Mike Poulton

James Dacre Launches New Company - Living Productions
by Stephi Wild - Dec 12, 2023

Following a celebrated decade as Artistic Director at Royal & Derngate, James Dacre has announced the launch of a new production company – LIVING PRODUCTIONS – which will champion exceptional writers, composers, actors and creatives by developing and producing their work.

Cast Announced For Revival of LARKIN WITH WOMEN at the Old Red Lion Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 9, 2022

The cast has been announced for Strut & Fret's revival of Larkin with Women, Ben Brown's provocative, funny and moving exposé of the last 30 years of Philip Larkin's life. 2022 marks 100 years since Larkin's birth, and this revival is the perfect opportunity to re-evaluate this figure as writer, lover and human being.

BWW Review: THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT, Gielgud Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Oct 8, 2021

Many people got through the first lockdown engrossed in the final part of Hilary Mantel’s literary trilogy following the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell. After the successful stage adaptations of the first two books, fans have waited seven years to see The Mirror And The Light; the concluding part of Mantel’s epic work. Whether it was worth the wait is not entirely clear.

Stratford Festival's 2020 Season Goes on Sale Today
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 3, 2020

After a Members advance sale so busy it prompted the early extension of two productions, tickets for the Stratford Festival's groundbreaking new season go on sale to the public today. The 2020 season is one of the biggest ever and includes the much-anticipated opening of the new Tom Patterson Theatre. With the $100-million fundraising goal a hair's breadth away from completion, the bespoke theatre is one of North America's most significant new arts builds in decades.

A Recent History of Broadway's Two-Part Plays
by Nicole Rosky - Nov 17, 2019

The acclaimed play, The Inheritance, officially opens at Broadway's Ethel Barrymore Theater today, November 17, 2019. It begins with a gathering of young, gay New Yorkers. Each has a story aching to come out...

Stratford Festival Announces Casting For 2020 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 17, 2019

With the new Tom Patterson Theatre taking shape on the banks of the Avon River, the Stratford Festival is thrilled to announce key casting as it builds the acting company for its monumental 2020 season.

Stratford Festival 2020 Announces 15 Plays, A New Theatre, and More
by Stephi Wild - Aug 13, 2019

Colm Feore will utter the first words on the Stratford Festival's newest stage, an echo of the inaugural performance in 1953, when Alec Guinness's opening speech in Richard III anticipated the a?oeglorious summera?? that was to come for Stratford. Feore, an internationally acclaimed stage and screen actor, is just one of a diverse company of accomplished actors who will present a repertory season of 15 productions in four remarkable theatres.

BWW Review: GHOSTS, Royal and Derngate
by Verity Wilde - May 2, 2019

Mike Poulton's new version of Ibsen's Ghosts will play on your nerves and force you to confront some dark truths.

Royal & Derngate Announces World Premiere Of PIPPI LONGSTOCKING
by Stephi Wild - Mar 21, 2019

Royal & Derngate announces another world premiere production, a musical staging of Pippi Longstocking, for the venue's Made in Northampton 2019 Christmas show. Meanwhile, the venue's 2018 Christmas production of The Worst Witch continues to tour the UK. Pippi Longstocking is adapted for the stage for the first time by Mike Akers from Astrid Lindgren's much-loved books, with original music by Stu Barker. It will be directed by The Wardrobe Ensemble's Jesse Jones and Helena Middleton who co-directed Education, Education, Education for Royal & Derngate in 2017.

Cast And Creative Team Confirmed For GHOSTS At Royal & Derngate
by Stephi Wild - Mar 18, 2019

The full cast and creative team has been confirmed for Royal & Derngate's world premiere production of a brand new version by Mike Poulton of Henrik Ibsen's masterpiece Ghosts, opening in Northampton in April. The cast will be led by Penny Downie, James Wilby, Declan Conlon and Pierro Niel-Mee, and the play is directed by Lucy Bailey with Mike Britton as designer, Oliver Fenwick as lighting designer and Richard Hammarton as sound designer and composer.

