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Joey Contreras' IN PIECES Extends London Run
by Stephi Wild - Oct 6, 2026

Joey Contreras' musical IN PIECES will extend its London run by five weeks after initial performances sold out in two hours. The production is set to run at The Other Palace with casting to be announced.

IN PIECES to Make World Premiere at London's The Other Palace
by Stephi Wild - Oct 5, 2026

Joey Contreras' musical IN PIECES will make its world premiere at London's The Other Palace, marking the first fully realized production following sold-out concert runs and a digital live-capture that reached over 150 countries.

Review: FANNY, King's Head Theatre
by Franco Milazzo - Oct 17, 2025

In Calum Finlay’s Fanny, sibling rivalry and musical history occasionally seem barely more than mere pretexts for a superlative slice of Mischief-adjacent tomfoolery. When Fanny Mendelssohn finds out that not only is one of her works a favourite of Queen Victoria but her brother Felix is taking credit for it, the enraged composer begins a madcap journey from Berlin to Buckingham Palace to set the record straight.

Review Roundup: THE EMPIRE STRIPS BACK: A BURLESQUE PARODY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 8, 2025

See what the critics are saying about The Empire Strips Back: A Burlesque Parody at Riverside Studios! Learn more about the production and read aoo of the reviews here.

Cast Set For The Empire Strips Back: A Burlesque Parody London Premiere
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2025

The internationally acclaimed show The Empire Strips Back: A Burlesque Parody has announced its full cast and hosts ahead of its highly-anticipated London premiere at Riverside Studios, opening on 2 May and with a gala night on May the Fourth.

Interview: 'She's Not a Superhero, But She's Pretty Powerful': Actor Charlie Russell on Classical Music, Family and Fame in FANNY at The Watermill Theatre
by Kat Mokrynski - May 28, 2024

FANNY, written by Calum Finlay and directed by Katie-Ann McDonough, is about to open at the Watermill Theatre in West Berkshire. The show tells the story of Fanny Mendelssohn, the real-life older sister of Felix Mendelssohn, and places her in a “what if” situation involving an intercepted letter and Queen Victoria. 

FANNY Company Invites Women Musicians to Take Part in 'A Noble Call'
by Stephi Wild - May 17, 2024

The company of the world premiere production of FANNY - a new comedy by Calum Finlay centring on the life of Fanny Mendelssohn - have issued an invitation to women musicians to take part in the Irish tradition of the Noble Call, which is derived from the tradition of calling on guests at a party to share a song, a poem or to respond to the mood of the day.

Full Cast Set For FANNY at the Watermill Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 17, 2024

Full casting has been announced for the world premiere production of FANNY, a new comedy by Calum Finlay that will play at The Watermill from Thursday 23 May to Saturday 15 June.

Photos: See Sean Delaney, Shubham Saraf & More in Rehearsals for BRILLIANT JERKS at Southwark Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 22, 2023

Check out rehearsal photos of Brilliant Jerks at Southwark Playhouse!

Sean Delaney, Shubham Saraf, and Kiran Sonia Sawar Will Lead BRILLIANT JERKS at Southwark Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Feb 1, 2023

It has been announced that Sean Delaney (Kenny in Killing Eve, BBC; Life After Life, BBC; The Ferryman, Gielgud Theatre), Evening Standard Award-nominated Shubham Saraf (The Father and The Assassin, National Theatre; Shantaram, Apple TV+; Bodyguard, BBC/Netflix) and Kiran Sonia Sawar (The Nevers, HBO; Black Mirror, Netflix; The Capture, BBC) have joined the cast of Brilliant Jerks at Southwark Playhouse. 

Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal For ANNA X at the Harold Pinter Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 29, 2021

Golden Globe Award-winner Emma Corrin and Royal Television Society’s 2019 Breakthrough star Nabhaan Rizwan make their West End debuts in this searing tale of self-invention, determination, and deceit. ANNA X is a new play by Joseph Charlton, directed by Daniel Raggett which originally ran at the Vault Festival in 2019.  

Further Dates Announced For A HUNDRED WORDS FOR SNOW
by Stephi Wild - Nov 29, 2018

Playwright Tatty Hennessy's acclaimed coming of age story about grief, courage and polar bears returns after a run at VAULT Festival earlier this year for a UK tour, including a London run. A Hundred Words for Snow is a journey of epic proportions in every sense - through grief, adolescence and across the Arctic - as it follows Rory on her mission to get the ashes of her Arctic enthusiast dad to the North Pole, whilst discovering the full extent of the planet's destruction and a lot about herself along the way.

A HUNDRED WORDS FOR SNOW Comes To Trafalgar Studios
by Stephi Wild - Oct 23, 2018

Playwright Tatty Hennessy's acclaimed coming of age story about grief, courage and polar bears returns after a run at VAULT Festival earlier this year for a London run. With renowned polar explorer Felicity Aston MBE as a consultant, A Hundred Words for Snow is a journey of epic proportions in every sense - through grief, adolescence and across the Arctic - as it follows Rory on her mission to get the ashes of her Arctic enthusiast dad to the North Pole, whilst discovering the full extent of the planet's destruction and a lot about herself along the way.

EDINBURGH 2017: BWW Q&A- What Goes On In Front Of Closed Doors
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jul 7, 2017

BWW speaks to joue le genre about their 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show What Goes On In Front Of Closed Doors.