Grace Mouat and Jacob Fowler Will Lead the UK Stage Premiere of New British Musical BEFORE AFTER
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2023
Grey Area’s Artistic Director, Georgie Rankcom, will direct Grace Mouat (Six) and Jacob Fowler (Heathers) in this musical love story about a couple given a second shot at happiness.
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2023
Grey Area’s Artistic Director, Georgie Rankcom, will direct Grace Mouat (Six) and Jacob Fowler (Heathers) in this musical love story about a couple given a second shot at happiness.
Review: SEIZE THE CHEESE!, New Wimbledon Theatre Studio
by Gary Naylor - November 07, 2023
Up and down show about the annual cheese-chase in Gloucestershire as a metaphor for seizing control of one's destiny
by Gary Naylor - November 07, 2023
Up and down show about the annual cheese-chase in Gloucestershire as a metaphor for seizing control of one's destiny
Photos: Inside Rehearsal For the UK Tour of WICKED
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2023
All new rehearsal photos have been released from the new UK touring cast of WICKED. Check out the photos here!
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2023
All new rehearsal photos have been released from the new UK touring cast of WICKED. Check out the photos here!
The West End's First Chat Show is Coming to London This December
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2023
A Spotlight On has announced its guests for the West End's first chat show coming to London this December.
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2023
A Spotlight On has announced its guests for the West End's first chat show coming to London this December.
Review: PASSING, Park Theatre
by Alexander Cohen - November 07, 2023
Generational inheritance is the central question beating at the heart of Dan Sareen’s cosy domestic drama Passing.
by Alexander Cohen - November 07, 2023
Generational inheritance is the central question beating at the heart of Dan Sareen’s cosy domestic drama Passing.
I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY Halted Due to Audience Disruption at Manchester Opera House
by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 07, 2023
New musical I Should Be So Lucky had to be halted for 14 minutes at Manchester's Opera House theatre - after a disturbance involving audience members.
by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 07, 2023
New musical I Should Be So Lucky had to be halted for 14 minutes at Manchester's Opera House theatre - after a disturbance involving audience members.
Review: PERFECTION, OF A KIND: BRITTEN VS AUDEN, Southbank Centre
by Alexander Cohen - November 06, 2023
Less a bust up of two of the 20th century’s great British artists, Perfection, of a Kind: Britten vs Auden is a celebration of the artists’ curious friendship, and shared artistic virtuosity. Deftly curated musical and poetic extracts from Auden and a young Britten, it is left up to us to decide how much of Auden’s almost paternal influence rubbed off on the composer.
by Alexander Cohen - November 06, 2023
Less a bust up of two of the 20th century’s great British artists, Perfection, of a Kind: Britten vs Auden is a celebration of the artists’ curious friendship, and shared artistic virtuosity. Deftly curated musical and poetic extracts from Auden and a young Britten, it is left up to us to decide how much of Auden’s almost paternal influence rubbed off on the composer.
SAM WU IS NOT AFRAID OF GHOSTS and HOW TO CATCH A STAR Come to the Polka Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2023
Sam Wu is Now Afraid of Ghosts and How to Catch a Star are both coming to the Polka Theatre. Tickets are on sale now!
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2023
Sam Wu is Now Afraid of Ghosts and How to Catch a Star are both coming to the Polka Theatre. Tickets are on sale now!
MERRY MAYHEM: A FESTIVE EXTRAVAGANZA Comes to the Yard Theatre Next Month
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2023
This December, The Yard Theatre is tossing out tired tunes and tropes in favour of full-throttle festive folly. The venue's irreverent holiday season, dubbed MERRY MAYHEM: A Festive Extravaganza, will transform The Yard into a gloriously warped winter wonderland from December 9th through to the 21st.
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2023
This December, The Yard Theatre is tossing out tired tunes and tropes in favour of full-throttle festive folly. The venue's irreverent holiday season, dubbed MERRY MAYHEM: A Festive Extravaganza, will transform The Yard into a gloriously warped winter wonderland from December 9th through to the 21st.
Review: IRVINE WELSH'S PORNO, Arts Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - November 06, 2023
An alleged hit at the Fringe in 2022, it disappears on a bigger stage and sadly becomes a steady trudge.
by Cindy Marcolina - November 06, 2023
An alleged hit at the Fringe in 2022, it disappears on a bigger stage and sadly becomes a steady trudge.
