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Written by Jane Upton, (the) Woman is based on her experiences as a woman formed in the 90's losing herself in the transition from single woman to motherhood. Learn more here!

Telling the story of Lee Krasner, artist and wife of American painter Jackson Pollock, Lee explores the life and artworks of the woman behind the great painter at Park Theatre.

Adding to a season which includes the Papatango New Writing Prize winning show The Meat Kings! (Inc.) of Brooklyn Heights, Christmas offering Dracapella, and more, Park Theatre has revealed a host of new shows.

Including their Christmas offering – a  comedy reimagining of Dracula written by Mock the Week creator Dan Patterson and Artistic Director Jez Bond – Park Theatre has announced four new shows.

Park Theatre has announced a programme of fully developed shows, works in progress and Edinburgh Fringe previews as part of their Park Laughs series this summer.

On Friday, actors Luke Kirby and Gideon Glick join The Today Show to talk about their new Étoile, which follows two ballet companies in Paris and New York who agree to swap talent. Watch the interview now!

Though Luke Kirby doesn't play a dancer in the new series Étoile, he dove headfirst into the role, taking ballet classes to help inform his performance. Watch a new interview with the actor here and learn about his background, how he prepared for the role & more!

For CBS Sunday Morning, television creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino joined the program to discuss their latest project Étoile, a new television series that follows two struggling ballet companies in New York and Paris. Watch the segment now!

Choreographer Marguerite Derricks and actor Gideon Glick hosted a special Broadway screening of Prime Video’s upcoming comedy series, Étoile, set in the fascinating world of ballet from award-winning creators of Gilmore Girls and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino.

Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino will receive the Creator Tribute at the Second Annual Gotham Television Awards, taking place live and in person on Monday, June 2nd at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

Spring has sprung, and as April kicks off, a selection of new titles for the Broadway fan will be available to stream. Take a look at the lineup here, which includes the Rachel Zegler flick Y2K, the dance series Étoile, and more!

Prime Video has debuted the long-awaited trailer for Étoile, the upcoming dance-world comedy from beloved creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino. Étoile will premiere all eight episodes on April 24, exclusively on Prime Video.

Inspired by true events from the Covid pandemic, Jab is an uncomfortably familiar black comedy drama about an NHS worker who is forced to isolate with her sexist husband of 29 years as the country goes into lockdown. 

Park Theatre has unveiled a line up of theatre and comedy in its Summer and Autumn seasons, including shows set in Ireland, Japan and Italy, Edinburgh Festival Fringe hits, shows exploring the lives of artists and opera composers, and comedians performing their final previews in July before hitting the Fringe in August.

Cassie Bradley and Barney White have been announced as the cast of Nick Payne’s One Day When We Were Young, presented by Greenwich Theatre in association with Park Theatre. 

Writing stage reviews is an adventure I have yet to tire of. This year, I sat in the dark and scribbled hieroglyphics into my notebook in a dark room as I watched opera, cabaret, dance, circus, comedy, clowns, musicals, concert films, buckets of immersive shows (theatre, dining, even panto) and even some theatre.

Nicholas Burns, best known as the title character in the Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker sitcom Nathan Barley, has been announced as the lead in The Gift at Park Theatre in January 2025. Learn more about the cast here!

From the Tony Award-nominated writer of Constellations and BBC/Netflix drama Wanderlust, Nick Payne’s timeless play One Day When We Were Young is returning to the stage over a decade since it was first performed. 

Exploring how the media shapes politics and public discourse on immigration, human rights and extremism, this new drama updates Sophocles' Greek tragedy and asks the audience to vote on the narrative.

Park Theatre will welcome two new trustees to their board: Pia Richards Glockner has been recruited from the venue's Youth Board, a Creative Engagement initiative, and Jaqueline Hurt is at partner at Sheridans. Both are local to the venue; Pia grew up in Finsbury Park and Jaqueline lives in Highbury.