Nottingham Playhouse opens doors for three-week festival

Nottingham Playhouse is opening its doors for a three-week festival this autumn, with performances both live and live-streamed.

The theatre will host an eclectic mix of events and performers, including West End stars Jodie Prenger, Rosalie Craig and Sandra Marvin … Read More

Soho Theatre streams The Boss of It All this September

Soho Theatre will stream Lars von Trier’s The Boss of It All this September.

Adapted from the film by Jack McNamara, the production was originally performed by New Perspectives at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2014, before transferring to the Soho … Read More

BBC to broadcast West End’s Uncle Vanya

The BBC will broadcast the star-studded West End production of Uncle Vanya as part of its extended Culture in Quarantine programming.

The production of the iconic Chekhov play, directed by Ian Rickson, was performed at London’s Harold Pinter Theatre at … Read More

Michael Sheen to star in Old Vic’s Faith Healer

Michael Sheen is heading to the Old Vic this September to stream a new production of Faith Healer live online.

The Fantastic Francis Hardy (Michael Sheen) travels the most remote corners of Wales, Scotland and Ireland attempting to heal those … Read More

No Masks: Sky Arts and Theatre Royal Stratford East team up for new drama

This September sees the launch of Sky Arts as a free-to-air channel in the UK, and it’s kicking off with a collaboration with Theatre Royal Stratford East.

Russell Tovey (Years and Years) will star in No Masks, a new work … Read More

Romantics Anonymous: Bristol Old Vic Theatre play launches online streaming tour

As theatres across the UK begin to work out how to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic, the Bristol Old Vic Theatre is going on tour – virtually.

Romantics Anonymous, directed by Emma Rice (Malory Towers, Wise Children, Tristan & Yseult), … Read More

Soho Theatre launches Shedinburgh Fringe Festival

The Soho Theatre is launching its own Shedinburgh Fringe Festival, an online event that will preserve the spirit of the Edinburgh Fringe… in sheds.

The digital festival will present the very best of the Fringe stalwarts of theatre, music and … Read More

Diana musical to debut on Netflix before Broadway reopens

A Broadway musical about Princess Diana will premiere on Netflix before it opens officially on the stage.

The streamer has increasingly moved into the digital theatre space in recent years, with planned productions of The Prom from Ryan Murphy and … Read More

Digital Theatre review: Jekyll and Hyde (Old Vic)

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This visually arresting adaptation of the horror classic is an ingeniously choreographed show.Read More

Digital theatre review: Lovesong

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Rating

An excellent Edward Bennett leads Abi Morgan’s moving dance of love past and present.Read More