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Playwright Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller Makes West End Debut With PRETTY ROUGH TERRAIN Re

Playwright Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller Makes West End Debut With PRETTY ROUGH TERRAIN Reading

by BWW News Desk — October 9, 2025
Playwright, actor, and director Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller will make his West End debut as a playwright with this special presentation reading of his latest play Pretty Rough Terrain.
Photos: Melanie La Barrie and More in Rehearsals for THE BOOK THIEF

Photos: Melanie La Barrie and More in Rehearsals for THE BOOK THIEF

by BWW News Desk — October 9, 2025
You can now get a first look inside rehearsals for  THE BOOK THIEF in concert, which will run at the Prince of Wales Theatre.
Photos: A CHRISTMAS CAROL GOES WRONG Cast in Rehearsals

Photos: A CHRISTMAS CAROL GOES WRONG Cast in Rehearsals

by BWW News Desk — October 9, 2025
You can now get a first look at new rehearsal pictures for Mischief's upcoming festive fiasco, Christmas Carol Goes Wrong.
RSC's THE BFG is Coming to Singapore’s Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

RSC's THE BFG is Coming to Singapore’s Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

by BWW News Desk — October 9, 2025
The world stage premiere of Tom Wells’ The BFG will visit Singapore’s Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay in Spring 2026 following its UK stage premiere in Stratford-upon-Avon and run in Chichester.
Mischa Barton to Make UK Stage Debut in DOUBLE INDEMNITY UK and Ireland Tour

Mischa Barton to Make UK Stage Debut in DOUBLE INDEMNITY UK and Ireland Tour

by BWW News Desk — October 9, 2025
Mischa Barton (The O.
Guest Blog: 'It's Such An Iconic Opera': Conductor Olivia Clarke on Taking on ENO's C

Guest Blog: 'It's Such An Iconic Opera': Conductor Olivia Clarke on Taking on ENO's CARMEN

by Guest Author — October 8, 2025
I’m looking forward to conducting Bizet’s Carmen for English National Opera (ENO) this autumn, alongside fellow conductor, Clelia Cafiero.
Review: BREAKING THE CODE, Oxford Playhouse

Review: BREAKING THE CODE, Oxford Playhouse

by Niamh Jones — October 8, 2025
We all know the names ‘Bletchley’ and ‘Alan Turing’, if only thanks to the 2014 film The Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
Review: BLACK HISTORY MONTH DRAFT WORKS, Royal Ballet And Opera

Review: BLACK HISTORY MONTH DRAFT WORKS, Royal Ballet And Opera

by Matthew Paluch — October 8, 2025
The Royal Ballet 25/26 season continues with Black History Month Draft Works, this year curated by principal dancer Marcelino Sambé.
Romesh Ranganathan and More Join Cast of WOMAN IN MIND at The Duke of York's Theatre

Romesh Ranganathan and More Join Cast of WOMAN IN MIND at The Duke of York's Theatre

by BWW News Desk — October 8, 2025
Romesh Ranganathan will make his West End stage debut in a new production of Alan Ayckbourn's psychological comedy WOMAN IN MIND in a strictly limited West End run.
Review Roundup: 13 GOING ON 30: THE MUSICAL

Review Roundup: 13 GOING ON 30: THE MUSICAL

by Chloe Rabinowitz — October 7, 2025
13 GOING ON 30 - THE MUSICAL is now playing at Manchester Opera House.
Review: LIFERS, Southwark Playhouse

Review: LIFERS, Southwark Playhouse

by Gary Naylor — October 7, 2025
Synergy Theatre Projectt's commission hits hard, but will it hit the right people?
RADICAL REDISCOVERY: HOMOSEXUAL ACTS & BEYOND Exhibition Explores 50 Years of LGBTQ+

RADICAL REDISCOVERY: HOMOSEXUAL ACTS & BEYOND Exhibition Explores 50 Years of LGBTQ+ Theatre History

by BWW News Desk — October 7, 2025
Marking 50 years since Homosexual Acts, Britain’s first gay theatre season, London Performance Studios will present Radical Rediscovery: Homosexual Acts & Beyond.
Photos: ELF THE MUSICAL Gears Up for Christmas at The Aldwych Theatre

