David Chadderton

4 days ago | britishtheatreguide.info | David Chadderton

There has been a proliferation of frantic small-cast comic adaptations of old novels—Octagon audiences have seen quite a lot over the last few years—but this 2006 adaptation of John Buchan's novel by National Theatre of Brent's Patrick Barlow, based on an earlier version by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon, is the granddaddy of them all. It may not have been the first of its ilk, but its success at London's Tricycle Theatre (now the Kiln) and later in the West End and on tour certainly paved the way.

1 week ago | britishtheatreguide.info | David Chadderton

York International Shakespeare Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary in April 2025 with a programme that "champions international voices, inclusive storytelling, and the urgent themes of our time." One of the headline events is Codename Othello, a new play inspired by Shakespeare’s Othello by Ukrainian writer and director Olga Annenko, translated into English by Daria Moskvitina, which "explores the psychological aftershocks of war, identity, and trauma." It will be performed at York St...

1 week ago | britishtheatreguide.info | David Chadderton

Published: 15 April 2025 Reporter: Share: The National Theatre's Connections programme, which commissions new plays every year for young people to perform, is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2025. This year, more than 5,500 young people from more than 270 companies and schools will perform one of the ten specially commissioned plays in theatres around the UK. Ten groups will be selected to perform at the Dorfman in the National Theatre Connections Festival in London in June.

1 week ago | britishtheatreguide.info | David Chadderton

The 15th Gateshead International Festival of Theatre will feature creative workshops, exhibitions, immersive installations, new performance and discussions Audiences will be able to "experience new performance works at a very early stage, get involved in the creation of new artworks, take part in critical conversations, and explore multiple venues and locations across Gateshead town centre and beyond." Themes covered by the events in this year's festival include the climate emergency,...

1 week ago | britishtheatreguide.info | David Chadderton

Unity Theatre and Liverpool John Moores University are supporting the Liverpool Improvisation Festival 2025 featuring 18 shows and seven workshops led by improvisers. Shows include comedic murder mystery Crime Scene Improvisation (CSI), spontaneous songs, sketches and scenes from audience suggestions from Box of Frogs, School of Night's literary improvisation, two ensemble featuring 16 improvisers in Taxi Tales and Jungle of Emotions for children and family audiences.