Emily Barber News

The full cast has been announced for the world première of Marcelo Dos Santos' new play Backstairs Billy which looks at a pivotal moment in the 50 year relationship between the Queen Mother and her loyal servant William “Billy” Tallon. Find out who is starring here!

As directed by Littler, it’s deceivingly traditional on the surface. The staging is rather conventional with its 30s sitting rooms, period furniture, and interwar fashion tying the subject matter to its temporal setting and social class.

Jermyn Street Theatre has announced the cast for Love All, the first production in its forthcoming Temptation Season.

The Casting Directors' Guild has announced the winners for the 2022 CDG Casting Awards, in partnership with Spotlight.

On Site Opera, New York's pioneer opera company rooted in site-specific storytelling and the immersive experience, announced today the appointment of Emily Barber as the company's new Production Manager ahead of the start of their tenth anniversary season beginning next month. Barber will replace former Director of Production and Artistic Administration, Christopher Staub, who was recently named Operations Manager at Houston Grand Opera.

Hampstead hosts the UK premiere of Polish-American playwright Martyna Majok's 2018 Pulitzer Prize-winning work, which explores - with thoughtful tenderness and a refreshing lack of schmaltz - the relationships between two people with disabilities and their carers.

Winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Martyna Majok's Cost of Living receives its highly anticipated UK Premiere at Hampstead Theatre - making it the 100th premiere since Edward Hall and Greg Ripley-Duggan took charge in 2010.

Winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Martyna Majok's Cost of Living receives its highly anticipated UK Premiere at Hampstead Theatre - making it the 100th premiere since Edward Halland Greg Ripley-Duggan took charge in 2010.

London is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From Cate Blanchett's UK stage debut to a reborn Andrew Lloyd Webber, here are some of this month's most eye-catching openings. Don't forget to check back for BroadwayWorld's reviews, interviews and features!

Winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Martyna Majok's Cost of Living receives its highly anticipated UK Premiere at Hampstead Theatre - making it the 100th premiere since Edward Hall and Greg Ripley-Duggan took charge in 2010.

To commemorate and celebrate the life of Ian Charleson, The Sunday Times and the National Theatre collaborate annually to present these awards for outstanding performances anywhere in the UK by actors under the age of thirty in a classical role - defined as one in a play written before 1918.

February 2016: Opera Australia's touring program will present the opera version of Hansel and Gretel to NSW schools, launching at Marrickville West Primary School on Friday 19 February, 2016.

Oscar Wilde's classic play, 'The Importance of Being Earnest,' comes to select. U.S. movie theaters for a special one-night event tonight, November 3, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. local time, presented by Fathom Events and More2Screen.

David Suchet's talks about playing Lady Bracknell, a performance that will be seen for one night only in U.S. Cinemas.

New graduate Emily Barber has a pretty special West End debut - she's playing Gwendolen in The Importance of Being Earnest, sharing the stage with the legendary David Suchet.

Oscar Wilde's classic play, 'The Importance of Being Earnest,' comes to select. U.S. movie theaters for a special one-night event on Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Don't miss national treasure and Poirot star David Suchet as the formidable Lady Bracknell in Oscar Wilde's much loved masterpiece THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, which opens tonight, 1 July 2015 at the Vaudeville Theatre London. Let's see what the critics had to say...

A first look at the new revival of an Oscar Wilde classic!

The Importance of Being Earnest launches a UK tour at Theatre Royal Nottingham today, May 13, followed by stops in Cambridge, Malvern, Southampton, Newcastle and Bath before the show hits london.

As previously announced, David Suchet will star as 'Lady Bracknell' in Oscar Wilde's much loved and exhilarating masterpiece THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST. Directed by Adrian Noble, the new production will open in the West End on July 1, 2015, with previews from June 24. Suchet recently told the Daily Mail that Goeffrey Rush and Brian Bedford's portrayals of the iconic character led him to take the role, but that he wants to play the lady 'straight.'