, when temperatures and egos both soared and the nation was gripped by the chart battle between Oasis’ “Roll With It” and Blur's “Country House”.

Review Roundup: What Did The Critics Think of Jordan Fein's INTO THE WOODS?
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Dec 12, 2025

What happens after Happily Ever After, after all? In Sondheim and Lapine’s beloved musical retelling of the Grimm classics, a parade of familiar folktale figures find their way “Into the Woods” and try to get home before dark—under the guidance of Mark Lamos, who dazzled us with A Little Night Music in 2008. What did the critics think of Jordan Fein's revival?

La Bengell Shines Again in NORMA BENGELL, O BRASIL EM REVISTA
by Claudio Erlichman - Sep 15, 2025

Norma Bengell, O Brasil em Revista celebrates the career of Norma Bengell (1935–2013), actress, singer, director, and muse of Cinema Novo. With a play by Aimar Labaki and a performance by Amanda Acosta, the show recreates key moments in the artist's life, blending memories, musical revues, and songs ranging from Bossa Nova to international hits, as well as three new songs. The performance is free and part of SESI-SP's cultural program.

Review: Moonbox Productions DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS is a Devilish Delight
by R. Scott Reedy - Oct 7, 2024

What did our critic think of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS at Moonbox Productions? Read the review...

Tony Award & MTV Moonman Awarded to Choreographer Michael Peters to be Auctioned
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 22, 2023

A Tony Award and MTV Moonman Awarded to Michael Jackson Choreographer Michael Peters and important documents from James Dean’s Broadway career will be auctioned by Nate D. Sanders Auctions on May 26, 2023.

Interview: Juliet Mills - A Lady of the Theatre Plays PRIN at Theatre 40
by Gil Kaan - Apr 9, 2023

Next up at Theatre 40 will be the stage reading of Andrew Davies’s Prin April 28th and 29th. Jules Aaron directs Juliet Mills (as the titular Prin), Maxwell Caulfield, Ivy Khan, Ann Hearn Tobolowsky, Joe Clabby and David Hunt Stafford. Juliet was most gracious to chat with me on her day off from filming Grey’s Anatomy.

The Nigel Havers Theatre Company to Tour with Noël Coward's PRIVATE LIVES
by Marissa Tomeo - Jan 22, 2022

Following breaking box office records in Bath, Richmond, Chichester and Cambridge, Theatre Royal Bath Productions and Moss Empires have announced 2022 tour dates for The Nigel Havers Theatre Company production of Noel Coward’s PRIVATE LIVES. This is the inaugural show for The Nigel Havers Theatre Company, which will be touring the country with a line-up of theatrical gems. The UK Tour of PRIVATE LIVES will visit Theatre Royal Brighton from Tuesday 12 to Saturday 16 April 2022.

Further Tour Dates Announced For PRIVATE LIVES Starring Nigel Havers and Patricia Hodge
by Stephi Wild - Oct 19, 2021

Following breaking box office records in Bath, Richmond, Chichester and Cambridge, Theatre Royal Bath Productions and Moss Empires are delighted to announce further tour dates for The Nigel Havers Theatre Company production of Noel Coward’s gloriously entertaining PRIVATE LIVES. 

New Tour Dates Announced For PRIVATE LIVES
by Stephi Wild - Sep 7, 2021

Theatre Royal Bath Productions and Moss Empires will present The Nigel Havers Theatre Company in Noel Coward's gloriously entertaining PRIVATE LIVES.  This will be the inaugural show for The Nigel Havers Theatre Company, which will be touring the country with a wonderful line-up of theatrical gems. 

Kaley Cuoco Will Play Doris Day in New Limited Series
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 15, 2021

Kaley Cuoco is set to star as Doris Day in a limited series based on A.E. Hotchner’s 1976 biography, “Doris Day: Her Own Story.” The project will be produced by Cuoco’s Yes, Norman Productions with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television.

