Review: JOHN GABRIEL BORKMAN, Bridge Theatre
Simon Russell Beale takes on the disgraced mogul, Nicholas Hytner directs. Anna Fleischle designs the show. It’s a winning team, but the piece leaves the audience as cold as a Norwegian winter.
BWW Review: MACBETH, Royal Exchange Theatre
It's a story of love, war and one of the greatest tragedies ever told. Macbeth has returned to Manchester for a run at the Royal Exchange Theatre. However, there is a slight difference: Macbeth is played by a woman.
Royal Exchange Theatre Announces Autumn/Winter 2019 Season
Under Sarah Frankcom's Artistic Directorship the Royal Exchange Theatre has been redefined, reimagined and reframed. It has explored classic texts in new and radical ways, celebrated the vitality and significance of new writing, embraced new ways to talk to audiences and engage communities and supported theatre makers to challenge their own practice.
National Geographic Goes Inside ISIS This Fall in Powerful New Drama THE STATE
National Geographic announced today its powerful new drama THE STATE, which explores and confronts one of the most important issues of our time. The series, from renowned writer/director Peter Kosminsky, is set to premiere in September around the world on National Geographic, excluding the U.K. (Channel 4) and France (CANAL+).
National Geographic Goes Inside ISIS This Fall in Powerful New Drama THE STATE
National Geographic announced today its powerful new drama THE STATE, which explores and confronts one of the most important issues of our time. The series, from renowned writer/director Peter Kosminsky, is set to premiere in September around the world on National Geographic, excluding the U.K. (Channel 4) and France (CANAL+).
Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal for ALLIGATORS at Hampstead Downstairs
Directed by Simon Evans, the burning new thriller ALLIGATORS asks how well we actually know those closest to us and explores how shameful secrets, that we thought long buried, can come back to bite us. The UK premiere opens at Hampstead Downstairs on 28 June, and BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the company in rehearsal below!
Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal for ALLIGATORS at Hampstead Downstairs
Directed by Simon Evans, the burning new thriller ALLIGATORS asks how well we actually know those closest to us and explores how shameful secrets, that we thought long buried, can come back to bite us. The UK premiere opens at Hampstead Downstairs on 28 June, and BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the company in rehearsal below!
Casting Announced for ALLIGATORS at Hampstead Theatre
Hampstead Theatre has announced the casting for Andrew Keatley's Alligators, a Hampstead Downstairs Original. Directed by Simon Evans, this burning new thriller asks how well we actually know those closest to us and explores how shameful secrets, that we thought long buried, can come back to bite us.
Photo Flash: Inside Opening Night of EL. TRAIN at Hoxton Hall
Ruth Wilson stars in the London premiere of The El. Train: three one-act plays by Eugene O'Neill (The Web, Before Breakfast and The Dreamy Kid). The plays, written between 1913 and 1918, are being presented together for the first time. Ruth acts in The Web and Before Breakfast, directed by Sam Yates, and makes her directorial debut with The Dreamy Kid. Combining live music with immersive design, all housed in the intimate setting of Grade II listed Hoxton Hall (built 1863, seating an audience of 125), The El. Train will run for a limited four-week season through 30 December. Check out photos from opening night below!
Full Cast Announced for THE ARABIAN NIGHTS at Tricycle Theatre, Nov 30
Following the critically acclaimed Red Velvet, Indhu Rubasingham continues her inaugural season as Artistic Director of the Tricycle Theatre with a new production of The Arabian Nights. Indhu said "Our new production of The Arabian Nights will be the first festive show at the Tricycle. It is the second production in my first season, and I am so excited that it's directed by Lu Kemp who has brought together a wonderful ensemble cast. This version promises to offer something different for young people as well as adults. It will be very cool with magical moments and superb story telling which will be humorous, dark and engaging. New music composed by the fantastic indie band Take It Easy Hospital will also add an extra edge and bring originality to this modern interpretation".
Young Vic Theatre Presents EURYDICE April 26-June 5
Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice made great waves in New York. Now this vivid re-imagining of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, makes its London premiere in a co-production between the Young Vic, ATC andthe Drum Theatre Plymouth. Bijan Sheibani, nominated for a 2010 Olivier Award for Best Director for his acclaimed Our Class (NT), is reunited with the team who created the award-winning The Brothers Size.
Young Vic Theatre Presents EURYDICE April 26-June 5
Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice made great waves in New York. Now this vivid re-imagining of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, makes its London premiere in a co-production between the Young Vic, ATC andthe Drum Theatre Plymouth. Bijan Sheibani, nominated for a 2010 Olivier Award for Best Director for his acclaimed Our Class (NT), is reunited with the team who created the award-winning The Brothers Size.
London's Donmar to Present Staged Reading of 'In Darfur'
The Public Theater has announced that The Donmar Warehouse in London, in association with producer Arielle Tepper Madover, will present a staged reading of Winter Miller's In Darfur on July 9, the same day that The Public will host a reading of the play at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park.