Manchester Named Guest City For Barcelona’s LA MERCÈ 2025
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2025
Manchester will take centre stage at Barcelona’s La Mercè 2025 as the festival’s official Guest City, in a landmark partnership curated by Manchester-based international outdoor arts organisation XTRAX in collaboration with Without Walls.
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2025
Manchester will take centre stage at Barcelona’s La Mercè 2025 as the festival’s official Guest City, in a landmark partnership curated by Manchester-based international outdoor arts organisation XTRAX in collaboration with Without Walls.
Ralph Fiennes and Miranda Raison to Star In GRACE PERVADES World Premiere at Theatre Royal Haymarket
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2025
Ralph Fiennes and Miranda Raison will lead the cast of David Hare’s Grace Pervades at Theatre Royal Haymarket. The limited West End run will begin in April 2026, with tickets on sale from mid-September 2025.
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2025
Ralph Fiennes and Miranda Raison will lead the cast of David Hare’s Grace Pervades at Theatre Royal Haymarket. The limited West End run will begin in April 2026, with tickets on sale from mid-September 2025.
THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY UK Tour Full Cast Announced
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2025
Producers have announced the full cast for the first UK tour of The Talented Mr Ripley, opening at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, on September 4, 2025, with an official opening night on September 10.
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2025
Producers have announced the full cast for the first UK tour of The Talented Mr Ripley, opening at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, on September 4, 2025, with an official opening night on September 10.
Review: BBC PROMS: THE PLANETS AND STAR WARS, Royal Albert Hall
by Debbie Gilpin - August 10, 2025
“Do, or do not. There is no try.” On this occasion, the National Youth Orchestra chose to ‘do’, as they took on some of the most iconic orchestral music of the 20th century. The teenage ensemble were very keen to perform Gustav Holst’s Planets, and so it was quite natural that a suite of music from the Star Wars films should follow; the first performance at the Proms of Caroline Shaw’s The Observatory was chosen as a natural bridge between the two. This was kimono-clad conductor Dalia Stasevska’s first time working with the National Youth Orchestra - her natural enthusiasm proved a great match for their youthful exuberance.
by Debbie Gilpin - August 10, 2025
“Do, or do not. There is no try.” On this occasion, the National Youth Orchestra chose to ‘do’, as they took on some of the most iconic orchestral music of the 20th century. The teenage ensemble were very keen to perform Gustav Holst’s Planets, and so it was quite natural that a suite of music from the Star Wars films should follow; the first performance at the Proms of Caroline Shaw’s The Observatory was chosen as a natural bridge between the two. This was kimono-clad conductor Dalia Stasevska’s first time working with the National Youth Orchestra - her natural enthusiasm proved a great match for their youthful exuberance.
New Play FOOLISH Set to Premiere at Camden Fringe
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2025
Foolish is a lightning bolt of a play - a fierce, addictive new drama that throws you headfirst into the chaos of a love story caught between desire and pressure.
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2025
Foolish is a lightning bolt of a play - a fierce, addictive new drama that throws you headfirst into the chaos of a love story caught between desire and pressure.
Review: PEAKY BLINDERS: THE REDEMPTION OF THOMAS SHELBY, Sadler's Wells
by Franco Milazzo - August 08, 2025
From the moment the curtain raises and smoke billows away to reveal a barely lit stage, it’s clear that Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby isn’t interested in gently inviting you in and asking how you take your tea. If anything, this is a rough kidnap of the senses, dumping you into a World War I battleground in a way that makes the opening to Saving Private Ryan look like a trip to Tesco.
by Franco Milazzo - August 08, 2025
From the moment the curtain raises and smoke billows away to reveal a barely lit stage, it’s clear that Rambert’s The Redemption of Thomas Shelby isn’t interested in gently inviting you in and asking how you take your tea. If anything, this is a rough kidnap of the senses, dumping you into a World War I battleground in a way that makes the opening to Saving Private Ryan look like a trip to Tesco.
