H.G. Wells

Cast & Creatives Announced for World Premiere of A WAR OF THE WORLDS at Penfold Theatre

Penfold Theatre Company has announced cast and creatives for A War of the Worlds directed by Marcus McQuirter running June 2–18, 2022 at Ground Floor Theatre. Using the work by H.G. Wells & Orson Welles, and expanding on this historic radio cast, this world premiere by local playwright Jarrett King is the first in a series of new play commissions.

BWW Review: THE WAR OF THE WORLDS at Classical Theatre Company is a Science Fiction Odyssey

Fans of old school science fiction (particularly the thoughtful, novelistic kind that prefigured The Twilight Zone and Star Trek) should find much to enjoy the Classical Theatre Company’s adaptation of H.G. Wells’s famous 1898 novel, The War of the Worlds.

BWW Review: JEFF WAYNE'S THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, O2 Arena

Aliens live among us in the latest reincarnation of the world-famous Rock Opera.

BWW Interview: Chris Iannacone Reflects On the Timeless & Tragic Relevance of THE WAR OF THE WORLDS at Classical Theatre

Classical Theatre Company, known for boldly re-envisioning classic drama, is unveiling a world premiere adaptation of THE WAR OF THE WORLDS by H.G. Wells this April. First published in 1898, this science-fiction tale of an alien invasion is far from irrelevant to our modern day. Over the course of 120 years, it has been produced in various mediums and time periods, retaining powerful commentary on the fear of “The Other”. 

Classical Theatre Company Presents World Premiere THE WAR OF THE WORLDS

Classical Theatre Company wraps up its 14th Season with a world premiere adaptation of H.G. Wells’ science fiction masterpiece, The War of the Worlds

New National Theatre Tokyo Will Stream A DREAM OF ARMAGEDDON Beginning This Month

New National Theatre Tokyo will stream FUJIKURA Dai's opera A Dream of Armageddon - our bold new masterpiece world-premiered in November 2020.

Sky Arts to Broadcast CAMERON MACKINTOSH - THE FIRST 50 YEARS Documentary

Sky Arts will broadcast a new documentary Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years on Monday 27 December 2021 at 7pm, a two-hour programme featuring Mackintosh’s life as a producer told through his own eyes and those of his friends and colleagues including his most famous writer collaborators.

HALF A SIXPENCE to be Broadcast on Sky Arts This Christmas

Half a Sixpence, recorded during its 2016, West Ed Run will be broadcast on Sky Arts this Christmas. The cast features Charlie Stemp as Arthur Kipps and Devon-Elise Johnson as Ann Pornick, alongside three-time Olivier-nominated actor Ian Bartholomew as Chitterlow and three-time Olivier-nominated actress Emma Williams as Helen Walsingham.

BWW Review: NEVERMORE at Subiaco Arts Centre

The life of Edgar Allen Poe is the subject of much discussion and debate, and he continues to be a most fascinating character. Grey Lantern Productions put on NEVERMORE: The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allen Poe giving a dark and stripped back retelling of the life of Edgar Allen Poe.

Northern Stage Announces Spring 2022 Season, THIS IS NOW

Following its Housewarming programme - open hearted work that celebrated connection and community, This is Now invites artists and audiences to join a yearlong conversation about who we are and who we want to be; to think deeply about the important questions of our time, and to find refuge in coming together to imagine our way through the world we live in, right now.

VIDEO: EPIX Debuts Trailer for Season Two of WAR OF THE WORLDS

Distributed internationally by STUDIOCANAL, the drama series is executive produced by Howard Overman, Julian Murphy and Johnny Capps for Urban Myth Films. 

VIDEO: Watch the First Official Trailer For BBC One's THE WAR OF THE WORLDS

BBC One has released the first official trailer for its upcoming adaptation of The War of the Worlds.

VIDEO: Go Behind the Scenes - Moose Hall Theatre Company to 'Mount the Count' with DRACULA!

Moose Hall Theatre Company / Inwood Shakespeare Festival has been a vital, groundbreaking theatrical force in Northernmost Manhattan for 17 years. Through popular demand, the group is reviving one of their most exciting, acclaimed productions. Dracula! is a haunting and tantalizing exploration into the sources of deep disbelief, desperate faith, whimsical fantasy and genuine fear. Go behind the scenes in the video below!

On the next episode of TIME AFTER TIME on ABC titled  'Picture Fades', after learning John has taken the time machine to Paris, France, 1918, H.G. is determined to stop him before he can alter the fabric of time.

Rachel Kavanaugh directs a new stage version of HALF A SIXPENCE a Chichester Festival Theatre this season, with book by Julian Fellowes and new music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, alongside original songs by David Heneker. The show runs at the Festival Theatre now through 3 September 2016. Below, check out footage from the production in a brand-new trailer!

Syfy's Warehouse 13 returns April 14th at 9/8c. Below, check out the launch trailer and a sneak peek of Season Five!

Tennessee Repertory Theatre continues its 2013-2014 season with Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People. The classic comedy opens October 12th with a scheduled run thru October 26th (previews October 10-11), but the crew here at Tennessee Rep has already been in the thick of Earnest for quite some time.