London Theatre Week: Tickets from £25 for GUYS AND DOLLS
by Aliya Al-Hassan - February 24, 2023
London Theatre Week: Tickets from £25 for Guys and Dolls. The Bridge transforms for one of the greatest musicals of all time.
by Aliya Al-Hassan - February 24, 2023
London Theatre Week: Tickets from £25 for Guys and Dolls. The Bridge transforms for one of the greatest musicals of all time.
The Arts Foundation in the UK Announce 2023 Futures Awards
by BWW News Desk - February 24, 2023
The Arts Foundation has announced the five recipients of The Arts Foundation Futures Awards £10,000 Fellowships.
by BWW News Desk - February 24, 2023
The Arts Foundation has announced the five recipients of The Arts Foundation Futures Awards £10,000 Fellowships.
Cast Announced For OPERATION MINCEMEAT at the Fortune Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 24, 2023
The producers of Operation Mincemeat have announced that David Cumming, Claire-Marie Hall, Natasha Hodgson, Jak Malone and Zöe Roberts, the 2023 Off-West End 'Best Musical Production' award winning cast (Southwark Playhouse/ Riverside Studios), are returning for the West End transfer.
by BWW News Desk - February 24, 2023
The producers of Operation Mincemeat have announced that David Cumming, Claire-Marie Hall, Natasha Hodgson, Jak Malone and Zöe Roberts, the 2023 Off-West End 'Best Musical Production' award winning cast (Southwark Playhouse/ Riverside Studios), are returning for the West End transfer.
Review: IT'S A MOTHERF**KING PLEASURE, VAULT Festival
by Kat Mokrynski - February 24, 2023
It’s A Motherf**king Pleasure is a brilliant commentary on disabilities and the arts and fully deserves the recommendation made by Lyn Gardner, even though she hasn’t even seen the show. As one of the actors comments, “They didn’t know it was good, but they knew it was disabled.”
by Kat Mokrynski - February 24, 2023
It’s A Motherf**king Pleasure is a brilliant commentary on disabilities and the arts and fully deserves the recommendation made by Lyn Gardner, even though she hasn’t even seen the show. As one of the actors comments, “They didn’t know it was good, but they knew it was disabled.”
Review: HILDEGARD VON BINGEN, VAULT Festival
by Kat Mokrynski - February 24, 2023
Ultimately, Hildegard von Bingen is incredibly confusing and very unsatisfying for those hoping to learn more about the brilliant woman that Hildegard was. As someone who studied her music and her life, I was hoping to see a more psychological look at the woman, not images of Hildegard curled up in a ball muttering to herself.
by Kat Mokrynski - February 24, 2023
Ultimately, Hildegard von Bingen is incredibly confusing and very unsatisfying for those hoping to learn more about the brilliant woman that Hildegard was. As someone who studied her music and her life, I was hoping to see a more psychological look at the woman, not images of Hildegard curled up in a ball muttering to herself.
Review: HAPPY DEATHDAY, VAULT Festival
by Cindy Marcolina - February 24, 2023
People get very uncomfortable around death. It’s become this taboo of sorts when it’s just how life works. Leoni Amandin takes an original approach to the matter in an empathetic, surprisingly educational, funny celebration of mortality.
by Cindy Marcolina - February 24, 2023
People get very uncomfortable around death. It’s become this taboo of sorts when it’s just how life works. Leoni Amandin takes an original approach to the matter in an empathetic, surprisingly educational, funny celebration of mortality.
Review: RIGHT OF WAY, VAULT Festival
by Cindy Marcolina - February 24, 2023
Created alongside Susannah Bramwell and Nina Fidderman (respectively credited as creative producer and associate artist), Right Of Way is emotionally intelligent and poignant. It straddles the line between poetry and theatre in an exquisite exploration of the “landscape of grief”. Bowden’s personal approach is life-affirming and moving. Already one of this year’s VAULT Five Artists, she confirms herself a promising theatre-maker.
by Cindy Marcolina - February 24, 2023
Created alongside Susannah Bramwell and Nina Fidderman (respectively credited as creative producer and associate artist), Right Of Way is emotionally intelligent and poignant. It straddles the line between poetry and theatre in an exquisite exploration of the “landscape of grief”. Bowden’s personal approach is life-affirming and moving. Already one of this year’s VAULT Five Artists, she confirms herself a promising theatre-maker.
