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Review: QUIZ: THE COUGHING MAJOR MILLIONAIRE SCANDAL, King's Theatre Glasgow
by Mary Baillie - Oct 12, 2023

It’s worth coughing up some cash for Daniel Evans’ and Sean Linnen’s Quiz: The Coughing Major Millionaire Scandal at Kings’ Theatre this week.

Review: QUIZ, Chichester Festival Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Sep 29, 2023

Did they do it? It's a 50/50 and you decide. And you have a lot of fun getting there too.

Photos: First Look At The UK National Tour of QUIZ
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 27, 2023

Production images have been released for Quiz, on a UK Tour this autumn, starring renowned comedian, Rory Bremner, as Chris Tarrant, and Emmerdale star Charley Webb, in her first professional stage role as Diana Ingram.

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For the UK Tour of QUIZ
by Stephi Wild - Sep 12, 2023

Rehearsal photos have been released for Quiz, on a UK Tour this autumn! Learn more about the tour and check out the photos here!

Claybody Theatre To Stage The Premiere Of Deborah McAndrew's New Play SONG OF THE SYTCH This October
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 25, 2023

Claybody Theatre has announced that this October it will be presenting the world premiere of Song of the Sytch, Deborah McAndrew's new play about secrets and subversion in the dark heart of the Potteries during the Second World War.

Further Cast Revealed For UK Tour Of James Graham's QUIZ
by Stephi Wild - Jul 18, 2023

Joining renowned comedian, Rory Bremner, starring as Chris Tarrant in the critically acclaimed play Quiz, is Emmerdale star Charley Webb, in her first professional stage role and recently on screens in Better (BBC). Learn more about the cast here!

Review: VILLAGE IDIOT, Theatre Royal Stratford East
by Cindy Marcolina - Apr 20, 2023

Samson Hawkins’s play is great fun, but it’s a complex one. This good-hearted comedy cum moral whose identity is defined by precise British sit-com humour (with all the good and bad that comes with it) is threatened by a sense of inauthentic working class ideals. However, if we give in and welcome the satiric idyll of South Northamptonshire, we’ll find a collection of peculiar characters who keep edging and retreating from political incorrectness written with idiosyncratic flair.

Cast Announced For VILLAGE IDIOT at Nottingham Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Jan 13, 2023

Nottingham Playhouse has announced the casting for the world premiere of Samson Hawkins' VILLAGE IDIOT, a co-production with Theatre Royal Stratford East and the pioneering consortium which puts deaf and disabled artists and audiences at the centre  - Ramps on the Moon.

Theatre Royal Stratford East Announces Cast For VILLAGE IDIOT
by Stephi Wild - Jan 11, 2023

Theatre Royal Stratford East has announced casting for their co-production with Nottingham Playhouse and Ramps on the Moon, the world premiere of Samson Hawkins’ new play VILLAGE IDIOT directed by Stratford East Artistic Director Nadia Fall.  

BBC Arts Announces Forthcoming Highlights of Sunday Night Performance
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Sep 23, 2022

BBC Arts has announced a range of new commissions for the Autumn in Sunday Night Performances on BBC Four. Sunday Night Performances showcase some of the best of the UK’s dance, theatre, music and spoken word in specially made films for television every week of the year.

Claybody Theatre to Stage World Premiere of THE CARD
by Marissa Tomeo - Apr 7, 2022

Claybody Theatre is delighted to announce that this summer it will be presenting the world premiere of Deborah McAndrew’s (A Christmas Carol, Leeds Playhouse and Pride and Prejudice, Grosvenor Open Air Theatre) new stage adaptation with music of Arnold Bennett’s celebrated 1911 novel The Card.  

BWW Review: GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, Theatre Royal Brighton
by Fiona Scott - Apr 24, 2019

The curtain rises at the Theatre Royal to reveal a heavily decked-out Chinese restaurant, with a sea of red lanterns hanging from polystyrene roof tiles. This is the opening of David Mamet's 1984 Pulitzer Prize-winning play Glengarry Glen Ross, which is making its Brighton stop on its current UK Tour following a sell-out run in the West End.

