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Review: SELECTING A GHOST, Stanley Arts Centre

Selecting a Ghost, a site-specific show at the Stanely Arts Centre, is based on the Arthur Conan Doyle short story of the same name, in which Silas and Matilda D’Odds of Goresthorpe Grange decide that they want a ghost to find its resting place in their new home. Audience members have been welcomed to the home of the D’Odds to learn more about their hunt for a haunt in this promenade-style performance.

Orange Tree Theatre Announces New Ot Associate Artists In First Cohort Under Artistic Director Tom Littler

Orange Tree Theatre has announced 10 new artistic associates, marking the first cohort under the leadership of Artistic Director Tom Littler.

DEATH BY DESIGN Comes to The Majestic

Set during a weekend in an English country manor in 1932, Death by Design is a hilarious, delightful and mysterious mash-up of two of the greatest English writers of all time.

Cast Theatrical Company Announces Cast & Creative Team For DEATH BY DESIGN

Cast Theatrical Company announces cast & creative team for Death By Design.

Toby Jones Joins the Cast Of DR SCHNITZLER'S CASEBOOK

Bafta & Olivier winner Toby Jones has been announced to lead the cast for Dr Schnitzler's Casebook, a specially commissioned stage production to launch Jewish Book Week's 70th anniversary celebrations.

New Audio Play MAKING MASSINGER is Available to Listen to Now

This new audio play is performed by Samuel Barnett (Phillip Massinger), Edward Bennett (William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke), Hubert Burton (John Fletcher), Julia Hills (Katherine Mompesson), Jane How (Mary, Dowager Countess of Pembroke), Nina Wadia (Mistress Froth).

John Heffernan and Rosie Sheehy to Star in OLEANNA at Theatre Royal Bath

Casting has been announced for David Mamet's Oleanna, the final play in Theatre Royal Bath's Welcome Back Season this Autumn. The provocative drama will play in the theatre's main house from Wednesday 25 November to Saturday 12 December with press night on Wednesday 2 December 2020.

Review Roundup: BETRAYAL at Theatre Royal Bath - What Did the Critics Think?

Theatre Royal Bath is now presenting Betrayal. The show runs from 14 October to 31 October.

BWW Review: BETRAYAL, Theatre Royal Bath

In the week that Dominic West appeared in a cringe-worthy “We’re still happily married” two-hander on the doorstep of his Wiltshire home with his deceived wife, the opening of Harold Pinter’s tale of betraying loved ones couldn’t be more timely.

Photo Flash: Theatre Royal Bath Presents BETRAYAL

BETRAYAL, Harold Pinter’s mesmerising masterpiece of relationships and adultery, is directed by Jonathan Church and stars Nancy Carroll, Joseph Millson, Edward Bennett and Christopher Bianchi. 

Roundup: Check Out These Socially Distanced Shows

Hurrah for the green shoots in our beleaguered industry. Lots of venues are mounting new shows and bringing back our favourites over the next few weeks and months - albeit with social distancing and safety measures in place. Here are some of the live theatrical goodies on offer.

Casting Announced For Theatre Royal Bath's Welcome Back Season Of Plays

Casting has been announced for the first two plays in the Theatre Royal Bath's WELCOME BACK Season this Autumn. Two of the country's leading actresses, Nancy Carroll and Haydn Gwynne, are joined by a distinguished cast of experienced stage and screen performers.

RSC's HAMLET With Paapa Essiedu, and More Will Be Broadcast on BBC Four

The Royal Shakespeare Company production of Macbeth (2018) will be broadcast on BBC Four this Sunday 14 June at 9.30pm as part of Culture in Quarantine. This will be followed by Simon Godwin's landmark production of Hamlet (2016) with Paapa Essiedu in the title role on Sunday 21 June at 9pm.

RSC's ROMEO AND JULIET Will Premiere On BBC Four As Part Of 'Culture In Quarantine'

The Royal Shakespeare Company production of Romeo and Juliet (2019) will be broadcast on BBC Four at 9pm on Sunday 7 June as part of Culture in Quarantine, it was announced today.

VIDEO: RSC Actors Help Students Studying Shakespeare Under Lockdown

As part of the newly launched Royal Shakespeare Community initiative, artists from the Royal Shakespeare Company, who are currently unable to rehearse or perform, will lend a hand in helping to unlock Shakespeare for thousands of children and young people studying at home.

RSC Launches Audience Celebration Of Shakespeare, #ShareYourShakespeare

This Spring, the Royal Shakespeare Company will hand over its channels to the global community, in the largest ever celebration of Shakespeare by audiences in its history.

Theatre In The Heights Presents DEATH BY DESIGN

What happens when you mix the brilliant wit of Noël Coward with the intricate plotting of Agatha Christie?

BWW Interview: Stevie Basaula On His First RSC Season

The Royal Shakespeare Company brings their latest season to the Barbican this Winter, made up of Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and The Merry Wives of Winter. A number of the cast appear in one or two of these shows; Stevie Basaula features in all three, taking on more than ten roles.

BWW Review: MACBETH, Barbican

Embracing the darkness of the play and space, we are 'cabined, cribbed, confined, bound in to saucy doubts and fears' alongside Macbeth in Polly Findlay's terrifying and thoughtful production.

Wake Up With BWW 10/23: THE PROM Begins Previews, and More!

Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: The Prom begins previews on Broadway, and more!