Two years ago, I went to see the new play written by Ben Elton, Upstart Crow starring David Mitchell and Gemma Whelan, directed by Sean Foley, at the Gielgud Theatre in London's West End with ...

Complete casting has now been revealed for the West End return of hit comedy The Upstart Crow. The production, based on the much-loved TV series about the life and endeavours of William Shakespeare ...

Two years after the roaring success of its debut, David Mitchell is taking William Shakespeare to the stage once again. The Upstart Crow, starring Mitchell as the Bard himself, gave the Peep Show star ...

David Mitchell is to play William Shakespeare in a new BBC Two sitcom. The Peep Show actor will play the bard "before he became famous" in Upstart Crow, Broadcast reports.

The Upstart Crow opened at the Gielgud Theatre in February 2020 to an array of glowing reviews and sold out performances. Now, one plague and an Olivier Award nomination later, this all-new comedy ...

Ben Elton has fashioned an original story that picks up in 1605, a decade after where the third series left off (with the death of William Shakespeare's son, Hamnet), and two years into the reign of ...

Upstart Crow, BBC Two review - Shakespeare does Dickens in seasonal tale Ben Elton's literary mash-up melds comedy and tragedy. by Veronica Lee ... Will (David Mitchell) is so enamoured of the story ...

‘A hit, a hit, an implausible hit!’ (Independent) Ben Elton’s five-star Olivier award-nominated stage production of the critically acclaimed and much adored BBC sitcom UPSTART CROW, returns to the ...

The Upstart Crow opened at the Gielgud Theatre in February 2020 to an array of glowing reviews and sold out performances. Then Covid hit and theatres were forced to close for the first lockdown.