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Bennett and Wilcox join La Cage

Published: 17 September 2008

Actresses Tracie Bennett and Paula Wilcox have been unveiled in the full cast of camp musical comedy La Cage Aux Folles. The pair joins the previously announced Douglas Hodge and… Read More

Tom Hiddleston

Published: 17 September 2008

He is in one of the autumn’s most eagerly awaited productions, he already has a Laurence Olivier Award on his mantelpiece and, as he puts it, is ‘playing with the… Read More

Bush goes dark with new season

Published: 17 September 2008

The Bush theatre will be dark in October, but in a very different way than is usually associated with the term in the theatre world.A series of leaks have left… Read More

“It’s good being Jason Donovan”

Published: 16 September 2008

For Jason Donovan, Australian soap-star-turned-pop-star-turned-musical-theatre-actor, being cast in new musical Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical is a “wonderful opportunity” that sees him become part of a story that… Read More

Cole completes National’s August cast

Published: 16 September 2008

American actor and Steppenwolf Theater Company alumni Gary Cole is the final actor to be cast in the production of August: Osage County which opens at the National’s Lyttelton theatre… Read More

Donovan dons drag for Priscilla at the Palace

Published: 16 September 2008

Jason Donovan will join experienced Australian stage star Tony Sheldon and young West End actor Oliver Thornton in leading the cast of Priscilla Queen Of The Desert, a new musical… Read More

Six Characters In Search Of An Author

Published: 16 September 2008

Director Rupert Goold has a lot to live up to. His last West End production, the Patrick Stewart-led Macbeth, collected a clutch of awards and almost universal acclaim. So all… Read More

Riflemind collaboration sets tone for Trafalgar Studios

Published: 15 September 2008

The association between Ambassador Theatre Group, Sydney Theatre Company and LAByrinth Theater Company, which begins with Riflemind, will play a large role in creating a distinct reputation for the Trafalgar… Read More

Family workshops at Barbican

Published: 15 September 2008

Merce Cunningham Dance Company, which performs at the Barbican from 30 September to 4 October, is offering a series of family events to complement its programme of work and give… Read More

Now Or Later

Published: 12 September 2008

With the US Presidential election fast approaching, Christopher Shinn’s play is timely. With its depiction of a President-elect’s son struggling to equate his private life with his father’s fame and… Read More

Churchard Steps up in extended show

Published: 11 September 2008

The 39 Steps, which opened at the Criterion two years ago this month, celebrates its birthday by announcing a further extension to its run and a new cast member. On… Read More

Polka gets ghostly this autumn

Published: 11 September 2008

Wimbledon’s Polka theatre kicks off its new season with Paul Sirett’s spooky tale Ghosts In The Gallery, which runs from 26 September to 1 November. Ghosts In The Gallery is… Read More

Giedroyc takes Eurobeat plaudits

Published: 11 September 2008

Comic actress and former Light Lunch presenter Mel Giedroyc was singled out for praise by her Eurobeat colleagues, following the press night of the kitsch Eurovision musical.“To work with Mel… Read More

Kicking A Dead Horse

Published: 11 September 2008

With only a dead horse and his own conscience for company, Stephen Rea muses on life and the wild West in Sam Shepard’s monologue, produced by the Abbey Theatre Dublin,… Read More

O’Neill and Drew are Faces at Court

Published: 11 September 2008

Con O’Neill and Amanda Drew are to star as a disaffected couple in Leo Butler’s new play Faces In The Crowd at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs from 17… Read More

Theatreland goes Green

Published: 10 September 2008

A new action plan which intends to reduce the carbon footprint of London’s theatre industry was launched yesterday by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. Green Theatre: Taking Action On… Read More

The next two dates for The Last Five Years

Published: 10 September 2008

Notes From New York is to stage two additional performances of its gala production of Jason Robert Brown’s musical The Last Five Years at the Haymarket in October. Originally intended… Read More

Matthew Marsh

Published: 10 September 2008

The bar of the Royal Court theatre is always a relaxing venue to conduct an interview. The basement space has a cool, hip feel to it without the intrusive unfriendliness… Read More

Eurobeat

Published: 10 September 2008

Spandex, cheesy music, tight coloured jeans, more spandex, comedy mispronunciation, dodgy presenting, a little more spandex and some controversial voting. This is the world of Eurobeat, a loving pastiche of… Read More

