Photos

Bryan Cranston, Carrie Hope Fletcher and Strictly Ballroom make our top pics of the week

Venues across the world celebrated #WorldTheatreDay with some exquisite photos

Alex Wood

| London |

30 March 2018

Rose Theatre Kingston reached a milestone

Rose Theatre Kingston's tenth anniversary birthday

It was Strictly in the spotlights at the Piccadilly

Warm up #DressRehearsal. @strictlystage pic.twitter.com/BD2ZCw8Puq

— Drew McOnie (@DrewMcOnie) March 28, 2018

Bryan Cranston bids the National goodbye

Follow your dreams. Work like hell.

The ultimate #MondayMotivation from @BryanCranston.

More Bryan: https://t.co/7Pq7k9xxgz pic.twitter.com/iEb3ZuqJAD

— National Theatre (@NationalTheatre) March 26, 2018

Ghosts in the dressing room over at Les Mis

Sometimes I think my dressing room’s haunted & I’m being watched. pic.twitter.com/GQk8MygMAj

— Killian Donnelly (@killiandonnelly) March 28, 2018

No Dutch courage needed at Sunset Boulevard in Amsterdam

Tonight we opened the Paramount gates at the glorious @TheaterCarre.
Never have I witnessed such a rapturous ovation with the house on their feet from the first bow. What a stunning audience for our opening night here in Amsterdam. … https://t.co/kykQPfc4FB pic.twitter.com/glUho5UbtR

— Danny Mac (@dannymaconline) March 28, 2018

Carrie Hope Fletcher launched her new album

While one half of the team is dealing with all your CD dispatches, the other half is at the Sitzprobe for this weekends concerts ! https://t.co/mR9LCylL5s pic.twitter.com/u9fgilwws6

— Club 11 London LIVE (@club11LDN) March 29, 2018

A wee snippet of Journey to the Past from @CarrieHFletcher‘s album launch @HippodromeLDN last night! pic.twitter.com/WjsYcdhIq7

— Ryan MacKenzie (@_ryanmackenzie) March 28, 2018

Last night was the album launch for ‘When The Curtain Falls’ at the Hippodrome Casino! I was so focused and so nervous that I didn’t think to film a single thing from the day but it was actually really lovely to just enjoy it…even though I was totally … https://t.co/BaqdtpfUwb pic.twitter.com/GGAEnixOXf

— Carrie Hope Fletcher (@CarrieHFletcher) March 28, 2018

Michael Rosen had a sweet time at Chocolate Cake

#WorldTheatreDay was greeted across the globe

Happy #WorldTheatreDay everyone pic.twitter.com/Q3vno46jzq

— The RSC (@TheRSC) March 27, 2018

“Our word ‘theatre’ originates from the Greek, ‘Theatron’, literally meaning the ‘seeing place'”: on #WorldTheatreDay, @SimonMcBurney‘s magnificent UNESCO address on the importance of theatre in a time “when it is hard to see clearly”.https://t.co/S7vIRCojep pic.twitter.com/rbzp11Elmu

— Robert Macfarlane (@RobGMacfarlane) March 27, 2018

‘Sometimes, this little world of ours succeeds in mirroring that big world – and for just a few short moments… it helps the people who come here to forget that world outside’#WorldTheatreDay #OVFandA https://t.co/STp5DiUmsz pic.twitter.com/MvFthmqQSq

— The Old Vic (@oldvictheatre) March 27, 2018

This 19th century pantomime actor is standing next to *ridiculously* fierce donkey… This photo was taken at #Edinburgh‘s Theatre Royal in 1869.#WorldTheatreDay #Scotland pic.twitter.com/g5D65SX2XB

— National Library (@natlibscot) March 27, 2018

From everyone at #CursedChild in London, happy #WorldTheatreDay! We’re so proud that so many of our audience are first-time theatregoers and that #CursedChild is helping build a future generation of theatre lovers. pic.twitter.com/soMtKzbyQs

— Cursed Child Play (@HPPlayLDN) March 27, 2018

The empty stage of ‘Summer and Smoke’ waiting for its actors #WorldTheatreDay #BehindTheScenes pic.twitter.com/e3Odwdm93Q

— Almeida Theatre (@AlmeidaTheatre) March 27, 2018

Ruthless had its opening night

Let’s have a
#RUTHLESS Press Night Darlings!#WhoCouldAskForAnythingMore @officialJasonG @kimmaresca @DameDenning #TracieBennett @ArtsTheatreLDN @RuthlessMusical pic.twitter.com/7ogqCotFEM

— Harriet Thorpe (@harriet_thorpe) March 27, 2018