Frances McNamee

The 2026 Stage Debut Awards Announces Winners
by Marissa Faith Curley - Sep 27, 2026

Winners of The Stage Debut Awards 2026, in association with Netflix, were revealed tonight at a ceremony at 8 Northumberland Avenue, London, celebrating the performers and creatives making standout professional and West End debuts across UK theatre.

Review Roundup: Sting Stars In THE LAST SHIP
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Sep 24, 2026

Rooted in his own childhood in the British shipbuilding town of Wallsend, The Last Ship tells the moving story of a community of shipbuilders in the North East of England, faced with the closure of their shipyard – the heart of their existence. Sting takes on the role of Jackie White, the shipyard's foreman whose health is failing just as his leadership is needed most. In this very personal show, the artist immerses the audience in the hometown he was desperate to escape, a world where love, loss, and hope intertwine.

Review: THE LAST SHIP, Starring Sting, Theatre Royal Drury Lane
by Gary Naylor - Sep 24, 2026

Plenty of heart in this full-throated condemnation of Mrs Thatcher's industrial policies, but great songs and a great set do not a musical make

STILES + DREWE BEST NEW SONG PRIZE Concert Cast Revealed
by Stephi Wild - Sep 16, 2026

Mercury Musical Developments and Stiles + Drewe announced the full cast for the concert celebrating new musical theatre writing talent, featuring twelve original songs in competition for the Best New Song prize.

Full Cast Set for 2026 Stiles + Drewe BEST NEW SONG PRIZE Concert
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 16, 2026

The STILES + DREWE BEST NEW SONG PRIZE 2026 casting has been announced. The prize recognizes new musical theatre songs from emerging writers.

Full Cast Set For Sting’s THE LAST SHIP at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
by Stephi Wild - Aug 12, 2026

The West End cast of Sting's musical THE LAST SHIP has been announced, with Sting to perform throughout the run and Shaggy joining for two performances as The Wallsend Ferryman.

BALLAD LINES Enters Final Weeks at Southwark Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Mar 2, 2026

The major new folk musical Ballad Lines, produced by Aria Entertainment & KT Producing enters its final three weeks of its run at Southwark Playhouse Elephant running until 21 March 2026.

Review: BALLAD LINES, Southwark Playhouse Elephant
by Cindy Marcolina - Jan 30, 2026

A journey through time and memory, Ballad Lines must be one of the most exciting new musicals to hit the stage in some time. We follow Sarah, an American queer woman, as she dives headfirst into her family’s roots. Through the centuries, the same melodies come back to link the women who came before her. It’s a story about female anger, patriarchal conflict, sacrifice, and the deep cathartic pull of feminine energy. Blending traditional folk music from Scotland, Ireland, and the Appalachian mountains with standard pop, Finn Anderson and Tania Azevedo write a visceral reminder of the power of choice.

Video: BALLAD LINES Releases In Rehearsal Music Video Ahead Of London Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 12, 2026

Producers Aria Entertainment and KT Producing have released an in-rehearsal music video of “Prologue” from BALLAD LINES, which will have its London premiere at Southwark Playhouse Elephant.

Photos: Frances McNamee, Rebecca Trehearn & Kirsty Findlay in BALLAD LINES Rehearsals
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 2, 2026

You can now get a first look inside rehearsals for the London premiere of Ballad Lines, which opens at Southwark Playhouse Elephant, starring Frances McNamee and more.

Listen: Sting's The Last Ship (Expanded Edition) Arrives December 2025
by Stephi Wild - Dec 5, 2025

Sting's The Last Ship (Expanded Edition) features five new recordings and supports the upcoming international stage production. Listen now!

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.

Sting Will Release Expanded Edition of THE LAST SHIP Album Ahead of International Performances
by Stephi Wild - Sep 11, 2025

Sting will release The Last Ship (Expanded Edition), an updated version of his album featuring five new recordings, ahead of a series of international performances of the musical in which he will also star.

Broadway Streaming Guide September 2025 - Where to Watch HELLUVA BOSS & More
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 29, 2025

To help kick off the fall season, Broadway fans can tune into a brand new lineup of movies, music, and television to stream this September, including Helluva Boss, The Office spin-off series, and more.

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.

Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Old Vic Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Nov 23, 2023

The Old Vic has established Matthew Warchus' version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol as one of London's must-see festive shows. Since 2017 audiences have been welcomed with mince pies and satsumas and showered with snow and parachuting sprouts.

Full Cast Set For A CHRISTMAS CAROL at The Old Vic
by Stephi Wild - Sep 14, 2023

The Old Vic has announced the full cast and the creative team for Matthew Warchus' smash hit production of A Christmas Carol. Find out who is starring in the production here!

Review: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY (UK TOUR), New Wimbledon Theatre
by Franco Milazzo - Mar 15, 2023

If John Steinbeck had been asked to create a musical, it may have looked something like this. Soundtracked by the songs of Bob Dylan, Girl From The North Country is, at heart, a bleak meditation on untimely death; not just physically due to illness, murder and suicide (though that’s here too) but also spiritually due to the death of ambition, the death of hope and, most cruelly, the death of love.