'POTTER' PROLIFERATES Theater play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" is expanding its global footprint with two new international productions slated for Brazil in 2025 and the Netherlands …
Mythri Movie Makers' Indian blockbuster "Pushpa 2: The Rule," headlined by Allu Arjun, roared to a $92.5 million four-day weekend, according to numbers from Comscore. That made it the third-…
From masterminding elaborate heists for a global TV audience to sharing intimate moments with 640 theatergoers nightly, Ãlvaro Morte is embracing a different kind of dramatic tension in L…
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and Good Chance have revealed that "Kyoto" will transfer to @sohoplace theater in London's West End for a 16-week run from Jan. 9 to May 3, 2025. The prod…
Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke is collaborating with directors Steven Hoggett and Christine Jones on "Hamlet Hail to the Thief," a new theater adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy incorporatin…
Emma Rice's U.K.-based theater company, Wise Children, has unveiled its upcoming season, headlined by a new adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1959 film "North by Northwest." The produ…
SOVIET SAGA Stockard Channing and Michael Praed will star in the world premiere of "The Gates of Kyiv" at the U.K.'s Theatre Royal Windsor. Written by Ian Kelly and directed by Roxana Silber…
CENTER STAGE CELEB CLOUT Idris Elba, Maya Jama and Little Simz have signed on as producers for the London West End transfer of Bush Theatre's production "Shifters." The trio joins Eleanor Ll…
POTTER PLAY PERSISTS "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" celebrates its eighth anniversary at London's Palace Theatre on July 30. The production, currently booking until Apr. 6, 2025, has dr…
The Royal Court Theatre has unveiled the full cast and creative team for "Giant," a new play by Mark Rosenblatt exploring a pivotal moment in Roald Dahl's career, directed by Nicholas Hytner…
SHAKESPEARE AND COMPANY London Theatre Company will stage a new production of Shakespeare's "Richard II" at the Bridge Theatre. Nicholas Hytner directs, with Jonathan Bailey starring in the …
Australian director Martin Wilson, known for "Great White" and "Pieces," has joined forces with producers Pravesh Sahni ("Extraction"), Ozz Borges ("A Nanny's World") and John Fragomeni ("Ch…
GOAL The U.K. National Theatre's hit production of play "Dear England" will return to its Olivier theater venue from March 10 " May 24, 2025, followed by a four-week run at its Theatre Natio…
The U.K.'s Royal Court Theatre and LIFT (London's International Festival of Theatre) have revealed five of the 15 actors who will perform in the world premiere of "ECHO" ("Every Cold-Hearted…
David Oyelowo, Meera Syal, Emma D'Arcy and Tobias Menzies are among the actors leading a trio of fall productions at the U.K.'s National Theatre in London. At the National Theatre's Olivier …
The Royal Shakespeare Company's theater adaptation of "The Buddha of Suburbia" had hard acts to follow, coming after an acclaimed novel and TV series. Hanif Kureishi's Whitbread Award-winnin…
"My Neighbor Totoro," a stage adaptation of Miyazaki Hayao's beloved 1988 Studio Ghibli film, is transferring to the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London's West End in early 2025. The pr…
Andrew Scott, David Tennant and Sophie Okonedo took home the acting prizes at the 33rd U.K. Critics' Circle Theatre Awards. Scott won best actor for "Vanya," a one-man Chekov adaptation whic…
"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," the first Harry Potter story to be presented on stage and the eighth story in the series, is extending its run at the Palace Theatre at London's West End…
THEATER AWARDS "Sunset Boulevard" was the big winner at the U.K.'s 24th annual WhatsOnStage Awards, which are decided entirely by the theatregoers themselves. It won seven awards, including …
Cara Delevingne will make her theater debut with "Cabaret" on London's West End. Delevingne will play the iconic role of Sally Bowles while Luke Treadaway, Olivier winner for "The Curious In…
London's National Theatre has unveiled its summer season programming across its three stages. Frank Galati's Tony-winning adaptation of John Steinbeck's masterpiece, "The Grapes of Wrath" is…
THEATER "Priscilla the Party!," staged by the creative team behind "Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical," will play at London's HERE @ Outernet from March 3. The musical was writ…
Indhu Rubasingham will become the first woman director and joint chief executive of the U.K.'s National Theatre. She succeeds current director and chief executive Rufus Norris, who will leav…
"My Neighbor Totoro," a stage adaptation of Miyazaki Hayao's beloved 1988 Studio Ghibli film, is set to return to London's Barbican Theatre this fall. The production is a collab…