Alumni News: January Edition

Here are just a few highlights of where you can catch our alumni this month. 

We’d love to hear about any work LAMDA graduates are creating. Get in touch on [email protected] or send us a message on social media. 

Latest releases

• Amit Shah starred in the six-part, Paramount+ series The Revenge Club which was released on 12 December. 
• Rory Kinnear stars in the television series Amadeus, which began on 21 December on Sky Atlantic. 
• Dame Harriet Walter was part of a performance concert celebrating the life and legacy of pianist Alfred Brendel. The event took place on 5 January at Barbican Hall. 
• Janine Harouni won Celebrity Mastermind 2026, which aired on BBC Two on 5 January. 
• Dhruv Ravi’s reimagining of Strategic Love Play played at the Carne Studio Theatre at LAMDA from 8 – 11 January and starred Amber Grappy and Emmanuel Olusanya. The production will then play at the International Theatre Festival – Teatro Dallas later this year. 
• Amir El-Masry stars in Giant which was released in cinemas on 9 January. 
• Hilson Agbangbe and Lucy Karczewski hosted The Stage Awards, which took place on 12 January. 
• A Microscopic Odyssey, directed by Hope Wishart, plays at the Golden Goose Theatre from 13 – 17 January. The show stars current students Ben Boulton-Jones, Phoebe Smyth and Allie-Rae Fossum. 
• Elizabeth Colwell and Josselyn Ryder star in the UK premiere of IMPOSED at The Hope Theatre from 14 – 16 January. The play is directed by Hannah Eidinow.
• Mazlum Gül stars in Safe Haven at Arcola Theatre, which plays from 14 January – 7 February. 
• Luke Treadway stars in Othello at the Theatre Royal Haymarket until 17 January. 
• Arty Froushan stars in the upcoming film H Is for Hawk, which will be released in UK cinemas on 23 January. 
• Patricia Hodge stars in the 250th anniversary production of The Rivals at the Orange Tree Theatre until 24 January. 
• The UK tour of Mischief Theatre’s Christmas Carol Goes Wrong stars Matt Cavendish, Chris Leask, Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, Greg Tannahill, Nancy Zamit, Will Bishop and Colm Gleeson. The show was created by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, and plays until 1 March. 
• Pepper Jensen, Beatrix Whilde and Abigail Devine star in Untimely Ripped: The Story of Macduff at the Golden Goose Theatre from 10 – 14 March. 
• Lata Nobes-Sinha stars in Paranormal Activity at the Ambassador’s Theatre until 25 April. 

Things to look forward to    

• Jimpa, starring John Lithgow, will be released in US cinemas on 6 February. 
• Selina Jones, Elijah Cooke, Imani Yahshua and Ryn Alleyne star in Deep Azure, which runs at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse from 7 February – 11 April. 
• The Royal Shakespeare Company's US tour of Hamnet features Ava Hinds Jones, Kemi-Bo Jacobs and Bert Seymour. The tour begins on 10 February.
• The Broadway transfer of Giant, which stars John Lithgow, begins performances in March. 
• Summerfolk, which plays at The National Theatre from 6 March – 29 April, features Sound Designer Alexandra Faye Braithwaite and stars Tamika Bennett and Sam Jenkins-Shaw. 
• Aaron Pierre has joined the cast of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at The Old Vic from 1 April – 23 May. 
• Lizzie Powell is the Lighting Designer for The Flying Dutchman at the Welsh National Opera, playing from 16 April – 15 May. 
• Chiwetel Ejiofor is Executive Producer for the stage adaption of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. The show plays at Soho Place from 25 April – 18 July and stars Alistair Nwachukwu. 
• Dame Maureen Lipman is set to star in the UK tour of Allegra which opens on 12 May. 
• 1536 will transfer to The Ambassadors Theatre from May. The show features Tingying Dong as Sound Designer/Composer. 
• Emily Beecham stars in the upcoming Supergirl film which will be released on 26 June. 
• Avengers: Doomsday, which will be released on 18 December, stars Joseph Quinn. 
• The Lady, starring Claire Skinner, will be released on ITV in early 2026. 
• Richard Armitage joins the cast of new ITV drama, Winter. 
• Paterson Joseph joins the cast of the new Prime Video series Tomb Raider.  
• Sam Claflin joins the cast of upcoming film Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol. 

Latest news 

• Pillion, starring Harry Melling has made the longlist for Outstanding British Film at the 2026 BAFTAs. Harry has also been longlisted for best Leading Actor.  
• The Roses starring Benedict Cumberbatch and The Choral starring Jim Broadbent have also been longlisted for Outstanding British Film at the 2026 BAFTAs.