Martina Laird

Review: DRIFTWOOD, Kiln Theatre
by Clementine Scott - Jun 9, 2026

“It’s like vultures circling a carcass,” one character in Driftwood says of the uneasy situation in Trinidad a few years shy of independence. This is the febrile setting for Casualty actress Martina Laird’s debut play, a portrait of a nation told entirely within the walls of one Port of Spain gentleman’s club, named ALMA.

Photos: First Look at DRIFTWOOD at Royal Shakespeare Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 24, 2026

You can now get a first look at production photos for the world premiere of Driftwood at The Other Place. See photos of Shane David-Joseph, Ziggy Heath, Martins Imhangbe, Roger Ringrose, Ellen Thomas, and Cat White.

Photos: DRIFTWOOD in Rehearsal at Royal Shakespeare Company
by Stephi Wild - Mar 30, 2026

Rehearsal photos have been released for the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)'s world premiere of Driftwood, a new play by Martina Laird. Check out the photos here!

Cast Set For The Royal Shakespeare Company's DRIFTWOOD
by Stephi Wild - Feb 23, 2026

The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced the full cast for its forthcoming production of Driftwood, a deeply evocative new play by Martina Laird, directed by Justin Audibert.

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.

Martha Loader Awarded the 2025 George Devine Award For THE TOWN
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2025

Ipswich playwright Martha Loader has been awarded the 2025 George Devine Award for her play The Town, which confronts how an act of societal transgression impacts the lives of those orbiting it.

The George Devine Award Unveils 2025 Shortlist of Four Playwrights
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 19, 2025

The George Devine Award has revealed its 2025 Shortlist of four playwrights. Formed in 1966 in memory of the Royal Court’s founding Artistic Director George Devine, the Award is recognised as one of the most prestigious in new writing.

Review: CYMBELINE, Shakespeare's Globe
by Alexander Cohen - Jan 23, 2025

Shifting identities and hierarchies interweave like a spider’s web in Cymbeline. A pinch of added complication can’t hurt?

Video: In Rehearsal For CYMBELINE at Shakespeare's Globe
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 27, 2024

Shakespeare’s Globe has released video from inside rehearsal for Cymbeline, directed by Jennifer Tang. Cymbeline runs from 10 January – 20 April.

Casts Set For CYMBELINE and THREE SISTERS at Shakespeare's Globe
by Stephi Wild - Nov 29, 2024

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of Sam Wanamaker Playhouse productions opening in the new year, Cymbeline and Three Sisters. Learn more about the upcoming productions here!

Review: MEETINGS, Orange Tree Theatre
by Mica Blackwell - Oct 19, 2023

As The Statesman says, the late Mustapha Matura was “the most perceptive and humane of Black dramatists writing in Britain. His 1981 satire Meetings can be proof of that, first opening Off-Broadway and now making its first major 21st-century UK return to the Orange Tree Theatre. In his directorial debut, JMK Young Directors Award winner Kalungi Ssebandeke’s production proves why this classic remains hilarious as ever.

Photos: First Look at MEETINGS at the Orange Tree Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 18, 2023

All new photos have been released for Meetings at Orange Tree Theatre, opening tonight 18 October and running until 11 November starring Martina Laird, Kevin N Golding and Bethan Mary-James. Check out the photos here!

Orange Tree Theatre Reveals Casting For Mustapha Matura's MEETINGS
by Stephi Wild - Sep 6, 2023

Orange Tree Theatre has announced the full cast for Mustapha Matura's Meetings. Learn more about who is starring in the production here!

Friends and Colleagues Celebrate the Life of Murray Melvin
by Stephi Wild - Aug 24, 2023

On Sunday 13 August friends, colleagues and loved ones came together to raise a glass and celebrate the life of actor, archivist and author Murray Melvin. The event was organised by Murray’s close friend and mentee, Artistic Director Kerry Kyriacos Michael. The day consisted of performances, tributes and speeches.

Cast Announced For Shakespeare's Globe's SHAKESPEARE IN THE ABBEY
by Stephi Wild - Mar 29, 2023

As celebrations continue for the 400th Anniversary of the First Folio across 2023, Shakespeare’s Globe will return to Westminster Abbey for the hugely popular Shakespeare in the Abbey for six special performances beginning this evening and running until Friday 31 March.

Review: HANDEL'S MESSIAH: THE LIVE EXPERIENCE, Theatre Royal Drury Lane
by Franco Milazzo - Dec 7, 2022

Those who deride this particular vision of Handel’s masterpiece as being inauthentic should be locked in some stocks and pelted with facts.

Photos: Inside the Launch of WE. BLACK. WOMEN. at the Donmar Warehouse
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2022

All new photos have been released from the launch of the WE. BLACK. WOMEN. exhibition at the Donmar Warehouse!

Photos: First Look at THE FEVER SYNDROME at Hampstead Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 29, 2022

Production images have been released for the world premiere of The Fever Syndrome, Alexis Zegerman’s thrilling portrait of a brilliantly dysfunctional family.  Directed by Hampstead Theatre’s Artistic Director, Roxana Silbert, The Fever Syndrome will run until 30 April 2022. 

Cast and Creative Announced For WOLF CUB At Hampstead Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 22, 2022

Hampstead Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for the UK premiere of Wolf Cub, running at Hampstead Downstairs from 8 April until 7 May. 

Hampstead Theatre Extends Ruby Thomas' Critically Acclaimed THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 10, 2022

Hampstead Theatre is extending Ruby Thomas' The Animal Kingdom, directed by Lucy Morrison, until Saturday 2 April 2022.  Staged in Hampstead Downstairs, this critically acclaimed new play is an observation of family dynamics featuring Paul Keating, Martina Laird, Jonathan McGuinness, Ashna Rabheru and Ragevan Vasan.  Tickets are on sale now.