Cast Set For AS YOU LIKE IT at Shakespeare's Globe
by Stephi Wild - Jul 7, 2026
Shakespeare's Globe announced the cast for AS YOU LIKE IT, co-directed by Sean Holmes and Charlie Josephine, who also stars as Orlando. Lola Shalam leads as Rosalind in the Globe Theatre production.
Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Shakespeare's Globe
by Clementine Scott - May 1, 2026
A few scenes into Emily Lim’s version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Globe stage undergoes a transformation. Austere statuary gets wheeled away, the columns are swathed in plastic flowers, and Michael Grady-Hall as Puck blows bubbles to make more flowers emerge from the floorboards. The effect is colourful, tacky, and gloriously synthetic.
Review: PINOCCHIO, Globe Theatre
by Christiana Rose - Dec 22, 2025
Pinocchio at the Globe Theatre is a radiant and heartfelt triumph which transforms a much loved story into a richly imaginative new musical. The atmosphere is electric, with the standing audience filling the lower space, with a striking set emblazoned with giant letters spelling PINOCCHIO framed by grand red curtains, ensuring the sense of occasion is unmistakable.
Marianne Elliott Joins Pentabus Board
by Stephi Wild - Apr 29, 2025
Marianne Elliott, the Olivier and Tony Award-winning director of War Horse and Angels in America joins Michelle Terry and others on the Pentabus board.
Photos: MAKE GOOD: THE POST OFFICE SCANDAL UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Oct 22, 2024
All new photos have been released for Make Good as it began previews at Ludlow Assembly Rooms on Saturday 19th October, ahead of a 26 venue UK tour. Check out the photos here!
Pentabus Reveals New Head of Engagement and Administrator
by Stephi Wild - Aug 13, 2024
Pentabus has announced the appointment of Joanna Freeman (pictured) as Head of Engagement and Nicola Simcock as Administrator. They join the company in August, working on Pentabus' 50th anniversary season. They join a female-led team at Pentabus.
Review: THE ODYSSEY: THE UNDERWORLD, National Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - Aug 27, 2023
Every member of the company brings their best to create an all-around remarkable performance. From the little kids to the older performers, it’s exciting to see what can be done when resources are used to include the community in a large-scale project like this. It’s encouraging to realise that, sometimes, the taxpayers are funding ventures that truly matter.
Guest Blog: National Theatre's Niamh Hunt on the Ambition of Public Acts, Community Theatres and New Show, THE ODYSSEY
by Guest Blog: Niamh Hunt - Apr 21, 2023
Public Acts has been taking on its most ambitious and far-reaching project to date: a nationwide re-imagining of The Odyssey. The journey of Odysseus tells a universal story of endurance, loss, healing and of finding a way forwards together. Created in collaboration with hundreds of community members and professional artists across the country, this landmark project will create an unforgettable gesture of unity, creativity and radical joy.