Lisa Brescia Makes West End Debut in DEAR EVAN HANSEN
by BWW News Desk - August 27, 2022
Lisa Brescia is making her West End debut as Heidi Hansen in Dear Evan Hansen, according to various reports.
by BWW News Desk - August 27, 2022
Lisa Brescia is making her West End debut as Heidi Hansen in Dear Evan Hansen, according to various reports.
Review: HIDDEN FIGURES: WW2, St. Peter's Church
by Cindy Marcolina - August 27, 2022
Underneath an unassuming church in Bethnal Green, Party Geek and their creative director Paul King are single-handedly reframing the Second World War with a brilliant concept and an astonishing execution.
by Cindy Marcolina - August 27, 2022
Underneath an unassuming church in Bethnal Green, Party Geek and their creative director Paul King are single-handedly reframing the Second World War with a brilliant concept and an astonishing execution.
Review: THERE'S A DEAD BODY IN MY LIVING ROOM, Etcetera Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - August 27, 2022
Naima Sjoholm writes an intriguing pastiche that toys with our perception of the plot. There’s a Dead Body in my Living Room is an improbably tongue-in-cheek play that mixes feminist drama, absurdism, slapstick, and physical theatre with surprising ease.
by Cindy Marcolina - August 27, 2022
Naima Sjoholm writes an intriguing pastiche that toys with our perception of the plot. There’s a Dead Body in my Living Room is an improbably tongue-in-cheek play that mixes feminist drama, absurdism, slapstick, and physical theatre with surprising ease.
VIDEO: Liv Andrusier and Yuki Sutton Perform 'Everybody Loves A Lie' From RIDE the Musical
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2022
An all new song and video 'Everybody Loves A Lie' has been released from the world premiere of 'RIDE' the musical. RIDE is now previewing at Charing Cross Theatre, where it runs to 17 September. Check out the video here!
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2022
An all new song and video 'Everybody Loves A Lie' has been released from the world premiere of 'RIDE' the musical. RIDE is now previewing at Charing Cross Theatre, where it runs to 17 September. Check out the video here!
Review: SIN THE MUSICAL, Arcola Theatre
by Gary Naylor - August 26, 2022
A very young cast perform a new musical that needs work but has as good a chance as any if it gets the expertise and time in requires
by Gary Naylor - August 26, 2022
A very young cast perform a new musical that needs work but has as good a chance as any if it gets the expertise and time in requires
Cast Announced For the UK Tour of STRICTLY BALLROOM
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2022
Baz Luhrmann’s smash hit musical Strictly Ballroom is set to sweep audiences off their feet once more when the new 2022/2023 tour, directed by the fab-u-lous Craig Revel Horwood, begins in Portsmouth on 26th September.
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2022
Baz Luhrmann’s smash hit musical Strictly Ballroom is set to sweep audiences off their feet once more when the new 2022/2023 tour, directed by the fab-u-lous Craig Revel Horwood, begins in Portsmouth on 26th September.
Review: INTO THE WOODS, Theatre Royal Bath
by Cheryl Markosky - August 26, 2022
A terrifically trippy child's world on speed in a Victorian toy theatre within a theatre, conjured up by inventive 81-year-old Gilliam, and his co-director and choreographer, Leah Hausman.
by Cheryl Markosky - August 26, 2022
A terrifically trippy child's world on speed in a Victorian toy theatre within a theatre, conjured up by inventive 81-year-old Gilliam, and his co-director and choreographer, Leah Hausman.
MIXTAPE - Celebrating 20 years of ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company Comes to Sadler's Wells Theatre in October
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2022
Sadler's Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince celebrates 20 years of her phenomenal company ZooNation with a new show. Mixtape - Celebrating 20 years of ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company runs at Sadler's Wells from Wednesday 5 – Saturday 8 October.
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2022
Sadler's Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince celebrates 20 years of her phenomenal company ZooNation with a new show. Mixtape - Celebrating 20 years of ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company runs at Sadler's Wells from Wednesday 5 – Saturday 8 October.