Review: MY NAME IS, VAULT Festival
by Cindy Marcolina - February 24, 2023
Chris Yarnell directs an energetic cast. The plot is channelled through effortless movement and expressive music by Paul Freeman. A smooth figurative choreography establishes a creative attitude to physical theatre. Their tale isn’t obscure or cryptic in any way, but entertaining and utterly magnetic in its accessibility.
by Cindy Marcolina - February 24, 2023
Chris Yarnell directs an energetic cast. The plot is channelled through effortless movement and expressive music by Paul Freeman. A smooth figurative choreography establishes a creative attitude to physical theatre. Their tale isn’t obscure or cryptic in any way, but entertaining and utterly magnetic in its accessibility.
Review Roundup: WOMEN, BEWARE THE DEVIL at Almeida Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2023
Read the reviews for Women, Beware the Devil at Almeida Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2023
Read the reviews for Women, Beware the Devil at Almeida Theatre.
THE ONLY WHITE UK Premiere to be Presented at Chelsea Theatre in April
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2023
Chelsea Theatre will present the world premiere of The Only White from 4th to 22nd April.
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2023
Chelsea Theatre will present the world premiere of The Only White from 4th to 22nd April.
Review: HOME X, Barbican Theatre
by Franco Milazzo - February 23, 2023
Despite the recent focus on metaverses and 3D gaming, digitally-rendered worlds – and the hype around them - have been in the public consciousness for decades.
by Franco Milazzo - February 23, 2023
Despite the recent focus on metaverses and 3D gaming, digitally-rendered worlds – and the hype around them - have been in the public consciousness for decades.
BLUE BADGE BUNCH Comes To VAULT Festival
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2023
The award-winning Blue Badge Bunch is coming to VAULT Festival on Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th March, 2.50pm; the interactive kids game show offering audiences the experience of what it is like to have different disabilities through interactive games.
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2023
The award-winning Blue Badge Bunch is coming to VAULT Festival on Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th March, 2.50pm; the interactive kids game show offering audiences the experience of what it is like to have different disabilities through interactive games.
NOW Festival is Back at The Yard This April
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2023
NOW is back at The Yard with a month-long programme for the here and Now. Since 2014, NOW has supported, nurtured and showcased new ideas in theatre, supporting over 60 artists whose work has been presented internationally including Jules Cunningham, Rosana Cade & Ivor MacAskill and FK Alexander.
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2023
NOW is back at The Yard with a month-long programme for the here and Now. Since 2014, NOW has supported, nurtured and showcased new ideas in theatre, supporting over 60 artists whose work has been presented internationally including Jules Cunningham, Rosana Cade & Ivor MacAskill and FK Alexander.
Review: THE SODOMITE, VAULT Festival
by Kat Mokrynski - February 23, 2023
The Sodomite is a fun show that will amuse audience members through song and story, especially those who grew up Catholic and feel ostracised from the religious community.
by Kat Mokrynski - February 23, 2023
The Sodomite is a fun show that will amuse audience members through song and story, especially those who grew up Catholic and feel ostracised from the religious community.
Review: AFGHANISTAN IS NOT FUNNY, Arcola Theatre
by Gary Naylor - February 23, 2023
A monologue that comes alive with photographs of the carnage of war but never quite settles its underlying moral ambiguity
by Gary Naylor - February 23, 2023
A monologue that comes alive with photographs of the carnage of war but never quite settles its underlying moral ambiguity
Video: Hackney Empire Provides Updates on Creative Futures
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2023
As Hackney Empire celebrates more than 120 years at the heart of the local community, and in the wake of the last year’s release of the 20 Years of Creative Futures Impact Report Artistic Director Yamin Choudury and the whole team have announced the release of the film of the Artist Development Programme’s (ADP) show, A Direct Message on Hackney Empire's YouTube channel.
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2023
As Hackney Empire celebrates more than 120 years at the heart of the local community, and in the wake of the last year’s release of the 20 Years of Creative Futures Impact Report Artistic Director Yamin Choudury and the whole team have announced the release of the film of the Artist Development Programme’s (ADP) show, A Direct Message on Hackney Empire's YouTube channel.
New Musical LA BAMBA! Will Tour the UK
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2023
The UK Tour and lead creative team have been announced for the world premiere of a new musical - La Bamba!
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2023
The UK Tour and lead creative team have been announced for the world premiere of a new musical - La Bamba!
Review: THE WAY OLD FRIENDS DO, Birmingham Rep Theatre
by Mickey-Jo Boucher - February 23, 2023
Beginning as a writer some decades into his acting career, Ian Hallard cites his motivations for The Way Old Friends Do, his first play, as providing a means for him to portray a dream role. Namely, Agnetha Fältskog, ABBA's girl with the golden hair.
by Mickey-Jo Boucher - February 23, 2023
Beginning as a writer some decades into his acting career, Ian Hallard cites his motivations for The Way Old Friends Do, his first play, as providing a means for him to portray a dream role. Namely, Agnetha Fältskog, ABBA's girl with the golden hair.
