Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal for AGAIN at Trafalgar Studios
by Stephi Wild - January 22, 2018 Mongrel Thumb presents the world premi re of Stephanie Jacob's new comic drama, Again. Hannah Price directs Rosie Day (Izzy), Chris Larkin (Tom), Natasha Little (Louise) and Charles Reston (Adam). The production opens at Trafalgar Studios on 9 February, with previews from 6 February, and runs until ...
Breaking News: HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Will Apparate to Australia
by BWW News Desk - October 23, 2017 Sonia Friedman, Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions, producers of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, have today confirmed the record-breaking production will open in early 2019 in Melbourne, Australia, exclusively and only at Melbourne's Princess Theatre....
Lin-Manuel Miranda, James McAvoy and More Cast in BBC Series HIS DARK MATERIALS
by Julie Musbach - July 27, 2018 According to Variety, a new BBC series titled HIS DARK MATERIALS will feature an all-star cast consisting of Lin-Manuel Miranda, James McAvoy, and Ruth Wilson. The series is based on fantasy novels written by Philip Pullman....
Long-Awaited Title and Cover to Philip Pullman's First BOOK OF DUST Novel Revealed
by Bonnie Lynn Wagner - July 05, 2017 A few months ago, BroadwayWorld helped spread the news about the fact that best selling author Philip Pullman had finished writing The Book of Dust, which fans of His Dark Materials have been anticipating for twelve years. We now have a title for book one, a summary, AND a cover!!! The book will ...
Rehearsals Begin For JULIUS CAESAR At The Bridge Theatre
by Stephi Wild - December 04, 2017 Rehearsals begin today (4 December 2017) for Nicholas Hytner's promenade production of Julius Caesar, the London Theatre Company's second production at the Bridge Theatre....
HEATHER by Dancing Brick Explores Relationship with Favorite Authors at EdFringe Next Week
by BWW News Desk - August 03, 2017 What matters more, the storyteller or the story?...
James McAvoy Joins the Cast of BBC One's HIS DARK MATERIALS
by Macon Prickett - June 08, 2018 According to Entertainment Weekly, James McAvoy has officially joined the cast of BBC One's His Dark Materials TV series....
Nobel Prize-Winner Luigi Pirandello's NAKED Begins At The Unicorn Theatre, Today
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2018 Written by Nobel Prize Award-winner Luigi Pirandello, in a new version by Nicholas Wright, Naked begins performances Today, September 27 at 7pm at The Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge, MA. Opening night is set for Saturday, September 29 at 7pm. Directed by Eric Hill (BTG: At Home at the Zoo, The Homec...
BWW Review: SAINT GEORGE AND THE DRAGON, National Theatre
by Rona Kelly - October 12, 2017 Saint George and the Dragon is a story you likely heard as a child. 'He's a picture in a storybook,' notes one of the characters, 'But that's not who we are anymore'. Neither is the audience at the National Theatre. Harking back to a golden age of storytelling, Saint George and the Dragon falls on d...
Gate Theatre Adds Extra Performances for ASSATA TAUGHT ME
by Rebecca Russo - May 19, 2017 Gate Theatre, Notting Hill today announces, due to high demand, an additional six performances for its world premiere production of Kalungi Ssebandeke's debut play Assata Taught Me. The play tells the story of an imagined friendship between Assata Shakur, former Black Panther and the FBI's most wan...
Lin-Manuel Miranda, James McAvoy and More Cast in BBC Series HIS DARK MATERIALS
by Julie Musbach - July 27, 2018 According to Variety, a new BBC series titled HIS DARK MATERIALS will feature an all-star cast consisting of Lin-Manuel Miranda, James McAvoy, and Ruth Wilson. The series is based on fantasy novels written by Philip Pullman....
BWW Interview: Nicholas Hytner Discusses BALANCING ACTS
by Marianka Swain - November 14, 2017 Nicholas Hytner, former Artistic Director of the National Theatre in London, discusses his memoir BALANCING ACTS and new Bridge Theatre...
Baroque Theatre Presents New Adaptation of THE THREE MUSKETEERS
by Stephi Wild - December 05, 2017 A brand-new adaptation of the ever popular THE THREE MUSKETEERS arrives at The Cotswold Playhouse, Gloucestershire from Wednesday 3 Sunday 7 January 2018 providing an action-packed swashbuckling start to the New Year for the whole family!...
