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Talawa announces new season

Published: 17 April 2008

Theatre company Talawa has announced a season of new work for 2007/8. The company, which was formed 21 years ago and is one of the longest established black theatre companies… Read More

New theatre course for families

Published: 17 April 2008

London-based theatre company Pip Productions is launching a new theatre project for children and parents this autumn. Pip Theatre is a weekly course held over 12 weeks in term-time in… Read More

Quentin is scandalous at Hampstead

Published: 17 April 2008

Caroline Quentin is to play Christine Hamilton in Robin Soans’s new play about real-life victims of scandal. Quentin is among a cast of seven who play over 20 characters from… Read More

Moonlight and Doubt in Tricycle autumn season

Published: 17 April 2008

The Tricycle's autumn season has been released and features the world premiere of Dublin-set drama The Pride Of Parnell Street, Ron Hutchinson's golden age of Hollywood comedy Moonlight And Magnolias,… Read More

Gruffalo begins new children’s season at Greenwich

Published: 17 April 2008

There is a chance to catch the musical adaptation of The Gruffalo’s Child at Greenwich theatre on 28-30 August, kicking off a new season of shows for children throughout the… Read More

Sugababe plays Rent at Duke of York’s

Published: 17 April 2008

William Baker, long-time collaborator of Kylie Minogue, is directing a new version of the musical Rent, which opens at the Duke Of York’s on 16 October (previews from 2 October)… Read More

In The Club

Published: 17 April 2008

What do you get if you cram a hotel room with an MEP, a sexy Russian secretary, a spying official, a corrupt Turk, a sex-crazed French woman, a racist Yorkshireman… Read More

Fantastic Mr Fox

Published: 17 April 2008

Everyone knows foxes are clever; bold, wily London foxes who have figured out how to open up wheelie bins and hang about the back doors of restaurants to get the… Read More

The Enchantment

Published: 17 April 2008

The power of love, as Huey Lewis And The News would have us believe, is a curious thing; it makes one man weep, makes another man sing. Or, in Victoria… Read More

Owen McCafferty

Published: 17 April 2008

Shoot The Crow, rather confusingly, has nothing to do with either the use of ballistic weaponry or annoyingly squawky dark-feathered harbingers of doom. Owen McCafferty’s play, which is currently being… Read More

Rivera sings in London

Published: 17 April 2008

American Broadway star Chita Rivera comes to London this September for a two-week stay at the Wyndham’s, where she presents her cabaret show Chita Sings as part of the American… Read More

Spamalot and Grease stay longer in London

Published: 17 April 2008

Musicals continue to demonstrate their pulling power with the punters in the West End as two big shows extend their booking periods. Monty Python’s Spamalot is to stay at the… Read More

Milestone performances for Mamma and Misérables

Published: 17 April 2008

Two of London's longest running musicals reach landmarks in their history this month. Mamma Mia!, the fun-loving musical created around the songs of Swedish supergroup Abba, celebrates its 3,500th West… Read More

Absurdia

Published: 17 April 2008

If you have ever pondered the question ‘when is a snake too short?’ or ‘how many eggs does a cod produce?’ then N F Simpson is your man. These, and… Read More

Pirate takes over Boeing-Boeing

Published: 17 April 2008

The cast of Boeing-Boeing will be joined for a limited season by Pirates Of The Caribbean star Kevin McNally. He will take over the part of Parisian playboy Bernard on… Read More

The Cast – Official London Theatre’s brand new podcast!

Published: 17 April 2008

Official London Theatre has today launched a brand new fortnightly theatre podcast, The Cast. Hosted by Official London Theatre's own Matthew Amer, The Cast includes the latest news, interviews and… Read More

Buddy raves on in West End

Published: 17 April 2008

Before the very first chord has even been strummed on the Duchess stage, Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story has extended its new London run. The rock 'n' roll musical… Read More

Find JJ at the Unicorn this autumn

Published: 17 April 2008

Looking For JJ, the new stage production of Anne Cassidy’s award-winning novel, comes to the Unicorn theatre for a five-week run this autumn, from 23 October-2 November. Cassidy’s story centres… Read More

William Beck

Published: 17 April 2008

I have to confess that I am very excited about going to meet William Beck. He is about to open a play in the West End, and he is a… Read More

Second chance for Chatroom and Citizenship

Published: 17 April 2008

Enda Walsh’s Chatroom and Mark Ravenhill’s Citizenship, two plays for and about teenagers, return to the National Theatre this September for a short run prior to a national tour. The… Read More

Osbourne joins Chicago

Published: 17 April 2008

Kelly Osbourne is to make her West End stage debut as Mama Morton in Chicago at the Cambridge from 10 September for a limited season to 27 October. Osbourne, daughter… Read More

Get Footloose at the Playhouse

Published: 17 April 2008

Footloose – The Musical is returning to the West End on 17 August. The toe-tapping dance musical occupies the Playhouse for an autumn season, prior to the arrival of Rufus… Read More

The Agent

Published: 17 April 2008

Literary agent is one of those jobs that you don’t really think about someone doing, like the person who makes door handles for cars, or the person who puts the… Read More

Holy theatre!

