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Briers, Shaw and Russell Beale lead National spring season

Published: 13 November 2009

Richard Briers, Fiona Shaw and Simon Russell Beale are among the performers taking to the stages of the National Theatre at the beginning of 2010.The trio are joined by Paul… Read More

Dillon and Day join Private Lives

Published: 12 November 2009

Simon Paisley Day and Lisa Dillon are to join Kim Cattrall and Matthew Macfadyen in Noël Coward’s four-hander Private Lives, which is revived at the Vaudeville theatre from 24 February… Read More

Last call for new Olivier Award judges

Published: 12 November 2009

Prospective Laurence Olivier Award judges, who have the opportunity to enjoy a year of the finest theatre London has to offer, have until the end of this month to apply… Read More

La Cage to close in January

Published: 11 November 2009

The Laurence Olivier Award-winning musical La Cage Aux Folles is to shake its feather boa and sequin-clad behind for the last time at the Playhouse theatre on 2 January.Fittingly Douglas… Read More

Mark Ravenhill

Published: 11 November 2009

Oft-controversial playwright Mark Ravenhill talks to Matthew Amer about following in the recent tradition of epic National Theatre family shows by adapting Terry Pratchett’s Nation.Now is a good time to… Read More

The Kreutzer Sonata

Published: 11 November 2009

A peaceful train ride. The quiet chugging settling you like the rhythmic rocking of a cradle. Maybe a paper to pass the time. And then a man, completely uninvited, strikes… Read More

Browne joins Handa at Unicorn

Published: 10 November 2009

Eileen Browne, the author of popular children’s book Handa’s Hen, will be signing copies of her book at the Unicorn theatre on 28 November. The signing takes place after the… Read More

Royal Court leads Standard shortlist

Published: 9 November 2009

Productions from the Royal Court dominate the Evening Standard Theatre Awards shortlist, appearing in all but two categories. The Court’s much-acclaimed new plays Jerusalem and Enron, by Jez Butterworth and… Read More

Tkts reacts to surge in Sunday shows

Published: 9 November 2009

As ever more shows join the ranks of productions presenting Sunday performances, the Leicester Square tkts booth has extended its Sunday opening hours, now selling on-the-day and advance tickets from… Read More

Exclusive: Michael Morpurgo on the inspiration behind War Horse

Published: 9 November 2009

As the UK marks Remembrance Day, War Horse author Michael Morpurgo tells Official London Theatre how he came to write the World War I drama, why he thinks the stage… Read More

The Fantasticks visit London

Published: 6 November 2009

A new production of the off-Broadway hit The Fantasticks is to come to London’s Duchess theatre from 24 May next year (press night 9 June). The Fantasticks, which has book,… Read More

Pryce brings Caretaker to London

Published: 6 November 2009

The Liverpool Everyman production of Harold Pinter’s The Caretaker, starring Jonathan Pryce as Davies, is to transfer to London’s Trafalgar Studios on 12 January (press night 18 January). The Caretaker,… Read More

Kids Week creator crowned London Hero

Published: 6 November 2009

Emma De Souza who, with the help of the Society of London Theatre’s Development department has been organising Kids Week for the last 12 years, has been named the Magic… Read More

Head and Manville come to Old Vic

Published: 6 November 2009

Anthony Head and Lesley Manville are to star in the forthcoming revival of Six Degrees Of Separation at the Old Vic from 7 January (press night 19 January). The experienced… Read More

Shannon dons the Phantom’s mask

Published: 5 November 2009

David Shannon is to replace Ramin Karimloo in arguably the West End’s most iconic role, the mask-wearing, fear-inducing Phantom Of The Opera.Shannon takes on the role of the famous murderer… Read More

Shraddha

Published: 5 November 2009

A wire fence standing in the middle of the Soho theatre stage separates Romany girl Pearl from council estate boy Joe, and the Gypsy camp from the rest of the… Read More

Inspector Calls at Wyndham’s

Published: 4 November 2009

Stephen Daldry’s production of An Inspector Calls, which returned to the West End in September for a limited run at the Novello theatre, is to transfer to the Wyndham’s theatre… Read More

Extensions announced for family favourites

Published: 4 November 2009

Long-running Queen musical We Will Rock You and World War I drama War Horse have extended their booking periods, taking both shows into October 2010.The latest extension from guitar-thrashing rock… Read More

