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Photos: First Look at THE SOLID LIFE OF SUGAR WATER at the Orange Tree Theatre by BWW News Desk
- October 18, 2022 All new photos have been released from Jack Thorne’s The Solid Life of Sugar Water, directed by this year’s JMK Award Winner Indiana Lown-Collins that opens tomorrow, 19 October at the Orange Tree Theatre.
Ricardo P Lloyd to Star in Docudrama FLYING FOR BRITAIN by Aliya Al-Hassan
- October 18, 2022 Ricardo P. Lloyd – the British actor and presenter increasingly being recognised for his striking theatre and film performances – is proud to be starring in a leading role as World War II Royal Air Force navigator and seminal Windrush Generation figure Johnny Smythe in the upcoming historical docudrama Flying For Britain.
Cast Announced For HENRY V at Shakespeare's Globe by BWW News Desk
- October 18, 2022 Launching Shakespeare’s Globe’s Winter Season, Henry V opens in the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse on 10 November, running until 4 February.
Royal Opera House Appoints Jakub Hrůša as Music Director by BWW News Desk
- October 18, 2022 The Royal Opera House has announced the appointment of Jakub Hrůša as Music Director of The Royal Opera. Hrůša will assume the position of Music Director Designate with immediate effect and will begin his tenure as Music Director in September 2025.
New Rock Musical SUPERYOU Will Debut in the UK This Weekend by BWW News Desk
- October 18, 2022 The new rock musical SUPERYOU with book, music, and lyrics by Lourds Lane, will be making its debut UK performance on the Main Stage at Musical Con, the West End's first ever musical theatre fan convention, on Saturday 22 October at 12noon at EXCEL London.
Review: THE POLTERGEIST, Arcola Theatre by Cindy Marcolina
- October 18, 2022 Philip Ridley writes an atomic bomb of a play and keeps his finger on the release button until Sasha explodes in an earth-shaking climax. Social niceties and typically British politeness masquerade a coarse, brash internal monologue whose quick quips are absolutely annihilating and, frankly, indecently amusing.
Brendan Coyle, Jolly Abraham & More to Star in THE WEIR at the Abbey Theatre by BWW News Desk
- October 17, 2022 Rehearsals have begun for a major new production of Conor McPherson’s acclaimed 1997 play, The Weir. Directed by Abbey Theatre Artistic Director, Caitríona McLaughlin, this production will be staged at the Abbey theatre this winter.
Photos: First Look at HistoryRiot's 1797: THE MARINER'S REVENGE by BWW News Desk
- October 17, 2022 The production images have been released for HistoryRiot’s thrilling promenade show 1797: The Mariner’s Revenge. This haunting and hilarious production, written by Mark Knightley, will take audiences through the never-before-seen attics of the Admiral’s House at the Old Royal Naval College. As Lord Nelson dines in the grand rooms below, upstairs in the attic, an injured mariner plots revenge…
Punchdrunk Enrichment Open 'The Lost Lending Library' by BWW News Desk
- October 17, 2022 The Lost Lending Library, Punchdrunk Enrichment's immersive family experience set in a magical travelling library, has a limited run at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre, London from 13 December (press performances on 14 December).
Full Cast and Creatives Revealed for DON'T SHOOT THE MEISTERSINGER at New Wimbledon Theatre Studio by Aliya Al-Hassan
- October 17, 2022 Profugo Arts and ATG (Ambassador Theatre Group)’s New Wimbledon Theatre are today, (17 October) delighted to unveil the Cast and Creative team, bringing the world premiere production of Graham Warrener’s brand-new play Don’t Shoot The Meistersinger, billed as a “WWI Comedy Cracker”, to the stage for the first time at the Studio at New Wimbledon Theatre this November!
Mark Rylance to Appear in One-Off Performance at The Old Vic by Aliya Al-Hassan
- October 17, 2022 Mark Rylance and Sean Foley are to appear in special one-off performance at Old Vic of I Am Shakespeare as part of the 100th anniversary of the Shakespearean Authorship Trust.
Guest Blog: Playwright Phil Porter on Nerves and Inspiration in Bringing THE LAVENDER HILL MOB to the Stage by Guest Blog: Phil Porter
- October 17, 2022 I was thrilled when the offer came in to write a stage adaptation of The Lavender Hill Mob. I have always had great affection for the Ealing Comedies – the warm and witty films made at Ealing Studios in the decade or so after the Second World War – and The Lavender Hill Mob remains an absolute favourite
2022 Black British Theatre Awards Winners Announced by Aliya Al-Hassan
- October 17, 2022 The winners of the Black British Theatre Awards 2022 have been announced. The awards' ceremony was held the National Theatre on October 16.