Matt Haskins

MIDSOMER MURDERS: THE KILLINGS AT BADGERS DRIFT Comes To Glasgow's Theatre Royal Next Year
by Stephi Wild - Feb 28, 2025

For the first time ever, Inspector Barnaby and his trusty sidekick, Sergeant Troy, will take to the stage in Guy Unsworth’s adaptation of Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger’s Drift. Learn more here!

MIDSOMER MURDERS: THE KILLINGS AT BADGER'S DRIFT Will Embark on UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Feb 24, 2025

For the first time ever, Inspector Barnaby and his trusty sidekick, Sergeant Troy, will take to the stage in Guy Unsworth's adaptation of Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger's Drift.

Cast Set For A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre 
by Stephi Wild - Feb 18, 2025

Casting has been announced for Birmingham Rep’s new production of A Thousand Splendid Suns, Ursula Rani Sarma’s play based on Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling spiritual sequel to The Kite Runner. 

Aisling Loftus Joins Dennis Kelly's GIRLS & BOYS At Nottingham Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 27, 2024

Nottingham Playhouse has announced Aisling Loftus (Sherwood, BBC; Mr Selfridge, ITV; Touched, Nottingham Playhouse) will star in the compelling lead role of Dennis Kelly’s gripping Girls & Boys.

Review Roundup: KING JAMES at Hampstead Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 25, 2024

See what the critics are saying about King James at Hampstead Theatre. Read the reviews for the production of the play by Rajiv Joseph and learn more!

Review Roundup: A TUPPERWARE OF ASHES at National Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 3, 2024

Meera Syal will perform in the world premiere of Tanika Gupta’s A Tupperware of Ashes in the Dorfman theatre through mid November. See what the critics are saying about the production and read the reviews !

Review: A TUPPERWARE OF ASHES, National Theatre
by Debbie Gilpin - Oct 3, 2024

'The tempest in my mind doth from my senses take all feeling else, save what beats there. Filial ingratitude!' Queenie Mukherjee has always been the Bengali matriarch to end all Bengali matriarchs, except recently her children have started to notice the odd slip: a burnt pan here, a wrong date there. She can’t see anything wrong, but reluctantly attends a doctor’s appointment anyway - and the resulting diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer’s proves even harder for her to accept. Only hallucinations of her late husband, Ameet, can provide her with some comfort.

FRANKENSTEIN Will Embark on UK Tour Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Sep 3, 2024

Seán Aydon's acclaimed adaption of Mary Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein will begin a second UK theatre tour this autumn, opening at Portsmouth New Theatre Royal on 3 October.

Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Folketeatret
by Christian Ranke - Aug 31, 2024

Folketeateret’s new production of Jesus Christ Superstar set out to offer a fresh take on Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s beloved rock opera, but it felt more like a retread of concepts that had become borderline clichés. Most of the lead actors cannot handle Llloyd Webber's score amd the use of live autotune cheapens the experience. The ensemble (and the orhestra) are the only saving grace in this struggling reimagining.

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsal for WEDDING BAND: A LOVE/HATE STORY IN BLACK AND WHITE
by A.A. Cristi - May 10, 2024

See photos from inside the rehearsal room for Wedding Band: A Love/Hate Story in Black and White, written by award-winning American playwright Alice Childress.

A TUPPERWARE OF ASHES, THE OTHER PLACE, and More Set For the National Theatre's Autumn Season
by Stephi Wild - May 7, 2024

The National Theatre has announced two new productions for its South Bank stages this autumn: the world premiere of Tanika Gupta’s A Tupperware of Ashes in the Dorfman theatre, and a new play by Alexander Zeldin inspired by Antigone called The Other Place in the Lyttelton theatre.

Cast Set For WEDDING BAND at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 16, 2024

Lyric Hammersmith Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for the UK premiere of Alice Childress’ Wedding Band:  A Love/Hate Story in Black and White, directed by Stage Debut Award winner Monique Touko, who returns to the Lyric after the smash-hit production of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play. 

Brand New Adaptation Of NORTHANGER ABBEY Comes to The Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
by Stephi Wild - Feb 7, 2024

A new adaptation of a Jane Austen classic, Northanger Abbey, heads to Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre next month. Performances run 27 March to 13 April. Learn more about the show and find out how to get tickets here!

Cast Set For PETER PAN GOES WRONG at Theatre Royal, Glasgow in March
by Stephi Wild - Jan 30, 2024

Mischief, the multi award-winning company responsible for the global comedy phenomenon, The Play That Goes Wrong, and the BBC One television series, The Goes Wrong Show, has announced full casting for its forthcoming UK Tour of Peter Pan Goes Wrong.

Photos: First Look at Mischief's PETER PAN GOES WRONG at the Lyric Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Nov 28, 2023

Peter Pan Goes Wrong runs at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue until Sunday 14 January 2024 before continuing to tour the UK. Check out all new photos here!

Photos: Inside Flying Rehearsal For PETER PAN GOES WRONG in the West End
by Stephi Wild - Nov 9, 2023

Mischief's Peter Pan Goes Wrong sails into the West End for 7½ weeks only at the Lyric Theatre this Christmas (Thursday 23 November 2023 – Sunday 14 January 2024, with a Gala Performance on Tuesday 28 November) before continuing to tour the UK. Check out all new photos from flying rehearsal here!

Review: THE EMPRESS, Lyric Hammersmith
by Cheryl Markosky - Oct 11, 2023

There are meaty themes, moments of humour and insight, and the standard of professionalism you’d expect from a Royal Shakespeare Company production first staged in Stratford in 2013 and now playing at the Lyric Hammersmith. But somehow Tanika Gupta’s script doesn’t quite take off.

West End Cast Set For PETER PAN GOES WRONG
by Stephi Wild - Sep 28, 2023

Mischief has announced the West End cast of Peter Pan Goes Wrong which sails into the West End for 7 and a half weeks only at the Lyric Theatre this Christmas. Find out who is starring in the show ehre!

Royal Shakespeare Company's THE EMPRESS Transfers to the Lyric Hammersmith
by Stephi Wild - Sep 11, 2023

This autumn the Royal Shakespeare Company brings their acclaimed play The Empress by Lyric Hammersmith Theatre Artistic Associate Tanika Gupta to the Lyric! Learn more about the play and how to get tickets ehre!

Review: MISS SAIGON at Folketeatret
by Christian Ranke - Sep 2, 2023

For many years, Miss Saigon was celebrated as a masterful work of musical theater. However, it has faced its fair share of criticism for its alleged 'political incorrectness' issues since its revival in the West End and on Broadway a few years ago.