Jack Holden News

OffWestEnd Awards (Offies) Unveil 2026 Nominations

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 3, 2026

The OffWestEnd Awards (Offies) have revealed their 2026 nominations, highlighting the best in independent theatre.

True Crime Thriller KENREX Will Make its American Debut This Spring

by Stephi Wild — January 27, 2026

The American premiere of KENREX, the critically acclaimed thriller by Olivier Award nominee Jack Holden and Ed Stambollouian, based on an astonishing true story, will take place this Spring at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.

KXT on BROADWAY Announces a Bold and Brilliant Summer Season 2026

by Gillian Blum — January 4, 2026

KXT on Broadway announced its 2026 Summer Season: a vibrant mix of fresh new voices and familiar favourites, award-winning hits, and powerful premieres, spanning intimate solo works, sharp contemporary drama and urgent new writing.

Critics’ Choice: Franco Milazzo's Best Theatre Of 2025

by Franco Milazzo — December 30, 2025

Looking back over 2025, it appears I sat in a dark room and wrote barely legible thoughts into a notebook on about 150-odd occasions.

Critics' Choice: Gary Naylor's Best Theatre of 2025

by Gary Naylor — December 24, 2025

Theatre is, of course, a window on another world, often glitzier and brighter than our own, sometimes a reflection that can comfort or discomfit us and sometimes a portal into what it is to be human at all.

Review: KENREX, The Other Palace

by Clementine Scott — December 11, 2025

An ominous small town tension, the lingering fear that something rotten lies beneath the wholesome community spirit, pervades KENREX, which transfers to London after an acclaimed Sheffield Theatres run.

Michael Longhurst Will Direct New Version of Boy George's TABOO

by Stephi Wild — October 31, 2025

Michael Longhurst has joined the creative team for the new version of Boy George's hit musical Taboo, that Thomas Hopkins Productions (THP) has had in development for the past few years.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld October 31, 2025- LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD Opens On Broadway and More

by — October 31, 2025

Happy Halloween, BroadwayWorld! It is October 31, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Review: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG at SDSU

by ErinMarie Reiter — October 30, 2025

The concert version of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s bittersweet musical at San Diego State University offered a sharp, soulful rewind through friendship, ambition, and the cost of success.

Review: THE LINE OF BEAUTY, Almeida Theatre

by Katie Kirkpatrick — October 30, 2025

An award-winning LGBTQ novel, adapted for the stage by playwright of the moment Jack Holden (Cruising; Kenrex).

Interview: 'We're Gonna Up The Ante To Eleven': John Patrick Elliott, Jack Holden and Ed Stambollouian on The Return of KENREX

by Kat Mokrynski — November 20, 2025

After successful runs in Sheffield and London, Kenrex is arriving at The Other Palace in December.

Winners Announced for the 2025 UK THEATRE AWARDS

by A.A. Cristi — October 12, 2025

The winners of the UK Theatre Awards 2025 were announced at a ceremony hosted by Faye Tozer.

Review: ŁUKASZ TWARKOWSKI: ROHTKO, Barbican Theatre

by Franco Milazzo — October 3, 2025

The true crime genre has already provided one bona fide London smash this year in the sublime Kenrex but Łukasz Twarkowski takes a very different approach with this four-hour-long opus.

Sheffield Theatres Leads Nominees For 2025 UK Theatre Awards; Full List!

by Stephi Wild — September 19, 2025

The nominees for the UK Theatre Awards 2025 have been announced.

Cast Set For THE LINE OF BEAUTY at the Almeida Theatre

by Stephi Wild — August 19, 2025

Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, Ellie Bamber, Doreene Blackstock, Charles Edwards, Arty Froushan, Claudia Harrison, Matt Mella, Hannah Morrish, Alistair Nwachukwu, Robert Portal, Leo Suter and Jasper Talbot are cast in the world premiere of The Line of Beauty.