Patricia Allison

Review: BLACK COMEDY, Orange Tree Theatre
by Franco Milazzo - May 28, 2026

There is exactly one joke in Peter Shaffer's 1965 farce: when the lights come on, the characters are in the dark. Everything else — the borrowed furniture, the hapless sculptor, the stern colonel, the ex-girlfriend arriving at the worst possible moment — is just escalation.

Photos: BLACK COMEDY at Orange Tree Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - May 20, 2026

Production photos have been released for BLACK COMEDY at Orange Tree Theatre. Directed by Caroline Steinbeis, the Peter Shaffer comedy is currently running through July 11, 2026, in Richmond.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM to Open Tom Patterson Theatre At Stratford Festival
by A.A. Cristi - May 1, 2026

The Stratford Festival's Tom Patterson Theatre opens its 2026 season with A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, directed by Graham Abbey, featuring André Sills, Sara Topham, and Michael Spencer-Davis.

Photos: BLACK COMEDY in Rehearsal at the Orange Tree Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 30, 2026

All new rehearsal photos have been released from Peter Shaffer’s Black Comedy at the Orange Tree Theatre, directed by Caroline Steinbeis. Check out the photos here!

Full Cast And Creative Team Set For BLACK COMEDY At Orange Tree Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 25, 2026

Orange Tree Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for Peter Shaffer’s Black Comedy. Directed by Caroline Steinbeis, the production will open on 27 May, with previews from 16 May, and runs until 11 July.

The Stratford Festival Reveals Participants of 2026 Langham Directors' Workshop
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 16, 2026

The Langham Directors’ Workshop will return to the Stratford Festival for the 2026 season with five new participants. Led by Esther Jun, the program offers selected artists the opportunity to work as assistant directors on Festival productions.

Review: PRIVATE VIEW, Soho Theatre
by Katie Kirkpatrick - Dec 6, 2025

The last year or so have often been described online as London’s ‘lesbian renaissance’. Now adding to the sapphic canon is Jess Edwards’ Private View, a rom-com turned dark that explores codependency and opposition.

PRIVATE VIEW Will Make World Premiere at the Soho Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 15, 2025

Speakerphone Productions has announced the world premiere of Private View by debut playwright Jess Edwards, will star Patricia Allison (Sex Education) and Stefanie Martini (The Gold).

Review: GHOSTS, starring Victoria Smurfit and Callum Scott Howells
by Cindy Marcolina - Apr 17, 2025

Victoria Smurfit and Callum Scott Howells are the tragic mother-son duo in an exciting, tense, suspenseful adaptation. Owen shifts the script and makes this classic all about domestic abuse and the power of upper-class disdain. Rachel O’Riordan’s production is a masterclass in distilling tension and concentrating it without frills or games. It’s an emotionally challenging experience, pure theatre.

Photos: Patricia Allison, Callum Scott Howells, and More in GHOSTS Rehearsals
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 19, 2025

Ghosts at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre is currently in rehearsals! Get a first look at photos of the cast in rehearsals and see how to purchase tickets to the production.

Cast & Creatives Set For GHOSTS at Lyric Hammersmith
by Stephi Wild - Feb 26, 2025

Lyric Hammersmith Theatre has announced cast and creatives for their upcoming production of Ghosts which runs at the venue in April and May. Learn more here!

Review: TWELFTH NIGHT, Orange Tree Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Dec 1, 2024

Superb performances from a cast entirely at ease with themselves and their director make this show a must-see

Full Cast Set For TWELFTH NIGHT at Orange Tree Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 1, 2024

Orange Tree Theatre has announced full casting for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night - OT's Artistic Director Tom Littler directs.

Review: JULES AND JIM, Jermyn Street Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - Apr 26, 2023

Jules and Jim is Stella Powell-Jones’s first production since taking over the artistic direction of Jermyn Street Theatre, and it certainly sets the mood for what could be.

Patricia Allison Leads Timberlake Wertenbaker's Stage Adaptation of JULES AND JIM at Jermyn Street Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 22, 2023

Jermyn Street Theatre has announced that Sex Education star Patricia Allison is to take the role of Kath in muti-award winning playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker's adaptation of Henri-Pierre Roché's autobiographical wartime novel Jules and Jim. 

Photos: Inside Press Night of A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 at the Donmar Warehouse
by Stephi Wild - Jun 20, 2022

Check out all new photos from this weekend's press night for A Doll's House, Part 2 at the Donmar Warehouse.

Photos: First Look at Noma Dumezweni in A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 at the Donmar Warehouse
by Stephi Wild - Jun 15, 2022

Donmar Warehouse presents UK première of Lucas Hnath’s A Doll’s House, Part 2. Joining Noma Dumezweni as Nora are Patricia Allison (Emmy), Brían F. O'Byrne (Torvald), and June Watson (Anne Marie). James Macdonald’s production, in a reconfigured Donmar in the round, opens on 16 June, with previews from 10 June, and runs until 6 August. 

Full Cast Announced For the UK Premiere of Lucas Hnath's A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 at Donmar Warehouse
by Stephi Wild - Apr 28, 2022

Donmar Warehouse Artistic Director Michael Longhurst and Executive Director Henny Finch today announce the full cast for the UK première of Lucas Hnath's A Doll's House, Part 2. Joining Noma Dumezweni as Nora are Patricia Allison (Emmy), Brían F. O'Byrne (Torvald), and June Watson (Anne Marie). James Macdonald's production, in a reconfigured Donmar in the round, opens on 16 June, with previews from 10 June, and runs until 6 August.

Gemma Arterton, Lennie James, Rory Kinnear, Alison Steadman and Meera Syal To Star In UNPRECEDENTED: THEATRE FROM A STATE OF ISOLATION
by Stephi Wild - Apr 21, 2020

The cast of over 50 UK actors taking part in Unprecedented: Theatre from the State of Isolation has been announced.

The 2020 Next Stage Theatre Festival Announces Line-Up
by Stephi Wild - Sep 5, 2019

The Next Stage Theatre Festival, run by the Toronto Fringe, is pleased to announce the line-up for the 2020 festival. Programmed by a jury of industry leaders and Fringe staff, the festival features 11 visionary shows, ranging from staged readings to fully realized productions. The 2020 Next Stage Theatre Festival runs January 8 a?" 19, 2020 at Factory Theatre and, new this year, some shows will be presented a?oein development.a?? This means different things to different companies: some will seek feedback from the audience via talkbacks and post-show conversations, while some will experiment with form. More details about the developmental status of each show will be available in the Next Stage 2020 brochure, out this fall.