Gemma Whelan

Review: UNDERDOG: THE OTHER OTHER BRONTË, National Theatre

Sisterly bonds are tethered by fiery ambition in this exploration into the lives of the Brontë sisters.

Fringe Favourites Come To Seven Dials Playhouse In February

Seven Dials Playhouse has unveiled a slate of five shows for spring 2024. With a focus on presenting  stories from often marginalised communities, highlights include critically acclaimed transfers from  international festivals and the arrival of the world's longest-running live comedy show, NewsRevue. 

West End Stars Will Celebrate Shakespeare Folio 400 Anniversary at Special Public Event Next Week

On Wednesday 8 November, the 400th anniversary of the publication of Shakespeare's first folio, St Martin in the Fields London will host an exclusive screening of an original film shorts collection by the BAFTA nominated film maker Jack Jewers that reimagine six of Shakespeare's most popular speeches and poems for the 21st century.

Amando Iannucci and Sean Foley Seek Shape-Shifting Comic Actor for DR. STRANGELOVE

In an interview with BBC News, Sean Foley said: “They’ve got to be a great comic actor, of which we have very many. They’ve got to be of that shape-shifting kind of quality.'

Stage Production of Stanley Kubrick's DR. STRANGELOVE to Open in London in Autumn 2024

Stanley Kubrick's iconic work will be adapted for the first time ever, when a world premiere stage production of his timeless classic Dr. Strangelove opens in the West End in Autumn 2024.

Corrib Theatre Presents KISSING THE WITCH in June

Corrib Theatre presents the Northwest Premiere of award-winning Irish writer Emma Donoghue's Kissing the Witch, directed by Tracy Cameron Francis. With a four-person ensemble cast taking on multiple roles throughout, Kissing the Witch upends classical fairytales and flips them into the land of feminism.

THE UPSTART CROW Will Return to the West End in September

The Upstart Crow opened at the Gielgud Theatre in February 2020 to an array of glowing reviews and sold out performances. Then Covid hit and theatres were forced to close for the first lockdown. Now, one plague and an Olivier Award nomination later, this all-new comedy is back, starring David Mitchell.

Final Casting Announced For KHT50: BARSTOOLS TO BROADWAY

Final details have been announced for KHT50: Barstools to Broadway from the King's Head Theatre the celebration taking place from 14 – 19 February, marking the successes of the world-renowned pub theatre's first 50 years with a series of readings of plays that started their lives there, with cast and creative teams with links to the playwrights and original shows.

Corrib Theatre Announces Tenth Anniversary Season

Corrib Theatre announces a three-show season: Maz and Bricks by Eva O'Connor, The Smuggler by Ronán Noone, and Kissing the Witch by Emma Donoghue. Corrib's play selections feature internationally produced, award-winning Irish playwrights whose work resonates with our current moment. Incoming Artistic Director Justine Nakase will direct Maz and Bricks.

VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for Season 2 of HBO's FRAYED

Season two of the dramedy kicks off in London, where the lives and secrets of the Cooper family continue to unravel as they deal with the ramifications of season one’s explosive finale, and their Australian past insists on catching up with them. The series stars creator and writer, Sarah Kendall. Watch the new trailer now!

Corrib Theatre Announces New Artistic Director

 A theater scholar and maker, Nakase lived in Ireland for ten years before moving to Portland in 2019. She received her PhD in race and Irish performance at the National University of Ireland, Galway and currently teaches at Portland State University. She is also the co‑editor of the two‑volume edited collection The Golden Thread: Irish Women Playwrights, 1716-2016, published by Liverpool University Press.

BWW Review: 15 HEROINES, Jermyn Street Theatre Online

15 Heroines is a major new digital project by Jermyn Street Theatre in collaboration with Digital Theatre Plus. Taking Ovid’s Heroides as inspiration they reach back across thousands of years and into the cultures of the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Africa, the heroines are rehabilitated and placed in a modern setting.

BWW Interview: Tom Littler Talks 15 HEROINES at Jermyn Street Theatre

Next month Jermyn Street Theatre, the smallest producing house in the West End, celebrates 15 Heroines in a series of monologues written and performed by female and non-binary creatives. We asked the theatre's Artistic Director (and co-director of the plays) Tom Littler to tell us more.

Jermyn Street Theatre Announces Casting For 15 HEROINES Casting

Following the announcement last month that Jermyn Street Theatre has joined forces with Digital Theatre to present the major production, 15 Heroines, today the theatre reveals the full casting for this groundbreaking project.

Le Gateau Chocolat, Neil Hamburger and Gemma Whelan To Make Guest Appearances in THE BOSS OF IT ALL

Acclaimed comedians and performers from around the world have been confirmed to join the cast of Lars von Trier's The Boss of It All when it livestreams 18th a?" 20th

KILLING EVE Season 3, DVD/Blu-ray Debuts September 15

AMC Networks' RLJE Films features the DVD/Blu-ray debut of BBC America's must-see drama KILLING EVE, Season 3 on September 15, 2020.

HBO Max Expands Max Originals Programming With International Series

 HBO Max has unveiled an expanded slate of acclaimed international originals coming to the streamer.

EMMA. Heads to Digital, Blu-ray and DVD

Jane Austen's nineteenth-century comedy on misguided matchmaking and romantic mishaps gets a refreshing update in the heartwarming and witty EMMA., available on Digital May 5, 2020 and on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand on May 19, 2020

VIDEO: Watch Three New Promos For Season 3 of KILLING EVE

Three new promo videos have been released for the third season of Killing Eve.

VIDEO: Season Three Premiere of Killing Eve Moved Up Two Weeks; Watch the Official Trailer!

AMC Networks Entertainment Group today announced that it is moving the season three premiere of Killing Eve up by two weeks, to next Sunday, April 12 at 9/8c. As was previously announced, all eight new episodes will be simulcast on BBC AMERICA and AMC.