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EDINBURGH 2023: MANIFEST DESTINY'S CHILD Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 05, 2023
BWW catches up with Dennis Trainor Jr to chat about bringing Manifest Destiny's Child to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
£79,000 of Laurence Olivier Bursaries Awarded to Drama School Students in Need of Financial Support
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2023
17 drama school students from across the UK have been awarded Laurence Olivier bursaries, administered by the Society of London Theatre (SOLT), to help them complete their training.
Owain Arthur Joins GUYS & DOLLS at the Bridge Theatre
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2023
Owain Arthur will play the role of Nathan Detroit in Nicholas Hytner’s critically acclaimed immersive production of Guys & Dolls. Arthur will have his first performance on 17 July 2023 replacing Daniel Mays, who will return to the role on 16 October.
Southbank Centre Hosts London Literature Festival with a Celebration of Spoken Word
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2023
The Southbank Centre has announced London Literature Festival 2023, showcasing the explosive popularity of spoken word poetry alongside new partnerships with literary lovers from across the UK.
Now On Sale: STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW at The Phoenix Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - July 05, 2023
Brought to life by a multi-award-winning creative team, who take theatrical storytelling and stagecraft to a whole new dimension, this gripping new adventure will take you right back to the beginning of the Stranger Things story – and may hold the key to the end.
2-FACES Comes to Barons Court Theatre
by BWW News Desk - July 04, 2023
As audacious art thieves Sara and Kofi plan their most ambitious heist yet Interpol are closing in. Or are they? In this newly minted madcap comedy, the search for identity and family takes on a dubious duplicity as the pair slip seamlessly into the roles of Detectives Solomon and Kincaid to cover their tracks while navigating the murky waters of subterfuge.
EDINBURGH 2023: Tim Murray Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 04, 2023
BWW catches up with Tim Murray to chat about bringing Witches! to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
EDINBURGH 2023: Don Biswas Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 04, 2023
BWW catches up Don Biswas to chat about bringing The Revolution Will Be Disorganised to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
EDINBURGH 2023: Katy Berry Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 04, 2023
BWW caught up with Katy Berry to chat about bringing Diamond Goddess Crystal Pussy to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Full Cast Announced for World Premiere of Sam Holcroft's A MIRROR at the Almeida Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - July 04, 2023
The Almeida Theatre announces the full cast for the world premiere of Sam Holcroft’s A Mirror. 
PRIVATE LIVES, Starring Nigel Havers and Patricia Hodge, to Transfer to West End
by Aliya Al-Hassan - July 04, 2023
Noël Coward’s scintillating comic masterpiece Private Lives starring Nigel Havers and Patricia Hodge heads to the West End this Autumn.
Show Of The Month: AIN'T TOO PROUD at the Prince Edward Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - July 04, 2023
From the creators of the award-winning Jersey Boys... Get Ready, Cause Here They Come! Show of the Month: Tickets from £25 for Ain’t Too Proud
EDINBURGH 2023: Dominique Salerno Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 04, 2023
BWW catches up with Dominique Salerno to chat about bringing The Box Show to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Interview: 'It's There to Entertain, But Also to Provoke': Actor Cherrelle Skeete on History, Provocation and Activism in BENEATHA'S PLACE at the Young Vic
by Kat Mokrynski - July 04, 2023
Recently, BroadwayWorld spoke with Cherrelle Skeete, who is playing the role of Beneatha in Beneatha’s Place at the Young Vic. Inspired by the groundbreaking civil rights drama, A Raisin in the Sun, Beneatha's Place challenges today's culture wars about colonial history and reckoning with the past.
EDINBURGH 2023: Mark Nelson Interview
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 04, 2023
BWW catches up with comedian Mark Nelson to chat about bringing Bits & Pieces to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Review: CRAZY FOR YOU, Gillian Lynne Theatre
by Franco Milazzo - July 03, 2023
With a plot packed with clichés that are older than the hills and gags of pure corn which may be even older, it’s just as well that Crazy For You is an utterly spectacular feast for the eyes and ears.
Cast Announced For New UK Tour of CALENDAR GIRLS, Launching This August
by BWW News Desk - July 03, 2023
A new U.K. tour of Calendar Girls the Musical is set to launch this August at the Theatre Royal Windsor.
EDINBURGH 2023: Amos Gill Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - July 03, 2023
BWW spoke to Amos Gill to chat about bringing In Pursuit of Happy(ish) to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
SIMA by Ellen Bannerman to Open at the Drayton Arms Theatre in July
by BWW News Desk - July 03, 2023
The world premiere of Sima by Ellen Bannerman will be presented at Drayton Arms, 4th - 8th July 2023. 
tiata fahodzi Announces New Season, Including Nkenna Akunna's CHEEKY LITTLE BROWN
by Aliya Al-Hassan - July 03, 2023
tiata fahodzi, the UK’s leading British African heritage contemporary theatre company, today announces a new season of theatre including a major tour of a new production; welcomes a new wave of six artists and creative associates to the tiata fahodzi family; and commissions a new Triple Bill of explosive short plays showcasing theatre’s most exciting new voices, all slated for autumn 2023/Spring 2024.
'We Want to Remain Artistically Relevant and Energised.' Guest Blog from Gareth Machin, Artistic Director of Wiltshire Creative
by Guest Author - July 03, 2023
Are professional performance and community participation two separate strands of work or should they seamlessly intertwine within an artistic project, a programme and an organisation? Should funding structures be separated out into professional and community work? Should they be equal priorities for publicly funded organisations?
Charlie McCullagh and Evelyn Hoskins to Star in 42 BALLOONS at The Lowry in 2024
by BWW News Desk - July 03, 2023
Tickets are now on sale for the first full production of new musical 42 Balloons playing at The Lowry, Salford from 18 April – 19 May 2024.
Cast Revealed For FOUR FELONS AND A FUNERAL New Musical Production
by BWW News Desk - July 03, 2023
The Musical Theatre Review award-winning GOYA Theatre Company have announced the cast for the tour of their brand-new, Queer, rom-com, road-trip musical.
Nenda Neururer Completes the Cast of IT'S HEADED STRAIGHT TOWARDS US at Park Theatre
by BWW News Desk - July 03, 2023
Nenda Neururer will star as Leela, completing the cast of It’s Headed Straight Towards Us, a comedy written by stars of The Young Ones, Adrian Edmondson and Nigel Planer.
Inside Rehearsals for THE CROWN JEWELS at the Garrick Theatre
by Kat Mokrynski - July 03, 2023
BroadwayWorld UK had the chance to attend a rehearsal of Simon Nye’s The Crown Jewels. We were treated to some performances from the cast, a Q&A with writer Simon Nye and director Sean Foley, and the opportunity to speak with some members of the cast and crew about the show. 

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