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Have your say on children’s arts provision

Published: 17 April 2008

Action for Children’s Arts (ACA), the UK body dedicated to the promotion and development of the creative and performing arts for children, is offering young people and parents the chance… Read More

Ring Round The Moon

Published: 17 April 2008

A glamorous 1950s society ball, identical twins, a ballet dancer and a madcap story which confuses even the protagonists combine to create Jean Anouilh’s Ring Round The Moon - a… Read More

Radio 2 on the Ball

Published: 17 April 2008

West End star Michael Ball will be providing BBC Radio 2 listeners with their Sunday morning soundtrack from 6 April with a new show on the station.Ball's show will air… Read More

Children on Quest at Pleasance

Published: 17 April 2008

The Pleasance theatre is encouraging children to help create a play with its new interactive show Jack’s Quest, which runs from 28 February to 1 March. Jack’s Quest, by Emma… Read More

Upstairs Downstairs at Royal Court

Published: 17 April 2008

The Royal Court has confirmed details of the three plays in its Upstairs Downstairs season this summer. The Ugly One, Free Outgoing and Gone Too Far!, all of which were… Read More

Chain Play II announces cast

Published: 17 April 2008

The Almeida theatre has confirmed the cast for Chain Play II. The show is the second innovative fundraiser for the theatre which sees several playwrights collectively writing a play over… Read More

Stenham’s That Face transfers to West End

Published: 17 April 2008

That Face, the debut play by multi award-winning young playwright Polly Stenham, is to have a limited West End season at the Duke of York’s from 1 May (press night… Read More

The Thought That Counts

Published: 17 April 2008

The Young Genius season, co-produced by the Barbican and Young Vic, turns its eyes towards today’s young geniuses with theatre-rites new show for children The Thought That Counts. Being little… Read More

Brief Encounter

Published: 17 April 2008

From the moment you step into the Cinema Haymarket you are a part of Kneehigh Theatre’s time-travelling experience. The Cornish theatre company has taken the cinema back to its 1930s… Read More

Old Vic gets theatregoers Branded

Published: 17 April 2008

The Old Vic has created an exciting opportunity for amateurs to grace the stage, both from behind the scenes and in the spotlight. Open auditions are being held for new… Read More

Unicorn celebrates Japanese theatre

Published: 17 April 2008

The Unicorn is holding a mini-festival of Japanese theatre from 11 March-6 April. Oha! Japan comprises a production by a visiting Japanese theatre company and a new play about the… Read More

Danesh excited about “breakthrough” production

Published: 17 April 2008

It is somewhat fitting that the musical adaptation of one of the world’s most famous romantic novels, Gone With The Wind, should start rehearsals in the same week as St… Read More

Do Something Different this March

Published: 17 April 2008

Learn to play the ukulele, join in a 12-hour line dancing marathon or sample the sounds of samba in the Barbican’s Do Something Different Weekend on 8-9 March.Following last year’s… Read More

The Hour We Knew Nothing Of Each Other

Published: 17 April 2008

It takes a brave director and theatre to stage a play that runs for an hour and a half with absolutely no dialogue. But the National Theatre and James Macdonald… Read More

Record-breaking seven for Hairspray in Theatregoers’ Choice Awards

Published: 17 April 2008

New musical production Hairspray, which recently broke the record for the most Laurence Olivier Award nominations by a single production in one year, has broken another awards record, receiving seven… Read More

Daniel Mays

Published: 17 April 2008

Daniel Mays is only 28, but has already forged an exciting career. He is part of Mike Leigh’s family of actors, starring in two of the director’s films, he appears… Read More

David Haig

Published: 17 April 2008

The Sea may be calming for some, but it certainly isn’t for David Haig. Playing the mad draper in Edward Bond’s drama has come hot on the heels of his… Read More

Speed-the-Plow

Published: 17 April 2008

The Old Vic revives David Mamet’s behind-the-screens satire Hollywood movie making has taken a battering on the West End stage in recent months. First came Swimming With Sharks featuring Christian… Read More

Second Night Story: Ducktastic!

