BWW Review: 'MASTER HAROLD'...AND THE BOYS, National Theatre
by Marianka Swain
- Oct 2, 2019
Athol Fugard's 1982 play, set in 1950s Port Elizabeth, is inspired by his own boyhood in apartheid-era South Africa a?' as Fugard says in a programme note, it's a?oethe most intensely personal thing I have ever writtena??. Like his teenage character Harold (Fugard's actual first name), his father was disabled and his mother tried to keep them afloat via a struggling tearoom. And, crucially, Fugard also had a complex relationship with Sam and Willie, their black employees a?' encapsulated here in an increasingly gripping 100-minute piece of atonement.
Photo Flash: First Look at the National Theatre's MASTER HAROLD
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 24, 2019
Production images have been released for 'Master Harold'… and the boy, featuring Lucian Msamati (Amadeus, Kiri) as Sam, Hammed Animashaun (Barber Shop Chronicles, A Midsummer Night's Dream) as Willie and Anson Boon (Blackbird, The Alienist) as Hally, and directed by Roy Alexander Weise (Nine Night, The Mountaintop).
FALSETTOS Leads September's Top 10 New London Shows
by Marianka Swain
- Aug 28, 2019
London is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From a landmark musical and Caryl Churchill to Wall Street and ABBA immersion, here are some of this month's most eye-catching openings. Don't forget to check back for BroadwayWorld's reviews, interviews and features!
BWW Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Bridge Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina
- Jun 13, 2019
Right in time for Pride month, Nicholas Hytner draws a curious card from his sleeve for his own Bridge Theatre, introducing A Midsummer Night's Dream as a beguiling triumph of identity.
Photo Flash: First Look at Bridge Theatre's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
by Stephi Wild
- Jun 7, 2019
Gwendoline Christie, Oliver Chris, David Moorst and Hammed Animashaun lead the cast as Titania, Oberon, Puck and Bottom in Nicholas Hytner's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream in the Bridge Theatre's immersive format running to 31 August 2019.
EUROPE Leads June's Top 10 New London Shows
by Marianka Swain
- May 26, 2019
London is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From a drama about Europe to immersive Shakespeare and open-air opera, here are some of this month's most eye-catching openings. Don't forget to check back for BroadwayWorld's reviews, interviews and features!
Full Casting Announced For Royal Exchange's THE PRODUCERS
by Stephi Wild
- Oct 5, 2018
The full company for the Royal Exchange Theatre's brand-new production of THE PRODUCERS, directed by Raz Shaw, has been announced today. Joining Julius D'Silva and Stuart Neal who play the wonderfully bizarre double act Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom, are MATILDA's Ms Trunchbull Charles Brunton (Roger De Bris), Hammed Animashaun, (Carmen Ghia), Dale Meeks (Franz Liebkind), Emily-Mae (Ulla) and an ensemble of 11 multi-talented actors. This wickedly funny, outrageous love letter to the Broadway musical builds upon the Exchange's growing reputation for reinventing celebrated musicals for its unique in-the-round theatre. Raz is joined by Choreographer Alistair David and Musical Supervisor Caroline Humphris. Featuring show-stopping songs such as Springtime for Hitler and When You Got It Flaunt It the production runs from 30 November 2018 - 26 January 2019.
Casting Announced For DICK WHITTINGTON at the Lyric Hammersmith
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 12, 2018
The Lyric Hammersmith today announces the full cast for Dick Whittington, its 10th anniversary pantomime, which will be getting the full Lyric treatment. You can expect the usual mix of live music, crazy characters, awesome adventure, singing, dancing, villainous baddies and heroic goodies with a little bit of feline flavour chucked in for good measure.
BWW Review: BARBER SHOP CHRONICLES, National Theatre
by Charlie Wilks
- Nov 24, 2017
Inua Ellams' dynamic new play debuted last June, to critical acclaim. Following its successful run at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Barber Shop Chronicles returns to the National with a bang. The story takes its audience to barber shops in Peckham, Johannesburg, Lagos, Accra, Harare and Kampala.
Extra Dates Added for the Return of BARBER SHOP CHRONICLES; Full Cast Announced
by BWW News Desk
- Aug 30, 2017
Following the sell out run at the National Theatre this summer extra dates have now been added for the return of Inua Ellams' play Barber Shop Chronicles to the Dorfman this autumn, now opening on 20 November and in repertoire until the 9 January. Tickets go on sale at midday on Thursday 31 August.
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