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Cast Set For A TASTE OF HONEY at Royal Exchange
by Stephi Wild - Feb 12, 2024

The cast has been set for A TASTE OF HONEY by Shelagh Delaney and directed by Emma Baggott  at Royal Exchange. Performances run 15 March – 13 April.

Royal Exchange Theatre Announces Autumn/Winter 2019 Season
by Stephi Wild - Jun 4, 2019

Under Sarah Frankcom's Artistic Directorship the Royal Exchange Theatre has been redefined, reimagined and reframed. It has explored classic texts in new and radical ways, celebrated the vitality and significance of new writing, embraced new ways to talk to audiences and engage communities and supported theatre makers to challenge their own practice.

Winners Announced At Today's Manchester Theatre Awards
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 9, 2018

Sheridan Smith and Danny Mac were among the winners at the Manchester Theatre Awards - which were announced today at The Lowry.

Nominations Announced for the Manchester Theatre Awards
by Stephi Wild - Jan 18, 2018

Nominations have been announced for the forthcoming Manchester Theatre Awards, to be held at The Lowry's Quays Theatre on Friday 9 March, hosted by actor and comedian Justin Moorhouse.

BWW Review: PEOPLE PLACES & THINGS, Bristol Old Vic
by Tim Wright - Oct 26, 2017

People in the grip of an addiction can be difficult to watch but hard to look away from, and so it proves in People Places & Things now on tour after a successful West End stint. Watching the self destructive Emma pull herself apart in order to put herself back together makes for compulsive viewing.

PEOPLE, PLACES, AND THINGS Heads to Exeter Northcott Theatre this Month
by BWW News Desk - Oct 3, 2017

Following a critically-acclaimed, sold-out season at the National Theatre and in London's West End, People, Places & Things will head to the Exeter Northcott Theatre in October.

Lisa Dwyer Hogg Stars in PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS at Home
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 8, 2017

Jeremy Herrin will direct Lisa Dwyer Hogg as Emma in the much anticipated UK revival of Duncan Macmillan's highly acclaimed People Places & Things. Following a critically acclaimed, sold-out season at the National Theatre and in London's West End, People, Places & Things, a co-production between Headlong, the National Theatre, HOME, and the Exeter Northcott Theatre, opens its 2017 UK tour at HOME in Manchester, Fri 22 Sept - Sat 7 Oct.

Full Casting Announced for PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS UK Tour
by BWW News Desk - Aug 11, 2017

Full casting has been announced on Jeremy Herrin's much anticipated UK revival of Duncan Macmillan's highly acclaimed People, Places & Things. 

National Theatre Unveils Queer Theatre Event Series
by BWW News Desk - May 3, 2017

The National Theatre will mark the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales by staging its first Queer Theatre event series from 6th - 10th July 2017.

Maureen Beattie, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, and More Announced for Royal Court's NUCLEAR WAR
by Julie Musbach - Mar 27, 2017

Maureen Beattie, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Gerrome Miller, Beatrice Scirocchi and Andrew Sheridan have been cast in Simon Stephens' Nuclear War directed by Imogen Knight. It runs in the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs 19 April 2017 - 6 May 2017 with Press Night on Friday 21 April.

Full Cast Announced for World Premiere of BY FAR THE GREATEST TEAM
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 25, 2015

Monkeywood Theatre has announced full casting for their latest production By Far The Greatest Team, which will premiere at The Lowry Salford from the 17-20 September.

Photo Flash: First Look at Maxine Peake and More in THE SKRIKER at Manchester International Festival
by BWW News Desk - Jul 6, 2015

The Skriker is commissioned and produced by Manchester International Festival and the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. Maxine Peake will play the eponymous role and Juma Sharkah and Laura Elsworthy will play Lily and Josie respectively in The Skriker at Manchester International Festival. The production began performances 4 July at Royal Exchange Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

BY FAR THE GREATEST TEAM to Play The Lowry in September
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 17, 2015

This September, Manchester's award winning Monkeywood Theatre, in association with The Lowry, are set to stage the world premiere of By Far The Greatest Team, four new Manchester stories by four outstanding writers exploring and celebrating what it means to be a football fan in Manchester.

Juma Sharkah and Laura Elsworthy Join MIF's THE SKRIKER
by Matt Smith - May 28, 2015

Juma Sharkah and Laura Elsworthy will play Lily and Josie respectively in The Skriker at Manchester International Festival. The production will run at Royal Exchange Theatre from 4 July. The ensemble cast will include Sarah Amankwah, Harry Attwell, Alex Austin, Hannah Hutch, Martins Imhangbe, Kate Jackson, Stuart Overington, Beatrice Scirocchi, Andrew Sheridan, Jessica Walker, Leah Walker and Owen Whitelaw. As previously announced, Maxine Peake will play the eponymous role.

Juma Sharkah & Laura Elsworthy to Join Maxine Peake in THE SKRIKER at Manchester International Festival
by Tyler Peterson - May 27, 2015

Juma Sharkah and Laura Elsworthy will play Lily and Josie respectively in The Skriker at Manchester International Festival. The production will run at Royal Exchange Theatre from 4 July. The ensemble cast will include Sarah Amankwah, Harry Attwell, Alex Austin, Hannah Hutch, Martins Imhangbe, Kate Jackson, Stuart Overington, Beatrice Scirocchi, Andrew Sheridan, Jessica Walker, Leah Walker and Owen Whitelaw. As previously announced, Maxine Peake will play the eponymous role.

Print Room Sets Third Season at the Coronet, Including Peter Gill Premiere
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 24, 2015

Artistic Director Anda Winters today unveils Print Room's Summer 2015 season. This is Print Room's third season in its new, permanent home in London's Notting Hill, an iconic, listed Victorian playhouse which is undergoing restoration.

Bruntwood Prize For Playwriting 2015 Sets Judging Panel
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 28, 2014

The 2015 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting today announced its judging panel ahead of this year's official launch on 29 January 2015, which will also mark the Prize's 10th anniversary. The competition, a unique partnership between the Royal Exchange Theatre and property company Bruntwood, will accept entries from 30 January 2015.

THE MACHINE, MACBETH and More Set for Manchester International Festival, July 2013
by BWW News Desk - Jul 4, 2013

The theatre programme for the Manchester International Festival 2013 has been announced. MIF13 commissions include: The Machine, The Old Woman, Macbeth, The Masque of Anarchy and The Rite of Spring.

THE MACHINE, MACBETH and More Set for Manchester International Festival, July 2013
by BWW News Desk - Feb 28, 2013

The theatre programme for the Manchester International Festival 2013 has been announced. MIF13 commissions include: The Machine, The Old Woman, Macbeth, The Masque of Anarchy and The Rite of Spring.

Participants Announced for Papatango New Writing Festival & Competition 2012
by BWW News Desk - Jul 12, 2012

Having read through all 700 entries, Papatango Theatre Company has announced the long list for this year's Papatango New Writing Competition in association with the Finborough Theatre. The standard of this year's entries was extremely high and cutting it down to just 26 was a very hard but rewarding task. This year's selection represents a truly eclectic mix with playwrights from all over the UK as well as successful international entrants from Ireland, the United States and New Zealand. Papatango thanks everybody who entered and congratulates the 26 playwrights that have made the longlist.