Jasmine Swan

Offies Finalists Revealed as Awards Mark 15 Years
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2025

The finalists for the OffWestEnd Awards (Offies) have been announced, as the UK’s foremost awards for independent theatre mark their 15th anniversary. Learn more here!

THE BADDIES Reveals New Cast Members & Additional Tour Dates
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 18, 2024

New cast members have been revealed for the brand-new stage adaptation of THE BADDIES. See who is starring in the production and learn how to purchase tickets.

Review: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF PETER PAN, Mercury Theatre
by Jess Ashley - Dec 16, 2024

The Mercury Theatre’s panto is back, this time flying us past the second star on the right and straight on ‘til morning!

Photos: PETER PAN In Rehearsal At The Mercury Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 6, 2024

The Mercury Theatre has released photos from inside rehearsal for the 2024/5 pantomime, The New Adventures of Peter Pan, which will run from 23 November 2024 – 19 January 2025.

THE BADDIES to Takes Over Cadogan Hall For Summer 2025
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 3, 2024

Following its world premiere at The Royal Lyceum Theatre, Executive Producer Jennifer Sutherland and the whole team at Freckle Productions have announced a summer season for the brand-new stage adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's smash-hit 2022 story The Baddies, which premiered at the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh in October 2024.

Photos: First Look At THE BADDIES At The Royal Lyceum Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 8, 2024

See first look photos of THE BADDIES, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s smash-hit 2022 story, that will have its world premiere at The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh next month, playing from 4–20 October.

Full Cast Set for THE BADDIES at the Royal Lyceum Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 10, 2024

The full cast has been revealed for the stage adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's THE BADDIES, premiering at the Royal Lyceum Theatre. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Cast Set For the UK Tour of COMING TO ENGLAND
by Stephi Wild - Aug 14, 2024

The cast has been announced for the UK tour of the stage adaptation of Floella Benjamin’s much-loved and award-winning book, Coming to England. This vibrant and energetic new play with music from Nicoll Entertainment and MAST Mayflower Studios tells Floella’s personal story of moving to England in the 1960s at the age of 10.

The Mercury Theatre in Colchester Reveals Cast and Creatives For THE NEW ADVENTURES OF PETER PAN
by Stephi Wild - Jul 17, 2024

The Mercury Theatre in Colchester has announced the full cast and creative team for their 2024/5 pantomime, The New Adventures of Peter Pan, which will run from 23 November 2024 – 19 January 2025.

Floella Benjamin's COMING TO ENGLAND Stage Adaptation Kicks Off UK Tour In September
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 20, 2024

Floella Benjamin's autobiographical story COMING TO ENGLAND has been adapted for the stage, offering a poignant and inspiring tale of her journey and experiences.

Review: BABIES A NEW (BORN) MUSICAL, The Other Palace
by Cindy Marcolina - Jun 13, 2024

Real life is looming right after the end of Year 11. Entrusted with a robotic newborn, a group of students need to survive a week in their new roles as parents while their GCSEs get closer and closer. The school is trying to teach them responsibility and warn off any unwanted pregnancies - but the teens already have too much on their plates. The new arrivals, though only plastic infant simulators, blow up their routines: lies are uncovered, relationships shatter, and friendships blossom. The complicated inner lives of modern teenagers are dissected in a jolly musical romp that’s surprisingly touching underneath all the fun and games.

Photos: First Look at BABIES at The Other Palace
by Stephi Wild - Jun 12, 2024

All new photos have been released from Babies, a new British coming-of-age musical at The Other Palace until 14 July 2024. Check out the photos here!

Photo/Video: First Look at the Cast of New British Musical BABIES
by Stephi Wild - May 8, 2024

New photos and video have been released today for Babies, a new British coming-of-age musical which will play a strictly limited 6-week season at The Other Palace from 31 May – 14 July 2024.

The UK Pantomime Association Reveals Nominees For The Pantomime Awards 2024
by Stephi Wild - May 2, 2024

Get the latest on The Pantomime Awards 2024 nominees, announced by The UK Pantomime Association in association with Stagecoach. The awards ceremony is set for Tuesday 18 June 2024 at 7pm at G Live in Guildford.

The UK Pantomime Association announces the nominees for The Pantomime Awards 2024
by Natalie O'Donoghue - May 2, 2024

Founded in 2021, the UK Pantomime Association (UKPA) is a charity that explores, shares and celebrates pantomime by investigating the genre's rich past, engaging with contemporary practice and inspiring the future.

HEARTSTOPPER's Bradley Riches Will Star in New Musical BABIES at The Other Palace
by Stephi Wild - Mar 22, 2024

Babies, a new British coming-of-age musical, will play a strictly limited 6-week season at The Other Palace from 31 May – 14 July 2024. Learn more about the show here!

Review: INSTRUCTIONS FOR A TEENAGE ARMAGEDDON, Garrick Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - Mar 18, 2024

Girlhood comes to the Garrick. Rosie Day’s moving one-woman play Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon transfers to the West End helmed by Bridgerton’s Charithra Chandran. Filled to the brim with trigger warnings and imbued with the blunt honesty and pure emotion owned by young girls only, the piece fits perfectly within the recent industry shift towards pink feminism. Directed by Georgie Staight, it’s a heartbreaking depiction of teenage depression and a touching journey through grief and loss. Eileen is barely a teenager when her sister dies of complications from an eating disorder. Suddenly turned into the only child of a grieving couple, she convinces herself that it’s her fault Olive died. Her parents are wrapped up tight in their own pain and her friends disappear. Unable to address the elephant in the room, unsurprisingly, she falls in with a bad crowd.

Review: THE BIG LIFE - THE SKA MUSICAL, Stratford East
by Louise Penn - Feb 23, 2024

Returning to Stratford East after two decades, the vibrant ska musical The Big Life mixes the plot of Love's Labour's Lost with the arrival of the Windrush generation to London. With a big heart and a sense of fun, it takes an original approach to highlighting the plight of the new migrants who see their dreams collapse.

Review: THE FULL MONTY, Theatre Royal Glasgow
by Mary Baillie - Feb 23, 2024

Actors bare it all in Simon Beaufoy's award-winning adaptation of The Full Monty in Glasgow this week. A hilarious, delightful and phenomenally-acted story with an important social critique - what's not to love?

BRIDGERTON's Charithra Chandran Will Star in One-Woman Show INSTRUCTIONS FOR A TEENAGE ARMAGEDDON
by Stephi Wild - Jan 18, 2024

One-woman show Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon with Charithra Chandran, the break-out star of the Netflix drama Bridgerton, will play a limited run at the Garrick Theatre.