SPY FOR SPY Premieres At Riverside Studios In June
Spy for Spy – the world premiere of Kieron Barry's innovative new play – will open at Riverside Studios this summer, playing the Hammersmith venue's Studio 3 from Thursday 15 June to Sunday 2 July, with a press night on Tuesday 20 June.
Cast Announced For THE SLEEPING SWORD At The Watermill
Full casting and creative team have been announced for the new production of Michael Morpurgo's THE SLEEPING SWORD, adapted by Tatty Hennessy, and directed by Lucy Jane Atkinson, which will play at The Watermill from Thursday 27 October to Saturday 5 November.
Watermill Theatre Announces 2022 Season
Artistic Director Paul Hart, Executive Director Claire Murray and the team at Newbury’s The Watermill Theatre have announced details of the shows that will play at the theatre from May 2022, all the way through until Christmas.
BWW Review: JOSHUA (AND ME), The Hope Theatre
Hannah is the youngest of three siblings. There’s Joshua, Ben, and then herself. From the day she was born, she was taught to behave differently with them because Joshua is autistic. We meet Hannah (Rachel Hammond) when she is seven years old and follow her through her uncharacteristic adolescence. Armed with a looping machine and exceptional perceptiveness, Hammond delivers a sincerely bittersweet play directed by Lucy Jane Atkinson about what it feels like living with a person with autism. It’s definitely not all fun and games.
VAULT Festival Returns For 10-Year Anniversary With Biggest Programme To Date
--It's bigger, it's bolder, it's back; VAULT Festival will return from 25th January – 20th March 2022, celebrating its 10th anniversary with its biggest programme to date. Produced by VAULT Creative Arts, VAULT Festival is one of the largest curated arts festivals in the world and the largest in the UK. In 2022, the festival will feature over 600 shows of the best new theatre, comedy, immersive experiences, cabaret, live performance, and late-night events from the brightest and boldest artists of our time.
BWW Review: SOMETHING AWFUL, VAULT Festival
Soph (Natalya Martin) and Jel (Monica Anne) love sitting in the dark reading creepypasta on the internet. Ellie (Melissa Parker) has just moved to their school and, while they welcome her in their group, she comes with some baggage and her own scary stories.
45North Announce MEAT By Gillian Greer At Theatre503
45North has announced the production of a new piece of work from playwright and dramaturg Gillian Greer (recently appointed as Soho Theatre's new Literary Manager). Greer is fast establishing a reputation for creating work that looks at sexuality within society; a theme which weaves itself throughout all her plays including MEAT - the script for which was a finalist for the Theatre503 Playwriting Award in 2018. Meat will debut at Theatre503 from Wednesday 19th February until Saturday 14th March.
Theatre503 Announces 2020 Programming
Artistic Director Lisa Spirling today announces an entire year of programming for 2020 at the home of new writers, including the news that all four remaining finalists of the 2018 Theatre503 International Playwriting Award will be staged at the venue by November 2020. This follows on from the success of Award winner Out of Sorts by Danusia Samal premiering in October 2019. In February, the search for the best debut and emerging writers in the world will begin again as the 2020 Theatre503 International Playwriting Award opens for submissions.
HANSEL AND GRETEL Comes to Chiswick Playhouse
This winter, Chiswick Playhouse brings an enchanting, reimagined take on the classic tale of Hansel and Gretel to families feeling the festive spirit. With a dazzling original soundtrack, this musical extravaganza will transport audiences to a fascinating candy-filled land this Christmas.
Guest Blog: Executive Director Mark Perry On Relaunching Chiswick Playhouse
Having been a Chiswick resident myself for over 15 years, I'm aware of the remarkable history of artists and theatre practitioners who have lived and worked in the area. Not only have a raft of famous actors chosen Chiswick as their home (Colin Firth, Vanessa Redgrave, Richard Briers to name a few), but also the playwrights who have lived there include some of the great names in British theatre a?' John Osbourne, Harold Pinter, Arthur Pinero and Patrick Hamilton, amongst others.