Derek Jacobi News

Joining the cast of Only Murders in the Building Season 6 are stage and screen star David Tennant, Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan, Doctor Who alum Jodie Whittaker, Academy Award winner Jim Broadbent, comedian Richard Ayoade, Adrian Lukis, and Olivier Award winner Kathryn Hunter.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 12, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Joining the cast of Only Murders in the Building Season 6 are stage and screen star Derek Jacobi, Olivier winner Anjana Vasan, Olivier nominee Jane Horrocks, Sherlock star Martin Freeman, comedian Jamie Demetriou, former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell Horner, and Downton Abbey's Lesley Nicol.

There is exactly one joke in Peter Shaffer's 1965 farce: when the lights come on, the characters are in the dark. Everything else — the borrowed furniture, the hapless sculptor, the stern colonel, the ex-girlfriend arriving at the worst possible moment — is just escalation.

Darlington Hippodrome announced its upcoming summer season brochure, featuring theatre, live entertainment, family shows, and star appearances at the North East venue.

Zeb Soanes captures the voice perfectly to give us the life and times of a huge figure in 20th century acting on stage and screen

Penguin Rep Theatre, under the leadership of Joe Brancato, founding Artistic Director, and Andrew M. Horn, Executive Director, announced that casting is complete for the New York premiere of Deborah Brevoort’s My Lord, What a Night, which officially kicks off the company’s 49th season.

What did our critic think of BREAKING THE CODE at Central Square Theater?

All new photos have been released from Acting for Others 10th year anniversary of One Night Only at the newly opened and refurbished Simpson's on the Strand on Sunday 22nd March. Check out the photos here!

Acting for Others has announced the return of its much-loved fundraising event, One Night Only, to the newly reopened Simpson’s on the Strand. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the special one-night-only celebration.

Dame Siân Phillips and Alex Jennings will bring ancient Greek stories to life at Haverhill Arts Centre on March 28. Directed by David Stuttard, the performance explores themes of love, betrayal, and wisdom through classical literature.

Renowned director Sir Trevor Nunn returns to Arts Theatre Cambridge to direct EASY VIRTUE, featuring Alice Orr-Ewing, Michael Praed, and Greta Scacchi.

Greenwich Theatre has announced its Spring Summer 2026 season featuring the UK premiere of Neil LaBute's America The Beautiful, a vivid new Romeo and Juliet, The Little Mermaid and the 2026 Greenwich Theatre Pantomime

Greenwich Theatre will unveil an expansive Spring/Summer 2026 season featuring four in-house productions, new writing initiatives, and performances from visiting companies.

Greenwich Theatre has unveiled its Spring Summer 2026 season featuring the UK premiere of Neil LaBute's America The Beautiful, The Little Mermaid, and more!

With just two weeks to curtain up, final touches are being made to the beautifully reimagined auditorium, and anticipation is building across the city for the return of one of Cambridge's most cherished cultural landmarks.  

The Olivier Award-winning Oedipus, an adaptation created and directed by Robert Icke, will begin performances on Broadway on Thursday, October 30, 2025. Meet the cast of Oedipus here!

bergenPAC will present three new shows for this season, Tyrese, Rick Wakeman, and Grand Kyiv Ballet now on Sale at BergenPAC. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

A film adaptation is in the works of Frank and Percy, starring Ian McKellen and Roger Allam. Kaleidoscope Film Distribution has picked up world sales rights for the film, which starts production this month.

The Delaunay, in partnership with the Royal Theatrical Fund, will host an exclusive evening with acclaimed actor Russell Tovey, as part of its ‘The Delaunay Presents, An Evening With…’ series.