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Stewart and Goodman honoured by TMA

Published: 17 April 2008

Patrick Stewart and Henry Goodman, both currently on the West End stage, lead the winners of the 2007 Theatrical Management Association (TMA) Theatre Awards, which were announced last night in… Read More

Mel Smith

Published: 17 April 2008

It is an unusual piece of casting. Mel Smith, who counts a novelty Christmas single among his singing experience and whose musical theatre credits are even more limited, is taking… Read More

Reunion cast for Chicago birthday

Published: 17 April 2008

It will be something of a reunion for Chicago this autumn as a cast of familiar faces rejoin the musical at the Cambridge in time for its 10th birthday. From… Read More

Almeida stages The Homecoming in 2008

Published: 17 April 2008

The Almeida opens 2008 with a revival of Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming directed by its Artistic Director, Michael Attenborough. The production, which runs from 31 January until 22 March (press… Read More

Two Vallis launch Jersey Boys in London

Published: 17 April 2008

Ryan Molloy, part of the Laurence Olivier Award-winning ensemble of Jerry Springer The Opera, will play Frankie Valli in new musical and Broadway hit Jersey Boys when the show opens… Read More

War Horse

Published: 17 April 2008

One of the biggest successes of Nicholas Hytner’s reign at the National Theatre has been the autumn ‘family dramas’. Both His Dark Materials and Coram Boy returned for second seasons… Read More

New cast takes 39 Steps

Published: 17 April 2008

West End regulars Simon Paisley Day, Josefina Gabrielle and Martyn Ellis are to join original cast member Simon Gregor in The 39 Steps. The incoming trio replace Robert Portal, Rachel… Read More

Swimming With Sharks

Published: 17 April 2008

I have never met a Hollywood executive and after seeing Swimming With Sharks, I thank my lucky stars for that fortune. For in the Hollywood depicted by George Huang, whose… Read More

Edinburgh hit Table comes to Tricycle

Published: 17 April 2008

The musical furniture hit of this year’s Edinburgh Festival, The Table, is to play a limited 12 performance season at the Tricycle. The piece, devised and performed by Polish company… Read More

The Vagina Monologues

Published: 17 April 2008

After a week of high drama and unforeseen upheaval, the The Vagina Monologues opened on schedule last night in front of a high-spirited, star-smattered audience at the Wyndhams. Of the… Read More

Simpson’s man makes music at King’s Head

Published: 17 April 2008

Dan Castellaneta, known the world over as the voice of Homer Simpson, is to star in musical The Bicycle Men at the King’s Head from 8 November to 2 December… Read More

Keen replaces Britton in The Arsonists

Published: 17 April 2008

Will Keen has been drafted in to the cast of The Arsonists, which opens at the Royal Court next month, to replace Jasper Britton. The change was made after Britton… Read More

Two Cinderellas at Little Angel

Published: 17 April 2008

Islington’s puppet theatre, the Little Angel, is creating a brand new puppet production of the fairy tale Cinderella this Christmas. The show, suitable for children aged five and over, will… Read More

Rent

Published: 17 April 2008

Director William Baker says in his programme notes that he remixed Rent with the intention of creating a musical relevant for the world he knows; a world in which digital… Read More

Halloween at Lauderdale House

Published: 17 April 2008

North London arts and education centre Lauderdale House is getting into the Halloween spirit with spooky half term workshops and Halloween walks on the day itself. Kids aged five to… Read More

Glengarry Glen Ross

Published: 17 April 2008

Succinct in structure, filmic to look at and snappy in dialogue, James Macdonald’s new production of David Mamet’s 1983 play about Chicago real estate salesmen is a slick, polished affair.… Read More

Competition searches for new composing talent

Published: 17 April 2008

One budding British musical theatre composer will see their music performed on the West End stage thanks to a new competition organised by contemporary musical theatre showcase Notes From New… Read More

Globe entertains families at half term

Published: 17 April 2008

The season may be over, but activities continue at Shakespeare’s Globe, which is running a series of family events during half term as part of a season entitled The Young… Read More

Tracy-Ann Oberman

Published: 17 April 2008

From being recognised the minute she left her front door for playing the country’s favourite murderess, to starring as a German air hostess in the West End, via pregnancy, the… Read More