Published: 17 April 2008

In a fitting tribute to a show that specifically aims to break down theatrical conventions, Tom Bowtell casts off the shackles of tradition and goes along to the second night… Read More

Henshall leads new Almeida casting

Published: 17 April 2008

Douglas Henshall will swap hunting prehistoric time-travelling monsters for more devilish activity when he joins the cast of The Last Days Of Judas Iscariot, which receives its European premiere at… Read More

Lil Red in the Hood this March

Published: 17 April 2008

Into The Hoods, a street dance/theatre version of Stephen Sondheim’s musical Into The Woods, comes to London this spring. A hit at two successive Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, ZooNation’s urban fairytale… Read More

The Homecoming

Published: 17 April 2008

A cruel, question-filled comic drama set in a dingy North London house divorced from anything female, The Homecoming is considered by many to be the masterpiece work of the world’s… Read More

Calder plays Lear at Globe

Published: 17 April 2008

David Calder is to play King Lear in the opening production of this year’s season at Shakespeare’s Globe from 23 April. Calder is best known on television for playing the… Read More

A Prayer For My Daughter

Published: 17 April 2008

As 80s pastiche Ashes To Ashes dominates headlines about television cop shows, this week proves timely for the opening of Thomas Babe’s A Prayer For My Daughter at the Young… Read More

Peter Pan reveals Spanish flair in El Musical

Published: 17 April 2008

A Spanish musical adaptation of JM Barrie’s famous children’s story Peter Pan comes to the West End’s Garrick theatre for a limited season this spring, from 28 March to 27… Read More

Pinocchio in new opera at Sadler’s Wells

Published: 17 April 2008

Opera North’s new family-friendly opera The Adventures Of Pinocchio has its London premiere at Sadler’s Wells from 29 February to 1 March, as part of a UK tour. Written by… Read More

Ellis plays Chess with Menzel

Published: 17 April 2008

The Royal Albert Hall’s forthcoming two-night production Chess In Concert should prove a doubly wicked night as Kerry Ellis joins Idina Menzel and Josh Groban in the cast. Also confirmed… Read More

Reprieved Bush reveals spring season

Published: 17 April 2008

The Bush theatre, which had its mooted funding cuts overturned by the Arts Council last week, has celebrated by announcing an exciting spring season of new talent. Mike Bartlett, whose… Read More

Menier rearranges Friedman

Published: 17 April 2008

Musical theatre leading lady Maria Friedman takes to the stage of the intimate Menier Chocolate Factory in Southwark from March for a new solo show entitled Maria Friedman: Re-arranged. Accompanied… Read More

Mary Stuart

Published: 17 April 2008

Shaftesbury Avenue has been packed to the upper circle with Schillers this year. First, Michael Grandage’s production of Don Carlos transferred from Sheffield to the Gielgud, to rapturous acclaim. Now… Read More

Fox tells Legal Fictions at Savoy

Published: 17 April 2008

Edward Fox is to star in John Mortimer’s double bill Legal Fictions at the Savoy from 21 February. The production, which is directed by Christopher Morahan and also stars Nicholas… Read More

Summer comes to The Sound Of Music in spring

Published: 17 April 2008

Up and coming West End star Summer Strallen has been officially unveiled as the new Maria for The Sound Of Music. The former Drowsy Chaperone performer replaces Connie Fisher from… Read More

Polka keeps Secrets this spring

Published: 17 April 2008

A new stage adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson’s novel Secrets premieres at Polka theatre in time for half term, running at the Wimbledon children’s theatre from 16 February-19 April.This is the… Read More

Centre Stage: Connie Fisher

Published: 17 April 2008

Andrew Lloyd Webber created the monster, the great British public created the star – and Connie Fisher, the ‘people’s Maria’, is eternally grateful to both. With her final performance in… Read More

Hairspray smashes Laurence Olivier Award record

Published: 17 April 2008

Laurence Olivier Award nominees Michael Ball (left) and Leanne Jones (right) Hairspray has broken the Laurence Olivier Award record for the most nominated single production in one year, receiving a… Read More

Michael Attenborough

Published: 17 April 2008

Michael Attenborough could be considered the quiet man of London theatre. His name is not often seen attributed to quotes in National newspapers or attached to big-budget musicals. But this… Read More

Zorro musical tours before West End

Published: 17 April 2008

The tale of secretive swashbuckling swordsman Zorro has been transformed into a musical that will tour this spring before a promised West End transfer. Starring Matt Rawle, Adam Cooper and… Read More

