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Photos: First Look at Ruby Barker, Wil Johnson & More in RUNNING WITH LIONS

The Lyric Hammersmith Theatre and Talawa Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Running With Lions. The production will star Ruby Barker, Wil Johnson, Nickcolia KingN’da, Suzette Llewellyn, and Velile Tshabalala.

BWW Review: RUNNING WITH LIONS, Lyric Hammersmith

First recorded in March 2021 and broadcast on BBC Radio 4, (still available on BBC Sounds) Sian Carter’s new play Running With Lions is a raw and honest look at attitudes towards grief, faith and the stigma of mental health problems in a multi-generational British-Caribbean family.

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For RUNNING WITH LIONS at the Lyric Hammersmith

Running With Lions is an intergenerational family drama about love, loss and hope: following three generations of women, it explores what it means to allow those we love to be themselves. The production stars Bridgerton’s Ruby Barker, alongside stars of stage and screen Wil Johnson, Nickcolia King-N’da, Suzette Llewellyn and Velile Tshabalala.

THE FOREST Leads February's Top 10 New London Shows

London is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. From Florian Zeller’s latest to a starry Shakespeare and thrilling art duel, here are some of this month’s most eye-catching openings. Don’t forget to check back for BroadwayWorld’s reviews, interviews and features!

VIDEO: Bridgerton Season 2 Gets Premiere Date; Plot Tease

Bridgerton premiered one year ago today – Happy Anniversary, dear readers. To commemorate the occasion, Lady Whistledown has gotten her readers a very special gift: Bridgerton Season 2 shall premiere on March 25th, 2022, only on Netflix.

Ruby Barker Will Lead RUNNING WITH LIONS at The Lyric; Full Casting Announced

The Lyric Hammersmith Theatre and Talawa Theatre Company today announce full casting for the world premiere of Running with Lions starring Ruby Barker (Bridgerton).

BRIDGERTON Renewed for Season Two

Netflix's recent hit, 'Bridgerton,' has been officially renewed for a second season! 

Netflix, Shondaland Set Cast for Julie Andrews-Led Series BRIDGERTON

Netflix and Shondaland have set the cast for the upcoming series, BRIDGERTON. Based on Julia Quinn's best-selling series of novels, BRIDGERTON, is set in the sexy, lavish and competitive world of Regency London high society.  From the glittering ballrooms of Mayfair to the aristocratic palaces of Park Lane and beyond, the series unveils a seductive, sumptuous world replete with intricate rules and dramatic power struggles, where no one is truly ever on steady ground.  At the heart of the show is the powerful Bridgerton family. Comprised of eight close-knit siblings, this funny, witty, daring and clever group must navigate the upper ten thousand's marriage mart in search of romance, adventure and love.  

Guest Blog: Out of Joint's Kate Wasserberg On CLOSE QUARTERS

Kate Bowen's funny, filthy, heartfelt play about three young women who are the very first British female infantry soldiers was the perfect project for Out of Joint to make with our brilliant partners at Sheffield. It deals with politics but doesn't tell you what to think, reaches out to its audience and makes them laugh, and is great night out, full of hope and fury and humour.

Photo Flash: Inside Rehearsal For CLOSE QUARTERS at Sheffield Theatres

Sheffield Theatres and Out of Joint present the world premiere of Kate Bowen's Close Quarters. Kate Wasserberg directs Ruby Barker (Private Sarah Findlay), Bradley Banton (Sergent Adeyemi), Chloe-Ann Tylor (Private Alison Cormack), Dylan Wood (Lance Corporal Brian Armstrong), Sophie Melville (Private Clare Davies) and Kathryn O'Reilly (Captain Anna Sands). The production opens on 29 October, with previews from 25 October, and runs until 10 November.