Latest Articles About Call The Midwife on PBS![]() by Kaitlin Milligan - July 31, 2019 Casting for the latest Agatha Christie drama, The Pale Horse has been announced by BBC One, Mammoth Screen and Agatha Christie Limited.... ![]() by Stephi Wild - April 02, 2019 National Theatre Wales are delighted to announce an island of Ireland tour of Cotton Fingers, written by award-winning writer Rachel Trezise and starring Northern Irish actor, Amy Molloy. This timely, politically-charged production, written during the referendum to repeal the 8th amendment in Irelan... ![]() by Stephi Wild - May 17, 2019 Theatre Royal Bath Productions today announces a new production of Daphne du Maurier's psychological thriller My Cousin Rachel, starring Helen George (BBC One's Call The Midwife) in the titular role. Adapted by Joseph O'Connor and directed by Anthony Banks, the production will run in Theatre Royal B... ![]() by Stephi Wild - November 26, 2018 Award-winning Atticist have announced the stellar cast who will bring to life Outlying Islands this January - a revival of Scottish playwright David Greig's powerful play, not seen in London since 2002.... ![]() by Julie Musbach - August 08, 2018 Following the announcement earlier this year of Sherman Theatre and Theatr Clwyd's collaboration, the cast for their co-production of William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies has been announced.... ![]() by Stephi Wild - July 18, 2018 BBC Arts and Avalon announce today the casting and directors for DEBUT - a unique new initiative enabling four professional creatives - Bim Adewunmi, Katherine Parkinson, Beryl Richards and Frank Skinner - who have never written for the stage before to create their debut play. All four plays will be... ![]() by Stephi Wild - December 17, 2018 Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatres, Robert Hastie, today announces the full casting for Caroline Steinbeis' major revival of Githa Sowerby's Rutherford and Son. Steinbeis directs Esh Alladi (Richard), Laura Elphinstone (Janet), Brian Lonsdale (Martin), Marian McLoughlin (Ann), Ciaran Owens (Joh... ![]() by Stephi Wild - September 13, 2018 Fresh off of his newly-minted EGOT status, Andrew Lloyd Webber has revealed to The Hollywood Reporter that he is working on a new musical project. He will be adapting Cinderella with a modern twist.... ![]() by Stephi Wild - July 30, 2018 Albert Halls Bolton is set to transform its theatre space for the venues first in-house production since its impressive renovation.... ![]() by Stephi Wild - February 05, 2019 Told entirely from the perspective of a dog, The Noises is a visceral new play about fear, courage, the nature of violence and what we're prepared to do for the ones we love. This new show, longlisted for the 2017 Bruntwood Prize for Playwrighting, will receive its world premiere at The Old Red Lion... ![]() by Stephi Wild - May 20, 2019 Freedom Studios have released rehearsal images for the premiere of Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile, award-winning screenwriter Lisa Holdsworth's new stage adaptation of Adelle Stripe's compelling novel which fictionalised the brief and defiant life of the celebrated playwright Andrea Dunbar.... ![]() by Julie Musbach - January 29, 2019 Signature Theatre announces the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by DC playwright Heather McDonald... ![]() by Stephi Wild - September 06, 2019 Watford Palace Theatre today announce full cast for Patrick Hamilton's classic psychological thriller, Gaslight. Richard Beecham directs Hannah Hutch (Nancy), Sandra James-Young (Elizabeth), Jasmine Jones (Jack Manningham), Tricia Kelly (Inspector Rough) and Sally Tatum (Bella Manningham). The produ... ![]() by Stephi Wild - June 13, 2018 Hint of Lime Presents Are There More of You? Written and performed by Alison Skilbeck, and directed by Jeremy Stockwell. The show comes to Edinburgh Fringe August 1 - 27.... ![]() by Stephi Wild - June 20, 2019 After the hugely successful first tour of The Classic Thriller Theatre Company's stage adaption of Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes, the enjoyable adaptation is extending into the autumn, with a brand-new cast.... ![]() by Stephi Wild - August 30, 2019 The full cast has been announced for the UK and Ireland tour of The Exorcist, starring national treasure and BAFTA Award Winner, Paul Nicholas, most recognised for playing the role of Vince Pinner in the celebrated British sitcom Just Good Friends, who will play Father Merin. Alongside Paul will be ... ![]() by Macon Prickett - April 19, 2018 Sundance Now, AMC Networks' premium video streaming service, announced today the acquisition of BAFTA-nominated hit British television series “Motherland” from global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), which has worldwide rights to the comedy. The critically-acclaimed series, written and... ![]() by Macon Prickett - March 16, 2018 SHOWTIME has announced that its new, five-part limited series PATRICK MELROSE starring Oscar® nominee and Emmy® winner Benedict Cumberbatch will premiere on Saturday, May 12 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Based on the acclaimed Patrick Melrose series of semi-autobiographical novels written by Edward St. Aubyn, PA... ![]() by A.A. Cristi - September 20, 2018 Sonia Friedman Productions and Fox Stage Productions have today announced the world premiere of Ivo van Hove's highly anticipated stage production of the 1950 Twentieth Century Fox film All About Eve.... ![]() by Macon Prickett - March 16, 2018 In a tour de force role, Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game, Sherlock), who also executive produces the new series, plays the titular character who struggles to overcome the damage inflicted by a horribly abusive father and the mother who tacitly condoned his behavior. Academy Award® nominee Jennifer J... ![]() by Stephi Wild - September 18, 2019 The complexities of childhood trauma, drug addiction and shame are brought to the forefront in Kathryn O'Reilly's second play, Poisoned Polluted, exploring the impact of being nurtured in a toxic environment. Stark, raw and bold, this original full-length poetic drama tackles uncompromising social i... ![]() by Aliya Al-Hassan - September 15, 2018 The English countryside in crisis, a couple grieving the death of their son and the fox as the deadly enemy of man. First seen to critical acclaim in 2011 at the Finborough Theatre, Dawn King's darkly compelling, dystopian play Foxhunter comes to the West End in a rather disappointing revival, lacki... ![]() by Stephi Wild - September 20, 2019 Noël Coward's classic comedy Blithe Spirit, directed by Sir Richard Eyre and starring Jennifer Saunders, will return next year for a UK tour followed by a strictly limited 6-week engagement at the West End's Duke of York's Theatre following a celebrated reception in Bath earlier this summer.... ![]() by Kaitlin Milligan - March 04, 2019 Two more series of multiple award-winning Call the Midwife have been commissioned for BBC One. With series nine about to start filming, the show will now be on air until 2022. Series 10 and 11, commissioned by Charlotte Moore, Director, BBC Content and Piers Wenger, Controller, BBC Drama Commissioni... ![]() by Melissa Hall - May 22, 2018 'Womanhood shouldn't always mean motherhood.' The line from Tom Horan's new play about the invention of the birth control pill is sure to start some interesting conversations. Horan is the Phoenix Theatre's playwright-in-residence and this is the world premiere of The Pill. The show is performed by ... |