Swedish waitress becomes West End Star

Published: 17 April 2008

Monty Python’s Spamalot has cast its Swedish Lady of the Lake. On 2 February, Nina Söderquist, from Hälsingland, Sweden, won West End Star, the reality television contest on Swedish television… Read More

Abi Titmuss joins cast of Fat Christ

Published: 17 April 2008

Abi Titmuss is to take her second London theatre role in the new comedy Fat Christ, opening at the King’s Head theatre on Tuesday 28 February. Written by Gavin Davis,… Read More

A Brief Encounter with a bygone era

Published: 17 April 2008

Red roses strewn from the ceiling, a red carpet in the entrance, 1930s signage and plush red curtains with gold brocade; the Cineworld on Haymarket is rapidly being transformed into… Read More

Janet McTeer

Published: 17 April 2008

Religion, power, a belief so strong that one is willing to die for it: these are themes that have never been more pertinent than they are today. They are also… Read More

Bush and Orange Tree receive reprieve

Published: 17 April 2008

London’s Bush and Orange Tree theatres are among the organisations whose funding has been reinstated following an appeal against cuts announced in December. Jackson’s Lane, the National Student Drama Festival,… Read More

Frankly my dear, I don’t give a Dan(esh)

Published: 17 April 2008

Darius Danesh, former Pop Idol contestant and Chicago resident, is to play the role of Rhett Butler in Trevor Nunn’s new musical production of iconic novel Gone With The Wind,… Read More

Make Me A Song for London

Published: 17 April 2008

After a hugely successful off Broadway run last year, Make Me A Song is set to make its London premiere at the New Players theatre in March. The production features… Read More

Richmond finds Treasure Island

Published: 17 April 2008

A new stage adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel Treasure Island comes to Richmond theatre from 26 February to 1 March. The new show is created by Birmingham Stage… Read More

The Mikado

Published: 17 April 2008

Carl Rosa Opera celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with its debut season in the West End, presenting three Gilbert and Sullivan operas at the Gielgud. In this first production,… Read More

Atherton and Spicer in Heels for new Notes

Published: 17 April 2008

Julie Atherton and Paul Spicer return to the West End for Notes In Heels, a one-off show featuring the music of three female American composers, to be held at the… Read More

Hanson and Ovenden in Marguerite

Published: 17 April 2008

Alexander Hanson and Julian Ovenden will join Ruthie Henshall in leading the cast of new musical Marguerite, which opens at the Haymarket in May. The news was announced today at… Read More

The Lover & The Collection

Published: 17 April 2008

A mysterious caller who doesn’t leave his name, black high heels a woman wears during the day but not in the evening, a cheese knife used as a threatening weapon… Read More

Goold goes Headlong into new season

Published: 17 April 2008

Headlong Artistic Director Rupert Goold, who today picked up another award for his direction of the Chichester Festival Theatre (CFT) production of Macbeth, has revealed forthcoming plans for the touring… Read More

Ejiofor and Stewart share Shakespearean honour

Published: 17 April 2008

Chiwetel Ejiofor and Patrick Stewart today jointly received the John and Wendy Trewin Award for Best Shakespearean Performance at the Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards 2007, following a “fantastically strong year… Read More

Claire Moore and Barry James

Published: 17 April 2008

It is always worrying for an interviewer when the first thing that happens when you meet your interviewees is that they sing into your Dictaphone. Not only is it disconcertingly… Read More

Topol and Mear join Gigi in Open Air

Published: 17 April 2008

Topol, the actor synonymous with the role of Tevye in Fiddler On The Roof, will star alongside the previously announced Lisa O’Hare and Millicent Martin in the Open Air theatre’s… Read More

High School Musical hits Hammersmith

Published: 17 April 2008

The stage adaptation of the hugely successful family film High School Musical has confirmed a London season at the Hammersmith Apollo this summer. The scholastic sensation will open on 30… Read More

Japanese Woman In Black in West End

Published: 17 April 2008

Two of Japan’s leading actors will take to the stage at the Fortune this autumn to present the Japanese-language version of The Woman In Black. The West End production of… Read More

Court adds extra performances of Hour and Scarborough

Published: 17 April 2008

The London premieres of David Hare’s The Vertical Hour and Fiona Evans’s Scarborough have proved so popular with ticket-buying theatregoers that extra dates have been added to the runs of… Read More

Happy Now?

