West Yorkshire Playhouse News

UK News: Kwame Kwei-Armah to star in his own award-winning play

by West End News Desk — January 28, 2005

The winner of the 2003 Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright, Elmina's Kitchen is a darkly hilarious firecracker of a play written by Kwame Kwei-Armah.

UK News: Casting announced for Sheffield's Insignificance

by West End News Desk — January 28, 2005

2004 UK Roundup!

by Jake Brunger — December 28, 2004

Jake looks back at 2004 in the UK theatre industry, including the summer's disastrous closing trend and the 'big 3' winter.

UK Roundup - Mary Poppins, The Producers, Bat Boy

by Jake Brunger — December 13, 2004

Mary Poppins opens, Bat Boy closes and The Producers begins its awards sweep.

UK Roundup - Ewan McGregor, Guys and Dolls, Chitty

by Jake Brunger — October 5, 2004

Baffling Bat Boy extends and Ewan eyes up the Dolls.

UK Roundup - Mary Poppins, Bat Boy, Rob Ashford

by Jake Brunger — July 17, 2004

Closings, Mary Poppins rehearsals and new songs for Bat Boy.

UK Roundup - Bat Boy transfers, David Hasselhof returns!

by Jake Brunger — July 6, 2004

This week - Bat Boy announces West End transfer, David Hasselhof gives us Billy Flynn in Chicago and where have the lost musicals gone?

UK Roundup - Saturday Night Fever, Singing in the Rain, Les Mis and more...

by Jake Brunger — April 2, 2004

How will you be spending your Saturday Night? In bed with a 'Fever' or just Singin' in the Rain?? Also this week - anger with Les Mis music and a difficult Stones script dilemma.