Royal Court Theatre News

Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show has announced that three-time Tony Award-nominee Sherie Rene Scott will join the cast as “Magenta'.   She will step into the role following the departure of current cast member Juliette Lewis

F**KING SWANS, written by Eugene O'Neill Semi-Finalist Elise Marra, is running at Omnibus Theatre as part of the 96' Festival, starring Siubhan Harrison, Kelly Lamor Wilson, and Emma Wilkinson Wright.

English Touring Theatre announced a season of five plays, including world premieres of APPLICATION 39, LANNY, and PERICLES, alongside a new production of ROMEO AND JULIET, touring venues across the UK.

For his performance as Roald Dahl in Giant, John Lithgow has broken records with his third Tony Award, making him the oldest man to ever receive an award in an acting category.

Chloe Lamford took home a Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play for Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. After leaving the stage at Radio City Music Hall, she checked in with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge to share her initial reaction!

John Lithgow took home a Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for GIANT. After leaving the stage at Radio City Music Hall, he checked in with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge to share his initial reaction! Watch in this video.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 5, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The Royal Court Theatre announced six winners of its Young Playwrights Award 2026, the first cohort since the programme expanded nationwide. The winning plays will be performed as rehearsed readings at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs and published by Nick Hern Books.

Kiln Theatre announced its upcoming season, featuring the UK premieres of TABLE 17 and BERLIN, a new production of NINE NIGHT directed by Artistic Director Amit Sharma, and a community production with 80 cast members.

Lesley Manville has won the 2026 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for OEDIPUS.

John Lithgow has won the 2026 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for GIANT.

Ryan Calais Cameron and Monique Touko announced as co-directors of THE AFRONAUTS, a world premiere play about the Zambian Space Program, closing the Royal Court Theatre's 70th anniversary season.

Shakespeare's Globe announced the full cast for LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, directed by Indiana Lown-Collins in her Globe directorial debut, featuring flamenco dancers and a singer alongside a 14-member cast.

The Mill At Sonning announced the cast for SHEAR MADNESS, Paul Portner's record-breaking comedy whodunit directed by Sally Hughes, featuring Rosaleen Burton, Daniel Cane, Gwithian Evans, Jonathan Markwood, Natalie Ogle, and Paul O'Neill.

Pentabus is seeking an emerging playwright for its 2027 Jerwood Writer in Residence programme, offering a £12,000 bursary and up to a year at its base in Ludlow, South Shropshire, supported by the Jerwood Foundation.

Joy Nesbitt's multi-award-nominated play JULIUS CAESAR VARIETY SHOW will make its UK premiere at Summerhall's Red Lecture Theatre during Edinburgh Festival Fringe, exploring identity and representation through a darkly comic Shakespeare audition set against the 2023 Dublin riot.

Irish theatremaker Martha Knight's gig-theatre show THE KING OF ALL BIRDS will make its UK premiere at Summerhall as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, after winning awards at Dublin Fringe Festival and touring Ireland and Canada.

True Mirage Theater will inaugurate its new Miami black box venue with MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE, directed by Daniel Gil and starring Celia Voges in her professional debut.

Bristol Old Vic, in association with ETT, has announced the full creative team for the world premiere stage adaptation of Max Porter's novel LANNY, with direction by Nancy Medina and writing by Bea Roberts.

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center will present a World Voices reading of ELLEN B., a psychological thriller by Marius von Mayenburg, directed by Whitney White, with a post-show talk and reception. The event is free and open to the public.