Review: TWELFTH NIGHT, Shakespeare North Playhouse
by Sarah OHara - Jun 12, 2024
Award winning Theatre company Not Too Tame return with their latest production - William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night - and I can say without a doubt, that it is the best Shakespeare production you will see this year.
Cast Set For ROPE at Theatr Clwyd
by Stephi Wild - May 23, 2024
Theatr Clwyd has announced the cast for their upcoming production of Rope by Patrick Hamilton which runs from 29 June to 20 July with the press night on Wednesday 3 July. This is a dark comic drama about murder, power and superiority, inspired by a real crime.
Review: THE BOOK THIEF, Leicester Curve
by Laura Lott - Oct 6, 2023
With a charming libretto by Jodi Picoult and Timothy Allen McDonald, and folk-style music and lyrics by Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson, The Book Thief is filled with the warmth of a young girl's friendships and discoveries. But the dangers of war and Nazi rhetoric are a constant threat beneath the surface.
Full Cast Revealed For New Musical THE BOOK THIEF
by Stephi Wild - Jun 15, 2023
The full cast has been announced for the stage adaptation of best-selling novel The Book Thief, with a book by Jodi Picoult and Timothy Allen McDonald and music and lyrics by Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson.
Review: VISITORS, Watermill Theatre
by Mica Blackwell - Apr 5, 2023
Barney Norris wrote his debut play Visitors when he was only twenty years-old. Following its 2014 premiere at the Arcola, it garnered critical acclaim and earned Norris a Critic’s Circle Award for Most Promising Playwright. Following a national tour and Off-West End run at the Bush, Norris returns almost a decade later in the director’s chair for Visitors’ first major revival at the Watermill Theatre.
Review: JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, Lyric Hammersmith
by Paige Cochrane - Nov 28, 2022
With winter nights growing ever darker and Christmas just around the corner, now is the perfect time to treat yourself to everyone’s favourite festive entertainment. Who doesn’t love a pantomime? This year, the Lyric Hammersmith’s offering is a re-imagining of Jack and the Beanstalk. Nostalgia is thrust into the present with a soundtrack packed full of Beyonce, Billie Eilish and many more.
Jodi Picoult & More Announced For Creative Team of THE BOOK THIEF World Premiere Musical
by Stephi Wild - Jul 5, 2022
Coming to the Octagon Theatre Bolton this autumn, the musical adaptation of The Book Thief has announced its full creative team. This beloved book is brought to life with a script by award-winning author Jodi Picoult (My Sister’s Keeper and Small Great Things) and Timothy Allen McDonald (adaptor of Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka and James and the Giant Peach).
Photos: First Look at the World Premiere of SCANDALTOWN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 12, 2022
Production images have been released today for the world premiere of Mike Bartlett’s new comedy and irreverent satire Scandaltown directed by Artistic Director Rachel O’Riordan at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre ahead of opening night for press on Thursday 14 April.
PHOTO: First Look At The Cast Of Mike Bartlett's New Comedy SCANDALTOWN
by Stephi Wild - Mar 9, 2022
The first image has been released today of the full company of Scandaltown, a brand new comedy and irreverent satire by award-winning writer Mike Bartlett (BBC's Doctor Foster) directed by the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre's Artistic Director Rachel O'Riordan (Olivier Award winning Killology) who reunite following their critically acclaimed 2020 revival of Love, Love, Love.
The Lyric Introduces First Springboard Trainees
by Stephi Wild - Jan 14, 2022
Lyric Hammersmith Theatre will welcome and introduce the first ever 10 trainees of SPRINGBOARD, a free, ground-breaking training programme and major alternative performance pathway into employment for future theatre makers.