Katie Sykes News

Freckle Productions are delighted to announce that Stick Man, based on the book by Julia Donaldson with illustrations by Axel Scheffler, will return to London in 2018 for its eighth annual West End season. Playing at Leicester Square Theatre from Saturday 20 October 2018 to Sunday 6 January 2019, the run will coincide with the 10th Anniversary of the book.

We're Going on a Bear Hunt announces full cast for the smash-hit production which returns to the West End at Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue from 4 July, ten years after its first UK tour. Benjamin Hills (Dog/Musician), Rebecca Newman (Girl) and Thos Wainwright (Dad) return to the cast and they will be joined by Joey Hickman (Boy).

Ten years after its first UK tour, the smash-hit production of We're Going on a Bear Hunt returns to the West End at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue from 4 July. Music, laughter, rhymes, rhythms and repetitions together with puppetry, paint, water and mud... not to mention a bear - we're not scared! - make this fun-filled adventure the perfect theatrical outing for all young families.

After enchanting audiences in the West End and all over the world, Tiddler is back and swimming around the UK on a brand-new tour, opening at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley this Saturday 10 February. Adapted from the bestselling books by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, Tiddler and other Terrific Tales will visit over 40 venues throughout Spring and Summer; full tour schedule can be seen below.

Celebrate at the theatre this Christmas season! Christmas is always busy at Tobacco Factory Theatres and this year is no exception with not one, not two, but three Christmas shows for all of the family to enjoy.

Hetty Feather first came to life on stage at the Vaudeville Theatre in London in August 2014. It's based on the children's book by Jacqueline Wilson, which was actually Jacqueline's first ever period piece.

My name is Matty Butler and I like foxes . We're told the reaction to foxes is often similar to people with Down's syndrome like Matty. Some people think they're cute, some think they shouldn't be there. After the success of previous production Up Down Boy, we're back with Matty and his family but this time Matty is not a boy, but a man. Matty may share many of the best child-like qualities but he's now 29 and wants a boyfriend.

This joyful adaptation of Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's bestselling book, Stick Man, returns to Leicester Square Theatre for another enchanting festive adventure.

Celebrate at the theatre this Christmas season! Christmas is always busy at Tobacco Factory Theatres and this year is no exception with not one, not two, but three Christmas shows for all of the family to enjoy.

Sally Cookson's adaptation of Charlotte Bront 's masterpiece Jane Eyre returns to the NT's Lyttelton Theatre from 26 September - 21 October 2017 following a critically acclaimed season at the National Theatre and a major UK tour. Below, check out an interview with star Nadia Clifford, who plays the title character!

This joyful adaptation of Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's bestselling book, Stick Man, returns to Leicester Square Theatre for another enchanting festive adventure.

Following six consecutive Christmas seasons in London's West End and multiple UK and international tours, the joyful adaptation of Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's bestselling book, Stick Man, is back on the road again for another enchanting UK tour, running September 2017 through January 2018.

Sally Cookson's adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's masterpiece Jane Eyre returns to the NT's Lyttelton Theatre from 26 September - 21 October 2017 following a critically acclaimed season at the National Theatre and a major UK tour.

Following six consecutive Christmas seasons in London's West End and multiple UK and international tours, the joyful adaptation of Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's bestselling book, Stick Man, is back on the road again for another enchanting UK tour, running September 2017 through January 2018.

Freckle Productions' Tiddler & Other Terrific Tales will be playing at Leicester Square Theatre from Tristan Bates Theatre from Today 8th July - Sunday 3rd September 2017. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek inside rehearsal below!

Freckle Productions' Tiddler & Other Terrific Tales will be playing at Leicester Square Theatre from Tristan Bates Theatre from Saturday 8th July - Sunday 3rd September 2017. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek inside rehearsal below!

National Theatre has announced today the new season for June 2017 - January 2018. Take a look at the shows coming to the theatre!

One of the true masterpieces of modern cinema, Federico Fellini's 1957 Oscar-winning film, LA STRADA (The Road), is being brought life on stage in a brand new adaptation directed by Olivier Award nominee Sally Cookson, with music composed by Benji Bower. The production received its world premiere at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, followed by a national tour. The show opened on 30 May in its London premiere at The Other Palace, the newest addition to Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Theatre Group, where it will run until 8 July 2017. BroadwayWorld has photos from the opening festivities below!

The National Theatre Blog recently talked with London's Peter Pan costume designer, Katie Sykes, and set designer, Michael Vale to discuss their inspiration and process, as well as to share a few photos.

Fellini's La Strada is an exploration of post-war Italy; a time before industrial boom made Italy a desirable, fashionable destination, when rural swathes of the country were still run on a 'peasant economy'. The desperate situation of many rural families is reflected Gelsomina's mother's willingness to sell her oldest surviving daughter to travelling strongman Zampano.