Stef Smith

The Playground Theatre Presents New Festival WOMEN'S VOICES: A CELEBRATION
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 5, 2025

The Playground Theatre will present a new festival WOMEN'S VOICES: A CELEBRATION running Sunday 2nd March – Sunday 23rd March 2025 at The Playground Theatre, 8 Latimer Road, London W10 6RQ. 

New Adaptation of THE PASSENGER Comes to the Finborough Theatre Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jan 14, 2025

The world premiere of a new adaptation of The Passenger by Nadya Menuhin will open at the Finborough Theatre for a five-week limited season next month. Learn more here!

BOTH EYES OPEN, A Hybrid Opera Theater Production, to Play Zellerbach Playhouse in February
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 4, 2025

New Performance Traditions will present a new production of Both Eyes Open, an experimental electroacoustic opera by Brooklyn-based composer Max Giteck Duykers and Berkeley-based librettist and playwright Philip Kan Gotanda.

World Premiere of Nadya Menuhin's THE PASSENGER Comes to Finborough Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Nov 15, 2024

The world premiere of The Passenger by Nadya Menuhin, based on the critically acclaimed novel by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz, opens at the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre for a five-week limited season.

Photos: THE GIRL IN THE MACHINE At The Young Vic
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 22, 2024

The Young Vic Theatre has released production photos of Girl in the Machine by Stef Smith (The Outrun, Nora: A Doll's House) directed by Annie Kershaw.

Review: THE OUTRUN, Church Hill Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Aug 4, 2024

Olivier Award-winning playwright Stef Smith joins forces with Vicky Featherstone, former Artistic Director of the National Theatre of Scotland, to reimagine Amy Liptrot’s bestselling memoir. Edinburgh’s producing theatre The Lyceum returns to the International Festival to present this world premiere. A young woman finds herself washed up back home on the Scottish archipelago of Orkney. She has no idea how or if she can rebuild her life after a decade of addiction.

Cast Set For GIRL IN THE MACHINE at the Young Vic Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jul 31, 2024

The Young Vic Theatre has announced casting for Girl in the Machine by Stef Smith and directed by Annie Kershaw.Girl in the Machine will run from Wednesday 16 - Saturday 26 October 2024 in the Young Vic’s Clare Theatre as part of the Creators Program and Genesis Future Directors Award program.

Edinburgh International Festival Launches New Annual Youth Exchange Programme
by Stephi Wild - Jul 10, 2024

Edinburgh International Festival devised a new exchange programme for young creatives to connect young people from Edinburgh with peers from another national or international location. Each year, the project will be connected to an artist or performance within that year's programme.

Young Vic Theatre Announces New Work From Taking Part and The Creators Program
by Stephi Wild - Apr 16, 2024

The Young Vic Theatre has announced brand new work from Taking Part and the Creators Program.  Learn more about the upcoming works here!

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish & More Nominated For HMMA Awards
by Michael Major - Nov 2, 2023

The 14th Annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2023 nominations have been announced, with artists like Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Justin Timberlake, and Metro Boomin receiving nominations. Lin-Manuel Miranda, Alan Menken, The Little Mermaid, Theater Camp, and more are coming nominees for this year's awards.

City Lights Theater Company to Present Ken Ludwig's THE GAME'S AFOOT; OR HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 21, 2023

With glittering 1930s flair, City Lights Theater Company will bring audiences the hilarious whodunit Ken Ludwig’s The Game’s Afoot; Or Holmes for the Holidays.

Orange Tree Theatre Reveals Casting For Mustapha Matura's MEETINGS
by Stephi Wild - Sep 6, 2023

Orange Tree Theatre has announced the full cast for Mustapha Matura's Meetings. Learn more about who is starring in the production here!

Lucas Hnath, Trevor Nunn, Noel Coward, and More Set For The Orange Tree Theatre's Upcoming Season
by Stephi Wild - May 11, 2023

The Orange Tree (OT) has announced its first full year of programming under new Artistic Director Tom Littler. It features world and European premieres by Zoe Cooper and Lucas Hnath; revivals from Mustapha Matura, Noël Coward and Oliver Goldsmith; directors including Trevor Nunn and Matthew Dunster; and Niamh Cusack headlining the first major London revival of Polly Stenham's breakout hit That Face.

Orange Tree Theatre Presents JMK Award Winner Kalungi Ssebandeke's MEETINGS
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 22, 2023

Orange Tree Theatre presents JMK Award Winner Kalungi Ssebandeke's MEETINGS by Mustapha Matura, designed by Olivia Jamieson.

Guildhall School Announces Summer Events Season 2023
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Mar 24, 2023

This summer, Guildhall School of Music & Drama presents a varied programme of events for the public to enjoy, including concerts, drama productions, opera and jazz.

Ephraim Sykes, Kate Burton & More Join Adrienne Warren Led ROOM on Broadway; Full Cast Announced!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 15, 2023

The complete cast has been announced for the US premiere of Room on Broadway. As previously announced, the production will star Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren as Ma. See how to purchase tickets!

Positive Stories For Negative Times Offers Schools Chance To Perform New Plays By Top Playwrights This Summer
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 9, 2023

Wonder Fools in association with Traverse Theatre, Ayr Gaiety, Eden Court, Perth Theatre and Youth Theatre Arts Scotland with plays co-commissioned by Wonder Fools and Traverse Theatre present Positive Stories for Negative Times: Season Three

Adrienne Warren Will Lead ROOM on Broadway This Spring
by Stephi Wild - Jan 23, 2023

Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren is headed back to Broadway to lead the American premiere of ROOM, written and adapted for the stage by Emma Donoghue, based on her 2010 best-selling novel which she also adapted into the award-winning 2015 film.

Positive Stories for Negative Times Launches Season Three Next Year
by Stephi Wild - Dec 8, 2022

Critically acclaimed theatre company Wonder Fools return with a third season of their innovative participatory programme, Positive Stories for Negative Times.

Playwrights Announced For The Inaugural East By West UK/US Playwright Exchange
by Stephi Wild - Aug 15, 2022

An Tobar and Mull Theatre in partnership with the Citizens Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theater (New York) and Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater with support from Playwrights' Studio Scotland and Arch 468 have announced the playwrights who have been selected to take part in the inaugural The East by West UK/US Playwright Exchange.