24 July 2019
Noises Off transfers to the West End
Lyric Hammersmith Theatre’s production of Noises Off will transfer to the Garrick Theatre from 27th September 2019.
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30 May 2019
WICKED LONDON ANNOUNCES NEW CAST
Wicked London announces new cast
15 May 2019
Come From Away Extends in the West End
Hit musical Come From Away will extend its run in the West End until 15 February 2020. Telling the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded air passengers during the wake of 9/11, and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them, the critically acclaimed production recently earned great success at the Olivier Awards, winning “Best […]
8 April 2019
2019 Olivier Awards
Come From Away among the winners at the 2019 Olivier Awards
5 March 2019
Olivier Award Nominations 2019
Come From Away and Quiz are amongst the nominees at the 2019 Olivier Awards
19 February 2019
Come From Away opens in the West End
Come From Away opens in the West End
5 December 2018
WhatsOnStage Awards Nominations Announced
Come From Away, Wicked and Kinky Boots are among the nominees for the 19th annual WhatsOnStage Awards.
10 October 2018
Casting announced for Come From Away
The cast has been announced for Come From Away
17 July 2018
Casting announced for Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage has announced casting for the new 2018/19 UK tour, Michael O’Reilly will star as Johnny Castle, Kira Malou will play Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman and Simone Covele joins the company as Penny Johnson. Joining Michael, Kira and Simone will be will be Lynden Edwards (Dr. Jake Houseman), Lori […]
6 July 2018
Full cast announced for Kinky Boots UK Tour
Kinky Boots has announced casting for the upcoming UK tour. Callum Francis will play Lola until 15 December 2018 and Kayi Ushe will play the role from 17 December 2018. Paula Lane, known for her role as Kylie Platt in Coronation Street will play Lauren and Joel Harper-Jackson will play Charlie. The tour will open […]
30 June 2018
Imperium opens in the West End
Imperium made its West End premiere.
28 June 2018
Come From Away transfers to the West End
Come From Away transfers to the West End
3 May 2018
Wicked London announces new cast
Casting announced for Wicked London
23 April 2018
New cast announced for Kinky Boots
The new cast announced for Kinky Boots London
13 April 2018
The Moderate Soprano opens in the West End
The Moderate Soprano opened in the West End last night
11 April 2018
Quiz opens in the West End
Quiz opened in the West End last night
9 April 2018
2018 Olivier Awards
An American in Paris among the winners at the 2018 Olivier Awards
13 March 2018
Imperium transfers to the West End
Imperium to transfer to the Gielgud Theatre in June 2018
6 March 2018
Olivier Award Nominations
2018 Olivier Award nominations announced
26 February 2018
WhatsOnStage Awards 2018
An American in Paris and Don Juan in Soho among the winners at the WhatsOnStage awards
25 January 2018
Casting announced for Quiz
Full casting announced for Quiz at the Noel Coward Theatre
15 December 2017
The Moderate Soprano to premiere in the West End
The Moderate Soprano to premiere in the West End in Spring 2018.
1 December 2017
WhatsOnStage Awards Nominations Announced
Don Juan in Soho, An American in Paris, Kinky Boots and Wicked are among the nominees at the 18th annual WhatsOnStage Awards
1 December 2017
Quiz transfers to the West End
Quiz by James Graham to transfer to the West End
3 November 2017
Full casting announced for Shrek the Musical UK tour
Full casting announced for Shrek UK tour
2 November 2017
Kinky Boots announces UK tour
Kinky Boots UK tour announced
27 September 2017
Wicked celebrates 11 years in the West End
Wicked celebrates 11 year in the West End
26 September 2017
Wicked Tour Casting Announcement
Full cast announced for the Wicked UK & Ireland Tour
15 September 2017
Shrek the Musical Tour Cast Announced
New cast announced for Shrek the Musical
28 June 2017
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill opens in the West End
Audra McDonald made her West End debut last night
25 May 2017
Wicked London announces new cast
New cast announced for Wicked
23 May 2017
Production Accountant Vacancy
Playful Productions is recruiting
22 May 2017
Groundhog Day Tony Nominations
Groundhog Day’s Tony nominations
5 May 2017
New Cast Announced for Kinky Boots
Kinky Boots announces new casting
3 May 2017
An American in Paris extends its booking period
An American in Paris extends booking until January 2018
10 April 2017
2017 Olivier Awards
Groundhog Day amongst the winners at the 2017 Olivier Awards
6 April 2017
Edward Albee’s The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? opens in the West End
Edward Albee’s The Goat or, Who Is Sylvia? opens in the West End
29 March 2017
Don Juan in Soho opens in the West End
Don Juan in Soho opened in the West End last night
22 March 2017
An American in Paris opens in the West End
An American in Paris opened last night to 28 five-star reviews
6 March 2017
Olivier Award Nominations Announced
Olivier Awards 2017 nominations
27 February 2017
Shrek The Musical UK & Ireland Tour Announced
Shrek The Musical announces UK & Ireland tour
20 February 2017
No Man’s Land and Wicked win at the 17th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards
No Man’s Land and Wicked amongst the winners at the 17th annual WhatsOnStage awards
3 February 2017
Full cast announced for Don Juan in Soho
Full cast announced for Patrick Marber’s Don Juan in Soho
3 February 2017
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill comes to the West End
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill announced
31 January 2017
Groundhog Day wins at the Critics’ Circle Awards
Groundhog Day wins Best Musical at the Critics’ Circle Awards
20 January 2017
Full cast announced for Edward Albee’s The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?
