Jane Willis News

Octagon Theatre Bolton has announced full casting for their forthcoming world premiere production of Timberlake Wertenbaker's new play Winter Hill.

"I loathe us, I loathe our stupid puerile view of the World … That WE have only to do it, that WE have only to go puff, and the monster buildings will go splat…" The first professional London production in over 40 years of Magnificence, the seminal 1973 play by revered British dramatist Howard Brenton, runs at the Finborough Theatre for a strictly limited four week season from Tuesday, 25 October 2016 (Press Nights: Thursday, 27 October and Friday, 28 October 2016 at 7.30pm).

The Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, the nation's premier short play competition, takes place August 9 - 14 at the East 13th Street Theater (Classic Stage Company).

The Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, the nation's premier short play competition, takes place August 9 - 14 at the East 13th Street Theater (Classic Stage Company). Chosen from 1,500 submissions from the U.S. and abroad, 30 finalist plays, each running 10-30 minutes in length, will be presented.

Director Jimmy Maize (Spoon River Anthology at The Invisible Dog) and BOSS (En Garde Arts) will lead actresses Libby Winters (American Idiot) and Ito Aghayere (Lortel Nomination for Familiar at Playwrights Horizons) in Uniforms by Jeffrey James Keyes (The End of Days &Imaginary Friends) next month in the Samuel French 41st Annual Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival in New York City.

The Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, the nation's premier short play competition, announces the 30 finalists for its 41st festival.  Chosen from 1,500 submissions from the U.S. and abroad, these 30 plays will be presented during a week-long festival August 9 - 14. All performances will take place at the East 13th Street Theater (Classic Stage Company).

Following an acclaimed run at South Hill Park and the Pleasance in Islington earlier this year, Long Story Short will transfer to Charing Cross Theatre for a four-week season from Monday September 15 - Saturday 11 October. Press night is tonight 18 September at 7.45pm. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Our lives are getting shorter. We live in a world of Wikipedia, Tinder chats and Twitter feeds -- an information age of anything, anytime. With newspapers staying on shelves and journalists in the dock, we're losing faith in the institutions we once trusted and becoming our own reporters. Long Story Short sheds new light on the ever-increasing speed of our digital lives and illuminates the implications of such a climate asking, 'what's next?' as a new chapter of British journalism begins.

Our lives are getting shorter. We live in a world of Wikipedia, Tinder chats and Twitter feeds -- an information age of anything, anytime. With newspapers staying on shelves and journalists in the dock, we're losing faith in the institutions we once trusted and becoming our own reporters. Long Story Short sheds new light on the ever-increasing speed of our digital lives and illuminates the implications of such a climate asking, "what's next?" as a new chapter of British journalism begins.

Perfect Match is the first of three world premieres commissioned for Watford Palace Theatre's innovative Ideal World Season. Each of the plays offers a response to the impact of the digital world on our lives, exploring themes such as love, identity, body image and morality in relation to the rapid technological changes to our culture.

On Monday rehearsals begin on for Perfect Match, the first of three world premieres commissioned for Watford Palace Theatre's innovative Ideal World Season. Each of the plays offers a response to the impact of the digital world on our lives, exploring themes such as love, identity, body image and morality in relation to the rapid technological changes to our culture.

Thirteen gifted students from drama schools across the UK have been awarded with £55,500 worth of bursaries by the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) in order to help them complete their training. Previous bursary winners include Patterson Joseph, Daniel Rigby, Vinette Robinson, Bryony Hannah and Michael Sheen.

Celebrate the 'Best of America' on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at the all-American opening night gala of The American Antiques Show, which will take place January 21-24, 2010, during New York City's Americana Week.

Celebrate the 'Best of America' on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at the all-American opening night gala of The American Antiques Show, which will take place January 21-24, 2010, during New York City's Americana Week.