Offstage Theatre

21 Theater Books for Your Winter 2023 Reading List
by Team BWW - Feb 11, 2023

From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 21 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's winter reading list.

28 Theater Books for Your Fall 2022 Reading (and Listening) List
by Team BWW - Oct 8, 2022

We're falling into fall with a great Broadway read! This season, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 25 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's fall reading list.

BWW Interview: Cressida Brown talks about THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF SMACK AND CRACK at Riverside Studios
by Cheryl Markosky - Jun 7, 2022

Director Cressida Brown believes we'll never find the classics if we don't find new writers. Writer Ed Edwards' The Political History of Smack and Crack – a funny love song to a lost generation crushed by the 80s heroin epidemic under Thatcher – is on its way to becoming a modern classic. heroin epidemic – is on its way to becoming a modern classic.

Official London Theatre Launches Discount West End Ticket Program, SHOW TIME
by Stephi Wild - Feb 8, 2022

For the first time ever, London's world-famous West End is offering £10, £20, £30, £40 and £50 tickets (with no booking fees) to over 40 top shows from now until 31 March, as Official London Theatre extend their New Year promotion and relaunch it as Show Time - adding a wide array of offers from restaurants, shops and hotels.

TheatreCraft Unveils 2021 Line-Up for First Ever Hybrid Event
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 12, 2021

From tutu making with Wimbledon College of Arts to carpentry, metalwork and props-buying with the National Theatre, hair and makeup with Disney’s The Lion King and fitting radio mics with the Association of Sound Designers - nearly 60 top theatre organisations from around the country are lifting the curtain for this year’s TheatreCraft.

TheatreCraft Set to Return November 2021
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 9, 2021

The UK’s largest free theatre careers event is back for a 15th year, returning to the Royal Opera House on Monday 22 November 2021. For the first time, it will be a hybrid event with an online streamed element, to enable as many young people as possible to join in throughout the day.

SOLT and UK Theatre Launch Series Of Affordable Mental Health and Wellbeing Webinars
by Stephi Wild - Mar 31, 2021

A series of 10 affordable webinars, hosted by SOLT and UK Theatre and presented by expert facilitators, have been programmed between 26 April and 31 May 2021 to support the mental health and wellbeing of offstage theatre workers.

Theatre Uncut and the Traverse Theatre Present TOOLS FOR CHANGE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 28, 2020

Theatre Uncut and the Traverse Theatre are releasing digital reimaginings of three plays from the Theatre Uncut archive that explore racism, censorship, power and identity.

Long Wharf Theatre Presents BLACK TRANS WOMEN AT THE CENTER: AN EVENING OF SHORT PLAYS
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 24, 2020

As Long Wharf Theatre prepares for the September premiere of their 2020/21 season One City, Many Stages, their summer offerings continue to underline a commitment to emergent programming that breaks traditional barriers to storytelling.

BWW Blog: You Want Broadway Quizzes? I Have Broadway Quizzes!
by Student Blogger: Katelen Hankins - Jun 2, 2020

I gathered 32 quizzes related to theatre, each of them tested to see not only are they fun but relatively unique to each other.

Ovalhouse Announces New Artistic Director and New Venue Name Change
by Stephi Wild - Mar 5, 2020

Ovalhouse has announced its new Artistic Director, Gbolahan Obisesan, will start in April 2020. Gbolahan will be leading the theatre into its new venue in Brixton, South London and succeeds Deborah Bestwick who steps down after 20 years at the helm.

Theatre Industry Comes Together To Inspire Young People About Offstage Jobs At Biggest Ever TheatreCraft
by Stephi Wild - Nov 12, 2019

The UK theatre industry came together yesterday (Monday 11 November) for the 14th annual TheatreCraft, the largest free offstage theatre careers event for 16 to 30-year-olds. Hosted by the Royal Opera House, over 1,300 young people attended a?" making it the biggest ever TheatreCraft a?" with more than 85 industry professionals running nearly 60 workshops, talks and backstage tours.

Yamin Choudury, Nadia Fall And Michelle Terry Announced As Ambassadors For TheatreCraft 2019
by Stephi Wild - Oct 10, 2019

The Ambassadors for TheatreCraft 2019 have been announced as Yamin Choudury (Artistic Director of Hackney Empire), Nadia Fall (Artistic Director of Theatre Royal Stratford East) and Michelle Terry (actor and Artistic Director of Shakespeare's Globe).

West End Lifts The Curtain On Theatre Careers For #INSPIRINGFUTURETHEATRE DAY
by Marianka Swain - Jul 3, 2019

Theatres, arts organisations and industry professionals across the UK are celebrating the wide range of offstage theatre careers available for young people, as part of #InspiringFutureTheatre, a joint initiative by Society of London Theatre (SOLT), UK Theatre and Education & Employers, encouraging young people to explore job opportunities within a sustainable and representative theatre workforce.

Teens Go Behind the Scenes of London's West End on #InspiringFutureTheatre Day
by Stephi Wild - Jun 28, 2019

Next week on 3 July, hundreds of Westminster teenagers will get an exclusive insight behind the scenes of London's West End, as part of #InspiringFutureTheatre Day, a celebration of offstage theatre careers campaign Inspiring Future Theatre, one year since it launched.

Photo Flash: First Look at ICARUS at the Unicorn
by Julie Musbach - Jan 29, 2019

Cressida Brown directs a bold new version of the classic Greek myth of Icarus from German playwright Katrin Lange, in a translation by Purni Morell. This epic, thrilling and funny adventure story - with an original score and spectacular stagecraft - re-imagines the myth from Icarus' perspective.

Macha Theatre Works Presents The PNW Premiere Of VEILS By Tom Coash
by BWW News Desk - Nov 30, 2018

Veils is a two-woman show featuring actors Fathiya Ritter and Alaji. The design team includes Parmida Ziaei (set/props designer), Sadiqua Iman (costume designer), Johanna Melamed (sound designer), Suzi Tucker (projection designer), Zanna King (lighting designer), Mike Stephens (tech supervisor), and Madison Silva (stage manager).

Macha Theatre Works Presents The PNW Premiere Of VEILS By Tom Coash
by BWW News Desk - Nov 28, 2018

Veils is a two-woman show featuring actors Fathiya Ritter and Alaji. The design team includes Parmida Ziaei (set/props designer), Sadiqua Iman (costume designer), Johanna Melamed (sound designer), Suzi Tucker (projection designer), Zanna King (lighting designer), Mike Stephens (tech supervisor), and Madison Silva (stage manager).

Macha Theatre Works Presents The PNW Premiere Of VEILS By Tom Coash
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 6, 2018

Veils is a two-woman show featuring actors Fathiya Ritter and Alaji. The design team includes Parmida Ziaei (set/props designer), Sadiqua Iman (costume designer), Johanna Melamed (sound designer), Suzi Tucker (projection designer), Zanna King (lighting designer), Mike Stephens (tech supervisor), and Madison Silva (stage manager).

THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF SMACK AND CRACK Transfers To Soho Theatre
by Julie Musbach - Aug 28, 2018

Fresh from a highly-acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe, The Political History of Smack and Crack now transfers to Soho Theatre. This angry, funny love-song explores a lost generation annihilated by the heroin epidemic in Manchester, following a pair of star-crossed lovers from 1981 to the present day.