911 and The Big Reunion star Lee Brennan will make his musical theatre debut when he joins the cast of Footloose: The Musical, playing the role of Willard from Tuesday 19 April to Saturday 18 June 2016. Lee will join the UK tour for dates in Oxford, Weston Super Mare, Wimbledon, Liverpool, Belfast, Derry, Torquay and Glasgow.
New cast announcement for worldwide smash hit musical Footloose: The Musical, which bursts back onto the stage in 2016, playing at the King's Theatre Glasgow from Monday 13 to Saturday 18 June 2016 as part of a major new UK Tour.
Full casting is announced today for worldwide smash hit musical Footloose: The Musical, which will burst back onto the stage in 2016, touring the UK from January. Full tour schedule attached.
James Lance, Ruth Gibson and Charles Reston will star in the London revival of Nick Darke's black comedy The Dead Monkey at PARK 90 from 9 June - 4 July, directed by Hannah Price. Commemorating the 10th anniversary of Nick Darke's death, Mongrel Thumb, in association with Falmouth University, are honoured to present The Dead Monkey to London audiences.
As Park Theatre, which won the 'Fringe Theatre of the Year' in the Stage 2015 awards, celebrates its second birthday, Artistic Director Jez Bond today announces its new season of work, including eight new writing world premieres alongside a number of exciting revivals.
Alistair McGowan leads the cast in Jonathan Maitland's An Audience with Jimmy Savile; drawing extensively on material from genuine interviews, transcripts and TV shows, this is the first play to explore the most shocking sex scandal of our time. This is followed by striking new family drama The Gathered Leaves by Andrew Keatley and a new play by Craig Baxter, inspired by the work of Anthony Trollope. Lady Anna: All At Sea has been commissioned by the Trollope Society as part of the Trollop Bicentennial Celebrations. Steve Thompson (Dr Who, Sherlock, Upstairs, Downstairs) kicks off the autumn with his financial sector dark comedy Roaring Trade, which is followed by the UK debut of Donald Margulies' Pulitzer Prize winning play Dinner with Friends.
Today HighTide Festival Theatre's Artistic Director Steven Atkinson announces the complete line-up for the eighth HighTide Festival, taking place April 10 - 19 2014 (Press Day Saturday April 12) in the idyllic Suffolk market town of Halesworth. Tickets are on sale now.
BAREtruth Theatre premier their first show BAREtruth:Theatre Uncut at The Pleasance Theatre and Southwark Playhouse. With seven brand new short plays, written for Theatre Uncut's newest writing season during November 2013, a yearly event where leading playwrights are asked to write based on some form of political issue and injustice. The question put the the writers this year 'Do we all get more right wing in hard times?'
BAREtruth Theatre premier their first show BAREtruth:Theatre Uncut at The Pleasance Theatre and Southwark Playhouse. With seven brand new short plays, written for Theatre Uncut's newest writing season during November 2013, a yearly event where leading playwrights are asked to write based on some form of political issue and injustice. The question put the the writers this year 'Do we all get more right wing in hard times?'
BAREtruth Theatre premier their first show BAREtruth:Theatre Uncut at The Pleasance Theatre and Southwark Playhouse. With seven brand new short plays, written for Theatre Uncut's newest writing season during November 2013, a yearly event where leading playwrights are asked to write based on some form of political issue and injustice. The question put the the writers this year 'Do we all get more right wing in hard times?'
'Do we all get more right wing in hard times?'
This is the provocation at the heart of this year's Theatre Uncut as it returns to the Young Vic for the second year running with five brand new plays. The flagship London event will feature a new play from comedian and political activist Mark Thomas, a dark satire from Theatre Uncut regular Neil LaBute, a devised piece by Rachel Chavkin from the TEAM, as well as new plays from rising stars Tim Price, Kieran Hurley and Clara Brennan.
Theatre Uncut at Playhouse on Park is an international play festival featuring brand new one act plays by renowned international playwrights. Countries represented in our production are Spain, the United Kingdom, Greece, and the United States, including a play that has never been previously produced by United States Playwright Neil Labute. Six one acts will be performed on Friday, November 16 and Saturday, November 17 at 8 pm. This event is general admission, advance reservations are not required. Suggested donation is $10 at the door.
Following a sell-out tour of the South West and a three-week run at the King's Head Theatre in London, That Moment comes to Edinburgh for the first time in a new version adapted to reflect the trials and tribulations of actors performing at the Fringe.
Bud Take the Wheel is an exceptionally written tale of a family at odds with itself and the changing world. At its heart is the wish of every young person who grew up rural anywhere - the need for flight, the wish to escape. Bud Take the Wheel chews up rural entrapment, spits up countryside clichés and writes a twisted love song to our green and pleasant land.
With a theme of ‘FREEDOM', this year we see directing mentors GlennHayden and Simone Avramidis working with emerging directors IsabelleDanford-Smith, Guy O'Grady and David Hirst as two ensembles of 13 young actors from 14 to 17 yrs of age will present two half hour plays at Holden Street Theatres Hindmarsh from 24-26 June.
With a theme of ‘FREEDOM', this year we see directing mentors GlennHayden and Simone Avramidis working with emerging directors IsabelleDanford-Smith, Guy O'Grady and David Hirst as two ensembles of 13 young actors from 14 to 17 yrs of age will present two half hour plays at Holden Street Theatres Hindmarsh from 24-26 June.