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NT Live Will Host THE FIFTH STEP Screenings For the Dry January Challenge 2026
by Stephi Wild - Dec 30, 2025

Special screenings of the critically acclaimed NT Live: The Fifth Step with Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) and Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) will take place across the UK and Ireland.

Review: THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, Riverside Studios
by Franco Milazzo - Nov 27, 2025

Arvind Ethan David’s new spin on The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy has finally beamed itself aboard Riverside Studios, trailing a marketing comet tail long enough to blot out a falling whale.

THE HUNGER GAMES: ON STAGE Finds Full Company
by Stephi Wild - Aug 8, 2025

The full company for the first-ever stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s internationally acclaimed book The Hunger Games and Lionsgate’s hit motion picture of the same name has been revealed.

Jack Lowden, Martin Freeman, Imelda Staunton, and More Lead Shows Coming to NT Live
by Stephi Wild - Jul 2, 2025

​​​​​​​National Theatre Live has announced a landmark slate of theatre broadcasting to cinemas around the world led by a roster of award-winning talent. Learn more about the lineup here!

Cast And Creative Team Announced For Debbie Isitt's MILITARY WIVES - THE MUSICAL At York Theatre Royal
by Stephi Wild - Jun 30, 2025

York Theatre Royal, in association with Everyman Theatre Cheltenham and Buxton Opera House, have announced the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of Debbie Isitt's Military Wives - The Musical.

Lorin Latarro and Simon Evans Will Helm THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY Stage Show
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 4, 2025

The eccentric world of Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy will be landing in London later this year as an all new live show, based on the treasured novels and the film by Touchstone Pictures. The production is set to take over Studios 2 and 3 at Riverside Studios from 15th November, with casting to be announced. 

Review Roundup: David Ireland's THE FIFTH STEP @sohoplace
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 20, 2025

After many years in the 12-step programme of Alcoholics Anonymous, James agrees to become the sponsor of newcomer Luka. On the cusp of Step 5, their conversations must turn to confessionals, with progress hinging on Luka revealing secrets that could lead back to alcohol. But it’s clear that James also has dangerous truths in his past, truths that threaten the trust on which both their recoveries depend.

Review: THE FIFTH STEP, starring Martin Freeman and Jack Lowden
by Cindy Marcolina - May 19, 2025

Plays like The Fifth Step don't come around often. Those whose layered philosophical exoskeleton props up their own dramatic contradictions in quietly superb theatre. At its core, though less pure black comedy and more complex introspective drama coated in dark irony than what you’d expect from David Ireland, it has that delicious push-and-pull that only Ireland can write. It’s a potluck of themes. Alcoholism, recovery, resentment, masculinity, spirituality, family, class, what-have-you populate a play that’s as tense as it is caustic.

Photos: Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman in THE FIFTH STEP
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 14, 2025

You can now get a first look at photos of the West End transfer of David Ireland’s acclaimed new play The Fifth Step, starring Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman. See photos here!

Ncuti Gatwa and Edward Bluemel Will Lead BORN WITH TEETH at Wyndham's Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 11, 2025

Born With Teeth will make its West End premiere, featuring Ncuti Gatwa as Christopher Marlowe and Edward Bluemel as William Shakespeare. Learn more about the show here!

STARLIGHT EXPRESS, OLIVER!, and More Will Perform at the 2025 Olivier Awards
by Stephi Wild - Mar 31, 2025

Final details have been announced for the Olivier Awards 2025, which will take place this Sunday 6 April at the Royal Albert Hall, hosted by Beverley Knight and Billy Porter. Learn more here!

Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman Will Lead West End Transfer of THE FIFTH STEP
by Stephi Wild - Jan 23, 2025

David Ireland’s acclaimed new play The Fifth Step will transfer to London’s West End for a strictly limited season beginning in May. Learn more about the production here!

GHOST STORIES Comes to Theatre Royal Brighton in 2025
by Stephi Wild - Oct 29, 2024

After exhilarating audiences across the globe with record-breaking, sell-out productions and a smash hit film, Simon Friend Entertainment is delighted to announce the return of Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson’s supernatural sensation Ghost Stories in a full UK Tour.

Recap the Works of Jamie Lloyd
by Sidney Paterra - Oct 12, 2024

In just over a week, one of the most-anticipated shows of the season officially opens on Broadway. Sunset Boulevard is back, straight from its acclaimed run in London, and this time, Tony-nominated and Olivier-winning director Jamie Lloyd is at the helm. ​

Full Cast Set For Julia Donaldson and Axel Sheffler's STICK MAN at The Bloomsbury Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 18, 2024

Based on the book by Julia Donaldson with illustrations by Axel Scheffler, this Christmas Stick Man will play at it's new home in the Bloomsbury Theatre from 4 December to 5 January with a press performance on Thursday 5 December at 1pm.

The Jamie Lloyd Company Opening Film Division
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 19, 2024

Theater director Jamie Lloyd will be making a foray into filmmaking. As part of his Jamie Lloyd Company, the director 'will set up a separate film division and work with new partners from the film world.' This news follows his company's recent split from Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) earlier this year.

Buck Creek Playhouse to Present BETWEEN THE LINES Next Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 28, 2024

Buck Creek Players will kick off their 51st season with a young adult musical on the mainstage. The 6 live in-person performances at the playhouse starting Friday, August 16th and running through Sunday, August 25th.

The Studio Theatre Reveals The Cast of EXIT LAUGHING
by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2024

In July, The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol will open the second Summer Show of the 2024/2025 Season, with Exit Laughing by Paul Elliott.

PBS Heats Up the Summer With Five Returning Dramas
by Josh Sharpe - May 30, 2024

This summer, PBS will have audiences dusting off their detective hats and trying on their “Roaring 20s” attire as familiar faces return and new characters emerge in mysteries with shocking revelations and unexpected twists. 

LOVE, ACTUALLY Live In Concert Announces UK Tour
by A.A. Cristi - May 22, 2024

Experience LOVE ACTUALLY LIVE IN CONCERT with a full orchestra on a UK-wide 13-date tour this Christmas season.