Review: ROMEO & JULIET, Stratford East
by Cindy Marcolina - August 08, 2025
Two joints, both alike in dignity: Monty’s Tacos and Caps Bar. The high street isn’t big enough for the rival families. Shakespeare’s tale of young love and civil bloodshed comes alive in a gripping community-oriented rendition at Stratford East. Adapted by Kwame Owusu and co-directed by Emily Ling Williams and Malik Nashad Sharpe (who also choreographed it), it sees a staggering 38-strong cast of professional performers alongside young artists from the venue’s own training program and representatives of the public. The result is a fresh, energetic, galvanising production infused with music and dance that digs into the more romantic side of the play to deliver an excessively naive interpretation. It’s a springboard for many members of the acting company, but the vision lacks stability.
by Cindy Marcolina - August 08, 2025
Two joints, both alike in dignity: Monty’s Tacos and Caps Bar. The high street isn’t big enough for the rival families. Shakespeare’s tale of young love and civil bloodshed comes alive in a gripping community-oriented rendition at Stratford East. Adapted by Kwame Owusu and co-directed by Emily Ling Williams and Malik Nashad Sharpe (who also choreographed it), it sees a staggering 38-strong cast of professional performers alongside young artists from the venue’s own training program and representatives of the public. The result is a fresh, energetic, galvanising production infused with music and dance that digs into the more romantic side of the play to deliver an excessively naive interpretation. It’s a springboard for many members of the acting company, but the vision lacks stability.
Guest Blog: Director Max Harrison on Community, Empathy and Horror in THE PITCHFORK DISNEY
by Guest Author - August 08, 2025
The Pitchfork Disney will mark the fifth collaboration between myself and Philip Ridley, including our production of Leaves of Glass, and Copper Beeches - a world premiere of Phil’s newest play. There’s a deep and personal resonance for me with Phil’s imagination, and a mutual respect between us both; it’s become a relationship I’ve enjoyed immensely over the years.
by Guest Author - August 08, 2025
The Pitchfork Disney will mark the fifth collaboration between myself and Philip Ridley, including our production of Leaves of Glass, and Copper Beeches - a world premiere of Phil’s newest play. There’s a deep and personal resonance for me with Phil’s imagination, and a mutual respect between us both; it’s become a relationship I’ve enjoyed immensely over the years.
Review: EVERY BRILLIANT THING, Starring Lenny Henry @sohoplace
by Alexander Cohen - August 08, 2025
If grief is the price we pay for love, then Every Brilliant Thing is the receipt lovingly crumpled and stuffed into a back pocket.
by Alexander Cohen - August 08, 2025
If grief is the price we pay for love, then Every Brilliant Thing is the receipt lovingly crumpled and stuffed into a back pocket.
Interview: Chiara Sparkes and Dani Heron on ROLLERS FOREVER
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 08, 2025
When two old friends meet at a haunt from their youth they relive their exciting teenage years in the poptastic seventies. Clothes, boys and music all play a big part in their coming of age at a time of phone boxes, mail order catalogues and crispy pancakes. Every adventure is soundtracked by a hit from the greatest boy band of them all – The Bay City Rollers. And meeting their pop idols becomes the most important thing in their lives.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 08, 2025
When two old friends meet at a haunt from their youth they relive their exciting teenage years in the poptastic seventies. Clothes, boys and music all play a big part in their coming of age at a time of phone boxes, mail order catalogues and crispy pancakes. Every adventure is soundtracked by a hit from the greatest boy band of them all – The Bay City Rollers. And meeting their pop idols becomes the most important thing in their lives.
