In another move that brings the worlds of theatre and streamed television closer together, four National Theatre shows were released on Amazon Prime in the UK and Ireland last week.  The available-to-stream theatre shows include Frankenstein, where Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternate between the roles of the creature and Victor Frankenstein, and Hamlet, […]

The Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021 have now been announced, and the list includes several renowned names from the stage and screen. The actor Jonathan Price is to receive a knighthood. He is known for his work on Game of Thrones, and will be taking on the role of Prince Philip in seasons five and six […]

Four actors have created Mawa Theatre Company, the UK’s first all-Black, all-female Shakespeare company. Mawa’s creators—Maisey Bawden, Gabrielle Brooks, Danielle Kassaraté and Jade Samuels—hope to make the Bard’s work more accessible and “address how black and black mixed race women are represented in classical text”. A major part of this endeavor is re-evaluating Shakespeare’s text […]