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A TUPPERWARE OF ASHES, THE OTHER PLACE, and More Set For the National Theatre's Autumn Season
by Stephi Wild - May 7, 2024


The National Theatre has announced two new productions for its South Bank stages this autumn: the world premiere of Tanika Gupta’s A Tupperware of Ashes in the Dorfman theatre, and a new play by Alexander Zeldin inspired by Antigone called The Other Place in the Lyttelton theatre.

Full Cast And Creatives Announced For The Premiere Of NOW, I SEE At Stratford East
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 28, 2024


Discover the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of NOW, I SEE by Lanre Malaolu at Stratford East. This second instalment in a trilogy explores the truth of being a Black man in contemporary Britain.

The Mono Box's Extensive Play and Audio Monologue Libraries Will Be Donated To Theatres
by Stephi Wild - Sep 29, 2023


The Mono Box’s extensive play and audio monologue libraries to be donated to Northern Academy of Performing arts, Powerhouse, Theatre503 and Theatre Royal Haymarket Masterclass Trust. Learn more about the collection here!

Review: UNTITLED F*CK M*SS S**GON PLAY, Young Vic
by Cindy Marcolina - Sep 23, 2023


Directed by Roy Alexander Weise, the project is structurally disruptive but ultimately too meandering and overlong. A narrator (Rochelle Rose) lays the tropes bare with bitter observations. She amplifies the intentional faux pas, but the framework gets a bit stodgy by the second round of narrative repetition.

THE LITTLE BIG THINGS Leads our Top Ten London Shows for September
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Sep 1, 2023


The nights are getting shorter, the swimming trunks are being packed away and you probably have bought some new pens and pencils. September is here and promises some amazing theatre to come. Check out our top ten recommendations for theatre in London this month.

Interview: 'Dickens' Characters Are Timeless': Tanika Gupta And Pooja Ghai on Colonialism, Racism and Relevance in Adapting GREAT EXPECTATIONS
by Franco Milazzo - Sep 4, 2023


Back in 2011 playwright Tanika Gupta staged her adaptation of Great Expectations. 12 years later she has re-worked the script, shifted the time frame and collaborated with the Artistic Director of Tamasha Pooja Ghai. Pooja played Mrs Gargery in the original, and who is now directing this new version for the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.

National Theatre Confirms Twelve New Productions
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jun 15, 2023


The National Theatre has announced twelve new productions including a new play by Tim Price and Dear Octopus by Dodie Smith. Olivier Award-winner Rebecca Frecknall will make her National Theatre directorial debut with Federico García Lorca’s modern masterpiece, The House of Bernarda Alba, starring Harriet Walter.

Full Cast Revealed For the World Premiere Of 'untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play'
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2023


The full cast for Kimber Lee's untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play directed by Royal Exchange Joint Artistic Director Roy Alexander Weise has been announced by Royal Exchange Theatre, Factory International on behalf of Manchester International Festival, Young Vic Theatre and Headlong.

Ruth Wilson Will Appear as Part of Young Vic's New Season
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Feb 9, 2023


Golden Globe and Olivier Award winner Ruth Wilson will star in the internationally acclaimed epic The Second Woman – one woman, one scene, one hundred men, one electrifying 24-hour performance.

Royal Exchange Theatre Announces Spring/Summer 2023 Season
by Stephi Wild - Nov 22, 2022


Artistic Directors Roy Alexander Weise and Bryony Shanahan are working in collaboration with some of the industry’s most ground-breaking artists and companies from across the world. Writers Marieke Hardy (Sydney) and Kimber Lee (New York) will both see their plays premiere at the Exchange as part of this season.

Casting Announced For ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL At The Royal Shakespeare Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 25, 2022


The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has today announced casting for its forthcoming production of All's Well That Ends Well, which runs between 16 August – 8 October 2022 in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.

BBC Four Will Screen MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Mar 23, 2022


The Royal Shakespeare Company and BBC Arts today confirmed that Roy Alexander Weise's 2022 production of Much Ado About Nothing will be broadcast on BBC Four on Sunday 3 April at 8pm following its run in Stratford-upon-Avon.

BBC Arts Announces Major New Commitment To Performance and Future Projects
by Stephi Wild - Mar 2, 2022


Suzy Klein, the new head of BBC Arts and Classical Music TV, has announced a range of new and forthcoming highlights for audiences, including a major new commitment to performance with a new dedicated Sunday evening slot and more details on the landmark arts series Art That Made Us.

BWW Interview: Obioma Ugoala Talks Disney's FROZEN in the West End
by Marianka Swain - Jan 24, 2022


Actor Obioma Ugoala chats to BroadwayWorld about playing Kristoff in the West End production of Disney's Frozen

Guest Blog: Reading Rep Artistic Director Paul Stacey On DORIAN
by Guest Author - Oct 19, 2021


When I told people I was going to start a professional producing theatre in Reading the reaction was often the same: a sort of bemused smirk.

JMK Trust Announces New Opportunities For Directors Supported By The Victoria Wood Foundation
by Stephi Wild - Jun 14, 2021


Hosted at northern venues Manchester Royal Exchange and Northern Stage, Newcastle, and part of its National Programme, two new bursaries will see the recipients work alongside, and receive mentorship from Roy Alexander Weise MBE and Maria Crocker, both previous beneficiaries of the JMK Trust.

Reading Rep Theatre Reaches Funding Target and Raises Over £1 Million For New Cultural Arts Hub
by Stephi Wild - Mar 10, 2021


Reading Rep Theatre today announces that it has reached its funding target and raised over £1 million for a new cultural arts hub in Reading.

Cast Announced For Edition 2 Of LIVING NEWSPAPER
by Stephi Wild - Dec 16, 2020


Moronkẹ Akinola, Hammed Animashaun, Ayesha Antoine,Alex Austin,  Lisa Hammond, Mariam Haque, Zachary Hing, Siu-see Hung, Wendy Kweh, Tasha Lim, Ntonga Mwanza, Rochelle Rose and Liza Sadovy have been cast in Edition 2 of the Royal Court Theatre's Living Newspaper: A Counter Narrative. 

Writers For Edition 2 Of LIVING NEWSPAPER Announced
by Stephi Wild - Dec 11, 2020


Over 60 writers are involved in the creation of the Royal Court Theatre's weekly Living Newspaper.

Winners Announced For the Black British Theatre Awards 2020
by Stephi Wild - Oct 27, 2020


The Black British Theatre Awards 2020 championed the artistic excellence and achievements of the black creatives and performers across all aspects of theatre. The program's first television broadcast on Sky Arts highlighted a cross section of some of the 2020 award-winners. 

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