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Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Top 10 Page To Stage Adaptations by Marianka Swain

Harry Potter mania grips London, while over the pond the States is seized by Hamilton fever. What do they have in common Both originated in literary sources - Harry Potter and the Cursed Chi…

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Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Some Girl(s), Park Theatre by Marianka Swain

Neil LaBute’s exercise in self-flagellation, first seen in 2005 and adapted for film in 2013, offers his familiar misanthropic take on the battle of the sexes. This one concerns Guy (Charl…

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BWW Interview: Playwright Jon Brittain On The West End Run of ROTTERDAM by Marianka Swain

Last year, Jon Brittain's Rotterdam had a successful and well-received premiere at Theatre503 - this month, it moves into the West End for a Trafalgar Studios run. Centring on Alice, who wan…

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Monday, July 18, 2016

Mark Strong and Hope Davis Lead David Hare's THE RED BARN at National Theatre by Marianka Swain

THE RED BARN, a new play by David Hare, based on the novel, La Main, by Georges Simenon opens in the Lyttelton Theatre on 6 October press night 17 October.

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BWW Interview: Phyllis Logan Talks DOWNTON and PRESENT LAUGHTER by Marianka Swain

Scottish actress Phyllis Logan has enjoyed a stellar career on stage and screen, with notable performances in Mike Leigh's Secrets amp Lies and two British TV smash hits Lady Jane in Lovejoy…

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Friday, July 15, 2016

LATITUDE FESTIVAL Takes Over the National Theatre's River Stage by Marianka Swain

On 5-7 August, the National Theatre's River Stage welcomes Latitude Festival as they venture from their established Suffolk base to bring a heady mix of music, theatre, dance and literature …

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Thursday, July 14, 2016

BWW Interview: Declan Bennett on JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR by Marianka Swain

Actor and musician Declan Bennett has successfully maintaineddual, often intersecting careers as a singer-songwriter and musical theatre performer. He's had chart hits both with band Point B…

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Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Punchdrunk Announces Asian Premiere with SLEEP NO MORE in Shanghai by Marianka Swain

Punchdrunk have today announced a brand new production of their award-winning theatrical experience, SLEEP NO MORE, premiering in Shanghai this year. In December 2016, the doors will open to…

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Photo Flash: First Look at WICKED Tour Cast by Marianka Swain

WICKED, the West End and Broadway musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is pleased to release the first pictures of Jacqueline Hughes Elphaba, Carly…

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Photo Flash: INTO THE WOODS Opens at Menier Chocolate Factory by Marianka Swain

Last night, Fiasco's version of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's INTO THE WOODS opened at Menier Chocolate Factory. The innovative production, featuring just 10 actor-musicians,previously…

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BWW Review: INTO THE WOODS, Menier Chocolate Factory, 12 July 2016 by Marianka Swain

Anyone who ever played 'shop' as a child, trading real or imaginary objects over a table, will experience a thrill of recognition at Fiasco Theater's stripped-back take on Sondheim and James…

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Tuesday, July 12, 2016

BWW Interview: Alt-cabaret Star Bridget Everett Teases Her Soho Theatre Show by Marianka Swain

Alt-cabaret star Bridget Everett discusses her upcoming Soho Theatre show

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The Stripper, St James Theatre by Marianka Swain

Womanising detectives, shapely dames, gangsters and convoluted criminal conspiracies: Richard O’Brien and Richard Hartley’s 1982 musical take on Carter Brown’s California-set whodunit …

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Monday, July 11, 2016

BWW Interview: Composer Richard Hartley Discusses THE STRIPPER by Marianka Swain

Prolific composer Richard Hartley has written for stage and screen, including film scores for The Romantic Englishwoman, The Lady Vanishes, Nicolas Roeg's Bad Timing,Bertolucci's Stealing Be…

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Live Broadcast of National Theatre's THE THREEPENNY OPERA in September by Marianka Swain

Rufus Norris's National Theatre production of THE THREEPENNY OPERA by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill in a new adaptation by Simon Stephens will be broadcast live to cinemas around the world d…

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Friday, July 8, 2016

Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with the WICKED Tour Cast by Marianka Swain

