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‘We have discovered more & more layers to the characters & scenes’: Peter Hamilton discusses his new play Blue, opening on the London Fringe
Writer Peter Hamilton, who has had several plays produced on the London Fringe, is premiering his dark comedy Blue – about the quest for spiritual meaning in a modern secular and cynical age – at London’s White Bear Theatre from 12-23 July 2022.
NEWS: Peter Hamilton’s new dark comedy Blue will play at London’s White Bear Theatre
Peter Hamilton’s new play Blue, a dark comedy about the quest for spiritual meaning in a modern secular and cynical age directed by directed by Ken McClymont, will run at London’s White Bear Theatre from 12-23 July 2022 (press night is 13 July).
FEATURED SHOW: Christian Holder shines a spotlight on the human spirit in Love & Destruction at The Playground Theatre
After his success with the play Ida Rubinstein – The Final Act, director Christian Holder has been asked back to stage Love & Destruction at The Playground Theatre (25 to 29 May 2022).
NEWS: Cabaret & Life of Pi win big at Olivier Awards, Back to the Future named Best Musical
The winners have been unveiled for this year’s Olivier Awards with Mastercard, British theatre’s biggest night, which took place this evening (Sunday 10 April) at the Royal Albert Hall in London, hosted by Jason Manford.
NEWS: Cabaret & Spring Awakening lead 31st annual Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards
Two Almeida musical revivals – Cabaret in the West End and Spring Awakening – were the biggest winners at the 31st annual Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards, for the first time held just one week before the Olivier Awards.
NEWS: Vault Festival cancels tenth-anniversary programme featuring 600+ shows
Organisers of London’s VAULT Festival, which was due to return this month bigger and better than ever, today announced that the entire 2022 programme has been canceled in the face of continuing uncertainty with the Omicron variant.
NEWS: Ivo van Hove directs Ruth Wilson in West End run of Cocteau’s The Human Voice
Ruth Wilson will star in Ivo van Hove’s adaptation of Jean Cocteau’s The Human Voice for three weeks only at the West End’s Harold Pinter Theatre from 17 March 2022.
NEWS: Almeida sets post-Covid dates for Daddy & House of Shades in new spring season
The Almeida Theatre has announced its line-up of productions for spring 2022, including two rescheduled premieres that were postponed by the pandemic.
NEWS: Dirty Dancing returns to West End for 11 weeks at Dominion Theatre
Hit screen-to-stage musical Dirty Dancing returns to the West End in February next year for an 11-week run from 2 February 2022.
NEWS: Park Theatre revives stellar Whodunnit & Covid-postponed Clybourne Park this spring
London’s Park Theatre has announced details of its new spring season, running from 9 February to 30 April 2022.
NEWS: Full programme released for 600+ shows in 2022 Vault Festival
The full programme is now announced for VAULT Festival 2022, which returns to London from 25 January to 20 March 2022 for its tenth anniversary.
NEWS: Multi-award-winning New York revival of My Fair Lady transfers to Coliseum in May
New York’s Lincoln Center Theater’s multi-award-winning production of Lerner & Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY will transfer to the London Coliseum for a limited summer run.
NEWS: Nikolai Foster’s new production of Grease transfers to the Dominion Theatre, 3 May
Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey’s iconic musical GREASE will return to the West End’s Dominion Theatre, with new staging and choreography.
NEWS: Anything Goes sails back to the Barbican in July for an eight-week run
The smash-hit revival of Cole Porter’s Anything Goes is sailing back to London’s Barbican Theatre next summer for an eight-week run from 15 July until 3 September 2022. Casting for the new dates is still to be announced.
NEWS: Lucie Jones stars as West End’s new Elphaba in Wicked from 1 Feb
Lucie Jones will lead the cast in Wicked from 1 February 2022.
NEWS: Six’s Lucy Moss directs Legally Blonde for Open Air’s 90th-anniversary season
Regents’ Park Theatre has announced the three productions that will form its 90th anniversary season
NEWS: Nicholas Hytner directs Alex Jennings in the world premiere of The Southbury Child
Three-time Olivier award-winning Alex Jennings will lead the cast in the world premiere of The Southbury Child, the new play by BAFTA winner Stephen Beresford directed by Nicholas Hytner.
NEWS: Chichester’s South Pacific transfers to Manchester & London ahead of UK tour
This summer’s Chichester Festival Theatre smash hit production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific will transfer to London’s Sadler’s Wells in the new year.
NEWS: Chichester’s 60th-anniversary festival includes new plays by Kate Mosse, Alecky Blythe & Stephen Beresford
Chichester Theatre has announced details for the first productions of its 60th-anniversary festival season. The full 2022 Festival season will be unveiled in February.