Sep 10, 2026

The work of multi-award-winning lyricist Don Black spanning more than five decades is to be celebrated in From The Heart, which had a short, sold-out run last year and returns to London’s Garrick Theatre this October.

BTG Editor David Chadderton spoke to Clive Rowe, who stars in the production alongside Caroline...

Sep 4, 2026

“Alfred Hitchcock meets Monty Python in a fast-paced comedy spy thriller packed with theatrical magic”. That’s how Derby Theatre and Hull Truck are describing their co-production of The 39 Steps which is inspired by John Buchan’s classic novel and Alfred Hitchcock’s film.
 
BTG Midlands Editor Steve Orme spoke...

Aug 29, 2026

Anthony Almeida, the only person to have received both the Royal Theatrical Support Trust Sir Peter Hall Director Award and the European Opera Director Prize, is directing his first Shakespeare play, Othello, for a co-production between Northern Stage in Newcastle, HOME Manchester and Citizens Theatre in Glasgow...

Jul 24, 2026

Ihsane from Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève and Eastman by double Olivier Award-winning Belgian choreographer and dancer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, drawing on his Moroccan heritage, will be performed as part of the 2026 Edinburgh International Festival.

BTG Editor David Chadderton spoke to Sidi before the Festival about...

Jul 15, 2026

The King’s Theatre in Edinburgh, originally built in 1906, closed after the 2022 Edinburgh festivals for a major refurbishment project, and is to reopen in time for the 2026 festival season.

BTG Editor David Chadderton spoke to Fiona Gibson, CEO of Capital Theatres, the company that owns the King’s as well as...