Finn Anderson

Full Cast Announced For New Folk Musical BALLAD LINES At Southwark Playhouse Elephant
by Stephi Wild - Oct 30, 2025

Full casting has been announced for the London premiere of Ballad Lines, a major new folk musical by Finn Anderson (Islander, Streets) and Tania Azevedo (Mayflies, But I’m a Cheerleader).

Review: BALLAD LINES IN CONCERT, Cottiers
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Sep 16, 2025

The musical began in 2014, commissioned jointly by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Northwestern’s American Music Theatre Project. An earlier iteration of the musical received its world premiere in 2023 at Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling under its former title A Mother’s Song.

New Musical HALF MAN HALF BULL Comes To Birmingham Hippodrome This November
by Stephi Wild - Sep 15, 2025

Half Man Half Bull will come to Birmingham Hippodrome this November. Half Man Half Bull tells two inextricably linked stories of hope and loss by reimagining the classic Greek myths of Theseus and The Minotaur and Daedalus and Icarus.

REWRITES Showcase For New Musical Theatre to Present HALF MAN HALF BULL In Autumn 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 3, 2025

REWRITES - the showcase for new musicals started by Lowry, Salford is back for 2025 with a piece of gig-theatre that reimagines the classic Greek myths of Theseus and Icarus. Learn more!

New Scottish Folk Musical BALLAD LINES to Open at Southwark Playhouse Next Year
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Sep 2, 2025

Aria Entertainment & KT Producing have today announced the London premiere of major new folk musical Ballad Lines, which will run for eight weeks at Southwark Playhouse Elephant from 23 January - 21 March 2026.

BALLAD LINES Will Release 18-Track Concept Album
by Stephi Wild - Jul 18, 2025

The music from major new Scottish folk musical Ballad Lines will be released as an ambitious 18 track concept album on 12th September, bringing together leading female folk and theatre artists from both sides of the Atlantic.

Major New Scottish Folk Musical Ballad Lines To Release All-Star Album
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jul 18, 2025

The brand new recordings feature an all-star cast of guest artists including Gaelic Singer of the Year Kim Carnie, JUNO Award-winning banjo player Kaia Kater and four-time BBC Alba Scots Singer of the Year Siobhan Miller alongside top musical theatre talent including Olivier Award-winner Rebecca Trehearn and CATS Award-winner Kirsty Findlay.

Goodspeed Musicals Hosts 36 Writers for the 13th Annual Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Grove
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 25, 2025

Goodspeed Musicals has announced the participants for the 13th annual Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Grove at Goodspeed Musicals, which will be held January 27 - February 23 on the Goodspeed campus in East Haddam, Conn.

Review: ISLANDER at Olney Theatre Center
by Itai Yasur - Apr 15, 2024

Now on tour, a new musical makes landfall at Olney Theatre Center with a fantastical song worthy of our attention

ISLANDER Comes to Olney Theatre Center Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Mar 13, 2024

Islander, winner of Best New Musical at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and an off-Broadway hit, comes to Olney Theatre Center for three weeks of performances, April 11 - 28, 2024, on the Roberts Mainstage.

Cast Set For the Scottish Tour of SUNSET SONG
by Stephi Wild - Mar 1, 2024

Dundee Rep Theatre has revealed the full ensemble cast that will star in their new adaptation of Sunset Song, which will tour stages across Scotland this Spring. Learn more about the cast and production here!

Photos/Video: First Look At the Phoenix Premiere of ISLANDER At Herberger Theater Center
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 20, 2024

See first look photos and video of the first show in Herberger Theater Center's season, the Arizona premiere of Islander, winner of Best New Musical at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Review: THE SNOW QUEEN, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Nov 25, 2023

When the beautiful and fearsome Snow Queen steals young Kei away to her frozen kingdom, she leaves behind the brave and brilliant Gerda, an Edinburgh lass who will stop at nothing to rescue her best friend.

The Lowry Expands its REWRITES Showcase For New Musical Theatre in 2024 With NEL'S PLACE
by Stephi Wild - Nov 24, 2023

REWRITES - the showcase for new musicals started by The Lowry, Salford in 2017 is expanding next year by linking up with three new partner venues - Birmingham Hippodrome, MAST Mayflower Studios and Norwich Theatre - to create a new twice-annual touring platform for new musicals in development, starting with Sheep Soup's new work Nel's Place.

Review: ISLANDER at The Seattle Rep
by Jay Irwin - Oct 26, 2023

The Seattle Rep is certainly known for bringing in some rare gems over the years. I still geek out over shows like “The Brothers Size”, “An Iliad”, and of course “Come From Away”. And this season is kicking off brilliantly, in no small part to the shimmering, magical jewel currently playing, “Islander”.

VIDEO: Watch Behind-the-Scenes Footage from ISLANDER Load In at Seattle Rep
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 22, 2023

See the set of the international hit musical ISLANDER come to life in a brand new behind-the-scenes video!

Herberger Theater Center Unveils 2023-2024 Inaugural Season
by Stephi Wild - Oct 3, 2023

The Herberger Theater Center announced that single tickets for its 2023-2024 season are now on sale. Learn more about the full season lineup here!

All Star Cast Lead Celebration Of LGBTQ+ Representation In Musical Theatre at The Other Palace
by Stephi Wild - Sep 29, 2023

A one night celebration of new LGBTQ+ musical theatre comes to The Other Palace this October in fantasies come true. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!

Seattle Rep Presents ISLANDER, Opening October 25
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 29, 2023

Seattle Rep has announced the cast and creative team behind Islander, an intimately staged new musical with a contemporary Scottish folk-inspired score. In Islander, two actors embody 25+ characters while weaving, building, and layering their voices using live looping technology.

Previews: THE SECOND EDITION OF THE TIME FOR THEATER FESTIVAL IS COMING at Teatr Muzyczny Poznan
by Natalia Jarczynska - Sep 19, 2023

Excellent performances, Musical Gala, concerts, conferences, film screenings, book premieres and meetings with artists. The Musical Theater in Poznań organizes the TIME FOR THEATER festival. From September 28 to October 9, Poznań will become the capital of theater and musicals