Wicked welcomes schools on Halloween

Published: 17 April 2008

Following the announcement of Wicked Day on 28 October, Wicked the musical continues its Halloween celebrations on the day itself, 31 October, with a special schools-only matinee performance of the… Read More

Earl Carpenter

Published: 17 April 2008

Earl Carpenter, one of the newest stars of the West End stage, is currently beguiling audiences with the music of the night as the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s… Read More

Molloy and Marcell at Tricycle

Published: 17 April 2008

Dearbhla Molloy and Joseph Marcell lead the casts of two forthcoming productions at the Tricycle. Molloy plays Sister Aloysius in John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt, while Marcell stars in the premiere… Read More

Another Christmas quacker at the Unicorn

Published: 17 April 2008

A contemporary retelling of a classic Hans Christian Andersen story is to be the Unicorn theatre’s Christmas show this year. Duck!, a witty family show based on The Ugly Duckling,… Read More

The Country Wife

Published: 17 April 2008

I am not sure whether William Wycherley laid the groundwork for comedy characters in years to come, or whether Jonathan Kent's revival of classic Restoration comedy The Country Wife is… Read More

The Cast talks revivals

Published: 17 April 2008

Official London Theatre's fortnightly podcast The Cast is back, with an issue looking at revivals. Aidan Gillen, currently appearing in Glengarry Glen Ross, talks to Katie Collins about Mamet's play,… Read More

Addy back at the National

Published: 17 April 2008

Mark Addy joins Zoë Wanamaker and Simon Russell Beale in the cast of Shakespeare’s comedy Much Ado About Nothing at the National Theatre this December, playing Dogberry. Though he began… Read More

New cast announced for Blood Brothers

Published: 17 April 2008

The long-running Liverpudlian musical Blood Brothers has announced a change of cast as it approaches its 16th birthday at the Phoenix theatre. Siobhan McCarthy joins the cast as Mrs Johnstone,… Read More

Ladies swap lakes

Published: 17 April 2008

Marin Mazzie, currently playing The Lady of the Lake in the Broadway production of Monty Python’s Spamalot, will swap with her West End counterpart, Hannah Waddingham, in January to become… Read More

Shadowlands

Published: 17 April 2008

Nigel Hawthorne was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for his portrayal of author and Oxford don C S Lewis when William Nicholson’s play, Shadowlands, premiered in 1990; Anthony Hopkins… Read More

McDonald replaces Flanagan in Glengarry

Published: 17 April 2008

Glengarry Glen Ross, currently previewing at the Apollo, has pushed its opening night back two days to Friday 12 October after Anthony Flanagan withdrew from the production. Flanagan, who has… Read More

Quast and Hodge caught in La Cage

Published: 17 April 2008

Philip Quast and Douglas Hodge, the stars of two of London's biggest musicals of recent years, come together in La Cage Aux Folles at the Menier Chocolate Factory this Christmas.… Read More

Patrick Stewart

Published: 17 April 2008

Patrick Stewart, Star Trek’s Captain Picard for seven years, has beamed down to the stage of the Apollo Theatre. Remarkably, after years on stage and screen, he only made his… Read More

Reveal your Wicked side

Published: 17 April 2008

Wicked, the musical based on the story of the two witches in The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz, is giving its London fans a chance to indulge their wicked side for… Read More

Present Laughter

Published: 17 April 2008

It is tough being a popular matinee idol. Everyone thinks they know you, they clamour to be in your presence or in your bed and who are you to turn… Read More

National celebrates successful year

Published: 17 April 2008

The National Theatre had a bumper 2006/7, making a surplus of £187,000 in a year when turnover increased to a record £46 million. Plans for 2008, which were also revealed… Read More

Aidan Gillen

Published: 17 April 2008

Aidan Gillen has a gift for choosing projects. Of the few television series he has starred in, Queer As Folk and The Wire have set benchmarks for the rest of… Read More

Half term dance fun for families

Published: 17 April 2008

Two dynamic young dance companies showcase their moves in a family-friendly double-bill aptly entitled Half Term Break at Sadler’s Wells this half term, on 28-29 October. Following success at Breakin’… Read More

