Marc Brenner News

Kiln Theatre in association with Paines Plough is presenting the upcoming world premiere of Shanghai Dolls by Amy Ng. Get a first look inside rehearsals here!

Rehearsal photos have been released for the production Muriel's Wedding the Musical at the Curve Theatre. Check here to see the photos and for more details.

The 2024 West End production of Next to Normal was filmed for a future release on PBS which has now been confirmed that the recording of the production will air this May as part of PBS' Great Performances line-up. Find out how to watch.

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Manhattan Theatre Club has added two shows to the company’s 2025-2026 season. Check out all of the details about Punch and The Monsters here!

Cate Blanchett and Tom Burke make their return to the stage in Thomas Ostermeier's new production of Chekhov’s The Seagull. What did the critics think?

A radical reworking from its German director and co-adaptor that misses as much as it hits

Recently, we had the chance to talk with Ryan Whittle, who is playing the role of Harry Kane after playing Eric Dier in the last two runs of Dear England. We discussed his journey to the stage, what it’s like returning to the world of football for the third time and how his university degree relates to the show.

Based on the memoir of Jacob Dunne, Punch is the sobering true story of the tragic and rippling consequences of a single punch thrown on a night out. 

Sheffield Theatres has released a ‘first look’ at production images for Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, which is currently playing in the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield until Saturday 29 March 2025.

Having received its Off Broadway premiere earlier this year, White Rose: The Musical has book & lyrics by Brian Belding, music by Natalie Brice, with direction by Will Nunziata. Check out photos here!

Recently, we had the chance to speak with Park about their experiences over the past few months in the two plays. We discussed what it has been like working in London for the first time, working on two shows at once and even why they think Shakespeare is still popular, centuries after his death.

Michael Abbensetts was the first Black writer to have a series commissioned by the BBC: the groundbreaking Empire Road, which had an almost entirely Black cast and crew. The Guyanese writer's work has been largely forgotten, so it seems appropriate that the National Theatre, with its important Black Plays Archive, has chosen to stage his play Alterations, not seen since 1978.

The National Theatre has released all new rehearsal photos for its return of James Graham’s smash-hit production of Dear England. Check out the photos here!

With a dream-like blend of tender poetry and pulsating humanity Chris Bush has established herself as one of the UK’s most erudite and important writers.

Marisha Wallace will be bringing her “biggest ever headline show” to the Adelphi Theatre for one-night only on 11 March. Recently, we had the chance to chat with Marisha Wallace about her upcoming concert. We discussed her journey from the States to the UK, her return to the Adelphi Theatre after she performed there in Waitress and even a bit about the creative process behind the show!

Experience the Magic of William Shakespeare's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Featuring Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell. Presented by The Jamie Lloyd Company at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Running Until 5 April 2025. View Exclusive Photos Now!

Tom Hiddleston is Benedick and Hayley Atwell is Beatrice. Two of their generation’s finest actors collaborate with director Jamie Lloyd again in this savagely funny and beautifully tender battle of wits. Much Ado About Nothing is now open at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. What did the critics think?

After a rather muted reception of The Tempest, fans of director Jamie Lloyd’s work can breathe a sigh of relief. It seems that he has discovered both fun and colour in this brilliant and bold version of Much Ado About Nothing starring Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell.

All new rehearsal photos have been released for the West End transfer of the Kiln Theatre’s production of Retrograde by Ryan Calais Cameron. Check out the photos here!

Unicorn is Mike Bartlett's explicit, funny and provocative new play, directed by James Macdonald, starring Nicola Walker, Stephen Mangan and Erin Doherty. What did the critics think?