Con O’Neill

Published: 4 November 2009

If there was an award for the quickest rehearsal of a role, Con O’Neill would win it. He talks to Caroline Bishop about his speedily created performance in Prick Up… Read More

Trafalgar Studios gets Sexy Partridge for Christmas

Published: 4 November 2009

The Trafalgar Studios will bring a little bit of Christmas cheer to London’s late night audiences this festive season with the silly seasonal offering Stephen And The Sexy Partridge.The musical… Read More

Early closure for Prick Up Your Ears

Published: 3 November 2009

Simon Bent’s new play Prick Up Your Ears, which received its West End premiere at the Comedy theatre on 30 September, is to end its run earlier than planned, on… Read More

West End stars celebrate Christmas In New York

Published: 3 November 2009

Christmas In New York, the annual musical theatre celebration of all things festive and seasonal, returns to the West End this December.West End stars including Julie Atherton, Samuel Barnett, Daniel… Read More

Shawshank closes doors

Published: 3 November 2009

The stage adaptation of The Shawshank Redemption is to hold its final performance at the Wyndham’s theatre on 29 November. It had been booking until 14 February. Based on the… Read More

ATG completes £90 million Live Nation deal

Published: 3 November 2009

The Ambassador Theatre Group has increased its number of theatres in London and countrywide after finalising a deal to buy Live Nation’s UK theatres for £90 million.The deal sees ATG… Read More

Seize The Day

Published: 3 November 2009

For the second instalment of the Tricycle theatre’s Not Black And White season, Kwame Kwei-Armah has written a lucid, witty and pertinent play which asks if the Obama era could… Read More

Suchet and Wanamaker lead London All My Sons

Published: 2 November 2009

David Suchet and Zoe Wanamaker are to lead the cast of a new production of All My Sons, which will play at London’s Apollo theatre next summer.Arthur Miller’s play, which… Read More

Standard announces awards long list

Published: 2 November 2009

London’s Evening Standard has today revealed the host of actors, directors and productions in contention for its 2009 Theatre Awards, which will be handed out at the end of this… Read More

Enron wins at TMA Theatre Awards

Published: 2 November 2009

Lucy Prebble’s critically acclaimed play Enron has won Best New Play at the 2009 Theatrical Management Association Theatre Awards, which were presented yesterday at a ceremony at the Lyric Hammersmith.… Read More

School’s Romeo comes to Riverside

Published: 30 October 2009

A South London school has been offered the chance to stage its production of Romeo And Juliet at Riverside Studios this autumn. Kidbrooke School’s modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy,… Read More

Haddon brings Polar Bears to Donmar

Published: 30 October 2009

Novelist Mark Haddon is to write a new play for the Donmar Warehouse. Polar Bears will be staged as part of the new season at the Covent Garden venue, which… Read More

Price and Le Prevost join The Misanthrope

Published: 30 October 2009

Kelly Price, Nicholas Le Prevost and Chuk Iwuji have joined the weighty cast of Molière’s The Misanthrope, which opens at the Comedy theatre on 17 December (previews from 7 December).… Read More

Pains Of Youth

Published: 29 October 2009

It is said that youth is wasted on the young. Of the six young people in Ferdinand Bruckner’s 1926 play Pains Of Youth, some are wasting it, some are throwing… Read More

Introducing… Diana Vickers

Published: 28 October 2009

The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice star Diana Vickers talks to Charlotte Marshall about juggling her singing career and a life on the stage. CV in brief: Age 18… Read More

West End goes mad for charity

Published: 28 October 2009

London theatres will be doing their bit for charity this autumn with money being raised for both Children In Need and TheatreMad. Mamma Mia!, the hit musical inspired by the… Read More

Nicola Walker

Published: 28 October 2009

Matthew Amer grabs a couple of minutes with the hectic star of Mrs Klein and Spooks, Nicola Walker.Nicola Walker is in a rush. The actress, a London stage regular also… Read More

Mime festival brings family fun without words

Published: 28 October 2009

Six family-friendly companies from all over Europe will be bringing circus and magic to London next year as part of the 2010 London International Mime Festival.The visiting companies form part… Read More

What Fatima Did…

Published: 28 October 2009

Social stereotyping, friendship and cultural beliefs are all brought under the microscope in Atiha Sen Gupta’s provocative new drama What Fatima Did... at the Hampstead theatre.It is the week before… Read More

