Gabrielle Brooks

Review: CYMBELINE, Shakespeare's Globe
by Alexander Cohen - Jan 23, 2025

Shifting identities and hierarchies interweave like a spider’s web in Cymbeline. A pinch of added complication can’t hurt?

Video: In Rehearsal For CYMBELINE at Shakespeare's Globe
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 28, 2024

Shakespeare’s Globe has released video from inside rehearsal for Cymbeline, directed by Jennifer Tang. Cymbeline runs from 10 January – 20 April.

Casts Set For CYMBELINE and THREE SISTERS at Shakespeare's Globe
by Stephi Wild - Nov 29, 2024

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of Sam Wanamaker Playhouse productions opening in the new year, Cymbeline and Three Sisters. Learn more about the upcoming productions here!

Dom Hartley-Harris Joins Cast of MOZART: HER STORY �" THE NEW MUSICAL at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
by Stephi Wild - Oct 24, 2024

Dom Hartley-Harris has joined the cast of Mozart: Her Story – The New Musical assembling at Theatre Royal Drury Lane for two special performances on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 November 2024.

Gabrielle Brooks, Anthony Rapp, and More Set For MOZART: HER STORY-THE NEW MUSICAL
by Stephi Wild - Sep 25, 2024

MOZART: HER STORY – THE NEW MUSICAL, based on the life of Mozart’s sister, Nan, marries Mozart’s classics with over twenty contemporary original compositions by Tegan Summer (Book & Lyrics) & Gregory Nabours (Music & Additional Lyrics), and will have two special performances at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 November 2024. 

Review: THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, Shakespeare's Globe
by Abbie Grundy - Aug 30, 2024

Chaos and confusion reign in this laughter-filled production.

Review: THE BIG LIFE - THE SKA MUSICAL, Stratford East
by Louise Penn - Feb 23, 2024

Returning to Stratford East after two decades, the vibrant ska musical The Big Life mixes the plot of Love's Labour's Lost with the arrival of the Windrush generation to London. With a big heart and a sense of fun, it takes an original approach to highlighting the plight of the new migrants who see their dreams collapse.

Photos: First Look at THE BIG LIFE at Stratford East
by Stephi Wild - Feb 22, 2024

All new photos have been released from The Big Life at Stratford East. Check out the photos here!

Marisha Wallace, Toby Gad & More to Perform in NUTCRACKER NIGHTS at The Tuff Nutt Jazz Club
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 5, 2023

Experience exclusive live music sessions at The Tuff Nutt Jazz Club after performances of Nutcracker at Southbank Centre. Featuring Emma Rawicz, David Preston, Gabrielle Brooks, and more. Don't miss this unforgettable encore to the critically acclaimed Nutcracker. Tickets on sale now.

Stratford East Reveals Principal Cast and Creatives For THE BIG LIFE
by Stephi Wild - Dec 4, 2023

Stratford East has announced the cast and creative team for its revival of hit Windrush Ska musical The Big Life, with book by Paul Sirett and Tameka Empson, lyrics by Paul Sirett, and music by Paul Joseph.

Review: MLIMA'S TALE, Kiln Theatre
by Mica Blackwell - Sep 22, 2023

Loosely based on the article The Ivory Highway, Lynn Nottage’s (MJ The Musical) eye-opening drama first made its Off-Broadway premiere in 2018. Now setting its sights in London’s Kiln Theatre, her powerful message on the impact of corruption and greed still remains as urgent as it did five years ago.

Interview: 'We're Complicit in This World of Capitalism': Actor Gabrielle Brooks on Multi-Roling, Gender Stereotypes and the Powerful Message of MLIMA'S TALE
by Kat Mokrynski - Sep 18, 2023

Gabrielle Brooks, along with other roles, plays Githinji, the Chief of Police. BroadwayWorld discussed with Gabrielle what it is like to be playing multiple roles with a small ensemble, what she hopes audiences take away from the show, and what she has learned during her time researching for the role.

Full Cast Revealed For The UK Première of Lynn Nottage's MLIMA'S TALE
by Stephi Wild - Jul 14, 2023

Kiln Theatre has announced full casting for the UK première of Lynn Nottage's Mlima's Tale. Miranda Cromwell directs Gabrielle Brooks (Githinji), Pui Fan Lee (Gouxi), Brandon Grace (Andrew), Natey Jones (Geedi) and Ira Mandela Siobhan (Mlima). The production opens on 21 September, with previews from 14 September, and runs until 21 October.

Simon Russell Beale to Appear at Shakespeare's Globe's MOVING STORIES, in Support of the UN Refugee Agency
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 25, 2023

On Sunday 25 June, Shakespeare’s Globe will host ‘Moving Stories’ in the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in support of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. The event will include sketches, short plays and songs examining the experiences of refugees, and responses to the crisis.

Review: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by Franco Milazzo - May 18, 2023

A modern musical fairytale, Once On This Island is Romeo and Juliet set in the French Antilles with the two lovers on opposite sides of a race and class divide. Regent’s Park Theatre opens its 2023 season with a humdinger of a revival, a real foot-stomper that rings in the ears long after the last song finishes.

Photos: First Look at ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 17, 2023

Get a first look at photos of Once On This Island at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 25, 2023

Check out rehearsal photos for Once on This Island at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Sets Cast and Creative Team For ONCE ON THIS ISLAND
by Stephi Wild - Apr 6, 2023

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for their forthcoming production of the Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical Once On This Island.

Gabrielle Brooks and Stephenson Ardern-Sodje Will Lead ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Feb 13, 2023

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre has announced principal casting for their forthcoming production of the Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical Once On This Island (10 May-10 June, press night 17 May 2023), along with the creative team.

GET UP STAND UP! THE BOB MARLEY MUSICAL Will Release Cast Recording Next Week
by Stephi Wild - Oct 7, 2022

'GET UP STAND UP!”, the Original Cast Recording of the award-winning hit West End musical of the same name, will be released on 10 October 2022.