Improbable Theatre

Aya Cash, Rachael Stirling & Elliot Levey Join John Lithgow in GIANT on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 15, 2025

John Lithgow leads an exciting cast, including Aya Cash, in GIANT on Broadway, starting March 11, 2026. Get your tickets now!

Photos: ALICE IN WONDERLAND at Marylebone Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 18, 2025

Official production photography has been released for the UK premiere of a new production of Alice in Wonderland at Marylebone Theatre which is now playing until 31 August 2025.

Cast Set For ALICE IN WONDERLAND at Marylebone Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 21, 2025

Full cast and creative team are announced today for the UK premiere of a new production of Alice in Wonderland at Marylebone Theatre. Learn more about the upcoming show here!

New Production of ALICE IN WONDERLAND To Have UK Premiere At Marylebone Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - May 21, 2025

Full cast and creative team have announced the UK premiere of a new production of Alice in Wonderland at Marylebone Theatre. This internationally celebrated production will bring Lewis Carroll’s much-loved classic to life with enchanting puppets, an original score and a kaleidoscope of colourful sets and costumes, promising to transport audiences down the rabbit hole and into the fantastical world of Wonderland.

English National Opera Launches Plans For A New Partnership With Greater Manchester
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 21, 2024

English National Opera has announced the first wave of plans for a major new partnership between the company and the city-region of Greater Manchester for the next three years, enabling ENO to be firmly established within Greater Manchester by 2029.

Review: THE ADDAMS FAMILY - MUSICAL IN CONCERT, London Palladium
by Franco Milazzo - Feb 14, 2024

On its West End debut, The Addams Family musical makes the most of its graveyard humour and kooky characters, even if the star casting is questionable.

Devoted & Disgruntled From Improbable Theatre Returns for 2024
by Stephi Wild - Jan 16, 2024

Devoted & Disgruntled (D&D), Improbable Theatre’s annual nationwide three-day event where challenges in theatre and the arts are discussed, will take place this March in Leeds. 

Photos: First Look at AKHNATEN at the London Coliseum
by Stephi Wild - Mar 14, 2023

This spring, the Phelim McDermott production of Philip Glass's Akhnaten returns to the London Coliseum for its second English National Opera (ENO) revival since its premiere in 2016. Check out photos here!

TAO OF GLASS Makes New York City Premiere Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Feb 13, 2023

NYU Skirball will present the NYC premiere of Tao of Glass, a semi-autobiographical play written and performed by Phelim McDermott with music by Philip Glass, running March 30 – April 8, 2023 at NYU Skirball. Tao of Glass is co-presented with the U.K.'s Improbable theatre company and the Manchester International Festival. 

AKHNATEN Returns to the ENO With Anthony Roth Costanzo in the Title Role
by Stephi Wild - Feb 7, 2023

This spring, the Phelim McDermott production of Philip Glass's Akhnaten returns to the London Coliseum for its second English National Opera (ENO) revival since its premiere in 2016.

MOBY DICK, FIELD OF MARS, and More Set For NYU Skirball Winter Season
by Stephi Wild - Nov 8, 2022

NYU Skirball’s Winter/Spring 2023 season will open on January 12 with  the U.S. premiere of Moby Dick. Learn more about the full season here!

West Coast Premiere of AGING MAGICIAN to Close San Diego Opera's 2021-2022 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 15, 2022

San Diego Opera's 2021 2022 will close with the West Coast Premiere of Aging Magician a hybrid opera/theatre piece that combines singing, choral work, puppetry, and performance art to create an incredibly unique theatrical experience.

A Conversation with the Cast of THE REVOLUTIONISTS
by Virag Dombay - Mar 11, 2021

To celebrate Women's History Month, next up on my arts in conversation is Asabi Goodman, Lisa Hickey, Lauren Roche and Amanda McErlean from the cast of The Curator's The Revolutionists. Their respective bios are featured at the bottom of this article. Here's what these remarkable ladies had to say...

Six Innovative Librettists Selected for Fort Worth Opera's Virtual Libretto Workshop
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 29, 2020

Fort Worth Opera announced today the names of the six librettists whose unpublished works have been selected for Frontiers: FWO Libretto Workshop, an exciting exploration of operatic storytelling, and the eighth installment of its innovative new works showcase.

Cast And Creative Team Announced For Tour of SHANDYLAND
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 16, 2020

Spanning twenty years, Shandyland is a story of life, love, death and drink at the heart of a small, northern, family-run pub, and a shout of frustration from an abandoned working class community. Shandyland opens at Northern Stage (12-23 May), and after its Newcastle premiere will tour to Everyman, Liverpool (27 May - 6 June)

BWW Review: THE PAPER MAN, Soho Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Feb 19, 2019

The Paper Man starts off with the story of Austria's 1930s football hero Matthias Sindelar but swiftly dummies the Nazis and nutmegs for a narrative about the construction of narratives - and becomes rather dull as a consequence.

Photo Flash: First Look at A VERY VERY VERY DARK MATTER at the Bridge Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 22, 2018

The world premiere of Martin McDonagh's A Very Very Very Dark Matter at the Bridge Theatre is directed by Matthew Dunster. The cast comprises Johnetta Eula'Mae Ackles, Alistair Benson, Elizabeth Berrington, Paul Bradley, Noah Brignull, Jim Broadbent, Phil Daniels, Regan Garcia, Leo Hart, Graeme Hawley, Audrey Hayhurst, Kundai Kanyama, Lee Knight, Jamie McKie, Ryan Pope, James Roberts, Alice Selwyn, Austin Taylor, Amelia Walter and Annabelle Westenholz-Smith including nine children who will alternate a variety of roles. The 12-week run will conclude on 6 January 2019. The London Theatre Companyproduction is designed by Anna Fleischle with lighting by Philip Gladwell, music compositions by James Maloney, sound by George Dennis, special effects by Paul Wanklin and video effects by Finn Ross.

Rehearsals Begin For Martin McDonagh's A VERY VERY VERY DARK MATTER and Cast is Updated
by Stephi Wild - Aug 29, 2018

Rehearsals begin yesterday for the world premiere of Martin McDonagh's A Very Very Very Dark Matter at the Bridge Theatre. The cast comprises Johnetta Eula'Mae Ackles, Alistair Benson, Elizabeth Berrington, Paul Bradley, Noah Brignull, Jim Broadbent, Phil Daniels, Regan Garcia, Leo Hart, Graeme Hawley, Audrey Hayhurst, Kundai Kanyama, Lee Knight, Jamie McKie, Ryan Pope, James Roberts, Alice Selwyn, Austin Taylor, Amelia Walter and Annabelle Westenholz-Smith including nine children who will alternate a variety of roles.

Shakespeare's Globe Announces Full Casting For Matt Hartley's New Play EYAM
by Stephi Wild - Aug 7, 2018

Shakespeare's Globe has announced full casting for Matt Hartley's new play Eyam, directed by Adele Thomas, opening in The Globe on Saturday 15 September. When the plague arrives surprisingly in the Derbyshire village of Eyam in 1665, the community face a moral dilemma. They must decide whether to flee and risk spreading the vicious disease, or stay, protect others from the risk, and face the potential of their own slow and painful death.

Johnetta Eula'Mae Ackles, Elizabeth Berrington and Phil Daniels Join the Cast of A VERY VERY VERY DARK MATTER
by Stephi Wild - Jun 22, 2018

Johnetta Eula'Mae Ackles, Elizabeth Berrington and Phil Daniels will join the previously announced Jim Broadbent in the world premiere of Martin McDonagh's A Very Very Very Dark Matter.