Underbelly News

BWW catches up with Thumpasaurus to chat about the shows they're bringing to the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

BWW speaks to Damien Warren-Smith about bringing Garry Starr Performs Everything to the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

As the heatwave sizzles into August Underbelly Festival continues to provide London with summer thrills, with a new-look site and a spectacular programme of circus, drag, burlesque, variety and family entertainment all set in the glorious Paradiso Spiegeltent.

BWW catches up with Eli Matthewson to chat about bringing The Year of Magical F**king to the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Jennifer Westfeldt ('Younger,' 'Friends with Kids') and Victoria Justice ('Victorious,' 'Eye Candy') have been tapped for the freshman season of the forthcoming scripted series 'Queen America' on Facebook Watch, Facebook's new video platform. Westfeldt's status is as a recurring guest star with Justice attached to the project for dual-episodes. This new series stars Oscar and Tony award-winning actress Catherine Zeta-Jones (Vicki Ellis). 'Queen America' is created, written, and executive produced by Meaghan Oppenheimer ('Fear the Walking Dead'). Westfeldt and Justice join previously announced series regulars Belle Shouse, Teagle F. Bougere, Rana Roy, Isabella Amara, Molly Price and Megan West.

For its sixth year of offering plays by contemporary Irish playwrights to Portland audiences, Corrib Theatre announces a three-show season: Hurl by Charlie O'Neill, Four Last Things by Lisa Tierney-Keogh, and How to Keep an Alien by Sonya Kelly. Corrib's play selections feature internationally produced, award-winning Irish playwrights, whose works resonate throughout the world stage.  Artistic Director Gemma Whelan will direct Four Last Things and How to Keep an Alien, Tracy Cameron Francis will direct Hurl. The company's 2018-19 productions will be held at New Expressive Works, 810 SE Belmont St., Portland.

BroadwayWorld catches up with Bex Lindsay and Dan Simpson

Manual Cinema has announced a three-week summer run of The End of TV, July 19- August 5 at the Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division, in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood.

BWW catches up with Liz McMullen about taking Stupid Cupid to the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

BWW catches up with Max Dickins about bringing Kin to the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

'Guys and Dolls' is based off of a string of short stories by writer Damon Runyon. His forte was tales of the seedy underbelly of the New York City crime scene of the 20's and 30's. The cast has a list of colorful characters that chew up scenes. Director Victoria Boyce brings to life the stylized and hilariously dated criminal underworld to life.

Whether you're a gym junkie or a spin class flunkie, there is something in Bi-Cycle for you. This is a hit theatrical show in the making from Sam Anderson (Underbelly, Netflix's Drown) that brings abdominal crunching comedy to the stage for 50 minutes of sweat, soul-searching and fun.

The time is approximately 1670 and women are now officially allowed to perform on the English stage. Playhouse Creatures is based on the real lives of women actors from that era as derived from the extant writings that still survive. Despite this opportunity, these women still have few life choices and almost no control over the terms of their employment. Seemingly at every turn, the odds of success are not in their favor and men are not their only threat. Women who are not of the theatre are still harshly critical of course, but even their own peer group has its own pecking order. Given the current political climate, Playhouse Creatures is a natural choice for City Theatre to produce.

New Diorama Theatre today announce a new season featuring its most ambitious shows ever from some of its most talented associate companies, and a programming model which could rewrite the rules of relationships between artists and theatres.

S.Pellegrino Sparkling Natural Mineral Water has launched its 2018 Enhance Your Moments campaign and unveiled the newest edition of its signature Taste Guide platform, developed in partnership with premier culinary magazine, Bon Appetit. Encouraging consumers to create their own tasteful moments with S.Pellegrino, exclusive Taste Guide content features acclaimed chefs Daniela Soto-Innes of New York's ATLA and Cosme, and Sarah Hymanson and Sara Kramer of Los Angeles-based Kismet. A visit to the platform offers insight into some of the most delicious culinary experiences, including Chefs Hymanson and Kramer's inside look at LA's Grand Central Market and Chef Soto-Innes' food enthusiasts favorite local ingredients.

BWW speaks to Luca Cupani to chat about taking God Digger to the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

A timely exploration of how society reacts to tragedy, Welsh playwright Brad Birch asks pertinent questions about how major events shape our lives, and the choices we make when trying to move on. Tremor is a play about how the present is shaped by the past, and about how we choose to see things and live our lives in a world riven with tension, anxiety and division. Directed by David Mercatali, Tremor received its world premiere at the Sherman Theatre before heading to New York where it played 59E59 Theaters as part of the Brits Off Broadway festival.

First images have been released for Don't Tell Me Not To Fly at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

BWW catches up with Joe Sutherland to talk about bringing Toxic to the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The first production from Leicester's newly re-opened Haymarket Theatre will be the world premiere of Treasure Island, penned by national treasure and established author Sandi Toksvig (The Great British Bake Off, QI).