Red Pitch by Tyrell Williams, a fast-paced, sharp-edged, and powerful story about gentrification and the impact of this relentless change on London’s communities had its world premiere at the Bush Theatre in February. Once it received both audience and critical acclaim, the production quickly sold out. Now, having been filmed in front of a specially... Continue Reading →
News: Simon Russell Beale to play John Gabriel Borkman at the Bridge Theatre
Simon Russell Beale will play the title role in Henrik Ibsen’s John Gabriel Borkman in a new version by Lucinda Coxon at the Bridge Theatre. Directed by Nicholas Hytner with set designs by Anna Fleischle and costume designs by Liam Bunster, John Gabriel Borkman will have its first performance on 24 September 2022 with opening... Continue Reading →
News: Now or Never to be streamed on first anniversary In aid of the Suzie Mackie Fellowship
The acclaimed digital recording of Now Or Never will receive a one-night-only anniversary stream to raise money for The Suzie Mackie Fellowship; funding research into Triple Negative breast cancer. Originally performed at the Barn Theatre in 2021, this digital song cycle follows 7 ordinary people as they react to the news that the world may... Continue Reading →
News: Production images released for Riot Act
Production images have been released for the new digital adaption of the critically-acclaimed stage production Riot Act. Following a West End run and UK tour, Riot Act contains heart-wrenching and hilarious verbatim interviews with a Stonewall survivor, a radical drag artist, and an AIDS activist. Alexis Gregory’s solo show is a hard-hitting ride through six decades of queer history, directed... Continue Reading →
Review: Cold, London International Mime Festival (online)
Now in its 46th year, the London International Mime Festival celebrates contemporary visual performances and features a variety of shows including mime, puppetry and dance. After being forced online last year due to the pandemic, normality has resumed with in-person performances, however there are still digital productions available for anyone who would rather watch from... Continue Reading →
News: Hope Mill Theatre’s acclaimed Black British retelling of ‘The Wiz’ to be streamed online
Manchester Hope Mill Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of The Wiz is to be streamed online. The musical had to cancel 15 sold-out performances over Christmas due to Covid. The rightsholders have now generously agreed to it being filmed and streamed for a strictly limited number of performances to UK-only audiences, and limited to the number... Continue Reading →
News: New titles added to National Theatre at Home
Ahead of National Theatre at Home’s one year anniversary on 1 December, the National Theatre has today announced the next filmed productions to be added to the streaming service, which is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Joining the platform today is Simon Godwin’s critically acclaimed 2018 production of Antony & Cleopatra in the Olivier theatre, with... Continue Reading →
News: Frantic Assembly announces streamed performances of I Think We Are Alone as part of digital tour
Frantic Assembly, in association with TEAFilms, have announced a week of streamed performances of I Think We Are Alone by Sally Abbott (The Coroner; Vera), the tour of which was cut short in March 2020 by the global pandemic. This specially commissioned version for the screen, captured by TEA films and directed by Frantic Assembly... Continue Reading →
News: Sleeping Trees return to our screens this Christmas with Puss In Moon Boots
After the success of last year’s online living room adventure, Sleeping Trees are back with Puss In Moon Boots – a brand-new interactive film to be enjoyed from the comfort of your own sofa! Showcasing all the comedy and magic that Sleeping Trees are known and loved for, Puss In Moon Boots brings the joy... Continue Reading →
News: Dorian Rock Musical comes to stream.theatre this Halloween
Who needs ghosts and ghouls when there’s a rock star selling his soul to the Devil? Edgy, Gothic and glamourous, Dorian is re-streaming after earlier success on the streaming platform stream.theatre. Filmed at a site-specific secret location in the heart of Mayfair, Ruby in the Dust Theatre’s Dorian brought a modern twist to Oscar Wilde’s... Continue Reading →