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Photo Flash: First Look at Imelda Staunton, Martin Freeman, and More in Alan Bennett's TALKING HEADS on BBC One
by Stephi Wild - Jun 8, 2020


Alan Bennett's Talking Heads will air on BBC One from Tuesday 23 June with a double bill, it was announced today. All twelve Talking Heads will then be available to stream on BBC iPlayer, with the series continuing on BBC One across the following weeks.

Juliet Stevenson, Ruth Jones, Michael Palin, Gyles Brandreth & More to Take Part in the WONDERLAND CHALLENGE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 18, 2020


Brad Shaw today launched the Wonderland Challenge, in which 165 actors and voice artists have come together to record Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, with each performer reading one minute of the novel. Those involved include Gyles Brandreth, Ruth Jones, Juliet Stevenson, Michael Palin and Harriet Walter.

BBC Will Remake Alan Bennett's TALKING HEADS
by Stephi Wild - Apr 28, 2020


Filming begins today on new productions of Alan Bennett's critically acclaimed and multi-award-winning Talking Heads monologues, which first aired on BBC Television in 1988 and 1998.

VIDEO: David Tennant and More in Royal Shakespeare Company's #ShareYourShakespeare Campaign
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 23, 2020


In celebration of William Shakespeare's 456th birthday, the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has today unveiled the results of its largest ever digital celebration by audiences.

VIDEO: Watch Three New Promos For Season 3 of KILLING EVE
by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2020


Three new promo videos have been released for the third season of Killing Eve.

Broadway Rewind: ROCK OF AGES Strikes a Chord on Broadway!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 1, 2020


We close out at the opening of the Broadway run of Rock of Ages, which features some of the greatest rock songs of the 80's. It had a sensational cast including Constantine Maroulis, Amy Spanger, James Carpinello, Wesley Taylor.

VIDEO: Season Three Premiere of Killing Eve Moved Up Two Weeks; Watch the Official Trailer!
by Kaitlin Milligan - Mar 27, 2020


AMC Networks Entertainment Group today announced that it is moving the season three premiere of Killing Eve up by two weeks, to next Sunday, April 12 at 9/8c. As was previously announced, all eight new episodes will be simulcast on BBC AMERICA and AMC.

VIDEO: Judi Dench and British Stage Stars Recite Shakespeare From Isolation
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 23, 2020


Dame Judi Dench and a handful of great British stage actors have come together to spread some Shakespeare from isolation.

BroadwayHD Introduces Trailblazers Category, Spotlighting Underrepresented Voices in the Theater Community
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 3, 2020


BroadwayHD's CEO Bonnie Comley has announced a new initiative to put the spotlight on underrepresented voices in the theater community, with a special Trailblazers Category.

VIDEO: EPIX Releases Trailer for BELGRAVIA
by Kaitlin Milligan - Feb 20, 2020


Premium network EPIX released a brand-new trailer today for the highly anticipated new series, Belgravia – premiering Sunday, April 12th at 9PM ET/PT.

KILLING EVE Sets Season Three Premiere Date
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Feb 14, 2020


On the heels of renewing Killing Eve for a fourth season, BBC AMERICA has announced that the award-winning drama will return for its third on Sunday, April 26th at 10pm ET/PT, and released several first-look photos that point to a wild season. Airing once again on both BBC AMERICA and AMC, season three stars Golden Globe®, SAG® and Critics' Choice Award winner Sandra Oh, Emmy® and BAFTA winner Jodie Comer, Emmy® nominee and BAFTA winner Fiona Shaw and BAFTA nominee Kim Bodnia and is produced for BBC AMERICA by Sid Gentle Films Ltd.

Actors and Comedians Take Part In DEAR MUM For Gynaecological Cancer Charity The Eve Appeal
by Stephi Wild - Jan 28, 2020


On Monday 16 March, gynaecological cancer charity The Eve Appeal is hosting its first theatre night, Dear Mum. For one night only, actors and comedians are coming together to take part in a theatre event to raise money for money for vital research into the prevention of the five gynaecological cancers which between them affect 21,000 women a year.

SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS, All Female THE TEMPEST, Royal Ballet's SLEEPING BEAUTY, and More Come to BroadwayHD in February
by Stephi Wild - Jan 27, 2020


BroadwayHD has announced its lineup of releases slated for February 2020!

EPIX to Premiere Carnival Films' BELGRAVIA on April 12
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jan 20, 2020


Premium network EPIX® has announced that Belgravia, a Julian Fellowes-penned six-part limited series from Carnival Films (and for ITV in the UK), will premiere on Sunday, April 12 at 9pm.  

AMC Network Announces Spring Premiere Dates
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Jan 16, 2020


AMC Networks announced today from the Television Critics' Association (TCA) Press Tour spring premiere dates for several new and returning original series, including the highly anticipated debuts of AMC's The Walking Dead: World Beyond and three-part series Quiz, a third season of BBC AMERICA's award-winning Killing Eve, the fourth and final season of IFC's acclaimed series Brockmire and the return of SundanceTV's psychological thriller Liar. As previously announced, AMC's Better Call Saul season five debuts with a special two-night premiere event on Sunday, February 23 at 10:00 p.m. ET/9c and Monday, February 24 at 9:00 p.m. ET/8c and the new anthology series Dispatches From Elsewhere premieres Sunday, March 1 at 10:00 p.m. ET/9c. In addition, the next series in BBC AMERICA's Emmy® Award-winning Planet franchise, Seven Worlds, One Planet will air as a multi-network event across BBC AMERICA, AMC, IFC and SundanceTV this Saturday, January 18 at 9:00 p.m. ET/8c.

Spring 2020 Season Announced For Live at Zedel
by Stephi Wild - Jan 9, 2020


Live At Zédel, Soho's unique live entertainment concept at Crazy Coqs and Brasserie Zédel, announces their new 2020 spring season produced in partnership with Fane.

BBC America Renews KILLING EVE for a Fourth Season
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jan 3, 2020


BBC AMERICA has renewed its critically-acclaimed, Golden Globe® and Emmy®-nominated and BAFTA-winning drama Killing Eve for a fourth season, months before the third season is set to premiere, the network announced today. The series stars Golden Globe®, SAG® and Critics' Choice Award winner Sandra Oh, Emmy® and BAFTA winner and Golden Globe®, SAG® and Critics' Choice nominee Jodie Comer, Emmy® nominee and BAFTA winner Fiona Shaw and BAFTA nominee Kim Bodnia and is produced for BBC AMERICA by Sid Gentle Films Ltd.

Brian Cox Wins the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama for SUCCESSION
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Jan 5, 2020


Brian Cox has won the 2020 Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama for 'Succession.' The 77th Annual GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS are airing live on NBC, hosted by Ricky Gervais.

BroadwayHD's January Lineup Includes RED, HENRY IV, and BRIGADOON
by Stephi Wild - Dec 19, 2019


BroadwayHD dives into the new decade with a collection of awe-inspiring and bold productions this month. Leading the roster is the 1954 classic film Brigadoon, starring Cyd Charisse and Gene Kelly, which comes to the platform on January 1. Six-time Tony Award-nominated production of Red, starring Tony Nominee Alfred Molina and Harry Potter film star Alfred Enoch, will be available starting January 9. Donmar Warehouse's contemporary and innovative all-female production of Shakespeare's Henry IV makes its way to the platform on January 16, while Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny joins on January 23. Finally, one of the greatest successes of the National Ballet of Norway, the stunning ballet Hedda Gabler, will be available on January 30.

Playground Supports Immersive Theater Company WITNESS And New Production, LAST DAYS OF THE TSARS
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 10, 2019


Colin Callender's Tony and Golden Globe award-winning production company Playground (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Lucky Guy) today announces its expansion into immersive theatre with its support of WITNESS, a new theatre company created and led by Artistic Director Michael Bontatibus, former creative executive at Playground. WITNESS's recent sold-out productions include Noirtown which premiered at the Rave Theatre Festival and was hailed by The New York Times as a?oeelectrifying,a?? Found Footage at Colonels Row on Governors Island, and The Visitation at the Wyckoff House, the oldest building in New York.

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