BWW Review: GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, Richmond Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Apr 16, 2019

It is over 35 years since David Mamet's scorching critique of the male ego and the dangers of capitalism debuted at the National Theatre. Glengarry Glen Ross went on the win the Pulitzer Prize and an Olivier. In 2017, it was revived for a successful West End run, directed by Sam Yates and starring a brilliant Christian Slater. Yates' visceral, powerful and profanity-laden production is now on a nationwide tour and comes to Richmond Theatre this week.

BWW Review: GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
by Ceri Boyd - Apr 10, 2019

David Mamet's 'Glengarry Glen Ross' pulls no punches and draws the audience straight into the story of four struggling real estate salesmen in 1980's corporate Chicago.

Theatre Royal Brighton Announces New Season Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 15, 2019

Theatre Royal Brighton's new season goes on sale next week - priority booking will open on Monday 18 March and general sale is Thursday 21 March.

BWW Review: GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
by Jenny Ell - Feb 21, 2019

David Mamet's play, Glengarry Glen Ross, debuted at the National Theatre in London in 1983 to critical acclaim, winning the Pulitzer Prize the following year, in addition to opening the production on Broadway. The play recently enjoyed a successful run at the Playhouse Theatre in London, directed by Sam Yates (who also directs this UK tour) and featured a star-studded ensemble cast.

Photo Flash: First Look at the National Tour of GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2019

Joining the hard-hitting sales team in Sam Yates' unmissable production of David Mamet's darkly funny classic, Glengarry Glen Ross are: Denis Conway(The Lieutenant of Inishmore) as Dave Moss; Wil Johnson (Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead) as George Aaronow; Scott Sparrow (King Lear) as John Williamson; James Staddon (Goodnight Mister Tom) as James Lingk; and Zephryn Taitte (The Jungle Book) as Baylen. They join the previously announced Mark Benton (Shelly 'The Machine' Levene) and Nigel Harman (Ricky Roma).

Denis Conway, Wil Johnson, and More Cast in The UK Tour Of GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS
by Stephi Wild - Nov 13, 2018

Joining the hard-hitting sales team in Sam Yates' unmissable production of David Mamet's darkly funny classic, Glengarry Glen Ross are: Denis Conway (The Lieutenant of Inishmore) as Dave Moss; Wil Johnson (Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead) as George Aaronow; Scott Sparrow (King Lear) as John Williamson; James Staddon (Goodnight Mister Tom) as James Lingk; and Zephryn Taitte (The Jungle Book) as Baylen. They join the previously announced Mark Benton (Shelly 'The Machine' Levene) and Nigel Harman (Ricky Roma).

Orion Pictures' ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE Soundtrack Available for Pre-Order
by Tori Hartshorn - Oct 31, 2018

The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE will be released on Black Friday (November 23), on behalf of  Orion Pictures and Interscope Records. Pre-order the album now and listen to the brand-new song 'Soldier At War' in addition to the first single 'Hollywood Ending.' Don't miss ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE  in select theaters November 30th, expanding nationwide December 7th.

Britbox, From BBC Studios And ITV Announces Next Original Series DARK HEART
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 26, 2018

BritBox, the streaming service from BBC Studios and ITV with the largest collection of British TV in the U.S., announced today during its TCA presentation an expanded commitment to delivering the best of British TV's past, present and future. Leading off the announcements was the reveal of the service's next new original series - Dark Heart, a TV adaptation of popular literary series featuring Detective Will Wagstaffe, played by Tom Riley (Da Vinci's Demons) and also starring Charlotte Riley (Peaky Blinders) and brought to you by the creators of Vera & Shetland. In addition, BritBox will add content from some of the biggest actors and creators from across the Atlantic including the exclusive premiere of the heartbreaking five time BAFTA Award winning drama mini-series Three Girls from director Philippa Lowthrope (The Crown) and writer Nicole Taylor (The C Word), Bancroft featuring Sarah Parish (Broadchurch) and and Shakespeare & Hathaway which was the biggest drama launch for a BBC daytime series in the last five years.