UNLIMITED Festival: A True Celebration of Disabled Creatives
by Shona Louise - August 26, 2022
The Southbank Centre has been presenting the Unlimited festival since 2012, with it being a celebration of work by Disabled, Deaf and Neurodivergent artists. Since 2013 Unlimited has awarded over £4.8 million to over 460 disabled artists and companies, and their work has been seen by over 5 million people worldwide
by Shona Louise - August 26, 2022
The Southbank Centre has been presenting the Unlimited festival since 2012, with it being a celebration of work by Disabled, Deaf and Neurodivergent artists. Since 2013 Unlimited has awarded over £4.8 million to over 460 disabled artists and companies, and their work has been seen by over 5 million people worldwide
Review: ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
by Gary Naylor - August 26, 2022
Not an easy play to watch, but a fascinating analysis of some of humanity's darker corners
by Gary Naylor - August 26, 2022
Not an easy play to watch, but a fascinating analysis of some of humanity's darker corners
Review: ANTHEM, Bush Theatre
by Alexander Cohen - August 26, 2022
The Bush Theatre's youth company meditate on growing up in an increasingly demanding world.
by Alexander Cohen - August 26, 2022
The Bush Theatre's youth company meditate on growing up in an increasingly demanding world.
Tatiana Voltskaya's Poems Will Premiere On The Finborough Theatre Youtube Channel Next Week
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2022
The Finborough Theatre's digital initiative #FinboroughFrontier continues with another in an ongoing season of online readings and performances of Ukrainian Plays as a part of the Worldwide Ukrainian Play Reading Series, a collaboration with the Theatre of Playwrights in Kyiv to read new Ukrainian plays around the world.
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2022
The Finborough Theatre's digital initiative #FinboroughFrontier continues with another in an ongoing season of online readings and performances of Ukrainian Plays as a part of the Worldwide Ukrainian Play Reading Series, a collaboration with the Theatre of Playwrights in Kyiv to read new Ukrainian plays around the world.
London Theatre Week: Tickets for £15, £25 & £35 for THE SOUTHBURY CHILD
by Aliya Al-Hassan - August 26, 2022
London Theatre Week: Tickets for just £15, £25 and £35 for The Southbury Child Raffish, urbane and frequently drunk, David Highland has kept a grip on his remote coastal parish through a combination of disordered charm and high-handed determination.
by Aliya Al-Hassan - August 26, 2022
London Theatre Week: Tickets for just £15, £25 and £35 for The Southbury Child Raffish, urbane and frequently drunk, David Highland has kept a grip on his remote coastal parish through a combination of disordered charm and high-handed determination.
Wigmore Hall Opens 2022–2023 Concert Season With Major Photography Exhibition
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2022
For the first time in its history, Wigmore Hall will open the new concert season with a photography exhibition – 'Wigmore Hall: Portraying Our People.'
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2022
For the first time in its history, Wigmore Hall will open the new concert season with a photography exhibition – 'Wigmore Hall: Portraying Our People.'
Photos: First Look At National Youth Music Theatre's Production Of RAGTIME
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2022
See first look photos from the National Youth Music Theatre's production of RAGTIME opening tonight in London.
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2022
See first look photos from the National Youth Music Theatre's production of RAGTIME opening tonight in London.
Photos & Video: Go Inside Rehearsals for THE COLOR PURPLE UK Tour
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2022
Leicester's Curve theatre and Birmingham Hippodrome are presenting a co-production of acclaimed musical The Color Purple, which is set to tour England and Wales for the first time this autumn. Check out rehearsal photos and video here!
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2022
Leicester's Curve theatre and Birmingham Hippodrome are presenting a co-production of acclaimed musical The Color Purple, which is set to tour England and Wales for the first time this autumn. Check out rehearsal photos and video here!
BROWN BOYS SWIM by Karim Khan Wins Popcorn Writing Award 2022
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2022
Brown Boys Swim is the winner of the Popcorn Writing Award 2022. Written by Karim Khan (a recipient of Riz Ahmed’s Left Handed Films and Pillars Fund inaugural fellowship and an alumnus of the The North Wall’s ArtsLab programme), this lyrical coming-of-age tale looks at the pressures that surround young Muslim men today.
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2022
Brown Boys Swim is the winner of the Popcorn Writing Award 2022. Written by Karim Khan (a recipient of Riz Ahmed’s Left Handed Films and Pillars Fund inaugural fellowship and an alumnus of the The North Wall’s ArtsLab programme), this lyrical coming-of-age tale looks at the pressures that surround young Muslim men today.
