Nancy Farino News

Amadeus, the new series adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s award-winning stage play, has set its U.S. release. Adapted from Schaffer's play by Joe Barton, the series will debut on STARZ on Friday, May 8.

Before Amadeus arrives on STARZ later this year, find out everything to know about the play, including its origin, major productions and players, adaptations, and more!

Amadeus, the new series adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s award-winning stage play, will be coming to STARZ in the U.S. Originally premiering as a Sky Original series in the UK, the series will debut on STARZ in 2026. 

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is November 8, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

A life coach and his struggling daughter embark on a journey to find their Irish roots. Each of them is running away from something. Joy, who is exceedingly against the idea of leaving for an unplanned trip with her father, is going through a bad breakup; Winston, overly chatty and intrusive, is trying to forget the lawsuit that threatens his so-called career. Nancy Farino’s debut play tries hard to be profound. It looks into how our need for connection is the answer to many of our problems, but – much like its characters – it doesn’t know how to communicate its ideas. Directed by Tessa Walker, Fatherland might as well be a pedestrian radio drama.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 30, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

My advice would be to don’t stop working on that thing. Whatever that writing project is. Feel free to become frustrated and put it away for a few weeks but keep it ticking away. I believe it’s immeasurably important for emerging writers - it is these spaces that shape the play, where mistakes can happen and solutions be found, without the pressure of a deadline or a looming opening night or financial stress. (On that note, we open 31 October at The Hampstead Theatre, please come?!)

Hampstead Theatre has announced the nine playwrights who will join its acclaimed INSPIRE programme for 2025/6 now led by Tony and Olivier Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens.

Hampstead Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Fatherland – a sharp, tender and darkly funny new play about the chaos of connection by Nancy Farino directed by Tessa Walker.

Hampstead Theatre has unveiled its Autumn 2025 season featuring a mix of premieres and a celebrated revival. See the full season here and learn how to purchase tickets!

Following its critically acclaimed UK tour, The Merchant of Venice 1936 transfers to London’s West End for a limited season at the Criterion Theatre, from 15 February – 23 March.

Netflix has released the trailer for The Anatomy of a Scandal, a new psychological thriller series based on the international bestselling novel of the same name by Sarah Vaughan. The cast features Sienna Miller (Sophie Whitehouse), Michelle Dockery (Kate Woodcroft), Rupert Friend (James Whitehouse), Naomi Scott (Olivia Lytton), and more.