Charlotte Jones News

Lydia Brickland's TANGERINES is Coming to the King's Head Theatre

by Aliya Al-Hassan — April 4, 2023

Tangerines is a punchy new play exploring the monarchy & their relationship to queerness.

Equity and Independent Theatre Council Agree Pay Rises for Performers, Stage Managers and Creatives

by Aliya Al-Hassan — January 12, 2023

Equity UK and the Independent Theatre Council have announced pay rises and improvements to working conditions for performers, stage managers and creatives.

Quintessence Theatre Group Presents Clifford Odets' WAITING FOR LEFTY, January 18- February 18

by A.A. Cristi — January 3, 2023

Quintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia's professional classic theatre, continues Season XIII: Celebrating the Extraordinary with Clifford Odets' American classic Waiting For Lefty.

Video: English National Opera Chorus Sings 'You'll Never Walk Alone' At Arts Funding Protest

by A.A. Cristi — November 22, 2022

Around 300 people have demonstrated outside the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS, 100 Parliament St, London SW1A 2BQ), calling for a reversal to cuts to arts organisations and an increase in arts funding.

Madeleine L'Engle's A WRINKLE IN TIME to be Adapted Into a Stage Musical

by Chloe Rabinowitz — October 13, 2022

Madeleine L’Engle’s Newbery Medal-winning classic novel, A Wrinkle in Time, will be adapted for the musical stage for the first time ever – in a production by an award-winning creative team.

Abingdon Theatre Company to Honor David Zippel at 30th Anniversary Gala

by Chloe Rabinowitz — July 21, 2022

Abingdon Theatre Company announced that they will honor Tony Award winner David Zippel (City of Angels, Hercules) with the first annual Legacy Award for Mr.

The Orange Tree Theatre Announces Paul Miller's Outgoing Season as Artistic Director

by Stephi Wild — June 23, 2022

As the Orange Tree Theatre continues to celebrate its 50th Anniversary year, Artistic Director Paul Miller and Executive Director Hanna Streeter today announce a new season of plays until March 2023, marking Miller's outgoing season as Artistic Director.

Orange Tree Theatre Announces Full Cast For Pierre Marivaux's THE FALSE SERVANT

by Stephi Wild — May 16, 2022

The Orange Tree Theatre today announces the full cast for Pierre Marivaux's The False Servant, translated by Martin Crimp, whose prolific international career began at the Orange Tree Theatre, including the recent hit revival of Dealing with Clair.

2022 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Awarded to Benedict Lombe for LAVA

by Chloe Rabinowitz — April 11, 2022

The 2022 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has been awarded to U.

New Play Commission Scheme Launches; Backed By Caryl Churchill, Tom Stoppard, and More

by Stephi Wild — March 14, 2022

The New Play Commission Scheme (NPCS), led by WGGB in partnership with HighTide Theatre, UK Theatre and the Independent Theatre Council, has been designed to respond to the decline in new theatre commissions during the Covid-19 pandemic.

BWW Review: HUMBLE BOY at ARTS Theatre

by Barry Lenny — November 19, 2021

A modern take on Hamlet.

Manhattan Theatre Club Announces Six 2021 Sloan Playwriting Commissions

by Stephi Wild — July 28, 2021

Since 2001, MTC has awarded a total of 100 commissions through the Sloan Foundation Program.

Anti-Racism Touring Rider Launched To Make Touring A Safer, More Equitable Environment

by Stephi Wild — June 11, 2021

The anti-racism rider and toolkit is launched today as a step towards more equitable working conditions for touring shows and events.

Full Cast Announced For SHAW SHORTS at Orange Tree Theatre

by Stephi Wild — April 26, 2021

Orange Tree Theatre today announce the full casts for Shaw Shorts: How He Lied to Her Husband and Overruled – a double bill of Bernard Shaw's short plays directed by Artistic Director Paul Miller.

Erika Dickerson-Despenza Awarded 2021 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for CULLUD WATTAH

by Chloe Rabinowitz — April 7, 2021

The 2021 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has been awarded to U.

VIDEO: Watch the 2021 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Ceremony

by Nicole Rosky — April 7, 2021

The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize will present a virtual presentation to announce the 2021 winner of one of the most prestigious playwriting awards, and the oldest and largest prize awarded to women+ playwrights, today, April 7, 2021 at 3pm EST/ 8pm BST.