Get Into London Theatre returns for 2010

Published: 27 October 2009

Get Into London Theatre returns for another year in January offering reduced price tickets to some of London’s top shows, as well as brand new activities to enhance your theatregoing… Read More

Dan and Jeff pot Potter once more

Published: 27 October 2009

Potted Potter: The Unauthorised Harry Experience returns to London’s Trafalgar Studios for a third Christmas season this year, playing from 8 December to 2 January. Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner’s… Read More

Arturo Brachetti: Change

Published: 27 October 2009

Arturo Brachetti, the man of a thousand faces, brings variety performance back to London in Change, a unique show that has the whole audience questioning what is happening before their… Read More

O’Sullivan’s Dark Angel comes to Apollo

Published: 27 October 2009

Irish singer and performer Camille O’Sullivan will take to the Apollo theatre stage this Christmas with her show The Dark Angel, which plays from 7 December to 16 January (press… Read More

Two talents for Paines Plough

Published: 26 October 2009

George Perrin and James Grieve are to become joint Artistic Directors of new writing theatre company Paines Plough, replacing Roxana Silbert in February 2010. The pair comes to Paines Plough… Read More

Lloyd Webber undergoes cancer treatment

Published: 26 October 2009

Composer and theatre impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber has confirmed he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. An official statement said: “The condition is in its very early stages. Andrew is… Read More

Leading theatres launch downloadable shows

Published: 23 October 2009

The Almeida theatre, Royal Court, Young Vic, Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and English Touring Theatre (ETT) are to make productions available online in collaboration with new company Digital Theatre.The exciting… Read More

Cattrall and Macfadyen share Private Lives with West End

Published: 23 October 2009

Kim Cattrall and Matthew Macfadyen are to star in a new Richard Eyre-directed production of Noël Coward’s Private Lives at London’s Vaudeville theatre next spring.The comedy of manners, which will… Read More

Wax joins Wimbledon’s Genies

Published: 22 October 2009

Comedian and actress Ruby Wax is the latest performer to join the list of celebrities lined up to play The Genie Of The Lamp in the New Wimbledon theatre’s production… Read More

Williams, Wade and Agbaje return for Royal Court spring

Published: 21 October 2009

Three writers who have found success at the Royal Court – Roy Williams, Laura Wade and Bola Agbaje – will head back to the Sloane Square venue in 2010 to… Read More

Almeida unveils spring season

Published: 21 October 2009

The Almeida theatre has announced a spring season boasting the European premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winner Ruined and the world premiere of Andrew Upton’s adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s Through A Glass… Read More

Rafe Spall

Published: 21 October 2009

He is a talented young actor who has the career he always wanted, but, as his new play reminds him, life wasn’t always so sweet for Rafe Spall, finds Caroline… Read More

The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice

Published: 21 October 2009

It is odd to find yourself rooting for an actress as much as for her character, but asking an 18-year-old singer with no stage experience to lead the cast of… Read More

Audiences encouraged by TV casting shows

Published: 20 October 2009

Televised reality shows searching for West End leading actors and actresses have had a positive effect on London theatre audiences, new research has concluded.Ipsos MORI, which conducted the research during… Read More

Cat cast contemplate transatlantic production

Published: 20 October 2009

“It’s like a quiet excitement, a quiet exuberance, a quiet anticipation.” This is how Cat On A Hot Tin Roof star Phylicia Rashad described the feeling at yesterday’s first rehearsal… Read More

A Small Town Anywhere

Published: 20 October 2009

A play with no actors, no set storyline, 30 hats and a wilderness behind a door where supposedly friendly bears live. Welcome to the beautiful world of A Small Town… Read More

Introducing… Michael Bruce

Published: 19 October 2009

Young composer Michael Bruce speaks to Matthew Amer as he prepares to bring his music to the West End in a unique concert. CV in brief Age: 25Rigged (Edinburgh Fringe)Hey… Read More

Annie Get Your Gun

Published: 19 October 2009

There is something deeply cinematic about the Young Vic’s new production of Irving Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun. The effect of the curtains, which open horizontally as though exposing a… Read More

Casting announced for thriller Rope

Published: 19 October 2009

Casting has been announced for the Almeida theatre’s forthcoming play Rope, with Bertie Carvel, Emma Dewhurst, Michael Elwyn, Henry Lloyd Hughes, Blake Ritson, Alex Waldmann and Phoebe Waller-Bridge all set… Read More

