ROCK & ROLL MAN Will Open at Salisbury Playhouse in 2026 Ahead of UK Tour
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 24, 2025
Rock & Roll Man, a new musical celebrating legendary DJ Alan Freed, will open at Salisbury Playhouse in February 2026 before embarking on a UK tour. Featuring original songs and iconic hits by Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, and more, the production brings the story of a cultural trailblazer to the stage.
Review: LITTLE WOMEN, Salisbury Playhouse
by Cheryl Markosky - Sep 8, 2025
Will lovers of Louisa May Alcott's semi-autobiographical novel Little Women, published more than 150 years ago, be content with Anne-Marie Casey's stage adaptation first performed in 2022 and now running at Salisbury Playhouse?
THE HUNGER GAMES: ON STAGE Finds Full Company
by Stephi Wild - Aug 8, 2025
The full company for the first-ever stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s internationally acclaimed book The Hunger Games and Lionsgate’s hit motion picture of the same name has been revealed.
LITTLE WOMEN UK Tour Extends
by Stephi Wild - Apr 17, 2025
Lee Dean and Daniel Schumann have announced eight further venues for their hit UK tour of Anne-Marie Casey's new stage adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's much loved novel Little Women directed by Loveday Ingram.
UK Theatre Faces Shrinking Output Amid Rising Costs and Funding Cuts
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 17, 2025
The number of new productions staged by the UK’s top subsidised theatre companies has dropped by nearly a third over the past decade. In 2024, the 40 best-funded producing theatres—including the National Theatre and Colchester Mercury—opened 229 new shows, down from 332 in 2014.
Review: THE DA VINCI CODE, Salisbury Playhouse
by Cheryl Markosky - Apr 16, 2025
As I'm probably one of only a handful who hasn't read the book or seen the film of The Da Vinci Code, I was looking forward to the play based on Dan Brown's bestselling novel of 2003 described as thriller, mystery and treasure hunt.
Pantomime Awards 2025 Winners Revealed
by Stephi Wild - Apr 14, 2025
On Sunday 13 April, the winners of The Pantomime Awards 2025 were announced by the UK Pantomime Association at a ceremony full of song and laughter at the New Victoria Theatre, Woking.
Cast Set For THE CRUCIBLE at Shakespeare's Globe
by Stephi Wild - Apr 2, 2025
Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, directed by Ola Ince. The Crucible is the first modern classic to be staged at the Globe Theatre.