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Video: In Rehearsal For CYMBELINE at Shakespeare's Globe
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 28, 2024

Shakespeare’s Globe has released video from inside rehearsal for Cymbeline, directed by Jennifer Tang. Cymbeline runs from 10 January – 20 April.

Casts Set For CYMBELINE and THREE SISTERS at Shakespeare's Globe
by Stephi Wild - Nov 29, 2024

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of Sam Wanamaker Playhouse productions opening in the new year, Cymbeline and Three Sisters. Learn more about the upcoming productions here!

Review Roundup: PRINCESS ESSEX at Shakespeare's Globe
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 23, 2024

See what the critics are saying about Princess Essex, directed by Robin Belfield, written by and starring Anne Odeke at Shakespeare's Globe. Read the reviews and learn more about the production.

Cast Set For PRINCESS ESSEX at Shakespeare's Globe
by Stephi Wild - Aug 6, 2024

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of Princess Essex, directed by Robin Belfield (Twelfth Night, RSC), written by and starring Anne Odeke (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Globe).

Review: THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, Shakespeare's Globe
by Alexander Cohen - Jun 19, 2024

Jude Christian's new production playfully inverts Shakespeare's misogyny

Cast Set For THE TAMING OF THE SHREW at Shakespeare's Globe
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2024

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Jude Christian.

Full Cast Announced For BRITANNICUS, Coming to The Lyric Hammersmith In May
by Stephi Wild - Apr 22, 2022

Full casting is announced today for Jean Racine's Roman tragedy Britannicus, translated and adapted by Timberlake Wertenbaker and directed by award-winning director Atri Banerjee, in a thrilling, new production exploring monarchy, succession, dictatorship and depravity, set in modern day Rome.

ATTACK OF THE WOLFDOGS is Now Available to Stream Online
by Stephi Wild - Aug 18, 2021

History and fantasy collide in the Unicorn's brand new, free, self-guided audio adventure created by maverick theatre makers Nigel Barret and Louise Mari with stunning binaural sound design by Nicola T Chang. 

Unicorn Theatre Announces First Shows In A New Season Of Work Running From June 2021 To April 2022
by Stephi Wild - Jun 7, 2021

Following the huge success of Unicorn Online which was streamed for free during lockdown, this new season will be a vibrant mix of live indoor theatre, outside work alongside cutting-edge digital performance.

Beth Byrne Appointed Chief Execuitve Officer Of Shoreditch Town Hall
by Stephi Wild - May 6, 2021

Shoreditch Town Hall today announces the appointment of Beth Byrne as the new Chief Executive Officer. Byrne has over twenty years producing work for the stage in both the subsidised and commercial sectors.

Arts Council England and Manchester International Festival To Showcase Work By Inua Ellams and Javaad Alipoor
by Stephi Wild - Dec 14, 2020

Manchester International Festival, Arts Council England and The Public Theater will showcase work by Inua Ellams and Javaad Alipoor at The Public's Under The Radar Festival (6-17 January 2021), as part of a three-year partnership, that began last year, to promote artists and companies based in England to a global audience.  

Gate Theatre Announces LETTERS, A New Digital Production To Be Live Streamed On Zoom
by Stephi Wild - Aug 17, 2020

From the team who created the Gate's critically acclaimed production of Dear Elizabeth, Letters is a funny and often moving reflection on the global situation we find ourselves in.

Cast Announced for Edinburgh Run of Charlotte Josephine's POPS
by Julie Musbach - Jun 20, 2019

Bringing Pops from critically acclaimed writer Charlotte Josephine (Bitch Boxer; Blush) to the stage this summer are Nigel Barrett (Mysteries, Royal Exchange; Party Skills for the End of the World, Manchester International Festival and Shoreditch Town Hall) and the multi-award winning Sophie Melville (Wolfie, Theatre 503; Iphigenia in Splott, National Theatre, Broadway transfer and international tour) as a father and daughter caught in a cycle of addiction.

Photo Flash: Unicorn Theatre Presents THE SHOW IN WHICH HOPEFULLY NOTHING HAPPENS
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 25, 2019

Welcome to the most boring show in history: an actor who never gets to perform and a security guard who just hopes nothing will occur. 

THE SHOW IN WHICH HOPEFULLY NOTHING HAPPENS Comes to Unicorn Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Feb 28, 2019

Welcome to the most boring show in history: an actor who never gets to perform and a security guard who just hopes nothing will occur.

Shoreditch Town Hall Announces Spring Programming and Events
by Stephi Wild - Jan 26, 2018

Shoreditch Town Hall today announces further productions in the venue's spring programme, which brings together work exploring the themes of identity, time and place. This June sees the UK premiere of ANU & CoisCeim Dance Theatre's These Rooms, an intense, immersive blend of theatre, dance and visual art by David Bolger, Owen Boss and Louise Lowe. The work is co-commissioned by 14-18 NOW, the UK's official arts programme for the First World War centenary, LIFT and Shoreditch Town Hall, and tells the story of 15 civilian men who were killed in house-to-house raids by British soldiers on a single Dublin street on 28 April 1916, five days into the Easter Rising. Prior to this, acclaimed theatre-maker Christopher Brett Bailey returns to Shoreditch Town Hall, where he previously performed in Wedding, with a new solo show, Suicide Notes… The Spoken Word of Christopher Brett Bailey; Hackney-based Access All Areas presents MADHOUSE: re:exit, an underground adventure by five learning disabled artists; and the critically acclaimed magician Vincent Gambini performs a work-in-progress of his new piece, The Chore of Enchantment.

James Pidgeon Announces First Season As Director Of Shoreditch Town Hall
by BWW News Desk - Oct 26, 2017

James Pidgeon today announces his first season as Director of Shoreditch Town Hall bringing together work exploring the themes of identity, time and place.

Full Programme Announced for Manchester International Festival 2017
by BWW News Desk - Jun 29, 2017

Manchester International Festival today announces the programme for the 2017 Festival, which takes place 29 June - 16 July this year.

PARTY SKILLS FOR THE END OF THE WORLD Claims Venue at Manchester International Festival
by BWW News Desk - Jun 27, 2017

Award-winning theatrical innovators Nigel Barrett and Louise Mari have today revealed further details for their subversive and joyfully unsettling alternative Party Skills for the End of the World, their Manchester International Festival debut.

Manchester International Festival 2017 Opens Next Week
by BWW News Desk - Jun 20, 2017

Manchester International Festival opens at 6.30pm on Thursday 29 June with What is the City but the People? a large-scale public celebration of Manchester that sees local people walking a specially created runway in Piccadilly Gardens for audiences of thousands both live and online; followed by Manchester music legends New Order performing at Old Granada Studios in a spectacular immersive environment designed by leading artist Liam Gillick.