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Liza Pulman Brings THE HEART OF IT to The Other Palace Next Month by BWW News Desk
- December 02, 2022 Singer, actress and comedienne Liza Pulman will bring her acclaimed tour de force The Heart of It to The Other Palace in 2023, with performances on Monday 23 and Monday 30 January.
Ardent Theatre Presents STRIKE! at Southwark Playhouse Next Year by BWW News Desk
- December 02, 2022 Kate Saxon directs Tracy Ryan's extraordinary account of the Dunnes Stores Anti-Apartheid Strike which took place in Dublin from 1984 to 1987. This action would play a pivotal role in world history with Ireland becoming the first Western European state to ban South African imports and ultimately leading to the fall of the apartheid regime.
SAP Will Embark on UK Tour in 2023 by BWW News Desk
- December 02, 2022 Following a critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the award-winning SAP returns for an extensive UK Tour, including runs at London’s Soho Theatre, Birmingham Rep, The Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury, and Theatre by the Lake in Keswick, with further venues to be announced.
GENERAL SECRETARY Heads To VAULT Festival in February 2023 by BWW News Desk
- December 02, 2022 After a sell-out preview at Soho Theatre and a successful comedy debut at Edinburgh Fringe 2022, Thick 'n' Fast's General Secretary returns in 2023 with a revamped performance at VAULT Festival.
Rose Theatre Announces Spring Season 2023 Including Adjoa Andoh in RICHARD III by BWW News Desk
- December 02, 2022 Rose Theatre and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres have announced a new production of William Shakespeare's Richard III. Following her critically acclaimed production of Richard II at Shakespeare's Globe, Adjoa Andoh (Lady Danbury in Bridgerton) returns to the stage to direct and star as Shakespeare's iconic antihero, Richard III.
Gaiety Musical Theatre Festival Teams Up with The Theatre Cafe in April 2023 by BWW News Desk
- December 02, 2022 The highly anticipated Gaiety Musical Theatre Festival, the first outdoor music festival dedicated to musical theatre in the UK, is teaming up with The Theatre Cafe for its launch in April 2023.
Black Friday: Tickets For Just £15 for CIRCUS 1903 by Aliya Al-Hassan
- December 02, 2022 Roll Up! Roll up! This Christmas, the marvellous Circus 1903 returns to London. Experience all the thrills and daredevil entertainment of a turn-of-the-century circus in an all-new home for 2022 – Eventim Apollo!
Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for HEY DUGGEE THE LIVE THEATRE SHOW by BWW News Desk
- December 01, 2022 See rehearsal photos of the all-new Hey Duggee The Live Theatre Show! Hey Duggee The Live Theatre Show will preview at MAST Mayflower Studios in Southampton from December 3, before a four-week run at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall (London) from December 14.
Review Roundup: What Did the Critics Think of Clint Dyer's OTHELLO? by Aliya Al-Hassan
- December 01, 2022 Clint Dyer’s production is the first Othello from a black director at the National. Starring Giles Terera as Othello and Rosy McEwen as Desdemona, the Shakespearean tragedy opened last night (30 November).
What did the critics think of the new revival?
WOW - WOMEN OF THE WORLD Announces Day Pass Events For 2023 London Festival by BWW News Desk
- December 01, 2022 WOW - Women of the World has announced the first guests for its 2023 London Festival, which returns to the Southbank Centre to mark International Women's Day, supported by The WOW Foundation's Global Founding Partner, Bloomberg.
Review: MAKE MINE A DOUBLE - TUNNELS and PRESS, Park Theatre by Gary Naylor
- December 01, 2022 A dystopian past and dystopian future form the backdrop to two plays that never quite escape their specificities and, consequently, remain a little distant
Stockroom - The UK's Leading Writers Room Launches New Scheme in London by BWW News Desk
- December 01, 2022 Following their loss of Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation status and as artists and theatre professionals in London are squeezed because of the redistribution of national arts funding away from the capital, theatre's leading writers' room, Stockroom, has launched a brand-new initiative with the aim of establishing a creative hub for new writing in the city.
HEX, ORLANDO and MANDELA Feature in our Top Ten Shows for December by Aliya Al-Hassan
- December 01, 2022 From Emma Corrin's return to the stage, a Disney success coming to London for the first time and some suitably festive treats, December brings a wealth of fantastic shows to London.
Black Friday: Save up to 60% on JERSEY BOYS by Aliya Al-Hassan
- December 01, 2022 Black Friday: Save up to 60% on tickets for Jersey Boys: winner of over 65 international awards, and seen by over 27m people worldwide, the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning smash hit musical Jersey Boys has triumphantly returned to London’s West End, playing to nightly standing ovations.
LIFE OF PI Will Embark on UK and Ireland Tour in August 2023 by BWW News Desk
- December 01, 2022 Lolita Chakrabarti's dazzling Olivier Award winning stage adaption of Yann Martel's best-selling novel Life of Pi, which is currently running at Wyndham's Theatre in the West End and stars an extraordinary life-size puppeteered Bengal Tiger, begins its first ever tour of the UK and Ireland at the Sheffield's Lyceum theatre in August 2023, where it will run from 29 August to 16 September 2023.
The Cast of MOTHER GOOSE Arrive at Theatre Royal Brighton by Aliya Al-Hassan
- December 01, 2022 A giant golden egg greets commuters at Brighton station in anticipation of Mother Goose opening at Theatre Royal Brighton this weekend.
Matthew Bourne's ROMEO AND JULIET Will Embark on Tour in 2023 by BWW News Desk
- December 01, 2022 New Adventures and Sadler's Wells have announced the return of Matthew Bourne's “ROMEO AND JULIET” with a 12-week UK Tour and five-week Summer Season at Sadler's Wells.
THE WIZARD OF OZ is Coming to the London Palladium in 2023 by Aliya Al-Hassan
- December 01, 2022 Michael Harrison and the Really Useful Group are thrilled to announce that The Wizard of Oz, the musical based on the iconic story by L. Frank Baum, will play a strictly limited season at the world-famous London Palladium next summer.
Review: PANTOLAND, Streaming Online by Louise Penn
- December 01, 2022 It is fast approaching Christmas, and we are well into panto season - so what better time to settle down at home to watch one of children's television's greats in full creative mode?
The latest digital festive treat from Panto Online and Peter Duncan is named Pantoland, with stories, characters, and silliness enough to go around.
Cast Announced For Lazarus Theatre Company's Contemporary HAMLET at Southwark Playhouse by BWW News Desk
- December 01, 2022 In 2023, one of Shakespeare's best-known and most regularly revisited tragedies will embark on a new and radical transformation. Lazarus Theatre Company will champion exciting young talent, many making their debuts, in this raucous rendition at Southwark Playhouse.
Invisible Disabilities: Second Hand Dance Release Report On UK Festivals by BWW News Desk
- December 01, 2022 This World Disability Day Second Hand Dance will shine a light on invisible disability with the release of research the company has carried out into how it impacts professionals attending arts festivals.
Gate Theatre Announces Its First Season In Camden by BWW News Desk
- December 01, 2022 Gate Theatre has announced its first season at Theatro Technis @ 26 Crowndale. Starting this spring, this follows the announcement of Gate Theatre's permanent move from Notting Hill to Camden, following a long search for a more accessible home.