UK THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 58

The Gathered Leaves has been away from the stage for a whole decade, but still intrigues.

‘This is Illyria,’ bellows the sea captain conveying the shipwrecked Viola to shore, in what is surely one of Shakespeare’s most straightforward opening lines.

British Youth Music Theatre (BYMT) will present the world premiere of The Glamification of Loki at Southwark Playhouse Elephant beginning August 29.

Abigail Hood’s Monster, a triple OFFIE-nominated play that won Best Supporting Performance in 2022, will transfer to Seven Dials Playhouse this autumn.

Stratford East has released first look rehearsal images for The Harder They Come, the newly adapted reggae musical based on the cult Jamaican film of the same name.

Stage actress Gracie Cochrane, who recently starred as Jemima Potts in the UK tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, has been tapped to play Ginny Weasley in HBO's Harry Potter series.

The Ralph Fiennes / Theatre Royal Bath Season season continues with William Shakespeare’s timeless comedy As You Like It, directed by Ralph Fiennes.

You can now get a first look at production images and post-show shots of the cast and creative team of THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME in Concert.

The Old Vic has announced that former Children's Laureate, poet and writer, Michael Rosen, will present his new one-person show Getting Through It, exploring themes of love, loss and mortality.

Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, Ellie Bamber, Doreene Blackstock, Charles Edwards, Arty Froushan, Claudia Harrison, Matt Mella, Hannah Morrish, Alistair Nwachukwu, Robert Portal, Leo Suter and Jasper Talbot are cast in the world premiere of The Line of Beauty.

This Christmas, DesignScene and Secret Theatre will present The Nutcracker Noir – a brand-new immersive dining experience and modern reimagining of the classic Christmas tale that promises to be the festive dining show of the season.

The National Theatre has announced full casting for the West End transfer of its production of The Importance of Being Earnest as rehearsals get underway.

Burlesque the Musical, written by Steven Antin and based on Antin’s film starring Christina Aguilera and Cher at the Savoy Theatre, have just released over 1,000 extra tickets; adding an extra performance.

Tony Award winner Glenn Close is set to lead Maud, a new British television series following a canterkerous and ruthless old killer with a tortured past.

Quentin Tarantino, renowned director of films like Pulp Fiction and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, is planning to open his new stage play in early 2026 in London's West End.

At The Proms over the weekend, conductor Nicholas Collon and his remarkable Aurora Orchestra collaborated with contemporary theatre company Frantic Assembly to explore the dual meanings and hypocrisies surrounding this seminal piece of music.

Dear Viv, an original documentary feature film honoring the life and legacy of drag icon and stage performer The Vivienne will premiere August 28 on WOW Presents Plus in the US and on BBC Three and iPlayer in the UK.

Stage and screen star Rosalind Eleazar and Olivier Award nominee Rachel Tucker join the previously revealed Ralph Fiennes and Francesca Annis in the world premiere of Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s Small Hotel.

You can now get a first look at production images for Andrew Keatley’s family drama The Gathered Leaves which has returned to Park Theatre’s Park200.

After their announcement in 2024, the RSC's Writers-in-Residence Zoe Cooper and Stewart Pringle have launched the first COHORT programme for playwrights.

Sonia Friedman Productions has announced the departure of Executive Director Diane Benjamin who steps back from the company after twenty-five years.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that screen and stage actor  Terence Stamp has died at age 87.

Sh!tfaced Shakespeare's 15th Anniversary show is as boozy and fun-filled as ever.

Anyone who thinks Lily Allen's simply an upstart pop star plonked onstage to pull in the punters and rake in the cash, well, you can think again.

Ever since I was first introduced to Igor Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” in a course I took in university on Western Theatrical Dance, I have been in love with the piece.