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Construction Begins Next Week on The RSC's Holloway Garden Theatre; Cast Set For AS YOU LIKE IT
by Stephi Wild - Jun 28, 2024

Work on the construction of the RSC’s outdoor theatre, The Holloway Garden Theatre will commence on Monday 1 July.  Plus, casting has been announced for Shakespeare's As You Like It.

Photos: First Look At TWELFTH NIGHT At Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - May 9, 2024

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has released production photos for Twelfth Night, Shakespeare’s comedy of mistaken identities directed by Owen Horsley and set against the heat of the Mediterranean sun. The production runs until 8 June 2024 (Press Night: Thursday 9 May).

A TUPPERWARE OF ASHES, THE OTHER PLACE, and More Set For the National Theatre's Autumn Season
by Stephi Wild - May 7, 2024

The National Theatre has announced two new productions for its South Bank stages this autumn: the world premiere of Tanika Gupta’s A Tupperware of Ashes in the Dorfman theatre, and a new play by Alexander Zeldin inspired by Antigone called The Other Place in the Lyttelton theatre.

Video: Director Owen Horsley Talks TWELFTH NIGHT at Open Air Theatre
by Blair Ingenthron - May 5, 2024

Watch director Owen Horsley discuss Open Air Theatre's Twelfth Night in the video here. Previews start on Friday 3 May.

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For TWELFTH NIGHT at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 19, 2024

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has released all new rehearsal photos from Twelfth Night, Shakespeare’s comedy of mistaken identities directed by Owen Horsley and set against the heat of the Mediterranean sun.

Cast and Creative Team Set for TWELFTH NIGHT at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 26, 2024

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has revealed the full cast for Twelfth Night or What You Will. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Photos: First Look at David Tennant and Cush Jumbo in MACBETH
by Stephi Wild - Dec 15, 2023

All new photos have been released for Macbeth at the Donmar Warehouse, starring David Tennant (Macbeth) and Cush Jumbo (Lady Macbeth). Check out the photos here!

Full Cast Revealed for RSC's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Dec 6, 2023

The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced casting for its forthcoming production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream which runs in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon between Tuesday 30 January and Saturday 30 March 2024.  

Mathew Baynton to Play Bottom in the RSC's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 29, 2023

Mathew Baynton, co-creator of Ghosts, is set to play Bottom in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

NOISES OFF UK Tour is Coming to Milton Keynes in November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 27, 2023

The 40th-anniversary production of Michael Frayn's multi-award-winning farce, Noises Off is coming to Milton Keynes from Tue 21 – Sat 25 Nov, as part of its major UK tour.

Liza Goddard, Matthew Kelly and Simon Shepherd Join the Cast of UK Tour of NOISES OFF
by Stephi Wild - Jul 27, 2023

The 40th anniversary production of Michael’s Frayn’s multi award-winning farce, Noises Off is heading out on a major UK tour this autumn, following a sell-out West End season at the Phoenix Theatre earlier this year. Directed by Lindsay Posner, the touring production will star Liza Goddard as Dotty Otley, Matthew Kelly as Selsdon Mowbray and Simon Shepherd as Lloyd Dallas.

Dougray Scott Joins Elizabeth McGovern in WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? at Theatre Royal Bath
by Stephi Wild - Nov 22, 2022

Theatre Royal Bath Productions present Edward Albee's masterpiece Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at the Ustinov Studio in Bath from 13 January to 11 February 2023, directed by Lindsay Posner.

Full Cast Revealed for 40th Anniversary Tour of NOISES OFF
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Aug 19, 2022

The full cast has been announced for the 40th Anniversary tour of Michael Frayn’s multi award-winning farce, Noises Off, which will visit Theatre Royal Brighton from Tuesday 18 to Saturday 22 October 2022. 

Tracy-Ann Oberman and Matthew Kelly Join Felicity Kendal in the NOISES OFF 40th Anniversary Tour
by Stephi Wild - Aug 15, 2022

The full cast has been announced for the 40th Anniversary tour of Michael Frayn's multi award-winning farce, Noises Off, which will open at Theatre Royal Bath from 22 September 2022, before heading on to Richmond, Brighton and Cambridge.

VIDEO: Watch an All New Trailer For the London Production of NEWSIES, Tickets On Sale 16 June
by Stephi Wild - Jun 8, 2022

Following priority on-sale from 10am on Wednesday 15 June, tickets will go on sale to the public at 10am on Thursday 16 June for Disney’s NEWSIES, the award-winning Broadway musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman and book by Harvey Fierstein, which will have its UK premiere at London’s Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre.

BWW Review: THE TAXIDERMIST'S DAUGHTER, Chichester Festival Theatre
by Paige Cochrane - Apr 20, 2022

Chichester Festival Theatre welcomes their 60th Anniversary season with The Taxidermist’s Daughter, a gothic tale of revenge set across the Sussex marshes in 1912. Adapted from her best-selling novel, author Kate Mosse has transported her literary vision to the stage in the very heart of the town that she grew up in. The novel is oozing with narrative potential and moody landscape, but surprisingly Chichester’s adaptation felt underwhelming.

Shakespeare's Globe Announces Cast For JULIUS CAESAR
by Stephi Wild - Mar 23, 2022

Shakespeare's Globe has announced the cast and company for Julius Caesar. Directed by Diane Page, Globe on Tour will be bringing this production to The Globe Theatre and venues across the UK from 29 April - 10 September.

NEWSIES Comes to London's Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre in the Round on 28 November
by Stephi Wild - Mar 8, 2022

The theatre and dates have been announced for the London premiere of Disney’s NEWSIES, the award-winning Broadway musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman and book by Harvey Fierstein.

Photos: Inside Rehearsals for 'NIGHT MOTHER Starring Stockard Channing and Rebecca Night
by Gigi Gervais - Oct 12, 2021

Rehearsal images have been released for Hampstead Theatre’s production of the astonishing Pulitzer Prize-winning play ‘night, Mother by Marsha Norman. Featuring Stockard Channing and Rebecca Night, with direction by the theatre’s Artistic Director, Roxana Silbert, ‘night, Mother will run from 22 October until 4 December 2021. 

Royal Shakespeare Company Confirms Rescheduled Programme For Winter 2021
by Stephi Wild - Jul 14, 2020

The Royal Shakespeare company has today confirmed full performance dates for its previously scheduled productions of The Magician's Elephant and The Wars of The Roses Part 1 and 2 which will now take place in Winter 2021.