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The Shaw Society Welcomes Theatre Icons Dame Sian Phillips and Patricia Hodge OBE as Newly Elected Trustees

The Shaw Society, the UK-based charitable organisation dedicated to celebrating the theatre and writings of Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, proudly announces the election of two esteemed theatre icons, Dame Sian Phillips and Patricia Hodge OBE, as Trustees.
RSL Announces 60 New Fellows and Honorary Fellows For 2022

This evening, at an event held at Battersea Arts Centre, The Royal Society of Literature (RSL), the charity that represents the voice of literature in the UK, announced 60 new appointments including the first induction of writers elected to Fellowship through the Bicentenary RSL Open Initiative. 
The Faction Returns to Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre With a Trio of Performances

Award-winning ensemble and Stephen Joseph Theatre Associate Company The Faction return to the SJT next month with a trio of thrilling solo shows.
VILLAGE WOOING Will Be Performed as Part of the Camden Fringe Festival at Etcetera Theatre in August

This hour-long play has had may incarnations, most notably in a 1979 ITV production, starring Richard Briers as 'A' and Dame Judi Dench, a Shaw Society vice-president, as 'Z'.
SHAW2020 Return To Live Performance With VILLAGE WOOING

SHAW2020 will present this knockabout, battle of the sexes by Bernard Shaw. Village Wooing is a charming two-hander where the characters are simply named 'A' and 'Z'.
Zany Puppet Show To Say FAREWELL GBS

Farewell GBS culminates on Sunday 13th December with two more free 'zoom theatre' presentations. Shakes versus Shav, from SHAW2020 and Shaw's First and Last Thoughts, from Michael Friend Productions.
British Museum Reopens After 163 Days of Closure

The British Museum reopened today with help from Mary Beard and Bonnie Greer. Beard, who is a trustee of the Museum, joined the front of house team for the morning to welcome back the first visitors.
Star-Studded Line-up Announced for West End Grenfell Tower Benefit Concert this Weekend

Giles Terera and Danielle Tarento are presenting a West End fundraising gala evening of song, dance and comedy for the hundreds of families made homeless and the relatives of those who lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire.
Print Room Reveals More Details on Karen Blixen Double Bill

Print Room at the Coronet has today announced further details for Out of Blixen and Babette's Feast, two productions that will run consecutively, putting a spotlight on the fascinating life and writing of Karen Blixen.
Guest Blog: Cyril Husbands On The Rise of Black Theatre

It didn't quite make Word of the Year, but the expression 'throwing shade' has found its way into the latest edition of the Collins Dictionary. The significance of this development is somewhat shaded (see what I did there?) by the general bemusement that it took Collins so long to 'discover' the phrase, and that anyone pays attention to dictionaries anymore, except in their online guises as useful tools for students and other plagiarists.
Photo Flash: THE HOTEL CERISE Rehearses

As the leader of the free world ends his eight years in office, a black middle class family risk losing their beloved hotel and cherry orchard, where Martin Luther King once rested and Miles Davis played.
Theatre Royal Stratford East Announces Full Casting for Bonnie Greer's THE HOTEL CERISE

Artistic Director of Theatre Royal Stratford East, Kerry Michael today announces the cast for the world premiere of Bonnie Greer's new play The Hotel Cerise, directed by Femi Elufowoju, jr. Inspired by Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard the production is a key part of the theatre's focus on commissioning new work and adaptations. Ellen Thomas leads the company, with El Anthony, Madeline Appiah, Michael Bertenshaw, Nicholas Beveney, Andrew Dennis, Abhin Galeya, Lacharne Jolly, Corey Montague-Sholay, Claire Prempeh, Alexis Rodney and Angela Wynter. The production opens on 25 October with previews from 20 October and runs until 12 November.  
Theatre Royal Stratford East Sets New Season

Artistic Director of Theatre Royal Stratford East, Kerry Michael today announces the theatre's forthcoming season launching this September. The season opens with Counting Stars by award-winning playwright Atiha Sen Gupta which will transform the stage into a studio format nightclub installation for this funny yet heart-breaking tale directed by Associate Director at Stratford East, Pooja Ghai.
Over 52,000 Visit International Dance Festival Birmingham 2016

Audiences of over 52,000 enjoyed an impressive range of world-class dance performances and events at International Dance Festival Birmingham 2016 (IDFB 2016), up by over 50% in comparison to the previous festival in 2014.  One of Europe's biggest and most diverse dance festivals, the fifth edition from 1-22 May, produced by DanceXchange in partnership with Birmingham Hippodrome, was a considerable success.
The British Museum to Hold MUSEUM OF THE CITIZEN Event, through March 2016

The British Museum, in collaboration with our UK museum partners, is holding a national conversation about the role of the British Museum beyond Bloomsbury; Museum of the Citizen. Over the next few months UK partners and the British Museum will host a series of events examining the social, political, financial and educational value of museums working in partnership around the country.
Shakespeare Uncovered Preview: ROMEO AND JULIET with Joseph Fiennes

In the final episode of Shakespeare Uncovered - Series II, Joseph Fiennes takes a look at Shakespeare's most often performed play, Romeo and Juliet, and the relevance it has in our world today. It is the story of two teenagers whose deep, profound love heals a deeply pathetic hatred between warring families and leaves the audience with a puzzling redemption. Love and death, conflict and pride, this play has it all.
Watch Shakespeare from Home; Shakespeare's Globe Launches On-Demand GLOBE PLAYER

Shakespeare's Globe today launches Globe Player, a brand new online platform offering full-length HD films of over 50 Shakespeare productions at the Globe to rent or buy.
Chandler, Chris, Cox Star In WOMEN, POWER, POLITICS; Post Show Discussions Set

The cast for the Tricycle's Women, Power and Politics - a season exploring the history and current role of women in politics in Great Britain - will comprise Simon Chandler, Oliver Chris, Claire Cox, Heather Cranley, Niamh Cusack, Stella Gonet, John Hollingworth, Amy Loughton, Tom Mannion, Kika Markham, Lara Rossi and Felix Scott.
Laurence Fishburne's RIFF RAFF Receives UK Premiere, 4/6-4/24

Award-winning actor Laurence Fishburne's powerful hit play RIFF RAFF will receive its UK premiere at the Arcola Theatre from April 6 through April 24, 2010.
Laurence Fishburne's RIFF RAFF Receives UK Premiere, 4/6-4/24

Award-winning actor Laurence Fishburne's powerful hit play RIFF RAFF will receive its UK premiere at the Arcola Theatre from April 6 through April 24, 2010.

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