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Roundhouse Launches FUTURES Spring Season With Fraser T Smith, Jess Thom, Scottee, Karen Palmer, and More by BWW News Desk
- January 24, 2023 This season of work invites Roundhouse audiences to contemplate the present, reflect on the past and conceive new possibilities for a world in need of change. This sprawling and highly inclusive treasury of ideas, shared by world-leading artists, writers and thinkers, will challenge perceptions of what the future can hold.
Review: THE ELEPHANT SONG, Park Theatre by Gary Naylor
- January 24, 2023 Nicolas Billon's Canadian play has dated somewhat, but still engages its audience on its UK premiere
Kiln Theatre Will Present the World Premiere of RETROGRADE By Ryan Calais Cameron by BWW News Desk
- January 24, 2023 With Zadie Smith's The Wife of Willesden currently running at the company's home base in Kilburn ahead of a transfer to the US, Kiln Theatre's Artistic Director Indhu Rubasingham has announced the world première of Ryan Calais Cameron's new play based on a true event in the life of actor Sidney Poitier in 1950s Hollywood.
The Finborough Theatre Presents A (UKRANIAN) MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by BWW News Desk
- January 24, 2023 The Finborough Theatre's new digital initiative #FinboroughFrontier continues with a unique adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, performed in Ukrainian with English intertitles, premiering FREE-TO-VIEW on the Finborough YouTube channel on Monday, 30 January at 6.00pm, and concurrently on Scenesaver.
Cast Announced For LGBTQ+ New Musical THE UNCONVENTIONALS at VAULT Festival by BWW News Desk
- January 24, 2023 Upcoming musical theatre composer and writer Jude Taylor (he/him), in collaboration with director Matt Powell (they/she/he) and Chromatic Creative, will launch their latest production of new musical comedy 'The Unconventionals' live at VAULT Festival from 14-19 February 2023, during LGBTQ+ history month.
Jordan Gray Named Comedy Breakthrough Star Award Winner by Aliya Al-Hassan
- January 24, 2023 Critically-acclaimed comedian and singer Jordan Gray has been named as one of the recipients of the Comedy Breakthrough Star Award in The National Comedy Awards 2023.
Rosa Garland's TRASH SALAD Announced At VAULT Festival by BWW News Desk
- January 23, 2023 Rosa Faye Garland's Trash Salad has been announced as part of VAULT Festival 2023 at The Flair Ground @ The Forge, 31 Jan-1 Feb (20:30), 28 Feb-1 Mar (18:45).
New Perspectives Announces Two New Shows and a Podcast by BWW News Desk
- January 23, 2023 East Midlands based theatre company New Perspectives have announced a bumper crop of creative projects for 2023 in the lead up to their 50th anniversary year, which starts in October 2023.
Fringe Favourite, FOX Will Embark on Spring Tour by BWW News Desk
- January 23, 2023 Inspired by true events, FOX tells an honest and amusing story of new motherhood and the battles parents can come to face with in an increasingly isolating society. Katie Guicciardi’s sharp and witty show will spark important discussions around the theme of help, exploring our desire to give it and how we seek it out.
The Royal Opera's Jette Parker Artist Programme Announce The 2023-24 Company by BWW News Desk
- January 23, 2023 The Royal Opera has announced the new cohort of Jette Parker Artists (JPA) for the 2023-24 Season. Committed to nurturing the next generation of artists, the two-year programme offers performers of outstanding talent career-changing opportunities preparing them for staged performances, concerts and recitals across the Royal Opera House main stage, Linbury Theatre and beyond.
Photos: Inside Rehearsal For NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND at the Watermill by BWW News Desk
- January 23, 2023 All new rehearsal photos have been released from The Watermill's brand-new stage adaption of Bill Bryson’s award-winning memoir NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND, affectionately celebrating the quirks and eccentricities of British life, adapted by BAFTA and Olivier Award winning playwright Tim Whitnall.
Creative Youth Launch FUSEBOX, a New Creative Space for Kingston Upon Thames by BWW News Desk
- January 23, 2023 Kingston Upon Thames will soon have a new home for creativity as FUSEBOX opens next month. This newly converted 750m2 space on the Thames riverside features areas for performance, exhibitions, creative practice, socialising, co-creation and more.
Squint Theatre Will Publish THREE PLAYS BY SQUINT & HOW THEY WERE MADE by BWW News Desk
- January 23, 2023 Squint Theatre has announced the publication of a collection of plays and theatre-making tools by Methuen Drama, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing. Three Plays by Squint & How They Were Made brings three of the company's plays together with the methods used to create them, in a practical, user-friendly toolkit.
Graham Norton Variety Show Lineup Announced For JUST FOR LAUGHS LONDON by BWW News Desk
- January 23, 2023 Just For Laughs have announced the final line up for Graham Norton's Variety show as part of the inaugural Just For Laughs LONDON festival, which is taking place from 2nd - 5th March 2023 at The O2.
WEST END LIVE Reveals 2023 Dates by Aliya Al-Hassan
- January 23, 2023 West End LIVE has revealed the dates for this year's event.
The event will return on 17 and 18 June for its annual free weekend showcasing the best of London's musicals. Co-organised by Westminster City Council and the Society of London Theatre, West End LIVE has been a highlight of the theatrical calendar since 2005, hotly anticipated by theatre fans UK-wide and even further afield.
HILDEGARD VON BINGEN Heads to VAULT Festival 2023 Next Month by BWW News Desk
- January 23, 2023 Drawing together music, movement and a multi-generational female ensemble, Hildegard von Bingen will delve into the life of celebrated 12th century abbess, mystic and composer Saint Hildegard.
Royal Opera House's THE BARBER OF SEVILLE Comes to the Big Screen Next Month by BWW News Desk
- January 23, 2023 The Royal Opera House has announced that, this February, Gioachino Rossini’s comic opera The Barber of Seville will hit the big screen. On Wednesday 15 February 2023, the production will be broadcast live to over 900 cinemas in 20 countries across the world.