Fehinti Balogun

Stanley Arts Announces ARCADIA Climate-Conscious Arts Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 19, 2024

Stanley Arts will present Arcadia, a four-day interactive arts festival aimed at addressing the climate crisis.

Video: Watch Ewan McGregor Lead Showtime's Trailer for A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW
by Michael Major - Mar 5, 2024

An adaptation of Amor Towles' best-selling novel, A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW follows Count Alexander Rostov, played by Emmy Award-winning actor Ewan McGregor (Star Wars franchise, Halston, Trainspotting), who, in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, finds that his gilded past has placed him on the wrong side of history. Watch the video!

A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW Sets Showtime Premiere Date
by Michael Major - Feb 7, 2024

An adaptation of Amor Towles' internationally best-selling novel, A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW follows Count Alexander Rostov, played by Emmy Award-winning actor Ewan McGregor (Star Wars franchise, Halston, Trainspotting), who, in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, finds that his gilded past has placed him on the wrong side of history.

The Old Vic to Release Seven Climate Emergency-Themed Monologues Online for Free
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jun 21, 2023

The Old Vic will release seven climate emergency-themed monologues online for free, showcasing the work of established writers alongside emerging artists from across their Education & Community projects.

Birmingham Rep Declares Climate Emergency on World Environment Day
by Stephi Wild - Jun 5, 2023

On what is the 50th Anniversary of World Environment Day (Monday 5th June) and during Birmingham Rep’s Climate Action Week, The Rep declares CLIMATE EMERGENCY with a commitment to reducing its carbon footprint and increase sustainability.

Cast Announced For Complicité's DRIVE YOUR PLOW OVER THE BONES OF THE DEAD
by Stephi Wild - Oct 24, 2022

Award-winning, international touring company Complicité (The Encounter, Can I Live?) has announced the full casting for the world premiere of a new work for the theatre Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, conceived and directed by their Artistic Director and Co-Founder Simon McBurney.

PETER PAN, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, ROMEO AND JULIET & More to be Featured in BroadwayHD's Back-to-School Collection
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 4, 2022

Whether a Broadway freshman or seasoned senior, BroadwayHD viewers can get schooled in theatre classics like The Sound of Music and Romeo and Juliet, to more advanced theatre titles like The Importance of Being Earnest to Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, and graduate with honors.

Edinburgh International Culture Summit Announces Key Youth Contributors
by Stephi Wild - Aug 4, 2022

Edinburgh International Culture Summit, which takes place Friday 26 – Sunday 28 August 2022, has announced its key youth contributors, as part of its commitment to putting young voices at the heart of the debate and discussion at the event.

Complicité to Present the World Premiere of DRIVE YOUR PLOW OVER THE BONES OF THE DEAD Directed by Simon McBurney
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 13, 2022

The international touring company Complicité will present a new work for the theatre Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, directed by Simon McBurney. Previewing at Theatre Royal Plymouth in December 2022, the production will run at the Barbican London, and a UK and international tour.

World's Leading Culture Summit Announces Contributors To Its Focus On Culture And Sustainability
by Stephi Wild - Jul 6, 2022

Following the announcement of the Sixth edition of the Edinburgh International Culture Summit, the world's leading gathering of Culture Ministers with artists and practitioners, the Summit has today announced more details of the programme, which includes a day dedicated to Culture & Sustainability.

Digital Theatre+ Partners With Sonia Friedman Productions To Provide Education Platform For WALDEN
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 10, 2022

From Thursday 10th March 2022, schools, universities, and educational institutions all over the world will be able to see the digital streaming of Walden - the fresh and ambitious debut play by Amy Berryman. Walden stars Gemma Arterton, Fehinti Balogun and Lydia Wilson and is directed by Ian Rickson. 

Wiltshire Creative Announces The Full Line Up For The 2022 Salisbury International Arts Festival
by Stephi Wild - Mar 2, 2022

Bigger than ever before, the Festival runs from 27 May to 18 June. Set at the heart of Wiltshire Creative's new season, the festival is the jewel in the crown of the company's programming – bringing a daring, diverse, and highly entertaining feast of music, theatre, film, dance, spoken word, visual arts, family and free events across multiple venues throughout the city.

Complicité And People's Palace Projects Announce Urgent Gathering At The Roundhouse In Response To COP26
by Stephi Wild - Nov 11, 2021

As COP26 draws to a close, Complicité, People's Palace Projects and IFAX (Indigenous Association of Upper Xingu) are calling an emergency gathering in response. Complicité will join together with attendees to share reflections from COP, hear from Indigenous people who did not have a seat at the negotiation table in Glasgow, and ask what activists and artists can do next?

COP26 Announces Touring Dates For CAN I LIVE?
by Stephi Wild - Oct 22, 2021

Inspired by Fehinti Balogun's experiences in environmental activism, Can I Live? is a specially filmed performance prompting an urgent conversation about the lack of diversity at the heart of the British climate movement.

Barbican Announces New Theatre And Dance Productions For This Autumn
by Stephi Wild - Sep 1, 2021

The first production to open The Pit, following its closure for over a year and a half due to the pandemic, is Poetry + Film / Hack – Rocks curated by Inua Ellams and Michelle Tiwo. The evening begins with a screening of the award-winning critically-acclaimed film Rocks, followed by readings of specially commissioned new work by outstanding Black female poets, including Barbican Young Poets alumni, who respond to the film's themes.

Complicité Announce Fehinti Balogun's CAN I LIVE? UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Jul 29, 2021

Can I Live? goes on a confronting, and ultimately uplifting, journey to discover the global majority activists taking a stand. After watching the filmed performance, audiences will be invited to join discussions and think through the future of our planet, as well as being provided with routes into their own activism.

WALDEN Will Be Released In Selected Cinemas Nationwide From September 8
by Stephi Wild - Jul 7, 2021

After returning from a year-long Moon mission, Cassie, a NASA botanist, finds herself in a remote cabin in the woods, where her estranged twin sister, Stella, a former NASA architect, has found a new life with climate activist Bryan. Old wounds resurface as the sisters attempt to pick up the pieces of the rivalry that broke them apart.

BWW Review: WALDEN, Harold Pinter Theatre
by Charlie Wilks - May 30, 2021

To use any other word than ‘crisis’ to describe what is happening with today’s climate is ridiculous. Temperatures rise, natural resources dwindle and human beings waste more than ever. Is our planet saveable? Can we heal mother earth, or is it better to admit defeat and divert all resources into finding another place to build a sustainable ecosystem. This is the main question grappled with in Amy Berryman’s Walden.

West End's WALDEN Cancels Performance After COVID Risk Identified Backstage
by Nicole Rosky - May 25, 2021

Amy Berryman's Walden, which is currently playing at the Harold Pinter Theatre, has announced that it will pause performances this evening, May 25, after a COVID threat arose within the company.

Photo Flash: First Look at WALDEN at the Harold Pinter Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 24, 2021

Get a first look at production images for Amy Berryman’s Walden which is currently running at the Harold Pinter Theatre as the first production in SFP’s RE:EMERGE season.