Tim Whitnall

Guest Blog: Playwright Tim Whitnall on the Challenges and Pleasure of Bringing NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND to the Stage

In 2018, the producer Simon Friend asked me if I fancied adapting Bill Bryson’s best-selling travelogue “Notes From A Small Island” for the stage. Having jumped at the opportunity, I then remembered how the book recounts a road-trip stretching some eight hundred miles, encompassing almost fifty separate locations, flinging its narrator into the orbit of a myriad diverse characters.

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND at the Watermill

All new rehearsal photos have been released from The Watermill's brand-new stage adaption of Bill Bryson’s award-winning memoir NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND, affectionately celebrating the quirks and eccentricities of British life, adapted by BAFTA and Olivier Award winning playwright Tim Whitnall. 

Riverside Studios Announces Spring 2023 Season Featuring DAVID COPPERFIELD, SPY FOR SPY & More

Riverside Studios has announced final details for the full spring season, including theatre, cinema, exhibitions and spoken word, alongside a full programme of community events.

Full Cast Announced For NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND at The Watermill

The Watermill have announced the full cast of the brand-new stage adaption of Bill Bryson's award-winning memoir NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND, affectionately celebrating the quirks and eccentricities of British life, adapted by BAFTA and Olivier Award winning playwright Tim Whitnall.

NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND World Premiere Stage Adaptation to Kick Off The Watermill 2023 Season

The Watermill will kick off its 2023 season with the brand-new stage adaption of Bill Bryson’s award-winning memoir NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND, affectionately celebrating the quirks and eccentricities of British life, adapted by BAFTA and Olivier Award winning playwright Tim Whitnall.

NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND Included in The Watermill Theatre' s Spring 2023 Season

Artistic Director Paul Hart, Executive Director Claire Murray and the team at Newbury’s The Watermill Theatre announced the programme of work from February to July 2023, a season with one major revival and four new adaptations that explores the deep joys and troubling complexities of life on our shores.

EDINBURGH 2022: Jon Culshaw Q&A

BWW catches up with Jon Culshaw to chat about bringing Flying High- Les Dawson to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

theSpace UK Brings Over 75 New Shows to Edinburgh Fringe

It’s time to bring a little cheer into your life as theSpaceUK announces the second set of shows on sale for the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. With over 75 shows going on sale at theSpaceUK, here’s a quick peek at some you should definitely book early for. 

LES DAWSON: FLYING HIGH Announces Edinburgh Festival Fringe Performances and National Tour

Les Dawson: 'Flying High' is an homage, and celebration of the beloved and much-missed comedy Legend, Les Dawson. Jon Culshaw actor, comedian and impersonator delivers a touching, funny and warm-hearted performance in this show that is set to premier at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August before touring the country.

Evolution Productions Announces Line Up Of 11 Pantos

2020 was the year that wasn't for pantomimes.  Hundreds of live shows up and down the land were cancelled because of the COVID pandemic, and many were only performed to online audiences.  This Christmas, panto is back with a vengeance!

Video highlights of the 2010 Olivier Awards!

The 2010 Olivier Awards will take place on 21 March 2010 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, with Spring Awakening, Enron, Jerusalem and A Little Night Music among the standouts of the season with the most nominations. The Laurence Olivier Awards were established in 1976 as The Society of West End Theatre Awards, and Lord Olivier agreed to have his name associated with them in 1984. The Awards are run by The Society of London Theatre but are adjudicated by panels that are equally made up of members of the theatregoing public and experts chosen for their knowledge and professional experience. For more information and updates, visit www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/olivier_awards.