Wednesday, January 13, 2016
The world-premiere production of Bend It Like Beckham, a new British musical version of the 2002 film of the same name, is to shutter at the West End's Phoenix Theatre March 5 at the…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:46PM[SHARE]Shona McCarthy has been appointed as chief exeuctive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:08AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Joshua Harmon's Bad Jews, which received its U.K. premiere in a season at Bath's Ustinov Studio in 2014 before transferring to London's St. James Theatre and then the Arts Theatr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:24AM[SHARE]Monday, January 11, 2016
The Father, a new play by Florian Zeller that premiered in Paris and then received its U.K. premiere at Bath's Ustinov Studio followed by runs at London's Tricycle Theatre and Wyndha…
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:52AM[SHARE]The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced further plans for its winter 2016 season at Stratford-upon-Avon that marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:50AM[SHARE]The full cast has been announced for the West End transfer of Jessica Swale's Nell Gwynn, about the 17th century actress and royal mistress. The production will transfer to the Apollo Th…
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:55AM[SHARE]I began last week in Edinburgh and ended it in Barbados, and in between had four days in London during which I
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM[SHARE]Friday, January 8, 2016
Andrew Lloyd Webber is to stand in for Elaine Paige—the original Eva Peron and Grizabella in the first London productions of his musicals Evita and Cats respectively—on t…
SOURCE: Playbill at 06:29PM[SHARE]The West End transfer of Guys and Dolls, first seen at Chichester Festival Theatre in summer 2014, officially opened Jan. 6 at the West End's Savoy Theatre, for a limited 13-week run…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:39PM[SHARE]The previously announced all-new production of Sister Act, based on the 1992 film of the same name and originally seen in the West End in 2009 and on Broadway in 2011, is to star the 200…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:13AM[SHARE]Full casting has been announced for the world premiere of Matthew Perry's playwrighting debut, The End of Longing.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:12AM[SHARE]Top of many critics best shows of last year, including that of my colleague Natasha Tripney, was Oresteia, Robert Icke’s revelatory modern
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 7, 2016
Ramin Karimloo has become an internationally recognised star of musicals in the last few years, since first originating the role of the Phantom in the ill-fated premiere London production of…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 12:43PM[SHARE]London gets back into the groove this week, with multiple openings, though outside the capital pantomimes and Christmas shows are still playing
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 6, 2016
The other day my colleague Michael Coveney declared that amongst his New Year resolutions is one to “make a first visit to
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM[SHARE]Interviewed by Rachel Cooke in The Observer (January 3, 2016, Anderson is currently appearing in War and Peace, and about to start shooting the third series of The Fall (pictured left), befo…
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 01:48AM[SHARE]The West End transfer of Guys and Dolls, first seen at Chichester Festival Theatre in summer 2014, officially opens Jan. 6 at the West End's Savoy Theatre, following previews that began …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:08AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Emma Rice has announced her first season as artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe, which will open with her directing A Midsummer Night's Dream, beginning performances April 30 pr…
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:03AM[SHARE]Broadway breaks all previous records for a single week, and I choose the half dozen shows I am most looking forward to this spring in New York.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:57AM[SHARE]This week, I’m back on the reviewing beat with the first two openings of the year " the transfer of Chichester Festival
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM[SHARE]Monday, January 4, 2016
Full casting has been announced for the West End premiere of Motown the Musical, beginning performances Feb. 11 prior to an official opening March 8 at the Shaftesbury Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:48PM[SHARE]Looking ahead to this year's highlights, from Broadway imports and Pulitzer prize winners to Kenneth Branagh and Matthew Warchus's ongoing seasons.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 05:20AM[SHARE]The weekend before Christmas, the Royal Court laid on a relaxed matinee performance of Linda, at which parents were invited to bring
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 31, 2015
The Queen's New Year Honors list, published on New Year's Eve to "recognise the achievements and services of extraordinary people across the United Kingdom," sees veteran s…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:28AM[SHARE]The Queen's New Year Honors list, published on New Year's Eve to "recognise the achievements and services of extraordinary people across the United Kingdom," sees veteran s…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:28AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 30, 2015
David Lindsay-Abaire's 2006 Broadway play Rabbit Hole, which won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, is to finally receive its U.K. premiere, beginning performances Jan. 29, …
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:45AM[SHARE]Whether you live across the pond or are planning a trip to take in some top-notch theatre, we've got the listings for the most-anticipated shows of London's spring season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 29, 2015
I've been out and about over the pre- and post-Christmas week, including trips to Brighton, Manchester and Leeds, with lots of catching up to do in London, too.
SOURCE: mytheatremates.com at 06:20AM[SHARE]The ongoing success of the West End in both commercial and artistic terms can be identified in a number of encouraging trends.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AM[SHARE]Monday, December 28, 2015
Gina Beck is currently starring in " and earning rave reviews for " a major new production of the classic musical Show
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 24, 2015
Mark Goucher, producer of the current new U.K. touring production of Hairpray, is setting his sights on bringing the show to the West End.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:48AM[SHARE]Loading more stories…
