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Piaf writer Gems dies

Published: 16 May 2011

Pam Gems, the Olivier Award-winning playwright, passed away in her sleep on Friday at the age of 85.Gems was born in 1925 and studied Psychology at Manchester University before taking… Read More

Hall and Peake create Loyalty at Hampstead theatre

Published: 16 May 2011

Edward Hall will direct Maxine Peake in the world premiere of Loyalty, a unique political drama written by the award-winning journalist Sarah Helm, at Hampstead theatre.Loyalty is Helm’s debut play… Read More

A Delicate Balance

Published: 13 May 2011

What a treat to see Penelope Wilton and Imelda Staunton together on stage. It’s like a free ice-cream on a scorcher of a day or a never ending cheese platter… Read More

Flawless – Chase The Dream

Published: 12 May 2011

With the Eurovision Song Contest just around the corner, it was nice to get an early dose of sequins and inflammable costumes at last night’s Chase The Dream press night.… Read More

National launches summer Double Feature

Published: 12 May 2011

Four new shows from four playwrights new to the National Theatre are to take to a transformed Cottesloe theatre this summer.New pieces by Sam Holcroft, Tom Basden, DC Moore and… Read More

Matilda Ziegler

Published: 11 May 2011

Matthew Amer talks to the Lark Rise To Candleford star about trees, B&Bs and returning to the stage after a decade away.It sounds harsh, but fabulousness does not come easy… Read More

I Am The Wind

Published: 11 May 2011

There’s nothing like a lonely boat trip, isolated from the rest of the world, to induce a little existential chatter. The lapping water and seclusion is like catnip for philosophers.Bobbing… Read More

Bette And Joan

Published: 11 May 2011

The stars of the silver screen continue to fascinate. In Bette & Joan playwright Anton Burge takes us back to 1962, to the dressing rooms of two Hollywood actresses who… Read More

Betwixt! to enchant Trafalgar Studios

Published: 10 May 2011

A musical comedy featuring sex-crazed nymphs, hunchbacks and a disembodied head will bring its special brand of enchantment to the Trafalgar Studios this summer.Betwixt!, which is written and directed by… Read More

Umbrellas star announces concerts

Published: 10 May 2011

Cabaret sensation and star of The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg, Meow Meow is to extend her London stay by performing three special shows next month.Meow Meow In Concert will play at… Read More

Dame Edna Everage to save London

Published: 10 May 2011

Dame Edna Everage is to make her first appearance in pantomime when she stars as the Saviour of London in the New Wimbledon theatre’s production of Dick Whittington this Christmas.… Read More

More London scoops Chickenshed

Published: 10 May 2011

Chickenshed, the inclusive theatre company based in North London, is to fly south for the summer when it performs two of its popular shows at The Scoop at More London… Read More

Bond’s Saved in Lyric Hammersmith new season

Published: 10 May 2011

Edward Bond's controversial and seminal play, Saved, is to be revived at the Lyric Hammersmith this autumn in the first professional London production for over 25 years. Saved, a depiction… Read More

Summer theatre: out with it

Published: 9 May 2011

The sun, you may have noticed, has made a few appearances over the Great British Isles of late. Does this bode well for London’s annual outdoor theatre season? Let’s hope… Read More

Menier stages Sondheim’s Road Show

Published: 9 May 2011

Road Show, the latest musical by American composer Stephen Sondheim, is to receive its UK premiere courtesy of the Menier Chocolate Factory this summer. With a cast led by David… Read More

Top Hat plans to dance into the West End

Published: 6 May 2011

The forthcoming stage adaptation of 1935 dance musical film Top Hat will transfer to the West End in spring 2012 following a UK tour. The show, which will star Tom… Read More

Attenborough to direct Pryce in King Lear

Published: 6 May 2011

Jonathan Pryce is to play King Lear at the Almeida theatre next year. Directed by the venue’s Artistic Director Michael Attenborough, the production will be staged as part of the… Read More

Joanna Riding high at Gielgud

Published: 6 May 2011

Joanna Riding, currently appearing in The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg, is to stay on at the Gielgud theatre when the production closes to star in new musical Lend Me A Tenor… Read More

Doctor Who’s Darvill joins Doctor Faustus cast

Published: 6 May 2011

Arthur Darvill will swap Doctor Who for a very different companion this summer as he joins the cast of Matthew Dunster’s Doctor Faustus, which plays at Shakespeare’s Globe from next… Read More

