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Review Roundup: GHOSTS, starring Victoria Smurfit and Callum Scott Howells
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Apr 17, 2025

Gary Owen’s new play, a contemporary reimagining of Ibsen’s classic, is directed by Artistic Director Rachel O’Riordan, reuniting the team behind the critically acclaimed Iphigenia in Splott, Romeo and Julie and Killology.
Review: GHOSTS, starring Victoria Smurfit and Callum Scott Howells
by Cindy Marcolina - Apr 17, 2025

Victoria Smurfit and Callum Scott Howells are the tragic mother-son duo in an exciting, tense, suspenseful adaptation. Owen shifts the script and makes this classic all about domestic abuse and the power of upper-class disdain. Rachel O’Riordan’s production is a masterclass in distilling tension and concentrating it without frills or games. It’s an emotionally challenging experience, pure theatre.
Photos: GHOSTS Now Open at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 14, 2025

The Lyric Hammersmith Theatre has released production images for their upcoming production of Ghosts, which runs at the venue until 10 May 2025. Take a look at them here!
BroadwayWorld UK's Olivier Awards 2025 Predictions
by BWW UK Critics - Apr 4, 2025

Established in 1976, the Olivier Awards celebrate the world-class status of London theatre, and are Britain’s most prestigious stage honours. Leading the way this year is Tom Scutt's Fiddler on the Roof which matches Hamilton's record-breaking 13 nominations, represented in every acting and creative category.
Photos: BEEGU From Unicorn Productions
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 24, 2025

Unicorn Theatre has released brand-new production photos for Beegu, a new adaptation of Alexis Deacon’s beloved children’s book. Check out the new images from the show.
Photos: Patricia Allison, Callum Scott Howells, and More in GHOSTS Rehearsals
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 19, 2025

Ghosts at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre is currently in rehearsals! Get a first look at photos of the cast in rehearsals and see how to purchase tickets to the production.
Photos: Tuppence Middleton in THE YEARS at the Harold Pinter Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 14, 2025

Tuppence Middleton began performances in Eline Arbo’s adaptation of Annie Ernaux’s  semi-autobiographical novel The Years earlier this week. Check out photos here!
Review: EDWARD II, Swan Theatre
by Debbie Gilpin - Mar 6, 2025

'I'll bandy with the barons and the earls, and either die or live with Gaveston.' There has been much conjecture over the centuries as to the true nature of Edward II’s relationship with Piers Gaveston; were they friends, committed partners, or something in between? It’s not something for which we can ever have conclusive proof, thanks to the passing of time and the fact that sexuality wasn’t as rigidly defined in medieval times as it is now. Christopher Marlowe had his own thoughts about the pair, and that is what we see brought to life in his history play.
Review: MORE LIFE, The Royal Court
by Alexander Cohen - Feb 13, 2025

Botox and Ozempic can make anyone beautiful and AI will outthink us all. What is left for the human race? That’s the question that’s unravelled in More Life
Review Roundup: THE YEARS Makes Its West End Transfer
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Feb 10, 2025

The five-star sold out production of The Years has transferred to the West End for 12 weeks only. Based on Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux’s fearless masterpiece, five actors create an unapologetic portrait of a woman shaped by her rapidly-changing world.
Review: THE YEARS, Harold Pinter Theatre
by Alexander Cohen - Feb 10, 2025

Critics raved about its initial run at the Almedia last year. Can it make the leap from intimate space to grand West End playhouse?
Review Roundup: ELEKTRA, Starring Brie Larson
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Feb 6, 2025

Starring Brie Larson, Daniel Fish directs the first major revival in over a decade of Sophokles’ electrifying and timeless play, Elektra, with a translation by poet Anne Carson, at the Duke Of York’s Theatre.
Review: ELEKTRA, Duke Of York's Theatre
by Alexander Cohen - Feb 6, 2025

So why is Daniel Fish’s Elektra such a droning dud?
Photos: THE YEARS at the Harold Pinter Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 30, 2025

Internationaal Theater Amsterdam’s new Artistic Director Eline Arbo returns to direct her five-star, sold out  adaptation of Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux’s critically acclaimed semi-autobiographical novel The Years. Check out all new photos here!
Photos: WICKED Stars Cythia Erivo and Ariana Grande Visit National Youth Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 28, 2025

The Oscar and BAFTA nominated stars of WICKED, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, stopped by the National Youth Theatre’s home on the Holloway Road in North London to meet members of the NYT REP Company. Check out photos here!
Photos: RSC's EDWARD II in Rehearsals
by Stephi Wild - Jan 27, 2025

All new rehearsal photos have been released for the RSC’s production of Christopher Marlowe’s rarely performed tragedy, Edward II, which runs in the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon beginning next month.
Review: THE INVENTION OF LOVE, Hampstead Theatre
by Alexander Cohen - Dec 17, 2024

Don’t be fooled. It’s midwinter and a rotund man with a big white beard is centre stage. But this is no schmultz-fest panto. It’s Simon Russell Beale as A.E Housman in Blanche Mcintyre’s sober new production of Tom Stoppard’s portrait of the artist as an old man, The Invention Of Love.
Photos: Brie Larson, Stockard Channing, and More in ELEKTRA
by Stephi Wild - Dec 16, 2024

All new photos have been released from the rehearsal room of ELEKTRA, the UK Premiere production of the translation by award winning poet Anne Carson of Sophokles’s play. Check out the photos here!
Review: ALICE IN WONDERLAND, Brixton House
by Franco Milazzo - Nov 27, 2024

Alice In Wonderland? More like Alice Goes Underground as Poltergeist Productions’ take on the Lewis Carroll classic sees our heroine trapped on a tube.
Photos: National Youth Theatre's TWELFTH NIGHT in Rehearsal
by Stephi Wild - Nov 18, 2024

New rehearsal photos have been released of Twelfth Night, a National Youth Theatre production performed by the NYT REP company. Check out the photos here!

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