Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre Reveal 2025 Season
by Stephi Wild - Jan 27, 2025
Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre have announced their 2025 season – a programme that celebrates creativity, connection, and community. Audiences can look forward to a year of premieres, new creations, and returning favourites for all ages.
MONSOON WEDDING Musical Will Now Open in India in 2021
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 23, 2020
The musical adaptation of Mira Nair's hit film Monsoon Wedding will now open in India in 2021. Prior to the global health crisis, the musical was set to open at Leeds Playhouse on June 17th 2020 before transferring to London's Roundhouse to play a limited season from 17th July to 29th August.
Musical Adaptation Of The Film MONSOON WEDDING Will Premiere in Summer 2020
by Stephi Wild - Dec 5, 2019
Nearly 20 years after the multi award-winning Monsoon Wedding broke all moulds by becoming one of the most successful international films of all time and introducing a worldwide audience to Indian culture through the joy of the rom-com, the beautiful story of finding love against the odds returns as a brand-new musical.
VIDEO: Watch TINA Musical Star Kayleigh McKnight In Nick Butcher's Musical Film, LOVED BEFORE
by Stephi Wild - Jan 23, 2019
British theatre composer Nick Butcher releases his musical film, Loved Before, staring Kayleigh Mcknight (Tina, Jesus Christ Superstar) and directed by Stephen Whitson (Hamilton, 42nd Street). The cast also includes Prince Plocky (Coriolanus, Lazerus) and Anne Vanderelst (credit). The film features the original song, He's Been Loved Before, with Music by Nick Butcher and Lyrics by Nick Butcher and Tom Ling.
HAMILTON: The Ultimate Guide
by Marianka Swain - Dec 5, 2017
Hamilton finally makes its UK debut at the Victoria Palace Theatre tomorrow night. Need a quick primer on the musical phenomenon? Here's the lowdown
Imagine If Presents YOU FORGOT THE MINCE
by Julie Musbach - Sep 11, 2017
Following its Edinburgh Festival Fringe run, Imagine If's production of Francesca Joy's gritty new play You Forgot the Mince is touring prisons and theatres this Autumn, coming to The Courtyard Theatre, Hoxton, London from Tuesday 26 - Saturday 30 September 2017.
EDINBURGH 2017: BWW Interview - Stephen Whitson
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jul 27, 2017
BWW speaks to Stephen Whitson, Associate Director on Hamilton and 42nd Street about bringing You Forgot The Mince to the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Imagine If Presents YOU FORGOT THE MINCE at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by BWW News Desk - Jul 12, 2017
Following a hugely successful 2016 tour to theatres and prisons in the North of England, You Forgot the Mince, presented by Imagine If and written by Francesca Joy, will run at The Pleasance Courtyard during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 7 - 28 August 2017 (excl. 21 August).
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal for Imagine If Theatre's YOU FORGOT THE MINCE
by BWW News Desk - Sep 22, 2016
Francesca Joy's debut play, You Forgot the Mince, is a raw and compelling portrait of an intense, passionate and ultimately abusive relationship that spirals out of control with unexpected consequences. Drawn from personal accounts and interviews with victims and perpetrators, this gritty piece of new writing embarks on a UK Tour to theatres and prisons this autumn, presented by Imagine If Theatre Company. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in rehearsal below!
First Ever Stage Production of J.B. Priestley's BENIGHTED at Old Red Lion Theatre
by Rebecca Russo - Jul 29, 2016
Originally published as a novel in 1927, Benighted was the first real introduction to the world of a then unknown J.B. Priestley. Now the world premiere of its stage production, adapted by Duncan Gates, will be staged at the Old Red Lion this Christmas. Following the success of the 2015 world premiere of Arthur Miller's No Villain, the Old Red Lion are now renowned for their exciting programming decisions.
Photo Coverage: ELEGIES FOR ANGELS, PUNKS AND RAGING QUEENS
by Carrie Dunn - Jun 2, 2015
Elegies For Angels, Punks and Raging Queens is a song cycle with music by Janet Hood and lyrics and additional text by Bill Russell. The work features songs and monologues inspired by the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt and Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology. Each of the monologues is written from the perspective of characters who have died from AIDS and the songs represent the feelings of friends and family members dealing with the loss.
Amy Lennox Set for THE LAST FIVE YEARS at Lyric Theatre Belfast
by BWW News Desk - Apr 28, 2015
Amy Lennox will play Cathy in Jason Robert Brown's award-winning musical 'The Last Five Years' at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast from 24th June - 4th July 2015, replacing previously-announced Laura Tebbutt who is no longer available for the run.
Rare Moustache and First Light Theatre Present IF ONLY
by Anna Bencivengo - Dec 8, 2014
Rare Moustache and First Light Theatre will present the London Premiere of luminary Canadian Playwright Michel Tremblay's "If only..." in a translation by Bill Findlay and Martin Bowman at the brand new Bread & Roses Theatre in Clapham from 6th to 11th January 2015.