Hannah McPake

Photos: First Look at the West End Transfer of HAMNET
by Stephi Wild - Oct 6, 2023

Royal Shakespeare Company has released new production images for the West End transfer of Hamnet. Check out the photos here!

HAMNET Extends Run in the West End and Reveals Full Cast
by Stephi Wild - Sep 5, 2023

A 6 week extension has been announced for the West End transfer of Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet, adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti (Life of Pi) and directed by Erica Whyman.  Learn more about the show, as well as the full cast, here!

West End Cast Revealed For Maggie O'Farrell's HAMNET at the Garrick Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 20, 2023

The cast has just been announced for the West End transfer of Hamnet, directed by Erica Whyman and adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti. Check out who will join the company here!

Photos: World Stage Premiere Of HAMNET Opens In The Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 14, 2023

Last night (Wednesday 12 April), the Royal Shakespeare Company and Neal Street Productions, in association with Hera Pictures, welcomed special guests to the world stage premiere of Hamnet, which opened its sold-out run in the newly restored Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. See photos from inside opening night!

Cast Announced for World Premiere of RSC's HAMNET
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Feb 27, 2023

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and Neal Street Productions, in association with Hera Pictures, have announced casting for the world-premiere of Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti and directed by RSC Acting Artistic Director Erica Whyman. 

THE TALES OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM Announced At Sherman Productions
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 2, 2022

Inspired by the famous fairy tales, Hannah McPake - writer, performer and star of numerous Sherman productions - reimagines the world of the Brothers Grimm in a new Christmas show for the whole family.

Sherman Theatre Presents TALES OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 3, 2022

Sherman Theatre presents TALES OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM from 26th November – 31st December 2022.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Comes to Sherman Theatre Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Sep 23, 2022

​​​​​​​Contrasting a patriarchal city in which Lysanna cannot pursue her love for Hermia with a fairy society where Queen Titania is the one calling the shots, Sherman Artistic Director Joe Murphy's irreverent A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play on gender with a sprinkling of Welsh fairy dust.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL Will Be Performed at Sherman Theatre Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 20, 2021

Marking the first full-length production that Artistic Director Joe Murphy has directed since his appointment in 2019, Sherman Theatre presents a festive treat written by one of Wales's best loved playwrights, Gary Owen (Iphigenia in Splott, Killology). Set in Victorian Cardiff, Owen's adaptation sees a female Scrooge visited by three spirits, with Hannah McPake taking the title role alongside a cast of actor-musicians.

Photos: Go Inside BACK IN PLAY - A Festival Of Radically Reinvented Classic Plays And Stand-up Comedy
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 19, 2021

Back in Play festival is headlined by Radical Reinventions, four 30-minute plays that give an irreverent and contemporary twist on the classics. Each of the Radical Reinventions plays is an irreverent, attitude filled and bold take on a classic by a distinctive voice in Welsh theatre.

New Short Film On Living With Chronic Pain Comes to BBC iPlayer
by Stephi Wild - Aug 18, 2020

Adapted from the award-winning The Shape of the Pain (Scotsman Fringe First), this new short film created in isolation is a powerful and intimate insight into living with a rare, synesthetic chronic pain condition.

Chris Thorpe And Rachel Bagshaw's THE SHAPE OF THE PAIN Returns For UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Feb 12, 2019

Chris Thorpe and Rachel Bagshaw's Fringe First award-winning show about a love affair seen through the eyes of someone with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome returns for UK tour

Total Theatre Awards Shortlist Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 16, 2018

Today the shortlist for the Total Theatre Awards 2018 was announced. From the shortlist announced today, a total of seven awards will be awarded across five categories: "Physical & Visual Theatre"; "Innovation, Experimentation & Playing with Form"; "Emerging"; "Circus"; and "Dance".

THE SHAPE OF PAIN Comes to Battersea Arts Centre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 26, 2018

In a Fringe First award-winning show about trying to communicate something unknowable, writer Chris Thorpe weaves together director Rachel Bagshaw's personal experiences of living with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) with a fictional narrative about a love affair. Using sound, light and video alongside fully integrated captioning and audio description, The Shape of the Pain attempts to explain what Rachel's chronic pain sounds like, looks like and feels like. The production was made in consultation with Rachel's doctor, a consultant in pain at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, as well as other clinical professionals, and debuted at Summerhall at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017.

Guest Blog: Lucy Rivers on SINNERS CLUB at Soho Theatre
by Guest Blog: Lucy Rivers - Dec 12, 2017

Gagglebabble, the company I run with Hannah McPake, has always been interested in mixing the buzz and excitement of a live gig with the storytelling and drama of theatre. With Sinners Club, we collaborated with co-producers The Other Room in Cardiff and Theatr Clwyd in Mold to push that gig-theatre form to its limits, trying to do away with a relentless focus on narrative and make the songs work on their own.

SINNERS CLUB To Transfer To Soho Theatre this December
by BWW News Desk - Oct 11, 2017

Theatr Clwyd, Gagglebabble and The Other Room today announce that their sell-out co-production of Sinners Club by Lucy Rivers, inspired by the story of Ruth Ellis the last woman to be hanged in Britain - transfers to the Soho Theatre.

Total Theatre Awards Announces 2017 Shortlist
by Julie Musbach - Aug 19, 2017

As the Edinburgh Festival and Festival Fringe celebrate 70th birthdays in 2017, it's also a landmark year for the Total Theatre Awards. We are delighted to announce today the shortlist for the Total Theatre Awards 2017. From the shortlist announced today, a total of seven awards will be awarded across five categories: 'Physical & Visual Theatre'; 'Innovation, Experimentation & Playing with Form'; 'Emerging'; 'Circus'; and 'Dance'.

China Plate Brings Collection of Shows to Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by BWW News Desk - Jul 25, 2017

Having recently joined ACE's National Portfolio, Independent theatre studio China Plate are set to bring a collection of four shows and readings to the 70th Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Theatr Clwyd, The Other Room and Gagglebabble Presents SINNERS CLUB
by BWW News Desk - Feb 27, 2017

???????Theatr Clwyd, Gagglebabble and The Other Room present Sinners Club by Lucy Rivers, inspired by the story of Ruth Ellis - the last woman to be hanged in Britain. Titas Halder directs Lucy Rivers, Tom Cottle, Dan Messore and Aiden Thorne as the band The Bad Mothers as they record their latest album featuring songs inspired by Ruth's short life, live in front of an audience.

National Theatre Wales Brings Three Shows to 2016 Edinburgh Festival
by Marianka Swain - Jun 8, 2016

National Theatre Wales, Wales Millennium Centre and British Council Wales will present three shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August, showcasing some of Wales' best artistic talent.