David Shopland

EDINBURGH 2025: Review: GOD IS DEAD AND I KILLED HIM, Pleasance Courtyard
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Aug 23, 2025

How do you rebel against parents who are already rebels? Form a band? Cool. Smoke some weed? Whatever. But finding Jesus? Now that's hardcore... Despite the yoga and therapy, Callum's past isn't done with him, and neither are the ghosts he conjured. Through live underscoring, razor-sharp storytelling and a whole lot of holy sh*t, Callum dives into belief, regret – and the things that refuse to stay buried

Stage One Announces 12 UK Producers Selected for 2025 Columbia Exchange Programme
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 1, 2025

Stage One has revealed the 12 UK producers selected for the 2025 Columbia Exchange Programme, an industry-leading initiative presented in partnership with Columbia University.

Review: CUL-DE-SAC, Omnibus Theatre
by Gary Naylor - May 30, 2025

David Shopland's new dramedy is flawed by its lack of focus

Cast Set for David Shopland's CUL-DE-SAC
by Stephi Wild - Apr 10, 2025

Presented by Fake Escape, the company behind the Off Broadway hit Saving Britney, Cul-de-Sac is heading to Clapham’s Omnibus Theatre for its first ever performances from late May 2025.

EDINBURGH 2023: THIRST Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jul 20, 2023

BWW catches up with Callum Hughes about bringing Thirst to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

RAISING KANE Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
by Stephi Wild - Jun 26, 2023

With set, props and performer all in black and white, David Shopland explores the life of one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, Orson Welles, in a brand-new solo show.

SAVING BRITNEY to Have Off-Broadway Run at SoHo Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Jun 30, 2022

Inspired by the #FreeBritney movement, Saving Britney is a hilarious and heartbreaking look at celebrity obsession, sexuality and growing up in the early noughties; featuring more nostalgia than you can shake a Tamagochi at!

SAVING BRITNEY, Starring Shereen Roushbaiani, to Tour in Spring 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 20, 2021

Melding together the real-world events of Britney Spears’ turbulent life with the voice of a millennial superfan, Saving Britney explores the magnetic effect of pop stars, the problematic depiction of mental health in the media and the tricksy subject of how Britney was over- (or under-) protected by her conservatorship.

BWW Review: SAVING BRITNEY, Old Red Lion
by Jonathan Marshall - May 29, 2021

She's one of the biggest pop stars of all time but many of us are aware of the conservatorship battle Britney Spears has been locked in for over half of her career, essentially depriving her of her freedom. Inspired by the #FreeBritney movement and the recent documentary, Saving Britney is a hilarious and heart-breaking look at celebrity obsession. She was on national TV by the age of seven and an international superstar by sixteen. But now she is in trouble and the only person who might be able to save her could be millennial Britney Spears superfan, Jean from Gloucestershire.

Old Red Lion Theatre To Reopen With World Premiere Of SAVING BRITNEY
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 27, 2021

Fake Escape in association with The Old Red Lion Theatre present SAVING BRITNEY, by David Shopland with Shereen Roushbaiani. Running 7.30pm | 18th May - 5th June 2021 (Not Sundays/Mondays)| Old Red Lion Theatre.

The Old Red Lion Theatre Presents SAVING BRITNEY: Prologue
by Stephi Wild - Mar 24, 2021

Fake Escape in association with The Old Red Lion Theatre present SAVING BRITNEY: Prologue, a digital short written by David Shopland with Shereen Roushbaian.

The Old Red Lion Announces New Reopening Season
by Stephi Wild - Dec 9, 2020

Acclaimed family-run pub theatre The Old Red Lion will reopen its doors this winter with an exciting new theatrical season, once again providing quality entertainment and hospitality to North London. Partnering with another local family business, Bombay Burrito, the pub will provide substantial meals to patrons in line with the latest government regulations. 

Artistic Director David Hutchinson Joins Sell A Door's LORD OF THE FLIES, Opens 9/27
by Lauren Wolman - Aug 20, 2011

Amongst the cast will be Artistic Director David Hutchinson who returns to the stage following a period working behind the scenes as director and producer. Hutchinson will play young schoolboy Roger, and will be accompanied by a number of recently graduated actors from some of the leading drama schools in the UK.