Cora Bissett News

When the beautiful and fearsome Snow Queen steals young Kei away to her frozen kingdom, she leaves behind the brave and brilliant Gerda, an Edinburgh lass who will stop at nothing to rescue her best friend.

The smash-hit, gig-theatre show returns, charting the true story of Cora Bissett's rollercoaster journey from 90s indie-kid to wised-up woman. Touring with Radiohead, partying with Blur, she was living the dream. Until she wasn't. With a live band, Cora celebrates life's euphoric highs and epic lows, asking what wisdom we should pass to the next generation, and which glorious mistakes we should let them make.

BWW reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue selects her top picks of shows returning to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

TravFest 2203 will feature the world premiere of Traverse Theatre Company production The Grand Old Opera House Hotel by Isobel McArthur, with Dundee Rep Theatre.

Watch Adrienne Warren, Ephraim Sykes, and Galen Hooks give a statement on the postponement of Room's Broadway run on March 16th.

The previously announced Broadway production of ROOM, which was set to begin previews in just a few weeks, has been postponed indefinitely. The reason for the postponement, according to a press release, is 'due to a shortfall in capitalization and following the withdrawal of a Lead Producer.'

The US premiere of Room, starring Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren (Tina - The Tina Turner Musical) as Ma, is coming to Broadway. Check out photos of the marquee at the James Earl Jones Theatre!

The complete cast has been announced for the US premiere of Room on Broadway. As previously announced, the production will star Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren as Ma. See how to purchase tickets!

BWW reviewer Natalie O'Donoghue reflects on her top shows after reviewing for BroadwayWorld for a decade.

Watch the new trailer of ROOM on Broadway featuring Tony Award-winner Adrienne Warren.

Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren is headed back to Broadway to lead the American premiere of ROOM, written and adapted for the stage by Emma Donoghue, based on her 2010 best-selling novel which she also adapted into the award-winning 2015 film.

BroadwayWorld has learned that a stage adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s bestselling novel Room will open on Broadway in April 2023. The production is expected to be a limited run through September. No casting or theater has been announced.

Tron Theatre has announced its Spring-Summer 2023 programme. Learn more about the lineup here!

Same-day Rush Seats for $29 will be available for all performances of Room at the Princess of Wales Theatre and Boy Falls From the Sky at the Royal Alexandra Theatre.

Adopted for the stage by Emma Donoghue, the writer of the novel, ROOM is a 2-act spectacle full of imaginative creative choices, heart wrenching performances, and original music.

Glasgow, 1998, one hell of a storm is ripping through the city. The Flynn siblings just need to survive the night and make it to their mother's funeral in the morning. Read our BWW critic's review.

David Mirvish, The Grand Theatre, London ON, and UK’s Covent Garden Productions, will present the North American premiere of the stage adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s international best-selling novel, and Oscar-, Canadian Screen Award-, Golden Globe- and BAFTA-winning film, Room. 

 In the last two years, only a handful of shows have been on the stages of the Mirvish theatres under very restrictive conditions. But this spring holds the most promising opportunity for theatre to truly return to our city, albeit with safety protocols in place.

The Mirvish theatre season is changing due to unforeseen developments in this pandemic. After consulting with our team of doctors, they are moving some of their shows from this winter into the spring, when the current situation is expected to be resolved and it will be safe again to enjoy live theatre performances.

The Grand Theatre's production of Room has been postponed yet again due to COVID-19. Due to the growth of the Omicron variant, Premier Doug Ford has announced new restrictions, including the closing of indoor theatres, as of Wednesday.