Monday, March 10, 2025
Athol Fugard, the South African playwright of works including ” ‘Master Harold’…and the Boys,” ”The Road to Mecca,” “Boesman and Lena,” ”A Lesson From Aloes,” died on S…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:33AMTuesday, March 4, 2025
The 2025 Olivier Awards nominations have positioned “Fiddler on the Roof” as the frontrunner with a commanding 13 nods, the most for any production this year. The Jordan Fein-directed mu…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:16AMFriday, February 28, 2025
A Japanese woman is facing potential harassment charges after allegedly kissing BTS member Jin without consent during a fan event last year, South Korean authorities confirmed Friday to AP. …
SOURCE: Variety at 03:44PMFriday, February 21, 2025
Titan Content has secured a strategic partnership with Republic Records’ Imperial Music division for its upcoming K-pop girl group AtHeart, while simultaneously revealing the complete line…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:10PMWednesday, February 12, 2025
The U.K.’s National Theatre Live has unveiled the first trailer for its cinematic presentation of “Dr. Strangelove,” the stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s cold war satire, ahead …
SOURCE: Variety at 09:20PMMonday, February 10, 2025
Britain’s railway system and Bollywood titan Yash Raj Films (YRF) are teaming up for a cultural celebration marking two major milestones in 2025: the railway’s 200th anniversary and the …
SOURCE: Variety at 06:42AMWednesday, January 29, 2025
RIZZO RIDES “EastEnders” regular Max Bowden and WhatsOnStage Award nominee Paul Jacob French are set to headline the world premiere of “Midnight Cowboy — A New Musical” at London�…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:12AMTuesday, January 28, 2025
In a dramatic scene worthy of the Bard himself, a London stage performance by Hollywood legend Sigourney Weaver was brought to an abrupt halt when two Just Stop Oil activists stormed the The…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:49AMWednesday, January 22, 2025
Francesca Moody Productions, the powerhouse behind theater sensations “Fleabag” and “Baby Reindeer,” is bringing Tim Crouch’s groundbreaking play “An Oak Tree” to London’s Th…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:31AMTuesday, January 14, 2025
The U.K. and Ireland box office saw Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” stay at the top in its fourth week, roaring to £2.2 million ($2.6 million) over the weekend and bringing its cumul…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:11PMMonday, January 6, 2025
The Mouse House roared back to the top spot at the U.K. and Ireland box office in 2024, capturing a 20.9% market share with £221 million ($276.4 million) in ticket sales, according to Comsc…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:09PMSaturday, January 4, 2025
December 2024 delivered a robust close to the year for the U.K. and Ireland box office, generating £115.5 million ($143.5 million), a 21% increase compared to December 2023’s £95.5 milli…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:23PMMonday, December 16, 2024
‘POTTER’ PROLIFERATES Theater play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is expanding its global footprint with two new international productions slated for Brazil in 2025 and the Neth…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:22PMSunday, December 8, 2024
Mythri Movie Makers’ Indian blockbuster “Pushpa 2: The Rule,” headlined by Allu Arjun, roared to a $92.5 million four-day weekend, according to numbers from Comscore. That made it the …
SOURCE: Variety at 11:49PMTuesday, November 12, 2024
From masterminding elaborate heists for a global TV audience to sharing intimate moments with 640 theatergoers nightly, Álvaro Morte is embracing a different kind of dramatic tension in Lon…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:20AMTuesday, October 1, 2024
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and Good Chance have revealed that “Kyoto” will transfer to @sohoplace theater in London’s West End for a 16-week run from Jan. 9 to May 3, 2025. Th…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:36PMWednesday, September 25, 2024
Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke is collaborating with directors Steven Hoggett and Christine Jones on “Hamlet Hail to the Thief,” a new theater adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy incorp…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:01PMWednesday, September 11, 2024
Emma Rice’s U.K.-based theater company, Wise Children, has unveiled its upcoming season, headlined by a new adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1959 film “North by Northwest.” T…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:37AMThursday, August 22, 2024
SOVIET SAGA Stockard Channing and Michael Praed will star in the world premiere of “The Gates of Kyiv” at the U.K.’s Theatre Royal Windsor. Written by Ian Kelly and directed by Roxana …
SOURCE: Variety at 04:29AMThursday, August 8, 2024
CENTER STAGE CELEB CLOUT Idris Elba, Maya Jama and Little Simz have signed on as producers for the London West End transfer of Bush Theatre’s production “Shifters.” The trio joins Elea…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:36AMTuesday, July 30, 2024
POTTER PLAY PERSISTS “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” celebrates its eighth anniversary at London’s Palace Theatre on July 30. The production, currently booking until Apr. 6, 2025, …
SOURCE: Variety at 06:35AMTuesday, June 25, 2024
The Royal Court Theatre has unveiled the full cast and creative team for “Giant,” a new play by Mark Rosenblatt exploring a pivotal moment in Roald Dahl’s career, directed by Nicholas …
SOURCE: Variety at 07:48AMFriday, June 21, 2024
SHAKESPEARE AND COMPANY London Theatre Company will stage a new production of Shakespeare’s “Richard II” at the Bridge Theatre. Nicholas Hytner directs, with Jonathan Bailey starring i…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:21AMThursday, June 13, 2024
Australian director Martin Wilson, known for “Great White” and “Pieces,” has joined forces with producers Pravesh Sahni (“Extraction”), Ozz Borges (“A Nanny’s World”) and J…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AMTuesday, June 4, 2024
GOAL The U.K. National Theatre‘s hit production of play “Dear England” will return to its Olivier theater venue from March 10 – May 24, 2025, followed by a four-week run at its Theat…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:33AMThursday, May 30, 2024
The U.K.’s Royal Court Theatre and LIFT (London’s International Festival of Theatre) have revealed five of the 15 actors who will perform in the world premiere of “ECHO” (“Every Co…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:29AMTuesday, May 7, 2024
David Oyelowo, Meera Syal, Emma D’Arcy and Tobias Menzies are among the actors leading a trio of fall productions at the U.K.’s National Theatre in London. At the National Theatre’s Ol…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:46AMFriday, May 3, 2024
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s theater adaptation of “The Buddha of Suburbia” had hard acts to follow, coming after an acclaimed novel and TV series. Hanif Kureishi’s Whitbread Awar…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:00AMWednesday, April 24, 2024
“My Neighbor Totoro,” a stage adaptation of Miyazaki Hayao‘s beloved 1988 Studio Ghibli film, is transferring to the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London’s West End in early 2025. The …
SOURCE: Variety at 02:31AMMonday, March 25, 2024
Andrew Scott, David Tennant and Sophie Okonedo took home the acting prizes at the 33rd U.K. Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards. Scott won best actor for “Vanya,” a one-man Chekov adaptatio…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:30AMMonday, February 12, 2024
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” the first Harry Potter story to be presented on stage and the eighth story in the series, is extending its run at the Palace Theatre at London’s We…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:58AM 