Gate Hedda adds extra week

Published: 9 September 2008

Hedda, Lucy Kirkwood’s adaptation of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler, which is currently playing at the Gate theatre, has extended its run due to demand for tickets.The drama, which was due to… Read More

Winning designs for ROH show

Published: 9 September 2008

Varjak Paw, the Opera Group’s musical stage adaptation of SF Said’s children’s books, will reveal an award-winning set when it visits the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Studio from 25 to… Read More

Tragedy comes to Chocolate Factory

Published: 9 September 2008

The Menier Chocolate Factory is to follow the light-hearted musical They’re Playing Our Song with its first foray into Jacobean tragedy. The venue’s production of John Webster’s The White Devil… Read More

Turandot

Published: 9 September 2008

Who knew that Brecht wrote pantomime? The German playwright is more famous for his epic themes and seriousness of topic than his ability to entice a titter, yet in Hampstead… Read More

Shaw shines Spotlight On Feinstein, Strouse and Vereen

Published: 8 September 2008

The Shaw theatre’s Spotlight On series, which brings musical theatre stars to the stage to share their stories, returns this autumn with appearances from Michael Feinstein, Charles Strouse and Ben… Read More

Rivers opens Leicester Square Theatre

Published: 5 September 2008

The press night of Joan Rivers: A Work In Progress By A Life In Progress last night (4 September) marked the start of the first season for newly launched London… Read More

Double celebration for Ball and Hairspray

Published: 5 September 2008

Hit musical Hairspray has been celebrating as only it can this week, with a couple of reasons to be very happy. Michael Ball has extended his season as the larger-than-life… Read More

Keith Allen finds Treasure at Haymarket

Published: 5 September 2008

Actor, presenter and musician Keith Allen is set to limp his way through a West End Christmas season at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, playing peg-legged pirate Long John Silver in… Read More

Packed autumn for Soho

Published: 4 September 2008

Soho theatre has announced an eclectic autumn season of international work that includes Fringe First winning play Itsoseng, New York cabaret show Lustre and a high energy thriller set in… Read More

Liberty

Published: 4 September 2008

A chilly night at Shakespeare’s Globe marks the beginning of the end of alfresco theatre season. But with a nip in the air, there was anything but a frosty reception… Read More

Teen idol plays Teen Angel

Published: 4 September 2008

Jimmy Osmond is to join the cast of hit West End musical Grease, it was announced today. For a limited season from 19 January to 14 March, Osmond will appear… Read More

Tony winners star in National’s August

Published: 4 September 2008

Deanna Dunagan and Rondi Reed will reprise their Tony Award-winning roles when the National Theatre hosts the Steppenwolf production of August: Osage County in November.A massive success on Broadway, August:… Read More

Brook joins LaBute’s Fat Pig

Published: 3 September 2008

Kelly Brook, the model, actress and television presenter, will make her West End debut in Neil LaBute’s comic play Fat Pig. Brook is to replace Joanna Page as Jeannie in… Read More

Sarah Miles

Published: 3 September 2008

What hasn’t been written about Sarah Miles? The high profile actress has led a life littered with talking points and controversy, from Oscar-nominated highs to the lows of a body… Read More

Chickenshed has more tales to tell

Published: 3 September 2008

Chickenshed’s popular interactive children’s show Tales From The Shed returns to the theatre this autumn.Children and performers come together in this musical production to make stories come to life while… Read More

Twelfth Night at the Tricycle theatre

Published: 3 September 2008

Madness, mayhem, yellow stockings and binge drinking have all descended on the Tricycle theatre with Filter’s surreal take on Twelfth Night, Shakespeare’s comedy of mistaken identity and cross-dressing. Charlotte Marshall… Read More

Go backstage with Open Rehearsal

Published: 3 September 2008

For one weekend in September, theatres across London are opening their doors to the public to take them beyond the stage and behind the scenes in a host of events… Read More

The Family returns to Hackney Empire

Published: 2 September 2008

Teatr Licedi, the popular St Petersburg clown troupe, returns to the Hackney Empire with its zany production The Family, which proves that even the oddest of families love each other,… Read More

Rain Man postpones London premiere

Published: 2 September 2008

Rain Man, the stage adaptation of the hit 1980s film, has pushed back the date of its world premiere at London’s Apollo theatre. The drama will now open on Friday… Read More

