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Video: TWENTY THOUSAND STREETS UNDER THE SKY Trailer Released at Southwark Playhouse
by Michael Major - Sep 23, 2026

Southwark Playhouse has posted a trailer for its world premiere stage adaptation of Patrick Hamilton's Jazz Age London novel, running at Southwark Playhouse Borough.

Review: TWENTY THOUSAND STREETS UNDER THE SKY, Southwark Playhouse, Borough
by Christiana Rose - Sep 18, 2026

Patrick Hamilton’s bleak portrait of 1920s London arrives on stage in a new adaptation by Simon Reade, exploring the fragile connections between those searching for love, belonging and something more.

Photos: TWENTY THOUSAND STREETS UNDER THE SKY is Now Playing at Southwark Playhouse Borough
by Stephi Wild - Sep 15, 2026

All new production photos have been released for the world premiere of Simon Reade’s new stage adaptation of Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky by Patrick Hamilton. Check out the photos here!

Guest Post: Simon Reade On Adapting Patrick Hamilton's TWENTY THOUSAND STREETS UNDER THE SKY, Coming To Southwark Playhouse
by Guest Author - Sep 1, 2026

Patrick Hamilton (1904-1962) wrote his semi-autobiographical trilogy as a dark celebration of the seedy, smoggy, smutty London he inhabited in the late 1920s. Published first as Bob’s story (The Midnight Bell 1929), then with Jenny’s back-story (the salaciously titled The Siege of Pleasure 1932) and finally Ella’s simultaneous story to Bob’s (The Plains of Cement 1934, originally titled ‘Time, Gentlemen, Please’), Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky – A London Trilogy was compiled and published in one volume 1935.

Full Cast Set For TWENTY THOUSAND STREETS UNDER THE SKY World Premiere at Southwark Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Jul 23, 2026

Full casting announced for the world premiere of Simon Reade's stage adaptation of Patrick Hamilton's TWENTY THOUSAND STREETS UNDER THE SKY, directed by Matthew Iliffe at Southwark Playhouse Borough.

Initial Cast Set For TWENTY THOUSAND STREETS UNDER THE SKY World Premiere
by Stephi Wild - Jun 26, 2026

Troupe announced initial casting for the world premiere of Simon Reade's stage adaptation of Patrick Hamilton's TWENTY THOUSAND STREETS UNDER THE SKY, directed by Matthew Iliffe at Southwark Playhouse Borough.

Terence Rattigan's SUMMER 1954 Opens at Theatre Royal Bath in October Prior to a UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Sep 25, 2024

Multiple award winners Siân Phillips, Nathaniel Parker and Lolita Chakrabarti lead an ensemble cast directed by James Dacre performing Terence Rattigan’s most personal one act masterpieces Table Number Seven (from Separate Tables) and The Browning Version, which are paired for the first time to capture one quietly momentous evening seventy years ago. Together, they present Rattigan as one of the great twentieth century chroniclers of the paradoxes of the human heart. 

Cast Announced For THE OYSTER PROBLEM at Jermyn Street Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 11, 2023

Jermyn Street Theatre has announced the full cast of the world premiere of The Oyster Problem, the debut play by renowned historian and award-winning author Orlando Figes.

BWW Review: ORLANDO, Jermyn Street Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - May 4, 2022

“He who robs us of our dreams robs us of our life” writes Virginia Woolf in her novel Orlando: A Biography. The fictional life of her gender non-conforming hero has been hailed as a feminist masterpiece, a subversive classic, and an impressive love letter.

Jermyn Street Theatre Announces Cast For ORLANDO
by Stephi Wild - Apr 14, 2022

The full cast for Sarah Ruhl's adaptation of Virginia Woolf's time and gender shifting masterpiece Orlando has been announced today.

Final Casting Announced For KHT50: BARSTOOLS TO BROADWAY
by Stephi Wild - Feb 2, 2022

Final details have been announced for KHT50: Barstools to Broadway from the King's Head Theatre the celebration taking place from 14 – 19 February, marking the successes of the world-renowned pub theatre's first 50 years with a series of readings of plays that started their lives there, with cast and creative teams with links to the playwrights and original shows.

Extra Performances Announced For Sell Out Summer Season At The Watermill, Plus Casting For CAMELOT
by Stephi Wild - Aug 5, 2020

The Watermill's summer season of outdoor performances has been extended, now booking until Sunday 6 September.

The Watermill Theatre Newbury To Re-Open This Summer With Two Outdoor Shows
by Stephi Wild - Jul 22, 2020

Artistic Director Paul Hart and the team at Newbury's The Watermill Theatre have announced that, due to the progress with the government's phased roadmap towards theatres re-opening to the public, they are now in a position to present a summer season of work outdoors.

Watermill Theatre Announces Casting For A MINI SUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM and THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER
by Stephi Wild - Oct 10, 2019

Watermill Theatre announces casting for A Mini Summer Night's Dream and The Prince And The Pauper.

Society of London Theatre Announces Laurence Olivier Bursaries 2017
by BWW News Desk - Sep 29, 2017

Students from drama schools across the UK have been awarded 77,500 worth of bursaries by the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) in order to help them complete their training.