UK THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 79

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.

All new production photos have been released for Elephant at the Menier Chocolate Factory ahead of opening night.

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.

The recent UK premiere of Here We Are, Stephen Sondheim’s final musical, certainly demonstrated that the much-mourned legend had his flaws.

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.

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.

The London Borough of Wandsworth has officially launched a vibrant summer programme as part of its designation as London Borough of Culture 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.

The Almeida Theatre has announced Rupert Goold’s final season as Artistic Director.

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.

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.

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.

Betty Media Ltd will present Lost Watches Haunting New Absurdist Drama by Lorenzo Allchurch Comes to Park Theatre, running 30 July -23 August.

All new photos have been released from The Frogs at Southwark Playhouse, starring Kevin McHale.

#Pop Off, Michelangelo! might just be the gayest show in London right now.

Back in 2023, the Royal Shakespeare Company celebrated the 400th anniversary of the publication of the First Folio with a national playwriting competition.

To pin an entire show on one piece of local government legislation may seem an implausible move at first glance.

Fiddler on the Roof is running this summer at the Barbican Theatre from 24 May until 19 July.

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.

A journalist writing a story about death and terminal illness finds out she herself is dying.

Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time.

Belgrade Theatre Coventry has released details of its upcoming family programming for spring and summer 2025, featuring a range of productions aimed at young audiences from babies to pre-teens.

Marking 25 years since the London premiere of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, John Cameron Mitchell will present a one-night-only celebration of his career and of the cult classic that rocked the foundations of music theatre forever.

The cast recording has been released for Jo - The Little Women Musical, a new musical adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's iconic coming-of-age novel Little Women.

Imelda Staunton leads a blistering revival