Max Bowden

Jason Durr, Susie Blake and Max Bowden Will Lead World Premiere of Torben Betts' MURDER AT MIDNIGHT
by Stephi Wild - May 19, 2025

Murder at Midnight, the brand-new stage thriller from acclaimed writer Torben Betts following Murder in the Dark, will embark on a UK tour this Autumn.

Video: Watch the Trailer For MIDNIGHT COWBOY at Southwark Playhouse
by Michael Major - Apr 23, 2025

Take a look at powerful musical adaptation, Midnight Cowboy, playing at Southwark Playhouse. Based on the novel by James Leo Herlihy and the beloved triple Academy Award-winning 1969 film, watch a video of the new show!

Review: MIDNIGHT COWBOY: A NEW MUSICAL, Southwark Playhouse
by Franco Milazzo - Apr 12, 2025

And so another stage-to-screen musical rolls into town. Based on the only adult-rated film to win an Oscar for Best Picture, Midnight Cowboy is about the friendship between male prostitute Joe Buck and con man Rico “Ratso” Rizzo in 1960s New York.

Photos: MIDNIGHT COWBOY Begins Performances at Southwark Playhouse Elephant
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 11, 2025

MIDNIGHT COWBOY celebrated its opening night at Southwark Playhouse Elephant. The cast of MIDNIGHT COWBOY includes Max Bowden, Paul Jacob French and Tori Allen-Martin. See photos from opening night here!

Photos: MIDNIGHT COWBOY �" A NEW MUSICAL First Look
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 10, 2025

You can now get a first look at photos of the cast of MIDNIGHT COWBOY – A NEW MUSICAL here! The production is now playing at Southwark Playhouse Elephant.

Photos: MIDNIGHT COWBOY �" A NEW MUSICAL Cast in Rehearsals
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 18, 2025

You can now get a first look at the cast of MIDNIGHT COWBOY – A NEW MUSICAL in rehearsals here! Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Video: Watch the Trailer For BIRDSONG in the West End
by Michael Major - Feb 21, 2025

Watch the new trailer video for the West End production of Birdsong. Sebastian Faulks’ epic story of love and loss returns to the stage, marking the 30th anniversary of the international best-selling novel.

Max Bowden and Paul Jacob French Will Lead Premiere of MIDNIGHT COWBOY Musical
by Stephi Wild - Jan 29, 2025

EastEnders star Max Bowden, Paul Jacob French and Tori Allen-Martin will star as Rico ‘Ratzo' Rizzo, Joe Buck and Cass respectively in the world premiere of MIDNIGHT COWBOY – A NEW MUSICAL.

BIRDSONG Comes to Alexandra Palace Theatre Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jan 28, 2025

Marking the 30th anniversary of Sebastian Faulks's international best-selling novel, the new touring production of Birdsong will play a limited run this Spring at London's Alexandra Palace Theatre from Thursday 27 February to Saturday 8 March 2025.  

Video: BIRDSONG Cast Members James Esler & More Perform Poetry Recordings
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 7, 2024

Three cast members from Original Theatre’s stage tour of the epic First World War story of love and loss Birdsong have recorded poignant on-stage video readings of war poems chosen by the celebrated novel’s author, Sebastian Faulks. Watch now!

Original Theatre Reveals 20th Anniversary Season
by Stephi Wild - Oct 31, 2024

Original Theatre will kick off its 20th anniversary year celebrations this November with the screening of Original At Last, a brand new short documentary film about their work, and the announcement of a packed programme for 2025. 

Review: BIRDSONG, Richmond Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Oct 3, 2024

Touring production will pull in fans of the book, but needs to find something more to say if it is to convert those new to the story. See what our critic thought of the production.

Photos: Max Bowden, Charlie Russell, and More Lead UK Tour of BIRDSONG
by Stephi Wild - Sep 10, 2024

All new photos have been released from the 2024/25 UK tour of Birdsong. The epic First World War story of love and loss returns to the stage this Autumn in a brand-new production marking the 30th anniversary of Sebastian Faulks’s international best-selling novel. 

Cast Set For 2024/25 UK Tour of BIRDSONG
by Stephi Wild - Aug 5, 2024

The full cast has been announced for the 2024/25 tour of Birdsong. The epic First World War story of love and loss returns to the stage this Autumn in a brand-new production marking the 30th anniversary of Sebastian Faulks’s international best-selling novel. 

BIRDSONG's Max Bowden and Musician James Findlay perform 'I Would That All The Wars They Were Over'
by Josh Sharpe - Jul 2, 2024

Actor Max Bowden, who will star as Jack Firebrace in the forthcoming tour of Sebastian Faulks’s epic First World War story of love and loss Birdsong, and folk musician James Findlay, have recorded their version of the traditional folk song I Would That All The Wars They Were Over with the release out now, commemorating the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme which began on 1 July 1916. Listen to it now!

Max Bowden Will Lead UK Tour of BIRDSONG
by Stephi Wild - Mar 27, 2024

Award-winning actor Max Bowden, best known for the roles of Ben Mitchell in EastEnders and Justin Fitzgerald in Waterloo Road, will star as Jack Firebrace in Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks's epic story of love and loss, when it returns to the stage in a brand-new production for 2024, marking the 30th anniversary of the international best-selling novel. 

VIDEO: Watch the Trailer For Original Theatre Company's THE HAUNTING OF ALICE BOWLES
by Stephi Wild - Dec 1, 2020

An all new trailer for Original Theatre Company's The Haunting of Alice Bowles has been released.

Tamzin Outhwaite Replaces Janie Dee In THE HAUNTING OF ALICE BOWLES
by Stephi Wild - Nov 5, 2020

Janie Dee has had to withdraw from the production of The Haunting of Alice Bowles for personal reasons, but the producers, Original Theatre Company, have announced that Tamzin Outhwaite will now be playing the titular character in this new supernatural thriller by Philip Franks, adapted for the first time from the M.R. James chilling short ghost story, The Experiment.

Janie Dee, Max Bowden, and Stephen Boxer Star In New Supernatural Thriller THE HAUNTING OF ALICE BOWLES
by Stephi Wild - Oct 23, 2020

Original Theatre Company will present its fourth original online production since theatres were closed by the Government in March this year.  The Haunting of Alice Bowles is a new supernatural thriller by Philip Franks adapted for the first time from the M.R. James chilling short ghost story, The Experiment.

BWW Review: BIRDSONG, Original Theatre Online
by Louise Penn - Jun 30, 2020

The Original Theatre Company commemorate the 104th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme by bringing their adaptation of Sebastian Faulks's Birdsong to the screen. Building on the techniques used to stream during the early stages of lockdown, Birdsong loses none of its power, relevance, or sense of storytelling.