Wicked enchants London for longer

Published: 1 September 2008

Wicked, the musical which has been enchanting audiences at the Apollo Victoria with its tale of the witches of Oz, has announced an extension to its current run. The magical… Read More

Hodge drags La Cage to Playhouse

Published: 29 August 2008

Douglas Hodge will reprise his performance as cross-dressing cabaret artist Albin in musical La Cage Aux Folles when the production, first seen at the Menier Chocolate Factory, transfers to the… Read More

Two new boys for London Billy

Published: 29 August 2008

Tom Holland and Tanner Pflueger will become the latest multi-talented child performers to don ballet shoes on the Victoria Palace stage when they take the lead role in Billy Elliot… Read More

Piaf transfers to the West End

Published: 29 August 2008

Currently playing at the Donmar Warehouse, the critically acclaimed Piaf will transfer to the Vaudeville theatre for a limited 14 week season, after it closes its sell-out run at the… Read More

Bathurst brings Alex back to London

Published: 28 August 2008

Robert Bathurst is to return to London with one-man show Alex, a comedy based on the Daily Telegraph’s cartoon investment banker, for an autumn season at the Leicester Square theatre.The… Read More

Hippodrome hosts quirky La Clique

Published: 28 August 2008

La Clique, the international entertainment sensation, is to play its first ever London season this autumn, opening at the Hippodrome in October.A successful company the world over, having performed in… Read More

Adam Godley

Published: 27 August 2008

“It’s all about the audience.” This could be the motto of actor Adam Godley, who stars in the new production of Rain Man playing at the Apollo theatre, as Matthew… Read More

A brief extension for Brief Encounter

Published: 27 August 2008

Brief Encounter has announced it has extended its run for the final time to Sunday 16 November, when the production will close. After Brief Encounter’s successful run at the Cinema… Read More

Marcell and Sapani play Radio Golf at Tricycle

Published: 27 August 2008

London theatre regulars Joseph Marcell and Danny Sapani will lead the cast of Radio Golf when it opens at the Tricycle theatre in October. Marcell and Sapani are joined in… Read More

Trafalgar Studio 2 reveals autumn line up

Published: 26 August 2008

Oscar nominee Sarah Miles stars in an autumn season at the Trafalgar Studio 2 that includes the European premiere of Tony-nominated comedy Well, gritty teen comedy SH*T-M*X, the return of… Read More

Polycarpou leads Imagine This to New London

Published: 26 August 2008

Musical theatre veteran Peter Polycarpou will lead the cast of new musical Imagine This when it opens at the New London theatre in November.The star, possibly best known for his… Read More

Haymarket hosts Girl With A Pearl Earring

Published: 21 August 2008

The stage adaptation of best-selling novel Girl With A Pearl Earring will receive its London premiere at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in September, with Adrian Dunbar leading the cast.David Joss… Read More

Prenger joins Les Misérables before Oliver! debut

Published: 21 August 2008

Jodie Prenger, winner of Oliver! casting competition I’d Do Anything, is to join the ensemble of Les Misérables before taking to the Drury Lane stage as Nancy.The move, instigated by… Read More

Phantom freshens cast ahead of birthday

Published: 20 August 2008

The Phantom Of The Opera will undergo major cast changes on 8 September before Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical celebrates its 22nd birthday at Her Majesty’s theatre on 9 October.Ramin Karimloo… Read More

Simon MacCorkindale

Published: 20 August 2008

Simon MacCorkindale not only looks the part of Captain Von Trapp in The Sound Of Music, but he can empathise with the life of a military man more than most… Read More

Pike bonds with Dench in Madame De Sade

Published: 20 August 2008

Rosamund Pike will be reunited with Dame Judi Dench when they take to the stage in Madame De Sade at the Wyndham’s theatre in March next year. The pair previously… Read More

Edinburgh hit Itsoseng transfers to Soho

Published: 19 August 2008

Itsoseng, which won a Scotsman Fringe First at the Edinburgh Festival earlier this summer, will transfer to London’s Soho theatre from 8 to 27 September.The play, which is performed by… Read More

Autumn Access London Theatre brochure out now

Published: 19 August 2008

The latest edition of Access London Theatre, the brochure which lists all audio described, captioned and sign language interpreted performances in London’s Theatreland, has just been published. The brochure contains… Read More

