Shortlisted Playwrights and Panel Announced for Inaugural WiT Award
Five finalists have been shortlisted for the first WiT Award, a prize created to discover and nurture new writers working in the theatre industry.
Nick Hern News
National Youth Theatre Launches 2017 Season
Paul Roseby, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (NYT) has today announced its new season of work.
National Youth Theatre Launches 2017 Season With 50 Play Readings In A Day
Paul Roseby, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (NYT) has today announced its new season of work.
Kevin Elyot's COMING CLEAN Revived at King's Head
Artistic Director of King's Head Theatre, London, Adam Spreadbury-Maher will be directing the 35th anniversary production of Coming Clean, Kevin Elyot's first play, which will run at the King's Head Theatre from 25 July to 26 August 2017, with a press night on Friday 28 July.
BWW Review: LOVE IN IDLENESS, Menier Chocolate Factory
In 1944, Terence Rattigan substantially revised Less Than Kind at the behest of star theatrical couple the Lunts; the result was the less political, more overtly comic Love in Idleness.
Stories of Three Women with Ties to the Middle East Make Up ANGEL & ECHOES, Part of Brits Off-Broadway at 59E59 Theaters
59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer; Brian Beirne, Managing Director) is thrilled to host Henry Naylor's ANGEL & ECHOES at the 2017 Brits Off Broadway festival.
National Theatre Commissions Tonic Initiatives to Support Gender Equality in Theatre
Tonic has been commissioned by NT Director Rufus Norris and Executive Director Lisa Burger to support the NT in achieving its aspirations around equality and diversity.
Drama Book Shop Welcomes Back Dame Harriet Walter for Discussion on Her New Book
The Drama Book Shop is pleased to welcome back Dame Harriet Walter for a discussion about her new book, Brutus and Other Heroines: Playing Shakespeare's Roles for Women, on Monday, February 6th at 5:00PM.
Interval Productions to Premiere Vulnerable One-Act WRETCH at the Vault Festival
Multi-award nominated Interval Productions have teamed exciting up and coming writer Rebecca Walker together with indie-pop act Eliza and the Bear to bring Wretch to the Vault Festival this February.
Nick Hern Books Announces Plays Selected for VAULT Festival Anthology
Leading theatre publishers Nick Hern Books are delighted to announce the five plays selected for inclusion in Plays from VAULT 2, an anthology of plays selected from the best new writing being presented at this year's VAULT Festival.
ARABIAN NIGHTS Presented by The Shenandoah Valley Governor's School Opens this Week!
The transformative power of storytelling lies at the heart of Arabian Nights as the clever and imaginative Sharhazad enchants King Shahrayar with stories for a thousand and one nights to stave off her execution and protect the other young women of the city.
Tickets for ARABIAN NIGHTS Are On Sale Now!
The transformative power of storytelling lies at the heart of Arabian Nights as the clever and imaginative Sharhazad enchants King Shahrayar with stories for a thousand and one nights to stave off her execution and protect the other young women of the city.
Brett Neveu's HER AMERICA to Make World Premiere at Greenhouse Theater Center
Greenhouse Theater Center will continue its Solo Celebration! Series with the world premiere of Brett Neveu's haunting drama HER AMERICA (formerly titled MISS AMERICA), starring veteran Chicago and Broadway actress Kate Buddeke and directed by Linda Gillum.
Papatango New Writing Prize Opens for 2017 Submissions
The Papatango New Writing Prize, now in its ninth incarnation, opens for submissions today, 12 December 2016, until midnight on 5 March 2017.
Dame Harriet Walter to Chat, Sign New Book at The Drama Book Shop This Winter
The Drama Book Shop will welcome back Dame Harriet Walter for a discussion about her new book, Brutus and Other Heroines: Playing Shakespeare's Roles for Women, on Monday, February 6th at 5:00PM.
Book Review: BRUTUS AND OTHER HEROINES by Harriet Walter
One of the big theatre stories of 2016 is women reclaiming Shakespeare, from Gillian Bevan's Cymbeline and Michelle Terry's Henry V to Glenda Jackson's Lear and Phyllida Lloyd's landmark all-female trilogy starring Harriet Walter.
Brett Neveu's HER AMERICA to Make World Premiere at Greenhouse Theater Center
Greenhouse Theater Center will continue its Solo Celebration! Series with the world premiere of Brett Neveu's haunting drama HER AMERICA (formerly titled MISS AMERICA), starring veteran Chicago and Broadway actress Kate Buddeke and directed by Linda Gillum.
Abigail Breslin, Norbert Leo Butz and More Join The New Group's 2016-17 Season
The New Group announces additional casting for productions coming up in the company's 2016-2017 Season.
Greenhouse Theater Center Presents the World Premiere of HER AMERICA
Greenhouse Theater Center is pleased to continue its Solo Celebration! Series with the world premiere of Brett Neveu's haunting drama HER AMERICA (formerly titled MISS AMERICA), starring veteran Chicago and Broadway actress Kate Buddeke and directed by Linda Gillum.
Matt Grinter Wins 2016 Papatango New Writing Prize; ORCA Set for Southwark Playhouse Tonight
Papatango previously announced Matt Grinter as winner of the 8th annual New Writing Prize for his play Orca which will receive its world premiere at the Southwark Playhouse in November 2016 and be published by Nick Hern Books.
