Alison Halstead News

Hamlet's dad is dead. His uncle has taken over the kingdom and married Hamlet's mum. The whole world feels like it's turned upside down.

The Royal Shakespeare Company has today announced further casting for its forthcoming double-bill of Restoration plays, John Vanbrugh's The Provoked Wife and Thomas Otway's Venice Preserved. The Provoked Wife, directed by Phillip Breen, plays in repertoire from the 2 May 2019 with Venice Preserved, directed by Prasanna Puwanarajah, running from 24 May 2019 in the Swan Theatre.

Ronke Adekoluejo, Ebony Bones, Alison Halstead, Rubyyy Jones, Cassie Layton and Eva Magyar have been cast in the world premiere of Hole, written by Ellie Kendrick and directed by Helen Goalen and Abbi Greenland from RashDash.

What does it mean to have and to be a body? As we increasingly fuse our biological brains with technology, at what point do we stop being human? Does it even matter?

Sheridan Smith and Danny Mac were among the winners at the Manchester Theatre Awards - which were announced today at The Lowry.

Nominations have been announced for the forthcoming Manchester Theatre Awards, to be held at The Lowry's Quays Theatre on Friday 9 March, hosted by actor and comedian Justin Moorhouse.

Rehearsals are underway at Sheffield Theatres for Artistic Director Robert Hastie's inaugural production, Julius Caesar (Wed 17 May - Sat 10 June). It will be the first time that Shakespeare's fast-paced, gripping thriller will have been seen on the Crucible stage. Watch a new trailer for the modern production below!

Rehearsals are underway at Sheffield Theatres for Artistic Director Robert Hastie's inaugural production, Julius Caesar (Wed 17 May - Sat 10 June). It will be the first time that Shakespeare's fast-paced, gripping thriller will have been seen on the Crucible stage. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the company in rehearsal below!

Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatres Robert Hastie today announces the full cast for his inaugural production as Artistic Director - William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. 

The Abyss Theatre Company presents the London premiere of a new version of LUCIFER SAVED by Peter Oswald and directed by Ray Shell. The production also features Designer Sarah Vigars and Lighting Designer Ciaran Cunningham. Scroll down to see some photos from the production!

Lucifer Saved, by Peter Oswald, writer-in-residence at Shakespeare's Globe from 1998 - 2005, directed by Ray Shell, is to get its London premiere at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre in Kentish Town from today 22 April - Saturday 17 May.

Lucifer Saved, by Peter Oswald, writer-in-residence at Shakespeare's Globe from 1998 - 2005, directed by Ray Shell, is to get its London premiere at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre in Kentish Town from Tuesday 22 April - Saturday 17 May.