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A new play from multi award-winning poet and playwright Caroline Bird, Red Ellen tells the remarkable story of Ellen Wilkinson, the revolutionary Labour MP who fought with an unstoppable, reckless energy for a better world.

Presented by award-winning Hawick-based theatre company Firebrand, Bill McLaren: The Voice of Rugby, a 'showcase' for a new play celebrating the life of the rugby commentating legend will open on Tuesday 10 September at Heart of Hawick in the Scottish Borders for six performances.

GLOBAL DIGITAL RELEASING has signed on to distribute Tom Sands' bittersweet comedy RUPERT, RUPERT & RUPERT. This release will take place across digital platforms worldwide on Friday, April 26, 2019.

It's the end of an era at the Lyric Hammersmith, as it is Sean Holmes' final season as artistic director - but it has begun in terrific style with the premiere of a new play with music, written by Matt Jones and Bloc Party singer-songwriter Kele Okereke. It is directed by Southpaw Dance Company's artistic director Robby Graham, and stars Tyrone Huntley and Billy Cullum as Obi and Alex, a gay couple contemplating marriage whilst battling secrets from their pasts.

The world premiere of Leave to Remain, a new play with songs by Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke and writer Matt Jones (Doctor Who, Mr Selfridge), runs 18 January - 16 February 2019 at the Lyric Hammersmith. Kele has written 14 original new tracks for the show and the soundtrack will be released on press night, Thursday 24 January 2019.

Strangers On A Train was a highly successful, taut thriller written by Patricia Highsmith in 1950. Master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock adapted it into a highly charged and provocative film noir soon afterwards. It is a shame, therefore, that Anthony Banks' new production lacks any similar tension or intrigue.

The Captain of Kopenick opens at the National Theatre tonight, February 5, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the production shots below.