MATILDA THE MUSICAL is Coming to Netflix UK/IE on 25 June
by Aliya Al-Hassan - April 24, 2023
Netflix has finally announced the UK and Ireland streaming date for the hit film adaptation of Matilda on 25 June.
by Aliya Al-Hassan - April 24, 2023
Netflix has finally announced the UK and Ireland streaming date for the hit film adaptation of Matilda on 25 June.
Review: ANIMAL, Park Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - April 22, 2023
Jon Bradfield (script) and Josh Hepple (original story alongside Bradfield) pen a relatable tale of love and lust in the digital age, putting disability centre-stage in all its complicated frustrations. They don’t shy away from bleak comedy and pitch-black wit, presenting an excellent piece of socially engaged theatre that educates and entertains in equal measure directed by Bronagh Lagan.
by Cindy Marcolina - April 22, 2023
Jon Bradfield (script) and Josh Hepple (original story alongside Bradfield) pen a relatable tale of love and lust in the digital age, putting disability centre-stage in all its complicated frustrations. They don’t shy away from bleak comedy and pitch-black wit, presenting an excellent piece of socially engaged theatre that educates and entertains in equal measure directed by Bronagh Lagan.
Review: THE GOOD PERSON OF SZECHWAN, Lyric Hammersmith
by Alexander Cohen - April 22, 2023
For an eighty-year-old play about the perils of capitalism and human-nature born kicking and screaming amongst the political turmoil of Weimar Germany, it neither looks nor feels like it has aged a day.
by Alexander Cohen - April 22, 2023
For an eighty-year-old play about the perils of capitalism and human-nature born kicking and screaming amongst the political turmoil of Weimar Germany, it neither looks nor feels like it has aged a day.
Orange Tree Theatre Presents JMK Award Winner Kalungi Ssebandeke's MEETINGS
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2023
Orange Tree Theatre presents JMK Award Winner Kalungi Ssebandeke's MEETINGS by Mustapha Matura, designed by Olivia Jamieson.
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2023
Orange Tree Theatre presents JMK Award Winner Kalungi Ssebandeke's MEETINGS by Mustapha Matura, designed by Olivia Jamieson.
Kalungi Ssebandeke Wins 2023 JMK Award
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2023
The JMK Trust today announces that Kalungi Ssebandeke wins this year's JMK Award with his production of Meetings by Mustapha Matura.
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2023
The JMK Trust today announces that Kalungi Ssebandeke wins this year's JMK Award with his production of Meetings by Mustapha Matura.
Review: THE MEANING OF ZONG, Barbican Theatre
by Gary Naylor - April 21, 2023
An 18th century insurance case inspired one black man to tell the world of the horrors of the slave trade and, more than two hundred years later, another to do the same thing
by Gary Naylor - April 21, 2023
An 18th century insurance case inspired one black man to tell the world of the horrors of the slave trade and, more than two hundred years later, another to do the same thing
Listen: Kerry Ellis Releases New Single 'I Will Find You'
by Michael Major - April 21, 2023
The West End’s favourite leading lady, Kerry Ellis, has released I Will Find You, the second single taken from her upcoming studio album Kings & Queens. Ellies has been seen on both West End and Broadway, including Les Misérables, Wicked, Oliver! And Cats. Most recently, Kerry starred as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes.
by Michael Major - April 21, 2023
The West End’s favourite leading lady, Kerry Ellis, has released I Will Find You, the second single taken from her upcoming studio album Kings & Queens. Ellies has been seen on both West End and Broadway, including Les Misérables, Wicked, Oliver! And Cats. Most recently, Kerry starred as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes.
SHEWOLVES Comes To Southwark Playhouse in June
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2023
Following an incredibly successful and highly critically acclaimed run at last year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and a current UK tour SHEWOLVES has announced that it will be coming to the Southwark Playhouse from 21 June – 8 July 2023.
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2023
Following an incredibly successful and highly critically acclaimed run at last year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and a current UK tour SHEWOLVES has announced that it will be coming to the Southwark Playhouse from 21 June – 8 July 2023.
Cast Confirmed For the London Return of Joanna Pickering's BAD VICTIMS
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2023
Bad Victims, written and performed, by award-wining Joanna Pickering, and directed by Erica Gould (world premiers of Neil LaBute and Theresa Rebeck) confirms its cast and returns to stage at The Courtyard Theatre, London with three more special dates on April 26th, 27th and 28th.
