Marking the 30th anniversary of Sebastian Faulks's international best-selling novel, the new touring production of Birdsong will play a limited run this Spring at London's Alexandra Palace Theatre from Thursday 27 February to Saturday 8 March 2025.
Touring production will pull in fans of the book, but needs to find something more to say if it is to convert those new to the story. See what our critic thought of the production.
All new photos have been released from the 2024/25 UK tour of Birdsong. The epic First World War story of love and loss returns to the stage this Autumn in a brand-new production marking the 30th anniversary of Sebastian Faulks’s international best-selling novel.
The full cast has been announced for the 2024/25 tour of Birdsong. The epic First World War story of love and loss returns to the stage this Autumn in a brand-new production marking the 30th anniversary of Sebastian Faulks’s international best-selling novel.
The Everyman will bring homegrown and internationally recognised talent to Cork in a new production of Tennessee Williams' most autobiographical work this August.
Theatre Royal Bath Productions today releases production images for The Omission of the Family Coleman, the award-winning absurdist comedy by Claudio Tolcachir, in a new version by Stella Feehily and directed by Laurence Boswell. The play has its UK premiere at Theatre Royal Bath's Ustinov Studio where it runs until Saturday 27 April with opening night for press on 3 April.
Full casting is announced today for The Omission of the Family Coleman by Claudio Tolcachir, in a new version by Stella Feehily and directed by Laurence Boswell at Theatre Royal Bath's Ustinov Studio. Laoisha O'Callaghan, David Crowley, Anne Kent, Evanna Lynch, Rowan Polonski, Robert Mountford, Patrick Moy, Natalie Radmall-Quirke will appear in the UK Premiere which runs from Thursday 28 March to Saturday 27 April with opening night for press on Wednesday 3 April and completes the venue's Season of UK Premieres from the Americas
In essence, there is not much to Conor McPherson's intimate play; four men drink in a remote Irish pub, entertain a female newcomer with ghost stories and then leave. However, The Weir is a taut and unexpectedly gripping insight into rural communities, isolation, loss and loneliness.
English Touring Theatre today announces additional tour dates of their production of Conor McPherson's Olivier Award-winning play The Weir, co-produced with Mercury Theatre Colchester.
Nominations have been announced for the forthcoming Manchester Theatre Awards, to be held at The Lowry's Quays Theatre on Friday 9 March, hosted by actor and comedian Justin Moorhouse.
English Touring Theatre presents the touring production of Conor McPherson's Olivier Award-winning play The Weir, co-produced with Mercury Theatre Colchester, with exclusive Scottish dates at King's Theatre Edinburgh, Tue 20 to Sat 24 Feb 2018.
English Touring Theatre today announces additional tour dates of their production of Conor McPherson's Olivier Award-winning play The Weir, co-produced with Mercury Theatre Colchester.
English Touring Theatre and Mercury Theatre Colchester's production of Conor McPherson's The Weir, 20 years after its world premi re at the Royal Court, will open at Mercury Theatre, Colchester, tonight 14 September, before a UK tour. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the company in rehearsal below!
English Touring Theatre and Mercury Theatre Colchester's production of Conor McPherson's The Weir, 20 years after its world premiere at the Royal Court, will open at Mercury Theatre, Colchester, on 14 September before a UK tour. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the company in rehearsal below!
The full casts are today announced for English Touring Theatre, Royal & Derngate, Northampton and Rose Theatre Kingston's production of Sam Holcroft's Rules for Living and English Touring Theatre and Mercury Theatre Colchester's production of Conor McPherson's The Weir, twenty years after its world premiere at the Royal Court.
In the Barbican's vast space, Cheek by Jowl presents their formidable, modern-dress take on Shakespeare's account of blind jealousy, suspicion, abandonment, loss, and young love. The company is back for the first time since their 2015 Measure for Measure, as part of a new global tour.
BAM presents US Premiere of The Winter's Tale by Cheek by Jowl, running tonight, December 6, through December 11, 2016 at the BAM Harvey Theater (651 Fulton St). Influential
BAM presents US Premiere of The Winter's Tale by Cheek by Jowl, running December 6-11, 2016 at the BAM Harvey Theater (651 Fulton St). Influential director Declan Donnellan tackles Shakespeare's classic tale of jealousy, madness, and magical transformation.