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Pleasance Futures Champions Theatre Artists of Tomorrow With £100,000 in Support as More Shows Go on Sale
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2024

Pleasance Futures is the artist development strand of the Pleasance Theatre Trust, acting as an incubator for bold new theatre makers to make their mark.

37 Plays Selected as Part Of The Royal Shakespeare Company's Nationwide Playwriting Project
by Stephi Wild - Sep 21, 2023

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has announced that the chosen 37 Plays selected as part of its nationwide playwriting project, will receive script-in-hand readings across the UK throughout the Autumn of 2023. Learn more about the lineup of plays here!

Review: DUCK, Arcola Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Jun 30, 2023

In the light this week's report into exclusion and racism in cricket, this lovely one man show could not be more timely.

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsal for DUCK at the Arcola Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 9, 2023

Katy Galloway Productions & maatin present DUCK by maatin. See photos from inside rehearsal.

Cast Revealed For The UK Premiere of DUCK at Arcola Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 2, 2023

The cast has been announced for the UK première of Duck by maatin, at Arcola Theatre. Imy Wyatt Corner, associate artist at Arcola Theatre, directs Omar Bynon as Ismail.

The Royal Shakespeare Company Reveals Winners of 37 Plays Competition
by Stephi Wild - May 23, 2023

The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced details of the final 37 Plays selected for its nationwide playwriting search: an ambitious new initiative open to anybody from anywhere in the UK.

The UK Premiere of DUCK Comes To The Arcola Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 10, 2023

Katy Galloway Productions and maatin have announced the UK première of Duck by maatin, whose play Friday at the masjid has been shortlisted for the RSC's new national playwriting competition 37 Plays, at Arcola Theatre.

Evanna Lynch in UNDER THE BLACK ROCK and More Set For Arcola Theatre's 2023 Season
by Stephi Wild - Jan 24, 2023

Arcola Theatre has announced their programming into 2023. Opening the season in Studio 1 is Under the Black Rock, starring Harry Potter's Evanna Lynch. Learn more about the full season here!

Soho Theatre's Verity Bargate Award 40th Anniversary Longlist Announced
by Stephi Wild - Aug 2, 2022

From modern day inequities to porn addiction, betting shops, spiritual and sexual liberation and an octopus taught to believe in God, 17 new plays have been longlisted for the 40th anniversary of Soho Theatre's Character 7 sponsored Verity Bargate Award.

Footprints Festival Returns to Jermyn Street Theatre Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jun 24, 2022

The mini-season of short runs features The Anarchist, Duck, Shake the City, and The Poison Belt, a curated selection of cutting-edge work created by the best of upcoming talent in British theatre.

Jermyn Street Theatre Announces Summer and Autumn Season
by Stephi Wild - Apr 13, 2022

Today, Jermyn Street Theatre announces a six-month programme featuring six world premieres and a major rediscovery. The Footprints Festival returns in July, headlined by Karina Wiedman's The Anarchist, winner of the Woven Voices Prize for Playwriting.

Jermyn Street Theatre Announces Winner Of Woven Voices Prize For Playwriting
by Stephi Wild - Apr 5, 2022

Today, Jermyn Street Theatre has announced the winners of two major initiatives promoting underrepresented theatremakers: the Woven Voices Prize for Playwriting in collaboration with Woven Voices, and the 2022 cohort of Creative Associates. The winner of the first Woven Voices Prize, dedicated to celebrating and platforming migrant playwrights, is Kazakhstan-born  Karina Wiedman (video here) with her play The Anarchist.

Hampstead Theatre Announces New Playwriting Programme And New Youth Project For Camden Teens
by Stephi Wild - Feb 5, 2021

Hampstead Theatre has announced a new playwriting programme, for which participants will be paid, led by the multi-award-winning TV and theatre writer, Mike Bartlett (BBC Doctor Foster, BBC Life, King Charles III), and IGNITE a new, free youth project for 13-17year olds living in Camden. 

Hampstead Theatre Announces Casting and Extension For THE DUMB WAITER
by Stephi Wild - Oct 28, 2020

Hampstead Theatre has announced the cast for Harold Pinter's iconic play The Dumb Waiter.  Due to popular demand the production has been extended and will now run from 18 November 2020 until 2 January 2021.