By Emily Hardy Callie Cooke, Tahirah Sharif and Phaldut Sharma will reprise their roles in Phil Davies' debut play Firebird, following a run at Hampstead Downstairs last autumn. Davies' play…
By Emily Hardy Correspondence, a powerful new drama by Lucinda Burnett set between Stockport and Syria on the brink of the Arab Spring, opens at the Old Red Lion Theatre this March. This bit…
By Emily Hardy The Young Visiters is the most famous book in history written by a nine-year-old. Precocious Victorian child, Daisy Ashford, and her child's-eye-view of the adult world was ch…
By Emily Hardy Kenneth Branagh, Rob Brydon, Claudie Blakley, Marcus Fraser, Mark Hadfield and Alex Macqueen make up the cast of the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company's new comedy The Painkille…
By Emily Hardy A national London-based arts producer and Manchester's newest theatre have announced a major collaboration which will put the venue on the arts map in the North of England. Ar…
By Emily Hardy Due to unprecedented demand, the critically acclaimed production of Funny Girl, which is fast selling out its run, has extended booking at the Savoy Theatre for a further four…
By Emily Hardy Fresh from recent regional success, raucous comedy The Ale House is back in the city where it was first brewed from 25 February until 19 March 2016. Actors, Philip Olivier (Br…
By Emily Hardy The London premiere of award-winning playwright Alexandra Wood's new play Merit kicks off the Finborough Theatre's spring season with a four week run from 1 March. Set in Spai…
By Emily Hardy Helen Edmundson has translated a thousand pages, with nearly that many characters, into an intimate chamber drama to appear at the Brockley Jack Studio Theatre in March. Anna …
By Emily Hardy Rewritten in the light of current events, Whistleblower the story of Edward Snowden returns for a four-week run at Waterloo East Theatre. The play tells the story of Snowden's…
By Emily Hardy Following a UK tour, Round The Horne has just commenced an eight-week run at the Museum of Comedy. Celebrating the ground-breaking radio comedy series of the 1960s, Apollo The…
By Emily Hardy Following last year's success, Hampstead Theatre has confirmed that its second annual festival will take place on 18 – 20 March 2016. The Festival boasts over 30 unique …
By Emily Hardy Michael Attenborough directs the UK premiere of Neil LaBute's romantic comedy, Reasons to be Happy, at Hampstead Theatre in March. Reasons to be Happy – a companion piec…
By Emily Hardy Chris Goode and Company and Battersea Arts Centre present Every One by Jo Clifford – a take on the medieval morality play Everyman. Clifford's exploration of grief and a…
By Emily Hardy They took firm hold of Larson's lyrics and crescendoing rock melodies - every word, every beat, brimming with anger and exigency; his lyrics carry imperative messages that cou…
By Emily Hardy Broken Cabaret presents Something Something Lazarus – a dark comedy about resurrections, second chances and the healing power of performance. It's being described as a "…
By Emily Hardy Buckland Theatre Co. have revealed plans for a powerful new version of August Strindberg's Miss Julie. Translated by Michael Meyer, Miss Julie will open at Camden's intimate E…
By Emily Hardy Actress and comedian Mel Giedroyc, co-presenter of The Great British Bake Off, will star in the UK première of JC Lee's play Luce at the Southwark Playhouse. Luce will be dir…
By Emily Hardy Award-winning Unexpected Opera have announced plans for an entertaining take on Wagner's famous Ring Cycle. The Rinse Cycle is a comic play with highlights sung in English by …
By Emily Hardy Eastenders actor Jamie Foreman will play Arthur in the West End transfer of Mrs Henderson Presents opening at the Noel Coward Theatre on 9 February for a strictly limited seas…
By Emily Hardy NotMoses, written and directed by Gary Sinyor, premieres at the Arts Theatre on 10 March 2016, with Antonia Davies as Aviva, Dana Haqjoo as Pharaoh and Greg Barnett as NotMose…
By Emily Hardy A production that charts the rise of Janis Joplin, one of rock's greatest female icons, opens Theatre Royal Stratford East's 2016 season on 10 February 2016. The show picked u…
By Emily Hardy Sacha Wares will be returning to Almeida Theatre to direct the world premiere of Boy by Leo Butler, after her directorial success in 2015 with the critically acclaimed product…
By Emily Hardy Full casting has been announced for the West End transfer of Jessica Swale's new play Nell Gwynn, directed by Christopher Luscombe. The full cast includes Paige Carter, Michel…
By Emily Hardy Maureen Beattie, Sean Biggerstaff, Lindsey Campbell, Dyfan Dwyfor and Guy Williams, make up the cast of Right Now, a co-production between the Bush Theatre, Traverse theatre C…