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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.
Exclusive: Presale Tickets to THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF MUSICAL
by Aliya Al-Hassan - October 18, 2022
On 25 February 2023, a remarkable event will begin in London’s West End. The nation's favourite TV show will become a brand-new Great British Musical.
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.
Photos: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Extends Booking; Releases All New Photos!
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2022
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at Her Majesty’s Theatre has announced a booking extension until Saturday 30 September 2023 and released new production photos.
Cast Announced For SAVING GRACE at the Riverside Studios
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2022
Casting has been announced as rehearsals begin for the previously announced intimate first run of the new musical Saving Grace.
Paul Gambaccini Joins Sir Richard Stilgoe and More at London's Cadogan Hall Next Week
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2022
A brilliant night of broadcasting nostalgia is promised when Radio Live comes to London's prestigious Cadogan Hall next week.
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. 
THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF MUSICAL Will Transfer to The Noël Coward Theatre in London's West End
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2022
The Great British Bake Off Musical will transfer to the West End opening at the Noël Coward Theatre for a limited twelve-week run from 25 February to 13 May 2023.
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.
Georgie Buckland, Junior Delius & More to Star in CLAUS THE MUSICAL World Premiere; Full Cast & Creative Team Announced
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2022
Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment has announced the casting for the world premiere of Claus The Musical which will run at The Lowry from 14 December 2022 – 8 January. The cast includes Georgie Buckland who will play Necile, Junior Delius (AK), Chris Draper (Will Knook), Jazz Evans (Awgwa), and more.
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.
Cast Announced For Joanna Pickering's BAD VICTIMS At The Courtyard Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2022
Casting has been announced for Bad Victims, a new play from award-nominated playwright Joanna Pickering at The Courtyard Theatre, directed by Erica Gould. 
Shoreditch Town Hall Welcomes New Trustees Yogeeta Manglani, Fern Stoner, Emma Stenning
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2022
Shoreditch Town Hall has announced three new Trustees joining the company’s exceptional Board. The appointments include YOGEETA MANGLANI, FERN STONER, and EMMA STENNING, the new Chair of the Board
Leah Harvey, Rose Ayling-Ellis, Alfred Enoch & Martha Plimpton to Star in AS YOU LIKE IT @sohoplace
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2022
Nica Burns has announced a new production of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It, directed by Josie Rourke, starring Leah Harvey as Rosalind, Rose Ayling-Ellis as Celia, Alfred Enoch as Orlando and with Martha Plimpton in the role of Jaques.
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
SING-A-LONG-A MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL Comes to the Battersea Arts Centre in December
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2022
After too many COVID Christmas cancellations, the cult hit 'Sing-A-Long-A Muppet Christmas Carol' returns, because we all really need it right now…
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. 
Charlotte Spencer Projects Presents WRITTEN IN THE BODY at Lilian Baylis Studio
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2022
Acclaimed company Charlotte Spencer Projects returns to Sadler's Wells with Written in the Body on Thursday 3 & Friday 4 November, in Lilian Baylis Studio.
Full Cast Announced For WHITE CHRISTMAS UK Tour Starring Jay McGuiness, Lorna Luft, and Michael Starke
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2022
The full company has been announced for the UK tour of Made at Curve's production of Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS.

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