Rona Munro

Review: MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON from How Now Brown Cow is on at the Baxter

As How Now Brown Cow presents us with their new piece of theatre, we are reminded of their commitment to excellence in everything that they do. The SA premier of MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON, starring Julie-Anne McDowell, is such a piece.

MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON Makes South African Premiere This August

How Now Brown Cow will present the multiple award-winning My Name Is Lucy Barton this August. Learn more about where to catch the production here!

Review: JAMES V: KATHERINE, Tron Theatre

A Raw Material and Capital Theatres co-production, James V: Katherine continues the theatrical series with the vivid historical storytelling of the previous instalments, set during the reigns of Scotland’s generations of Stewart kings. James V places a lesser-known female historical figure front and centre in the story, with an intimate and up-close performance with focussed, raw and humorous storytelling, directed by Orla O’Loughlin (Enough Of Him / What Girls Are Made Of / Mouthpiece).

Canadian Stage Sets 2024-25 Season Featuring Toronto and Canadian Premieres & More

Canadian Stage has unveiled its 24.25 season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

Manhattan Theatre Club Announces Lineup For 2024 Ted Snowdon Reading Series

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced the lineup for the 2024 Ted Snowdon Reading Series.

Cast and Creative Team Set For UK Tour of JAMES V: KATHERINE

Sean Connor, Catriona Faint, Benjamin Osugo, and Alyth Ross will star in James V: Katherine this Spring.

Scottish Society Of Playwrights Reveals The Winner Of The Third Hector MacMillan Award For Best New Scottish Play

The Scottish Society of Playwrights has announced that the winner of the third Hector MacMillan Award for Best New Scottish Play is  JAMES IV: QUEEN OF THE FIGHT by RONA MUNRO. Learn more about the play here!

Manhattan Theatre Club Reveals New Sloan Playwrighting Commissions & Evening of Excerpts at the American Museum of Natural History

The latest recipients have been announced for the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Initiative commissions for new theatrical works surrounding themes of science, math, and technology.

JAMES V: KATHERINE Will Tour Scotland Next Year

In Spring 2024 Rona Munro’s renowned James Plays continue, with a fifth standalone production set to surprise and delight audiences across Scotland.  Learn more about the production and where it will be touring to here!

MTC's 2023 Ted Snowdon Reading Series to Feature Work by Lloyd Suh, Else Went & More

Manhattan Theatre Clubhas announced the lineup for the 2023 Ted Snowdon Reading Series.

Natalie O'Donoghue's Top Shows Of The Decade

BWW reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue reflects on her top shows after reviewing for BroadwayWorld for a decade.

Review: MARY, Hampstead Theatre

Rona Munro explores the ramifications of the - then alleged, now confirmed - rape of Mary, Queen of Scots under the warped lens of the political games for which it was a useful tool. Mary is the last companion piece to Munro’s The James Plays cycle. It introduces the intriguing, malicious hearsay and delivers it with jarring misogyny, moulding political enterprise and gossip seamlessly. She juxtaposes blind allegiance to popular opinion, perception to truth.

GOOD Leads our Top Ten Shows for October

The weather might be cooling, but the West End is heating up. October's theatrical offerings provide an embarassment of riches, with some fantastic shows coming up: from David Tennant as the lead in C.P. Taylor's acclaimed play GOOD to Carrie Hope Fletcher in The Caucasian Chalk Circle at the Rose, to Juliet Stevenson in The Doctor and Elton's John's new musical Tammy Faye.

Stirling's Macrobert Arts Centre Is Bringing New Perspectives Into The Light With Its Autumn Season

Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling's cultural hub, will present an Autumn season with brings new perspectives into the light to entertain and delight audiences of all ages and interests.

Cumbernauld Theatre Will Stage at New Adaptation of Rona Munro's BOLD GIRLS

A new production of Bold Girls by Rona Munro will open on 24th September in Cumbernauld. The play is being produced in-house at Cumbernauld Theatre Trust's new home at Lanternhouse, a state-of-the-art performing arts centre based at Cumbernauld Community Campus.

Cumbernauld Theatre Trust Announces Autumn/Winter Season

The Autumn/Winter season runs from late August to February 2023 and is packed with leading theatre, music and comedy to suit all ages and tastes. The programme includes works from Cumbernauld Theatre Trust's autumn and winter in-house productions, visiting companies, new partnerships and cinema screenings. 

2022/23 Season Announced at Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre

Audiences are at the heart of this season's programme, with bold new adaptations of big-name classics like The Steamie and Cinderella joining returning favourites including Joan Clevillé's powerful reimagining of the Greek tragedy in Antigone, Interrupted and last year's sell-out sensation, Smile.

Casting Announced For Raw Material and Capital Theatres' JAMES IV - QUEEN OF THE FIGHT

As previously announced, in autumn 2022 Rona Munro returns to Scottish stages with a bold new production:  James IV – Queen of the Fight, directed by Laurie Sansom - the formidable duo who brought us James I, II and III.

MTC Announces Lineup for 2022 Ted Snowdon Reading Series

Manhattan Theatre Club announced the lineup for the 2022 Ted Snowdon Reading Series. The readings kick off Monday, March 14 and will be held on Mondays through March 28. The readings will take place at New York City Center – Stage I (131 West 55th Street). All readings are free and open to the public, but space is limited and RSVPs are required.

Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre Announces Spring 2022 season

As we enter a new year which looks to offer similar challenges for the arts industry as the one before, Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre are proud to continue to invest in high-quality, inspiring  dance, theatre, music and comedy production for the people of Dundee and beyond.