Photos: ELF THE MUSICAL Gears Up for Christmas at The Aldwych Theatre

by BWW News Desk — October 7, 2025
Rehearsal photos have been released for ELF The Musical, returning to London’s Aldwych Theatre for a limited holiday run, starring Joel Montague, Carrie Hope Fletcher, and Aled Jones.
Photos: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Tucker and More in SMALL HOTEL

Photos: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Tucker and More in SMALL HOTEL

by BWW News Desk — October 7, 2025
Discover the world premiere of Small Hotel featuring Ralph Fiennes.
Full Cast Set For New Musical TO SIR, WITH LOVE

Full Cast Set For New Musical TO SIR, WITH LOVE

by BWW News Desk — October 7, 2025
Jess Folley, George Maguire, Chelsea Halfpenny, Kara Lane, Michael Vinsen and Elijah Millar complete the cast of the concert performances of TO SIR, WITH LOVE – A New Musical at the Gillian Lynne Theatre.
THE LAST LAUGH Will Return For A UK and Ireland Tour

THE LAST LAUGH Will Return For A UK and Ireland Tour

by BWW News Desk — October 7, 2025
Following a successful West End run, New York season and UK tour, THE LAST LAUGH will return for a UK and Ireland tour in 2026, opening at Malvern Theatres next year.
Stage and Screen Veteran John Woodvine Passes Away at 96

Stage and Screen Veteran John Woodvine Passes Away at 96

by Josh Sharpe — October 6, 2025
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that John Woodvine, a longtime star of the stage and screen, has passed away at the age of 96.
Review: GHOST STORIES, Peacock Theatre

Review: GHOST STORIES, Peacock Theatre

by Kat Mokrynski — October 6, 2025
Ghost Stories, written by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman, promises audience members at the Peacock Theatre “moments of extreme shock and tension,” warning potential ticket bookers that the show is “unsuitable for anyone under the age of 15” and recommending that those of a “nervous dispositio
Book Review: A YEAR OF CREATIVE THINKING by Jessica Swale

Book Review: A YEAR OF CREATIVE THINKING by Jessica Swale

by Cindy Marcolina — October 6, 2025
Branded as “366 Daily Inspirations for Writers & Artists,” this compendium of prompts contains an abundance of inspiration.
Danny DeVito Will Host MATILDA in Concert at Royal Albert Hall

Danny DeVito Will Host MATILDA in Concert at Royal Albert Hall

by BWW News Desk — October 6, 2025
Join Danny DeVito as he hosts the 30th anniversary screening of Matilda in Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, featuring live music from the Royal Philharmonic.
Review: TROILUS AND CRESSIDA, Shakespeare's Globe

Review: TROILUS AND CRESSIDA, Shakespeare's Globe

by Debbie Gilpin — October 4, 2025
One of the least performed plays in Shakespeare’s canon, and also one of the most aptly labelled as a ‘problem play’; Troilus and Cressida is ostensibly about the romance between these two Trojans, but in reality much of the play focuses on the backdrop to their love - the ongoing siege of Tro
Review: SCENES FROM THE CLIMATE ERA, Playground Theatre

Review: SCENES FROM THE CLIMATE ERA, Playground Theatre

by Gary Naylor — October 4, 2025
Fragmented and frightening, the commitment of the work carries the production
Review: BLESSINGS, Riverside Studios

Review: BLESSINGS, Riverside Studios

by Aliya Al-Hassan — October 3, 2025
1969 was a time of seismic social change.
Review: HAMLET, National Theatre

Review: HAMLET, National Theatre

by Debbie Gilpin — October 3, 2025
“Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.
Review: MY ENGLISH PERSIAN KITCHEN, Soho Theatre

Review: MY ENGLISH PERSIAN KITCHEN, Soho Theatre

by Clementine Scott — October 3, 2025
Some Soho Theatre audience members at My English Persian Kitchen over the next month may be more enticed by what comes after the show than by the show itself.

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