Rakie Ayola

Video: Jeff Goldblum is Zeus in New Trailer for Netflix Series KAOS

Netflix has dropped the teaser trailer for KAOS, the upcoming series starring Jeff Goldblum. From Charlie Covell KAOS is a bold, darkly comic, contemporary take on Greek mythology: exploring love, power, and life in the underworld. Watch the trailer now!

Review: MY FATHER'S FABLE, Bush Theatre

If you're after tension, you'll find it aplenty in Faith Omole's new play at the Bush Theatre.

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For MY FATHER'S FABLE at the Bush Theatre

My Father's Fable, a gripping story of grief, belonging, and a family on the edge opens at the Bush Theatre on 15 June. Check out rehearsal photos here!

Welsh National Opera Will Launch New Community Project in Ely and Caerau With Rakie Ayola

On the anniversary of the public unrest that occurred in Ely and Caerau in 2023, Welsh National Opera has announced that it will launch a new community engagement project Ely Bridge, with the help of BAFTA award-winning actress Rakie Ayola.

Bush Theatre Reveals Season Lineup For Second Half of 2024

Bush Theatre has announced productions for the second half of 2024. Learn more about the full lineup here!

Simon Russell Beale to Appear at Shakespeare's Globe's MOVING STORIES, in Support of the UN Refugee Agency

On Sunday 25 June, Shakespeare’s Globe will host ‘Moving Stories’ in the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in support of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. The event will include sketches, short plays and songs examining the experiences of refugees, and responses to the crisis.

Winners Announced for UK Theatre Awards 2022

The 2022 UK Theatre Awards winners have been revealed in a lunchtime ceremony at London's Guildhall. The biggest winner of the day was Leeds Playhouse, who won three awards including UK's Most Welcoming Theatre, Best Design for Laura Hopkins & Simon Wainwright for Dracula: The Untold Story and Best Performance in a Musical for Divina de Campo for Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

BWW Review: THE GLOW, Royal Court

Beautifully executed production is let down by a dud script

Photos: First Look at THE GLOW at Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs

All new production photos have been released for The Glow by Alistair McDowall directed by Royal Court Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone.

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals For THE GLOW at The Royal Court Theatre

The Glow, written by Alistair McDowell, will be playing at The Royal Court Theatre in Sloane Square, London from January 24th until March 5th, 2022. Press night will be on January 27th at 7 pm. Directed by Vicky Featherstone, the show features Fisayo Akinade, Rakie Ayola, Tadhg Murphy, and Ria Zmitrowicz. 

MOULIN ROUGE! Leads January's Top 10 New London Shows

Though hardly an ideal start to the new theatrical year, we want to applaud all of the incredible casts, creatives, backstage and front-of-house staff who are working so hard to keep shows on. If you can support productions, please do – whether revisiting an amazing long-running show or checking out something new. And speaking of which: here are some of the most intriguing London additions for this month. Keep checking back for our reviews, interviews and features!

Casting Announced For THE GLOW By Ali McDowall at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs

Fisayo Akinade, Rakie Ayola, Tadhg Murphy and Ria Zmitrowicz have been cast in The Glow written by Alistair McDowall and directed by the Royal Court Theatre's Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone. 

VIDEO: Watch THE PACT Trailer from Sundance Now & AMC+

When Jack (Aneurin Bernard, Dunkirk) is found dead, a chain of events is triggered that draws his employees Anna (Laura Fraser, Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad), Nancy (Julie Hesmondhalgh, Broadchurch), Louie (Keeping Faith) and Cat (Heledd Gwynn; Ordinary Lies) into a fragile pact of silence, bound by a secret that will change their lives forever.

Winners Announced For the Black British Theatre Awards 2020

The Black British Theatre Awards 2020 championed the artistic excellence and achievements of the black creatives and performers across all aspects of theatre. The program's first television broadcast on Sky Arts highlighted a cross section of some of the 2020 award-winners. 

Greenwich+Docklands International Festival Announces Line Up For Ceremonies Taking Place Around Luke Jerram's In Memoriam

Greenwich+Docklands International Festival today announces the line-ups for two special ceremonies planned in tribute to the NHS, which take place on the opening weekend of the 25th annual festival, at the site of Luke Jerram's In Memoriam on Woolwich Common.

Eclipse Theatre Announces Return Of The Eclipse Award

Eclipse Theatre, the UK's leading Black theatre company, has announced that its pioneering Eclipse Award will return for a second year.

BWW Review: ON BEAR RIDGE, Royal Court Theatre

Two of the most prevalent themes in Ed Thomas' new play, On Bear Ridge, are memories and language. Set atop a mountain in a rural location, presumably somewhere in Wales, butcher John Daniel (Rhys Ifans), his wife Noni (Rakie Ayola) and slaughterman Ifan William (Sion Daniel Young) are bunkering down in their run-down shop while the snow builds higher outside the front door.

& JULIET Leads November's Top 10 New London Shows

London is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From highly anticipated musicals to mountaineering and Welsh apocalypse, here are some of this month's most eye-catching openings. Don't forget to check back for BroadwayWorld's reviews, interviews and features!

Photo Flash: National Theatre Wales And Royal Court Theatre Present ON BEAR RIDGE

New production images have been released for the National Theatre Wales and Royal Court Theatre co-production of On Bear Ridge, at the Sherman Theatre.  

Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with ON BEAR RIDGE

With just over a week to go until the production begins previews at the Sherman Theatre, get a peek inside rehearsal for the National Theatre Wales and Royal Court Theatre co-production of On Bear Ridge.