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Former Eastenders stars James Alexandrou and Louisa Lytton—who played Martin Fowler and Ruby Allen respectively—are to be reunited on stage at the 84-seat Playhouse East in Hackney, which James co-founded just two years ago, in Casserole, which has been developed over around five years by James wit…

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The production of Hadestown the Musical, written by Anaïs Mitchell, currently running on the West End and Broadway premièred at the National Theatre in 2018 before transferring to New York, where it won 8 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Score. The production returned to London in 2024…
Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro meets 1970s Britain, Yorkshire poetry and Indian classical music in a new production for Bradford Opera Festival with a rewritten libretto by Yorkshire poet Ian McMillan and a score reworked by composer Ben Crick. BTG Editor David Chadderton spoke to Ian and Ben abo…
Tristan & Yseult, said to be Cornwall's oldest love story, has had numerous retellings, including the opera Tristan and Isolde by Wagner and Kneehigh Theatre Company's 2003 production directed by Emma Rice with a script by Carl Grose and Anna Maria Murphy. The Kneehigh production is being revi…
The work of multi-award-winning lyricist Don Black spanning more than five decades is to be celebrated in From The Heart, which had a short, sold-out run last year and returns to London's Garrick Theatre this October. BTG Editor David Chadderton spoke to Clive Rowe, who stars in the production alo…
"Alfred Hitchcock meets Monty Python in a fast-paced comedy spy thriller packed with theatrical magic". That's how Derby Theatre and Hull Truck are describing their co-production of The 39 Steps which is inspired by John Buchan's classic novel and Alfred Hitchcock's film. BTG Midlands Editor Steve …
Anthony Almeida, the only person to have received both the Royal Theatrical Support Trust Sir Peter Hall Director Award and the European Opera Director Prize, is directing his first Shakespeare play, Othello, for a co-production between Northern Stage in Newcastle, HOME Manchester and Citizens Thea…
Ihsane from Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève and Eastman by double Olivier Award-winning Belgian choreographer and dancer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, drawing on his Moroccan heritage, will be performed as part of the 2026 Edinburgh International Festival. BTG Editor David Chadderton spoke to Sidi befor…
The King's Theatre in Edinburgh, originally built in 1906, closed after the 2022 Edinburgh festivals for a major refurbishment project, and is to reopen in time for the 2026 festival season. BTG Editor David Chadderton spoke to Fiona Gibson, CEO of Capital Theatres, the company that owns the King'…
Tim Jackson is a British director, choreographer, musical director, music arranger and performer who recently received his first Tony nomination for directing the musical Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York). Tim has directed and choreographed a revival of the musical Something Rotten, wit…
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