Riverside Studios

Jak Malone Will Return to The Beechman With MISS YOU, MISS YOU, REALLY WANT TO KISS YOU
by Stephi Wild - Jun 23, 2026

Tony Award-winning actor Jak Malone will return to NYC's Laurie Beechman Theatre with a new solo cabaret, MISS YOU, MISS YOU, REALLY WANT TO KISS YOU, following a sold-out debut at the venue.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld June 18, 2026- & JULIET Welcomes New Star Chrissy Metz and More
by - Jun 18, 2026

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 18, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Totally Thames Festival Unveils First Wave of 2026 Programming Across London
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 18, 2026

Totally Thames has revealed the first wave of programming for its 2026 festival, featuring large-scale public artworks, immersive performances, new writing and community events celebrating the River Thames. Highlights include a major installation by Turner Prize-nominated artist Catherine Yass, live performances aboard the historic SS Robin and site-specific works throughout London.

Review: RON, Riverside Studios
by Cheryl Markosky - Jun 17, 2026

What did our critic think of RON, RIVERSIDE STUDIOS at Riverside Studios?

Cast Set For ALICE IN WONDERLAND at Riverside Studios and Soho Theatre Walthamstow
by Stephi Wild - Jun 12, 2026

Casting has been announced for the return of ALICE IN WONDERLAND to London, with Ailsa Erskine as Alice and Kate Malyon as Cheshire Cat joining returning cast members at Riverside Studios and Soho Theatre Walthamstow.

Cast Set For PARANORMAL ACTIVITY Fourth Extension at Ambassadors Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 11, 2026

Ty Fanning, Ami Okumura Jones, Kirsty Bushell, and Pippa Winslow are set to lead the West End return of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY at the Ambassadors Theatre for its fourth extension.

Riverside Studios Reveals Full Programme For Bitesize Festival VII
by Stephi Wild - Jun 4, 2026

Riverside Studios announced the full programme for Bitesize Festival VII, featuring over 50 performances across theatre, comedy, cabaret, dance, film, and live music as the venue marks its 50th anniversary.

Eventim Apollo Unveils OPEN Series with Special Events in Summer 2026
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 2, 2026

Eventim Apollo, the London live entertainment venue, will launch Eventim Apollo: OPEN this summer, a special series giving the public the chance to experience the Apollo in a new way through three events: Centre Stage, H+F Spotlight and Venue Tours.

BACHELORS OF FINE ARTS to Make World Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe
by Stephi Wild - May 28, 2026

Method in Madness Co. will present the world premiere of BACHELORS OF FINE ARTS at Edinburgh Fringe, a musical comedy satirizing elite US drama school culture through original pop and country-tinged songs.

Cast Set For LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST at Shakespeare's Globe
by Stephi Wild - May 27, 2026

Shakespeare's Globe announced the full cast for LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, directed by Indiana Lown-Collins in her Globe directorial debut, featuring flamenco dancers and a singer alongside a 14-member cast.

Merrigong Theatre Company Will Perform TWO WEEKS by Siobhán Doran-Chaston
by Stephi Wild - May 13, 2026

Merrigong Theatre Company will present TWO WEEKS, an intimate play by Siobhán Doran-Chaston, at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre. The production follows a young couple as a countdown begins toward a life-changing event.

Scrum Theatre Will Host Summer Writing Workshop Programme at Riverside Studios
by Stephi Wild - May 7, 2026

Scrum Theatre announced a summer programme of writing workshops, masterclasses, and intensives at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, featuring sessions with David Hare, Philip Shelley, Josh Azouz, and other practitioners.

Industry Pro Newsletter: Are 8 PM Curtains Hurting Broadway? Plus: Your 2026 Tony Nominations Guide
by Alex Freeman - May 4, 2026

As New York prepares for the 2026 Tony Award nominations and honors the recent Lucille Lortel winners, producers are facing tough questions about whether traditional 8 PM curtain times are driving audiences away. The business landscape is shifting heavily behind the scenes, marked by the merger of licensing giants BMG and Concord, looming strike ballots in the West End, and the Kennedy Center's controversial two-year shutdown. Despite these logistical and financial challenges—including a devastating embezzlement case at a Pennsylvania community theatre—there is plenty of positive momentum to report, from the rapid financial recoupment of the Suffs national tour to new initiatives supporting theater education and large-scale playwriting.

RON To Premiere At Riverside Studios
by Marissa Faith Curley - Apr 30, 2026

Riverside Studios has announced the world premiere of RON, a genre-defying new solo show written and performed by Ted Walliker, running in Studio 2 at the Hammersmith venue. RON marks the first in-house co-production from Riverside Studios.

New £10K Mainstage Prize Launches to Champion Large-Scale Playwriting
by Stephi Wild - Apr 30, 2026

The Mainstage Prize, a new £10,000 national playwriting award supported by Riverside Studios, launched with former RSC Head of New Work Pippa Hill chairing the judging panel. The inaugural theme is horror.

Review: HEARTSINK, Riverside Studios
by Cheryl Markosky - Apr 29, 2026

Heartsink, a bittersweet medical comedy by Unequal Productions that's premiering at Riverside Studios, is a little gem. In only 85 minutes (no interval) writer Farine Clarke, a former GP, deftly deals with weighty issues such as an overstretched NHS, technology versus humanity, racism, assisted dying, the generation gap and how physicians need to learn to heal themselves. 

IT WALKS AROUND THE HOUSE AT NIGHT Will Embark on UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Apr 27, 2026

ThickSkin's ghost story IT WALKS AROUND THE HOUSE AT NIGHT will tour the UK this autumn, with George Naylor reprising his role as Joe in the comedy-horror production supported by Queen's Theatre Hornchurch.

Robert Lindsay In Conversation and More Set For Riverside Studios' 50th Anniversary Celebrations
by Stephi Wild - Apr 27, 2026

Riverside Studios has announced details of more special events being staged to celebrate the West London venue's 50th anniversary. Learn more about the lineup here!

ALICE IN WONDERLAND Will Return to London With Two-Venue Summer Run
by Stephi Wild - Apr 23, 2026

The production of ALICE IN WONDERLAND, adapted by Penny Farrow and directed by Nate Bertone, will return to London this summer with runs at Riverside Studios and Soho Theatre Walthamstow, following its UK premiere at the Marylebone Theatre.

Review: MANAGED APPROACH, Riverside Studios
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Apr 21, 2026

First seen at last year's Edinburgh fringe, Jules Coyle's semi-verbatim play, Managed Approach, now comes to Riverside Studios for a short, but important run. Between 2014 and 2020, a local government initiative in Holbeck, Leeds allowed sex workers to operate under certain regulations and was known as the Managed Approach. The play explores the experiences of both sex workers and residents whose lives are impacted by the scheme in a number of surprising and sometimes shocking ways.