Young Vic News

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of Princess Essex, directed by Robin Belfield (Twelfth Night, RSC), written by and starring Anne Odeke (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Globe).

Hope Mill Theatre has announced lead casting for the return of its hit production of rock musical LIZZIE in Manchester this October for a strictly limited 3-week run.

The Pleasance & White Noise Theatre present: SQUIDGE. Award-winning screenwriter and actress Tiggy Bayley makes her theatrical debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in a dark comedy about the shortfalls of our education system.

The Young Vic Theatre has announced casting for Girl in the Machine by Stef Smith and directed by Annie Kershaw.Girl in the Machine will run from Wednesday 16 - Saturday 26 October 2024 in the Young Vic’s Clare Theatre as part of the Creators Program and Genesis Future Directors Award program.

Yerma is headed to the Cameri Theatre this month. Performances run through 28 August.

New photos have been released showing the first look at award-winning company 1927’s UK premiere of their new show Please right back.

The National Theatre of Scotland is set to make its presence known at the Edinburgh Festivals this August, with three productions being performed on the world stage.

Lyric Hammersmith Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for Olivier Award-winning classic Our Country's Good, written by Timberlake Wertenbaker,  and directed by Artistic Director Rachel O'Riordan.

Award-winning actor and director Josette Bushell-Mingo OBE and writer, actor, and Clean Break Member artist Sarah-Jane Dent have been appointed co-Chairs of the Board of Trustees for Clean Break, the acclaimed women's theatre company.

Following the Gate recent announcement of the UK premiere Wish You Were Here by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Sanaz Toossi, the theatre announced that it has commissioned three writers to each write a short play to be performed alongside the production.

Joy Productions has announced the return of their celebrated Panto partnership with Broadway Theatre, Catford unveiling the Principal Cast and Creative team for this year's much-anticipated pantomime Sleeping Beauty. 

Award-winning artist Selina Thompson (Salt;The Royal Court Theatre and BBC) will return to The Yard Theatre, London with the world premiere of Twine. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Several theatres around the UK have experienced outages to parts of their website or other operations due to a glitch at Microsoft causing IT issues around the world. 

Intricately weaving together a tapestry of different times and places, Nassim Soleimanpour’s ECHO is a feat of creative technology. Performed by a different celebrated actor each night, the performance offers a sharply intelligent take on immigration and national identity. 

Bill Kenwright Ltd has announced that James Graham’s acclaimed adaptation of Alan Bleasdale’s Boys from the Blackstuff will tour the UK in 2025, following sell-out runs at Liverpool’s Royal Court and The National Theatre, and its current run in London’s West End at the Garrick Theatre.

New York Theatre Workshop has revealed the 2024/25 2050 Administrative and Artistic Fellows, highlighting emerging talent in theatre administration and artistic fields. Learn more!

The Mercury Theatre in Colchester has announced the full cast and creative team for their 2024/5 pantomime, The New Adventures of Peter Pan, which will run from 23 November 2024 – 19 January 2025.

The Young Vic Theatre has announced the London transfer of Punch, the latest five-star sell-out show from Olivier Award-winning playwright James Graham (Best of Enemies, Dear England, This House, Sherwood) and Nottingham Playhouse, which brings Jacob Dunne’s powerful and moving memoir to the stage. 

Olivier award nominated director Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu (For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy; Rumble in the Jungle; 2022 Black British Theatre Award for Best Director) will lead a company of young artists aged 18-25 and amazing professional creatives in HEAVY. 

The Bristol Old Vic has announced the cast for the European premiere of Matthew López’s REVERBERATION, featuring a talented ensemble set to bring the powerful drama to life.