Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Legendary songwriter Tim Rice, whose credits include Disney classics “The Lion King” and “Aladdin,” is making his return to animated features after a 25-year absence, joining the ani…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:18AMWednesday, April 30, 2025
In a sweeping transformation of Britain’s most prestigious theatrical institution, Kate Varah, co-chief executive of the U.K.’s National Theatre, has unveiled ambitious plans for the org…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:52PMFriday, April 25, 2025
Actor and musician Adam Hunter has been cast as Brendan in the upcoming “Sing Street,” the upcoming U.K. stage adaptation of John Carney’s beloved 2016 film. Hunter, who featured on th…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:55AMMonday, April 14, 2025
CASTING COMPLETE Full casting has been unveiled for “Come Fall in Love – The DDLJ Musical,” the English-language musical adaptation of Bollywood blockbuster “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaye…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:47PMThursday, April 10, 2025
BRITISH BREAKTHROUGH BBC Two and iPlayer will air a night of Bruce Springsteen programming in May to commemorate the 50th anniversary of The Boss’s first U.K. concert. The centerpiece, “…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:09PMMonday, April 7, 2025
In a ceremony at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Sunday, the 2025 Olivier Awards handed out top acting honors to John Lithgow and Lesley Manville, while “The Curious Case of Benjamin Butto…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:37AMThursday, March 27, 2025
Robert Icke’s contemporary adaptation of “Oedipus” dominated the U.K. Critics’ Circle theater awards 2025, taking home three top prizes during Wednesday’s ceremony at London’s Na…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:19PMMonday, March 24, 2025
BAFTA has tapped multi-hyphenate talent Alan Cumming to host the 2025 BAFTA Television Awards. Cumming’s decorated career spans stage and screen, from his Tony and Olivier award-winning tu…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:04AMWednesday, March 12, 2025
Italian theater director Paolo Sacerdoti is making his gaming debut with “Hail Macbeth,” an interactive adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy that blurs the line between player, characte…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:34PMLondon’s The Young Vic Theatre has announced an extended run and additional cast members for Tim Crouch’s groundbreaking play “An Oak Tree,” which will now run from May 6-24, marking…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:34PMTuesday, March 11, 2025
New production company Sage & Jester is preparing to make a splash in London’s immersive theater scene with their premiere production “Storehouse” at Deptford Storehouse. The large…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:44AMMonday, 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 07:36AM 
