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Lisa Spirling Appointed Artistic Director Of Stratford East
by Stephi Wild - Oct 1, 2024

Stratford East has announced the appointment of Lisa Spirling as their new Artistic Director and joint CEO. Spirling, who has been Chief Executive and Artistic Director of Theatre503 since 2016, takes up the role in spring 2025, taking over from Nadia Fall.

Review: MY FATHER'S FABLE, Bush Theatre
by Cheryl Markosky - Jun 25, 2024

If you're after tension, you'll find it aplenty in Faith Omole's new play at the Bush Theatre.

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For MY FATHER'S FABLE at the Bush Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 24, 2024

My Father's Fable, a gripping story of grief, belonging, and a family on the edge opens at the Bush Theatre on 15 June. Check out rehearsal photos here!

Bush Theatre Reveals Season Lineup For Second Half of 2024
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2024

Bush Theatre has announced productions for the second half of 2024. Learn more about the full lineup here!

Tife Kusoro Receives The 54th George Devine Award
by Stephi Wild - Nov 22, 2023

Tife Kusoro has been announced as the recipient of the 54th George Devine Award for her debut full length play G. Kusoro  has been awarded the £15,000 prize to pen her next piece of theatre. Formed in 1966 in memory of the Royal Court's founding Artistic Director George Devine, the Award is recognised as one of the most prestigious in new writing.

George Devine Award 2023 Shortlist Revealed
by Stephi Wild - Oct 23, 2023

The George Devine Award has announced its 2023 Shortlist of nine playwrights. Formed in 1966 in memory of the Royal Court's founding Artistic Director George Devine, the Award is recognised as one of the most prestigious in new writing and seeks to shine a light on a playwright of promise.

Paul Chahidi and Paul Ready Join TWELFTH NIGHT: FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY at Shakespeare's Globe
by Stephi Wild - Sep 7, 2023

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced further casting for Twelfth Night: For One Night Only. Learn more about the production and find out who is starring in it here!

Female-Run Theatre Company Will Memorialise Brixton's History In New KNOCK DOWN Performance Collaboration With BRIXTON HOUSE
by Stephi Wild - Aug 17, 2022

Set against a backdrop of urban gentrification, economic change and social divide, women-led and run DROPPED TEA THEATRE is on a mission to crystallize the history of London's beautiful and varied communities through THEATRE and PERFORMANCE ART. Having previously focused on Peckham and Camberwell (KNOCK DOWN - Peckham and Camberwell) to high acclaim, their latest project (KNOCK DOWN - Brixton) focuses on upholding and preserving Brixton's vivid history in a fresh artistic collaboration with the new Brixton House. 

Brixton House Announces Autumn/Winter Season
by Stephi Wild - Aug 15, 2022

Brixton House’s autumn season kicks off this October with a bold new commission by outstanding visual artist Julianknxx whose work and voice always evokes a profound perspective of the African Diasporic experience.

Ian Charleston Award Winner Announced
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 24, 2022

Gloria Obianyo has won the first prize of the 2022 Ian Charleson Awards for her role as Neoptolemus in Paradise by Kae Tempest at the National Theatre. A performance that the judges said 'never put a foot wrong'.

Shakespeare's Globe Announces Relaunch Of Globe Player
by Stephi Wild - Dec 7, 2021

Shakespeare's Globe has announced the relaunch of their video-on-demand streaming service, Globe Player. The original platform was the first of its kind and the upgrade enables audiences to subscribe or pay-on-demand for world-class Shakespeare productions to devices internationally. 

BWW Review: ROMEO & JULIET, Globe Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jul 10, 2021

Shakespeare is such a constant in the theatrical cannon that there is often a desire to do something innovative with his work. Reinventing the Bard can provoke an eye-roll or two and Director Ola Ince’s new version of Romeo & Juliet at the Globe will certainly divide audiences. Ince choses to show the play from the aspect of mental health issues; the couple choose to die because they are mentally afflicted, rather than because they are in love.

Photo Flash: First Look at ROMEO & JULIET at Shakespeare's Globe
by Stephi Wild - Jul 1, 2021

The production is directed by Ola Ince and starring Alfred Enoch and Rebekah Murrell. This performance will be Live Streamed on the 10 July and 7 August, 7pm and will include a Midnight Matinee performance on 17 July, 23.59pm

BWW Review: J'OUVERT, Harold Pinter Theatre
by Mert Dilek - Jun 24, 2021

We have been to space; now it’s party time. Following Amy Berryman’s Walden, Sonia Friedman Productions’ RE:EMERGE season continues at the Harold Pinter Theatre with Yasmin Joseph’s J’Ouvert. Set in the annual Notting Hill Carnival in 2017, Joseph’s spirited debut play was first produced in 2019 at Theatre503, in a staging that also marked the directorial debut of actor Rebekah Murrell. In the play’s West End outing, Murrell is once again at the helm, and the result is a joyous, plucky work that thrusts us into a communal tradition as experienced by three young women.

J'ouvert and Anna X Will Play Additional Performances at Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall Nottingham and The Lowry, Salford
by Stephi Wild - Jun 8, 2021

Opening with Amy Berryman's Walden and continuing with J'Ouvert and Anna X, the season of plays curated by Sonia Friedman Productions with Ian Rickson tackles urgent issues integral to rebuilding our society, including structural inequality, climate change and the economics of truth in an internet age.

Photo Flash: First Look at J'OUVERT Ahead of BBC Four Premiere
by Stephi Wild - Apr 26, 2021

Yasmin Joseph’s J’Ouvert broadcasts on BBC Four this evening as part of the BBC’s Lights Up season, ahead of opening at the Harold Pinter Theatre as part of Sonia Friedman Productions RE:EMERGE season, which also includes Amy Berryman’s Walden and Joseph Charlton’s Anna X.

Dates Announced For The Re:emerge Season At The Harold Pinter Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 15, 2021

Sonia Friedman Productions today announces the dates for the RE:EMERGE season as priority booking opens on 15 April at 10.30am, with public booking opening 16 April at 10am.

Shakespeare's Globe Reopens Outdoor Theatre From 19 May
by Stephi Wild - Mar 24, 2021

Shakespeare's Globe is preparing to reopen its outdoor theatre on 19 May 2021. Provided the conditions are met for Step 3 of the Government's roadmap for cultural reopening, the Globe will be welcoming audiences in for socially distanced performances, having closed on 18 March 2020.

RE:EMERGE Season Coming To The Harold Pinter Theatre, Produced By Sonia Friedman Productions
by Stephi Wild - Mar 12, 2021

Following a year of extraordinary challenges, and as British theatre begins to find ways to re-emerge from the devastating impact of the enforced shutdown, SFP today announces a season of new plays for a new world.

Cast Announced For LIVING NEWSPAPER
by Stephi Wild - Dec 9, 2020

Michele Austin, Natalie Dew, Georgie Fellows, Zainab Hasan, Camille Mallet de Chauny, Rebekah Murrell, Amaka Okafor, Kimberley Okoye, Alexzandra Sarmiento, Irfan Shamji, Sophie Stone, Ragevan Vasan and Danny Lee Wynter have been cast in Edition 1 of the Royal Court Theatre's Living Newspaper: A Counter Narrative.