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Almost 40 years ago Captain Ross Poldark galloped across the TV screens of millions ?of PBS viewers, vexing villains and winning female hearts in one of MASTERPIECE

Casting Revealed for History's New Original Drama Series KNIGHTFALL
by Caryn Robbins - June 15, 2016

HISTORY(R) today announced casting for its new ten-episode drama series KNIGHTFALL from A+E Studios in association with Oscar(R) and Golden Globe(R) nominee Jeremy Renner's and Don Handfield's production company The Combine and Midnight Radio....


Kenneth Branagh to Return to WALLANDER, THE FINAL SEASON on PBS
by Caryn Robbins - April 12, 2016

Kenneth Branagh (My Week with Marilyn) returns as Inspector Kurt Wallander in the Swedish sleuth's farewell episodes, bringing the beloved, Emmy(R)-nominated series to a poignant end....


Cast Announced for A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Exeter Northcott Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - October 27, 2015

The Exeter Northcott Theatre and Creative Cow are delighted to announce the cast for their magical new adaptation of Charles Dickens' much-loved Christmas classic....


BWW Interview: Actor Leo Bill on A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at the Young Vic
by Marianka Swain - February 02, 2017

Leo Bill's work includes Laura Wade's Posh, Light Shining in Buckinghamshire at the National, the Benedict Cumberbatch-starring Hamlet at the Barbican, and, on screen, Mike Leigh's Vera Drake and TV series Taboo. He's currently playing Bottom in Joe Hill-Gibbins's dark production of A Midsummer Nigh...


VIDEO: BBC One Shares Trailer for Action-Packed DOCTOR WHO Christmas Special
by Caryn Robbins - December 09, 2016

BBC One has released the trailer for the action-packed 'Doctor Who' Christmas Special THE RETURN OF DOCTOR MYSTERIO...


PBS to Air MASTERPIECE's 'Wolf Hall' Starring Tony-Award Winner Mark Rylance
by Caryn Robbins - November 19, 2014

PBS will host two days of press conferences featuring Damian Lewis, who plays Henry VIII in MASTERPIECE's "Wolf Hall," starring Tony-Award winner Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell...


Final Cast, Creatives Set for BRITTEN IN BROOKLYN Premiere at Wilton's Music Hall
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2016

Final casting and creatives have been announced for the world premiere of Zoe Lewis's 'Britten in Brooklyn' at Wilton's Music Hall....


National Youth Theatre Launches 2017 Season With 50 Play Readings In A Day
by Marianka Swain - April 04, 2017

Paul Roseby, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (NYT) has today announced its new season of work. 2017 marks 50 years of the organisation commissioning new work for young people and in celebration 50 play readings are taking place in weird and wonder...


Full Cast Announced for LUNA GALE at Hampstead Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - May 06, 2015

Sharon Small, Corey Johnson and Rachel Redford will be joined by Alexander Arnold, Caroline Faber, Ed Hughes and Abigail Rose in the UK Premiere of Luna Gale, in a cast which features both outstanding established performers and exciting new talent. ...


Beloved American Classic LITTLE WOMEN Coming to 'Masterpiece' on PBS
by Caryn Robbins - May 05, 2017

PBS and MASTERPIECE have announced they will team with Colin Callender's Playground and the BBC for a television adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's coming-of-age classic, LITTLE WOMEN....


Cast Announced For BBC America's 'Doctor Who' Spin-Off CLASS
by Caryn Robbins - April 04, 2016

Announced today, the stars of BBC AMERICA's Doctor Who spin-off series CLASS – exciting young new talents Greg Austin, Fady Elsayed, Sophie Hopkins and Vivian Oparah. They will be joined by Katherine Kelly, as she takes the role of a teacher and powerful new presence at Coal Hill School....


Royal Court and The Guardian's First Micro-Play Online Today
by Tyler Peterson - November 17, 2014

The worlds of theatre and journalism collide in Off the Page, a unique new collaboration. Guardian journalists are partnering with Royal Court playwrights, theatre directors and a stellar company of actors to create a series of six 'micro-plays', each around five minutes long, to be showcased on the...


Final Cast, Creatives Set for BRITTEN IN BROOKLYN Premiere at Wilton's Music Hall
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2016

Final casting and creatives have been announced for the world premiere of Zoe Lewis's 'Britten in Brooklyn' at Wilton's Music Hall....


