LITTLE AMAL WALKS NYC Announces Full 55-Event Schedule
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Aug 23, 2022
St. Ann’s Warehouse and The Walk Productions with Handspring Puppet Company have announced the full schedule for Little Amal Walks NYC, a staggering 55 unique events welcoming Amal to America.
Single Tickets For Woolly Mammoth's 2022-23 Break Out Season On Sale Now
by A.A. Cristi
- Aug 12, 2022
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company has announced that single tickets for the 2022-23 season will be available for purchase starting August 12. Regular price tickets start at $29, with a range of special discounts available for those 30 and under, military, educators, and more.
THE SWIMMERS World Premiere to Open Toronto Film Festival
by Michael Major
- Jul 27, 2022
Based on a true story, The Swimmers follows the journey from war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics. Starring Manal Issa, Nathalie Issa, Ahmed Malek, Matthias Schweighöfer, Ali Suliman, Kinda Alloush, James Krishna Floyd, and Elmi Rashid Elmi. Directed by Sally El Hosaini, with a screenplay written by El Hosaini and playwright Jack Thorne.
Review: BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL, Leicester Curve
by Mickey-Jo Boucher
- Jul 21, 2022
Six years after it closed in the West End, the first new staging of Billy Elliot The Musical has opened at the Leicester Curve, made possible by liaison with the original filmmakers. Though it is a bold departure in many ways from the beloved original production, its story endures and continues to resonate strongly with British theatregoers and theatremakers alike.
STRANGER THINGS Stage Play in the Works
by Michael Major
- Jul 6, 2022
Netflix announced their new partnership with The Duffer Brothers, the creators of Stranger Things. The new play will be will be set within the 'world and mythology of Stranger Things' and produced by Sonia Friedman, Stephen Daldry, and Netflix. Daldry, known for his work on The Crown and Billy Elliot, will also direct the production.
New York Theatre Workshop Announces 2022/23 2050 Artistic Fellows
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jun 28, 2022
New York Theatre Workshop has announced the playwrights and directors selected for the 2022/23 Season 2050 Artistic Fellowship. The 2022/23 Artistic Fellows are Miranda Cornell, Thaddeus McCants, Aileen Wen McGroddy, Attilio Rigotti, Andrew Rodriguez and Minghao Tu.
Matthew López to Adapt THE DEVIANT'S WAR Into a Limited Series
by Michael Major
- May 31, 2022
Matthew López will adapt The Deviant’s War: The Homosexual vs. The United States of America into a limited series. The book tells the story of Frank Kameny, a Department of Defense astronomer in the 1950s who led the fight for LGBTQ civil rights in America when he sued the federal government after being fired from his job for being gay.
Little Amal Visits Birmingham City Centre Next Month
by Stephi Wild
- May 31, 2022
Birmingham Rep have announced that they will be producing Little Amal’s first-ever visit to Birmingham city centre on Thu 23 Jun as she journeys through England on her New Steps, New Friends tour to mark World Refugee Week (19-27 Jun).
Read Excerpts from Troy David Johnston's 'Going Dark'
by Team BWW
- May 16, 2022
Just last month, Matcham Books released Troy David Johnston's Going Dark- a new book featuring a series of photographs that document the closure of theatres across the West End and Greater London during the 2020/21 Covid-19 pandemic.
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