Evan Placey

Review: LIFERS, Southwark Playhouse
by Gary Naylor - Oct 7, 2025

Synergy Theatre Projectt's commission hits hard, but will it hit the right people?

Full Cast Set For LIFERS at Southwark Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Aug 21, 2025

The full cast has been announced for Synergy Theatre Project’s production of Evan Placey’s new play Lifers at Southwark Playhouse. Learn more about the show here!

Leeds Playhouse Reveals Autumn/Winter 2025-26 Season
by Stephi Wild - Jun 24, 2025

Leeds Playhouse has revealed a medley of productions running from Autumn/Winter 2025-26 including a striking new production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

National Youth Theatre Will Host StoryFest 2025
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2025

Following a successful first edition, the National Youth Theatre’s new writing festival StoryFest returns this July to the National Youth Theatre’s RIBA award-winning headquarters in North London. 

Queer Theatre & Nick Hern Books Partner For New Monthly Event Queer Play Reading Club
by A.A. Cristi - May 6, 2025

Queer Theatre, a London-based LGBTQIA+ theatre and production company dedicated to telling queer stories and nurturing queer talent, has announced a new monthly event, Queer Play Reading Club, an opportunity to celebrate the richness and diversity of LGBTQIA+ playwriting.

Synergy Theatre Project New Play Providers To Tour Schools And Play In Brixton House
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 8, 2025

Synergy's Artistic Director Esther Baker directs Ambreen Razia's new play, Providers as part of the award-winning company's touring to school's work. 

Review: JEKYLL & HYDE, National Theatre Schools Tour
by Gary Naylor - Mar 5, 2024

A shocking and taboo-busting production fires young minds like no other art form can.

National Theatre's JEKYLL & HYDE To Be Performed In School Halls Across Wolverhampton This Week
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 27, 2024

The National Theatre's nationwide schools tour of Evan Placey's radical reimagining of JEKYLL & HYDE will be seen by schools from across Wolverhampton and its surrounding areas in partnership with Wolverhampton Grand Theatre.

Video: Peacock & Sky Release THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ Trailer with Melanie Lynskey, Harvey Keitel, & Jonah Hauer-King
by Michael Major - Feb 22, 2024

This teaser trailer shows an older Lali (Harvey Keitel) retelling his experiences of Auschwitz to Heather Morris (Melanie Lynskey) as we journey with him through his memories of that time. In the teaser trailer, we also see younger Lali (Jonah Hauer-King) as he meets and falls in love with Gita (Anna Próchniak). Watch the video trailer now!

Five New Artistic Associates to Join Synergy Theatre Project
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 2, 2024

Five new Artistic Associates will join Synergy Theatre Project from February 2024.

Photos: First Look at National Theatre's Schools' Touring Production of JEKYLL & HYDE
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jan 11, 2024

The National Theatre has released production images for its schools touring production of Jekyll & Hyde, as the tour begins across the country. See all the photos here.

Photos: First look at the Rose Theatre's PETER PAN
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Dec 7, 2023

Production photos of the Rose Theatre's Peter Pan have been released. See the all-new photos below.

Rehearsals Begin for National Theatre's Touring Production of JEKYLL & HYDE for Schools
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Nov 27, 2023

Rehearsals have started for the National Theatre’s upcoming touring production of Evan Placey’s radical reimagining of Jekyll & Hyde. Following the success of the Jekyll & Hyde schools tour in 2022, the production will be seen by students from 60 state secondary schools across the country from 8 January – 16 March 2024. 

Cast Set For PETER PAN at the Rose Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 19, 2023

Rose Theatre has announced casting for J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, in a new version by Evan Placey, with music and lyrics by Vikki Stone and directed by Lucy Morell. 

National Theatre Celebrates 60 Years With Free Tickets for 16�"25-Year-Olds
by Stephi Wild - Sep 12, 2023

As the National Theatre prepares to mark 60 years of entertaining and inspiring audiences around the world on 22 October, a birthday present of 3,600 free tickets, 60 tickets for 60 performances in October, will be available for 16–25-year-olds to book for productions on the South Bank and in the West End. Learn more about the initiative and how to get tickets here!

PETER PAN, A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, and More Set for Rose Theatre's Upcoming Season
by Stephi Wild - Apr 20, 2023

Rose Theatre has announced its Autumn 2023 season. Learn more about the full lineup here!

Jonah Hauer-King, Anna Próchniak, Melanie Lynskey, and Jonas Nay Join THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ
by Michael Major - Mar 16, 2023

With over 12m copies of the novel sold globally, Sky and Peacock revealed that Jonah Hauer-King (The Little Mermaid, World on Fire) and Anna Próchniak (Baptiste, Warsaw 44) are set to take up the lead roles of Lale Sokolov and Gita Furman, in the Sky and Peacock Original adaptation and Synchronicity Films production.

Rose Theatre Announces Spring Season 2023 Including Adjoa Andoh in RICHARD III
by Stephi Wild - Dec 2, 2022

Rose Theatre and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres have announced a new production of William Shakespeare's Richard III. Following her critically acclaimed production of Richard II at Shakespeare's Globe, Adjoa Andoh (Lady Danbury in Bridgerton) returns to the stage to direct and star as Shakespeare's iconic antihero, Richard III.

Cleveland Play House to Present Regional Premiere of THE GREAT LEAP Beginning This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 29, 2022

Cleveland Play House will present The Great Leap, a fast-paced, historically rooted sports drama written by Lauren Yee. Directed by Esther Jun, this suspenseful show will run from October 29 to November 20, 2022 in The Outcalt Theatre, located in the heart of Playhouse Square. The second production of CPH's 107th season, The Great Leap features actors Eric Cheung, Amanda Kuo, David Mason, and Reuben Uy.

National Youth Theatre Announces The Tenth Anniversary Of Its Successful REP Company
by Stephi Wild - Oct 13, 2022

In 2012 Paul Roseby, Artistic Director and CEO of National Youth Theatre (NYT), launched a new REP company that would provide intensive real-world experience each year to a group of young performers and creatives.