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CARMEN to Return to the Metropolitan Opera in October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 7, 2025

Carrie Cracknell’s production of Carmen will return to the Met for 13 performances beginning in October. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets!

Photos: Paines Plough's CONSUMED at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 29, 2025

New production images have been releasedfor Karis Kelly’s dark comedy Consumed, a co-production with Belgrade Theatre, Sheffield Theatres and the Women’s Prize for Playwriting. See photos here!

Paines Plough Reveals Full Cast and Creative Team of Karis Kelly's CONSUMED
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 23, 2025

Paines Plough has announced the full cast and creative team for Karis Kelly's dark comedy Consumed, a co-production with Belgrade Theatre, Sheffield Theatres and the Women's Prize for Playwriting, in association with the Lyric Theatre Belfast.

Review: LETTERS FROM MAX, Hampstead Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - Jun 3, 2025

Based on Sarah Ruhl’s eponymous 2018, the stage adaptation of Letters from Max is downright harrowing. It follows her correspondence with a brilliant former student of hers, Max Ritvo, whose sudden cancer recurrence in his early 20s echoes in Ruhl’s life. As the pair discuss illness and artistry, the real power of the poet comes into focus.

Bryony Kimmings Premieres BOG WITCH at Soho Theatre Walthamstow
by Stephi Wild - May 28, 2025

 Playwright, performer, documentary-maker and screenwriter Bryony Kimmings will return to the stage with Bog Witch —her first solo show in half a decade. Lear more here!

Cast Set For Sarah Ruhl's LETTERS FROM MAX at Hampstead Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 24, 2025

Hampstead Theatre has announced the cast for the European premiere of Sarah Ruhl's Letters From Max which plays Hampstead Downstairs beginning next month. Learn more here!

Review: HEKA, The Place
by Franco Milazzo - Feb 2, 2025

After Gandini Jugglers went all retro on us last year by bringing back their classic outing Smashed, the sine qua non of British circus return with a brand new show Heka.

Last Chance To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 27, 2024

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Final Week To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 23, 2024

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Vote For The 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards; BURLESQUE Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 16, 2024

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favourite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW UK / West End Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 10, 2024

Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favourite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Photos: Cherry Jones, Harry Treadaway & More in THE GRAPES OF WRATH at the National Theatre
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 1, 2024

Now onstage at The National Theatre is a new production of Frank Galati’s Tony Award-winning adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath, based on the novel by John Steinbeck, directed by Carrie Cracknell. Check out photos of the cast in action!

Video: Watch Cherry Jones and Harry Treadaway in THE GRAPES OF WRATH Trailer
by Nicole Rosky - May 28, 2024

The National Theatre will soon present a new production of Frank Galati’s Tony Award-winning adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath. In this video, watch a trailer for the new production.

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For MY FAIR LADY at Leeds Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - May 8, 2024

My Fair Lady, a Leeds Playhouse and Opera North co-production, opens in the Playhouse’s epic Quarry Theatre from 31 May – 29 June.  Check out all new rehearsal photos here!

Video: Michael Fabiano Sings 'La fleur que tu m'avais jetée' from Met Opera's CARMEN
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 28, 2024

Watch tenor Michael Fabiano sing an excerpt from Don José’s Act II aria in a stage rehearsal in the video here!

Cast Set For MY FAIR LADY at Leeds Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Apr 12, 2024

Leeds Playhouse and Opera North have announced a ‘loverly’ cast for their co-production of Lerner and Loewe’s classic musical My Fair Lady, with leading soprano Katie Bird and star of stage and screen John Hopkins in the leading roles of Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins. The revival of the award-winning musical plays in Leeds Playhouse’s Quarry Theatre from 31 May – 29 June. 

Video: Mezzo-Soprano Aigul Akhmetshina on Singing CARMEN at The Met
by Joshua Wright - Jan 30, 2024

Watch as During intermission of the Live in HD transmission of Bizet’s Carmen, host Matthew Polenzani speaks with mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina about her experience singing the title role. 

Video: Watch A New Trailer For CCARMEN at the Metropolitan Opera
by Joshua Wright - Jan 23, 2024

Watch an all new trailer for English director Carrie Cracknell's Met debut with a new modern-day staging of Carmen, one of opera’s most enduringly powerful works.

Cherry Jones Will Lead THE GRAPES OF WRATH at The National Theatre; Summer 2024 Line-Up Announced
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jan 23, 2024

The National Theatre has announced new productions for all three South Bank stages this summer: Alan Bleasdale’s Boys from the Blackstuff and Mnemonic in the Olivier theatre and The Grapes of Wrath in the Lyttelton theatre, alongside the previously announced The Hot Wing King in the Dorfman theatre. 

The Met: Live in HD Brings CARMEN to the Rialto Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 22, 2024

The Metropolitan Opera’s 2023–24 Live in HD season continues with a live transmission of Bizet’s ever-popular Carmen on Saturday, January 27, at 19:55 at Rialto Theatre.