Hare’s Gethsemane leads National Theatre autumn/winter

Published: 18 August 2008

Award-winning actress Tamsin Greig will make her National Theatre debut when she leads the cast of David Hare’s new play Gethsemane, which opens at the National in November.Joining Gethsemane and… Read More

Gigi

Published: 15 August 2008

Set against the Belle Époque of Paris, the all-singing, all-dancing musical Gigi is perfectly designed for the magical space that is the Open Air theatre. With the Oscar-winning Chaim Topol… Read More

Chance to join Hampstead’s young company

Published: 15 August 2008

Hampstead theatre is holding auditions on 16-17 September for young people aged 10-25 to join the autumn season of the Heat & Light company. Heat & Light is Hampstead theatre’s… Read More

Sapani and Lopez in Wig Out!

Published: 14 August 2008

The Royal Court has confirmed the cast for Tarell Alvin McCraney’s Wig Out!, which opens in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs on 28 November, after previews from 20 November. The cast… Read More

Piaf

Published: 14 August 2008

Edith Piaf, the French singer who rose from nothing to great fame, only to succumb to an early death, is captured by Elena Roger in the Donmar Warehouse’s new production… Read More

National premieres Entry Pass

Published: 13 August 2008

Entry Pass, the National Theatre’s £5 ticket scheme for 15-19 year olds, launches on 27 August with a day-long event called The Premiere. The event offers £5 tickets to see… Read More

Little Hippo starts Lyric Hammersmith Saturday shows

Published: 13 August 2008

The Lyric Hammersmith’s programme of Saturday shows for children kicks off on 6 September with Tam Tam theatre’s Little Hippo & His Magic Pen. Little Hippo received lots of presents… Read More

Actor Terence Rigby dies

Published: 12 August 2008

British actor Terence Rigby has died at the age of 71. He was suffering from lung cancer and passed away on Sunday at his London home.A successful theatre, film and… Read More

Zorro swashbuckles into next year

Published: 12 August 2008

Zorro, the new musical based on the legendary story of the original caped crusader, has extended its booking period at the Garrick until September 2009. It had been booking until… Read More

Rain Man changes direction

Published: 11 August 2008

David Grindley, director of the Apollo’s forthcoming production Rain Man, has been forced to pull out of the project due to family reasons and has been replaced by Terry Johnson.In… Read More

Fat Pig transfers to Comedy

Published: 11 August 2008

Neil LaBute’s new comedy Fat Pig, currently playing at Trafalgar Studios, is to transfer to the Comedy theatre on 11 September, with Kevin Bishop and Nicholas Burns replacing Kris Marshall… Read More

Upton’s Riflemind kicks off international collaboration

Published: 8 August 2008

Philip Seymour Hoffman is to direct John Hannah in Riflemind, a new play by Andrew Upton, at Trafalgar Studio 1 from 15 September (press night 18 September). The play marks… Read More

Playwright Simon Gray dies

Published: 8 August 2008

British playwright, novelist and diarist Simon Gray has died aged 71. He was diagnosed with cancer last year. Gray was the celebrated author of over 30 plays, many of them… Read More

Stars come out for Lloyd Webber’s 60th

Published: 8 August 2008

Radio 2 will celebrate Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 60th birthday with a special live concert in Hyde Park on 14 September featuring musical theatre stars including Lee Mead and Elaine Paige.… Read More

Timon Of Athens

Published: 7 August 2008

It seems in these days of recession anxiety, even Shakespeare was influenced by the credit crunch, as the Globe stages one of his lesser performed plays, Timon Of Athens. Charlotte… Read More

Shakespeare’s first theatre unearthed

Published: 7 August 2008

Museum of London archaeologists working in Shoreditch have uncovered what they believe to be the foundations of one of London’s earliest playhouses.Until now, the exact location of the open air… Read More

West End on Calendar for WI Girls

Published: 6 August 2008

Producers David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers have confirmed their intentions to bring new show Calendar Girls to the West End at the end of this year, following its premiere at… Read More

Timothy Sheader

Published: 6 August 2008

Life should be relaxing on a summer’s day in Regent’s Park, but for Timothy Sheader, Artistic Director of the Open Air Theatre and Director of new musical Gigi, it all… Read More

Akingbola is bouncer Othello

Published: 6 August 2008

Jimmy Akingbola is to play the title role in Frantic Assembly’s 21st century adaptation of Othello, which comes to the Lyric Hammersmith from 4 to 22 November (press night 6… Read More
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