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Update: Sir Ian McKellen Will Not Return to PLAYER KINGS in London Following Onstage Fall
by Joshua Wright - Jun 20, 2024

It has been announced that Sir Ian McKellen will not return to Player Kings at the Noel Coward Theatre in London after he suffered a fall during a performance earlier this week.

Sir Ian McKellen Delays Return To PLAYER KINGS After Falling Off Stage
by Joshua Wright - Jun 18, 2024

While Sir Ian McKellen is expected to make a full recovery following an on-stage accident during a performance of Player Kings at the Noël Coward Theatre in London, the production has announced that McKellen's return to the show will be delayed an additional day.

Sir Ian McKellen To Make Full Recovery After On-Stage Fall; PLAYER KINGS Tuesday Performance Canceled
by Joshua Wright - Jun 17, 2024

Sir Ian McKellen is expected to make a full recovery following an on-stage accident during a performance of Player Kings at the Noël Coward Theatre in London.

Sir Ian McKellen Hospitalized After On-Stage Fall During PLAYER KINGS at Noël Coward Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Jun 17, 2024

Sir Ian McKellen, the esteemed 85-year-old actor, has been hospitalized following an on-stage accident during a performance of Player Kings at the Noël Coward Theatre in London.

Photo: Check Out All New Artwork For Ian McKellen-Led PLAYER KINGS
by Stephi Wild - Mar 29, 2024

Player Kings, led by Ian McKellen, has released all new artwork ahead of its first preview in the West End this Monday 1 April. Check out the photo here!

PLAYER KINGS Starring Ian McKellen Will Embark on UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Mar 21, 2024

Ian McKellen-led Player Kings, adapted and directed by Robert Icke from William Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2 is to go on a UK tour following its West End run.

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For PLAYER KINGS, Starring Ian McKellen!
by Stephi Wild - Jan 30, 2024

Rehearsal photos have been released for Player Kings, adapted by Robert Icke from William Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2.  Check out the photos here!

Full Cast Set for PLAYER KINGS Starring Ian McKellen, Toheeb Jimoh & Richard Coyle
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 19, 2024

IAN MCKELLEN, TOHEEB JIMOH & RICHARD COYLE star in Robert Icke's production of PLAYER KINGS, adapted from Shakespeare's Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2.

Toheeb Jimoh and Richard Coyle Join Ian McKellen in Robert Icke's Production of PLAYER KINGS
by Stephi Wild - Jan 19, 2024

The full cast has been revealed for Player Kings, adapted by Robert Icke from William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2.

Review: AS YOU LIKE IT, RSC Stratford Upon Avon
by Gary Naylor - Jul 14, 2023

Old actors play young characters and find new nuances in familiar speeches

RSC Releases New Artwork for AS YOU LIKE IT
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 26, 2023

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has released new artwork for its forthcoming production of As You Like It, directed by Omar Elerian, which runs in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon between 17 June – 5 August 2023. 

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For WE STARTED TO SING at the Arcola Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 3, 2022

All new rehearsal images have been released for Barney Norris’ upcoming production of We Started to Sing at the Arcola Theatre, which marks the reopening of the theatre since March 2020.

Arcola Theatre Announces Full Cast For WE STARTED TO SING
by Stephi Wild - Mar 22, 2022

Arcola Theatre today announces the full cast for the world première of Barney Norris' new play We Started To Sing, which marks the reopening of the theatre since March 2020. Barney Norris directs Barbara Flynn, David Ricardo-Pearce, Naomi Petersen, George Taylor and Robin Soans.

Off West End Announces OFFIES Finalists and Awards Event
by Stephi Wild - Jan 24, 2018

The Offies 2018 finalists were announced live on Twitter & Facebook at 1pm today by OffWestEnd Panel Judge & Critic for The Stage Mark Shenton.

Louis Fantasia and Families Forward Learning Center Announce OLD TIME HOLIDAY RADIO HOUR
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 9, 2017

Louis Fantasia and Families Forward Learning Center announced their first ever OLD TIME HOLIDAY RADIO HOUR - ONE NIGHT ONLY at the Moss Theatre in Santa Monica, California on Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 8:30 PM. featuring two classic NBC Radio episodes; DRAGNET ( The Big Little Jesus, 1953), and THE GREAT GILDERSLEEVE (Christmas Special, 1943) A LOST EPISODE, not heard on radio since it's original air date. Under the direction of Louis Fantasia, the stage readings star Rhea Perlman and Isabella Hofmann.

Max Stafford-Clark Announces Departure From Out Of Joint
by BWW News Desk - Sep 5, 2017

After 23 years of groundbreaking work and having led its recent successful four year funding application to the Arts Council of England Max Stafford-Clark announces today his intention to leave Out of Joint to focus on his international freelance career.

London Cast and Edinburgh Transfer Announced for NASSIM at the Bush Theatre Studio
by BWW News Desk - Jun 7, 2017

The Bush Theatre is thrilled to announce that their production of Nassim written by Nassim Soleimanpour (While Rabbit Red Rabbit) and directed by Bush Theatre Associate Director Omar Elerian (One Cold Dark Night, Islands) will transfer to the Traverse Theatre for a full run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer.

TALKING TO TERRORISTS by Robin Soans Receives Australian Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - May 4, 2017

Talking to Terrorists is a play commissioned by the Royal Court and Out of Joint in 2005. The writer Robin Soans, director Max Stafford - Clark, and actors interviewed people from around the world who have been affected by or involved in terrorism. They wanted to know what makes ordinary people do extreme things, often at a shockingly young age. The people they met, several of whom have asked not to be named, spoke candidly and often bravely.

Bush Theatre Re-Opens in March with a Week-Long Celebration
by BWW News Desk - Jan 20, 2017

The Bush Theatre will reopen after a year-long £4.3m redevelopment, the largest capital project in the theatre's history, with a bold new season kicked off by the European Premiere of Guards at the Taj by Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph, directed by Jamie Lloyd (from 7 April). A brand new Studio space opens with the premiere of Barney Norris play While We're Here directed by Alice Hamilton (from 26 April).

StoneCrabs, Yellow Earth and Japan Foundation to Present WINDS OF CHANGE Readings
by BWW News Desk - Oct 12, 2016

Winds of Change (Ashita No Kaze) is a brand new monthly series of staged readings of Japanese plays to be presented at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Studio Theatre in London this winter.