OEDIPUS's Lesley Manville Wins 2026 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Lesley Manville has won the 2026 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for OEDIPUS.
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Cast Set For THE CHERRY ORCHARD at The Royal Shakespeare Company
The RSC announced full casting for Laura Wade's THE CHERRY ORCHARD, directed by Tamara Harvey.
Video: David Harewood and Munya Chawawa Unite to Celebrate Black British Theatre and OTHELLO Streaming Release
David Harewood, the first Black actor to play Othello at the National Theatre, has reprised the role in a production now streaming on Marquee TV, with Munya Chawawa joining him for a conversation.
WOODHILL to Return to Edinburgh Fringe
LUNG Theatre's WOODHILL, a verbatim dance theatre work drawn from testimonies of families who lost loved ones to suicide at HMP Woodhill, will play ZOO Southside at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe before an autumn UK tour including London.
NT LIVE: LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES to Screen at Symphony Space With Director Q&A
Symphony Space will present a sneak preview screening of NT LIVE: LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES, featuring a live Q&A with Tony Award-winning director Marianne Elliott.
CRIPS WITH CHIPS to Open at Mercury Theatre Colchester with Free Tickets
Graeae and Mercury Theatre Colchester will present CRIPS WITH CHIPS, a scratch night of short plays by Disabled and neurodivergent writers, directed by Graeae Artistic Director Jenny Sealey.
Video: First Look at Dame Maureen Lipman in ALLEGRA
Following a Tour across the UK, Dame Maureen Lipman will return to the West End in Allegra, the new comedy by two-time Olivier Award nominated playwright Peter Quilter.
THIS IS MY DAD to Make World Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe With Jody Kamali
Comedian Jody Kamali's solo show THIS IS MY DAD makes its world premiere at Assembly George Square, Edinburgh Fringe, exploring his Iranian father's secret life, hidden debts, and quiet aid to Middle Eastern refugees.
Jim Dale Will Perform in AN ACTOR'S NIGHTMARE To Benefit Penguin
Tony Award winner Jim Dale will perform his one-man show at Penguin Rep Theatre in Stony Point, recounting a catastrophic National Theatre production alongside Anthony Hopkins, directed by Laurence Olivier.
Review: THE DANCE FACTORY - DADA MASILO’S HAMLET, Sadler's Wells
If you know the Shakespeare play this dance version is inspired by, you'll be on board with this truncated romp through the key scenes - murder, marriage, mousetrap, nunnery, church, closet, madness, death.
Cast Set For Canadian Premiere Of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
Paranormal Activity will make its Canadian Premiere at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre in a strictly limited engagement.
Dame Maureen Lipman Will Return to the West End in ALLEGRA
Dame Maureen Lipman is set to bring ALLEGRA, Peter Quilter's comedy directed by three-time Olivier winner Stephen Mear, to London's Pinter Theatre for a strictly limited season.
Full Cast Set For THE STORY at the National Theatre
Full casting announced for THE STORY, Tracey Scott Wilson's newsroom thriller, directed by Clint Dyer at the National Theatre's Olivier stage, starring BAFTA winner Letitia Wright alongside Lorraine Toussaint and Ashley Thomas.
Simon Brodkin to Bring UNLEASHED Tour to Australia
Acclaimed English comedian Simon Brodkin announced an Australian tour, with stops in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth as part of his UNLEASHED stand-up show.
Full Cast Set For FIREBIRD at Southwark Playhouse Borough
Double Telling announced full casting for the first revival of Phil Davies' FIREBIRD, with Mollie Milne, Taqi Nazeer, and Kelise Gordon-Harrison set to perform at Southwark Playhouse Borough under director Marlie Haco.
Review: THE GREAT GATSBY at National Theatre
The current touring production of the Broadway musical The Great Gatsby tries to wrap its hand around the elusive and enigmatic novel of the same name by F.
Creative Team Set for World Premiere of LANNY at Bristol Old Vic
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.
MISTERMAN Revival Starring Daniel Marconi Leads Origin Irish Theatre Festival
Origin Theatre Company will present an Off-Broadway revival of Enda Walsh's MISTERMAN, starring Broadway's Daniel Marconi, as the centerpiece of its 18th annual Origin Irish Theatre Festival at Theater Row in New York.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld May 19, 2026- DEATH BECOMES HER To End Broadway Run and More
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 19, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Photos: Lesley Manville Receives Tony Nominee Pin from Marianne Elliott
Lesley Manville, who is currently performing on stage at the National Theatre in London in Les Liaisons Dangereuses, received her very first Tony nominee pin from her close friend and Les Liaisons Dangereuses director, Marianne Elliott.
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