Jeff Wayne's THE WAR OF THE WORLDS: THE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE in London Receives 2-Year Extended License
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2023
Composer, Producer Jeff Wayne and Layered Reality, the UK’s leading immersive experience specialist, has announced an extension of their licensing agreement following the resounding success of their multi-award winning show Jeff Wayne’s The War of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience.
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2023
Composer, Producer Jeff Wayne and Layered Reality, the UK’s leading immersive experience specialist, has announced an extension of their licensing agreement following the resounding success of their multi-award winning show Jeff Wayne’s The War of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience.
Video: Listen to 'If I Believed' From TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK)
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2023
An all new video has been released of the studio recording of the song 'If I Believed', performed by Dujonna Gift and Sam Tutty, from the new British musical, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York). Check out the video here!
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2023
An all new video has been released of the studio recording of the song 'If I Believed', performed by Dujonna Gift and Sam Tutty, from the new British musical, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York). Check out the video here!
New West End Fringe Venue Opens in 2024 With STRANGERS IN BETWEEN
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2023
London’s West End is to get a new fringe theatre right in the heart of Covent Garden. The opening production will be the transfer of LAMBCO Production’s award-winning, critically acclaimed production of Tommy Murphy’s Australian drama, ‘Strangers in Between’, directed by Adam Spreadbury-Maher, from south London’s Golden Goose Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2023
London’s West End is to get a new fringe theatre right in the heart of Covent Garden. The opening production will be the transfer of LAMBCO Production’s award-winning, critically acclaimed production of Tommy Murphy’s Australian drama, ‘Strangers in Between’, directed by Adam Spreadbury-Maher, from south London’s Golden Goose Theatre.
LIBERATION SQUARES Comes to Nottingham Playhouse in 2024
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2023
Liberation Squares, a brand-new co-production with the innovative new writing champions Fifth Word Theatre company, and in association with Brixton House, is announced as the lead Neville Studio production for spring 2024 at Nottingham Playhouse.
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2023
Liberation Squares, a brand-new co-production with the innovative new writing champions Fifth Word Theatre company, and in association with Brixton House, is announced as the lead Neville Studio production for spring 2024 at Nottingham Playhouse.
Tickets From £35 for STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS at the Gielgud Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 06, 2023
Tickets from £35 for Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends.
by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 06, 2023
Tickets from £35 for Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends.
Review: NUTCRACKER, Tuff Nutt Jazz Club, Southbank Centre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 06, 2023
Every Christmas we are promised a 'new take' on either Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker and Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Often these are changed for change's sake, but in Drew McOnie's new take on the iconic ballet, we have a joyful, fresh and vibrant production, with a subtle message of acceptance and love.
by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 06, 2023
Every Christmas we are promised a 'new take' on either Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker and Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Often these are changed for change's sake, but in Drew McOnie's new take on the iconic ballet, we have a joyful, fresh and vibrant production, with a subtle message of acceptance and love.
Guest Blog: 'This is a Happy Ending': J Spooner of Unlimited Theatre on Closing the Touring Company and Their Upcoming unAwards
by Guest Author - November 06, 2023
27 years ago, in 1997, I co-founded a theatre company with five friends. The artists and founders of Unlimited Theatre were all graduates from the Workshop Theatre at the University of Leeds who had been inspired by incredible artists who'd come before us.
by Guest Author - November 06, 2023
27 years ago, in 1997, I co-founded a theatre company with five friends. The artists and founders of Unlimited Theatre were all graduates from the Workshop Theatre at the University of Leeds who had been inspired by incredible artists who'd come before us.
Review: TOM BRACE: A TRICK DOWN MEMORY LANE, Pleasance London
by Kat Mokrynski - November 06, 2023
The introduction of Tom Brace: A Trick Down Memory Lane is a fascinating one in which a disembodied voice recounts the time when Derren Brown played Russian Roulette live on television, creating a controversy not only in the world of magic but in general.
by Kat Mokrynski - November 06, 2023
The introduction of Tom Brace: A Trick Down Memory Lane is a fascinating one in which a disembodied voice recounts the time when Derren Brown played Russian Roulette live on television, creating a controversy not only in the world of magic but in general.
