Hannah Ringham

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the company of If It Please You, a night of glam, high camp and drag inspired by Shakespeare. Learn more about the event and how to attend here!

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of As You Like It, directed by Ellen McDougall. Learn more about the cast here!

Major events include the premiere of Matty May and Daisy Hale's CPT commission (originally developed in collaboration with Scottee) If you love me, this might hurt – an extraordinary solo show from a queer working-class perspective, addressing rage, suicide and so-called self-care. Elsewhere, highlights include Tom Ryalls' Education, Education, Karaoke (23rd – 27th November) which tears into the inequalities rife in state education via pop songs and a karaoke machine.

From the team who created the Gate's critically acclaimed production of Dear Elizabeth, Letters is a funny and often moving reflection on the global situation we find ourselves in.

As a response to Brexit, Theatre Deli have announced a festival of work celebrating European artists and their contribution to the UK's cultural landscape, in addition to new theatre, dance and technology shows that will question the power of democracy and politics. Theatre Deli have taken a stance against art being limited by borders and believe that cultural isolation should be avoided at all costs.

Following the success of his award-winning "cult hit" THIS IS HOW WE DIE, Christopher Brett Bailey returns with a new different-every-night, shouting and reading show Suicide Notes… the spoken word of Christopher Brett Bailey.

London is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From a major Pinter revival to Wilde, Schiller and some exciting transfers, here are this month's most eye-catching openings. Don't forget to check back for BroadwayWorld's reviews!

Ellen McDougall's inaugural production of Artistic Director of Gate Theatre will be The Unknown Island. She directs Jon Foster, Hannah Ringham, Thalissa Teixera and Zubin Varla in the adaptation of Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago's short story, which is currently in previews for an opening on 18 September and runs until 7 October 2017. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Ellen McDougall today announced the full cast for The Unknown Island, her inaugural production of Artistic Director of Gate Theatre.  She directs Jon Foster, Hannah Ringham, Thalissa Teixera and Zubin Varla in the adaptation of Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago's short story which opens on 18 September, with previews from 11 September, running until 7 October. 

Annie Siddons takes a look at the time in her life when she found herself - performance maker, part Greek, part Egyptian, full Londoner - as a single mum living in the nuclear family haven of curtain-twitching Twickenham, the most married place in London.

As the perfect antidote to the season of enforced merriment, Birmingham Repertory Theatre hosts a series of cabaret nights with a difference throughout December.  With a wickedly funny line-up and for six nights only, the Dirty Grotto will titillate even the most bah-humbugs from 10 - 19 December.

Shoreditch Town Hall is proud to announce its most ambitious artistic programme yet, with a major commission from dreamthinkspeak, an exciting London Premiere from Kneehigh and the unveiling of its new 750-capacity Assembly Hall that is central to future programming at the Town Hall.

Shoreditch Town Hall will announce their third season of new theatre and performance for the first half of 2015, including exciting pieces from curious directive, Greg Wohead, Ross Sutherland, On The Run and a career-spanning celebration from Vincent Dance Theatre.

Islands at the Bush Theatre is both written by and stars Caroline Horton as the grotesque character Mary, a self-proclaimed god who lives in Haven with her two very camp assistants Swill (Seiriol Davies) and Agent (John Biddle). Floating safely 30 feet in the air above Shitworld, the inhabitants are free to make their own rules as they look down on the citizens below them through a drain in the floor.

Following successful runs at Ovalhouse and Forest Fringe, Christopher Brett Bailey - author of award-winning 'punk-opera' The Inconsiderate Aberrations of Billy the Kid and performer with Made In China - brings his first solo show to Battersea Arts Centre and The Marlborough. A savage, surreal, and apocalyptic blend of spoken word, storytelling, caustic humour and gutter philosophy with echoes of Lenny Bruce, William Burroughs, beat poetry and B-movies.

Following successful runs at Ovalhouse and Forest Fringe, Christopher Brett Bailey - author of award-winning 'punk-opera' The Inconsiderate Aberrations of Billy the Kid and performer with Made In China - brings his first solo show to Battersea Arts Centre and The Marlborough. A savage, surreal, and apocalyptic blend of spoken word, storytelling, caustic humour and gutter philosophy with echoes of Lenny Bruce, William Burroughs, beat poetry and B-movies.

Building on the success of her first season, Artistic Director Purni Morell continues the Unicorn's commitment to pushing the boundaries in theatre for audiences aged 2 to 21.

Soho Theatre's Season begins with a vibrant and packed programme spanning Theatre, Comedy and Cabaret performed across three performane spaces (and the seminar room).

Artistic Director, Steve Marmion has announced the next season at Soho Theatre; with a vibrant and packed programme spanning Theatre, Comedy and Cabaret performed across three performane spaces (and the seminar room).

British writer/performer Tim Crouch will bring two pieces to Boston's Institute of Contempory Art this fall; ENGLAND, which performs November 13-15), and MY ARM, a solo show which will perform November 14.