Celebs help celebrate Lion King birthday

Published: 19 October 2009

Disney’s The Lion King celebrated its tenth London birthday yesterday with a star-studded gala performance attended by its proud creators and a host of jungle-loving celebrities.In its decade of delighting… Read More

Robertson and Millson join Love Never Dies cast

Published: 16 October 2009

Liz Robertson and Joseph Millson have joined the cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s much anticipated musical Love Never Dies, starring alongside previously confirmed cast members Sierra Boggess, Ramin Karimloo and… Read More

Full cast joins Dillane on second Bridge

Published: 16 October 2009

The full company has been confirmed to join Stephen Dillane in Sam Mendes’s second Bridge Project double-bill at the Old Vic next year. Ron Cephas Jones, Thomas Sadoski and Michelle… Read More

Owen provides Sunlight for Vickers

Published: 16 October 2009

Take That’s Mark Owen has written a brand new song for the West End production of The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice, which is currently previewing at the Vaudeville… Read More

Endgame

Published: 16 October 2009

In chess, endgame refers to the point in the game when there are only a few pieces left on the board, yet still the game lingers on in a state… Read More

Jest End pokes fun at Jermyn Street

Published: 15 October 2009

Jest End, the tongue-in-cheek celebration of the West End’s most popular musicals, returns to its original home this autumn, when it runs at Jermyn Street theatre from 17 November to… Read More

Comedians

Published: 15 October 2009

The desire for stardom has not lessened since Trevor Griffiths wrote Comedians in 1975; in fact it may be stronger, with more outlets than ever for the talented and untalented… Read More

Pam and Paul bring magic to New Wimbledon Aladdin

Published: 14 October 2009

Pamela Anderson and Paul O’Grady will be granting excited panto fans’ wishes this Christmas as they share the role of the Genie of the Lamp in the New Wimbledon theatre’s… Read More

War Horse entertains royal audience

Published: 14 October 2009

Her Majesty The Queen and Prince Philip took time out from engagements of state yesterday to enjoy a night out in London’s West End, attending a performance of the innovative… Read More

Marc Warren

Published: 14 October 2009

The former Hustle star, now appearing in The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice, doesn’t like doing interviews, he tells Matthew Amer.Actors, it would seem obvious to say, are not… Read More

Thriller Live alters and extends

Published: 14 October 2009

Thriller Live, the high energy West End Michael Jackson spectacular, has extended its London run due to public demand. The show is now booking until 9 May 2010.The song and… Read More

Life Is A Dream

Published: 14 October 2009

Helen Edmundson’s new version of Pedro Calderon de la Barca’s 17th century play tests fate at the Donmar Warehouse.Segismundo may well hope that life is a dream, given the fate… Read More

Casey joins Rowe in Aladdin

Published: 13 October 2009

Musical theatre star Anna Jane Casey is to join panto dame Clive Rowe (pictured) in the Hackney Empire’s forthcoming pantomime Aladdin, which opens on 3 December after previews from 28… Read More

Palestine, Cats and opera in Young Vic season

Published: 13 October 2009

David Lan has announced the Young Vic’s spring 2010 season, which includes co-productions with English National Opera and Palestinian company Shiber-Hur, the return of director Luc Bondy and a transfer… Read More

Harman is Public Property in West End

Published: 13 October 2009

Former EastEnders star Nigel Harman is to return to the London stage next month when he leads the cast of new play Public Property at the Trafalgar Studio 2.Harman, who… Read More

Sullivan debuts as Danny

Published: 13 October 2009

Former Popstar Noel Sullivan is to take over from X-Factor’s Ray Quinn in the role of Danny in Grease at the Piccadilly theatre from 30 November. Sullivan, who will make… Read More

Nation calls on young playwrights

Published: 13 October 2009

The National Theatre and The Guardian have teamed up to launch a new competition to find the next generation of playwrights. The competition centres on the National Theatre’s forthcoming production… Read More

Category B

Published: 13 October 2009

The Tricycle theatre begins its autumn season examining the state of 21st century Britain with Roy Williams’s tale of prison life.Category B is not a story of overcrowding or how… Read More

Unicorn boards London Eye

Published: 12 October 2009

The Unicorn theatre is to adapt Siobhan Dowd’s hit children’s book The London Eye Mystery for the stage next spring, playing from 6 March to 18 April. Dowd’s award-winning mystery… Read More
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