Patricia Hodge and Nigel Havers Will Star in a UK Tour of PRIVATE LIVES
by Stephi Wild - Apr 17, 2020

Patricia Hodge and Nigel Havers will lead a UK Tour of Noel Coward's PRIVATE LIVES. This will be the inaugural show for The Nigel Havers Theatre Company, which will be touring the country with a wonderful line-up of theatrical gems. The plan is that the UK Tour of PRIVATE LIVES will begin at Theatre Royal Bath on 1 October 2020.

Susie Vanner Announces New Album and Shares 'Nobody Does It Better'
by Abigail Charpentier - Feb 28, 2020

If you're one of the many millions of Bond fans, you will know Susie Vanner. If you frequented the Northern Soul dancefloors of the 60's, you may even recognise her voice.

BWW Review: AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS at Asolo Repertory Theatre
by Carolan Trbovich - Jun 9, 2019

Get Your Passport Stamped at the Asolo for a Whimsical Romp Around the Globe

BWW Review: The Asolo's Inventive, Slapstick Production of Jules Verne's AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS - Perfect for the Kid Inside Every Adult
by Peter Nason - Jun 8, 2019

It's crazily creative, winding up like Disney's 'It's a Small World' ride on methamphetamine.

Review Roundup: Matthew Bourne's CINDERELLA at the Ahmanson
by Alan Henry - Feb 20, 2019

Matthew Bourne's 'Cinderella' from New Adventures, presented by Center Theatre Group is now on stage at the Ahmanson Theatre through March 10, 2019.

BWW Interview: Matthew Bourne's Prince of a Performer - CINDERELLA's Andrew Monaghan
by Gil Kaan - Jan 30, 2019

Choreographer extraordinaire Matthew Bourne, already a force of nature in the British dance arena since 1988, turned the international dance world upside down with his ground-breaking SWAN LAKE in 1995. His unique take on CINDERELLA will land at Los Angeles' Ahmanson Theatre beginning February 5, 2019, as part of its international tour. I had the wonderful occasion to interview Andrew Monaghan, who's dancing the dual lead role of Cinderella's heroic pilot Harry, as well as, The Prince.

West End Productions Presents Terence Rattigan's SEPARATE TABLES
by Stephi Wild - Aug 18, 2018

West End Productions' final presentation of 2018 is Terence Rattigan's SEPARATE TABLES. You might have seen the movie which starred Rita Hayworth, Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster and David Niven. Rattigan's play was first produced in London, 1954. Two one-acts, set eighteen months apart in the lounge and dining room of a small hotel on the south coast of England, are 'deftly woven together into an intelligent, handsome' comedy/drama. The play examines social attitudes towards lifestyles and behavior deemed morally reprehensible in 1950s Britain.

BWW Review: AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS at Geordie Productions
by Andee Shuster - Apr 21, 2018

Admittedly, I was not overly excited about Geordie Artistic Director, Mike Payette's choice of Jules Vern's Around the World in 80 Days. I recall being a bit bored as a child by the original David Niven film and I wondered, despite the book being revered as a classic, would the play appeal to today's families? My reservations were immediately put to rest moments after the house lights went down. Setting the scene for our action-packed adventure, the audience is privy to a cleverly staged bank heist.

BWW Review: DOODLE - THE MUSICAL!, Waterloo East Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Jan 19, 2018

Doodle - The Musical starts with an unlikely idea that's spun out for nearly three hours - even some decent songs prove insufficient to rescue its poor script and dull characters.

DOODLE - Comedy World War II Musical Comes To Waterloo East In 2018
by Stephi Wild - Nov 29, 2017

Doodle - The Musical! is a new all-singing all-dancing comedy musical written by American Idol's Andy Street and actor Jonathan Kydd, and directed by Olivier award nominee Jonathan Moore. The show is a loving pastiche of World War II action movies, with cameo impersonations including Charles Bronson, David Niven, and Sam Kydd, Jonathan's father, who was in 240 films between 1945 and 1982 (more than any other English actor) in dozens of which he played members of the armed forces.