The Latest Breaking News from Playhouse

Miami school district says it denied Pulitzer play due to racy scenes. Others say censorship

MIAMI — Days after the Miami-Dade County School District denied students from attending Miami New Drama’s production of Nilo Cruz’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Anna in the Tropics,” school officials pointed to lines and imagery they considered to be “sexually explicit” or inappropriate for school-aged children.

Miami Herald · Sep 15, 2022

Liverpool's 'loved' theatre feeling the strain of its 156 year history

Historic venue is in need of some work to preserve it for future generations

Liverpool Echo · Aug 28, 2022

New shows announced at Liverpool's Everyman and Playhouse theatres

The new programme of work includes productions from local creatives

Liverpool Echo · Jul 22, 2022

John Hume's life story to be told in new musical drama

The production will run over eight nights in Derry

Belfast Live · Apr 15, 2022

Derry to mark 25 years of Good Friday agreement with John Hume musical

Playhouse to stage Beyond Belief in 2023 to ‘say a proper goodbye’ to late SDLP leader who helped persuade IRA to give up arms

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2022

Jazz Hubs to make welcome return to City of Derry Jazz Festival this month

Organisers say that a "stellar line-up" has been arranged

Belfast Live · Apr 11, 2022

Cabaret’s Elliot Levey: ‘This Passover, an exodus is happening in real time’

As Jews prepare to recount the escape from Egypt over the Seder night, the Olivier award-winning actor reflects on his personal connection to the Ukrainian conflict

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2022

Nottingham pantomime director 'astonished' after he was replaced at Playhouse

The Playhouse said they wanted to update and refresh the pantomime

Nottingham Post · Apr 1, 2022

Liverpool theatre offers aspiring writers a platform

Everyman and Playhouse Theatres use studio for writers to showcase work with support tailored to suit individual needs

Liverpool Echo · Mar 25, 2022

How Cabaret designer Tom Scutt recreated the Kit Kat Club: ‘It has to feel like it’s happening here and now’

Transforming the Playhouse Theatre into a Weimar nightclub over the course of just a few months was a huge task - here’s how it happened

Evening Standard · Mar 1, 2022