The National Theatre

Full Cast Set for THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY at Chichester Festival Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 14, 2025

The full company has been revealed for The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, a joyous new musical adapted by Rachel Joyce from her own multi-million-selling novel in the UK. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

CINDERELLA Comes to the National Theatre in Prague This Month
by Stephi Wild - Mar 14, 2025

Cinderella is coming to the National Theatre in Prague. The production is characterised by a refined neoclassical style and blending of dance with the visual component.

Video: Inside HADESTOWN Live Capture Filming With Reeve Carney, Amber Gray & More
by Michael Major - Mar 14, 2025

Step inside the filming of the Hadestown live capture with Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, Amber Gray, Patrick Page, and André De Shields. Watch the video now!

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME is Coming to San Francisco Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 13, 2025

San Francisco Playhouse will stage the Olivier Award and Tony Award-winning The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, written by Simon Stephens. Learn more!

Full Cast Set For RSC's TITUS ANDRONICUS With Simon Russell Beale
by Stephi Wild - Mar 13, 2025

Full casting has been announced for the RSC's forthcoming production of William Shakespeare's bloodiest of tragedies, Titus Andronicus, directed by Max Webster, which runs in the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.

Middle Child Will Launch Site-Specific Show BITING POINT
by Stephi Wild - Mar 12, 2025

Asking how to be a good person in a world determined to incite anger, Middle Child will be touring to car parks across the north of England with a show centred around a road accident and the knock-on effects of it.

a.k. payne Wins The 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize For FURLOUGH'S PARADISE
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 11, 2025

The 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has been given to U.S. playwright a.k. payne for their play Furlough's Paradise. Awarded annually since 1978, the prestigious international Prize is the largest and oldest award recognizing women+ who have written works of outstanding quality for the English-speaking theatre. 

WAR HORSE Comes to Milton Keynes Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 10, 2025

The National Theatre's multi-award-winning production of War Horse will tour to Milton Keynes Theatre beginning next month. Learn more about the upcoming show here!

Clare Slater Will Step Down as Artistic Director of Hightide
by Stephi Wild - Mar 10, 2025

HighTide has announced that Clare Slater will step down as Artistic Director/CEO later this year. She leaves to join the National Theatre as Head of Play Development, taking up that role on 30 June.

The National Theatre's TIL THE STARS COME DOWN Will Transfer To The Theatre Royal Haymarket
by Stephi Wild - Mar 10, 2025

The National Theatre has announced  that its sold-out production Till the Stars Come Down will transfer to London's West End this summer for a strictly limited run.  Learn more here!

Cast Set For BEEGU at the Unicorn Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 10, 2025

As the national theatre for young audiences, the Unicorn Theatre has announced the cast and creatives for Beegu, a new adaptation of Alexis Deacon’s beloved children’s book. Learn more here!

Tim Firth's THIS IS MY FAMILY Will Make Its London Premiere in May
by Stephi Wild - Mar 6, 2025

Anthology Theatre has announced the London premiere of Tim Firth's Award-winning musical This Is My Family. Directed by Vicky Featherstone, the brand-new production opens at Southwark Playhouse Elephant.

Citizens Theatre Counts Down To Homecoming With First Projects Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 6, 2025

The Citizens Theatre will invite its Gorbals neighbours and the wider Glasgow community to get involved in its opening celebrations as one of the city's most treasured cultural venues prepares to reopen its doors later this year. Today, audiences are given a first glimpse of the activity that will welcome them back.  Tickets to the first stage productions will go on sale at the end of March. 

Review: SHUCKED National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center
by Jeffrey Kare - Mar 5, 2025

Shucked is a completely original musical set in the fictional Cob County. It tells an audacious farm-to-fable tale about the one thing Americans everywhere can't get enough of: corn. This project was partially derived from one of book writer Robert Horn's earlier projects, 2015's Moonshine: That Hee Haw Musical. Originally, the show was scheduled for a run in late 2020 at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. Yet it was subsequently cancelled due to the COVID-19.

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!

SKYLIGHT Opens at North Fourth Theatre This Month
by Stephi Wild - Mar 5, 2025

SKYLIGHT will run at North Fourth Theatre for three weekends beginning this month. Learn more about the upcoming production and find out how to get tickets ehre!

VIERGE Comes to Ottawa's GCTC
by Stephi Wild - Mar 5, 2025

Great Canadian Theatre Company will close its 24-25 50th Anniversary Season with Vierge - from award-winning Montreal playwright Rachel Mutombo.

Review Roundup: ALTERATIONS Opens at the National Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 4, 2025

See what the critics are saying about Alterations at the National Theatre.

Industry Pro Newsletter: AEA and Broadway League Reach New Agreement, Supreme Court Denies Petition over Drag Ban
by Alex Freeman - Mar 3, 2025

This week's newsletter is packed with everything from big legal battles to the nitty-gritty of box office numbers. We're diving into new legal rulings around drag and AI, and figuring out what's next for marketing now that social media's changing. Plus, we've got the scoop on Broadway's winter wins, a new developmental agreement, and a look at how the arts factor into London’s ten-year plans.

Hadley Fraser and Selina Cadell Join the Cast of THE DEEP BLUE SEA
by Stephi Wild - Mar 3, 2025

Hadley Fraser and Selina Cadell join original cast members Tamsin Greig, Nicholas Farrell and Finbar Lynch in the West End transfer of the Theatre Royal Bath productions THE DEEP BLUE SEA.