All’s Well That Ends Well at the Globe theatre

Published: 6 May 2011

One thing kept springing to mind when watching Shakespeare’s awkward comedy at the Globe last night. The book-turned-film He’s Just Not That Into You. It is a piece of self-help… Read More

Irish Blood, English Heart

Published: 5 May 2011

A half empty bottle of whisky, old newspapers, CDs in broken cases, faded posters and a dusty taxi cab; the tangible remnants of someone’s life can seem remarkably empty when… Read More

Ghost Stories closes in June

Published: 5 May 2011

Ghost Stories, the thriller created by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman, is to scare West End theatregoers for the last time on 19 June when it closes at the Duke… Read More

ROH opens doors this half term

Published: 5 May 2011

The Royal Opera House’s annual Sounding Out returns for May half term, offering children aged seven and over and their families another chance to take part in a range of… Read More

Oliver Chris

Published: 4 May 2011

About to appear in his second play at the National Theatre, Oliver Chris tells Caroline Bishop why he intends to relish every second of an experience which has been a… Read More

Wilkes joins Chicago cast as Kurup reprises role

Published: 4 May 2011

Musical star Jonathan Wilkes is to join the cast of cult musical Chicago as Billy Flynn for a strictly limited seven week season beginning next week.The actor, singer and presenter… Read More

Walliams’s Stink wafts into Hackney

Published: 3 May 2011

David Walliams’s children’s story Mr Stink is to be staged in a scratch ‘n’ sniff production at Hackney Empire this June. Published in 2009, Mr Stink is the second children’s… Read More

Jerusalem and War Horse recognised by Tony Awards

Published: 3 May 2011

Mark Rylance, Mackenzie Crook, Joanna Lumley and directors Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris have been nominated in this year’s Tony Awards. British imports Jerusalem and War Horse picked up six… Read More

Q&A: The Million Dollar Quartet

Published: 3 May 2011

The four leads of Million Dollar Quartet are portraying legends of music history on stage in the West End. So it felt only right to delve into their own musical… Read More

McDade and White in National thriller

Published: 28 April 2011

Lark Rise To Candleford’s Sandy McDade and Life On Mars’s Liz White are to star in the National Theatre revival of 1603 domestic thriller A Woman Killed With Kindness.They join… Read More

West End prepares for Royal Wedding

Published: 28 April 2011

Bunting is flying, flags are ready to be waved enthusiastically and even entire buildings have been dressed as presents in preparation for the much-anticipated wedding of Prince William and Catherine… Read More

Imelda Staunton

Published: 27 April 2011

As she prepares to return to the London stage in Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance, Imelda Staunton tells Matthew Amer about exploring darker roles, working with Mike Leigh and hosting… Read More

Chekhov In Hell

Published: 27 April 2011

What would Russian writer Anton Chekhov think of the 21st century? If I am honest, that is not a question I have often asked myself. Nor have I wondered whether… Read More

Elliott gets spicy with Viva Forever

Published: 27 April 2011

War Horse co-director Marianne Elliott is to bring Girl Power to the stage and prove herself much more than a Wannabe when she directs the upcoming Spice Girls musical.Viva Forever,… Read More

Q & A: Daniel Ings, Frankenstein understudy

Published: 26 April 2011

Daniel Ings stars as an eco warrior love rival in Channel 4 comedy Pete Verses Life and is about to be seen in the new series of the BBC's cult… Read More

Little Eagles

Published: 26 April 2011

I had never heard of Sergei Pavlovich Korolyov before seeing Rona Munro’s new play Little Eagles, which is odd considering the impact this one man seemed to have on recent… Read More

Callow gives Shakespeare a London summer

Published: 26 April 2011

Star of stage and screen, Simon Callow is to bring his one-man show Being Shakespeare to the Trafalgar Studio 1 in June.The solo show, which has enjoyed a hugely successful… Read More

Grandage announces new Donmar Trafalgar season

Published: 21 April 2011

Former Donmar Warehouse Resident Assistant Directors Hamish Pirie, Abbey Wright and Paul Hart will each be given a chance to direct in the West End as part of the new… Read More

Gwynne, Iwuji and Jones join Richard III

Published: 20 April 2011

Haydn Gwynne, Chuk Iwuji and Gemma Jones are to appear alongside Kevin Spacey in Richard III, the final instalment of Sam Mendes’s Bridge Project, which plays at the Old Vic… Read More

