Roy Williams

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!

Programming Set For Paines Plough’s 50th Anniversary Gala
by Stephi Wild - Jan 30, 2025

Paines Plough has announced programming for its star-studded 50th Anniversary Gala taking place in February at the Criterion Theatre. Learn more about the upcoming lineup here!

Review: AIDA, Royal Ballet and Opera
by Gary Naylor - Jan 29, 2025

Robert Carsen's vision is as uncompromising as ever, but the world has changed in three short years

ALL THE HAPPY THINGS Will Premiere At Soho Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 23, 2025

SH Productions has announced the world premiere of All The Happy Things, the debut full-length play by playwright and actor Naomi Denny. Learn more here!

Review: THE LONELY LONDONERS, Kiln Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jan 17, 2025

Roy Williams’ tight adaptation of Sam Selvon’s 1956 rather meandering novel The Lonely Londoners continues that education. It was a hit when it played at the diminutive Jermyn Street theatre last year. Ebenezer Bamboye’s adaptation now comes to the Kiln Theatre, transporting you to a Bayswater bedsit in the 1950s where four West Indian men are trying to make their way in a city that seems to despise them.

Theatre503 Reveals New Leadership Team
by Stephi Wild - Jan 10, 2025

Theatre503 has announced Anthony Simpson-Pike as its new Artistic Director, succeeding Lisa Spirling who departs Theatre503 after eight years to join Stratford East as Artistic Director.

Guest Blog: 'It’s Beautiful and Ugly': Director Annie Kershaw on Power and Control in New Adaptation of THE MAIDS
by Guest Author - Jan 8, 2025

In 2024 I was Carne Deputy Director at Jermyn Street Theatre. The role was designed to teach the recipient about the day to day running of a theatre with the view to one day leading a building.

Lane Czaplinski Will Lead Charlotte Street as Interim Executive Director
by Stephi Wild - Jan 3, 2025

Charlotte Street has engaged Lane Czaplinski to be its Interim Executive Director as it transitions from the formative leadership of outgoing director Amy Kligman over the last nine years.

Photos: THE LONELY LONDONERS in Rehearsal at the Kiln Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Dec 20, 2024

All new  rehearsal photos have been released for Sam Selvon's The Lonely Londoners adapted by Roy Williams. Performances begin next month. Check out the photos here!

WAITRESS Live Capture Will Stream on National Theatre at Home Next Year
by Stephi Wild - Dec 12, 2024

Three new shows will be part of National Theatre at Home's streaming service in 2025. The recently announced productions include Coriolanus, Death of England, and Waitress.

Artists Sign Open Letter Calling On National Theatre To Reinstate Primary Theatre Schools Touring Programme 
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 14, 2024

Artists, including David Morrissey, urged the National Theatre to reinstate its primary school touring program, emphasizing its importance for arts education and community engagement.

World Premiere & More Set for Jermyn Street Theatre Spring 2025 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 7, 2024

Jermyn Street Theatre's Spring 2025 season will feature a world premiere by Timberlake Wertenbaker, alongside a diverse lineup of productions. Discover what's in store for the upcoming season.

Stratford East Reveals 140th Anniversary Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Sep 3, 2024

With Abigail's Party directed by Nadia Fall beginning previews this week, launching Stratford East's 140th anniversary season, the theatre has announced new shows and events for this milestone year, and Fall's final season as the theatre's Artistic Director. 

Review Roundup: DEATH OF ENGLAND: CLOSING TIME at @sohoplace
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 29, 2024

See what the critics are saying about Death of England: Closing Time. Read the reviews and learn more about the production.

Review: DEATH OF ENGLAND: CLOSING TIME, @sohoplace
by Alexander Cohen - Aug 29, 2024

It only premiered last October, but Death of England: Closing Time, the final chapter in Roy Williams and Clint Dyer’s state of the nation triptych, not only retains its spine-frosting freshness, but feels more dangerous than ever.

Video: DEATH OF ENGLAND at @sohoplace Releases New Trailer
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 4, 2024

Watch a trailer for the West End productions of Clint Dyer and Roy Williams' three state of the nation plays, Death of England: Michael, Death of England: Delroy and Death of England: Closing Time in the video here.

Review Roundup: DEATH OF ENGLAND Opens at @sohoplace
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 31, 2024

Read the reviews for Death of England: Michael, Death of England: Delroy and Death of England: Closing Time. See what the critics are saying and learn more about the shows.

Review: DEATH OF ENGLAND: DELROY, @sohoplace
by Alexander Cohen - Jul 31, 2024

Some actors can play a role. Sure. Only a handful can inhabit it living and breathing. Even fewer are so convincing that you can’t imagine anyone else in their shoes. Paapa Essiedu is the latter. Without a doubt. Not even a second of doubt.

Review: DEATH OF ENGLAND: MICHAEL, @sohoplace
by Alexander Cohen - Jul 31, 2024

The guns fire loud and sonorous for the opening salvos of Clint Dyer and Roy Williams’s Death of England trilogy. A staggered premiere over four years at The National Theatre from 2020, new kid on the theatreland block @sohoplace (it’s really called that) have collated the trilogy (Michael, Delroy, and Closing Time) in rep in the West End.

Cast And Creatives Set for STATUES At Bush Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 9, 2024

The Bush Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team for the upcoming production of STATUES. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.