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The National Theatre announced further casting and dates for its 2026 season, including Cate Blanchett in ELECTRA/PERSONA, Anne-Marie Duff in SOME WOMAN, and new casts for CLOUD 9 and THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE.
To mark its 25th anniversary, the Genesis Foundation will host a limited-ticket showcase and drinks reception at the Royal Court Theatre. The event will bring together work from artists and organisations it has supported over 25 years.
All new rehearsal photos have been released from Pride at the National Theatre, a brand-new musical based on the award-winning film, reuniting director Matthew Warchus and writer Stephen Beresford. Check out the photos here!
The OffWestEnd Awards (Offies) have revealed their 2026 nominations, highlighting the best in independent theatre. The awards showcase a range of emerging and established talent in the Off-West End scene.
Full casting has been announced for Pride, a brand-new musical based on the award-winning film, reuniting director Matthew Warchus (Matilda The Musical) and writer Stephen Beresford (The Last of the Haussmans).
Ghosts, a walking tour and a missing Shakespeare play . . . Put these three things together and you have Samuel Barnett’s Unknown. The podcast, written and researched by James Goss and directed by Scott Handcock, stars Samuel Barnett and Tom Price as versions of themselves taking a walking tour around London in order to solve the mystery of Cardenio.
Nottingham Playhouse has announced that Tony and Olivier-nominated Samuel Barnett completes the casting for the world premiere of Caroline Bird's The Last Stand of Mrs. Mary Whitehouse, alongside the previously announced Maxine Peake.
After running at the RSC's Swan Theatre last year, Erica Whyman's quietly captivating production of Mark Ravenhill's play Ben and Imo now makes its way south to the Orange Tree Theatre.
The 2025 Adelaide Festival opens today with a Global Showcase of Arts & Culture 65 events, 11 world premieres, 9 Australian premieres and 15 exclusives. Learn more here!
Eureka Day by Jonathan Spector, directed by Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro, is now officially open on Broadway. BroadwayWorld was there at opening night and you can check out photos from the red carpet here!
Adelaide Festival has announced its 40th program, promising a suite of international and Australian productions and artists which will further enhance its 65-year reputation as Australia's premier international festival.
Direct from a critically acclaimed London season in its first presentation outside the UK comes Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen, playing 5 – 23 February 2025 at the Sydney Opera House, after a season at Arts Centre Melbourne.
What is the purpose of education? Is it to get a place at a hallowed university to ensure a high-paying job and successful future? Or to expand minds and acquire knowledge for knowledge's sake?
The King’s Head Theatre has announced the shows that will be playing at the theatre this June during Pride month 2024, both at the venue’s new purpose built 200-seat Main House, and the intimate and versatile 50-seat 4Below space.
Written by Mark Ravenhill and directed by Erica Whyman, Ben & Imo tells the story of the composition of Benjamin Britten’s (Samuel Barnett) Gloriana with musical assistant Imogen Holst (Victoria Yeates) over a period of nine months in the coast town of Aldeburgh. The play is based on Ravenhill’s BBC Radio 3 presentation, Imo and Ben.
Samuel Barnett and Victoria Yeates will make their Royal Shakespeare Company debuts to play, respectively, Benjamin Britten and Imogen Holst in the Company’s forthcoming production of Ben and Imo, written by Mark Ravenhill and directed by Erica Whyman.
Following a celebrated decade as Artistic Director at Royal & Derngate, James Dacre has announced the launch of a new production company – LIVING PRODUCTIONS – which will champion exceptional writers, composers, actors and creatives by developing and producing their work.
A solo show that knows what it’s doing, it’s no wonder Feeling Afraid went down so well at the Edinburgh Fringe. Dos Santos’ script takes us in and out of a stand-up set as The Comedian (Samuel Barnett) walks us through his dating mishaps, family relationships, career woes, and thoughts about death.
All new photos have been released from Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen to mark the opening week at the Bush Theatre. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe sensation runs at the Bush until 23 December 2023.
Bush Theatre has announced productions for the first half of 2024. Learn more about the full season lineup and how to get tickets here!
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