Full casting for Edward Albee’s The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? is announced today.
11 January 2017
Groundhog Day and No Man’s Land win at the Broadway World Awards
We are delighted that No Man’s Land and Groundhog Day were amongst the winners at the 2016 Broadway World Awards
8 December 2016
Kinky Boots nominated for Grammy® Award
Kinky Boots has been nominated for the Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theater Album
1 December 2016
WhatsOnStage Awards shortlist announced
No Man’s Land, Groundhog Day, Kinky Boots and Wicked are among the nominees for the 17th annual WhatsOnStage awards.
22 November 2016
Further casting announced for Don Juan in Soho
David Tennant, who plays the title role in Patrick Marber’s Don Juan in Soho, will be joined by Adrian Scarborough as Stan and Gawn Grainger as Louis.
14 November 2016
No Man’s Land amongst winners at the Evening Standard Awards
No Man’s Land takes home the award for Best Revival at the Evening Standard Awards.
4 November 2016
Kinky Boots celebrates 500th performance in the West End
On Thursday 3 November Kinky Boots celebrated its 500th performance at the Adelphi Theatre.
2 November 2016
David Tennant to lead cast in Don Juan in Soho
We are delighted to announce that David Tennant will return to the West End in March 2017 to play the title role in Patrick Marber’s Don Juan in Soho.
21 October 2016
Sophie Okonedo to join Edward Albee’s The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? cast
Sophie Okonedo will join Damian Lewis in Edward Albee’s The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?
14 October 2016
Damian Lewis to star in Edward Albee’s The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?
We are delighted to announce a new production of Edward Albee’s The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.
28 September 2016
Wicked celebrates 10 years in the West End
WICKED celebrated an extraordinary 10 years at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre on Tuesday 27 September.
9 September 2016
Full casting announced for An American in Paris
Full casting has been announced for Christopher Wheeldon’s stunning renovation of An American in Paris.
17 August 2016
Groundhog Day opens at the Old Vic
Groundhog Day opened at The Old Vic Theatre last night to rave reviews from the critics.
27 May 2016
New casting announced for Kinky Boots
Olivier award-winning actor Matt Henry extends his performance in West End hit KINKY BOOTS and David Hunter joins the cast as Charlie Price from 15 August 2016.
20 May 2016
Wicked announces 10th Anniversary cast
New cast announced for Wicked London’s 10th Anniversary.
18 May 2016
Full casting announced for Groundhog Day
Full casting announced for Groundhog Day at The Old Vic theatre.
18 May 2016
Wicked announces UK/International tour cast
Full cast announced for Wicked’s forthcoming UK/International tour.
17 May 2016
Hangmen nominated for Sky Arts Award
Hangmen nominated for South Bank Sky Arts Award in the Theatre Category.
27 April 2016
Damien Molony to Join No Man’s Land Cast
Damien Molony to join Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart and Owen Teale in Sean Mathias’ production.
26 April 2016
Playful’s Sixth Birthday
This month we celebrate six years of Playful shows and look back on the success of the last twelve months.
22 April 2016
An American in Paris comes to the west end
Christopher Wheeldon’s production arrives at the Dominion Theatre in the spring of 2017.
8 April 2016
Owen Teale To Join No Man’s Land Cast
Owen Teale to join Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart in Harold Pinter’s No Man’s Land directed by Sean Mathias.
4 April 2016
Playful Shows Win 5 Olivier Awards
Kinky Boots and Hangmen were amongst the winners at the 2016 Oliver Awards.
11 March 2016
Groundhog Day Priority Sale Is Now Open
Tickets for the world premiere of the new musical Groundhog Day are now on priority sale.
11 March 2016
No Man’s Land UK Tour and West End Run Announced
Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart will reunite in Harold Pinter’s No Man’s Land directed by Sean Mathias.
