Sharif Afifi

Photos: Ralph Fiennes and Miranda Raison in GRACE PERVADES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 1, 2025

The RALPH FIENNES / THEATRE ROYAL BATH SEASON is opening with the world premiere of a new play by David Hare, GRACE PERVADES which sees Ralph Fiennes play opposite Miranda Raison. See photos here!

Photos: Ralph Fiennes and Miranda Raison in GRACE PERVADES Rehearsals
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 17, 2025

The RALPH FIENNES / THEATRE ROYAL BATH SEASON will open with the world premiere of a new play by David Hare, GRACE PERVADES which sees Ralph Fiennes play opposite Miranda Raison. See rehearsal photos here! 

Review: PARADISE LOST (LIES UNOPENED BESIDE ME), Battersea Arts Centre
by Franco Milazzo - Mar 19, 2025

One thought rattled around my head all night while watching this radical take on Paradise Lost: how would God react to all of this? Would Jehovah, The Almighty, Him Up There be more or less angry than he was at the original text? Would He raise a solitary finger and cast lightning down on the venue? Or are we so close to the end times that He would just blow out his cheeks and twiddle His thumbs?

Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Raison, and More Join New Season at Theatre Royal Bath
by Stephi Wild - Mar 5, 2025

Theatre Royal Bath has announced further casting for productions in the Ralph Fiennes/Theatre Royal Bath season taking place from June 2025. Learn more here!

Battersea Arts Centre Reveals Spring 2025 Season
by Stephi Wild - Nov 11, 2024

With productions from critically acclaimed British companies and international artists, the old Battersea Town Hall will be filled with dance, drag and disruptive performance from February 2025.

Olivier Awards 2023: See All Award Winners!
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Apr 2, 2023

The biggest night in theatre, the Olivier Awards, was celebrated at the Royal Albert Hall on 2 April. Hosted by renowned stage and screen actor Hannah Waddingham, a three-time Olivier Award nominee herself, the Olivier Awards celebrate the world-class status of London theatre, and are Britain's most prestigious stage honours. Here are this year's award winners!

BroadwayWorld's Olivier Awards 2023 Predictions
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Mar 27, 2023

The biggest night in theatre, the Olivier Awards, is nearly upon us. BroadwayWorld UK's editor Aliya Al-Hassan and reviewers Kerrie Nicholson and Cheryl Markosky discuss the main nominations: who should win, who will win and who missed out!

The 2023 Olivier Award Nominations Are Announced
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Feb 28, 2023

The biggest night in theatre, the Olivier Awards, celebrates the brightest and best of London's world-leading theatre industry with a starry ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 2 April. Check out a full list of nominations!

Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of THE BAND'S VISIT at the Donmar Warehouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 7, 2022

The European première of David Yazbek and Itamar Moses’ multi-Tony award-winning musical The Band’s Visit, directed by Donmar Warehouse Artistic Director Michael Longhurst opened at the Donmar Warehouse. See photos from opening night here!

Review: THE BAND'S VISIT, Donmar Warehouse
by Cindy Marcolina - Oct 7, 2022

Longurst directs with refreshing accuracy and delicate sophistication, creating visual dynamics that make the space feel immense. It’s simply sublime, mandatory viewing for a lesson on empathy, kindness, and the power of music.

Photos: First Look at Alon Moni Aboutboul, Miri Mesika & More in THE BAND'S VISIT at the Donmar Warehouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 30, 2022

The Donmar Warehouse is presenting the European première of David Yazbek and Itamar Moses' multi-Tony award-winning musical The Band's Visit, directed in a new production by Donmar Warehouse Artistic Director Michael Longhurst. Get a first look at photos here!

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For THE BAND'S VISIT at the Donmar Warehouse
by Stephi Wild - Aug 31, 2022

All new rehearsal photos have been released for the upcoming European première of David Yazbek and Itamar Moses’ multi-Tony award-winning musical The Band’s Visit, directed in a new production by Donmar Warehouse Artistic Director Michael Longhurst. 

Wake Up With BWW 8/23: KPOP Cast, Angelica Ross in CHICAGO Rehearsal, and More!
by - Aug 23, 2022

Top stories include casting for KPOP, the new musical headed to Broadway this season. The cast includes BoHyung, Min, Kevin Woo, and more! Plus, get a first look at Angelica Ross in rehearsal for Chicago, The Public announces casting for A Raisin in the Sun, and more!

Cast Announced For THE BAND'S VISIT at Donmar Warehouse
by Stephi Wild - Aug 22, 2022

The Donmar Warehouse has announced the cast for the European première of David Yazbek and Itamar Moses' multi-Tony award-winning musical The Band's Visit, directed in a new production by Donmar Warehouse Artistic Director Michael Longhurst.Cast and onstage band: Alon Moni Aboutboul, Sharif Afifi, Jason Alder, Marc Antolin, Harel Glazer, Levi Goldmeier, Ido Gonen, Michal Horowicz, Emma Kingston, Shira Kravitz, Nitai Levi, Yali Topol Margalith, Ashley Margolis, Carlos Mendoza de Hevia, Miri Mesika, Peter Polycarpou, Ant Romero, Idlir Shyti, Maya Kristal Tenenbaum, Sargon Yelda, Baha Yetkin.

Vanessa Redgrave Departs MY FAIR LADY Following a 'Stretch of COVID'
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 5, 2022

Vanessa Redgrave has played her final performance in the West End production of My Fair Lady. The actress, who played Mrs. Higgins in the limited engagement, writes that she 'needs a rest following a stretch of Covid.' Heather Jackson takes over the role in the production's final weeks.

Wake Up With BWW 5/19: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE Announces Broadway Transfer, and More!
by - May 19, 2022

Today's top stories include the Broadway transfer of A  Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical. The musical will open on Broadway this fall, playing at the Broadhurst Theatre. Plus, Fran Drescher dishes on The Nanny musical, first look at Skylar Astin in Little Shop of Horrors, and more!

BWW Review: MY FAIR LADY, London Coliseum
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 19, 2022

Expectations have been high for My Fair Lady. It is easy to see why it was such a hit on Broadway; brimming with English period tropes of top hats, Ascot races, lovable cockneys and snobbish toffs. Bartlett Sher's revival now comes to the West End. It looks stunning, but does not always hit the high notes.

VIDEO: First Look at MY FAIR LADY in the West End
by Stephi Wild - May 18, 2022

New production footage has been released today of the company of My Fair Lady. The company features Harry Hadden-Paton as Henry Higgins, Amara Okereke as Eliza Doolittle, Stephen K Amos as Alfred P Doolittle, Dame Vanessa Redgrave as Mrs Higgins, Malcolm Sinclair as Colonel Pickering, Maureen Beattie as Mrs Pearce, and Sharif Afifi as Freddy Eynsford-Hill.

Photos: First Look at the Cast of MY FAIR LADY at the London Coliseum
by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2022

Bartlett Sher’s glorious multi award-winning production of Lerner & Loewe’s much loved My Fair Lady which will transfer to the London Coliseum for a limited summer engagement in what will be the first major West End revival of the show for 21 years.

VIDEO: Go Inside Rehearsals for MY FAIR LADY at the London Coliseum
by Nicole Rosky - May 5, 2022

My Fair Lady is on its way to the London stage. Bartlett Sher's glorious multi award-winning production of Lerner & Loewe's much loved My Fair Lady will transfer to the London Coliseum for a limited summer engagement in what will be the first major West End revival of the show for 21 years.