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Show of the Week: Tickets From £30 for WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 22, 2023
Show of the Week: Great seats from just £30 for Witness For The Prosecution
Review: DANCEWEST FEST, Lyric Hammersmith
by Matthew Paluch - May 22, 2023
The prospect of a choreographic platform or festival is always exciting. DanceWest Fest at Hammersmith's Lyric saw the first outing of the rebranded Ignition Dance Festival. The night was hosting four dance makers, all presenting new work (or nearly) for an energised audience.
Review: SPEAKERS' CORNER: THE PUBLIC SHAMING OF RUFUS LOVE, The Hope Theatre
by Alexander Cohen - May 22, 2023
Admirable inquiry into the morality of mob short changed by its own self-indulgence
Review: WOZZECK, Royal Opera House
by Alexander Cohen - May 22, 2023
Deborah Warner's new production dives head first into the Lars Von Trier pool of paranoia
BROKEN TOYS by Carolina Roman to Play at Cervantes Theatre Beginning In June
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2023
Broken Toys, written by Carolina Román, directed by Raymi Ortuste Quiroga, and translated by L. Finch will run 8th June – 1st July 2023, Thursdays to Saturdays at 7.30 pm at Cervantes Theatre, London.
Review: TIFF STEVENSON: SEXY BRAIN, Soho Theatre
by Imogen Usherwood - May 21, 2023
Tiff Stevenson's latest show is a hilarious and well-observed study of navigating life as a woman
Review: THE BIG O, King's Head Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - May 21, 2023
The Big O navigates Lucy’s self-loathing and PTSD in an inspirational journey, but, while the topic is loudly and proudly urgent, the play falls short on many levels. This said, it’s most definitely not a lost cause. Even though it’s all over the place at this stage, Kim Cormack’s exploration of female intimacy and the performative side of sex is an intriguing, necessary subject.
Cast Announced For HERE'S TO YOU DIVA Cabaret at Seven Dials Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2023
The cabaret will take place at Seven Dials Playhouse on Sunday 28th May at 5pm and will feature stars from Six, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Voice, Little Mix the Search and more, as well as showcasing some emerging talent. The event will feature drag queens, pop artists and more belts than a Disney Channel star in the mid 2000s.
SEGA Announces SONIC SYMPHONY World Tour Dates
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2023
The music of Sonic the Hedgehog continues! Following the standalone Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary Symphony and Brazil Game Show 2022 performances, SEGA has announced the Sonic Symphony World Tour will kick off this fall into 2024, bringing a medley of fan-favorite Sonic tracks to multiple cities.
Review: A BRIEF LIST OF EVERYONE WHO DIED, Finborough Theatre
by Abbie Grundy - May 20, 2023
As its title suggests, A Brief List of Everyone Who Died is a play that deals with grief.
Ear to Ear Productions Ltd. Presents GAME NIGHT By Adam Hannigan, 7- 13 June
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2023
Ear to Ear Productions Ltd. Presents Game Night by Adam Hannigan, 7th June - 13th July 2023, every Wednesday and Thursday 8PM at Wonderville, 57 - 60 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4QX.
Review: BALLET BLACK: PIONEERS, Theatre Royal, Stratford East
by Vikki Jane Vile - May 19, 2023
Ballet Black is now in its 21st season, Cassa Pancho’s company entering somewhat of a new era after the retirement of company favourite, Cira Robinson and the addition of some junior members to its ranks.
Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for EVERY LEAF A HALLELUJAH at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2023
Check out rehearsal photos for Every Leaf A Hallelujah at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.
Photos: Get a Sneak-Peek Inside Rehearsals For The World Premiere Of A CRITICAL STAGE At Theatre At The Tabard
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2023
Get a sneak-peek into rehearsals for the world premiere of A CRITICAL STAGE at Theatre at the Tabard 31 May to 17 June.
Claudia Kenyatta Revealed as New Chair of the Board at Battersea Arts Centre
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2023
Claudia is currently Director of Regions at Historic England, the Government body which helps people to understand, enjoy and care for heritage. Before joining Historic England, Claudia spent two decades in central government, with senior roles in arts, heritage and museums policy, corporate strategy and performance at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Cabinet Office.
Review: GODOT IS A WOMAN, Old Fire Station, Oxford
by Katie Kirkpatrick - May 19, 2023
In their Fringe hit Godot is a Woman, Silent Faces theatre company explore Beckett and his estate’s refusal to allow women or non-binary people to perform his most famous play through a series of skits and spoofs on the play itself. The show is initially framed through a phone call to the estate which never goes through, leaving the characters in an all-too-familiar state of waiting.
THE CHOIR OF MAN Will Partner With Suicide Prevention Charity Campaign Against Living Miserably
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2023
To mark the climax of Mental Health Awareness Week 2023, the company of the Olivier-nominated international stage sensation THE CHOIR OF MAN announces details of a year-long fundraising partnership with mental health and suicide prevention charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM).
Documentary to Follow Ruth Wilson in THE SECOND WOMAN at the Young Vic
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 19, 2023
A documentary is to be made following Ruth Wilson in her 24 hour performance of The Second Woman at the Young Vic.
Tickets From £27 for THE VERGE OF FOREVER at The Other Palace
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 19, 2023
The Verge of Forever is an exciting new song cycle that seamlessly blends the sophistication of classical music with the energy and spontaneity of pop and jazz.
Lyric Hammersmith Theatre's SPRINGBOARD to Stage Fresh Adaptation of THE BACCHAE This July
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2023
A new adaptation of Euripides' Greek tragedy The Bacchae by Katherine Soper (Evening Standard Award winner for Most Promising Playwright), directed by Kwame Owusu and commissioned for the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre's ground-breaking performance training programme, SPRINGBOARD, will run in the Studio from Thursday 20 -  Saturday 22 July 2023.
Photos: First Look at Ruth Wilson in THE SECOND WOMAN at the Young Vic Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2023
Production photos have been released of Ruth Wilson as Virginia ahead of her marathon 24-hour performance in The Second Woman at the Young Vic Theatre starting at 4pm today.
Video: Watch an All-New Trailer For ASSASSINS at Chichester Festival Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2023
An all new trailer has been released for Sondheim’s Assassins featuring Amy Booth-Steel, Carly Mercedes Dyer, Harry Hepple, Danny Mac, Sam Oladeinde and Jack Shalloo singing a medley from three of the show’s outstanding numbers: Everybody’s Got The Right, The Gun Song and Unworthy of Your Love. Check out the video here!
Playwrights Revealed in 2023/24 Soho Six, Co-Commissioned With Leading UK Producers
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2023
Focusing on the best and brightest in emerging playwrighting talent, Soho Theatre's Soho Six attachment programme develops and nurtures playwrights' artistic practice as they write a new play for Soho's stages.
Ten New Plays to be Performed at the National Theatre's Connections Festival 2023
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 19, 2023
From the 20-24 June 2023 the National Theatre is celebrating youth theatre as ten youth theatre companies and school groups from across the UK will stage new plays in the Dorfman Theatre as part of its 2023 Connections Festival. 
Summer In Battersea Park Returns For 2023
by BWW News Desk - May 19, 2023
Back due to popular demand for its fourth year, Enable along with Wandsworth Borough Council are bringing you another sizzling series of weekend activity in Battersea Park and beyond!

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