A few days leave from work recently reintroduced me to the world of daytime television, and in particular, those tacky gameshows that are torture to watch but impossible to switch off.  These game-shows have inspired Wheel of Misfortune, now playing a limited run at The...

Magic Berries, a new play written and directed by Valentin Ducept at the Etcetera Theatre, is a Hitchcock style psychological thriller with plenty of interesting twists and turns. Three colleagues find themselves locked in an office on the hundredth floor of a New York skyscraper,...

Salomé, a new play by Yaël Farber is at The National Theatre from 2nd May and will be broadcast to cinemas by NT Live on 22nd June. The story has been told before, but never like this. An occupied desert nation.  A radical from the...

The Lyric Hammersmith has announced the full casting for the UK premiere of Ferdinand von Schirach’s thrilling courtroom drama Terror, directed by Artistic Director Sean Holmes and designed by Olivier Award-winner Anna Fleischle. Emma Fielding plays Prosecuting Counsel Nelson, John Lightbody plays Christian Lauterbach, Forbes...

Five finalists have been shortlisted for the first WiT Award, a prize created to discover and nurture new writers working in the theatre industry. The winner will be announced at a reception on 25 May. The winning writer will receive an £8,000 commission; and additionally...