Six the Musical’s Freya Karlettis on her starring role as Anna of Cleves
mchlpckrd Freya Karlettis speaks to The Theatre Playbook about landing the role of Anna of Cleves in Six the Musical, why the Queen is the “most overlooked” of Henry VII’s six…
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Jonny Khan on bringing stage play Camdenwalla home to Camden People’s Theatre
Camdenwalla writer and director Jonny Khan takes The Theatre Playbook inside this new play, which highlights the real work of the Camden Monitoring Project founded to support the Bengalis community…
Bijan Daneshmand goes back Under the Shadow at Almeida Theatre
Stage and screen actor Bijan Daneshmand on starring in Under the Shadow, Almeida Theatre’s stage adaptation on Babak Anvari’s feature film he also starred in. After starring in Babak Anvari’s…
Howie the Rookie director Jerome Davis brings Mark O’Rowe’s play to The Cockpit Theatre
Howie the Rookie director Jerome Davis previews this new staging of Mark O’Rowe’s timeless two-hander, and tells The Theatre Playbook why this story is more relevant than ever more than…
Emeka Agada debut The Last Black Messiah to open at Jack Studio Theatre
Playwright Emeka Agada speaks to The Theatre Playbook about his debut play, The Last Black Mesiah, which will open at London’s Jack Studio Theatre in London in April 2026. Emeka…
Kellie Shirley talks up Two ahead of Park Theatre launch this April
Ahead of the debut of Two at Park Theatre, star Kellie Shirley speaks to The Theatre Playbook about reprising her role in Jim Cartwright’s play following its Greenwich Theatre debut…
George Naylor brings It Walks Around The House At Night to Southwark Playhouse Borough
As horror production It Walks Around The House At Night comes to London’s Southwark Playhouse Borough, George Naylor tells The Theatre Playbook about taking on the starring role in Tim…
Fionnuala Donnelly brings God, The Devil & Me to The Lion & Unicorn Theatre
Writer-director Fionnuala Donnelly speaks to The Theatre Playbook about telling this darkly comic story of a teenager torn between God and the Devil, in a play that speaks to the…
Leigh Douglas elects ROTUS: Receptionist of the United States
Ahead of the launch of her latest comedy show, Leigh Douglas speaks to The Theatre Playbook about ROTUS: Receptionist of the United States, taking on political satire and performing as…
King’s Head Theatre crowns The Fit Prince
Linus Karp, one half of the creative team behind The Fit Prince (Who Gets Switched on the Square in the Frosty Castle the Night Before ), tells The Theatre Playbook…