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Beatles Inspired Play Highlights Perth Theatre's Autumn Season Subscription
by Stephi Wild - Jun 7, 2024


A new play based on the time when The Beatles performed in Dundee is one of the highlights of Perth Theatre's autumn Season Subscription.

Guild Festival Theatre Presents THREE MEN ON A BIKE
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 6, 2024


Guild Festival Theatre announces the production of THREE MEN ON A BIKE, a new comedy exploring friendship and adventure.

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For the UK Tour of A CHORUS LINE at Curve
by Stephi Wild - Jun 6, 2024


Rehearsal photos have been released for A CHORUS LINE opening at Curve from 28 June – 13 July, followed by a summer run at Sadler’s Wells and a UK Tour.

Soho Green Rooms Live Event Symposium Set For July
by Stephi Wild - Jun 6, 2024


Ammonite Studios has announced Soho Green Rooms, a brand-new three-day festival, which will bring together key players and creatives in the theatre and live event industries to explore the future of live entertainment.

John Dagleish Will Lead THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON at the Ambassadors Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 6, 2024


Olivier Award winner John Dagleish will star as Benjamin Button in THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON at the Ambassadors Theatre from Thursday 10th October 2024.

THE GRUFFALO Will Return to the West End This Summer
by Stephi Wild - Jun 6, 2024


Celebrating 25 years in 2024 since The Gruffalo was first published, Tall Stories will bring their magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book, The Gruffalo, by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, back to the West End this summer!

Pentabus Reveals New Jerwood Foundation Writer in Residence Bursary and Applications Open
by Stephi Wild - Jun 6, 2024


Pentabus has announced Jerwood Foundation support for the 2025 Pentabus Writer in Residence Bursary, and the opening of applications.

FEMMINA SUPER Makes Its Debut At The 2024 Hollywood Fringe Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 5, 2024


FEMMINA SUPER, a one-woman show combining opera and theater, debuts at the 2024 Hollywood Fringe Festival on June 11, 2024.

Video: Original MEAN GIRLS Cast Wishes the UK Production Luck Ahead of Previews Tonight
by Lauren Hilton - Jun 5, 2024


Watch the OG Mean Girls wish the UK cast 'good luck' before their first preview tonight!

Dan McCabe's THE PURISTS & More Announced For Amit Sharma's Inaugural Season at Kiln Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Jun 5, 2024


The lineup for Amit Sharma's inaugural season as Artistic Director of Kiln Theatre will include the European premiere of Dan McCabe's The Purists, and more.

Interview: Theatre Life with Simon Godwin
by Elliot Lanes - Jun 5, 2024


Today’s subject Simon Godwin is currently living his theatre life as the Artistic Director of DC’s Tony Award winning Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC). He assumed the position in 2019 succeeding the company’s founder Michael Kahn after a stunning 33-year reign.

Jez Butterworth's THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA, Directed by Sam Mendes, Will Open on Broadway This Fall
by Stephi Wild - Jun 4, 2024


Jez Butterworth’s new play The Hills of California, directed by Sam Mendes, will open on Broadway this fall! The play will perform a limited engagement at the Broadhurst Theatre with previews beginning in September.

DEAR ENGLAND Will Return to the National Theatre in 2025
by Stephi Wild - Jun 4, 2024


The Olivier Award-winning smash hit Dear England will return to the National Theatre in 2025. Performances will run 10 March — 24 May 2025 at the Olivier Theatre.

THE SECRET is Now Playing at the National Theatre in Prague
by Stephi Wild - Jun 3, 2024


The Secret is now playing at the National Theatre in Prague. Performances run through 28 May 2025.

Clore Duffield Foundation Celebrates 60th Anniversary With £30 Million Gift
by Stephi Wild - Jun 3, 2024


Dame Vivien Duffield has made a major gift of £30m to the Clore Duffield Foundation to celebrate its 60th Anniversary.

Piper Theatre Productions Will Present an Innovative Traveling Production of ALICE IN CHAOS
by Stephi Wild - Jun 3, 2024


Piper Theatre Productions will present 'Alice in Chaos' as a traveling production throughout June.

Photos: First Look At BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY At Actor's Express
by A.A. Cristi - May 31, 2024


Actor’s Express continues its 36th season with Blues For An Alabama Sky by Pearl Cleage. See photos from the production!

Review: THE LEHMAN TRILOGY at American Conservatory Theatre
by Steve Murray - May 30, 2024


A fresh off the boat Jewish immigrant from Bavaria stands in awe of the musical box that in New York City in 1884. All he can repeat is Baruch Hashem (Blessed be God) and is amused when an immigration officer changes his name so easily from Chaim to Henry. This man is Henry Lehman who, along with his two brothers will create a financial firm that figured prominently in American history prior to its spectacular collapse triggering the largest financial crisis in history.

Review: THE BOYS FROM THE BLACKSTUFF, National Theatre
by Gary Naylor - May 30, 2024


It's not a seamless transition from screen to stage, but it works well enough and, sadly, it still resonates with a truth albeit in a very different world

New Earth Theatre Announces Esther Ming Li as Winner of 2024 Constellation Creatives Drama Student Bursary
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2024


New Earth Theatre has announced that it has awarded the 2024 Constellation Creatives Drama Student Bursary to Esther Ming Li from LAMDA.

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