Joanne Froggatt to Star in SundanceTV's New Six Part Series LIAR
by Caryn Robbins - September 30, 2016

Acclaimed actors Joanne Froggatt ('Downton Abbey') and Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four) star in a compelling emotional six-part thriller from Two Brothers Pictures. LIAR starts shooting in November 2016 and is being produced in conjunction with ITV in the UK....


THE CARDINAL Comes to Southwark Playhouse Next Year
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2016

"All great men know, the soul of life is fame."...


VIETNAM Documentary & More Among PBS's Fall 2017 Schedule
by Caryn Robbins - July 12, 2017

PBS today announced its fall 2017 lineup, as well as the January 2018 broadcast of TONY BENNETT: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE, a PBS music special taping this fall to honor the singer, this year's recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song....


REHEARSAL FOR MURDER Coming to Coventry
by Tyler Peterson - May 04, 2016

Following his phenomenal decade-long success with The Agatha Christie Theatre Company, which sold over two million tickets and continually played to packed houses all around the UK, Bill Kenwright returns with an all-new instalment of classic mystery in Rehearsal For Murder from Mon 9 - Sat 14 May....


Agatha Christie's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE Premieres on Lifetime Tonight
by TV News Desk - March 13, 2016

The Lifetime miniseries Agatha Christie's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, based on one of the best-selling crime novels of all time with 100 million copies sold worldwide, makes its US premiere in two parts on Lifetime, tonight, March 13 and tomorrow, March 14 at 9pm ET/PT....


'CLOCKWORK ORANGE' Star Warren Clarke Dies at Age 67
by Caryn Robbins - November 12, 2014

U.K. actor Warren Clarke, perhaps best known for his role in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, has passed away at the age of 67....


Lyrics Hammersmith Announces Full Cast for SHOPPING AND F***ING
by Ashlee Latimer - October 12, 2016

The Lyric Hammersmith today announces full casting for Shopping and Fucking. Alex Arnold will be playing Robbie, Ashley McGuire will be playing Brian, David Moorst will be playing Gary, Sam Spruell will be playing Mark, Sophie Wu will be playing Lulu....


PBS to Premiere Season 2 of 'Indian Summers' on MASTERPIECE, 9/11
by BWW News Desk - September 11, 2016

Indian Summers returns with Season 2, airing in ten enthralling new episodes, Sundays, September 11 - October 2 and October 16 - November 20, 2016 at 10pm ET on PBS....


Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with A VIEW FROM ISLINGTON NORTH at the Arts Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2016

A VIEW FROM ISLINGTON NORTH, an evening of imaginative, provocative and hilarious political satire from some of the UK's most celebrated playwrights, directed by Max Stafford-Clark, will play at the Arts Theatre in London from 18 May until 2 July, with a press night on 24 May. BroadwayWorld has a sn...


Clare Calbraith, Navin Chowdhry & More to Star in MULTITUDES at Tricycle Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - January 14, 2015

Artistic Director Indhu Rubasingham today announces the cast for her production of the world premiere of John Hollingworth's Multitudes - Clare Calbraith (Natalie), Navin Chowdhry (Kash), Salma Hoque (Khadira), Asif Khan (Julian/Shabir/Shafiq), Jacqueline King (Lyn), and Maya Sondhi(Rukhsana/Sam/Har...


Lyric Hammersmith Announces Casting for SHOPPING AND F***ING
by Liz Cearns - September 13, 2016

The Lyric Hammersmith today announces full casting for Shopping and Fucking. Alex Arnold will be playing Robbie, Ashley McGuire will be playing Brian, David Moorst will be playing Gary, Sam Spruell will be playing Mark, Sophie Wu will be playing Lulu....


Nuffield Theatre Announces Cast for FANTASTIC MR. FOX
by Ashlee Latimer - October 17, 2016

Director of Nuffield Theatre Sam Hodges today announces the full cast for its brand new adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic Fantastic Mr Fox, a co-production with Curve, in association with Lyric Hammersmith.  Greg Barnett plays Mr Fox, with Richard Atwill (Rat/Bean), Raphael Bushay (Badger/Boggis), ...






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