RSC's MERCHANT OF VENICE, GAME World Premiere & CARMEN Reimagining Set for the Almeida's 2014-15 Season
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2014 The Almeida Theatre has announced its new Winter-Spring 2014-15 season, featuring Rupert Goold's celebrated RSC production of THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, starring Ian McDiarmid as Shylock and Susannah Fielding reprising her role as Portia; Robert Icke directing Tobias Menzies in an intimate staging of W...
Elaine Cassidy Replaces Michelle Dockery in Donmar's LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES
by Christina Mancuso - October 29, 2015 Elaine Cassidy will be taking on the role of Madame de Tourvel in the Donmar's production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, replacing Michelle Dockery who regrettably has had to withdraw from the production prior to the start of rehearsals....
TAKEN AT MIDNIGHT Has World Premiere at Chichester Festival Theatre
by Matt Tamanini - September 05, 2014 A season of new plays exploring little-known true stories continues at Chichester with a drama featuring acclaimed actress Penelope Wilton. She plays Irmgard, the mother of celebrated lawyer Hans Litten who puts Hitler on the witness stand in 1930s Germany with devastating consequences....
Stuart Reid, Melissa James & More Join Cast of THE BODYGUARD UK Tour; Full Company Set!
by Tyler Peterson - January 22, 2015 Michael Harrison and David Ian have announced full casting for the forthcoming UK and Ireland tour of the hit musical THE BODYGUARD www.thebodyguardmusical.com. Directed by Thea Sharrock, the tour opens at the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton on 12 February 2015....
LEE HARVEY OSWALD To Play Finborough, Nov 2013
by Carrie Dunn - October 07, 2013 A Finborough Theatre commission, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Michael Hastings' Lee Harvey Oswald - A Far Mean Streak of Independence Brought on by Negleck opens at the Finborough Theatre for a limited season onSunday, 3 November 2013, with an...
Benedict Cumberbatch Among Nominees for 2015 BAFTA TV AWARDS; Full List!
by Caryn Robbins - April 08, 2015 Yesterday, the nominations for the House of Fraser British Academy Television Awards were announced at a press conference hosted by television stars Freddie Fox and Amanda Abbington....
Ian Gelder & Will Austin to Lead GODS AND MONSTERS at Southwark Playhouse; Full Cast Confirmed
by Tyler Peterson - January 05, 2015 Ian Gelder - Kevan Lannister in the epic TV drama series Game of Thrones - is to play Frankenstein director James Whale and Will Austin is gardener Clayton Boone, who becomes the object of Whale's obsession, in the world premiere of Gods and Monsters at Southwark Playhouse....
Chichester's TAKEN AT MIDNIGHT, Starring Penelope Wilton, Heads to the West End Tonight
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2015 Jonathan Church's world premiere production of Taken At Midnight, a new play by Mark Hayhurst, will run at the Theatre Royal Haymarket for a limited season previewing from tonight, January 15th. Returning to the West End after a five-year absence, Penelope Wilton reprises her role as Irmgard in this...
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. ...
Maggie Gyllenhaal to Star in Sundance Channel's THE HONOURABLE WOMAN Miniseries
by TV News Desk - June 27, 2013 According to Deadline.com, Maggie Gyllenhaal will star in Sundance Channel's THE HONOURABLE WOMAN, an eight-part miniseries for BBC Worldwide, written and directed by Hugo Blick....
David Calder, Mark Dexter & More to Join West End's THE AUDIENCE
by Matt Smith - February 13, 2015 Joining Kristin Scott Thomas as The Queen in a new and updated version of Peter Morgan's The Audience are David Calder as Winston Churchill, Mark Dexter as David Cameron, Michael Gould as John Major, Gordon Kennedy as Gordon Brown, Sylvestra Le Touzel as Margaret Thatcher, David Robb as Anthony Eden...
Benedict Cumberbatch Among Nominees for 2015 BAFTA TV AWARDS; Full List!
by Caryn Robbins - April 08, 2015 Yesterday, the nominations for the House of Fraser British Academy Television Awards were announced at a press conference hosted by television stars Freddie Fox and Amanda Abbington....
