Hamlet - 2017 - West End Articles Page 2

It's one of those dream shows, you know? From the second that I first encountered it, I saw myself in it, and it became an aspiration to be in that show, to tell that story. It's always had this pull to it.

Robert Icke’s new adaptation of Oedipus is now open on Broadway, starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville. at Studio 54. See what the critics had to say about the New York transfer of this Olivier Award-winning Best Revival.

Apollinaire Theatre Company will present Tina Satter’s IS THIS A ROOM, a verbatim play based on the FBI interrogation transcript of Reality Winner. The production runs December 12–January 11 at Chelsea Theatre Works.

 On November 19, Quintessence Theatre will continue its 16th season with The Pirates of Penzance, the beloved comic opera by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan.

The Olivier Award-winning Oedipus, an adaptation created and directed by Robert Icke, will begin performances on Broadway on Thursday, October 30, 2025. Meet the cast of Oedipus here!

With frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in the news due to actor Bruce Willis fighting the disease for several years, I decided to speak with playwright Jake Broder, an Atlantic Fellow at the Global Brain Health Institute, about his motivation to create Unravelled and his research on the disease.

Performances are now underway for the Broadway premiere of The Queen of Versailles. Previews begin on October 8. Meet the cast of The Queen of Versailles here and read bios of the show's stars and cast!

The Javaad Alipoor Company has announced that LJ Parkinson, Jennifer Jackson, Gabriella Schmidt, Sean Jackson and Tom Varey will star in the world premiere of its brand new stage production, Elmet.

Ros Brooke-Taylor will succeed Denise Wood as Executive Director, joining the organisation in early 2026 alongside incoming Artistic Director Dominic Cooke.

Papatango and Park Theatre have announced full casting for the world première of 2024 Papatango New Writing Prize winner Hannah Doran's The Meat Kings! (Inc.) of Brooklyn Heights.

Dorset Theatre Festival has announced a staged reading of the new play Bad Dates: End Game by Theresa Rebeck, directed by John Benjamin Hickey, starring Julie White. The performance will take place September 13, 2025 at the Dorset Playhouse. 

A longtime staple of New York and London stages, we are chronicling Elizabeth McGovern's theater roles ahead of the debut of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.

King Hamlet, a new documentary that follows Oscar Isaac during the 2017 production of Hamlet at the Public Theater, is set to make its world premiere at this year's Telluride Film Festival.

The Rochester School of Technology's School of Performing Arts (Rochester, NY) will join The Farm Theater's 2025-26 College Collaboration Project with playwright Gina Femia.

Sherie Rene Scott will join the company of The Queen of Versailles on Broadway. Learn more about the cast and upcoming performances and see how to purchase tickets!

Smoking Mirror Theatre Company, an emerging Shakespeare troupe, will present The Life and Death of King John at the A.R.T/New York Theatres. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

Paul Hilton will take on the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in Matthew Warchus’ A Christmas Carol, adapted for the stage by Jack Thorne at The Old Vic. Learn more about the production here!

The Fountain Theatre will present Bricolage Production Company’s staging of Protest, a two-person, one-act play by world-renowned dissident playwright and former Czech President Václav Havel. Learn more!

Silver Glass Productions will present the World Premiere of HUCKA, written and directed by Suzanne Willett Off-Broadway. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!

Tennessee Williams: Portrait of a Gay Icon is a one man play about the playwright Tennessee Williams, coming to Old Diorama Arts Centre. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Tom Glynn-Carney will play George Deever and Hayley Squires will play Ann Deever in Arthur Miller's ALL MY SONS, directed by Ivo Van Hove.

The Gilded Age is back for Season 3, and with it, a new and returning crop of Broadway talent. The New York-based costume drama is known for its vast array of theater actors, utilizing a total of 163 across its three seasons. Take a look here to see which of your favorite stars appear in the new season!

PlayGround will conclude its summer season with the fourth annual Free-Play Festival, running August 1–24, 2025, at Potrero Stage and online via simulcast.

Shakespeare in the Squares will celebrate its eighth summer tour with an all-new production of The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare’s comedy battle of wits, wills and wild romance featuring toe-tapping pop classics.

Rorschach Theatre has announced finalists for its annual Magic in Rough Spaces New Play Lab. Get full details for the plays. The final three plays will be announced May 19, 2025 and public readings of those finalists will be on June 14, & 15, 2025.