BOYS FROM THE BLACKSTUFF Will Embark on UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Jul 18, 2024
Bill Kenwright Ltd has announced that James Graham’s acclaimed adaptation of Alan Bleasdale’s Boys from the Blackstuff will tour the UK in 2025, following sell-out runs at Liverpool’s Royal Court and The National Theatre, and its current run in London’s West End at the Garrick Theatre.
Bailey Lock Appointed RSC Executive Producer (Stratford)
by Stephi Wild - Jul 17, 2024
The RSC has announced the appointment of Bailey Lock as the Company’s new Executive Producer (Stratford), working alongside Co-Artistic Directors Tamara Harvey and Daniel Evans and Executive Director Andrew Leveson to lead the producing team at the RSC’s home in Stratford-upon-Avon.
James Graham's PUNCH Will Transfer to London
by Stephi Wild - Jul 17, 2024
The Young Vic Theatre has announced the London transfer of Punch, the latest five-star sell-out show from Olivier Award-winning playwright James Graham (Best of Enemies, Dear England, This House, Sherwood) and Nottingham Playhouse, which brings Jacob Dunne’s powerful and moving memoir to the stage.
Review: THE BOUNDS, Royal Court Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - Jun 18, 2024
Written by Stewart Pringle, The Bounds takes punters to 1553, “the true Golden Age of English football”, when matches could last hours or days and rules were, though relaxed, quite severe. While people are playing in the distance, our protagonists of humble Northumbrian origins end up debating a lot more than football. Rife with superstition and mythology, the piece lives in a limbo.
INK Makes Sydney Premiere in May
by Stephi Wild - Apr 29, 2024
Ink by James Graham will make its Sydney premiere in May. Performances run 28 May - 29 June 2024.
Review: BOYS FROM THE BLACKSTUFF, Liverpool's Royal Court
by Sarah OHara - Apr 25, 2024
Following its sold out run in 2023, Boys from the Blackstuff has returned to Liverpool’s Royal Court, before the show transfers to the National Theatre in London and Garrick Theatre in the West End.