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2023
Bad Victims, written and performed, by award-wining Joanna Pickering, and directed by Erica Gould (world premiers of Neil LaBute and Theresa Rebeck) confirms its cast and returns to stage at The Courtyard Theatre, London with three more special dates on April 26th, 27th and 28th.
Review: THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES, Almeida Theatre
by Abbie Grundy - April 21, 2023
When the soft, glowing lights hit the stage at the Almeida Theatre, we're taken back to 1964, during the height of the civil rights movement.
by Abbie Grundy - April 21, 2023
When the soft, glowing lights hit the stage at the Almeida Theatre, we're taken back to 1964, during the height of the civil rights movement.
Photos: Inside Rehearsal For NEXT DOOR'S BABY at Theatre at The Tabard
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2023
Take a sneak peek into rehearsals for the revival of musical play NEXT DOOR'S BABY by Matthew Strachan and Bernie Gaughan playing at Theatre At The Tabard from 4 to 27 May.
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2023
Take a sneak peek into rehearsals for the revival of musical play NEXT DOOR'S BABY by Matthew Strachan and Bernie Gaughan playing at Theatre At The Tabard from 4 to 27 May.
First Revival of NEXT DOOR'S BABY Comes to Theatre At The Tabard This May
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2023
Theatre At The Tabard announces the first revival of musical play NEXT DOOR'S BABY by by Matthew Strachan and Bernie Gaughan, running 4 to 27 May.
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2023
Theatre At The Tabard announces the first revival of musical play NEXT DOOR'S BABY by by Matthew Strachan and Bernie Gaughan, running 4 to 27 May.
Photos: Inside the Gala Night For AIN'T TOO PROUD in the West End
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2023
The Ain’t Too Proud gala performance took place last night, Thursday 20 April at the Prince Edward Theatre. Guests included Hugh Grant, Sir Bob Geldof, Pete Townshend, Adrian Lester, Beverley Knight, Pearl Mackie and Su Pollard. Check out photos here!
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2023
The Ain’t Too Proud gala performance took place last night, Thursday 20 April at the Prince Edward Theatre. Guests included Hugh Grant, Sir Bob Geldof, Pete Townshend, Adrian Lester, Beverley Knight, Pearl Mackie and Su Pollard. Check out photos here!
Photos: First Look at WHEN WINSTON WENT TO WAR WITH THE WIRELESS at Donmar Warehouse
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2023
All new photos have been released from Jack Thorne’s world première play; When Winston Went to War with the Wireless. The production, directed by Katy Rudd starring Stephen Campbell Moore as John Reith and Adrian Scarborough as Winston Churchill runs at the Donmar Warehouse from 2 June until 29 July.
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2023
All new photos have been released from Jack Thorne’s world première play; When Winston Went to War with the Wireless. The production, directed by Katy Rudd starring Stephen Campbell Moore as John Reith and Adrian Scarborough as Winston Churchill runs at the Donmar Warehouse from 2 June until 29 July.
Guest Blog: National Theatre's Niamh Hunt on the Ambition of Public Acts, Community Theatres and New Show, THE ODYSSEY
by Guest Blog: Niamh Hunt - April 21, 2023
Public Acts has been taking on its most ambitious and far-reaching project to date: a nationwide re-imagining of The Odyssey. The journey of Odysseus tells a universal story of endurance, loss, healing and of finding a way forwards together. Created in collaboration with hundreds of community members and professional artists across the country, this landmark project will create an unforgettable gesture of unity, creativity and radical joy.
by Guest Blog: Niamh Hunt - April 21, 2023
Public Acts has been taking on its most ambitious and far-reaching project to date: a nationwide re-imagining of The Odyssey. The journey of Odysseus tells a universal story of endurance, loss, healing and of finding a way forwards together. Created in collaboration with hundreds of community members and professional artists across the country, this landmark project will create an unforgettable gesture of unity, creativity and radical joy.
OPERATION MINCEMEAT Announces Six Week West End Extension Until 19th August
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2023
Following three weeks of sold-out previews, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, has extended its West End premiere run by six weeks until 19th August. The show follows thirty-three hugely successful years of The Woman In Black at the Fortune Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2023
Following three weeks of sold-out previews, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, has extended its West End premiere run by six weeks until 19th August. The show follows thirty-three hugely successful years of The Woman In Black at the Fortune Theatre.
