New Comedy MAGDALENA, WOMAN OF JOY To Run At Playhouse East This June
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2025
Magdalena, Woman of Joy is a new comedy tracing the outrageous life of the cutthroat and fiery Magdalena. The production will run 11th - 28th June at Playhouse East, a newly established independent theatre and creative arts hub in the heart of East London.
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2025
Magdalena, Woman of Joy is a new comedy tracing the outrageous life of the cutthroat and fiery Magdalena. The production will run 11th - 28th June at Playhouse East, a newly established independent theatre and creative arts hub in the heart of East London.
Review Roundup: THE FROGS Opens at Southwark Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 29, 2025
See what the critics are saying about The Frogs at Southwark Playhouse, starring Kevin McHale and more. Read the reviews for the production, which features music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim here.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 29, 2025
See what the critics are saying about The Frogs at Southwark Playhouse, starring Kevin McHale and more. Read the reviews for the production, which features music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim here.
David Hunter and Grace Mouat Join 13 GOING ON 30 THE MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2025
West End stars, David Hunter and Grace Mouat, will star as Matt Flamhaff and Lucy Wyman respectively in the world premiere production of 13 GOING ON 30 - THE MUSICAL.
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2025
West End stars, David Hunter and Grace Mouat, will star as Matt Flamhaff and Lucy Wyman respectively in the world premiere production of 13 GOING ON 30 - THE MUSICAL.
Creative Team Set For West End Transfer of Mel Brooks' THE PRODUCERS
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2025
The full creative team has been announced for the West End Transfer of The Menier Chocolate Factory's production of The Producers with book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, and music & lyrics by Mel Brooks.
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2025
The full creative team has been announced for the West End Transfer of The Menier Chocolate Factory's production of The Producers with book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, and music & lyrics by Mel Brooks.
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Launches 'Loyalty Card' Scheme and 'Curious Corner'
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2025
The three-time Olivier Award winning new British musical THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON has announced two brand new audience initiatives at The Ambassadors Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2025
The three-time Olivier Award winning new British musical THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON has announced two brand new audience initiatives at The Ambassadors Theatre.
Photos: ELEPHANT at the Menier Chocolate Factory
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2025
All new production photos have been released for Elephant at the Menier Chocolate Factory ahead of opening night. Check out the photos and learn more about the show here!
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2025
All new production photos have been released for Elephant at the Menier Chocolate Factory ahead of opening night. Check out the photos and learn more about the show here!
Daniel Kaluuya, James Corden, Reece Shearsmith and More Join ECHO at the Royal Court
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2025
The Royal Court Theatre has revealed ten new performers who will star in Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour’s critically acclaimed production ECHO at the Royal Court next month.
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2025
The Royal Court Theatre has revealed ten new performers who will star in Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour’s critically acclaimed production ECHO at the Royal Court next month.
Review: THE FROGS, Southwark Playhouse
by Clementine Scott - May 28, 2025
The recent UK premiere of Here We Are, Stephen Sondheim’s final musical, certainly demonstrated that the much-mourned legend had his flaws. His aficionados already knew this, though – Sondheim had nearly as many flops as he had successes, and The Frogs was one of them.
by Clementine Scott - May 28, 2025
The recent UK premiere of Here We Are, Stephen Sondheim’s final musical, certainly demonstrated that the much-mourned legend had his flaws. His aficionados already knew this, though – Sondheim had nearly as many flops as he had successes, and The Frogs was one of them.
Review: THE FLYING DUTCHMAN, Opera Holland Park
by Michael Higgs - May 28, 2025
Stormy weather and an enthusiastic audience mark Julia Burbach’s The Flying Dutchman as it proves a smashing success to open the 2025 season of Opera Holland Park.
by Michael Higgs - May 28, 2025
Stormy weather and an enthusiastic audience mark Julia Burbach’s The Flying Dutchman as it proves a smashing success to open the 2025 season of Opera Holland Park.
Immersive Producers DARKFIELD Announce 2025 Fringe Line-up
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2025
Pioneering immersive theatre company DARKFIELD has announced its 2025 line-up for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, marking a return to the festival with critically acclaimed experiences and the first in-person staging of its DARKFIELD RADIO series.
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2025
Pioneering immersive theatre company DARKFIELD has announced its 2025 line-up for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, marking a return to the festival with critically acclaimed experiences and the first in-person staging of its DARKFIELD RADIO series.
Wandsworth Set For Summer Programme Beginning This June
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2025
The London Borough of Wandsworth has officially launched a vibrant summer programme as part of its designation as London Borough of Culture 2025. The borough will host a series of major festivals, live performances, exhibitions, and community-driven events running throughout the summer — many of which will be free to attend.
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2025
The London Borough of Wandsworth has officially launched a vibrant summer programme as part of its designation as London Borough of Culture 2025. The borough will host a series of major festivals, live performances, exhibitions, and community-driven events running throughout the summer — many of which will be free to attend.
