Tom Babbage

Janie Dee Joins PUTTING IT TOGETHER at the Playground Theatre

This December, The Playground Theatre will present two special performances of Stephen Sondheim and Julia McKenzie’s revue Putting It Together.  Learn more about the performance here!

Review: FUN AT THE BEACH ROMP-BOMP-A-LOMP!!, Southwark Playhouse

Advertised as “Grease meets Squid Game”, Fun At The Beach Romp Bomp A Lomp!! manages to go from the ridiculous to the sublime, even if it does lose its way every now and then.

Guest Blog: Writer Martin Landry on Creativity, Work Ethic and Fish CPR in FUN AT THE BEACH ROMP-BOMP-A-LOMP

As I write this, I'm in a rehearsal room with an immensely talented group of creative people - people who have dedicated their lives to the study and creation of theatre - figuring out what it looks like to revive a fish from the dead. You would not believe the variety of ways one can go about this. If you have some free time, and are absolutely certain you're alone, you should see how many you can come up with. It's fun! 

Cast and Creative Team Set For FUN AT THE BEACH ROMP-BOMP-A-LOMP!!

The full cast and creative team have been announced for the world première of Brandon Lambert and Martin Landry’s Fun at the Beach Romp-Bomp-a-Lomp!!

Guest Blog: 'It's a Wild Ride of a Show': Actor Aruhan Galieva on Codpieces, Blood Bags and Having a Blast in THE FAIR MAID OF THE WEST

Hello! This is a blog post update from Aruhan - Actor, Comedian, Writer, Singer and Bat (Lovin’) Ambassador for the Bat Conservation Trust.

Cast Set For the Royal Shakespeare Company's THE FAIR MAID OF THE WEST

The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced casting for The Fair Maid of the West, which will run in the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, from Saturday 2 December 2023 to Sunday 14 January 2024, with press night on Tuesday 12 December.  

THE MOTIVE AND THE CUE to Transfer to the West End in December

The Motive and the Cue, which is currently running at the National Theatre through 15 July, will transfer to the West End on December 9, 2023. 

Could Sam Mendes' THE MOTIVE AND THE CUE Transfer to the West End and Broadway?

 Sam Mendes' The Motive and the Cue is now playing at the National Theatre. Baz Bamigboye has revealed that the production is hoping to transfer to the West End and then Broadway.

Photos: In Rehearsal for THE MOTIVE AND THE CUE, Directed by Sam Mendes

Rehearsal images for The Motive and the Cue have been released. The show is directed by Sam Mendes and features a cast that includes Johnny Flynn, Mark Gatiss, Tuppence Middleton and Janie Dee.

Full Cast Announced for Sam Mendes' THE MOTIVE AND THE CUE

With a week to go before rehearsals begin, the full cast for Jack Thorne’s new play, The Motive and the Cue, directed by Sam Mendes, is revealed. 

Brand New Play CLUEDO Will Soon Arrive In Milton Keynes

Daniel Casey, star of ITV's Midsummer Murders, is to join the cast of the comedy thriller Cluedo as Professor Plum. Casey will be joining Michelle Collins, star of EastEnders and Coronation Street, who is starring as Miss Scarlett. The new play, directed by Mark Bell (The Play That Goes Wrong), arrives in Milton Keynes from Monday 30 May for one week.

CLUEDO Visits Theatre Royal Brighton in June

Daniel Casey, star of ITV's Midsummer Murders, joins the cast of the comedy thriller Cluedo as Professor Plum. Casey will be joining Michelle Collins, star of EastEnders and Coronation Street, who is starring as Miss Scarlett. The new play, directed by Mark Bell (The Play That Goes Wrong), visits Theatre Royal Brighton from Monday 13 to Saturday 18 June.

BWW Review: CLUEDO, Richmond Theatre

Was it Professor Plum in the library with the dagger? To many of us, the board game Cluedo is a family staple, but director Mark Bell’s play takes more of its influence from the 1985 American film Clue. The play retains the characters, weapons and location of a spooky manor house and turn it into a pacey farce that both amuses and frustrates.

CLUEDO Comes to the Belgrade Next Month

Next month, the Belgrade Theatre welcomes a hilarious new whodunnit spoof to its Main Stage. Cluedo is based on the classic board game of the same name, and the 1985 film Clue, and runs from Mon 14 – Sat 19 March, starring EastEnders and Coronation Street legend Michelle Collins as Miss Scarlett.

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Returns To The Belgrade Next Month

Follow the (fictional) Cornley Drama Society as they put on a 1920s murder mystery, 'The Murder at Haversham Manor'. As the title suggests, everything that can go wrong … does! As the accident prone thesps battle against all the odds to reach their final curtain call, hilarious results ensue!

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Announces Full Casting For 2021 UK Tour

Following three previously sold out tours, the production will open on Tuesday 13 July 2021 at Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury where it first premiered in 2014, before visiting Cheltenham, Bath, Salford, Nottingham, Eastbourne, Dartford, York, Woking, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Brighton and Aylesbury. Further dates soon to be announced.

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Returns On Tour In 2021

The Play That Goes Wrong, the Olivier Award-winning box office hit, is back for its fourth UK Tour in the new year.

MAGIC GOES WRONG At The Vaudeville Theatre Announces New Cast

Magic Goes Wrong, the box office hit created by Mischief Theatre with magic legends Penn & Teller, today announces a magical cast transformation at the Vaudeville Theatre, from March 2020.

PETER PAN GOES WRONG Flies Into Coventry

Following the incredible success of The Play That Goes Wrong and The Comedy About a Bank Robbery, multi-award winners Mischief Theatre are back at the Belgrade this February with another side-splitting stage show where everything that can goes wrong, does.

Mischief Theatre Returns To Storyhouse With PETER PAN GOES WRONG

Multi award-winning theatre company Mischief Theatre is returning to Storyhouse in Chester this January with new show, Peter Pan Goes Wrong.