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Monday, April 14, 2025

Danny Dyer Developing Play About His Friendship With “Mentor” Harold Pinter by Max Goldbart

EXCLUSIVE: Danny Dyer is thinking about getting back on the boards. The TV hard man and Rivals star told us he is developing an idea for a play about his close relationship with iconic Nobel…

SOURCE: Deadline at 04:00AM

Monday, March 10, 2025

Athol Fugard Dies: South African Playwright & ‘Tsotsi’ Writer Was 92 by Max Goldbart

Athol Fugard, the Blood Knot, Master Harold… and the Boys and Tsotsi writer who is widely regarded as South Africa’s greatest ever playwright, has died. He was 92. According to Associate…

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:24AM

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Seasoned Broadway Producer John Gore Launches British Film & TV Studio; First Projects Include Joan Collins-Starring Wallis Simpson Biopic & L by Max Goldbart

EXCLUSIVE: Broadway producer John Gore has fulfilled a long-held desire to launch a British studio, appointing Hilary Strong CEO and unveiling first projects including the Joan Collins-starr…

SOURCE: Deadline at 08:00AM

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

‘The Traitors: Live Experience’ Coming To London’s West End by Max Goldbart

Smash hit The Traitors is going immersive. A stage production inspired by the BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning TV series will open in London’s West End in the spring and audiences can get invo…

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:54AM

Monday, July 1, 2024

Ian McKellen Pulls Out Of ‘Player Kings’ Tour “With The Greatest Reluctance” After Fall by Max Goldbart

British acting icon Ian McKellen has pulled out of the Player Kings tour following a June 17 onstage fall that saw him fracture his wrist and sustain other injuries. The Lord of the Rings st…

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:05AM

Thursday, June 20, 2024

Ian McKellen Will Not Return To ‘Player Kings’ In West End Following Fall by Max Goldbart

Ian McKellen will not feature in the final three performances of Player Kings in London’s West End after his fall. The Lord of the Rings acting icon fractured his wrist and sustained other…

SOURCE: Deadline at 08:04AM

Friday, April 26, 2024

‘Bridgerton’ Star Charithra Chandran Calls Out Entertainment Industry Mentality That Pits People Of Color Against Each Other by Max Goldbart

EXCLUSIVE: Charithra Chandran, who broke out playing Edwina Sharma in Netflix’s smash regal series Bridgerton, has spoken out against an entertainment industry mentality that she feels pit…

SOURCE: Deadline at 11:15AM

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Snook, Andrew Scott & David Tennant Nominated For Olivier Awards by Max Goldbart

Stars including Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Snook, Andrew Scott and David Tennant will compete for Olivier Awards at the UK’s most prestigious theater ceremony next month. The Sex and the …

SOURCE: Deadline at 08:34AM

Friday, February 2, 2024

John Cleese Bringing ‘Fawlty Towers’ Play To West End Featuring Controversial Episode ‘The Germans’ by Max Goldbart

The Fawlty Towers revival continues apace. Not content with rebooting the TV series with Rob Reiner, John Cleese has now penned a stage adaptation of three episodes of the 40-year-old BBC se…

SOURCE: Deadline at 03:54AM

Thursday, January 25, 2024

Sarah Snook Says She Was “Too Young And Naive” To Challenge Producer Who Berated Her For Eating Slice Of Chocolate Cake Years Ago by Max Goldbart

Sarah Snook has said she was “too young and naive” to challenge a producer who chastised her several years ago on set for eating a piece of chocolate cake. Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s To…

SOURCE: Deadline at 03:56AM

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Protests Break Out In London Over ‘Cinderella’ Closure Following Andrew Lloyd Webber Decision To Move Show To Broadway by Max Goldbart

Updated with quotes 7:42AM: Members of the UK’s major theater unions have spent the past hour protesting against the sudden closure of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella run in London’s …

SOURCE: Deadline at 10:42AM

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