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Original Theatre Online Presents Park Theatre and Original Theatre's Production THE END OF THE NIGHT

Original Theatre Online presents Park Theatre and Original Theatre's acclaimed recent world premiere production of Ben Brown's The End of the Night, online on demand from 4 July 2022.

BWW Review: THE END OF THE NIGHT, Park Theatre

Ben Brown's play, set at the end of World War II, does not fully deliver on its raw materials' dramatic possibilities Read our BWW critic's review.

THE END OF THE NIGHT Comes to the Park Theatre in April

From the writer of Three Days In May (WhatsOnStage Best New Play Award) and A Splinter of Ice and acclaimed director Alan Strachan comes the world premiere of a tense new drama based on an astonishing true story.

Park Theatre Announces Summer Season

Park Theatre have announced the initial shows in their Summer season, starting with a co-production with Original Theatre. Learn more about the full upcoming lineup!

TWO CIGARETTES IN THE DARK Will Play Theatre Royal Brighton In April 2022; Casting Announced

Casting is announced for the UK tour of Two Cigarettes in the Dark, a brand new play by Stephen Wyatt, directed by Alan Strachan, designed by Simon Higlett and produced by Jonathan Church Theatre Productions and Cambridge Arts Theatre. The production will play Theatre Royal Brighton from 4-9 April 2022 as part of a UK Tour. 

Full Casting is Announced For the UK Tour of TWO CIGARETTES IN THE DARK

Casting is announced for the UK tour of Two Cigarettes in the Dark, a brand new play by Stephen Wyatt, directed by Alan Strachan, designed by Simon Higlett and produced by Jonathan Church Theatre Productions and Cambridge Arts Theatre.

BWW Review: A SPLINTER OF ICE, Jermyn Street Theatre

Alan Strachan and Alistair Whatley’s well-received production of A Splinter Of Ice was streamed online before a national tour. This understated and intriguing look at friendship, loyalty and allegiance now comes to the Jermyn Street Theatre. In 1987, the Cold War is very recent history. Ben Brown’s play imagines the conversation that may have taken place between novelist Graham Greene and his old MI6 boss Kim Philby when Greene visited him in Moscow while attending a peace conference.

Sian Phillips, Michael Pennington, Oliver Ford Davis & Stephen Boxer Lead Autumn Season at the Jermyn Street Theatre

Today, Jermyn Street Theatre announces its first full season since it reopened with the Footprints Festival earlier this year.  The Encounters Season, which runs from mid-September to the end of the year, features some of the greatest on-stage talent in the UK, in a line-up that includes Sîan Phillips, Michael Pennington, Oliver Ford Davies and Stephen Boxer.

Dame Penelope Keith Will Star In 2022 Uk Tour Of New Play TWO CIGARETTES IN THE DARK

Stage and screen actress Dame Penelope Keith will collaborate once again with director Alan Strachan and designer Simon Higlett for Two Cigarettes in the Dark, a brand new play by Stephen Wyatt, produced by Jonathan Church Theatre Productions and Cambridge Arts Theatre. View tour dates and more.

BWW Review: A SPLINTER OF ICE, Theatre Royal Bath

Theatre is no stranger to fictional renderings of famous get-togethers. There’s One Night in Miami, where Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali), Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown celebrate at Hampton House Hotel in 1964 ­– the night Clay became world heavyweight champion. Malcolm X features again in The Meeting, alongside Martin Luther King. And in Copenhagen, the previous play on at Theatre Royal Bath, Nobel-winning physicists Dane Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg have a clandestine encounter.

Photo Flash: First Look at A SPLINTER OF ICE on UK Tour This Summer

Set in Moscow 1987,  the cold war begins to thaw,  after declining his offer for more than 30 years, novelist Graham Greene travels into the heart of the Soviet Union to meet with his old MI6 boss, Kim Philby.  Under the watchful eye of Kim’s Russian wife, Rufa, the two men set about catching up on old times.

Guest Blog: Playwright Ben Brown On the Renewed Joy of Live Theatre

I must admit, my first reaction was not wholly positive: some time in January this year, the producer Alastair Whatley rang me to say that he proposed to go ahead with rehearsing my new play, A Splinter of Ice, in March, despite the national lockdown. But since it was now impossible to invite an audience to see it at the Everyman Theatre Cheltenham (where it had been due to open), he’d instead like to film it onstage in the empty auditorium and release it online. I felt like I’d written a knife that would now be judged as a spoon.

UK Tour Of A SPLINTER OF ICE Will Come to MAST Mayflower Studios

Karen Ascoe will be joining the previously announced Oliver Ford Davies (Graham Greene) and Stephen Boxer (Kim Philby) as Rufa Philby. 

More Dates Added and Cast Finalised For UK Tour of Ben A SPLINTER OF ICE

New dates have been added to Original Theatre Company's first live stage production since March 2020.  The UK Tour of Ben Brown's new political drama, A SPLINTER OF ICE, will open on 8 June in Malvern and will tour until 31 July, with extra dates in York and Cambridge.

VIDEO: First Look at A SPLINTER OF ICE, Streaming From the Cheltenham Everyman Theatre This Week

Set in Moscow 1987,  the cold war begins to thaw,  after declining his offer for more than 30 years, novelist Graham Greene travels into the heart of the Soviet Union to meet with his old MI6 boss, Kim Philby. 

Ben Brown's A SPLINTER OF ICE to Embark on UK Tour

The UK Tour of Ben Brown's new political drama, A SPLINTER OF ICE, will open on 8 June in Malvern and will tour until 31 July. 

Photo Flash: First Look at A SPLINTER OF ICE in Rehearsal

All new photos have been released of the cast of Ben Brown’s new political drama, A SPLINTER OF ICE, in rehearsals. The play will be filmed on stage at the Cheltenham Everyman Theatre and released online from 15 April to 31 July 2021.

Oliver Ford Davies, Stephen Boxer, and Sara Crowe Lead Original Theatre Company's A SPLINTER OF ICE

Following a highly productive and successful season of online productions, Original Theatre Company is delighted to announce its first live stage production since March 2020, which will be filmed on stage at the Cheltenham Everyman Theatre and released online, before touring UK theatres early summer. 

Stage Designer Peter Docherty Dies at Age 75

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage designer Peter Docherty has died at age 75.

New and Upcoming Book and Music Releases For the Week of April 13 - SOFT POWER, Drew Gasparini, and More!

Need something new to read or watch? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases!