Helen May

Review: PHAEDRA, National Theatre

Simon Stone's contemporary twist on Seneca's tragedy is as ferocious as it is thrilling

Review: L'INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA, Arcola Theatre

Claudio Monteverdi’s L’Incoronazione di Poppea, revived here by Ensemble OrQuesta as part of the Arcola Theatre’s Grimeborn season, is a highly controversial and disputed work of baroque opera which flips the script on contemporary morality.

Full Program Announced for 2021 Grimeborn Opera Festival

Arcola Theatre today announced the full programme of productions in the 2021 Grimeborn Opera Festival, which is returning for its 14th year. Productions include 25 - 29 August Alcina, Music by George Friedrich Handel; 1- 4 September Hopes & Fears, Music by Claude Debussy and more.

Photo Flash: All New Production Photos of HADESTOWN, Featuring Reeve Carney, Eva Noblezada, Patrick Page, and More!

All new production photos have been released from Hadestown at the National Theatre! Check them out below!

Photo Flash: First Look at Site-Specific Indian Noir NIGHT AT THE BOMBAY ROXY

Enter the decadent world of the Bombay Roxy, where the jazz is 'hot' and the atmosphere is heady... The world premiere of Swamp Studios' site-specific, immersive Indian noir, Night at the Bombay Roxy, directed by Eduard Lewis, will run until 14 December at the as-yet-unopened Dishoom restaurant in the iconic Barkers Building in Kensington, London. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Photo Flash: Freddie Flintoff, Sam Bailey and Natasha Hamilton in Rehearsal for FAT FRIENDS THE MUSICAL

Get a first glimpse at the world premiere of Fat Friends the Musical with new rehearsal images - check them out below! Starring Freddie Flintoff, Sam Bailey, Jodie Prenger, Natasha Hamilton, Natalie Anderson and Kevin Kennedy, Fat Friends the Musical has now started rehearsals in Leeds, home of the original TV series, with two weeks until the first performance.

The Old Vic Announces Bicentenary Season Featuring A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE DIVIDE, and More

200 days ahead of its 200th birthday, The Old Vic today marks the launch of its bicentenary and Matthew Warchus' third year as Artistic Director of The Old Vic with a season of world premiere productions.

Michael McKean and Rick Overton Kick Off 'Movies at the Marshall'

The Garry Marshall Theatre launches Movies at the Marshall with the namesake's directorial debut comedy, Young Doctors in Love on Monday, October 9 at 7:30pm followed by a Q&A with stars of the film Broadway/Film/TV actor Michael McKean (Better Call Saul, This is Spinal Tap, Laverne & Shirley and Broadway's The Little Foxes & All The Way) and screenwriter/comedian Rick Overton (Veep, Groundhog Day).

Photos and Video: The RSA Hosts Leading British Playwrights for NATIONS ON THE WORLD STAGES Symposium

Yesterday a major symposium was held at The RSA at which leading British playwrights discussed how theatre should respond to and reflect the changing international role of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and Europe over the next decade. Scroll down for photos and footage from the event!

West End's THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS Musical Will Hit Cinemas & More

West End musical THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS which recently ended its strictly limited summer season at the London Palladium has been filmed for cinematic, television and online releases.

Shocking Shakespeare? RSC Research Project Will Monitor Heart Rates at TITUS ANDRONICUS

Titus Andronicus is renowned for being Shakespeare's goriest revenge tragedy, as the body count piles up and blood fills the stage, the play poses questions about the nature of sexuality, family, class and the morality of revenge. For the RSC's forthcoming production as part of the Rome Season and directed by Blanche McIntyre, an innovative audience research project will be conducted in collaboration with Ipsos MORI to monitor the emotional engagement of a theatre and cinema audience. With the aim of exploring two questions: Does Shakespeare still shock? And, is the emotional engagement of watching a play live at the theatre the same or different to that of watching it live at the cinema?

Photo Flash: Check out Andrew Garfield, Nathan Lane, and More in National Theatre Live's ANGELS IN AMERICA Broadcast

The first footage of Angels in America - hailed by critics as one of the theatre shows of the year - has been released ahead of its broadcast in cinemas next month as part of National Theatre Live. Part 1 will be in cinemas on Thursday 20th July and Part 2 on Thursday 27th July. Check out photos from the broadcast below!

Finalists Announced For The 2017 Wicked Young Writer Awards

The acclaimed 2017 Wicked Young Writer Awards, created and sponsored by award-winning musical WICKED in association with the National Literary Trust, are announcing today the names of the 115 finalists in the running for the annual creative writing prizes.

Rialto Chatter: Nathan Lane-Led Revival of ANGELS IN AMERICA Heading to Broadway Next Season?

London's National Theatre's revival of ANGELS IN AMERICA, starring Nathan Lane, may find its way across the pond to the Great White Way! 

Last Chance to See DON JUAN IN SOHO at Wyndham's Theatre

Patrick Marber's Don Juan in Soho completes its strictly limited eleven week run at Wyndham's Theatre on Saturday 10 June 2017.

Will National Theatre's ANGELS IN AMERICA Fly to Broadway?

According to the New York Post, the National Theatre production of Angels in America might soon fly to Broadway. Michael Riedel writes: '"Angels" may well wind up at one of the nonprofits - Lincoln Center perhaps, or a limited run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, where Lane starred in a fine revival of "The Iceman Cometh" several years ago.'

Photo Flash: First Look at Lenny Henry in THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI at Donmar Warehouse

Bruce Norris' new translation of Bertolt Brecht's satirical masterpiece The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui is directed by Simon Evans with design by Peter McKintosh. Lenny Henry will make his Donmar debut as Arturo Ui and is joined by Michael Pennington, who recently played the title role in King Lear at the Royal & Derngate Northampton, as Dogsborough. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast onstage below!

Photo Flash: First Look at Nathan Lane, Andrew Garfield & More in ANGELS IN AMERICA

The cast of the National Theatre's 2017 revival of Tony Kushner's landmark work Angels in America includes Stuart Angell, Mark Arnold, Arun Blair-Mangat, Susan Brown, Laura Caldow, Andrew Garfield, Denise Gough, Kate Harper, John Hastings, Claire Lambert, Nathan Lane, Amanda Lawrence, James McArdle, Becky Namgauds, Mateo Oxley, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Russell Tovey, Paksie Vernon, Stan West and Lewis Wilkins.

Birmingham Hippodrome Announces 18 Months of Award-Winning Hits

Birmingham Hippodrome - the UK's most visited theatre - has today announced full details of its new season.  From the best of the West End to the biggest names in international ballet, opera and contemporary dance, 2017/18 will once again see a world-class programme of live entertainment on the Hippodrome's famous stage.

National Youth Theatre Launches 2017 Season

Paul Roseby, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (NYT) has today announced its new season of work.  2017 marks 50 years of the organisation commissioning new work for young people and in celebration 50 play readings are taking place in weird and wonderful locations across the UK today.