Touching on nationalism, childish loyalty and what it means to be English, The Misfortune Of The English is Pamela Carter’s new play, inspired by tragic, true events. In April 1936 a group of 27 schoolboys are on a walking holiday in Nazi Germany’s Black Forest. By the end of the day, after collectively choosing a difficult route in terrible weather, five of them are dead.
The Orange Tree Theatre presents the UK première of Pamela Carter’s The Misfortune of the English. Oscar Toeman directs Hubert Burton (Harrison), Vinnie Heaven (Eaton), Eva Magyar (Tour Guide), and Matthew Tennyson (Lyons).
Arthur Hughes is in showstealing form as the Duke of Gloucester, soon Richard III, as Henry VI loses his wife, his kingdom and his life. Read our BWW critic's review.
Chichester Festival Theatre welcomes their 60th Anniversary season with The Taxidermist’s Daughter, a gothic tale of revenge set across the Sussex marshes in 1912. Adapted from her best-selling novel, author Kate Mosse has transported her literary vision to the stage in the very heart of the town that she grew up in. The novel is oozing with narrative potential and moody landscape, but surprisingly Chichester’s adaptation felt underwhelming.
DONOTALIGHT's first production presses hot button topics and augurs well for future projects
What would you do if the whole world was singing along to a song about the worst night of your life? DONOTALIGHT in association with Harlow Playhouse Trust, supported by Arts Council England, presents I Know I Know I Know by Flora Wilson Brown at the Southwark Playhouse, 6 - 16 April, 2022.
Richard Myers has helped thousands of people achieve their dream of becoming parents. The IVF pioneer is now receiving a lifetime achievement award, and his own family have gathered around him to celebrate their patriarch.
Production images have been released for the world premiere of The Fever Syndrome, Alexis Zegerman’s thrilling portrait of a brilliantly dysfunctional family. Directed by Hampstead Theatre’s Artistic Director, Roxana Silbert, The Fever Syndrome will run until 30 April 2022.
A Curve, Theatre Royal Bath Productions and Mayflower Theatre Southampton co-production. Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, will visit Theatre Royal Brighton from Tuesday 29 March to Saturday 2 April.
At one point in Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, Carole declines a request to sing with a band, because she can't imagine anyone would want 'to hear a normal person sing'. As it turns out, millions of people want exactly that, and the show starts and ends with Carole performing her smash-hit album Tapestry at Carnegie Hall.
Rehearsal images have been released for the world premiere of Alexis Zegerman’s vivid, new play, The Fever Syndrome. Directed by Hampstead Theatre’s Artistic-Director, Roxana Silbert, The Fever Syndrome will run from 19 March until 23 April 2022.
Leicester’s Curve, Theatre Royal Bath Productions and Mayflower Theatre Southampton have announced the company of talented actor-musicians joining their new UK tour of Beautiful – The Carole King Musical.
Based on Agatha Christie’s 1925 short story, Witness For The Prosecution was well-established at London’s County Hall before the pandemic. It now makes a welcome return and is as ingenious as ever. We are all used to seeing television adaptations of Christie’s work, but Lucy Bailey’s creative version takes all the theatrics of a courtroom and translates it neatly into a truly immersive production.
Opening at Greenwich Theatre 13-31 October, the world premiere of Hugh Salmon’s moving, affecting and humorous debut play Into Battle has announced full casting. TV Favourite Iain Fletcher (The Bill) plays the real-life figure Revd. Neville Talbot who steers audiences through the play based on the true story of a bitter feud at Oxford University.
The Little Angel Theatre, tucked away in a charming corner of north London, celebrates 60 years this autumn, during which time it has achieved international prominence. Far from being defeated by the pandemic, Little Angel found a renewed footing across live and digital work and is looking forward to a festive birthday, as executive director Peta Swindall explains below.
Tom Piper is at the forefront of British stage design, having worked over the years for a sizable swathe of theatres up and down the UK. Piper had a long and fruitful association with the Royal Shakepeare Company as well as a longstanding relationship with Indhu Rubasingham, artistic director of the Kiln, where he is that playhouse's new associate designer, Among his initiatives at the Kiln has been the launch of two nine-month resident assistant designer positions so as to abet people early in their careers.
Leicester’s Curve has announced the 16 Midlands theatre-makers and companies who will join the theatre as Curve Resident Creatives. The Curve Resident Creatives will be embedded in the life of the theatre and will be supported by Curve to create new work and develop artistic practice in Leicester.
Curve theatre will support home-schooling during the third national lockdown with a brand new educational initiative, Curve Classroom. Available on Curve’s website and YouTube channel, the free sessions will be available every weekday from 4pm and delivered by a range of leading artists including performers, designers and more.
Before the second lockdown in England came into place, we chatted to Curve’s Chief Executive, Chris Stafford, about the venue's reopening and their community work.
With the news of the Government financial package to safeguard the future of the arts, culture and heritage industries, #scenechange continue to wrap theatres across the UK and Ireland in a message of hope.
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