Helen Baxendale

Published: 17 April 2008

Theatre was where she started, telly thrust her into the limelight, but home is where the heart is for Helen Baxendale. As she prepares to open opposite Christian Slater in… Read More

Avenue Q extends West End stay

Published: 17 April 2008

The puppet residents of Avenue Q will be living in the West End for a while longer, as the cult musical extends its stay at the Noël Coward until 28… Read More

Joseph does his bit for Pudsey

Published: 17 April 2008

Tickets are still available for a special charity performance of Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on Friday 16 November in aid of BBC Children In Need. All box office… Read More

Kemp gets bad for Wimbledon Snow White

Published: 17 April 2008

TV bad boy Ross Kemp, best known as the hard-hitting Grant Mitchell in EastEnders, takes to the pantomime stage this Christmas when he plays a villainous henchman in Snow White… Read More

God In Ruins is Neilson’s new play

Published: 17 April 2008

More details have been revealed about the new play written and directed by Anthony Neilson which will premiere at the Soho in December. God In Ruins, which was previously untitled,… Read More

Ruby Wax

Published: 17 April 2008

Ruby Wax, the fast-talking, quick-quipping actress, comedienne, writer and documentary-maker is currently starring as The Grand High Witch in David Wood’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s splendidly macabre The Witches at… Read More

Ned Sherrin dies aged 76

Published: 17 April 2008

Ned Sherrin, the writer, director, broadcaster and impresario, has died at his home at the age of 76. He had been suffering from throat cancer. Sherrin is probably best known… Read More

York leads Final Shot cast

Published: 17 April 2008

British stage and screen actress Susannah York returns to London theatre in October, to star in the world premiere of Ben Ellis's The Final Shot at Theatre503. Ellis's drama, which… Read More

Rhinoceros

Published: 17 April 2008

You go out for a quiet Sunday brunch, attempting to enjoy the open air and trying to clear your head of a hangover, when you are rudely interrupted by a… Read More

Wind blows into New London 5 April

Published: 17 April 2008

Dates have been set for Trevor Nunn’s production of Gone With The Wind. The musical stage adaptation of Margaret Mitchell’s epic novel opens at the New London on 22 April… Read More

The First Night Feature: Macbeth

Published: 17 April 2008

"When shall we three meet again?" In a kind of Stalinist Russia, actually, in Rupert Goold's Chichester Festival Theatre production of Macbeth, which opened at the Gielgud last night. The… Read More

Potter makes flying visit to Trafalgar Studios

Published: 17 April 2008

Fans of the bespectacled wizard Harry Potter are in for a treat this winter as comedy duo Dan and Jeff bring their 60-minute stage gallop through all of JK Rowling’s… Read More

New cast for We Will Rock You

Published: 17 April 2008

We Will Rock You, the guitar-thrashing musical charting the hits of rock heroes Queen, moves into its seventh West End year with a new collection of lead performers taking to… Read More

Life After Scandal

Published: 17 April 2008

If you are caught out acting improperly you deserve everything you get, don't you? Robin Soans's new play, Life After Scandal, the first in the Hampstead's autumn season, aims to… Read More

Kielty spends Night In November at Trafalgar Studios

Published: 17 April 2008

Irish TV host and stand up comedian Patrick Kielty makes his acting debut in the West End in October in a new production of A Night In November. Marie Jones's… Read More

Parade

Published: 17 April 2008

Parade, Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown’s musical, picked up nine Tony nominations when it premiered in New York. Now, the team at the Donmar Warehouse has brought the true… Read More

Bad Girls and Susan in The Cast

Published: 17 April 2008

The new edition of The Cast, Official London Theatre's fortnightly podcast, takes a closer look at London shows adapted from film and television. We get locked up with the naughty… Read More

Hackney Empire unveils new season and team

Published: 17 April 2008

A new management team takes charge at the Hackney Empire as the theatre builds on its best ever box office season, which saw a record number of audience members passing… Read More

New musicals performed in Perfect Pitch

Published: 17 April 2008

The line up for the second Perfect Pitch has been announced, and includes the award-winning Tir Nan Og, fresh from its Edinburgh Festival success. Perfect Pitch, which is held Upstairs… Read More