London Theatre Week: Tickets from £25 for THE BOOK OF MORMON
by Aliya Al-Hassan - February 23, 2023
London Theatre Week: tickets from £25 for The Book of Mormon The Book of Mormon, winner of nine Tony Awards® and four Olivier Awards, including Best Musical for both, follows a pair of Mormon boys sent on a mission to a place that’s about as far away a from Salt Lake City as you can get.
by Aliya Al-Hassan - February 23, 2023
London Theatre Week: tickets from £25 for The Book of Mormon The Book of Mormon, winner of nine Tony Awards® and four Olivier Awards, including Best Musical for both, follows a pair of Mormon boys sent on a mission to a place that’s about as far away a from Salt Lake City as you can get.
LEAVING VIETNAM Comes to the Park Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2023
In Richard Vergette's one-man play, war veteran Jimmy Vandenberg feels ignored and alienated by the country he has faithfully served, and finds a home for his simmering resentment in Trump's slogan 'Make America Great Again'. In the wake of Trump and Brexit, Leaving Vietnam explores how the disillusioned and overlooked are attracted to the politics of populism.
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2023
In Richard Vergette's one-man play, war veteran Jimmy Vandenberg feels ignored and alienated by the country he has faithfully served, and finds a home for his simmering resentment in Trump's slogan 'Make America Great Again'. In the wake of Trump and Brexit, Leaving Vietnam explores how the disillusioned and overlooked are attracted to the politics of populism.
Jason Manford and Ashley Banjo to Star in the THE WIZARD OF OZ this Summer
by Aliya Al-Hassan - February 23, 2023
Jason Manford and Ashley Banjo will star in the The Wizard of Oz, the musical based on the iconic story by L. Frank Baum, which plays a strictly limited season at the world famous London Palladium this summer.
by Aliya Al-Hassan - February 23, 2023
Jason Manford and Ashley Banjo will star in the The Wizard of Oz, the musical based on the iconic story by L. Frank Baum, which plays a strictly limited season at the world famous London Palladium this summer.
Agatha Christie's WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION Extends at London County Hall; New Cast Announced
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2023
Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution will extend its run at London County Hall until 28 April 2024, making it London’s longest running site specific theatre production.
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2023
Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution will extend its run at London County Hall until 28 April 2024, making it London’s longest running site specific theatre production.
Neil Bartlett Will Direct a Live Version of Derek Jarman's Seminal Film, BLUE
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2023
BLUE was Derek Jarman's final film. Completed in May 1993, just months before his death, it is his testament. For 74 minutes, an unchanging screen of celestial blue is accompanied by voices which deliver a collage of fragments from Jarman's diary, describing the gradual onset of blindness as he battles with HIV. As his daily life is stripped away, only the essentials remain.
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2023
BLUE was Derek Jarman's final film. Completed in May 1993, just months before his death, it is his testament. For 74 minutes, an unchanging screen of celestial blue is accompanied by voices which deliver a collage of fragments from Jarman's diary, describing the gradual onset of blindness as he battles with HIV. As his daily life is stripped away, only the essentials remain.
Aaron Wright Joins The Southbank Centre as Head of Performance and Dance
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2023
Aaron Wright has been appointed Head of Performance and Dance at the Southbank Centre to lead its performance arts programme including dance, theatre, comedy and live art. Currently Artistic Director at Fierce in Birmingham, Aaron will join the Southbank Centre's Artistic Programming team in April and will report to Mark Ball, Artistic Director.
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2023
Aaron Wright has been appointed Head of Performance and Dance at the Southbank Centre to lead its performance arts programme including dance, theatre, comedy and live art. Currently Artistic Director at Fierce in Birmingham, Aaron will join the Southbank Centre's Artistic Programming team in April and will report to Mark Ball, Artistic Director.
ARAB WOMEN ARTISTS NOW Multi-Arts Festival Comes to the UK in March
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2023
Arab Women Artists Now or AWAN (1-30 March) is the UK's only contemporary multi-arts festival dedicated to showcasing Arab women's artistic work, taking place each March, to coincide with International Women's Day across venues in London.
by BWW News Desk - February 23, 2023
Arab Women Artists Now or AWAN (1-30 March) is the UK's only contemporary multi-arts festival dedicated to showcasing Arab women's artistic work, taking place each March, to coincide with International Women's Day across venues in London.
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