4 March 2016
Kinky Boots Announces West End Cast Album Live Recording
A Live Recording of the West End Cast of Kinky Boots is Being Released Next Month.
29 February 2016
Olivier Award Nominations 2016
Hangmen, Kinky Boots and American Buffalo are among the nominees for the Olivier Awards 2016.
23 February 2016
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Enters its Final Year
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory enjoys its last year at the West End and heads to Broadway.
22 February 2016
2016 WhatsOnStage Award Winners
Kinky Boots triumphs at the 16th annual WhatsOnStage Awards.
26 January 2016
Hangmen wins two Critics’ Circle Awards
Martin McDonagh and Anna Fleischle both take home Critics’ Circle Awards.
8 January 2016
Hangmen to be broadcast live on 3 March by NT Live
Hangmen will be broadcast in cinemas live on 3 March as part of National Theatre Live.
3 December 2015
16th Annual WhatsOnStage Award Nominations
Mack & Mabel, Hangmen, Kinky Boots and Wicked all receive WhatsOnStage Awards Nominations.
23 November 2015
Hangmen and Kinky Boots Take Home Evening Standard Theatre Awards
Hangmen and Kinky Boots were among the winners at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards
12 October 2015
Vote for Kinky Boots at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards
Kinky Boots has been nominated for the Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical.
2 October 2015
Hangmen by Martin McDonagh Transfers to Wyndham’s Theatre
Robert Fox, Matthew Byam Shaw for Playful Productions and Royal Court Productions Transfer the production from London’s Royal Court.
16 September 2015
Kinky Boots opens in the West End
The UK premiere of Kinky Boots opens in the West End to glittering reviews.
31 July 2015
Wicked London Full Casting Announcement
Wicked stars Emma Hatton and Savannah Stevenson will continue as Elphaba and Glinda with Tom McGowan joining as The Wizard.
26 June 2015
Iain Reviews The Audience on Broadway
Broadway’s youngest reviewer – Iain, aged 6 – gives The Audience on Broadway a rave review.
8 June 2015
The Audience & Wolf Hall Triumph At The Tony Awards
The Audience & Wolf Hall were among the winners at the 2015 Tony Awards.
31 May 2015
Outer Critics Circle, Drama League & Drama Desk Award Winners
The Audience was among the winners at the 2015 Drama League Awards, Outer Critics Circle Awards & Drama Desk Awards.
28 May 2015
Playful Productions in the New York Observer
Playful Productions featured in the New York Observer.
19 May 2015
Casting announced for UK tour of Mack and Mabel
Casting for the UK & Ireland tour of of the classic Broadway musical Mack & Mabel has been announced today.
10 May 2015
Playful Productions in The Times
Playful Productions featured in The Times.
8 May 2015
The Audience Opens in the West End
Kristin Scott Thomas has taken the throne in Stephen Daldry’s “elegant” new production at the Apollo Theatre.
28 April 2015
New Company Announced for Shrek The Musical Tour
The new company for the monster hit UK & Ireland Tour Shrek The Musical has been announced.
28 April 2015
New Cast Announced for the Record-Breaking Dirty Dancing tour
The new cast for the UK & Ireland tour of Dirty Dancing has been announced.
28 April 2015
Tony Awards Nominations 2015
Playful shows receive eleven Tony nominations.
28 April 2015
American Buffalo Opens in the West End
The revival of David Mamet’s classic, American Buffalo, has opened at Wyndham’s Theatre for a strictly limited run.
24 April 2015
Casting Announced for UK Première of Kinky Boots
Casting for the UK première of Kinky Boots, Broadway’s huge-hearted, high-heeled hit, has been announced.
23 April 2015
Broadway Awards Nominations 2015
Wolf Hall and The Audience have been nominated for the Outer Critics Circle, Drama League and Drama Desk Awards 2015.
13 April 2015
Wolf Hall Parts One & Two Open on Broadway
Mike Poulton’s adaptations of Hilary Mantel’s Man Booker Prize winning novels have opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway.
13 April 2015
2015 Olivier Awards Winners
Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies, Blithe Spirit and Wicked were amongst the winners at the 2015 Oliver Awards.
10 April 2015
Playful Productions in the News
In our fifth birthday month, interviews with Matthew Byam Shaw, Nia Janis and Nick Salmon feature in the press.
25 March 2015
New cast announced for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Joining the previously announced Jonathan Slinger, the first performance of the new cast is on Monday 4 May.
13 March 2015
Rebecca LaChance to star alongside Michael Ball in Mack & Mabel
Mack has found his Mabel! Rebecca LaChance to play Mabel to Michael Ball’s Mack in Mack & Mabel.