Channel 4 Playwright in Residence to Debut CARTHAGE at Finborough Theatre, Jan 28-Feb 22
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2014 A Finborough Theatre commission, Carthage is the debut play from the Finborough Theatre's new Channel 4 Playwright in Residence, Chris Thompson, and will receive its world premiere in a four week run from Tuesday, 28 January 2014 (Press Night: Thursday 30 January 2014 at 7.30pm)....
VIDEO: First Look - Maggie Gyllenhaal Stars in BBC's THE HONOURABLE WOMAN
by Caryn Robbins - July 07, 2014 Below, check out a trailer for BBC Two's eight-part miniseries THE HONOURABLE WOMAN, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal....
Janet McTeer Joins Cast of Sundance Channel's THE HONOURABLE WOMAN
by Caryn Robbins - July 29, 2013 A stellar international cast join Academy Award nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal, playing the titular role (Nessa Stein) in the eight part mini-series....
PENNY DREADFUL Leads 2015 BAFTA TELEVISION CRAFT AWARD Nominees
by Caryn Robbins - March 25, 2015 The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has today announced the nominations for its annual British Academy Television Craft Awards, which honour the very best behind-the-scenes talent working in television. This year's ceremony will be held at The Brewery, London on Sunday 26 April....
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...
AMC Presents BACK TO THE FUTURE Marathon in Celebration of Film's 30th Anniversary Today
by TV News Desk - July 19, 2015 AMC is going 'Back to the Future' by celebrating the 30th anniversary of the iconic film trilogy with an all-day marathon of 'Back to the Future,' 'Back to the Future II' and 'Back to the Future III.'...
Tony Winner Cynthia Nixon Joins Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal in Roundabout's THE REAL THING
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2014 Tony Award winner Cynthia Nixon joins the Broadway cast of Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing opposite Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal. She'll play the role of Charlotte. The show will begin performances at Roundabout Theater Company's American Airlines Theatre on October 2, 2014, directed by Sam Gol...
ASCAP President Paul Williams Receives Special Honor at 60th Ivor Novello Awards
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2015 ASCAP announced that President Paul Williams received the PRS for Music Special International Award today at the 60th Annual Ivor Novello Awards presented by BASCA (the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors) in London. ...
Chichester's TAKEN AT MIDNIGHT Heads to the West End This Winter; Penelope Wilton to Reprise Role
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2014 Jonathan Church's world premiere production of Taken At Midnight, a new play by Mark Hayhurst, will run at the Theatre Royal Haymarket for a limited season previewing from January 15th. Returning to the West End after a five-year absence, Penelope Wilton reprises her role as Irmgard in this producti...
VIDEO: AMC Reveals First Teaser Trailer for New Summer Series HUMANS
by Caryn Robbins - March 30, 2015 AMC revealed the first trailer for the upcoming drama series HUMANS. Check it out below!...
Chichester's TAKEN AT MIDNIGHT, Starring Penelope Wilton, Heads to the West End Tonight
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2015 Jonathan Church's world premiere production of Taken At Midnight, a new play by Mark Hayhurst, will run at the Theatre Royal Haymarket for a limited season previewing from tonight, January 15th. Returning to the West End after a five-year absence, Penelope Wilton reprises her role as Irmgard in this...
Alex Breaux and Madeline Weinstein Join Roundabout's THE REAL THING
by BWW News Desk - August 27, 2014 Roundabout Theatre Company has announced additional casting for The Real Thing, starring Ewan McGregor as 'Henry,' Maggie Gyllenhaal as 'Annie,' Cynthia Nixon as 'Charlotte' and Josh Hamilton as 'Max.' Tom Stoppard's Tony Award-winning play The Real Thing, directed by Sam Gold begins preview perform...
Official: Clark, Stubbs & Andoh Join West, McTeer & Dockery In LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES
by Carrie Dunn - September 04, 2015 In addition to the previously announced Michelle Dockery, Janet McTeer and Dominic West, the production will feature Adjoa Andoh, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Morfydd Clark, Edward Holcroft, Jennifer Saayeng and Una Stubbs.... |