Producer Eleanor Lloyd and Nottingham Playhouse have today announced that Nicholas Farrell will join the cast for Mark Gatiss’ brand-new adaptation of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol directed by Adam Penford. Originally scheduled to open in 2020 the production will premiere at Nottingham Playhouse on 29 October, ahead of its London premiere at Alexandra Palace on […]
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Amy Adams to make West End debut in new production of The Glass Menagerie
Second Half Productions has today announced that six time Academy Award nominated actress Amy Adams will make her West End debut in a new production of Tennessee Williams’s celebrated memory play, The Glass Menagerie directed by Jeremy Herrin (Wolf Hall Trilogy, People Places and Things, This House). Paul Hilton (The Inheritance, Lady Macbeth, A Very […]
Casting Announced for The Mirror and the Light
Producers Playful Productions and the Royal Shakespeare Company have announced initial casting for The Mirror and the Light in the West End. The third and final novel in the Wolf Hall trilogy has been adapted for the West End stage by Dame Hilary Mantel and Ben Miles. Jeremy Herrin, who was nominated for an Olivier Award, a Tony Award and won the Evening Standard […]
The reopening of Agatha Christie’s ‘Witness for the Prosecution’ at London County Hall is delayed until 14 September
The reopening of Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution at London County Hall has been delayed until 14 September 2021. The production was due to reopen on 3 August. Producers Eleanor Lloyd and Rebecca Stafford said: “We are absolutely gutted that we have to delay the re-opening of Agatha Christie’s ‘Witness for the Prosecution’ at London County Hall until 14 September. Unfortunately, the […]
HAMPSTEAD THEATRE ANNOUNCES CAST FOR TENNESSEE WILLIAMS’ INNOVATIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER, THE TWO CHARACTER PLAY, DIRECTED BY SAM YATES, 17 JULY – 28 AUGUST 2021
Hampstead Theatre is delighted to announce the cast for Tennessee Williams’, The Two Character Play, directed by Sam Yates, from 17 July until 28 August. Yates is making a highly anticipated return to the theatre following his Olivier-nominated production of The Phlebotomist (2019). Kate O’Flynn and Zubin Varla will perform in this innovative, psychological thriller by one of the world’s great dramatists, which received its world premiere at the […]
6 of 93,292 Alexandra Palace announces co-production of stage adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion for spring 2022
Alexandra Palace today announces the first co-production in a new partnership with Rose Theatre will be an adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic romance Persuasion coming to the beautiful theatre in the iconic north London venue in April 2022. Jeff James (La Musica at Young Vic) and James Yeatman’s bold and brilliant adaptation, first seen at the Royal Exchange […]
The Mono Box & Apatan Productions present RESET THE STAGE: 7 new monologues filmed in empty London theatres
The Mono Box is delighted to announce RESET THE STAGE, a collection of 7 filmed monologues written by 7 emerging, ethnically diverse writers performed by established actors on the empty stages of 7 London theatres in lockdown will stream live online on Thursday 17th June at 7.30pm. This series of short films featuring actors Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Star Wars: Rogue […]
RSC’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL TO RETURN TO THE WEST END THIS SEPTEMBER MARKING 10 YEARS SINCE IT OPENED
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s West End production of Matilda The Musical has announced that it will return to the Cambridge Theatre from 16 September 2021. Seen by more than 10 million people across more than 90 cities worldwide, this autumn marks 10 years since the multi-award-winning show opened in the West End. Matilda The Musical is now booking through to […]
London Theatre: Disney’s The Lion King sets date for West End return
The Walt Disney Company UK and Ireland has today announced that London’s landmark musical, DISNEY’S THE LION KING will reopen in the West End on 29th July 2021. THE LION KING returns to the Lyceum Theatre, its London home for more than two decades, where the production has been seen by over 16 million people. Tickets will go […]
UK PREMIERE OF NEW MURDER MYSTERY MUSICAL ‘A KILLER PARTY’ TO BE STREAMED IN 9 EPISODES ON-DEMAND FROM FROM 19 APRIL – 16 MAY 2021 ON STREAM.THEATRE
The UK premiere of A Killer Party will be released as a series of 9 episodes to watch on-demand, at home or on the go, bringing the very best of British stage and screen directly into your living room. This side-splitting new musical, fueled by a contemporary pop score, will be available to watch on stream.theatre from 19 […]