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Review: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by Franco Milazzo - May 18, 2023

A modern musical fairytale, Once On This Island is Romeo and Juliet set in the French Antilles with the two lovers on opposite sides of a race and class divide. Regent’s Park Theatre opens its 2023 season with a humdinger of a revival, a real foot-stomper that rings in the ears long after the last song finishes.

Photos: First Look at ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 17, 2023

Get a first look at photos of Once On This Island at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 25, 2023

Check out rehearsal photos for Once on This Island at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Sets Cast and Creative Team For ONCE ON THIS ISLAND
by Stephi Wild - Apr 6, 2023

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for their forthcoming production of the Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical Once On This Island.

Gabrielle Brooks and Stephenson Ardern-Sodje Will Lead ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Feb 13, 2023

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre has announced principal casting for their forthcoming production of the Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical Once On This Island (10 May-10 June, press night 17 May 2023), along with the creative team.

BBC Four Will Screen MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Mar 23, 2022

The Royal Shakespeare Company and BBC Arts today confirmed that Roy Alexander Weise's 2022 production of Much Ado About Nothing will be broadcast on BBC Four on Sunday 3 April at 8pm following its run in Stratford-upon-Avon.

BBC Arts Announces Major New Commitment To Performance and Future Projects
by Stephi Wild - Mar 2, 2022

Suzy Klein, the new head of BBC Arts and Classical Music TV, has announced a range of new and forthcoming highlights for audiences, including a major new commitment to performance with a new dedicated Sunday evening slot and more details on the landmark arts series Art That Made Us.

BWW Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
by Franco Milazzo - Feb 22, 2022

For those searching for some mid-winter glam to lift the gloom, look no further than @TheRSC’s latest take on Much Ado About Nothing.

Michael Balogun Withdraws From RSC's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 11, 2022

Michael Balogun has withdrawn from the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Much Ado About Nothing.