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South London’s Theatre503 have announced that freelance producer and programmer Jake Orr is to join its team as an in-house Producer. The former theatre blogger will take up the post on 3rd July. In 2009 Jake founded A Younger Theatre, an organisation that supports and nurtures young people through journalism training. It has since supported
Following its critically acclaimed run at Theatre N16 last September, Torn Apart (dissolution) transfers to The Hope Theatre, we spoke to writer and director Bj McNeill to find out more about the show. Torn Apart (dissolution) is at The Hope Theatre 4th – 22nd July 2017. Torn Apart (dissolution) is coming to the Hope Theatre
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has today announced completed casting for Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar, which returns to the theatre from 11 August in an extended run through to 23 September 2017. Already announced are Declan Bennett, Tyrone Huntley (who won the Evening Standard Emerging Talent Award for his performance
The star of West End magic marvels and big screen spectacles, Ali Cook, has announced a new UK tour for his critically acclaimed comedy magic show Principles of Deception. Treating audiences to a festival of fascination, Principles of Deception acts as the essential storytelling of magic, with Ali Cook’s own brand of awe-inspiring magic and
This autumn UK audiences will have the first opportunity to witness the English language premiere of Jean René Lemoine's reimagining of the classic story of passion and revenge Medea. Previewing at the Marlborough Pub & Theatre in Brighton on the 28th September, the performance will premiere at The Place London presented as part of And
The Unicorn Theatre presents Double Double Act in association with the acclaimed theatre company, Made In China, a lively and playfully subversive interrogation of the roles and expectations children and adults have of each other, and what makes a good joke. And who really is funny? Or, for that matter, the funniest? We caught up
After running a successful scratch night and 24 hour play event, new collaborative theatre company emberfly theatre now come to Theatre N16 with their first full-length production, Heroines. This new devised piece sees six of Shakespeare’s women plucked from their individual plays, placed with us in the here and now in the 21st Century. Instead
King’s Head Theatre has announced casting for the 35th anniversary production of Coming Clean, Kevin Elyot’s first play, directed by Artistic Director of King’s Head Theatre, Adam Spreadbury-Maher. The production, which will run at the King’s Head Theatre from 25 July to 26 August 2017 will star Lee Knight as Tony, Elliot Hadley as William/Jurgen,
Graeme Brookes and Tim Treloar will play Croker and Roat respectively in Frederick Knott’s thriller, Wait Until Dark. They join the previously announced Jack Ellis as Mike, Karina Jones as Susy and Oliver Mellor as Sam Henderson. Shannon Rewcroft and Thomas McCarron complete the cast as Gloria and Policeman. The tour will begin at Devonshire
Shit-faced Shakespeare has announced a BSL interpreted performance of their chaotic and unpredictable Much Ado About Nothing. Each night, the script goes out the window as one sozzled actor sloshes through their lines and the rest of the cast incorporate his or her drunken ravings into the plot, however strange and implausible. The highly experienced
