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12 Comes to New Wimbledon Theatre


by Stephi Wild - February 14, 2025

Onnen Productions, a theatre company that portrays queer and Welsh stories, will debut in London with ‘12’ an original drama about OCD showing at the New Wimbledon Theatre....

DEAR MARTIN Comes to the Arcola Theatre Next Month


by Stephi Wild - February 06, 2025

Following an unexpected friendship between a psychopath in a high security hospital and his secret lover’s husband, Madeleine Brettingham’s debut play Dear Martin is a darkly comic commentary on mental health, connection and redemption. ...

TOY SOLDIER Will Receive World Premiere at Waterloo East Theatre


by Stephi Wild - January 10, 2025

Theatre on the River will present the world premiere of Toy Soldier with Helen Goodman and Joseph Dewey making their writing collaboration debut, opening at the Waterloo East Theatre this month....

The Vivienne and Charlie Brooks Add Additional Dates in the UK Tour of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG


by Stephi Wild - December 04, 2024

Further dates have been set for The Vivienne and Charlie Brooks as The Childcatcher in the new production of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, currently touring the UK....

The National Youth Music Theatre Achieves Guinness World Records For OUR HOUSE


by Stephi Wild - August 27, 2024

Leading youth arts organisation The National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT) are celebrating being awarded a Guinness World Records for their production Our House. ...

National Youth Music Theatre Announces PLATFORM And CRESCENDO To Close Summer 2024 Season


by A.A. Cristi - July 19, 2024

The National Youth Music Theatre has announced PLATFORM and CRESCENDO to close Summer 2024 season....

Southwark Playhouse Launches FORGE Artist Development Scheme


by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2024

Southwark Playhouse has launched FORGE, a brand-new development scheme that empowers emerging theatre companies to develop, refine and platform their artistic voice....

CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG Comes to Milton Keynes in July


by Stephi Wild - May 22, 2024

In Chitty Chitty Bang Bang we meet absent-minded inventor Caractacus Potts who restores a broken-down old racing car with the help of his children Jemima and Jeremy. Soon the family discover the car has magical powers, and along with the delectable Truly Scrumptious, the family end up on a hilarious...

Matt Lucas, Amara Okereke, and Callum Scott Howells Appointed Patrons of NYMT


by Stephi Wild - April 11, 2024

Leading youth arts organisation The National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT) has announced three of its alumni – the critically acclaimed Matt Lucas, the award-winning Amara Okereke (My Fair Lady, West End; Spring Awakening, Almeida Theatre), and Callum Scott Howells (It’s a Sin, Channel 4; The Way, BBC;...

Vicki Pepperdine, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, and Dan Skinner Will Lead THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR at Marylebone Theatre


by Stephi Wild - March 14, 2024

TV comedy royalty Vicki Pepperdine (Poor Things, Getting On, Dear Joan and Jericha) will star alongside Kiell Smith-Bynoe (Ghosts, Stath Lets Flats, Taskmaster, Man Like Mobeen) and Dan Skinner (Shooting Stars, This Time with Alan Partridge, The Kennedys) in a brand-new production of Nikolai Gogol's...

Past Shows

The Devil May Care
The Devil May Care
8/1 - 1/2/2025


George Bernard Shaw’s  The Devil’s Disciple  is revived in this electrifying new adaptation. It’s 1899, and the United States is growing in power – fighting ...

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