EDINBURGH 2025: Mimi Martin Guest Blog
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 08, 2025
haos. Rebellion. A city on the brink. But Millie's focused on living life to the full – who wouldn't? Amid the 2019 Hong Kong protests, Millie searches for her sense of home whilst a city fights for its identity
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 08, 2025
haos. Rebellion. A city on the brink. But Millie's focused on living life to the full – who wouldn't? Amid the 2019 Hong Kong protests, Millie searches for her sense of home whilst a city fights for its identity
EDINBURGH 2025: Rebecca Perry Guest Blog
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 08, 2025
Recent anthropology graduate and feisty redhead Joanie Little is stuck working as a barista, studying the 'creatures' (customers) as if she were Jane Goodall, bushwhacking through the jungle to study chimpanzees! In her 'coffeeshop jungle,' hilarity ensues, with jazzy tunes, co-worker showdowns and maybe even romance!
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 08, 2025
Recent anthropology graduate and feisty redhead Joanie Little is stuck working as a barista, studying the 'creatures' (customers) as if she were Jane Goodall, bushwhacking through the jungle to study chimpanzees! In her 'coffeeshop jungle,' hilarity ensues, with jazzy tunes, co-worker showdowns and maybe even romance!
EDINBURGH 2025: FORGET ME NOT Guest Blog
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 08, 2025
Orange is the New Black’s Julie Lake and songwriter Annie Macleod join forces in Forget-Me-Not, a true story of motherhood, lost love and hauntings set to original music and heart-exploding harmonies. Two estranged childhood best friends reconnect in midlife – both mothers, stifled by traditional roles and longing for more creative freedom, adventure, sexual liberation and a deeper sense of self. Through storytelling and song, they rediscover the power of their bond, finding the healing and freedom they’ve been searching for all along. A moving, magical celebration of motherhood, creativity, resilience and the transformative power of female friendship.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 08, 2025
Orange is the New Black’s Julie Lake and songwriter Annie Macleod join forces in Forget-Me-Not, a true story of motherhood, lost love and hauntings set to original music and heart-exploding harmonies. Two estranged childhood best friends reconnect in midlife – both mothers, stifled by traditional roles and longing for more creative freedom, adventure, sexual liberation and a deeper sense of self. Through storytelling and song, they rediscover the power of their bond, finding the healing and freedom they’ve been searching for all along. A moving, magical celebration of motherhood, creativity, resilience and the transformative power of female friendship.
GREASE: THE IMMERSIVE MOVIE MUSICAL Contributes to Breast Cancer Now
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2025
In memory of the life and legacy of Olivia Newton-John, Secret Cinema and TodayTix will honour the third anniversary of her passing by making a donation of £4,000 to Breast Cancer Now. Learn more!
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2025
In memory of the life and legacy of Olivia Newton-John, Secret Cinema and TodayTix will honour the third anniversary of her passing by making a donation of £4,000 to Breast Cancer Now. Learn more!
Photos: GREASE: THE IMMERSIVE MOVIE MUSICAL First Look
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2025
You can now get a first look at photos of Grease: The Immersive Movie Musical. Each performance is a two-and-a-half-hour visual extravaganza which blurs the line between screen and reality. See photos here!
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2025
You can now get a first look at photos of Grease: The Immersive Movie Musical. Each performance is a two-and-a-half-hour visual extravaganza which blurs the line between screen and reality. See photos here!
Starter For Ten Releases New ‘Bristol Mixtape’ EP Ahead Of Return To Bristol Old Vic and Birmingham Rep
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2025
Starter for Ten will return to Bristol Old Vic from 10 September to 11 October before playing Birmingham Rep from 22 October to 1 November. A new EP, Bristol Mixtape, featuring tracks from the 2024 production, is now streaming.
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2025
Starter for Ten will return to Bristol Old Vic from 10 September to 11 October before playing Birmingham Rep from 22 October to 1 November. A new EP, Bristol Mixtape, featuring tracks from the 2024 production, is now streaming.
THE HUNGER GAMES: ON STAGE Finds Full Company
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2025
The full company for the first-ever stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s internationally acclaimed book The Hunger Games and Lionsgate’s hit motion picture of the same name has been revealed.
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2025
The full company for the first-ever stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s internationally acclaimed book The Hunger Games and Lionsgate’s hit motion picture of the same name has been revealed.