MY SON'S A QUEER (BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO?) Will Transfer to the West End
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2022
My Son’s A Queer, (But What Can You Do?) written by and performed by Rob Madge (Oliver!, Les Misérables) and directed by Luke Sheppard (& Juliet, In The Heights) celebrates the joy and chaos of raising a queer child, and originally had a critically acclaimed, and sold out run at the Turbine Theatre in 2021.
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2022
My Son’s A Queer, (But What Can You Do?) written by and performed by Rob Madge (Oliver!, Les Misérables) and directed by Luke Sheppard (& Juliet, In The Heights) celebrates the joy and chaos of raising a queer child, and originally had a critically acclaimed, and sold out run at the Turbine Theatre in 2021.
Birmingham Rep's THE SNOWMAN Comes to Peacock Theatre in November
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2022
Iconic family show The Snowman returns to Peacock Theatre for its 25th anniversary in the West End from Saturday 19 November - Saturday 31 December. The 25th Anniversary London Season is dedicated to creator of The Snowman, Raymond Briggs CBE 1934-2022.
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2022
Iconic family show The Snowman returns to Peacock Theatre for its 25th anniversary in the West End from Saturday 19 November - Saturday 31 December. The 25th Anniversary London Season is dedicated to creator of The Snowman, Raymond Briggs CBE 1934-2022.
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S OKLAHOMA! Will Transfer to the West End in February 2023
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2022
The West End transfer has been announced for the critically acclaimed production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, opening in February 2023 at Wyndham's Theatre, with dates and casting to be announced.
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2022
The West End transfer has been announced for the critically acclaimed production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, opening in February 2023 at Wyndham's Theatre, with dates and casting to be announced.
Cast Announced Joining Carrie Hope Fletcher in THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE at the Rose
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2022
The full cast for has been announced for the new production of Bertolt Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk Circle, which will run at the Rose from 1 to 22 October, with a press night on Thursday 6 October 2022.
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2022
The full cast for has been announced for the new production of Bertolt Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk Circle, which will run at the Rose from 1 to 22 October, with a press night on Thursday 6 October 2022.
Louise Redknapp Will Join the Cast of FRIENDSICAL For Southampton Run
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2022
Louise Redknapp is confirmed to make a celebrity guest appearance in the comedy musical Friendsical, written and directed by Miranda Larson [Christmasaurus, The Night Pirates, Cartoon Network Live], for its entire run at Southampton's MAST Mayflower Studios from 5 – 7 September 2022 before the show embarks on the rest of its UK-wide tour.
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2022
Louise Redknapp is confirmed to make a celebrity guest appearance in the comedy musical Friendsical, written and directed by Miranda Larson [Christmasaurus, The Night Pirates, Cartoon Network Live], for its entire run at Southampton's MAST Mayflower Studios from 5 – 7 September 2022 before the show embarks on the rest of its UK-wide tour.
London Theatre Week: Tickets For £25, £35 or £45 for THE BOOK OF MORMON
by Aliya Al-Hassan - August 25, 2022
London Theatre Week: Tickets For £25, £35 or £45 for The Book Of Mormon at Prince of Wales theatre.
by Aliya Al-Hassan - August 25, 2022
London Theatre Week: Tickets For £25, £35 or £45 for The Book Of Mormon at Prince of Wales theatre.
Review: PATIENCE, Wilton's Music Hall
by Michael Higgs - August 25, 2022
Ever since its first production in 1881, Gilbert and Sullivan’s Patience has brought its audiences to tears of laughter, and this production by Charles Court Opera is no exception.
by Michael Higgs - August 25, 2022
Ever since its first production in 1881, Gilbert and Sullivan’s Patience has brought its audiences to tears of laughter, and this production by Charles Court Opera is no exception.
Photos: First Look At ELIZABETH FRY: THE ANGEL OF PRISONS At Canning Town Library
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2022
Three prisoners have a story to tell. It’s the story of Elizabeth Fry and how she changed prisons forever. But this is not a history lesson. You’ll hear both contemporary and historical language. You’ll see both modern-day and period mash-up costumes. Because the question remains the same today as it did in Elizabeth Fry’s time: does prison actually work? See photos of the cast!
by BWW News Desk - August 24, 2022
Three prisoners have a story to tell. It’s the story of Elizabeth Fry and how she changed prisons forever. But this is not a history lesson. You’ll hear both contemporary and historical language. You’ll see both modern-day and period mash-up costumes. Because the question remains the same today as it did in Elizabeth Fry’s time: does prison actually work? See photos of the cast!
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