The UK's First Zero-Waste Performance Space The Greenhouse Tours London This Summer
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2023
With sunshine due over the coming months, the radical first zero-waste performance space in the UK, The Greenhouse, will tour to three different London locations. The moving venue aims to show audiences how easy it can be to live, work and socialise in a sustainable way, and will also allow audiences the chance to connect to the natural world around them this summer.
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2023
With sunshine due over the coming months, the radical first zero-waste performance space in the UK, The Greenhouse, will tour to three different London locations. The moving venue aims to show audiences how easy it can be to live, work and socialise in a sustainable way, and will also allow audiences the chance to connect to the natural world around them this summer.
Review: ARMINIO, Royal Opera House
by Michael Higgs - April 21, 2023
Emphasising monochromatic melancholy with singers who do their best despite swimming in an ocean of drab uniforms.
by Michael Higgs - April 21, 2023
Emphasising monochromatic melancholy with singers who do their best despite swimming in an ocean of drab uniforms.
Interview: 'We Have a Connection Beyond the Show' Alexia Khadime and Lucy St. Louis of WICKED Talk Friendship, Representation and Harnessing Emotions
by Abbie Grundy - April 21, 2023
To celebrate the newest cast joining the iconic production, we spent 'One Short Day In The Emerald City' and spoke to the leading ladies themselves.
by Abbie Grundy - April 21, 2023
To celebrate the newest cast joining the iconic production, we spent 'One Short Day In The Emerald City' and spoke to the leading ladies themselves.
Photos & Video: Get a First Look at AIN'T TOO PROUD at the Prince Edward Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2023
Get a first look at photos and video of Ain't Too Proud in the West End!
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2023
Get a first look at photos and video of Ain't Too Proud in the West End!
Review: NEDERLAND DANS THEATER-NDT1: GABRIELA CARRIZO/JIŘÍ KYLIÁN/CRYSTAL PITE AND SIMON MCBURNEY, Sadler's Wells
by Franco Milazzo - April 20, 2023
Nederland Dans Theater, one of the premiere dance venues in Europe, makes its first return to Sadler's Wells since 2018 bringing together three very different pieces which go from the dream-like to the very real and heart-rending.
by Franco Milazzo - April 20, 2023
Nederland Dans Theater, one of the premiere dance venues in Europe, makes its first return to Sadler's Wells since 2018 bringing together three very different pieces which go from the dream-like to the very real and heart-rending.
FEELING AFRAID AS IF SOMETHING TERRIBLE IS GOING TO HAPPEN Will Transfer to the Bush Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2023
The Fringe First winning hit show Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen will transfer to the Bush Theatre from 10 November to 23 December 2023.
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2023
The Fringe First winning hit show Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen will transfer to the Bush Theatre from 10 November to 23 December 2023.
Guest Blog: Jonathan Rockefeller, Creator of WINNIE THE POOH, Talks Respecting the Legacy and the Power of Friendship
by Guest Blog: Jonathan Rockefeller - April 20, 2023
Adapting Winnie the Pooh for the stage was always going to be a rewarding but challenging experience. Winnie the Pooh has been part of the English consciousness for over 97 years and has inspired many generations of readers.
by Guest Blog: Jonathan Rockefeller - April 20, 2023
Adapting Winnie the Pooh for the stage was always going to be a rewarding but challenging experience. Winnie the Pooh has been part of the English consciousness for over 97 years and has inspired many generations of readers.
Sadler's Wells Will Present Film of MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE in 2024, Plus a UK and International Tour
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2023
Message In A Bottle, the acclaimed dance theatre production by Sadler's Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince, set to the music of 17-time Grammy Award-winning artist Sting, has been filmed for cinema release in 2024. The stage show embarks on a UK and international tour from May 2023.
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2023
Message In A Bottle, the acclaimed dance theatre production by Sadler's Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince, set to the music of 17-time Grammy Award-winning artist Sting, has been filmed for cinema release in 2024. The stage show embarks on a UK and international tour from May 2023.
THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING Comes to The Other Palace
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2023
The Other Palace will host iconic American stage and screen actress Linda Purl (Happy Days, The Office) starring in the stunning and powerful one-woman show The Year of Magical Thinking, based on the award-winning memoir by Joan Didion, for a limited one-week run.
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2023
The Other Palace will host iconic American stage and screen actress Linda Purl (Happy Days, The Office) starring in the stunning and powerful one-woman show The Year of Magical Thinking, based on the award-winning memoir by Joan Didion, for a limited one-week run.
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