Southbank Centre News

Udderbelly Festival and London Wonderground have announced that master satirist Andy Zaltzman, waspish comic Hal Cruttenden and psychedelic Tony Law will be entertaining the Purple Cow this summer. They'll be joined for the first time by WiFi Wars, a new interactive game show from comedian and gaming expert Steve McNeil, which sets the audience a series of play-along challenges on their smartphones.

Stella Odunlami directs Deborah Pearson's potent new play MADE VISIBLE, a funny and vivid exploration into race, identity and just having a chat with someone new. The production runs Tuesday 15 March - Saturday 9 April, 8pm at The Yard Theatre.

The Utah Symphony and music director Thierry Fischer perform at Carnegie Hall in April 2016-in a concert celebrating the orchestra's 75th anniversary.

Mervon Mehta, Executive Director of Performing Arts at The Royal Conservatory of Music, today announced the return engagement of cabaret star Meow Meow on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 8 pm, as part of the Quiet Please, There's a Lady On Stage concert series, is being re-scheduled to Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 8pm due to a scheduling conflict.

LIFT has travelled the world to curate a very special playlist of performances, politics and pop-culture for London, so go on - press play.

NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts will present Aakash Odedra Company in the New York premiere of Rising, four solo dance works created especially for Aakash Odedra by celebrated choreographers Akram Khan, Russell Maliphant, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, and Odedra himself, for one night only, on March 4, 2016 at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.

Now in its fifth year in London's West End, the Royal Shakespeare Company's award-winning production of Matilda The Musical has announced that Zaris-Angel Hator, Clara Read and Emily-May Stephenson are to join Evie Hone in the title role from 15 March 2016.

The triple Tony, triple Drama Desk and Golden Globe Award winning Broadway star Bernadette Peters will play her first ever Scottish date at the Edinburgh Playhouse on Tuesday 7th June 2016.

Today Rose Theatre Kingston in association with West Yorkshire Playhouse announces the London premiere of BERYL, Maxine Peake's critically-acclaimed play celebrating the life of sporting legend Beryl Burton - the greatest woman on two wheels. BERYL was nominated for best new play at the Manchester Theatre Awards today.

Kully Thiarai, the founding Artistic Director of Doncaster's Cast has today been named as the new Artistic Director and Chief Executive of National Theatre Wales, the country's English-language national theatre, following John McGrath's departure to run the Manchester International Festival.

After a spectacular winter season in London, La Soiree will be waving goodbye to its sumptuous Spiegeltent at the Southbank Centre on 17 January 2016. Joining the troupe for their final weeks in the capital is cabaret superstar Camille O'Sullivan, who made her long-awaited return to La Soiree on 21 December.

Simon Stokes, Artistic Director of Theatre Royal Plymouth, today announces an exciting season of new plays at the Theatre Royal Plymouth.

Following an extensive national and international recruitment process, Circus Oz is delighted to announce the appointment of their new Artistic Director, Rob Tannion. 

The UK premiere production of FORGET ME NOT by Tom Holloway, starring Eleanor Bron, Russell Floyd, Sarah Ridgeway and Sargon Yelda, and directed by HighTide Festival Theatre's Artistic Director Steven Atkinson, opens tonight 11 December and runs through 16 January 2016 in a co-production between the Bush Theatre and HighTide Festival Theatre.

After an acclaimed run in London, the Edinburgh Fringe and two triumphant UK tours, OUR FRIENDS THE ENEMY, written by and starring Alex Gwyther with direction by Tom O'Brien, arrives in New York City to celebrate the holiday's for a strictly limited two week engagement at Theater Row's Lion Theatre (410 West 42nd Street). Performances run tonight, December 8th through December 20th, 2015.

The UK premiere production of FORGET ME NOT by Tom Holloway stars Eleanor Bron, Russell Floyd, Sarah Ridgeway and Sargon Yelda. The production, directed by HighTide Festival Theatre's Artistic Director Steven Atkinson, previews from tonight 8 December (press night 11 December) and runs through 16 January 2016 in a co-production between the Bush Theatre and HighTide Festival Theatre.

 After an acclaimed run in London, the Edinburgh Fringe and two triumphant UK tours, Our Friends The Enemy, written by and starring Alex Gwyther with direction by Tom O'Brien, arrives in New York City to celebrate the holiday's for a strictly limited two week engagement at Theater Row's Lion Theatre (410 West 42nd Street). Performances run December 8th through December 20th, 2015. Tickets are $36.25 and can be purchased by visiting www.Telecharge.com.

Previous Olivier Award winners Michael Ball, Katie Brayben, John Dagleish, Elaine Paige and Clive Rowe are the latest performers to join the star-studded cast in The Oliviers In Concert, with the BBC Concert Orchestra.

La Soiree is thrilled to announce that cabaret darling Camille O'Sullivan will be returning to the little, red round stage this Christmas to perform in the show which catapulted her on her meteoric rise to stardom.

Wales Millennium Centre and Cape Town Opera are delighted to present the return of Mandela Trilogy, opening at Wales Millennium Centre on 24 August 2016, followed by a UK and Ireland Tour, finishing on 24 September 2016.