October on the BBC means a new slew of shows to suit audience members of all backgrounds, and a perfect end to a long day at work. For starters, satisfy the inner sleuth in you as crime drama – Grantchester returns for a brand new season this month. With new mysteries and secrets surfacing in their little town of Cambridgeshire, Reverend Will Davenport (Tom Brittney) and … Continue reading Television Time: BBC Shows – October 2020
LONDON – The Devil is getting hitched, and given what’s going at the moment, there’s no better time to accept an invitation to the underworld. It may not surprise you that London is the entrance to Hell – specifically the doorway to The Vaults, ready and open for business again, in their new, socially-distant and safe show. Inspired by Shel Silverstien’s epic poem ‘The Devil … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Dante’s In-Furlough at The Vaults
LONDON – Sing away the Autumn blues this October with an incredible host of West End talent at West End Musical Drive In! Following the recently announced Godspell 50th anniversary concert screening spectacular (4th October), West End Musical Drive In are thrilled to release further casting for the month ahead, continuing to bring the UK’s biggest musical celebration to sold out audiences. Musical theatre legends … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: West End Musical Drive-In announce further dates and star-studded line up for October
LONDON – Since re-opening in March 2017 after a year-long £4.3 million renovation, London’s Bush Theatre has emerged as an all-inclusive theatre gaining renown for its powerhouse new writing, thanks to its talent development programmes and thought provoking stage shows. Even with the difficulties brought on by the pandemic, the Bush Theatre has continued to support the most exciting new artists for nearly 50 years and is … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Bush Theatre announces their autumn 2020 season
LONDON – More than a dozen visually impaired comedians are coming together this October to create a spectacle for Eye Say, Eye Say, Eye Say! Offering 20/20 insights on their diverse experiences living in the capital, the covert congregation will be livestreamed on Zoom as part of the Bloomsbury Festival. Eye Say, Eye Say, Eye Say! from Extant is a night of gut-achingly funny comedy … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Eye Say, Eye Say, Eye Say! for Bloomsbury Festival 2020
LONDON – Multi award-winning stage and screen actress Juliet Stevenson (Truly, Madly, Deeply; The Doctor, Almeida; Blindness, Donmar Warehouse) leads an all-star female cast in the online revival of Steven Carl McCasland’s dinner party drama, Little Wars. Joining Stevenson will be Linda Bassett (Call The Midwife; East is East), Debbie Chazen (The Smoking Room; The Girls, West End), Natasha Karp (Rags, Park Theatre; The Kite … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: All-star cast unite for digital revival of Steven Carl McCasland’s Little Wars
Photo Credit: Richard Davenport LONDON – Following a sell-out tour in 2018/19, Dan Looney, Adam Paulden, Jason Haigh-Ellery and Richard Klin for DLAP Entertainment are delighted to announce that the award-winning smash-hit musical Rock of Ages will return to tour the UK opening at Portsmouth Kings Theatre on 2nd May 2021. Rock of Ages is an LA love story lavished with over 25 classic rock anthems. Lose yourself … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Rocks of Ages opens at Portsmouth Kings Theatre in May 2021
LONDON – The Bush Theatre celebrates Black History Month 2020 with new programmes honouring and showcasing black artists, including a series of videos titled Advice to my Younger Self, an online interview with Julie Spencer, Director of the School of Acting at Arts Ed, and an online and in-person Q&A with Mika Johnson, writer of Pink Lemonade. “For generations, countless people from the African diaspora have … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Bush Theatre celebrates Black History Month 2020
LONDON – Kwame Kwei-Armah, Artistic Director of the Young Vic, has announced the cast of The New Tomorrow, a weekend of pop-up performances celebrating the Young Vic’s 50th birthday. The New Tomorrow – the first piece of live theatre at the Young Vic since the pandemic closed UK theatres in March – will interrogate the change that has come and is coming, and what the next 50 years might hold. Directed … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: The New Tomorrow at the Young Vic (Preview)
LONDON –Talawa Theatre Company announces an enhanced senior leadership team as the company gears up plans for its 2021 season, and 35th anniversary year. Carolyn ML Forsyth joins Talawa Theatre Company as Executive Director and Joint CEO, while Elaine Banton is announced as Chair of Trustees, having joined the company earlier this year. Michael Buffong comments: “I have been working with Elaine for a few … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Talawa Theatre Company announces enhanced senior leadership team
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