Liverpool’s Royal Court is staging its biggest project to date in September with a new musical from one of the city’s much-loved playwrights. A very funny and heartwarming story, Mrs Kay’s Progress ...

In a nod to its roots as the first repertory theatre in the US and as an encore to the company's 100th year, Hedgerow launches Shirley Valentine, by Willy Russell, performed in repertory with Enda ...

With humour, tenderness and remarkable insight, Russell created a heroine who is relatable, human and deeply recognisable. Shirley Valentine was honoured with the Laurence Olivier Award for Best ...

In MutualArt’s artist press archive, Willy Russell is featured in 2023’s Hot 100: The Essential Shows, Exhibitions, Books and Theatre to See in the New Year, a piece from Telegraph in January 2023.

A universal desire for a better life is what keeps Educating Rita fresh and relevant more than three decades on, according to the man who wrote it. Acclaimed Liverpool playwright Willy Russell sat ...

Meera Syal, Larry Lamb and Laura Dos Santos will star in the Menier Chocolate Factory's upcoming spring season of two Willy Russell comedies, slated to begin performances on March 26. Syal stars in ...

WEST End playwright Willy Russell has become the unlikely saviour for a young Oxford fan who looked set to miss tomorrow’s big play-off match. Football-mad Ollie Williams faced a difficult choice: ...

It was only a fortnight ago that Willy Russell’s beloved musical Blood Brothers played to packed houses at The Lowry. If you were one of those people moved by the show’s winning blend of social satire ...

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