Review: 7 DEATHS OF MARIA CALLAS, London Coliseum
by Franco Milazzo - November 04, 2023
Celebrated performance artist Marina Abramović is very much in town: as well as a huge exhibition of her works at the Royal Academy, this “opera project” in London’s largest West End theatre sees her explore the life, works and final moments of the diva’s diva Maria Callas through music, song and conceptual videos.
by Franco Milazzo - November 04, 2023
Celebrated performance artist Marina Abramović is very much in town: as well as a huge exhibition of her works at the Royal Academy, this “opera project” in London’s largest West End theatre sees her explore the life, works and final moments of the diva’s diva Maria Callas through music, song and conceptual videos.
Review: ZONA FRANCA, Southbank Centre
by Franco Milazzo - November 03, 2023
Welcome to Zona Franca, a show created by Brazilian choreographer Alice Ripoll and dance company Cia Suave that does its level best to defy being pigeonholed. Can this even be called a dance production if only about a third of the time is spent on hip-shaking and booty-waving?
by Franco Milazzo - November 03, 2023
Welcome to Zona Franca, a show created by Brazilian choreographer Alice Ripoll and dance company Cia Suave that does its level best to defy being pigeonholed. Can this even be called a dance production if only about a third of the time is spent on hip-shaking and booty-waving?
Photos: First Look at the McOnie Company's NUTRACKER at the Tuff Nutt Jazz Club
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2023
All new photos have been released from the McOnie Company's Nutcracker at the Tuff Nutt Jazz Club. Check out the photos here!
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2023
All new photos have been released from the McOnie Company's Nutcracker at the Tuff Nutt Jazz Club. Check out the photos here!
Photos: Inside Underbelly Boulevard and Café Kitty's Opening Party
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2023
All new images have been released from the Underbelly Boulevard and Café Kitty opening party on Thursday 2 November, celebrating Underbelly’s new venue, restaurant, and bar in the heart of Soho. Check out photos here!
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2023
All new images have been released from the Underbelly Boulevard and Café Kitty opening party on Thursday 2 November, celebrating Underbelly’s new venue, restaurant, and bar in the heart of Soho. Check out photos here!
Cast Set for UK Tour of CAN BEARS SKI?
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2023
The Pied Piper Theatre Company and Deafinitely Theatre have announced the full cast of the Can Bears Ski? bythe award-winning poet Raymond Antrobus in a new adaptation for the stage by Tina Williams.
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2023
The Pied Piper Theatre Company and Deafinitely Theatre have announced the full cast of the Can Bears Ski? bythe award-winning poet Raymond Antrobus in a new adaptation for the stage by Tina Williams.
Guest Blog: 'I Couldn't Let the Matter Go': Erin Edwards on OPERATION MINCEMEAT, MI5 and the Campaign to #FindHester
by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 03, 2023
In 1943, MI5 secretary Hester Leggatt played a vital role in an operation to fool the Nazis, by writing fake love letters to be found on a corpse. Hester's own story remained a mystery until Operation Mincemeat inspired fans, known as mincefluencers, to #FindHester. Erin Edwards wrote to MI5, asking for confirmation that Hester had worked in the wartime security services. Here she tells BroadwayWorld about her own research and eventually receiving written confirmation from MI5 about Hester.
by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 03, 2023
In 1943, MI5 secretary Hester Leggatt played a vital role in an operation to fool the Nazis, by writing fake love letters to be found on a corpse. Hester's own story remained a mystery until Operation Mincemeat inspired fans, known as mincefluencers, to #FindHester. Erin Edwards wrote to MI5, asking for confirmation that Hester had worked in the wartime security services. Here she tells BroadwayWorld about her own research and eventually receiving written confirmation from MI5 about Hester.
Review: NEW ENGLISH BALLET THEATRE: GENESIS DANCE PROJECT AND NEW WORKS, Sadler's Wells
by Matthew Paluch - November 03, 2023
New English Ballet Theatre is in its 13th year as a company and presents a mixed programme at the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells that's also a rather mixed bag…
by Matthew Paluch - November 03, 2023
New English Ballet Theatre is in its 13th year as a company and presents a mixed programme at the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells that's also a rather mixed bag…
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