Birmingham Stage Company today announces the return of their smash-hit adaptation of David Walliams’ bestselling book, Gangsta Granny, to the West End. The Olivier Award and UK Theatre Award nominated production opens at the Harold Pinter Theatre for a limited two-week run, opening on 16th August 2018, with previews from 14 August, and running until 26 August. Tickets go on sale today (1st May 2018) via ATG pre-sale and general on-sale on 3rd May 2018. David Walliams' most popular story … [Read more...]
Nativity! The Musical Seeks children across the UK for star roles
Following sold-out performances in London and a triumphant UK tour in 2017, Jamie Wilson, Entertainment One (eOne), Ramin Sabi and Belgrade Theatre Coventry are delighted to announce the return of NATIVITY! THE MUSICAL and are on the look-out for children across the UK to audition for the 2018 UK tour. Bright, young stars from across the country will have a chance to sparkle and shine as one of the children from Oakmoor School. Auditions will be held in, Liverpool on 30 May, Oxford 9 June, … [Read more...]
Antic Disposition present Much Ado About Nothing – UK Cathedral Tour
This summer, award-winning theatre company Antic Disposition will present Shakespeare’s much-loved comedy Much Ado About Nothing in seven of England’s most beautiful cathedrals. The tour will conclude at London’s historic Gray’s Inn Hall – one of the few remaining original Shakespearean venues, having hosted the first recorded performance of The Comedy of Errors in 1594. Set in a sun-drenched French village celebrating the new peace of 1945, Antic Disposition’s Much Ado About Nothing draws … [Read more...]
Theatre Uncut announce new ‘Power Plays’ – Free to Download
The multi award-winning political agitators, Theatre Uncut, are back with THE POWER PLAYS a new series of brand-new of short plays written by some of the UK's most dynamic female playwrights exploring the theme of power from the female perspective. Responding to current gender politics, including the #timesup and #metoo movements, the confirmed writers are diverse and wide-ranging in their backgrounds and professional experience. The writers are: Vivienne Franzmann, a British playwright, … [Read more...]
Submissions open for Aria Entertainment’s From Page To Stage Festival
Aria Entertainment’s thriving new musical theatre festival, From Page To Stage returns for its 6th year, with submissions now open. This year’s festival will take place in September at Southwark Playhouse, and follows the hugely successful 2017 festival, which took place at The Other Palace, and received over 300 submissions from across the UK and internationally. From Page To Stage 2018 will showcase each step of how an original musical is developed, from a song-writing showcase, to full … [Read more...]