![]() by Stephi Wild - June 22, 2021 Two lovers, each with hidden secrets, struggle to prosper as gin hawkers. At a time in the 18th century when the average Briton drank 1.5 litres of gin every day, women were being locked up in cells to sober up and disorder was breaking out on every street corner, panic spreads among the upper class... ![]() by Stephi Wild - July 14, 2023 Kiln Theatre has announced full casting for the UK première of Lynn Nottage's Mlima's Tale. Miranda Cromwell directs Gabrielle Brooks (Githinji), Pui Fan Lee (Gouxi), Brandon Grace (Andrew), Natey Jones (Geedi) and Ira Mandela Siobhan (Mlima). The production opens on 21 September, with previews from... ![]() by Stephi Wild - April 09, 2020 BBC Arts has joined award-winning theatre company Headlong and BAFTA winning Century Films, as broadcast partner for Unprecedented: Real Time Theatre from a State of Isolation, a series of short, digital plays written and performed in isolation, which will be broadcast across the nation during lockd... ![]() by Michael Major - July 13, 2022 Apple TV+ has announced a straight-to-series order for the electrifying new drama series “Ferrari,” inspired by bestselling book “Ferrari Rex” by Luca Dal Monte, named as “the definitive biography” on race car driver and visionary entrepreneur Enzo Ferrari. The series was created and written by Acad... ![]() by Stephi Wild - April 18, 2023 The World Premiere of ALI will be presented in Ali's hometown of Louisville, at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, in Fall 2024. Learn more about the show here!... ![]() by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 06, 2020 The Barn Theatre have announced the extension and additional cast and creatives for their Shakespeare in lockdown series, Bard From The Barn.... ![]() by Stephi Wild - June 07, 2021 Theatre Royal Stratford East today announces that Kiran Landa will make her Stratford East debut and star in EXTINCT, a new one woman play written by April De Angelis and directed by Kirsty Housley. ... ![]() by Stephi Wild - July 30, 2020 Casting has been announced for Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatrea??s THE COMEDY OF ERRORS.... ![]() by Stephi Wild - November 02, 2022 An extension has been announced for Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution following the production's recent fifth anniversary. Audiences will now be able to watch the trial of Leonard Vole at the magnificent London County Hall until 8 October 2023.... ![]() by Stephi Wild - November 26, 2021 Rehearsal images have been released for Hampstead Theatre’s production of Alan Plater’s Peggy For You, directed by Richard Wilson and starring Tamsin Greig in the title role, from 10 December until 29 January 2022. ... ![]() by Sarah Leiber - March 10, 2020 The cast and crew of My Brilliant Friend discuss how Elena and Lila's friendship will evolve and tease what's to come in season 2. Season 2 premieres Monday at 10pm.... ![]() by Michael Major - January 17, 2023 Sheryl Lee Ralph, Daniel Radcliffe, Brendan Fraser, Jean Smart, Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer Coolidge, and more were among the winners of Critics Choice Awards. The ceremony was hosted by Chelsea Handler. Check out the list of winners now!... ![]() by Michael Major - March 22, 2022 HBO and Rai have renewed the drama series MY BRILLIANT FRIEND for a fourth season, it was announced today by Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming, and Maria Pia Ammirati, Rai head of Drama. MY BRILLIANT FRIEND: THOSE WHO LEAVE AND THOSE WHO STAY, is based on Elena Ferrante’s be... ![]() by Stephi Wild - December 17, 2021 Tamsin Greig is joined by Josh Finan (The Responder, BBC One; Shook, Papatango Theatre Co - Southwark Playhouse/UK tour), Trevor Fox (My Brilliant Friend, National Theatre; The Jungle, New York/San Francisco/Playhouse Theatre/Young Vic), Danusia Samal (Maryland, Royal Court; The Great, Hula) and Jos... ![]() by Kaitlin Milligan - January 31, 2020 Based on Elena Ferrante's second book of her four-part series, MY BRILLIANT FRIEND: THE STORY OF A NEW NAME, debuting MONDAY, MARCH 16 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), follows Elena and Lila's journey into adulthood as they weather romance, heartbreak, success and betrayal. ... ![]() by Stephi Wild - October 12, 2022 Casting is announced for the National Theatre's critically-acclaimed production of The Ocean at the End of the Lane, based on the best-selling novel by Neil Gaiman. Adapted by Joel Horwood and directed by Katy Rudd, this thrilling adventure of fantasy, myth and friendship will visit 29 towns and cit... ![]() by Stephi Wild - June 13, 2023 With their production of Sasha Hails’ Possession about to open at the company’s home base, Arcola Theatre, led by Artistic Director Mehmet Ergen and Executive Director Leyla Nazli, has announced their new season.... ![]() by Michael Major - January 06, 2022 Previous fiction program winners of the globally regarded Golden Nymph Awards include Modern Family, Breaking Bad, Money Heist, The Marvellous Mrs Maisel, and My Brilliant Friend. A stellar rollcall of acting talent has also been recognized by the Festival including Patricia Arquette, Phoebe Waller-... ![]() by Stephi Wild - October 10, 2022 Polka Theatre returns with a Christmas season tailored for younger audiences and their families. The season will include the return of their heart-warming show Grandad, Me and Teddy Too in their Adventure Theatre, a magical story that celebrates the importance of family, even at long-distances – a t... ![]() by Stephi Wild - April 27, 2023 The full cast and creative team have been announced for The Watermill Theatre and Two Gents’ co-production of MANSFIELD PARK – the world premiere stage adaptation of Tonderai Munyevu & Arne Pohlmeier’s rousing take on Jane Austen’s well-known romance.... ![]() by Michael Major - January 26, 2022 My Brilliant Friend follows Elena Greco and the most important friend in her life, Raffaella Cerullo, whom she has always called Lila. They met in the first year of primary school in 1950 and their story goes on to cover more than 60 years of their lives and explores the mystery of Lila, Elena’s br...
Saffron Coomber & Niamh Cusack Will Lead LEOPARDS and THE SEVEN POMEGRANATE SEEDS as Part of Rose Theatre's New Season
by Stephi Wild - July 26, 2021 In Leopards, by rising playwright Alys Metcalf, Niala will be played by Saffron Coomber. Niamh Cusack will be reuniting with director Melly Still in the world premiere of Colin Teevan’s The Seven Pomegranate Seeds.... ![]() by A.A. Cristi - February 16, 2023 Jordan Conley, stand-up comic and Season 17 contestant of the hit television series America's Got Talent, will join the acclaimed cast of the high-energy, variety-style spectacular America's Got Talent Presents SUPERSTARS Live at Luxor Hotel and Casino February 15 – May 21.... ![]() by Anthony Walker-Cook - November 27, 2019 At the beginning of My Brilliant Friend, all there is on stage is a desk, a chair and a laptop. For the Olivier stage (and the for the National Theatre in general), it's noticeably, surprisingly bare, but one thing is clear: a story is about to be told.... ![]() by Marianka Swain - October 28, 2019 London is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From highly anticipated musicals to mountaineering and Welsh apocalypse, here are some of this month's most eye-catching openings. Don't forget to check back for BroadwayWorld's reviews, inter... |