Alex Berry

Review: TREASURE ISLAND, Royal Lyceum Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Nov 30, 2024

It’s Christmas Eve and young Jim Hawkins works at North Edinburgh’s finest accommodation for reformed pirates and past-it privateers. Talk of cutlasses, ships and gold can be dangerous in such company. It’s not long before the story of their greatest voyage takes over… Jim, Ben Gunn and Lean Jean Silver are soon reliving their time hunting for treasure on the Hispaniola. Ahoy!

Review Roundup: What Did The Critics Think of The West End Transfer of SHIFTERS?
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Aug 22, 2024

Written by Benedict Lombe and directed by Lynette Linton, Shifters has now opened at thr Duke of York's Theatre after playing at the Bush Theatre earlier this year.

Review: SHIFTERS, Duke of York's Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Aug 22, 2024

An eloquent and very funny depiction of two young black British people, navigating their way through a waxing and waning relationship. It is a bittersweet, intelligent and exciting piece of theatre.

Idris Elba, Maya Jama and Little Simz Join Producing Team of SHIFTERS in the West End
by Stephi Wild - Aug 8, 2024

Award-winning actor Idris Elba, broadcaster and entrepreneur Maya Jama and Brit Award and Mercury Prize-winning musician and actor Little Simz have been announced as producers for the West End Transfer of Bush Theatre’s production of Shifters.

On-Stage Seating Released For SHIFTERS at the Duke of York's Theater
by Stephi Wild - Jun 28, 2024

On-stage seating has been released for Shifters, the award-winning play by Benedict Lombe, transferring from the Bush Theatre to the Duke of York’s Theatre this summer for a limited season. 

Bush Theatre's SHIFTERS Will Transfer to the West End
by Stephi Wild - Jun 20, 2024

The Bush Theatre’s production of Shifters, Benedict Lombe’s intoxicating and fierce new romance will transfer to the West End this summer following a sell-out run at the Bush Theatre earlier this year. 

Review: THE TRIALS AND PASSIONS OF UNFAMOUS WOMEN, Brixton House Theatre
by Niamh Jones - Jun 18, 2024

A courtroom is a place of tradition, of cold reason rather than emotional responses. This is a fact which is highlighted in The Trials and Passions of Unfamous Women, a new play produced by LIFT, Brixton House and Clean Break, a company which works to bring the stories of women who are criminalised to a wider audience. The play takes us on an exploration of the court system through the eyes of women, fluctuating between classical stories of female trials and modern testimonies.

2024 Drama Desk Awards Winners- The Full List
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 10, 2024

The best of Broadway and off-Broadway came together for the 68th Annual Drama Desk Awards, which were held at The Skirball Center for the Performing Arts.

2024 Drama Desk Awards Nominations- The Full List!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 29, 2024

Nominations for the 2024 Drama Desk Awards have just been. Check out the full list of nominees here for Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off Broadway during the 2023-2024 season!

Full Cast and Creative Team Set For Zinnie Harris's MACBETH (AN UNDOING)
by Stephi Wild - Feb 7, 2024

Full casting and further creatives have been revealed for a new UK and US tour of Zinnie Harris's acclaimed play Macbeth (an undoing). Find out who is leading the cast here!

Shortlists for 2023 Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland Announced
by Natalie O'Donoghue - May 17, 2023

Enough of Him - May Sumbwanyambe’s harrowing, but uplifting drama about the Joseph Knight, who freed himself from slavery through the Scottish courts, and Ramesh Meyyappan’s Love Beyond (Act of Remembrance), a poignant exploration of dementia in the deaf community - top the nominations lists.

Review: RUMPELSTILTSKIN, Park Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Dec 17, 2022

Rumpelstiltskin as you've never seen (nor heard) it before

Further Casting and Creative Team Announced For Donald Trump Play THE 47TH at The Old Vic
by Stephi Wild - Mar 1, 2022

The Old Vic has today announced further casting and the creative team for the world premiere production of Mike Bartlett's viciously funny The 47th, directed by Rupert Goold and co-produced with Sonia Friedman Productions and Annapurna Theatre.

Cast, Creatives and Orchestra Partners Announced For NHO 2021 Summer Festival
by Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2021

The glorious music of La traviata will be brought to life by orchestral partner Manchester Camerata who were due to work with Nevill Holt Opera for the first time in 2020.

MATILDA Creates Magic At Village Theatre This Holiday Season
by Stephi Wild - Oct 19, 2018

Village Theatre is elated to bring Roald Dahl's magical misfit Matilda to the stage in the hit musical that swept up five Tony Awards, seven Olivier Awards, and was named TIME's #1 Show of the Year in 2013. The production features an incredible cast of 15 local youth who have been training for their roles in music, acting, and CrossFit since June. They will be joined by some of the Puget Sound's best performers.

Tricycle Theatre Announces Festival Of Young People's Work Across Brent
by Stephi Wild - Mar 5, 2018

Tricycle Theatre today announces the return of Mapping Brent following the success of its inaugural year in 2017. This year the programme will see Tricycle Theatre join forces with four community venues across Brent to deliver six new plays during a two-week youth theatre festival.

Photo Flash: First Look at GATE at The Cockpit
by BWW News Desk - Sep 14, 2017

GATE is a story of love and loss that asks what really happens to us after we die, what we leave behind and what we will become. Check out a first look at the show below!

Emma Dennis-Edwards, Wil Coban, and More to Star in New British Play GATE
by BWW News Desk - Aug 18, 2017

Emma Dennis-Edwards (Eve), Wil Coban (Mark), Eleanor Henderson (Rebecca), Joe McArdle (Luke) and Katie Sherrard (Esther) will star in the premiere of Artemis Fitzalan Howard's play GATE at the Cockpit Theatre in London. 

New British Play GATE to Premiere at the Cockpit Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 3, 2017

Following on from the acclaimed success of Pre-drinks/Afterparty at last year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Deadpan Theatre is now presenting new play GATE, a poignant and witty story of love and loss that asks what really happens to us after we die, what we leave behind and what we will become.

TV: Robert De Niro Gets Schooled in Snapchat at 2017 Tribeca Film Festival
by Caryn Robbins - Apr 27, 2017

Robert De Niro got schooled in Snapchat at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T.  Filmmaker Alex Berry, a finalist in Tribeca Snapchat Shorts