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Monday, December 12, 2016

Live theatre on the big screen: The fear that streaming plays in cinemas would cannibalise theatre sales has largely been disproven by Matilda Battersby, Matilda Battersby

Critics argued that you could never capture the essence of a live production in cinema but as the hotly anticipated Harold Pinter's 'No Man's Land' is broadcast in cinema…

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:06AM
Monday, October 24, 2016

Michael Morpurgo, interview: 'I thought turning my book War Horse into a stage play with puppets was ridiculous' by Matilda Battersby, Matilda Battersby

The former Children's Laureate, whose book War Horse was turned into a West End hit, was proved wrong. Now he reads his novel, accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, a…

SOURCE: The Independent at 08:34AM
Thursday, July 28, 2016

Exclusive interview: Colin Spencer, playwright of the first play openly about a homosexual relationship to be staged in Britain by Matilda Battersby, Matilda Battersby

Spitting Image hasn't been performed in 48 years but is due to headline the King's Head Theatre's Queer Season in August

SOURCE: The Independent at 09:48AM
Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Rape on stage: Hard to stomach, but the brutality of its depiction might help us as a society to wake up to rape culture by Matilda Battersby, Matilda Battersby

"He lifted me off the floor, pulled up my knickers. He spent some time rearranging me I remember. He smoothed my hair back off my face. Be our little secret, baby Leah yeah?"

SOURCE: The Independent at 11:33AM
Friday, October 30, 2015

Why not to be a Moaning Myrtle if you didn’t get Harry Potter and the Cursed Child tickets by Matilda Battersby, Matilda Battersby

Tickets for the production at London’s Palace Theatre go on sale today but are expected to vanish as quickly as He Who Must Not Be Named 

SOURCE: The Independent at 07:10AM
Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child tickets are on sale today - here's how to get one by Matilda Battersby, Matilda Battersby

Those Potter fans who registered for priority booking will get them today. The rest of us Muggles will have to wait until Friday

SOURCE: The Independent at 06:26AM
Friday, October 23, 2015

Everything you need to know about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Matilda Battersby, Matilda Battersby

So, it turns out the ‘cursed child’ isn’t Harry. Here are a few other things you might like to know

SOURCE: The Independent at 06:17AM

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May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards