Astonishing acrobats, bewildering contortionists and world famous jugglers from the highly acclaimed Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams got the 10th anniversary Underbelly Festival off to a spectacular start with a very special performance on the Southbank, just yards from the location at which Philip Astley’s first ever circus took place 250...

Lazarus Theatre have announced the cast for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the final production in their Greenwich Theatre residency. Making her Lazarus Debut Saskia Vaigncourt-Strallen takes on the role of Helena. Saskia trained at RADA, and previous credits include: Kimmi Minter and Diary Of A Teenage Girl, Southwark Playhouse. Also...

The Windsor Fringe has announced the two judges – Pete Gallagher and Joan Lane that are to evaluate and choose the final winners for the Kenneth Branagh Drama Writing Awards. This year the Kenneth Branagh Drama Writing Awards has had a substantial number of scripts submitted -301 from 24 countries....

The UK tour of Torben Betts’s new play Monogamy, starring Janie Dee, will begin at the Festival Theatre in Malvern from 2 May.  Two newly announced dates on the tour are Aylesbury Waterside Theatre from 15 – 19 May and Richmond Theatre from 28 May – 2 June. The limited...

Following sell-out Fringe shows in 2014, 2015 and 2016, Angela Barnes, seen on Mock The Week, Alan Davies’ As yet Untitled, Russell Howard’s Good News, BBC R4’s The News Quiz and host of Newsjack on BBC R4Extra, hits the road in from March 2018 with Fortitude. Angela joined us to...