WICKED, the West End and Broadway musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, has released rehearsal pictures of Jacqueline Hughes Elphaba, Carly Anderson…

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Mark Rylance and Louis Jenkins' NICE FISH Transfers to the West End by Marianka Swain

Mark RylanceandLouis Jenkins'critically acclaimed new comic playNICE FISH will transfer to the West End this winter, following sold-out seasons at the American Repertory Theater at Harvard U…

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Photo Flash: VAMOS CUBA! at Sadler's Wells by Marianka Swain

VAMOS CUBA brings an intoxicating mix of traditional and modern Cuban dance styles to Sadler's Wells this summer, receiving its World Premiere on the main stage on Tuesday 26 July-Sunday 21 …

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Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Billie Piper for YERMA at the Young Vic by Marianka Swain

Rehearsal images have been released for Simon Stone's YERMA at the Young Vic, starring Billie Piper as the title character. The cast also features Brendan Cowell, Maureen Beattie, John MacMi…

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Last Chance to Win Tickets for Rock n Roll Comedy MIK ARTISTIK'S EGO TRIP by Marianka Swain

Today is your last chance to win a pair of free tickets to rock n roll stand-up and Glastonbury regulars MIK ARTISTIK'S EGO TRIP at Warrington's Pyramid arts centre on Saturday 9 July.

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Thursday, July 7, 2016

BWW Review: QUEENS OF SYRIA, Young Vic, 7 July 2016 by Marianka Swain

Last night's Stuff Happensrevival was concerned with warmongering men chasing glory from afar. Now we meet the women who suffer most from such conflict 13 Syrian refugees, driven from their …

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BWW Review: STUFF HAPPENS, National Theatre, 6 July 2016 by Marianka Swain

When Sir John Chilcot stepped up to the mic to deliver his long-awaited verdict on the 2003 invasion of Iraq, he did so calmly, steadily, but with forensic and devastating analytical precisi…

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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Photo Flash: First Look at Rebel Wilson Opening in GUYS AND DOLLS by Marianka Swain

Rebel Wilson has made her London stage debut in GUYS AND DOLLS at the Phoenix Theatre, where she appears as Miss Adelaide for a strictly limited run until August 21. The cast also features S…

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Photo Flash: Go Behind the Scenes of AMERICAN IDIOT by Marianka Swain

In celebration ofAMERICAN IDIOT's return to London this week, fromFriday 8 July 2016, the critically acclaimed and celebrated UK production of Green Day's hit musical has released a selectio…

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Welcome To The New and Improved BroadwayWorld UK! by Marianka Swain

Welcome to the new and improved BroadwayWorld UK You'll notice lots of exciting upgrades as you browse ourexpanded UK site. We've redesigned our homepage so it's easier for you to find all o…

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Monday, July 4, 2016

James Bond Star Sir Roger Moore Returns to King's Theatre Glasgow by Marianka Swain

Following the huge success of his tours over the last four years, Sir Roger Moore,the legendary film star who played the iconic role of James Bond in seven movies, will return to the King's …

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Photo Flash: First Look at New Open Air WIZARD OF OZ by Marianka Swain

Production photography has been released for Immersion Theatre's brand new open air adaptation ofTHE WIZARD OF OZ, following a triumphant sell-out opening weekend at Willington Dovecote and …

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Digital Theatre+ Announces New Content Partnership with BBC Active by Marianka Swain

The rapidly growingeducation platform is more than doubling the collection of education and video content thatwill beavailable in the library by the start of the 2017 academic year. Over the…

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Photo Flash: First Look at JUST SO STORIES at the Stephen Joseph Theatre by Marianka Swain

Why are animals the way they are A long time ago,Rudyard Kiplingwrote the Just So Stories for his own children - stories about where he imagined animals' trunks and humps and throats and oth…

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GUYS AND DOLLS Comes to Wolverhampton Grand Theatre by Marianka Swain

GUYS AND DOLLS is currently taking the West End by storm, and now the sizzling New York tale of gamblers, gangsters and nightclub singers comes to Wolverhampton Grand Theatre from Tuesday 19…

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CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Imagination Awards Shortlists Announced by Marianka Swain

The shortlists have been announced for The Imagination Awards, a new competition launched by the award-winning West End production of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, to encou…

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