Hedgepig Ensemble Theatre Presents Friedrich Schiller's MARY STUART
by Julie Musbach - Mar 13, 2019

Hedgepig Ensemble Theatre celebrates female leadership with Schiller's classic, Mary Stuart, in a version by Mike Poulton, April 11th-20th at The Access Theater in Manhattan.

Pigeonholed Theater Presents THE GLASS MENAGERIE
by BWW News Desk - Feb 13, 2019

Pigeonholed presents the classic play, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams from February 13-24 at the Secret Theatre, 44-02 23rd St, Long Island City New York, 11101. Tickets are $20 and available at https://www.artful.ly/store/events/17019.

Red Bull Theater Presents One-Night-Only Reading Of Schiller's DON CARLOS
by Julie Musbach - Feb 11, 2019

Red Bull Theater today announced the cast for the next REVELATION READING, Mike Poulton's (Fortune's Fool, Wolf Hall) Don Carlos by Friedrich Schiller, directed by Mr. Berger: Ron Canada, Helen Cespedes, Celeste Ciulla, Kelley Curran, Sanjit De Silva, Ezra Knight, Sam Lilja, Ismenia Mendes, Patrick Page, Rod Singleton, and Paxton Whitehead.  This will take place on Monday February 25 at 7:30pm at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street, between Bleecker and Hudson Streets).

Pigeonholed Theater Presents THE GLASS MENAGERIE
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 25, 2019

Pigeonholed presents the classic play, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams from February 13-24 at the Secret Theatre, 44-02 23rd St, Long Island City New York, 11101. Tickets are $20 and available at https://www.artful.ly/store/events/17019.

Pigeonholed Presents The Classic American Memory Play, THE GLASS MENAGERIE
by Stephi Wild - Jan 23, 2019

Pigeonholed presents the classic play, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams from February 13-24 at the Secret Theatre, 44-02 23rd St, Long Island City New York, 11101. Tickets are $20 and available at https://www.artful.ly/store/events/17019.

LAMDA Spring Season 2019 Announced
by Stephi Wild - Jan 15, 2019

LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) today announces its spring season 2019, running from 5 February to 11 April at the drama school's West London campus. Directed by industry professionals, LAMDA's productions showcase graduating acting and technical students' talent as they prepare to embark on their professional careers. LAMDA graduates have gone on to enjoy illustrious careers on stage, screen and behind the scenes, with alumni including Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ruth Wilson and David Oyelowo. As part of its commitment to offer local residents increased access to the dramatic arts, half price tickets are available for Hammersmith & Fulham residents.

Mike Poulton's New Version Of Ibsen's GHOSTS Announced As Part Of Royal & Derngate's Made In Northampton 2019 Season
by Stephi Wild - Dec 7, 2018

Artistic Director of Northampton's Royal & Derngate, James Dacre today announced that the venue will stage the world premiere of a brand new version by Mike Poulton of Henrik Ibsen's masterpiece Ghosts in April 2019, directed by Lucy Bailey, starring Penny Downie and Pierro Niel-Mee.

Pigeonholed Presents An All-Female Production Of MARY STUART
by BWW News Desk - Nov 7, 2018

Pigeonholed theater company opens their 2018/19 season with the classic play, Mary Stuart, written in 1800 by Friedrich Schiller. The production features a thrilling new version written by British playwright Mike Poulton. Artistic Director Justin Cimino directs an all-female cast of ten actors performing nearly twenty roles.

Photo Flash: Pigeonholed's Production Of MARY STUART In Rehearsal
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 7, 2018

Pigeonholed theater company opens their 2018/19 season with the classic play, Mary Stuart, written in 1800 by Friedrich Schiller. The production features a thrilling new version written by British playwright Mike Poulton. Artistic Director Justin Cimino directs an all-female cast of ten actors performing nearly twenty roles. 

Photo Flash: First Look at The Cast Of MARY STUART
by Stephi Wild - Oct 22, 2018

Pigeonholed theater company opens their 2018/19 season with the classic play, Mary Stuart, written in 1800 by Friedrich Schiller. The production features a thrilling new version written by British playwright Mike Poulton. Artistic Director Justin Cimino directs an all-female cast of ten actors performing nearly twenty roles.