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Declan Bennett, star of ITV’s new detective drama The Long Call, makes his writing debut at the Turbine Theatre this November with an intimate, autobiographical one-person show. Boy Out The City follows Declan as he moves out of the Big Smoke to a sleepy Oxfordshire village and struggles to adapt to life alone in the... Continue Reading →
Scott Fitzgerald’s renowned tale of the glitz and glamour of the Jazz Age comes to the stage at Southwark Playhouse in a captivating musical adaptation by Ruby in the Dust Theatre. Following previous successes as a sell-out concert at Crazy Coqs in Piccadilly and an online streamed concert performance at Cadogan Hall, Gatsby: The Musical... Continue Reading →
Showstopping musical Vanara – The Legend is coming to London stages later this month with the incredible talent of stage and screen star Jacob Fowler in the leading role. Fowler will bring to life the enigmatic character of Mohr, a confident and loyal tribesman. Fowler made his name on the 2020 television series Little Mix: The Search with his... Continue Reading →
Icon Theatre will present If Not Now, a stunning large-scale movement-based production exploring poverty, prejudice, and the climate crisis, featuring professional artists alongside a volunteer cast of 100+ performers. The production will see breathtaking visuals projected onto the walls of Rochester Castle as part of Medway’s Light Nights. The cast of If Not Now will... Continue Reading →
Rehearsals began this week for the highly anticipated West End premiere of Life of Pi, Lolita Chakrabarti’s dazzling stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s award-winning book. It will begin performances at the Wyndham’s Theatre in London on Monday 15 November 2021. For the first time ever, the historic Wyndham’s Theatre will be transformed to fully accommodate... Continue Reading →
Audiences will have a further chance to witness Dexter Flanders’ powerful debut play FOXES this autumn as part of Theatre503’s new live streaming programme, before a strictly limited run at Theatre Peckham. The production will feature as part of Theatre Peckham’s Young, Gifted & Black festival, culminating an insightful season of theatre, poetry, film and... Continue Reading →
Liam McLaughlin Productions is pleased to announce the cast for the UK tour of Emma Hemingford’s Flinch. Writer Emma Hemingford will be playing the role of Jess and Benjamin Aluwihare will be playing the role of Mark. The UK Tour of Flinch will open at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford on Saturday 6th November, before... Continue Reading →
Back by popular demand, the Olivier and Tony Award®-winning production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, adapted by Simon Stephens from the novel by Mark Haddon, and directed by Marianne Elliott (War Horse, Angels in America, Company) will open at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre on 20 November before embarking on a... Continue Reading →
A Play About Sex is a national survey hosted on a new online platform aiming to ask 1,000 women from all backgrounds four questions about sex. Women’s perspectives are of often side-lined in these conversations and this important project aims to finally give women, regardless of anatomy, age, disability, ethnicity or gender identity, the floor. The... Continue Reading →
Casting is announced for Nicholas Hytner’s production of Philip Pullman’s The Book of Dust – La Belle Sauvage to run at The Bridge in a new stage adaptation by Bryony Lavery. Taking place twelve years before Pullman’s epic His Dark Materials trilogy, performances are from 2 December 2021 – 19 February 2022 with opening night... Continue Reading →
