It’s awards season and the Mates are back with our own contribution: the #AlsoRecognised Awards. These prizes are not about celebrities or black tie ceremonies, but simply about …
The Young Vic has announced four new productions and casting for its upcoming revival of Joe Penhall’s Blue/Orange. Isango Ensemble return to the Young Vic with UK premiere of A Man of…
In 2016, as part of artistic director Madani Younis' stated aim of creating a theatre that truly reflects the community in which it sits, the Bush Theatre will undergo a major redevelopment …
The Olivier Awards with MasterCard, the UK's most prestigious stage honours, have today announced that Michael Ball will host this year's awards ceremony. The awards, which this year celebra…
 The 2016 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has been awarded to U.S. playwright Lynne Nottage (pictured above) for her play Sweat, a searing drama about the ravages of America’s ind…
Every week, a group of regular, dedicated, independent theatre bloggers gather together for intelligent discussion "from the audience's perspective" about plays and musicals they've recently…
Two syndicate Mates in the My Theatre Mates collective – Katharine Kavanagh and Laura Kressly – today announce the Network of Independent Critics for this year’s Edinbur…
Following critical acclaim and announcing an extension in the West End, the Chichester Festival Theatre revival of Guys and Dolls will tour throughout the UK, opening at the Liverpool Empire…
Jonathan Church and Alan Finch announce the Chichester Festival Theatre 2016 season " the last under their leadership as Artistic Director and Executive Director.
The Toxic Avenger, the sci-fi rock ‘n’ roll musical comedy from the writers of Memphis the Musical, receives its European premiere at London’s Southwark Playhosue, where it…
Shakespeare's Globe is delighted to announce casting for Emma Rice's inaugural season as Artistic Director. Singing sensation and performance artist Meow Meow will play Titania in A Midsumme…
Following critical acclaim at the Savoy Theatre, the Chichester Festival Theatre revival of Guys and Dolls will be extending its run at the Phoenix Theatre from 19 March 2016. Casting for th…
The UK now has a new independent online forum to discuss theatre " TheatreBoard. Following the recent decision by its American parent company to discontinue support for the discussion forums…
Following last night's first preview of the West End production of Motown the Musical, due to public demand, a further 200,000 tickets are released for sale taking bookings at the Shaftesbur…
The first UK staging of STRICTLY BALLROOM THE MUSICAL " based on the much loved film that inspired the world to dance " is to premiere at West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds on Wednesday 30 Nove…
James Norton and Kate Fleetwood star in the 20th anniversary production of Tracy Letts' BUG, which runs for a limited six-week season from 24 March to 7 May 2016, with a press night on 29 Ma…
Daniel Evans' five star production of Show Boat will transfer from Sheffield to the West End in the spring of 2016. With booking opening today (12 February 2016), previews begin at the New …
A brand new production of Rex Pickett's critically acclaimed and much loved novel and play Sideways will open at the St James Theatre for its UK and European premiere, directed by David Grin…
Alan Ayckbourn's farcical tale of matrimonial mishaps, How The Other Half Loves will appear in the West End this spring. At turns heart-wrenching and hilarious, Ayckbourn's tale of social gr…
Initially booking for a limited four-week run, Tony Award-winning Broadway musical In The Heights has extended its run at King's Cross Theatre for a third time, now booking for an additional…
Michael Crawford " internationally renowned for originating the title role in The Phantom of the Opera and loved by millions for his role as the hapless Frank Spencer in the classic British …
With its Spring Season underway, including the London première of Maxine Peake's Beryl which opens in March, and Peter Whelan's The Herbal Bed – a co-production with English Touring T…
Full casting has now been announced... Following successful runs at the Theatre Royal Bath, the Tricycle Theatre in London and a West End season at Wyndham's Theatre, Florian Zeller's Molier…
The international hit musical The Bodyguard will return to the West End for a limited six month run with Beverley Knight playing the title role of Oscar-nominated superstar Rachel Marron. P…
Amber Riley will make her West End debut this year in the UK premiere of the Tony-Award® winning musical DREAMGIRLS. The American actress and singer best known for her role as 'Mercedes J…