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: 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: 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: 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.
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).
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.
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!
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!