Friday, July 19, 2019
By Mark Ludmon
Mark Ludmon previews some of the musicals and plays with music coming up at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:36PMMonday, June 24, 2019
By Mark Ludmon
Six new productions have been announced by The Gate Theatre in London alongside a new “manifesto” for the future.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 02:25PMBy Mark Ludmon
Works by Indigenous Canadian artists will feature at this year’s Edinburgh festivals as part of a new programme celebrating indigenous cultures.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:21AMBy Mark Ludmon
The Bunker Theatre in London has announced a new season including a festival of work from black artists, a new play from Anna Jordan and debuts from emerging writers.
This pos…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:10AMTuesday, June 18, 2019
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Mark Ludmon reviews Riot Act, written and performed by Alexis Gregory, at Arcola Theatre and on tour
This post REVIEW: Riot Act, Arcola Theatre London ✭✭✭✭ first appea…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:17PMBy Mark Ludmon
Mark Ludmon reviews Caryl Phillips's Strange Fruit now playing at the Bush Theatre in a production directed by Nancy Medina.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:09PMMonday, June 17, 2019
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Shows with stars including Benedict Cumberbatch and Billie Piper to go online in National Theatre link-up with Drama Online
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 03:53AMThursday, June 13, 2019
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The National Theatre has announced a programme of 15 new plays and adaptations that will help to counter criticism that it lacks diversity in its selection of writers.
This po…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:01AMSunday, June 9, 2019
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Casting has been revealed for new British musical Fiver at London’s Southwark Playhouse which will tell the story of a £5 note and the people whose hands it passes through.…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 08:36AMSaturday, June 8, 2019
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The Royal Court Theatre in London has announced an extra, fourth new play by leading playwright, Caryl Churchill, as part of its autumn season.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:00AMThursday, June 6, 2019
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Mark Ludmon reviews Cheek by Jowl and Moscow Pushkin Drama Theatre’s production of The Knight of the Burning Pestle at the Barbican Centre
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:44PMMonday, June 3, 2019
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Mark Ludmon reviews Scott Le Crass’s revival of Simon Stephens’s Country Music at Omnibus Theatre in Clapham, London
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:39AMSaturday, May 25, 2019
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Mark Ludmon reviews the stage adaptation of George A Romero's Night Of The Living Dead now playing at the Pleasance Theatre, London.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:44PMTuesday, May 21, 2019
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Mark Ludmon reviews Henry V or Harry England now playing at Shakespeare's Globe
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:03AMSunday, May 19, 2019
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Mark Ludmon reviews Henry IV Part 2 or Falstaff, the second part of Shakespeare’s Henriad trilogy at Shakespeare's Globe London.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:25AMFriday, May 17, 2019
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Mark Ludmon reviews Henry IV Part 1 or Hotspur, the first part of a Shakespearean trilogy at the Globe.
This post REVIEW: Henry IV Part 1, Shakespeare’s Globe ✭✭✭✭ f…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:30AMSunday, May 12, 2019
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Mark Ludmon reviews Fanny and Stella - The Shocking True Story by Glenn Chandler now playing at Above The Stag Theatre, Vauxhall.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 06:52AMSaturday, May 4, 2019
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Mark Ludmon reviews Duncan Macmillan's adaptation of Ibsen's Rosmersholm now playing at the Duke Of York's Theatre.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:13PMBy Mark Ludmon
The UK premiere of Christopher Hampton’s adaptation of a classic European novel is one of the highlights of the latest season at The Coronet Theatre - the new name for The P…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:48AMFriday, April 26, 2019
By Mark Ludmon
Mark Ludmon reviews Arthur Miller's All My Sons starring Sally Field and Bill Pullman now playing at London's Old Vic Theatre.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 12:30PMWednesday, April 24, 2019
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Mark Ludmon reviews Qianqian Chen's play Safety Net now playing at the Etcetera Theatre, London.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:35AMSaturday, April 20, 2019
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Mark Ludmon reviews Josie Rourke's production of Sweet Charity now playing the Donmar Warehouse, London.
This post REVIEW: Sweet Charity, Donmar Warehouse ✭✭✭✭✭ firs…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 04:59PMBy Mark Ludmon
Mark Ludmon continues his preview of some of the new pieces of theatre that can be found at this year’s Brighton Fringe festival. Here are his picks for the second half of t…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:39AMFriday, April 19, 2019
By Mark Ludmon
Rehearsals are under way for a landmark revival of British musical The Hired Man that will be staged in Hull, Oldham and east London. The cast will feature: Jon Bonner (The C…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 11:13AMWednesday, April 17, 2019
By Mark Ludmon
From comedy and cabaret to dance, music and spoken word, Brighton Fringe festival is back for 2019 from 3 May to 2 June. As always, theatre plays a major part with something l…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 09:16AMMonday, April 15, 2019
By Mark Ludmon
New writing and other theatre feature as part of the programme announced for this year’s Guildford Fringe Festival.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 10:26AMBy Mark Ludmon
Mark Ludmon reviews The Show In Which Hopefully Nothing Happens at the Unicorn Theatre
This post REVIEW: The Show In Which Hopefully Nothing Happens, Unicorn Theatre ✭✭✭…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 07:39AMWednesday, April 10, 2019
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Mark Ludmon interviews Olivier winner Giles Terera as he prepares for his next big role after Hamilton
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 12:10PMTuesday, April 2, 2019
By Mark Ludmon
Two new plays are to premiere as part of the new summer season announced for Ovalhouse in south London.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 05:19PMBy Mark Ludmon
Emma Rice’s theatre company, Wise Children, has announced a new production of Enid Blyton’s classic children’s stories about a girls’ boarding school, Malory Towers.
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SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 01:27PMBy Mark Ludmon
Park Theatre has revealed a star-studded line-up of guest performers for a new murder mystery show, from Gillian Anderson and Damian Lewis to Catherine Tate and Jim Broadbent.…
SOURCE: britishtheatre.com at 12:22PM 
