The National Theatre has released a first look at rehearsals for Martin Crimp’s new adaptation of Molière’s The Misanthrope. Learn more and check out the photos here!
The National Theatre announced further casting and dates for its 2026 season, including Cate Blanchett in ELECTRA/PERSONA, Anne-Marie Duff in SOME WOMAN, and new casts for CLOUD 9 and THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE.
Golden Globe winner Sandra Oh leads the full cast of THE MISANTHROPE at London's National Theatre, directed by Indhu Rubasingham in Martin Crimp's new verse adaptation of Molière's classic satire.
Looking at the rise and fall of two powerful Chinese women through the vague lens of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll House probably sounded good on paper. It’s a shame then that Shanghai Dolls fails to deliver on almost every front.
Kiln Theatre in association with Paines Plough is presenting the upcoming world premiere of Shanghai Dolls by Amy Ng. Get a first look inside rehearsals here!
Kiln Theatre in association with Paines Plough has announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Shanghai Dolls by Amy Ng, directed by Joint Artistic Director of Paines Plough Katie Posner.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater will present the Royal Shakespeare Company's Pericles, direct from a run at the company’s home in Stratford-upon-Avon, UK. the RSC returns to Chicago for the first time in 30 years. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Shakespeare's Globe has announced the cast of Macbeth, directed by Abigail Graham (The Merchant of Venice, 2022).
Last night, Bat Out of Hell celebrated its return to London's West End at the Peacock Theatre. Stars in attendance included Graziano Di Prima, Jo Wood, Rhys Connah, Natalia Tena and more. See photos from the evening!
Go inside opening night of Cirque du Soleil KURIOS: Cabinet of Curiosities at the Royal Albert Hall. The must-see show will now run until 5 March, with audiences invited to escape reality and step into a world of extraordinary imagination. See photos from opening night!
Mooncake by Nicola T. Chang and Isabella Leung, is available from 22 July, FOUND by Abi Zakarian, is released 5 August, and Rime of the Second Sister by Ava Wong Davies, is released 19 August.
Hampstead Theatre's Associate Company, The Mono Box, has announced the launch of The Monologue Library, audio recordings of renowned artists performing their favourite theatrical speeches.
The cast of over 50 UK actors taking part in Unprecedented: Theatre from the State of Isolation has been announced.
Hong Kong has been convulsed by an ongoing protest movement which has increasingly been seen as a last stand for its semi-autonomy from China since March 2019; a year which also saw the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre and the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Solidarity movements have formed across the globe, including repeated gatherings of up to 4,000 people outside the Chinese embassy in London.
This stunning new adaptation of Yann Martel's much loved novel is a must-see.
It was a time of hope in China which came to a brutal end with a violent government crackdown which began on the night preceding 4 June 1989
As his production of Richard Hawley and Chris Bush's Standing at the Sky's Edge opens in the Crucible, Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatres, Robert Hastie, announces programming for 2019.
Paul Chan, Tuyen Do, Zachary Hing, Daniel York Loh, Kwong Loke, Richard Rees, Gabby Wong and Millicent Wong have been cast in the world premiere of Pah-La, written by Abhishek Majumdar and directed by Debbie Hannan. With design by Lily Arnold, lighting design by Jessica Hung Han Yun and composition and sound design by Tom Gibbons.
New casting announced for the new National Theatre season. Full cast has been announced for Brian Friel's Translations including Colin Morgan and Ciaran Hinds, part of the Travelex season with thousands of tickets available at £15. Eric Kofi Abrefa and Thalissa Teixeira join Vanessa Kirby in the cast of Julie, part of the Travelex season with thousands of tickets available at £15. Sam Mendes directs The Lehman Trilogy, a co-production with Neal Street Productions, cast includes Adam Godley, Ben Miles and Simon Russell Beale. Full casting is announced for the award winning An Octoroon by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, transferring to the National Theatre in a co-production with the Orange Tree Theatre. The NT will tour to 30 venues in 27 towns and cities across the UK and Ireland, for a total of 83 playing weeks over the next year. Rufus Norris' Macbeth to tour to 18 venues across the UK and Ireland from autumn 2018. War Horse returns to the National Theatre marking the centenary of Armistice Day.
Following a successful tour to schools and performances in the Dorfman theatre earlier this year, in which nearly 5,000 students saw Macbeth, the production now begins a tour this week to a further 31 schools and colleges across Doncaster, London, Sunderland and Wakefield.
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