Review: BBC PROMS: BEETHOVEN AND BARTOK FROM BUDAPEST, Royal Albert Hall
by Louise Penn - August 07, 2025
Bringing Ivan Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra back to the BBC Proms, last night’s concert offered a programme of Beethoven’s 'Symphony No. 7 in A major' alongside Bartok’s dark one-act opera Duke Bluebeard’s Castle.
by Louise Penn - August 07, 2025
Bringing Ivan Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra back to the BBC Proms, last night’s concert offered a programme of Beethoven’s 'Symphony No. 7 in A major' alongside Bartok’s dark one-act opera Duke Bluebeard’s Castle.
Review Roundup: What Did The Critics Think of GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR?
by Aliya Al-Hassan - August 07, 2025
Emmy and Tony Award-winner Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) brings his acclaimed, Tony Award-winning performance to the Barbican this Summer in Good Night, Oscar – direct from a critically acclaimed Broadway season. What did the critics think?
by Aliya Al-Hassan - August 07, 2025
Emmy and Tony Award-winner Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) brings his acclaimed, Tony Award-winning performance to the Barbican this Summer in Good Night, Oscar – direct from a critically acclaimed Broadway season. What did the critics think?
Review: GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR, starring Sean Hayes, Barbican Theatre
by Gary Naylor - August 07, 2025
Long forgotten talkshow guest has plenty to say about culture today
by Gary Naylor - August 07, 2025
Long forgotten talkshow guest has plenty to say about culture today
Review: BEETHOVEN: I SHALL HEAR IN HEAVEN, Opera Holland Park
by Clementine Scott - August 07, 2025
This is a great opportunity to hear the breadth of Beethoven’s work performed in a novel way, and the drama does have its flashes of brilliance. In order to preserve these fleeting moments of conviction, though, Beethoven: I Shall Hear in Heaven needs to move away from tired biographical tropes and allow the composer’s music to speak for itself.
by Clementine Scott - August 07, 2025
This is a great opportunity to hear the breadth of Beethoven’s work performed in a novel way, and the drama does have its flashes of brilliance. In order to preserve these fleeting moments of conviction, though, Beethoven: I Shall Hear in Heaven needs to move away from tired biographical tropes and allow the composer’s music to speak for itself.
Photo: MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO Releases New Artwork Showing Totoro for the First Time
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2025
You can now get a first look at new artwork for the stage adaptation of My Neighbour Totoro in the West End. See the photo here and learn more about the production!
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2025
You can now get a first look at new artwork for the stage adaptation of My Neighbour Totoro in the West End. See the photo here and learn more about the production!
Photos: Lenny Henry in EVERY BRILLIANT THING @sohoplace
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2025
First presented by Paines Plough at Roundabout at Summerhall in 2014, Every Brilliant Thing has bee performed in over 80 countries worldwide, been adapted into a highly successful HBO film and now debuts in the West End @sohoplace. See photos!
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2025
First presented by Paines Plough at Roundabout at Summerhall in 2014, Every Brilliant Thing has bee performed in over 80 countries worldwide, been adapted into a highly successful HBO film and now debuts in the West End @sohoplace. See photos!
Video: Watch the Teaser Trailer For (THE) WOMAN
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2025
Watch the new teaser trailer for (the) Woman By Jane Upton, which will be directed by Angharad Jones. Check out the video now before the production begins performances in September.
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2025
Watch the new teaser trailer for (the) Woman By Jane Upton, which will be directed by Angharad Jones. Check out the video now before the production begins performances in September.
Video: Danielle Steers & Tobias Turley Perform 'Better With Time' From HOT MESS
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2025
Listen to 'Better With Time' from new musical Hot Mess. This original pop musical about love, hope, and the ultimate break up comes from the creative duo behind '42 Balloons', Jack Godfrey and Ellie Coote. See the video!
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2025
Listen to 'Better With Time' from new musical Hot Mess. This original pop musical about love, hope, and the ultimate break up comes from the creative duo behind '42 Balloons', Jack Godfrey and Ellie Coote. See the video!
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