Rochenda Sandall

A boldly inventive but flawed deconstruction of superhero obsession

Dyllón Burnside, known for his performances in Pose and Dahmer, will make his London stage debut in Black Superhero this Spring! The show will run at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs beginning in March. Learn more here!

Audible, a world-wide leader in spoken-word entertainment, has today launched its reimagining of family favourite Sleeping Beauty, performed by Bridgerton star Phoebe Dynevor and actor, broadcaster and author Stephen Fry.

As the National Theatre’s acclaimed production of The Ocean at the End of the Lane opens at The Duke of York’s Theatre in the West End, a final three-week extension is announced. Due to popular demand, the first major stage adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s work will now run until 14 May 2022.

The international sales success of Alan Bennett's Talking Heads, made by Nicholas Hytner and Kevin Loader for BBC One this spring, has enabled its collective of writer, actors, directors, producer and heads of department to make their second substantial charity donation to help those most affected by Covid.

Tamsin Greig has pledged her commitment to regional theatre by being the latest actor announced to be performing one of Alan Bennett's timeless monologues TALKING HEADS to northern audiences.

As part of the current season of one-person plays, The Bridge is presenting the now sell-out runs of David Hare's Beat the Devil and Inua Ellams' and Fuel's production of An Evening with an Immigrant.  Today additional performances will go on sale for both as the season is extended to 7 November 2020. 

Amazon Prime Video announced today that Small Axe, the highly anticipated anthology series.

Ralph Fiennes makes his Bridge Theatre debut performing David Hare’s monologue Beat the Devil, a new play written as a response to the author’s experience of contracting coronavirus. Nicholas Hytner directs with designs by Bunny Christie, lighting by Jon Clark, sound by Gareth Fry and music by George Fenton.

The Bridge Theatre has officially reopened its doors today (27 August 2020) after a hiatus of five and a half months due to the covid-19 pandemic and we've got the first photos of their newest production.

London Theatre Company has made plans to re-open the Bridge Theatre during September and October, assuming that the Government gives the go ahead for indoor performances with socially distanced audiences. 

Film at Lincoln Center announced today that Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock will be the Opening Night film of the 58th New York Film Festival, making its World Premiere.

Alan Bennett's Talking Heads will air on BBC One from Tuesday 23 June with a double bill, it was announced today. All twelve Talking Heads will then be available to stream on BBC iPlayer, with the series continuing on BBC One across the following weeks.

As part of the BBC Arts' Culture in Quarantine initiative, Unprecedented is a series of 14 plays written by a diverse group of playwrights; conceived, produced and performed during lockdown. Episodes one to four were broadcast on BBC Four, with the final episode released exclusively on iPlayer

Filming begins today on new productions of Alan Bennett's critically acclaimed and multi-award-winning Talking Heads monologues, which first aired on BBC Television in 1988 and 1998.

The cast of over 50 UK actors taking part in Unprecedented: Theatre from the State of Isolation has been announced.

BBC One, Turbine Studios and Lammas Park are proud to announce that Oscar and Bafta-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen (Widows, Twelve Years A Slave) has cast his TV series entitled Small Axe for BBC One with an all-star British cast including John Boyega and Letitia Wright. The series is executive produced by Tracey Scoffield and David Tanner for Turbine Studios and Steve McQueen for Lammas Park. Shooting began on location in London on June 24.

Desperately struggling to hold their family together, sisters Becky and Anna fight for survival. Stuck in a rut, they befriend a wandering stranger who aimlessly navigates the land. Together, the three strike up an unlikely friendship in their bid to remain alive. Time moves slowly in this part of the world, and this makes the trio reflect intensely on every moment that passes.

Alex Austin, Rochenda Sandall, Alec Secareanu, Alan Williams and Ria Zmitrowicz have been cast in Gundog, written by Simon Longman and directed by Royal Court Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone. Gundog runs in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs Wednesday 31 January 2018 Saturday 10 March 2018 with press performances on Tuesday 6 February and Wednesday 7 February. The review embargo will be lifted Wednesday 7 February 11.59pm.

The world premiere of Richard Bean's THE NAP, directed by Sheffield's Associate Director Richard Wilson, recently announced a one-week extension through 2 April at the Crucible Theatre. BroadwayWorld has photos from the opening night festivities below!