"To Wong Foo The Musical," based on 1995 film "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar," will have its world premiere at the Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester, U.K. The film, which is…
"Luther" star Idris Elba has joined the team at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre as an associate producer for the U.K. production of "School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play" by Jocelyn B…
Sadler's Wells associate artist Kate Prince's acclaimed dance theatre production, "Message In A Bottle," set to the music of 17-time Grammy winner Sting, has been filmed for cinema release i…
The Royal Shakespeare Company's theater adaptation of Studio Ghibli's "My Neighbor Totoro" swept the Olivier Awards on Sunday, taking home six out of the nine categories it was nominated in,…
The smash hit stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli's "My Neighbor Totoro" will return to London's Barbican Theatre for a limited run this fall. The production is from executive producer Joe His…
Australian stars Jason Donovan and Peter Andre will return to Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey's iconic musical "Grease" at the Dominion Theatre in London's West End following their acclaimed per…
Annie Proulx's short story "Brokeback Mountain" is set for a stage adaptation on London's West End. The story was previously adapted as a 2005 film by Ang Lee, starring Heath Ledger and Jake…
London's National Theatre is hosting an evening of poetry readings from Allie Esiri's bestselling poetry anthologies to raise money for the Disaster Emergency Committee's (DEC) Ukraine Human…
THEATER Birmingham Rep will co-produce "Sinatra The Musical," the first official musical based on the life and career of Frank Sinatra, with Michele Anthony, Bruce Resnikof…
FUND "Fleabag" star Phoebe Waller-Bridge is launching a £100,000 ($120,000) Keep it Fringe fund, a new initiative to support artists at the Edinburgh Fringe festival. Waller-Bridge serves…
Netflix and the U.K.'s National Youth Theatre have launch an awareness program after a survey revealed alarming concerns about nepotism in the creative industries. A National Youth Theatre s…
Madeleine Mantock ("Charmed") will make her Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) debut with "Hamnet," the stage adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's bestselling novel. Set in 1582, "Hamnet" follows A…
CAMPAIGN "Ted Lasso" and "Game of Thrones" actor, performer in shows at London's iconic West End theater district, and forthcoming host of theater's Olivier Awards, Hannah Waddingham, is one…
AGREEMENT Equity, the U.K. trade union for creative practitioners, and Independent Theatre Council (ITC), the management association representing the independent performing arts sector, have…
San Diego's The Old Globe has announced an extension of Aditya Chopra's "Come Fall in Love " The DDLJ Musical" due to popular demand. The Broadway-bound production has been extended for one …
British-Sri Lankan actor Nimmi Harasgama has returned to the U.K. stage after nearly a decade with "Silence," a co-production between Donmar Warehouse and Tara Theatre. Harasgama, who was a …
Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey will be the co-artistic directors of the U.K.'s Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), the Bard-centric troupe based in Stratford-Upon-Avon, from June 2023. Gregory …
For Shoba Narayan, the Indian American lead of Aditya Chopra's "Come Fall In Love " The DDLJ Musical," the Broadway-bound production is a dream come true. Chopra's U.S. stage musical reimagi…
Two years ago, the Edinburgh Festival " comprised of film and TV events but dominated by the much larger Fringe festival " was entirely canceled by COVID. In 2021, it returned in a much trun…
Director Aditya Chopra has revealed a grand vision for "Come Fall in Love," the stage adaptation of his immensely popular 1995 film Bollywood film "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge," commonly abb…
Hilary Linstead, casting director, agent and film and stage producer died on Aug. 6 after contracting a form of leukaemia. She was 83. Described as a "force of nature" by her friends and col…
Sam Crane will play Harry Potter in the new company that commences performances on "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" at London's Palace Theatre from Oct. 13. Crane's credits include "The C…
During his eclectic career so far British actor Shubham Saraf has played a variety of roles. Saraf, who studied at the U.K.'s Guildhall School of Music and Drama and France's École Phili…
The cast of "Grease The Musical" at London's West End have dedicated the run of the show to Olivia Newton-John, who died on Monday. Newton-John was known for playing Sandy in the 1978 film a…
Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he had to turn down a fighter pilot's role in Tom Cruise hit "Top Gun: Maverick," directed by Joseph Kosinski. In an interview with Vani…