Liz Lochhead

KING LEAR, DRACULA & More Set for Nutley Little Theatre 90th Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 27, 2024

Nutley Little Theatre announced its 90th season, marking nearly a century of theatrical productions. The celebration highlights the theatre's long-standing commitment to the arts and its community.

Edinburgh International Book Festival Announces Its 2023 Programme
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jun 14, 2023

The Edinburgh International Book Festival today announces its 2023 programme which celebrates The Joy of Words and its 40 years as the world’s leading celebration of the written word.

Liz Lochhead, Denise Mina, and Ricky Ross Join Line Up For Pitlochry Festival Theatre Winter Words Festival 2023
by Stephi Wild - Jan 9, 2023

Pitlochry Festival Theatre has announced the line-up for its nineteenth Winter Words Festival, featuring an exciting line up of well-known, and well-loved authors, playwrights, poets, adventurers, broadcasters, and TV personalities from around Scotland and further afield for a celebration of all things artistic and literary.

Edinburgh 2022: Review: MEDEA, The Hub
by Alexander Cohen - Aug 15, 2022

Each word of Scottish poet Liz Lochhead's razor sharp adaption of Euripides' Medea is forged in fire. First staged in 2000, it is still searingly relevant and painfully urgent.

Gabriel Byrne's WALKING WITH GHOSTS Premieres at Edinburgh International Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jul 15, 2022

Acclaimed Irish actor Gabriel Byrne's solo show Walking with Ghosts, joins the Edinburgh International Festival programme as a UK premiere from 24 to 28 August in this, the Festival's 75th anniversary year. From the award-winning Landmark Productions, Byrne's solo performance follows his childhood in Dublin through to his major Hollywood career in seven performances at the Kings Theatre.

New Season Announced at Perth Concert Hall and Perth Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2022

Perth Concert Hall and Perth Theatre have created four different covers for their July to December brochure to highlight the broad range of entertainment they have on offer over the next season.

Edinburgh International Festival Announces 2022 Programme
by Stephi Wild - Mar 30, 2022

From 5 – 28 August 2022, Edinburgh International Festival celebrates its 75th anniversary, and 75 years of bringing world cultures together, with a programme defined by international partnerships and bold collaborations that span continents, generations and genres.

Casting Announced For All-Male H.M.S. PINAFORE at Wilton's Music Hall
by Stephi Wild - Feb 17, 2022

Regan De Wynter Williams Productions has announced Sasha Regan's All-Male H.M.S. Pinafore crew. Gilbert & Sullivan's much-loved operetta will run at Wilton's Music Hall from 16th March - 9th April before sailing to the Theatre Royal Winchester from 21st April - 27th April.

Alan Cumming Will Perform At Theatre Royal With BURN
by Stephi Wild - Jan 25, 2022

A creative collaboration between legendary Scottish artist Alan Cumming and Olivier award-winning choreographer Steven Hoggett, Burn is a powerful new piece of dance theatre inspired by the life and legacy of Scotland's most celebrated poet, Robert Burns.

Edinburgh International Festival Announces First Shows For 2022 Programme
by Stephi Wild - Jan 25, 2022

As people across Scotland and beyond prepare to mark the birth of Robert Burns on Burns Night, the Edinburgh International Festival and the National Theatre of Scotland celebrate his life and legacy with Burn, starring Alan Cumming, which premieres at the 2022 Edinburgh International Festival. Scotland's national theatre company also brings a brand-new staging of Liz Lochhead's powerful adaption of Euripides' Medea to this year's Festival.

Final SCENES FOR SURVIVAL Releases Revealed As National Theatre Of Scotland's Innovative Digital Lockdown Project Draws To A Close
by Stephi Wild - Sep 14, 2020

Scenes for Survival, the innovative digital project created by the National Theatre of Scotland in response to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, will draw to a close this week with the final four short films in the series set to be released online from today.  

National Theatre Of Scotland Announces New Scenes For Survival Films, First BBC Scotland Broadcasts and iPlayer Releases
by Stephi Wild - Jul 30, 2020

Scenes for Survival, the ongoing digital project created by the National Theatre of Scotland, continues to entertain audiences with new weekly releases across BBC and National Theatre of Scotland online platforms.

National Theatre Of Scotland Reveals First Scenes For Survival Films And Launch Night Details
by A.A. Cristi - May 21, 2020

The National Theatre of Scotland has today revealed the details of the Scenes for Survival launch night and the first a?oescenesa?? to be released as part of its crisis responsive artistic project:

BWW Review: ADELAIDE FRINGE 2020: TARTUFFE at The Arch, Holden Street Theatres
by Barry Lenny - Feb 13, 2020

Be sure to put this one on your list of Fringe productions.

Moliere's TARTUFFE by Liz Lochhead Announced at Adelaide Fringe
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 16, 2020

Liz Lochhead's Tartuffe is an un-P.C., rude, and rhyming take on Moliere's classic play. It comes to The Arch at Holden Street Theatre's from 11 February to 15 March as part of the 2020 Adelaide Fringe. 

Assembly Festival 2019 Theatre Line-Up Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 27, 2019

Assembly Festival 2019 is delighted to announce another exciting year of theatre, from local artists to international superstars, to one-woman shows to energetic ensemble pieces.

BWW Interview: Siobhan Redmond Talks TOP GIRLS
by Rona Kelly - Mar 20, 2019

Siobhan Redmond returns to the National to play Isabella Bird. Giving us an insight into her character and the real life person behind it, Siobhan also shares her excitement and joy for working in this all-female company.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AMERICAN SERVICEMEN IN BRITAIN Launches Brits Off Broadway At 59E59 Theaters
by Julie Musbach - Feb 27, 2019

59E59 Theaters is thrilled launch Brits Off Broadway with the US premiere of INSTRUCTIONS FOR AMERICAN SERVICEMEN IN BRITAIN, adapted with kind permission from the Bodleian Library's publication 'Instructions for American Servicemen, 1942' by Dan March, Matt Sheahan, James Millard, & John Walton, and directed by John Walton. Produced by Fol Espoir in association with Jermyn Street Theatre and The Real MacGuffins, INSTRUCTIONS FOR AMERICAN SERVICEMEN IN BRITAIN begins performances on Tuesday, April 16

Jasmyn Banks Joins Cast Of Torben Betts' CAROLINE'S KITCHEN
by Stephi Wild - Dec 10, 2018

Jasmyn Banks and Tom England will join the previously announced Caroline Langrishe, Aden Gillett, James Sutton and Elizabeth Boag in the 2019 national tour of Torben Betts's biting comedy, CAROLINE'S KITCHEN, beginning on 24 January 2019 at Derby Theatre, running through to 13 April 2019 at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester. This will be followed by an off-Broadway season in New York Spring 2019. There will be a national press night at Cambridge Arts Theatre on Tuesday 29 January 2019.

Torben Betts' CAROLINE'S KITCHEN to Embark on UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Oct 30, 2018

Torben Betts's biting comedy, CAROLINE'S KITCHEN, was staged earlier this year on tour and at Park Theatre, London, under the title Monogamy, starring Janie Dee. Betts and his producers, Original Theatre Company, under the Artistic Direction of Alastair Whatley, have reworked the play and, with a new cast led by Caroline Langrishe, Aden Gillett, James Sutton and Elizabeth Boag (further casting to be announced), will begin a new national tour on 24 January 2019 at Derby Theatre, running through to 13 April 2019 at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester. This will be followed by an off-Broadway season in New York Spring 2019.