Photos: Inside Rehearsal For BASKERVILLE! at the Mercury Theatre
On the murky moors of Devonshire, heirs to the Baskerville name are being killed, one by one. Some say it’s a family curse. Some say it’s a murderous hellhound. Some say it’s a load of old nonsense. A case like this can be solved by only one man…or…actually...two – so don your deerstalkers because Holmes and Watson are on the case!
The Abbey Theatre in Partnership With Aware Presents ABBEY CALLING
This December, the Abbey Theatre will present Abbey Calling - a new initiative, bringing brilliant pieces of literature directly into the homes of those feeling isolated. A partnership with mental health charity, Aware, Abbey Calling sees 50 of Ireland's leading actors make up to 2,000 phone calls.
Abbey Theatre's DEAR IRELAND Premieres Live Online
Over four nights (28 April - 1 May), audiences throughout Ireland and across the globe can watch the world premiere of Dear Ireland a?" a historic digital theatre project that brings together 50 brand new monologues, commissioned by the Abbey Theatre as a rapid response to the COVID-19 crisis. Each piece of work was written and created in self isolation by 100 participating artists.
Abbey Theatre Announces 100 Artists For DEAR IRELAND
The Abbey Theatre has commissioned writers from Ireland, with unique additional contributions from the USA, China and Italy, to each write a monologue, to be performed by 50 actors, and then streamed on the Abbey's digital platforms. Today, 15 April 2020, Graham McLaren and Neil Murray, Directors of the Abbey Theatre, announce the lineup of artists taking part in the theatre's historic project, Dear Ireland.
BWW Review: PRIVATE LIVES, The Mill at Sonning Theatre
Did you know that songs by Britney Spears and Amy Winehouse sound great when performed in a French accent and with an accordion? I certainly didn't, and so imagine my surprise when I walked into the theatre at the Mill at Sonning to find Celia Cruwys-Finnigan doing just that. To say it was an unexpected introduction to a production of Noel Coward's Private Lives would be an understatement.
Casting Announced For PRIVATE LIVES at The Mill at Sonning
Set majestically on the banks of the River Thames, the Mill at Sonning Theatre is celebrating more than 30 years of entertainment. Uniquely, as the only dinner theatre in the United Kingdom, it has gained unrivalled praise both nationally and internationally. All tickets include a delicious two-course meal in the restaurant before the show.
BWW Review: TINY DYNAMITE, Old Red Lion Theatre
On their annual holiday together at the seaside, Luce (Eva-Jane Willis) and Anthony (Niall Bishop) meet Madeleine (Tanya Fear). As their friendship develops and the two already best friends form a strong bond with the stranger, they'll have to come to terms with past trauma, mental illness, and acceptance.
Cast Announced for TINY DYNAMITE at The Old Red Lion
Niall Bishop (A Prayer, Hen & Chickens, Red Rock, BBC 1; Absolute Certainty, White Bear; The Seagull, Hemar Theatre; An Inspector Calls, New Wimbledon Theatre), Tanya Fear (Reflection, Royal Court Theatre; Kick-Ass 2; Midsomer Murders, ITV) and Eva-Jane Willis (Magnificence, Finborough Theatre; Winter Hill, Octagon Theatre; Humans, Channel 4; All My Sons, Nottingham Playhouse) will star in Tiny Dynamite, by award-winning playwright and screenwriter Abi Morgan, at the Old Red Lion Theatre this spring. Returning to London for its first professional revival in 15 years, this play explores how tiny events from our pasts can have explosive effects on our futures.
Photo Flash: In Rehearsals for WINTER HILL at Octagon Theatre Bolton
Octagon Theatre Bolton have released rehearsal images for the forthcoming World Premiere of Winter Hill, the new play from internationally acclaimed playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker, author of the Olivier award winning Our Country's Good and most recently Jefferson's Garden.
The Finborough Rediscovers Howard Brenton Classic, MAGNIFICENCE
"I loathe us, I loathe our stupid puerile view of the World … That WE have only to do it, that WE have only to go puff, and the monster buildings will go splat…"
The first professional London production in over 40 years of Magnificence, the seminal 1973 play by revered British dramatist Howard Brenton, runs at the Finborough Theatre for a strictly limited four week season from Tuesday, 25 October 2016 (Press Nights: Thursday, 27 October and Friday, 28 October 2016 at 7.30pm).