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Rose Ayling-Ellis Comes To Storyhouse This Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 21, 2025

EastEnders and Strictly star Rose Ayling-Ellis will head for Storyhouse next week as part of the 2025 WayWord Festival. The annual October half term festival for children.

Wayword Children's Festival Returns to Storyhouse For Autumn 2025
by Stephi Wild - Aug 26, 2025

The WayWord Festival for kids will return to Storyhouse this autumn with eight days of amazing events for inquisitive young minds. Learn more about the event here.

National Theatre Connections Festival Begins
by Stephi Wild - Jun 25, 2025

Last night, young people reopened the Dorfman stage for this year's Connections Festival. Ten groups youth groups from across the UK are performing new plays this week on the Dorfman Stage, recently closed for eight months due to capital works.

Video: BritBox Releases Trailer for Crime Drama CODE OF SILENCE
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 23, 2025

BritBox has debuted the official trailer for the six-part Original crime series Code of Silence starring West End alum Rose Ayling-Ellis. Watch it now!

Ncuti Gatwa and Edward Bluemel Will Lead BORN WITH TEETH at Wyndham's Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 11, 2025

Born With Teeth will make its West End premiere, featuring Ncuti Gatwa as Christopher Marlowe and Edward Bluemel as William Shakespeare. Learn more about the show here!

STARLIGHT EXPRESS, OLIVER!, and More Will Perform at the 2025 Olivier Awards
by Stephi Wild - Mar 31, 2025

Final details have been announced for the Olivier Awards 2025, which will take place this Sunday 6 April at the Royal Albert Hall, hosted by Beverley Knight and Billy Porter. Learn more here!

Video: Disney+ Drops Otherworldly DOCTOR WHO Season Two Trailer
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 24, 2025

Disney+ has released a new trailer for season two of Doctor Who. In the trailer, audiences see the Doctor and his new companion Belinda Chandra as they adventure across time and space. Watch it now!

DOCTOR WHO Sets Season Two Premiere Date; Alan Cumming to Guest Star
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 26, 2025

Season 2 of Doctor Who is set to premiere Saturday, April 12 on Disney+ and exclusively on the BBC in the UK. Alan Cumming will guest star in the second episode of the new season.

Clive Owen, Jamie Glover, and More Join Rufus Norris' Final Season at the National Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 21, 2025

The National Theatre has announced further details and casting for previously announced shows in Director Rufus Norris' final season. Learn more about the upcoming productions here!

Deafinitely Theatre Awarded National Lottery Funding For Youth Theatre Programme
by Stephi Wild - Oct 16, 2024

Deafinitely Theatre has announced they have been awarded £273,675.00 from The National Lottery to help fund the Deafinitely Youth Theatre Programme over the next five years.

Stars From SUNSET BOULEVARD, STARLIGHT EXPRESS, and More Take Home 2024 The Stage Debut Awards
by Stephi Wild - Sep 30, 2024

The 12 winners of The Stage Debut Awards 2024, in partnership with ATG Entertainment, were revealed at a  London ceremony at 8 Northumberland Avenue on September 29.

Guest Blog: Tina Williams, Artistic Director of Pied Piper Theatre on Empathy, Understanding and the Beauty of Sign Language in CAN BEARS SKI?
by Guest Author - Nov 16, 2023

I first heard about the book Can Bears Ski? on the BBC news. I thought a play inspired by the story of Little Bear, who was born deaf, would be a perfect chance to bring awareness to our young audience, developing empathy and greater understanding of diversity in the world around them, in a delightful and fun way.

BBC to Run Extensive Shakespeare Season to Celebrate 400th Anniversary of First Folio
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Oct 11, 2023

The BBC is celebrating this extraordinary anniversary with an ambitious season of content across TV, Radio, BBC iPlayer & BBC Sounds exploring why, 400 years on, Shakespeare's relevance and influence is as strong as ever. A wealth of programming featuring major actors and leading experts, including new documentaries, performance, music, drama, comedy, news coverage and the best of the BBC archive, as well as special items on flagship BBC shows, will celebrate the man, his world and his timeless writing.

Ian Charleson Awards 2023 Nominations Announced
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Apr 24, 2023

Nominees have been revealed for this year’s Ian Charleson Awards. The annual awards celebrate actors under 30 who have performed in a classical role, which is defined as a play written before 1918.

Olivier Awards 2023: See All Award Winners!
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Apr 2, 2023

The biggest night in theatre, the Olivier Awards, was celebrated at the Royal Albert Hall on 2 April. Hosted by renowned stage and screen actor Hannah Waddingham, a three-time Olivier Award nominee herself, the Olivier Awards celebrate the world-class status of London theatre, and are Britain's most prestigious stage honours. Here are this year's award winners!

Eddie Izzard, Tim Minchin, Lea Salonga, and More Will Present at the 2023 Olivier Awards
by Stephi Wild - Mar 30, 2023

Ahead of the ceremony this Sunday (2 April), the Olivier Awards 2023 with Mastercard has announced its line-up of presenters for the event taking place at the Royal Albert Hall, hosted by Hannah Waddingham.

BroadwayWorld's Olivier Awards 2023 Predictions
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Mar 27, 2023

The biggest night in theatre, the Olivier Awards, is nearly upon us. BroadwayWorld UK's editor Aliya Al-Hassan and reviewers Kerrie Nicholson and Cheryl Markosky discuss the main nominations: who should win, who will win and who missed out!

Photos: Go Inside THE OLIVIER AWARDS 2023 WITH MASTERCARD NOMINEES' CELEBRATION
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 19, 2023

On Friday 17 March, the Olivier Awards 2023 with Mastercard hosted their Nominees’ Celebration, in partnership with Cunard at The Londoner hotel, the world's first super boutique hotel in the heart of London's theatre district. Notable nominees such as Rose Ayling-Ellis, Beverley Knight, Rob Madge, Rafe Spall and Giles Terera were in attendance, among many of the other nominated theatre makers. Check out the photos here!

The 2023 Olivier Award Nominations Are Announced
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Feb 28, 2023

The biggest night in theatre, the Olivier Awards, celebrates the brightest and best of London's world-leading theatre industry with a starry ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 2 April. Check out a full list of nominations!

Boxing Day Theatre Sale: Save up to 49% on AS YOU LIKE IT @sohoplace
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Dec 28, 2022

Boxing Day Theatre Sale: Save up to 49% on As You Like It @sohoplace