August Wilson’s incomparable Pittsburgh Cycle, his ten part historical opus as seen through the eyes of African-Americans, reached the incendiary 1960s with his Pulitzer-nominated Two Trains Running. The
John Osborne wrote The Entertainer in 1957 when Britain was a country in crisis and its people were embittered, disillusioned and tired. There can’t be a better time
The object of power is power. Award-Nominated Arrows & Traps Theatre brings a modern twist to Robert Louis Stevenson’s iconic Gothic classic The Strange Case of Jekyll &
Chichester Festival Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy Macbeth, led by John Simm and Dervla Kirwan as the corrupted couple, marks a homecoming for director Paul Miller. “I was born in Chichester and my family
Joseph Marcell and Christopher Fairbank will star as Byron and Ames in the long-awaited UK premiere of Sam Shepard’s play, Ages of The Moon, which comes to The
The Weatherman, Eugene O’Hare’s full-length debut play opens with brief sunny spells but it’s clear that the forecast is for a stormy and changeable production. It premiered last
The first major revival of Stephen Jeffreys’ Valued Friends will be staged at Kington’s Rose Theatre this autumn, it has been announced. The comedy, directed by Michael Fentiman, stars Natalie Casey, Ralph Davis, Sam
The autumn season at The Playground Theatre in West London continues with a radical revamp of Patrick Hamilton’s Gaslight. The First Floor Presents and Katie Berglof production of
The critically-acclaimed revival of Lesley Storm’s Black Chiffon transfers from Frinton Summer Theatre to London’s Park Theatre this autumn. Starring Abigail Cruttenden (Not Going Out), this incendiary psychological
It is the part that restarted Laurence Olivier’s career. Corin Redgrave performed it late on in life. Michael Gambon did so on screen. Three years ago, Kenneth Branagh took
Director Eleanor Rhode is thinking “Krays and The Kinks” for her forthcoming production of King John, Shakespeare’s rarely performed history play. The Swinging ’60s will be a novel
Classic Spring’s production of Oscar Wilde’s A Woman of No Importance embarks on a UK tour this autumn, following its success in London’s West End. Artistic director Dominic Dromgoole directs a stellar