Published: 17 April 2008

Kitty is a working mother juggling a hectic job with being a mum to two young kids, trying to sustain a healthy relationship with her husband and avoiding the temptations… Read More

Dale crowned King of Spamalot

Published: 17 April 2008

Alan Dale, star of Neighbours, The OC and Ugly Betty, will don the West End’s meatiest crown when he joins the cast of Monty Python’s Spamalot on 3 March. Dale… Read More

New solutions proposed for restoration of London’s theatres

Published: 17 April 2008

Theatre owners and public bodies should work together to find funding solutions for the restoration of London’s theatre buildings, because theatres are “of wider economic, heritage and cultural significance to… Read More

Fiddler gets off the roof and out of the Savoy

Published: 17 April 2008

The highly-acclaimed production of Fiddler On The Roof will end its run at the Savoy theatre on 16 February after nine months at the venue. The production, which stars Henry… Read More

The Sea

Published: 17 April 2008

Waves crash on the Haymarket stage, thunder rumbles, the sea roars as it steals the life of a character who, though central to the plot of Edward Bond’s The Sea,… Read More

Family event at the London Coliseum

Published: 17 April 2008

ENO Baylis, the education arm of English National Opera, is holding a special family event on 17 February in which participants can learn more about Puccini’s opera Madam Butterfly, which… Read More

Richard II

Published: 17 April 2008

New ground was broken at the Old Vic last night, when Kevin Spacey took his first major Shakespearean role on British soil, playing usurped king, Richard II, in Trevor Nunn’s… Read More

The Vertical Hour

Published: 17 April 2008

A minimalist, modern set, boldly lit, provides the backdrop to David Hare’s new play The Vertical Hour, which received its UK premiere at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs last… Read More

Shows extend, full cast for Jersey Boys

Published: 17 April 2008

Two long-running shows – Stomp and Chicago – continue their presence in the West End by extending their booking periods, while new musical on the block, Jersey Boys, announces complete… Read More

The President’s Holiday

Published: 17 April 2008

The sound of the sea peacefully lapping the Crimean shore welcomes audiences into the Hampstead auditorium for Penny Gold’s new play The President’s Holiday. Its calm belies the events it… Read More

Greenwich launches new children’s theatre festival

Published: 17 April 2008

Greenwich theatre has revealed details of its inaugural children’s theatre festival taking place during the Easter school holidays. The festival, which runs from 18-29 March, includes a programme of shows… Read More

Soho gives kids a laugh

Published: 17 April 2008

Soho theatre presents James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids this spring, giving children the chance to experience comedy from some of the best comedians on the UK circuit. Comedy 4 Kids,… Read More

Stephen Wight

Published: 17 April 2008

He has worked with the likes of David Jason, Rhys Ifans and now Roger Lloyd Pack, he was personally recommended for his current role in Dealer’s Choice by the playwright… Read More

Videos launched on Official London Theatre

Published: 17 April 2008

In our attempt to keep you up-to-date and fully informed about everything happening in London’s Theatreland, Official London Theatre has joined forces with Theatre Vision to bring you video coverage… Read More

Unwin joins Hall at Kingston

Published: 17 April 2008

Stephen Unwin, the outgoing director of English Touring Theatre (ETT) has joined Sir Peter Hall in the artistic team of the Rose theatre, Kingston, which was launched to the press… Read More

Let There Be Love

Published: 17 April 2008

Playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah has had a busy few months. November saw the opening of Statement Of Regret at the National Theatre, while last night he opened a second new play,… Read More

The 39 Steps stays on at Criterion

Published: 17 April 2008

The four occupants of the Criteron’s stage will continue to climb The 39 Steps until the autumn of this year, as the hit comedy announces an extension to 11 October.… Read More

The Dragons’ Trilogy

Published: 17 April 2008

The Young Genius season, co-produced by the Barbican and the Young Vic, celebrates the “artists who know at once who they are, who find their voice the moment they start… Read More

Theatreland centenary sees record attendances

Published: 17 April 2008

Figures released today indicate that 2007 was a record-breaking year for London theatre, with both attendances and ticket revenues exceeding the previous benchmarks. The announcement comes at the start of… Read More
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