Phil Porter

Sid Sagar Named First Ever Jerwood Writer In Residence At Pentabus
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 12, 2025

Pentabus has named writer and performer Sid Sagar as the new 2025 Jerwood Writer in Residence at Pentabus. Recruitment for the 2026 Writer in Residence continues.

Two Musical Premieres and More Set for King’s Head Theatre 2026 Spring Season
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 3, 2025

King’s Head Theatre has announced its Spring 2026 season, running January–August. Highlights include Levi Kreis’s new musical Already Perfect, Abigail Thorn in Blink, Patrick Wilde’s What’s Wrong with Angry?, and the world premiere of Harry Shearer’s Here Comes J. Edgar – A Musical Comedy. Tickets are on sale now.

Review: THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR, starring Tom Rosenthal
by Gary Naylor - May 2, 2025

Satire bites even today, but a little more sympathy in the characters would strengthen its appeal

Full Companies Set For THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR and ANNA KARENINA at Chichester Festival Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 13, 2025

The full casts have been announced for the first two Festival Theatre productions of Chichester’s new season, The Government Inspector and Anna Karenina.

Natalie Dormer, Giles Terera and More Set For Chichester Festival Theatre's 2025 Season
by Stephi Wild - Feb 14, 2025

Chichester Festival Theatre’s Festival 2025 has been announced by Artistic Director, Justin Audibert and Executive Director, Kathy Bourne. Festival 2025 includes five world and two UK premieres, two musicals, and masterpieces from world drama.

Liv Hennessy Appointed Jerwood Writer-in-Residence at Pentabus theatre
by Stephi Wild - Dec 10, 2024

Liv Hennessy is the first ever Jerwood Writer-in-Residence at Pentabus theatre. She will take up the year long residency from January 2025. Learn more about her here!

Joe Murphy Appointed Artistic Director of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Nov 20, 2024

Joe Murphy has been announced as the new Artistic Director of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Learn more about Joe Murphy and the Birmingham Repertory Theatre here!

Guest Blog: Writer Danyah Miller on Collaboration, Magic and Spontaneity in THE MYSTERY OF LITTLE ANGEL THEATRE
by Guest Author - Sep 19, 2024

As we head into the final rehearsal week of our new production The Mystery of Little Angel Theatre, I find myself reflecting on how much I’m enjoying the thrill and challenge of devising a new show, how much I love the collaborative process of theatre making.

THE MYSTERY OF LITTLE ANGEL THEATRE Will Open at Little Angel Studios Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Aug 30, 2024

Brand new brain-teasing, interactive, board game-style show for everyone aged 6+ who loves to solve a good murder. The audience's detective skills are essential to unlock The Mystery of Little Angel Theatre and crack the case.

Little Angel Theatre Reveals Autumn/Winter 2024 Season
by Stephi Wild - Jul 3, 2024

Little Angel Theatre has announced new commissions, revivals and the continuation of an ambitious touring programme of work for its Autumn 2024/25 season. Learn more about the full lineup here!

Casting Announced for RSC'S BEN AND IMO, written by Mark Ravenhill
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Dec 19, 2023

Samuel Barnett and Victoria Yeates will make their Royal Shakespeare Company debuts to play, respectively, Benjamin Britten and Imogen Holst in the Company’s forthcoming production of Ben and Imo, written by Mark Ravenhill and directed by Erica Whyman.

Simon Russell Beale to Appear at Shakespeare's Globe's MOVING STORIES, in Support of the UN Refugee Agency
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 25, 2023

On Sunday 25 June, Shakespeare’s Globe will host ‘Moving Stories’ in the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in support of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. The event will include sketches, short plays and songs examining the experiences of refugees, and responses to the crisis.

Review: THE LAVENDER HILL MOB, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jan 31, 2023

This side-splittingly funny, fast-paced comedy tells the story of Henry Holland, an unassuming bank clerk who dreams of stealing the van full of gold bullion he drives across London each day. When Henry learns that his new lodger makes Eiffel Tower paperweights out of lead, he devises a plan to make his dream a reality. It’s a golden opportunity to pull off the crime of the century, they’d have to be fools to mess it up …

THE LAVENDER HILL MOB to Kick Off 2023 Leg of UK Tour at the Chichester Festival Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 13, 2022

Comedy duo Miles Jupp and Justin Edwards will continue their comedy caper in 2023! The critically acclaimed world premiere stage adaptation of the classic Ealing Comedy, The Lavender Hill Mob will kick off the 2023 leg of its UK tour at the Chichester Festival Theatre on 10 January.

New Stage Adaptation Of THE LAVENDER HILL MOB Opens In Brighton Next Week
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 19, 2022

The Lavender Hill Mob based on the screenplay by T.E.B. Clarke, adapted for the stage by Phil Porter opens in Brighton next week. 

THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE Moves To Zoom On November 7
by Stephi Wild - Nov 4, 2022

Theatre 40 is presenting a rehearsed reading of the play The Christmas Truce by Phil Porter as the concluding event in its Fall 2022 Monday Night Seminars series. The reading was originally scheduled to take place in the theatre, but will now instead be presented virtually on Zoom on Monday, November 7, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.

BLINK By Phil Porter Opens Next Month at Third Rail Repertory Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 27, 2022

Third Rail Repertory Theatre Presents Blink by Phil Porter, directed by Tamara Carroll. The cast includes Roan Shea (Jonah) and Tessa May (Sophie).

Photos: First Look At The UK Tour of THE LAVENDER HILL MOB
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 18, 2022

See photos of the the UK tour of the classic Ealing Comedy, The Lavender Hill Mob, based on the screenplay by T.E.B. Clarke, adapted for the stage by Phil Porter.

Review: GODS OF THE GAME, Grange Park Opera
by Gary Naylor - Oct 7, 2022

Football opera land perfectly between the Women's Euros and the Men's World Cup finding plenty of common ground to delight fans of both art forms

Review: THE BOY WITH TWO HEARTS, National Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Oct 6, 2022

Laudable sentiment but something of a missed dramatic opportunity in this play about an Afghan family's journey from Herat to Cardiff and the love they found there