Adrian Scarborough

Published: 20 April 2011

As he appears in a musical for the first time, Olivier Award-winner Adrian Scarborough tells Caroline Bishop why performing in a quintessentially English period piece with an animatronic pig is… Read More

Womack heads to South Pacific

Published: 20 April 2011

Samantha Womack is to join the Tony Award-winning Lincoln Center Theater production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific when it comes to the Barbican theatre this summer. The actress, currently… Read More

Boe leads musical celebrations on St George’s Day

Published: 19 April 2011

Opera star and soon-to-be Les Misérables cast member Alfie Boe is to appear in a musical theatre showcase as part of the Mayor’s celebrations for St George’s Day on 23… Read More

Clybourne Park wins Pulitzer Prize

Published: 19 April 2011

Bruce Norris’s play Clybourne Park has added the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama to its list of accolades. The comedy about race relations and property wars in suburban America played… Read More

Introducing… Anthony Welsh

Published: 15 April 2011

After beefing up to play a boxer in Sucker Punch and spending six weeks on a roof for New Orleans drama Lower Ninth, Anthony Welsh is back on stage playing… Read More

Buchan plays Bolingbroke to Redmayne’s Richard

Published: 15 April 2011

Andrew Buchan, the actor last seen revolutionising the British judicial system in TV’s Garrow’s Law, is to return to the Donmar Warehouse later this year in Michael Grandage’s farewell production… Read More

tkts offers royal wedding presents

Published: 15 April 2011

To celebrate the forthcoming royal nuptials, tkts has a treat in store for anyone lucky enough to be named after the handsome pair with free tickets to be given away… Read More

Lawson joins Reiss’s Acid Test

Published: 15 April 2011

Denis Lawson will return to the Royal Court for the first time in over 20 years to star in Anya Reiss’s forthcoming drama The Acid Test next month, joining Lydia… Read More

London Road

Published: 15 April 2011

A new musical based on the aftermath of the Ipswich prostitute murders of 2006 sounds, at the very least, in bad taste. Yet this inventive, ground-breaking collaboration is the polar… Read More

Lend Me A Tenor lands in London

Published: 14 April 2011

Diva-stating new musical comedy Lend Me A Tenor is to open at London’s Gielgud theatre this June.A tale of operatic calamity, the show, which received strong reviews when it was… Read More

Mason unveils farewell ballet season

Published: 14 April 2011

The Royal Ballet’s 2011/12 season will be one of celebration and sadness, as the company celebrates its 80th anniversary, but its director, Monica Mason bows out, ending a 54 year… Read More

Royal Opera announces Olympic season

Published: 14 April 2011

The Royal Opera’s 2011/12 season has been inspired by the image of the Olympic rings says the company’s Music Director Antonio Pappano, as it will feature a number of cycles.In… Read More

Betty Blue Eyes

Published: 14 April 2011

Austerity Britain, a royal wedding, the rich disgruntled over supporting the poor; producer Cameron Mackintosh could not have known how relevant his new musical would be when he first decided… Read More

David Thaxton

Published: 13 April 2011

Matthew Amer talks to this year’s winner of the Best Actor in a Musical Olivier Award about his incredible 2010 and an exciting 2011…It has been a remarkable year for… Read More

Potted Potter returns to West End

Published: 13 April 2011

Potty performers Dan and Jeff will return to the West End this summer as part of the fifth anniversary tour of their first show, Potted Potter. The comedy show, which… Read More

Moonlight

Published: 13 April 2011

Moonlight deals with that most fundamental of truths; that we all will one day die. However this is a Pinter piece, so while the play retains a razor sharp poignancy,… Read More

The Hurly Burly Show: “You see more on the beach”

Published: 11 April 2011

As their contemporary brand of burlesque takes the London stage by storm, Matthew Amer talks tassels, pasties and empowerment with Miss Polly Rae and two of her Hurly Burly Girlys.There… Read More

Tricycle stages Baha Mousa inquiry

Published: 11 April 2011

The Tricycle theatre is to return to verbatim political drama with a new production examining the British Army’s handling of detainees in Iraq. Tactical Questioning: Scenes From The Baha Mousa… Read More

