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Theatre includes: Michael Kohlhaas (Schaubühne), Death of England: Delroy (National Theatre), Death of England (National Theatre), Little Miss Burden (Bunker Theatre), Maggot Moon (Unicorn Theatre), I’ll Take You to Mrs Cole and The Last of the Pelican Daughters (Pleasance Beyond), Education Education Education (Trafalgar Studios), The War of the Worlds (New Diorama), Southwestern at the Tobacco Factory, Prurience (Southbank Centre/Guggenheim Museum) and The Road Awaits Us (Sadler’s Wells).

As associate: Beware of Pity (Schaubühne), Pah-La (Royal Court) and The Kid Stays in the Picture (Royal Court).

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CRUEL INTENTIONS Leads Our Top Ten Shows for January

We begin the new year with a bang in theatreland. With nineties musicals, queer cowboys and new works bursting from every side, the future looks bright. Here are our top ten West End recommendations for January. Make sure you check back for all our news, reviews and features. Welcome to 2024!
Cast Set For THE GOOD JOHN PROCTOR at Jermyn Street Theatre

Jermyn Street Theatre has announced the casting for the opening production of Footprints Festival this coming January. 
Rap Artist Q-Tip Joins the Team of Broadway-Bound Musical ALI

Grammy Award-winner Q-Tip has joined the team of ALI, the new musical celebrating the life and legacy of the heavyweight boxing champion and humanitarian Muhammad Ali, as Music Producer and Co-Lyricist.
Jermyn Street Theatre Hosts Footprints Festival in 2024

This January, Footprints Festival returns to Jermyn Street Theatre for its third season.  Learn more about the lineup here!
Photos: Inside Rehearsal For DEATH OF ENGLAND: CLOSING TIME at National Theatre

The National Theatre today released rehearsal images for Death of England: Closing Time.  Deputy Artistic Director, Clint Dyer and acclaimed playwright, Roy Williams, have reunited to write this powerful new play, which is the final, standalone chapter of their award-winning Death of England series. 
Review: GHOST THE MUSICAL at Seacoast Repertory Theatre

What did our critic think of GHOST THE MUSICAL at Seacoast Repertory Theatre?
New Muhammad Ali Musical ALI Will Have its World Premiere In Louisville in Fall 2024

The World Premiere of ALI will be presented in Ali's hometown of Louisville, at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, in Fall 2024. Learn more about the show here!
SECRETS Comes to the Butterfly Club in July

One hour, five actors, thirty incredible secrets told through a series of powerful, moving and sometimes hilarious verbatim monologues. 
HAPPY END Will Be Presented by Victorian Opera in March

Roaring with charisma, wit and a killer cast, Victorian Opera presents Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht and Elisabeth Hauptmann’s anti-capitalist musical comedy, Happy End, from 23 – 26 March at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Playhouse. 
Photos: First Look at the National Theatre's School Tour of JEKYLL & HYDE

The National Theatre is touring Evan Placey’s Jekyll & Hyde, a radical reimagining of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale, to state secondary schools nationwide until 1st April 2022.  
Gangsters And The Salvation Army Settle Scores In Victorian Opera's HAPPY END

Roaring with charisma, wit and a killer cast, Victorian Opera presents Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht and Elisabeth Hauptmann's anti-capitalist musical comedy, Happy End, from 23 – 26 March at Arts Centre Melbourne's Playhouse.
National Theatre Will Tour JEKYLL & HYDE to Wolverhampton Secondary Schools

The National Theatre will tour Evan Placey's JEKYLL & HYDE, a radical reimagining of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale, to five state secondary schools across Wolverhampton in partnership with Wolverhampton Grand Theatre.
National Theatre Announces Nationwide Schools' Tour of JEKYLL & HYDE

The National Theatre is to tour Evan Placey's Jekyll & Hyde, a radical reimagining of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale, to state secondary schools nationwide from 31st January 2022.  
BWW Review: THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, Rose Theatre

In October 1938, Orson Wells broadcast a radio adaptation of H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds. He converted the story of alien invasion into a series of dramatic news bulletins, which inadvertently inspired mass panic across America. This incident is seen by some as the original source of ‘fake news’. First seen in 2019, physical theatre duo Rhum + Clay’s clever adaptation now lands in the Rose Theatre this week as part of a new tour.
The National Theatre Will Resume Performances With New Play DEATH OF ENGLAND: DELROY

Today the National Theatre announces its commitment to begin creating new work again, with plans to resume socially-distanced live performances in the Olivier Theatre in late October. A new one-person play, DEATH OF ENGLAND: DELROY, by Clint Dyer and Roy Williams, will be directed by Dyer, and performed by Giles Terera. 
VIDEO: Watch a Prank Video with Elisabeth Moss & Oliver Jackson-Cohen

What you can't see can hurt you. Emmy winner Elisabeth Moss (Us, Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale) stars in a terrifying modern tale of obsession inspired by Universal's classic monster character.
BWW Review: RAWTRANSPORT™, VAULT Festival

Electrick Village brings technology to VAULT Festival, creating an all-encompassing 360 adventure that - quite literally - transports the audience to another dimension. Met by a chirpy staff member and the creator of RawTransport - a a?oetop of the line travel companya?? - they explore the trappings of escapism and the dangers of Virtual Reality.
VIDEO: Elizabeth Moss Stars in THE INVISIBLE MAN Trailer

What you can't see can hurt you. Emmy winner Elisabeth Moss (Us, Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale) stars in The Invisible Man, a terrifying modern tale of obsession inspired by Universal's classic monster character.
VIDEO: Elizabeth Moss Stars in THE INVISIBLE MAN Trailer

What you can't see can hurt you. Emmy winner Elisabeth Moss (Us, Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale) stars in The Invisible Man, a terrifying modern tale of obsession inspired by Universal's classic monster character.
Photo Flash: First Look at MAGGOT MOON at Unicorn Theatre

Jesse Jones directs James Newton and James Day in Jemma Kennedy's visceral adaptation of Sally Gardner's dazzlingly original and award-winning novel, Maggot Moon, an unforgettable story of courage, friendship and rebellion.

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