Offies Finalists Revealed as Awards Mark 15 Years
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2025
The finalists for the OffWestEnd Awards (Offies) have been announced, as the UK’s foremost awards for independent theatre mark their 15th anniversary. Learn more here!
Review Roundup: PINS AND NEEDLES at the Kiln Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 27, 2024
See what the critics are saying about Pins and Needles at the Kiln Theatre. Read the reviews for Rob Drummond's play, starring Richard Cant, and learn more about the production.
Review: PINS AND NEEDLES, Kiln Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Sep 26, 2024
New play packs plenty of ethical questions into an engaging and fascinating production that offers much to think about on the way home
Video: PINS AND NEEDLES at the Kiln Theatre Teaser
by Stephi Wild - Sep 13, 2024
An all new teaser trailer has been released for the world premiere of Rob Drummond’s Pins and Needles at Kiln Theatre. The production opens on 25 September, with previews from 19 September, and runs until 26 October. Check out the video here!
Soho Theatre's Verity Bargate Award 40th Anniversary Longlist Announced
by Stephi Wild - Aug 2, 2022
From modern day inequities to porn addiction, betting shops, spiritual and sexual liberation and an octopus taught to believe in God, 17 new plays have been longlisted for the 40th anniversary of Soho Theatre's Character 7 sponsored Verity Bargate Award.
BWW Review: MILKSHAKE, Oran Mor, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Mar 14, 2022
A right-wing politician and a left-wing activist meet in a court mandated restorative justice session after an unfortunate incident involving a strawberry milkshake. When the moderator doesn’t show they take it upon themselves to conduct the session without supervision. How difficult can it be? After all, it was only a milkshake. It’s not like anyone died.
Cast Announced For Roald Dahl's THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR
by Stephi Wild - Feb 3, 2022
The cast has been announced for the upcoming World Premiere of a Roald Dahl magic show – a production of Roald Dahl's The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar which opens at Perth Theatre on 24 March and runs until 2 April before touring to Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling from 7 to 10 April and Eden Court, Inverness from 15 to 17 April.
Traverse Theatre Announces Full Spring 2022 Season
by Stephi Wild - Jan 25, 2022
Whilst the Traverse has not paused its programming since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020 – instead producing and presenting over 150 digital shows and original pieces of content, and 24 socially distanced in-person productions both in our venue and off-site in August and December – the company will now be able to present a full in-person series of performances over Spring 2022.
Guest Blog: Rob Drummond on Providing Covid-Era Community with 'Open Mic'
by Matt Wolf - Mar 31, 2021
When ETT approached me about making a theatre show which would most likely have to be shown digitally my first thought was … how can we call that theatre? From the beginning I was anxious, as with all my work, to keep the audience vital, active and (if they liked) participatory. Out of that came 'Open Mic'.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Announces THE JOURNEY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 28, 2020
Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced a limited engagement run of The Journey, an immersive, virtual theatrical event created and performed by world-renowned illusionist, mentalist, and performance artist Scott Silven.
Illusionist Scott Silven Presents THE JOURNEY
by Stephi Wild - Oct 21, 2020
Extraordinary illusionist, mentalist and performance artist Scott Silven and the Traverse Theatre invite you on a mesmerizing journey from your home to his in rural Scotland.