Marcell and Hunter return to Globe

Published: 11 April 2011

Joseph Marcell and Paul Hunter are to return to Shakespeare’s Globe to star alongside Charles Edwards and Eve Best in Much Ado About Nothing from 21 May. The pair previously… Read More

Abrahami and Cracknell to leave Gate after nearly five years

Published: 11 April 2011

Natalie Abrahami and Carrie Cracknell are to step down from their positions as joint-Artistic Directors of the Gate theatre in January 2012. The two directors, who have led the Notting… Read More

Free theatre at the Scoop with Ravenhill

Published: 11 April 2011

The Scoop is back this summer for its ninth annual season of free theatre, with Around The World In Eighty Days and a new translation of The Mother by Mark… Read More

OperaShots

Published: 11 April 2011

Stewart Copeland, Anne Dudley and Terry Jones are better known for their work in pop and film than in opera, but for a short time the three come together for… Read More

Precious Little Talent

Published: 11 April 2011

With a title like that, it may seem that playwright Ella Hickson is asking for her new play to be put down, but in fact she proves she has more… Read More

Fox returns in Bart’s Fings

Published: 8 April 2011

Hannah-Jane Fox, the actress best known for creating the role of Scaramouche in We Will Rock You, is to return to the stage in May to lead the Union theatre… Read More

Cock Tavern announces closure and transfers

Published: 8 April 2011

The curtain has come down on the Cock Tavern theatre, as the award-winning venue has been forced to close due to non-regulation staircases.During negotiations to extend the venue’s entertainment licence… Read More

Young Vic holds back Wind

Published: 8 April 2011

The UK premiere of Jon Fosse’s tale of travelling companions, I Am The Wind, has altered its schedule due to cast illness.The production, which was due to begin previews at… Read More

Ullman returns to London for My City

Published: 8 April 2011

Actress and comedian Tracey Ullman will return to the London stage after more than two decades to appear in Stephen Poliakoff’s My City at the Almeida theatre.The British-born star, who… Read More

Nicola Stephenson

Published: 7 April 2011

Fittingly for the week following Mother’s Day, Matthew Amer talks to stage and real-life mother Nicola Stephenson about War Horse, hormones and wardrobe malfunctions... To misquote Aspects Of Love, “Motherhood… Read More

London theatres educate teachers

Published: 6 April 2011

Representatives from shows including Billy Elliot, Shrek, Jersey Boys and War Horse exhibited their education resources to the delegates of this year’s EducationLive at Bloomsbury Baptist Church yesterday.Around 120 teachers… Read More

ROH2’s OperaShots: “It’s not a mission to write a new Mozart”

Published: 6 April 2011

Opera, according to former drummer of The Police, Stewart Copeland, is “the apex of the composer’s world”.“Writing a pop song is great fun,” he explains as part of our transatlantic… Read More

Wastwater

Published: 6 April 2011

Prolific writer Simon Stephens and director Katie Mitchell’s first collaboration, Wastwater, is an emotionally charged triptych which blurs the lines between realism and surrealism as the pair delve into the… Read More

Ghost releases charity single

Published: 5 April 2011

One of the songs written by Dave Stewart for forthcoming West End show Ghost The Musical will be released as a single on 22 June to benefit the charity Stand… Read More

Blythe’s Edinburgh hit to play Riverside Studios

Published: 5 April 2011

After an award-winning run at the Edinburgh Fringe last year, Alecky Blythe’s verbatim play Do We Look Like Refugees?! opens in London next month as part of a UK tour.The… Read More

Scott Thomas in Betrayal

Published: 5 April 2011

Kristin Scott Thomas is to return to the stage in a new production of Harold Pinter’s three-hander Betrayal, which plays at the Comedy theatre from 27 May to 20 August… Read More

Karamazov Brothers fly into the West End

Published: 4 April 2011

The Vaudeville theatre is set for a high-energy summer with acrobatic comedians The Flying Karamazov Brothers moving in for a limited season this June. They are not Russian, they don’t… Read More

Scacchi and Dobson play Bette & Joan

Published: 4 April 2011

Greta Scacchi and Anita Dobson are to play Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in a new play about the rivalry between the two legendary actresses. Bette & Joan, which runs… Read More

Quartet extends London stay

Published: 4 April 2011

Million Dollar Quartet, the Broadway import which opened at London’s Noël Coward theatre in February, has extended its booking period a further six months, to 28 April 2012. The musical… Read More
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