We are delighted to present The Matthew Bourne Collection, a new 5-disc boxset on DVD and Blu-ray that brings together five landmark Bourne productions from 2015 – 2020. The beautifully presented boxset showcases the very best of New more
Our Christmas treat for you is our co-production with New Adventures of Matthew Bourne's The Red Shoes screened on BBC Two on Christmas Day and now on BBC iPlayer for a year. Filmed more
John Wyver writes the second of a series of posts about BBC Television's 1960-61 strand of original dramas - his introduction is here. Those of us with an interest in the history of television drama will see more
John Wyver writes: Although Play for Today events are continuing, with showings on BBC Four and at BFI Southbank, our documentary Drama Out of a Crisis is happily installed on BBC iPlayer more
John Wyver writes: Sunday evening on BBC Four sees the premiere of our screen version of the Almeida Theatre's production of Albion. This is an Illuminations co-production with the Almeida Theatre and more
John Wyver writes: My previous post 'Earl Cameron and a lost play' traced my research explorations prompted by a repeat transmission in 1971 as a Play for Today of a more
We're thrilled to announce that Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake releases on DVD and Blu-ray on 14th July 2020. Lockdown may have slowed us down, but we've been working hard behind the scenes and we got there in more
John Wyver writes: I am happy to report that today is the official date for the paperback publication of my book Screening the Royal Shakespeare Company: A Critical History. Bloomsbury more
John Wyver writes: It was sad to learn on Friday of the death at the age of 88 of the great actor Ian Holm. Among the many tributes and obituaries are ones by Michael Billington and more
John Wyver writes: Following on from my two earlier posts, here and here, this one develops my tentative thoughts about screen performance in lockdown and the prevalence - and seeming appropriateness -- of split-screen styles for this moment. more