Daniel Foxx News

BWW catches up with Daniel Foxx to chat about bringing Villain to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Returning to delight audiences once more, Actually Rather Good Comedy Festival has announced its captivating line up for 2023, as it is hosted once again at Shoreditch Town Hall.

The second Edinburgh Fringe announcement for the Pleasance Theatre Trust is a whopper with returning award-winning acts, amazing newcomers, European sensations, shows with fun for all the family and political chatterings.

London’s hottest new comedy night is coming to Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre this summer. The bimonthly night will see some of the UK’s top stand-up comedians joined by fresh faces who are gathering huge followings online.

The multi-award-winning cinch presents Latitude returns to the stunning grounds of Henham Park, Suffolk, from 21st July - 24th July 2022. Lewis Capaldi, Foals, Snow Patrol, Maggie Rogers, Little Simz, Manic Street Preachers, Phoebe Bridgers, Groove Armada, Fontaines D.C. and Russell Howard, Reginald D. Hunter and Frankie Boyle top a diverse bill where music meets the arts in a full-on cultural explosion.

According to The Stage, a Harry Potter-inspired theatrical dining experience will run at the Vaults in London later this year. The show will be a combination of theatre and immersive dining, set in Hexborn's School of Sorcery. It is co-produced by the Vaults and Fat Rascal Theatre.

Today, Mercury Musical Developments and Musical Theatre Network, in partnership with Royal & Derngate Northampton, are delighted to announce the line-up for their upcoming BEAM2020 showcase. BEAM2020 is the UK's leading showcase for new British musical theatre writing and will take place on Thursday 26th March and Friday 27th March 2020 at Royal & Derngate, Northampton.

The Writers' Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) is delighted to announce the shortlist for its annual awards, to be presented by writer, comedian and actor Katy Brand (pictured) on Monday 13 January 2020 at the Royal College of Physicians in central London.

The line-up for the fourth episode of All That Scratch, a collaboration between The Other Palace and All That Productions, has been announced with brand new musical theatre songs from emerging talent who are going to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this year. The pieces will be performed live at the recording of the fourth episode of the podcast. Tickets to the live event are just £7.50 from The Other Palace's website.

The Stephen Sondheim Society and Mercury Musical Developments today announce West End Musical Director Gareth Valentine as the final judge for the 2019 Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year (SSSSPOTY), alongside the previously announced Julia McKenzie, Peter Polycarpou, and Edward Seckerson. Lyricist Charles Hart and Olivier Award-winner Jenna Russell join Nkeki Obi-Melekwe and Stiles + Drewe to complete the judging panel for the Stiles + Drewe Best New Song Prize. Winners will be announced at Theatre Royal Haymarket on Sunday 9 June.