Bryony Kimmings Premieres BOG WITCH at Soho Theatre Walthamstow
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2025
Playwright, performer, documentary-maker and screenwriter Bryony Kimmings will return to the stage with Bog Witch —her first solo show in half a decade. Lear more here!
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2025
Playwright, performer, documentary-maker and screenwriter Bryony Kimmings will return to the stage with Bog Witch —her first solo show in half a decade. Lear more here!
AMERICAN PSYCHO, THE LINE OF BEAUTY and More Set For Rupert Goold's Final Season At Almeida Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2025
The Almeida Theatre has announced Rupert Goold’s final season as Artistic Director. The final season of Goold’s tenure as Artistic Director will include 10 productions, including four world premieres, a musical revival, and reimaginings of classic plays.
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2025
The Almeida Theatre has announced Rupert Goold’s final season as Artistic Director. The final season of Goold’s tenure as Artistic Director will include 10 productions, including four world premieres, a musical revival, and reimaginings of classic plays.
Brighton Fringe Review: THE LADYBOYS OF BANGKOK, Sabai Pavilion
by Franco Milazzo - May 27, 2025
If theatre is, at its best, a mirror held up to society then The Ladyboys of Bangkok offers that reflection in rhinestones, feather boas, and a kaleidoscope of pop anthems.
by Franco Milazzo - May 27, 2025
If theatre is, at its best, a mirror held up to society then The Ladyboys of Bangkok offers that reflection in rhinestones, feather boas, and a kaleidoscope of pop anthems.
Brighton Fringe Review: HAVE YOU MET STAN? A NEW MUSICAL, The Grounds @ Platf9rm, Hove
by Caroline Cronin - May 27, 2025
There’s something quietly powerful about Have You Met Stan?, a new original musical by Bart Thiede, that has just had its final show at the Brighton Fringe. Set within the everyday hum of a pub, this Irish-Polish queer love story has sincerity and charm as it delves into the meet-cute between Seán and Stan and the struggles that unfold.
by Caroline Cronin - May 27, 2025
There’s something quietly powerful about Have You Met Stan?, a new original musical by Bart Thiede, that has just had its final show at the Brighton Fringe. Set within the everyday hum of a pub, this Irish-Polish queer love story has sincerity and charm as it delves into the meet-cute between Seán and Stan and the struggles that unfold.
Review: DIAGNOSIS, Finborough Theatre
by Clementine Scott - May 27, 2025
You may not know Athena Stevens’s name, but you may remember her legal troubles: her allegations against Shakespeare's Globe of sexual abuse by a fellow actor and disability discrimination were widely reported in March this year. Now, after a period of what she terms “creative exile”, the Finborough playwright in residence is back with a stiflingly claustrophobic look at the disabled community’s relationship with the police, set entirely in a prison cell.
by Clementine Scott - May 27, 2025
You may not know Athena Stevens’s name, but you may remember her legal troubles: her allegations against Shakespeare's Globe of sexual abuse by a fellow actor and disability discrimination were widely reported in March this year. Now, after a period of what she terms “creative exile”, the Finborough playwright in residence is back with a stiflingly claustrophobic look at the disabled community’s relationship with the police, set entirely in a prison cell.
Haunting New Absurdist Drama-Comedy LOST WATCHES Comes To Park Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2025
Betty Media Ltd will present Lost Watches Haunting New Absurdist Drama by Lorenzo Allchurch Comes to Park Theatre, running 30 July -23 August. What happens when grief manifests in talking sculptures and ghostly confrontations?
by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2025
Betty Media Ltd will present Lost Watches Haunting New Absurdist Drama by Lorenzo Allchurch Comes to Park Theatre, running 30 July -23 August. What happens when grief manifests in talking sculptures and ghostly confrontations?
Photos: Kevin McHale and More in THE FROGS at Southwark Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2025
All new photos have been released from The Frogs at Southwark Playhouse, starring Kevin McHale. Performances are now underway! Check out the photos here!
by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2025
All new photos have been released from The Frogs at Southwark Playhouse, starring Kevin McHale. Performances are now underway! Check out the photos here!
Review: POP OFF, MICHELANGELO!, Underbelly Boulevard Soho
by Katie Kirkpatrick - May 24, 2025
#Pop Off, Michelangelo! might just be the gayest show in London right now. And that’s saying a lot. But this high camp new musical, overflowing with pop culture references, has to be seen to be believed. The show transports us to the Renaissance – no, not Beyonce’s hit album, the other one. When best friends Mike and Leo come out to each other, their main concern is that God might not be the biggest fan of gays. So what can they do about it? Talk to the Pope of course!
by Katie Kirkpatrick - May 24, 2025
#Pop Off, Michelangelo! might just be the gayest show in London right now. And that’s saying a lot. But this high camp new musical, overflowing with pop culture references, has to be seen to be believed. The show transports us to the Renaissance – no, not Beyonce’s hit album, the other one. When best friends Mike and Leo come out to each other, their main concern is that God might not be the biggest fan of gays. So what can they do about it? Talk to the Pope of course!
