Cast Set For PRINCESS ESSEX at Shakespeare's Globe by BWW News Desk
- August 06, 2024 Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of Princess Essex, directed by Robin Belfield (Twelfth Night, RSC), written by and starring Anne Odeke (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Globe).
Review: SOMETHING ROTTEN! IN CONCERT, Theatre Royal Drury Lane by Cindy Marcolina
- August 06, 2024 In line with the trend of the moment, this is more than a concert and less than a full production. The set has been kept to a minimum, featuring only two heavy-looking wooden tables with chairs and banners with Tudor insignia, but there’s enough costumes and choreography to have a proper glimpse of what it might look like fully staged.
GLADIATOR Comes to Royal Albert Hall as the First Films in Concert Show of 2025 by BWW News Desk
- August 06, 2024 Russell Crowe will once more have his vengeance – in this life or the next – as Gladiator returns to the Royal Albert Hall for a 25th anniversary screening, as part of the venue's Films in Concert series.
PEOPLE, PLACES, & THINGS and VANYA To Launch on NT at Home With Streaming Premiere by BWW News Desk
- August 06, 2024 On 19 September, audiences worldwide can stream the critically acclaimed productions People, Places & Things with Denise Gough (Angels in America), and VANYA with Andrew Scott (All of us Strangers, Fleabag) on National Theatre at Home.
Review: MADWOMEN OF THE WEST, Riverside Studios by Josh Maughan
- August 06, 2024 Four acting icons. A mostly clever script. And enough gossip to last an entire theatre season. What more could you ask for from a summer’s evening at the theatre? Madwomen of the West transfers to Riverside Studios after seasons in New York and LA and, while a little clumsy at times, is a showcase of the immense talent of its cast.
Peter Jöback Will Perform at London's Bush Hall With Special Guest Ed Harcourt by BWW News Desk
- August 06, 2024 Peter Jöback, the multiplatinum selling artist and one of Sweden’s biggest stars, has today announced that the esteemed singer-songwriter Ed Harcourt will join him as a very special guest at his upcoming concert in London.
Review: WORMHOLES, Omnibus Theatre by Cheryl Markosky
- August 05, 2024 You simply can't take your eyes off Victoria Yeates (Call the Midwife, Fantastic Beasts, Ben and Imo, The Crucible), who's completely captivating in Emily Jupp's one-woman play, Wormholes, at bijou Omnibus Theatre on London's Clapham Common. Her portrayal of a bubbly young woman broken by a controlling partner in a coercive and abusive relationship is West End standard – but without the hassle of actually having to go into the West End.
Review Roundup: THE YEARS Opens at Almeida Theatre by BWW News Desk
- August 05, 2024 See what the critics are saying about The Years at Almeida Theatre. Read the reviews and learn more about this West End show.
Review: BBC PROMS: PROM 21: THE SINFONIA OF LONDON AND JOHN WILSON by Aliya Al-Hassan
- August 05, 2024 John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London have rightly earned a reputation for holding audiences rapt with their vivid realisations of music. Last night, you could have heard a pin drop in the majestic Royal Albert Hall, as they returned to The Proms for a victorious fourth consecutive appearance, celebrating American classics.
Lily Collins and Álvaro Morte Will Make West End Debuts in BARCELONA by BWW News Desk
- August 05, 2024 Lily Collins (Emily in Paris, Mank, To The Bone) and Álvaro Morte (Money Heist, Wheel of Time, Immaculate) will swap the big screen for the West End in the UK premiere of Bess Wohl’s play Barcelona.
Video: DEATH OF ENGLAND at @sohoplace Releases New Trailer by Blair Ingenthron
- August 04, 2024 Watch a trailer for the West End productions of Clint Dyer and Roy Williams' three state of the nation plays, Death of England: Michael, Death of England: Delroy and Death of England: Closing Time in the video here.
Review: A CHORUS LINE, Sadler's Wells by Cindy Marcolina
- August 03, 2024 The show is in itself show-stopping. The cast of accomplished triple-threats swaps tense competition for a jubilant celebration of form. In a post-pandemic industry that’s suffered cuts to the arts across all areas, it’s disheartening to see an artist’s quality of life hasn’t exactly progressed much. But, gosh, they make it look so beautiful.
Review: BBC PROMS: PROM 18: SAM SMITH, Royal Albert Hall by Aliya Al-Hassan
- August 03, 2024 Auntie had no need to be worried. For Smith's only UK appearance of 2024, they were joined the BBC Concert Orchestra and the LJ Singers for an excellent (and very professional) evening, celebrating Smith as a singer, rather than a controversialist.
Review: POLICE COPS IN SPACE, Underbelly Cavendish Square by Christiana Rose
- August 02, 2024 Police Cops In Space is a space age comedy, creatively adapting the legacy of 80’s cult police and space films to joyous effect. The comedy showcases bold and dynamic trio Zachary Hunt, Nathan Parkinson and Tom Roe, who honour the genre playfully, with their high-energy, fast-paced theatrical mission.