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Review: THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA, Barbican Theatre
by Debbie Gilpin - Oct 30, 2024

'I’ve seen it before, and I’ll see it again… Just little bits of history repeating.” This Shirley Bassey vocal may not feature on the soundtrack of this stage version of The Buddha of Suburbia, but you can’t help but bring it to mind as you watch events unfold: strikes, political turmoil, far right aggression - staples of the 1970s, but all too familiar to modern audiences.

Full Cast Set For THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA at the Barbican
by Stephi Wild - Sep 4, 2024

The RSC and Wise Children have announced full casting for Hanif Kureishi’s The Buddha of Suburbia. Adapted for the stage by Wise Children’s Artistic Director Emma Rice, with Kureishi, this critically acclaimed co-production runs at the Barbican in London from 22 October – 16 November, with an opening night on Tuesday 29 October. 

Video: Watch a Trailer for THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA at Royal Shakespeare Company
by Blair Ingenthron - May 5, 2024

Watch a trailer for Wise Children's The Buddha of Suburbia, directed by Emma Rice, in the video here!

Video: Watch Ewan McGregor Lead Showtime's Trailer for A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW
by Michael Major - Mar 5, 2024

An adaptation of Amor Towles' best-selling novel, A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW follows Count Alexander Rostov, played by Emmy Award-winning actor Ewan McGregor (Star Wars franchise, Halston, Trainspotting), who, in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, finds that his gilded past has placed him on the wrong side of history. Watch the video!

Full Cast Set For THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA at Swan Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2024

Wise Children have announced the full cast for the world première of Hanif Kureishi’s The Buddha of Suburbia – adapted by the company’s Artistic Director Emma Rice, with Kureishi.

RSC's New Season to Include OTHELLO, EDWARD II and Works by Sheridan and Hanif Kureishi
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jan 16, 2024

Newly appointed Co-Artistic Directors of the RSC, Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey have announced their inaugural season for the Company.

BWW Review: OUR GENERATION, National Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Mar 2, 2022

An epic sweep of the millennials' generation told through verbatim theatre, maximising all the opportunities (and problems) that format brings

OUR GENERATION, A New Play By Alecky Blythe, Opens at the National Theatre in February
by Stephi Wild - Jan 19, 2022

Alecky Blythe returns to the National Theatre for the first time since the critically acclaimed London Road with her panoramic new verbatim play that tells the stories of a generation.