Jo Martin

PBS Tune-in Alert: RESOLVE TO SOLVE, MADE IN THE WEST & More
by Rachel Stone - Sep 2, 2026

PBS has outlined upcoming programming including RESOLVE TO SOLVE with Miles O'Brien, MADE IN THE WEST narrated by Tanya Tucker, and THE DRAWING ROOM featuring Mo Welch.

PBS Tune-In Alert: GREAT PERFORMANCES, AMEX's BILLY THE KID & More to Air
by Rachel Stone - Aug 26, 2026

PBS will present a lineup of programming including Great Performances' Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night and American Experience's Billy the Kid, along with additional titles.

Adam Pascal & Anthony Rapp and More Set for Upcoming 54 Below Shows
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 21, 2026

Next week, beginning August 24, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Rent original stars Adam Pascal & Anthony Rapp, and more.

PBS to Air EUGENE ONEGIN Encore, MARLOW MURDER CLUB and MAGPIE MURDERS
by Rachel Stone - Aug 20, 2026

PBS programming will include a Great Performances at the Met encore of EUGENE ONEGIN alongside streaming episodes of THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB and MAGPIE MURDERS, according to a network tune-in alert.

PBS Sets Fall 2026 Lineup With New Mysteries on MASTERPIECE
by Rachel Stone - Aug 5, 2026

PBS has detailed its fall programming slate, featuring new seasons of mystery series on MASTERPIECE alongside documentaries spanning nature, science, history and American arts and culture.

DREAMING WHILST BLACK Season 2 Coming to Paramount+ in February
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 21, 2026

Dreaming Whilst Black, the Showtime dramedy series created and led by Adjani Salmon, will return with a second series on February 20 and will stream weekly on Paramount+. It will air on Fridays at 9 pm PT on Showtime.

Stratford East Reveals 140th Anniversary Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Sep 3, 2024

With Abigail's Party directed by Nadia Fall beginning previews this week, launching Stratford East's 140th anniversary season, the theatre has announced new shows and events for this milestone year, and Fall's final season as the theatre's Artistic Director. 

World Premiere of PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH Comes to the Belgrade Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 13, 2024

The Belgrade Theatre Coventry will co-produce with China Plate the world premiere of Please Do Not Touch  which will run from 11 – 21 September at Belgrade Theatre, with a press night on Friday 13 September at 7pm. 

'2023 Was the Year The National Theatre Stood Up to the Plate' - Alexander Cohen's Best Theatre of 2023
by Alexander Cohen - Dec 13, 2023

The National Theatre somewhat mutedly celebrated its 60th anniversary this year. There was ostensibly little fanfare. No public flotillas, no audiences with royal patrons or forty-one gun salutes. Instead we have been on the receiving end of presents, and a plethora of them in the form of one knockout production after another.

Jo Martin Replaced by Sharon Duncan-Brewster in DEATH OF ENGLAND: CLOSING TIME
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Oct 5, 2023

Jo Martin has withdrawn from National Theatre’s Death of England: Closing Time, the venue has announced.

Review: DEATH OF ENGLAND: CLOSING TIME, National Theatre
by Alexander Cohen - Oct 10, 2023

The latest part of the the Death of England tetralogy is theatre at its most courageous

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For DEATH OF ENGLAND: CLOSING TIME at National Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 23, 2023

The National Theatre today released rehearsal images for Death of England: Closing Time.  Deputy Artistic Director, Clint Dyer and acclaimed playwright, Roy Williams, have reunited to write this powerful new play, which is the final, standalone chapter of their award-winning Death of England series. 

National Theatre Confirms Twelve New Productions
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jun 15, 2023

The National Theatre has announced twelve new productions including a new play by Tim Price and Dear Octopus by Dodie Smith. Olivier Award-winner Rebecca Frecknall will make her National Theatre directorial debut with Federico García Lorca’s modern masterpiece, The House of Bernarda Alba, starring Harriet Walter.

Photos: See Clive Rowe & More in JACK AND THE BEANSTALK at Hackney Empire
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 24, 2021

Production images have been released for Jack and the Beanstalk at Hackney Empire starring Olivier award-winner Clive Rowe as Dame Daisy Trot. Clive also co-directs this production alongside fellow Hackney panto veteran Tony Whittle, who plays Councillor Higginbottom.

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For JACK AND THE BEANSTALK Panto at Hackney Empire
by Stephi Wild - Nov 18, 2021

Images have been released from the rehearsal room of Jack and the Beanstalk. Starring as Dame Daisy Trot, Olivier award-winner Clive Rowe also co-directs this production alongside fellow Hackney panto veteran Tony Whittle, who plays Councillor Higginbottom.

BACK TO LIFE Will Return to Showtime Sept. 13
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Aug 9, 2021

From the producers of Fleabag, BACK TO LIFE follows Miri Matteson (Haggard) who, after 18 years behind bars, returns home and stumbles back into adult life in the coastal town she once knew.

Chris Chibnall & Jodie Whittaker to Leave DOCTOR WHO
by TV News Desk - Jul 29, 2021

With a six-part season announced for the fall, and two specials already planned for 2022, BBC One has now asked for an additional final feature length adventure for the Thirteenth Doctor, to form a trio of specials for 2022, before the Doctor regenerates once more. 

Immersive Everywhere Announces More Pre Recorded Cameos for DOCTOR WHO TIME FRACTURE
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2021

From the team behind The Great Gatsby, the UK’s longest running immersive show, Doctor Who Time Fracture will preview from 26 May.

Talawa Theatre Company Presents TALES FROM THE FRONT LINE
by Stephi Wild - Nov 25, 2020

Black key workers, from NHS staff to teachers, have their voices heard in Talawa Theatre Company’s new online series. Exposing the hypocrisy, furious exhaustion, and glimmering hope for a better future, Tales from the Front Line uses verbatim interviews to explore the historic Covid-19 crisis and its seismic impact on those on the Front Line of the pandemic.

Showtime Orders Second Season of BACK TO LIFE
by Kaitlin Milligan - Nov 19, 2019

SHOWTIME has announced a second season of the six-part comedy series BACK TO LIFE, which will be a co-production with BBC Three. From Fleabag producers Harry and Jack Williams of Two Brothers Pictures, BACK TO LIFE is created and written by Daisy Haggard and Laura Solon, with Haggard starring. Debuting to rave reviews, BACK TO LIFE will wrap up its first season on Sunday, November 24 at 10 p.m. ET/PT with two back-to-back episodes. The entire season is available now for on-demand streaming or download on the SHOWTIME and SHOWTIME ANYTIME® apps, as well as for viewing via SHOWTIME On Demand. The announcement was made today by Gary Levine and Jana Winograde, Presidents of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc.