Jack Thorne News

Full casting is announced today for Sheffield Theatres and HighTide Festival Theatres' world premiere production of Alexander Masters' Stuart: A Life Backwards, written by Jack Thorne. Will Adamsdale will play the role of Alexander and Fraser Ayres will play the eponymous role of Stuart.

The theatre programme for the Manchester International Festival 2013 has been announced. MIF13 commissions include: The Machine, The Old Woman, Macbeth, The Masque of Anarchy and The Rite of Spring.

Sheffield Theatres today unveils its full autumn season of produced and touring work taking place from September 2013 - January 2014, alongside the news that Phil Davis (Whitechapel and Quadrophenia) will star as Fagin in the company's Christmas musical, Oliver! and Daniel Lapaine (Muriel's Wedding) will lead the cast of The Winter's Tale as Leontes.

John Tiffany will direct the National Theatre of Scotland and Marla Rubin Productions's stage version of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN at Dundee Rep Theatre, opening June 8, and running through June 29.

Alexander Masters' Stuart: A Life Backwards, written by Jack Thorne, comes to the Studio Theatre from Thursday 12 September - Saturday 28 September, following its world premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and tour to the Watford Palace Theatre.

Alexander Masters' Stuart: A Life Backwards, written by Jack Thorne, comes to the Studio Theatre from Thursday 12 September - Saturday 28 September, following its world premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and tour to the Watford Palace Theatre.

Alexander Masters' Stuart: A Life Backwards,written by Jack Thorne and directed by Mark Rosenblatt, will receive its world premiere on 31 July 2013 at the Underbelly's new Topside venue at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe before touring to Watford and Sheffield. The show will be designed by Jon Bausor.

Alexander Masters' Stuart: A Life Backwards,written by Jack Thorne and directed by Mark Rosenblatt, will receive its world premiere on 31 July 2013 at the Underbelly's new Topside venue at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe before touring to Watford and Sheffield. The show will be designed by Jon Bausor.

HighTide Festival Theatre will announce full casting for its 2013 season (see below for full details). Also HighTide is pleased to announce further 'In Conversation' events with writer and director Stephen Poliakoff CBE, and playwright and novelist Michael Frayn. Author and broadcaster Kate Mosse will conduct the conversation with Michael Frayn, whilst television presenter Rick Edwards will hostconversations with Stephen Poliakoff and (previously announced) Roger Michell.

In association with Dry White Theatre Company, Jack Thorne's hilarious drama about privacy and an intimate relationship, takes over Trafalgar Studios 2 during March.

The theatre programme for the Manchester International Festival 2013 has been announced. MIF13 commissions include: The Machine, The Old Woman, Macbeth, The Masque of Anarchy and The Rite of Spring.

Jack Thorne's play MYIDAE, is set for revival at West End's Trafalgar Studios 2, beginning previews March 5, with an official opening March 7, and running through March 30.

Blanche McIntyre directs E V Crowe's Liar, Liar; a sharp and insightful look at how sometimes the truth can be dangerous.

As we move into the last days of December, we asked our team of reviewers to give us their highlights - and lowlights - of 2012. Here are the thoughts of two of our team - Jenny Antill and Becky Brewis!

Blanche McIntyre directs E V Crowe's Liar, Liar; a sharp and insightful look at how sometimes the truth can be dangerous.

This latest play by Jack Thorne, specially commissioned by new writing company DryWrite, is about a couple in their late twenties. It takes place entirely in their bathroom where, beneath the gleaming porcelain and easy companionship, a tension builds

Sundance Institute announced today the program of short films selected to screen at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, January 17-27 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The 2013 Short Film program is comprised of 65 short films selected from a record 8,102 submissions (427 more than for the 2012 Festival).

Sheffield Theatres' Artistic Director Daniel Evans today announces the full cast for the forthcoming productions of Shelagh Delaney's seminal work A Taste of Honey in the Crucible Theatre and the world premiere of DC Moore's Straight in the Studio Theatre.

Watch the Donmar Warehouse's exclusive and rather cool animation on the 'holy grail of physics,' with commentary from The Physicists' cast members Paul Bhattacharjee (Einstein) and Obioma Ugoala (Fantam Murillo) to help grapple with the big questions. Still trying to get your head round it all? Watch below!

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced Tuesday, April 24 the nominations for its 2012 television awards. British miniseries 'Appropriate Adult,' which chronicles the real-life serial killer Fred West, leads the way with four nominations.