Review: RADIANT BOY, Southwark Playhouse
by Cindy Marcolina - May 24, 2025
Back in 2023, the Royal Shakespeare Company celebrated the 400th anniversary of the publication of the First Folio with a national playwriting competition. From over 2000 entries, 37, spanning all genres, were picked. Readings for the winning plays were held through the autumn of that year and subsequent productions have been popping up here and there ever since. Nancy Netherwood’s Radiant Boy now landing at Southwark Playhouse directed by Júlia Levai. The writer’s professional debut takes us back to the 80s in North-East of England, where it is believed that a young man is possessed. Back home from studying at King’s College Choir in London, he and his mother keep their friction at bay while they wait for Father Miller to arrive. Can they redeem Russell’s spiritual health? And what is it that’s haunting him exactly?
by Cindy Marcolina - May 24, 2025
Back in 2023, the Royal Shakespeare Company celebrated the 400th anniversary of the publication of the First Folio with a national playwriting competition. From over 2000 entries, 37, spanning all genres, were picked. Readings for the winning plays were held through the autumn of that year and subsequent productions have been popping up here and there ever since. Nancy Netherwood’s Radiant Boy now landing at Southwark Playhouse directed by Júlia Levai. The writer’s professional debut takes us back to the 80s in North-East of England, where it is believed that a young man is possessed. Back home from studying at King’s College Choir in London, he and his mother keep their friction at bay while they wait for Father Miller to arrive. Can they redeem Russell’s spiritual health? And what is it that’s haunting him exactly?
Review: AFTER THE ACT, Royal Court
by Clementine Scott - May 24, 2025
To pin an entire show on one piece of local government legislation may seem an implausible move at first glance. But After The Act has made it happen, which is testament to the seismic impact and notoriety of its subject: Section 28, the Thatcher-era clause that, until 2003, forbade local authorities across the UK from “intentionally promoting homosexuality” as a “pretended family relationship” in state-maintained schools.
by Clementine Scott - May 24, 2025
To pin an entire show on one piece of local government legislation may seem an implausible move at first glance. But After The Act has made it happen, which is testament to the seismic impact and notoriety of its subject: Section 28, the Thatcher-era clause that, until 2003, forbade local authorities across the UK from “intentionally promoting homosexuality” as a “pretended family relationship” in state-maintained schools.
Video: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Arrives At the Barbican Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - May 24, 2025
Fiddler on the Roof is running this summer at the Barbican Theatre from 24 May until 19 July. This strictly limited residency follows a sold-out season at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre last year. Check out video of the Fiddler's arrival at the theatre ahead of tonight's first performance!
by A.A. Cristi - May 24, 2025
Fiddler on the Roof is running this summer at the Barbican Theatre from 24 May until 19 July. This strictly limited residency follows a sold-out season at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre last year. Check out video of the Fiddler's arrival at the theatre ahead of tonight's first performance!
BRIGHTON FRINGE REVIEW: SPLIT ENDS, Rotunda Theatre Brighton (Squeak)
by Caroline Cronin - May 23, 2025
In Split Ends, writer-performer Claudia Schnier blurs the lines between autobiography and artifice with an intensity that lingers long after the house lights come up. Billed as a part-stand-up, part-puppetry piece, this visceral one-woman show defies easy categorisation—and that’s part of its power.
by Caroline Cronin - May 23, 2025
In Split Ends, writer-performer Claudia Schnier blurs the lines between autobiography and artifice with an intensity that lingers long after the house lights come up. Billed as a part-stand-up, part-puppetry piece, this visceral one-woman show defies easy categorisation—and that’s part of its power.
Review: OUTPATIENT, Park Theatre
by Katie Kirkpatrick - May 23, 2025
A journalist writing a story about death and terminal illness finds out she herself is dying. The irony is off the charts, and it’s undeniably a fascinating set-up. Edinburgh Fringe hit Outpatient turns this premise into a witty one-person show, now running in Park Theatre’s studio space.
by Katie Kirkpatrick - May 23, 2025
A journalist writing a story about death and terminal illness finds out she herself is dying. The irony is off the charts, and it’s undeniably a fascinating set-up. Edinburgh Fringe hit Outpatient turns this premise into a witty one-person show, now running in Park Theatre’s studio space.
Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think of MRS WARREN'S PROFESSION?
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 23, 2025
Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time. Estranged from her wealthy mother, she delights in a glass of whisky, a good detective story, and is determined to carve herself a sparkling legal career in an age ruled by men. Her mother, however, is a product of that old patriarchal order. Exploiting it has earned Mrs. Warren a fortune and paid for her daughter’s expensive education – but at what cost?
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 23, 2025
Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time. Estranged from her wealthy mother, she delights in a glass of whisky, a good detective story, and is determined to carve herself a sparkling legal career in an age ruled by men. Her mother, however, is a product of that old patriarchal order. Exploiting it has earned Mrs. Warren a fortune and paid for her daughter’s expensive education – but at what cost?
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