ART OF MAKE BELIEVE: STAGING CHILDREN'S STORIES Exhibition on View at the National Theatre Gallery
by BWW News Desk - December 22, 2016 Theatre is an amazing way to tell stories. Art of Make Believe: Staging Children's Stories is a playful exhibition aimed at families with children aged 5-14 years and exploring how children's classic stories have been transformed into extraordinary theatre....
Lin-Manuel Miranda Signs On For BBC Miniseries HIS DARK MATERIALS
by A.A. Cristi - March 08, 2018 Baz Bamigboye of the Daily Mail reported this evening that composer/actor, Lin-Manuel Miranda, has joined the cast of an eight-part BBC miniseries based on the best-selling fiction trilogy His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. ...
Cast Announced for THE SLAVES OF SOLITUDE at Hampstead Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2017 Hampstead Theatre presents the world premiere of Nicholas Wright's The Slaves of Solitude directed by Jonathan Kent....
Nobel Prize-Winner Luigi Pirandello's NAKED Begins At The Unicorn Theatre, 9/27
by A.A. Cristi - September 04, 2018 Written by Nobel Prize Award-winner Luigi Pirandello, in a new version by Nicholas Wright, Naked begins performances Thursday, September 27 at 7pm at The Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge, MA. Opening night is set for Saturday, September 29 at 7pm. Directed by Eric Hill (BTG: At Home at the Zoo, The Ho...
Russell Tovey, Mark Bonnar & More Announced For QUEERS At Old Vic
by Marianka Swain - July 04, 2017 The Old Vic today announces casting for Queers, a series of eight monologues curated by Mark Gatiss. Staged on 28 and 31 July at The Old Vic, they mark 50 years since the Sexual Offences Act of 1967 began the decriminalisation process for homosexuality between men. Queers celebrates some of the most...
Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville to Star in West End Transfer of LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
by BWW News Desk - July 25, 2017 Following its sold out run as part of Bristol Old Vic's 250th Anniversary season, Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville will reprise their roles in Richard Eyre's acclaimed production of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night....
Re-Reading THE GOLDEN COMPASS as an adult: Does the love last???
by Bonnie Lynn Wagner - June 30, 2017 Growing up, Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials was one of my all-time favorite series, surpassed only by The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. I read both series again and again. The books shattered and broke me, but also filled my heart and took me away on dangerous, captivating adventures....
Tessa Peake-Jones and Aden Gillett to Lead 2018 UK Tour of THE WINSLOW BOY
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2017 Lead casting is today announced for a 2018 UK tour of Terence Rattigan's classic family drama, The Winslow Boy - directed by Olivier Award-nominated Rachel Kavanaugh. Tessa Peake-Jones (Only Fools and Horses, Grantchester) stars as Grace Winslow wife of Arthur Winslow, played by Aden Gillett ...
Gary Beadle, Ian Gelder, Ben Onwukwe, and More Complete the Cast of THE TREATMENT at Almeida Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 24, 2017 Joining Aisling Loftus and Matthew Needham in THE TREATMENT will be Gary Beadle, Ian Gelder, Ben Onwukwe, Julian Ovenden, Ellora Torchia, Indira Varma, and Hara Yannas. The Treatment begins previews at the Almeida Theatre on Monday 24 April and runs until Saturday 10 June....
Photo Flash: First Look at Almeida Theatre's AGAINST, Featuring Ben Whishaw
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2017 Luke is an aerospace billionaire who can talk to anyone. But God is talking to him. He sets out to change the world. Only violence stands in his way....
National Theatre Commissions Tonic Initiatives to Support Gender Equality in Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2017 Tonic has been commissioned by NT Director Rufus Norris and Executive Director Lisa Burger to support the NT in achieving its aspirations around equality and diversity....
Niamh Cusack and Patrick Baladi Star in CHRISTMAS EVE, Beginning Tonight at Ustinov Studio
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2017 Theatre Royal Bath presents Christmas Eve, starring Niamh Cusack as philosophy professor Judith and Patrick Baladi as police officer Thomas. The new thriller is the latest play from multi-award-winning writer Daniel Kehlmann and is directed by Laurence Boswell, in a translation by Christopher Hampto... |