OffWestEnd Announces 86 Finalists For Its Offies Awards 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jan 13, 2022
OffWestEnd has announced 86 finalists for its Offies awards 2022. The Offies recognise and celebrate the excellence, innovation and ingenuity of independent, fringe and alternative theatres across London, helping to raise their profiles and rewarding the new talent that they nurture, which is essential for the future of the theatre industry.
Original Theatre Online Presents THE RED in 2022
by Stephi Wild
- Dec 15, 2021
Originally commissioned for BBC Radio 4 and winner of the BBC Audio Drama Award 2018 for Best Single Drama, Marcus Brigstocke's compelling drama of family and addiction is based on his own recovery. The 2019 stage production had acclaimed runs at Omnibus Theatre and Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
BWW Review: OLD BRIDGE, Bush Theatre
by Gary Naylor
- Oct 28, 2021
Igor Memic's Papatango Award winner introduces us to four compelling characters and reminds us of the brutality of war
Laurie Brett Will Reunite With Adam Woodyatt In LOOKING GOOD DEAD
by Stephi Wild
- Oct 22, 2021
Laurie and Adam famously starred as husband and wife Ian and Jane Beale in BBC's EastEnders. The rest of the cast of “LOOKING GOOD DEAD” includes Harry Long as Roy Grace, Ian Houghton as Jonas, Leon Stewart as Branson, Gemma Stroyan as Bella, Luke Ward-Wilkinson as Max Bryce, Mylo McDonald as Mick and Natalie Boakye as Janie.
BWW Review: MALINDADZIMU, Hampstead Theatre
by Katie Kirkpatrick
- Sep 25, 2021
Award-winning new playwright Mufaro Makubika leads us from Nottingham to Zimbabwe in a tale of mothers, daughters, and spiritual ancestors.
Casting Announced For YELLOWFIN at Southwark Playhouse
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 22, 2021
Set in a world where all the fish have inexplicably vanished, Yellowfin is a deep dive into a dystopian future. The play offers a timely insight into our sense of citizenship and responsibility to the planet, as we too navigate our own ‘new normal’. The worldwide premiere will be directed by Ed Madden (A Table Tennis Play; Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons).
BEING MR. WICKHAM Comes To The Belgrade Later This Month
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 1, 2021
Have you ever wondered what happened to the lovable rogue at the end of Jane Austen's classic novel Pride and Prejudice? Well now's your chance to find out. From Thurs 30 Sept - Sat 2 Oct, the Original Theatre Company present Being Mr Wickham at the Belgrade Theatre.
YELLOWFIN Will Be Performed at Southwark Playhouse in October
by Stephi Wild
- Aug 19, 2021
The worldwide premiere at Southwark Playhouse marks a new collaboration between two rising stars, writer Marek Horn (Wild Swimming) and director Ed Madden (A Table Tennis Play; Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons).
LOOKING GOOD DEAD Will Premiere at Milton Keynes Theatre Next Month
by Stephi Wild
- Jul 14, 2021
Hours after picking up a USB memory stick, left behind on a train seat, Tom Bryce inadvertently becomes a witness to a vicious murder. Reporting the crime to the police has disastrous consequences, placing him and his family in grave danger. When Detective Superintendent Roy Grace becomes involved, he has his own demons to contend with while he tries to crack the case in time to save the Bryce family's lives.
Guest Blog: Playwright Ben Brown On the Renewed Joy of Live Theatre
by Matt Wolf
- Jun 4, 2021
I must admit, my first reaction was not wholly positive: some time in January this year, the producer Alastair Whatley rang me to say that he proposed to go ahead with rehearsing my new play, A Splinter of Ice, in March, despite the national lockdown. But since it was now impossible to invite an audience to see it at the Everyman Theatre Cheltenham (where it had been due to open), he’d instead like to film it onstage in the empty auditorium and release it online. I felt like I’d written a knife that would now be judged as a spoon.
More Dates Added and Cast Finalised For UK Tour of Ben A SPLINTER OF ICE
by Stephi Wild
- May 26, 2021
New dates have been added to Original Theatre Company's first live stage production since March 2020. The UK Tour of Ben Brown's new political drama, A SPLINTER OF ICE, will open on 8 June in Malvern and will tour until 31 July, with extra dates in York and Cambridge.
Photo Flash: First Look at CRUISE at the Duchess Theatre
by Stephi Wild
- May 20, 2021
Written and performed by Jack Holden (War Horse, West End; Ink, Almeida Theatre), CRUISE is an urgent, moving and inspirational new play with live music and spoken word. Bringing to life 1980’s Soho, this one-man show is a celebration of queer culture; a kaleidoscopic musical and spoken word tribute to the veterans of the AIDs crisis.
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