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Review: TWELFTH NIGHT, Barbican Theatre
by Debbie Gilpin - Dec 17, 2025

“And thus the whirligig of time brings in his revenges.” Following rave reviews, the RSC’s most recent production of Twelfth Night finally makes its way to London as part of the Barbican’s winter season. Directed by Prasanna Puwanarajah, it sees Samuel West, Freema Agyeman, Michael Grady-Hall and others reprise their roles for this limited run - but does this “midsummer madness” feel at home in the festive season?

Photos: First Look at the Cast of TWELFTH NIGHT at the Royal Shakespeare Company
by Stephi Wild - Dec 8, 2025

The Royal Shakespeare Company has released new photos of the Twelfth Night cast ahead of the show's first performance at the Barbican. Check out the photos here!

Photos: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at The Phoenix Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 4, 2025

The Phoenix Theatre Company is welcoming the holiday season with a revitalized staging of A Christmas Carol in the new Dr. Stacie J. & Richard J Stephenson Theatre. See photos!

Video: Matt Maltese & Michael Grady-Hall Perform 'Maybe This Christmas' From TWELFTH NIGHT
by Michael Major - Dec 4, 2025

The Royal Shakespeare Company has released a new music video for its acclaimed production of Twelfth Night, directed by Prasanna Puwanarajah. Watch Matt Maltese and Michael Grady-Hall perform 'Maybe This Christmas.'

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Comes to the Phoenix Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - Dec 4, 2025

The Phoenix Theatre Company welcomes the holiday season with a revitalized staging of A Christmas Carol, running November 26-December 28, 2025 in the new Dr. Stacie J. & Richard J Stephenson Theatre.

Full Cast Set For RSC's TWELFTH NIGHT at The Barbican
by Stephi Wild - Nov 6, 2025

The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced the full cast for its acclaimed production of Twelfth Night, directed by Prasanna Puwanarajah, which transfers to the Barbican in December.

Photos: ROMEO & JULIET Rehearsals at Stratford East
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 30, 2025

You can now get a first look inside rehearsals for the community production of William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet co-produced with Sadler’s Wells. Learn more!

Cast and Creative Team Set For ROMEO & JULIET at Stratford East
by Stephi Wild - Jul 17, 2025

Stratford East has announced the cast and creative team for the community production of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet co-produced with Sadler's Wells. Learn more here!

RSC's WENDY & PETER PAN and TWELFTH NIGHT Set For The Barbican This Autumn
by Stephi Wild - Jul 8, 2025

Director Jonathan Munby's spectacular production of Wendy & Peter Pan will play the Barbican Theatre this autumn. Learn more about the full upcoming season here!

Video: Watch a New Trailer For RSC's TWELFTH NIGHT
by Michael Major - Dec 18, 2024

Watch a new trailer video for RSC's production of Twelfth Night, directed by Prasanna Puwanarajah. The full cast features Freema Agyeman (Olivia), Emily Benjamin (Priest), Norman Bowman (Antonio), and more.

Full Cast Set For The RSC's TWELFTH NIGHT
by Stephi Wild - Oct 24, 2024

Full casting has been announced for the RSC's upcoming production of Twelfth Night, which runs at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon between Thursday 5 December 2024 and Saturday 18 January 2025, with a press performance on Thursday 12 December, 7pm.

The 6th Annual Florida Festival of New Musicals At The Winter Park Playhouse Announces Final New Musical Selections
by Stephi Wild - Mar 15, 2023

This popular festival, which showcases new musical theatre works, is one of very few in the nation and the only one of its kind in the Southeastern region.  The festival will take place June 22-25, 2023 at The Winter Park Playhouse.

Photos: First Look At Anthony Neilson's THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISSOCIA At Theatre Royal Stratford East
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 21, 2022

Theatre Royal Stratford East today releases production images for Anthony Neilson’s poignant and comical delve into the nature of mental illness, The Wonderful World of Dissocia, directed by Emma Baggott.

Leah Harvey Will Lead THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISSOCIA at Stratford East
by Stephi Wild - Aug 9, 2022

Theatre Royal Stratford East has announced full cast for Anthony Neilson's poignant and comical delve into the nature of mental illness, The Wonderful World of Dissocia, directed by Emma Baggott. Leah Harvey, BAFTA nominated star of the Apple TV+ series Foundation and last seen on stage in the National Theatre's Small Island, will play Lisa.

BWW Review: THE HOUSE OF SHADES, Almeida Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - May 18, 2022

Same household, five decades. Starting from 1965, playwright Beth Steel accompanies the Websters as they live and die in a Britain that’s not on their side. From Harold Wilson’s Labour all the way across Thatcher’s Tories to Brexit, the Websters see their Nottinghamshire home turn to ruins.

PHX Theatre Gives Stage to Projects in Development at Festival of New American Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 22, 2022

For many playwrights, seeing their work come alive on stage is something they only dream about, but thanks to a passion project at The Phoenix Theatre Company, several of these creators will see their dreams become a reality.

BWW Review: OPPENHEIMER, Royal Shakespeare Company Online
by Ella Satin - Oct 16, 2020

An epic biography about J. Robert Oppenheimer, the inventor of the atom bomb. This is a staged reading by the cast from the original RSC production in 2015.

BWW Review: The Musical Adaptation of THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY Makes Its Australian Debut In Sydney
by Jade Kops - Mar 13, 2020

Jason Robert Brown (Music and lyrics) and Marsha Norman's (Book) Musical adaptation of Robert James Walller's American 1992 Best Selling romance novella THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY is bought to the Sydney stage by director Neil Gooding

BWW Review: VENICE PRESERVED, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
by Gary Naylor - May 31, 2019

Prasanna Puwanarajah's revival of Venice Preserved brings the look of the show right up to date - its narrative is very 21st century, so needed nothing.

Further Casting Announced For The RSC Productions Of THE PROVOKED WIFE and VENICE PRESERVED
by Stephi Wild - Feb 18, 2019

The Royal Shakespeare Company has today announced further casting for its forthcoming double-bill of Restoration plays, John Vanbrugh's The Provoked Wife and Thomas Otway's Venice Preserved. The Provoked Wife, directed by Phillip Breen, plays in repertoire from the 2 May 2019 with Venice Preserved, directed by Prasanna Puwanarajah, running from 24 May 2019 in the Swan Theatre.