Nuttall and Clary join Cabaret

Published: 17 April 2008

Amy Nuttall and Julian Clary take over the principal roles of Sally Bowles and the Emcee in Rufus Norris’s production of Cabaret at the Lyric from 2 October. They are… Read More

Hammersmith leads London TMA nominations

Published: 17 April 2008

Lyric Hammersmith-produced shows have received three nominations in the 2007 Theatrical Management Association Theatre Awards, while other London theatres and productions are strongly represented. Shows seen at the Hampstead and… Read More

Mime Festival celebrates 30 years

Published: 17 April 2008

The London International Mime Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary when it returns to the capital's theatres next January. The carnival of contemporary visual theatre, one of Europe's longest established theatre… Read More

Ramin Karimloo

Published: 17 April 2008

The Phantom Of The Opera is one of musical theatre's most iconic roles; the white mask one of the most memorable of theatrical images. It would be easy, as a… Read More

Fragments

Published: 17 April 2008

Beckett has a remarkable way of walking a fine line, always concerned with the bleakness of life, yet always able to find a light side to it and the inherent… Read More

Centre Stage: Oliver Tompsett

Published: 17 April 2008

It is the magical story of the green girl and her popular college roomie and how they grow up to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the… Read More

BFG comes to Polka for Christmas

Published: 17 April 2008

A production of Roald Dahl’s The BFG is to be the Christmas show in the main house of Polka theatre this year, running from 9 November-9 February. The BFG tells… Read More

Casey and co spend Christmas In New York

Published: 17 April 2008

Anna-Jane Casey leads a line-up of young West End stars in this year’s Christmas In New York at the Lyric on 9 December. The evening, held for the first time… Read More

Rose announces first modern residency

Published: 17 April 2008

The Rose theatre, the Tudor theatre discovered on London's Bankside in 1989, begins another era of its long career this autumn when it hosts a resident company for the first… Read More

Briers in Adamson’s new play

Published: 17 April 2008

Lucy Briers is to star in a new one-woman play by Samuel Adamson, Some Kind Of Bliss, which runs at Trafalgar Studio 2 from 20 November-15 December (press night 22… Read More

Tintin visits Richmond on way to West End

Published: 17 April 2008

Fans of Tintin can catch the comic book hero’s stage show prior to the West End at Richmond theatre this autumn, where Hergé’s Adventures Of Tintin runs from 23-27 October… Read More

Theatres join Open Rehearsal

Published: 17 April 2008

The Royal Court, the National Theatre, Sadler’s Wells, theUnicorn and many other theatres across London are throwing open their doors to the public for this year’s Open Rehearsal, held from… Read More

Original cast returns to Chicago for birthday bash

Published: 17 April 2008

Original cast members Ruthie Henshall, Ute Lemper and Henry Goodman will participate in a special charity gala performance of Chicago on 5 December to celebrate the show’s 10th birthday in… Read More

Full schedule at Half Moon

Published: 17 April 2008

The autumn season at Half Moon Young People’s Theatre kicks off with a new play by Fin Kennedy, We Are Shadows, which runs from 26 September-1 October. The season then… Read More

The bard comes to modern Britain in Unicorn festival

Published: 17 April 2008

The Unicorn hosts children’s touring theatre company Theatre Centre this autumn in a mini festival entitled The Isle Is Full Of Noises. Through two productions and a series of workshops,… Read More

Shenton and Curran Awake in The Cast

Published: 17 April 2008

The Cast, Official London Theatre's fortnightly podcast packed with news and views from London's theatre, is back with a show focusing on first nights and the upcoming autumn season. Theatre… Read More

West End residency for newly secured Donmar

Published: 17 April 2008

In a press conference this morning, Michael Grandage, Donmar Warehouse Artistic Director for the past five years, spelled out his commitment to the future of the venue by revealing exciting… Read More

Flavour of flamenco for families

Published: 17 April 2008

The Barbican is offering children and families the chance to try a spot of flamenco dancing on 16 June as part of their festival The 1000 Year Journey.The Big Flamenco… Read More

RSC announces new work for London

Published: 17 April 2008

The Royal Shakespeare Company reinforced its intentions to put more focus on new work by revealing that five new plays are to be performed in London in 2008. Anthony Neilson… Read More
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