Published: 17 April 2008

Intermission at St Saviour's Church, found in the heart of Knightsbridge, opens its doors tonight for the first time on a professional theatre production. Cracking The Whip is the tale… Read More

Search for talented 10 year olds

Published: 17 April 2008

To celebrate its tenth birthday, Kids Week is holding a special talent contest for talented 10 year olds. The competition, which is being held in association with Young Performer Magazine,… Read More

National autumn features old friends

Published: 17 April 2008

Simon Russell Beale, Zoe Wanamaker and Alex Jennings all return to the National theatre to lead productions in the latter part of 2007. Russell Beale and Wanamaker team up in… Read More

The Family

Published: 17 April 2008

It is not every night that you get battered with pillows and soaked with wet washing by a family of Russian clowns in Hackney, which is probably just as well,… Read More

The 39 Steps celebrates four birthdays

Published: 17 April 2008

The month of August will have a celebratory feel for everyone involved with the West End production of The 39 Steps, which marks four birthdays with a series of events… Read More

Bridge building postponed a year

Published: 17 April 2008

Sam Mendes’s cross-Atlantic venture The Bridge Project, which links the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York and the Old Vic in London, will now start a year later than… Read More

Lady Be Good

Published: 17 April 2008

On seeing the set for Lady Be Good it is apparent that this will be a show of unashamedly larger-than-life 1920s glamour. The Open Air stage houses a giant grand… Read More

Full casting announced for Parade

Published: 17 April 2008

The Donmar Warehouse has announced the cast for its autumn production of Jason Robert Brown's musical Parade. Helen Anker, Mark Bonnar, Norman Bowman, Bertie Carvel, Shaun Escoffery, Joanna Kirkland, Gary… Read More

LYC presents debut season

Published: 17 April 2008

The Lyric Young Company’s debut season plays at the Lyric Hammersmith from 1-4 August. The two plays – Accidental Heroes and The Luna Club – will be performed by West… Read More

Anne Marie Duff

Published: 17 April 2008

Anne-Marie Duff became instantly recognisable when Channel 4 comic drama Shameless became one of the biggest television hits of the last decade. But before the world knew her as Fiona… Read More

Centre Stage: Peter Duncan

Published: 17 April 2008

He is Chief Scout, a former daredevil Blue Peter presenter and a Laurence Olivier Award nominee – Peter Duncan is a man of many talents. He is currently pouring his… Read More

The Hothouse

Published: 17 April 2008

The Hothouse is touted as Pinter’s funniest play. A wry smile at a sharp line is easy to imagine, but can Pinter really be relied on for laughs? The Lyttelton… Read More

James stays in Chicago

Published: 17 April 2008

Duncan James, the ice dancing former member of boy band Blue, has extended his stay in the West End by three weeks. The singer, who stepped into the shiny suit… Read More

New children’s commission from Sadler’s Wells

Published: 17 April 2008

Sadler’s Wells has commissioned its first dance show aimed at younger audiences. Children’s theatre company Theatre-Rites, choreographer Arthur Pita and composer Charlie Winston have teamed up to create Mischief, to… Read More

Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Published: 17 April 2008

Multi-coloured sheep, tutu-wearing ears of corn and a singing camel were all on stage at the Adelphi last night. Oh, and Lee Mead. After all the hype, the winner of… Read More

Kids Week: Booking lines now open

Published: 17 April 2008

The time has come: booking lines for Kids Week 2007 are now open, offering thousands of children the chance to go free to over 30 top West End shows during… Read More

NYMT presents Little Me at Bloomsbury

Published: 17 April 2008

There is a chance to see some of the future stars of the West End in performance this summer as the National Youth Music Theatre brings its latest show, Little… Read More

In Celebration

Published: 17 April 2008

Most of the hype around this production was inevitably about the stage debut of Hollywood superstar Orlando Bloom, but when you get past the star-studded draw of the cast, David… Read More

Spamalot gets reality casting, Swedish-style

Published: 17 April 2008

In a twist on the new trend in casting leads in West End productions through reality television, Monty Python’s Spamalot is to cast the part of the Lady Of The… Read More

Theatres hold student workshops this summer

Published: 17 April 2008

The Open Air and the Royal Court are both offering week-long workshops aimed at school leavers aged 16-19 who are interested in getting into the theatre industry. The Royal Court’s… Read More

Gate pushes international boundaries with new season

Published: 17 April 2008

The autumn/winter season at the Gate has been announced. The first under new Artistic Directors Natalie Abrahami and Carrie Cracknell, it is a truly international affair, following the foundations laid… Read More

Old Vic saviour Mirvish dies

Published: 17 April 2008

Edwin Mirvish, who bought and restored the Old Vic in 1982, died in St Michael's Hospital, Toronto in the early hours of 11 July. He was 92, and only weeks… Read More

Gatiss and Bron join Old Vic cast

Published: 17 April 2008

Mark Gatiss and Eleanor Bron have joined the cast of All About My Mother at the Old Vic, which opens on 4 September (previews from 24 August). Actor and novelist… Read More

Saint Joan

Published: 17 April 2008

Has there ever been a more appropriate time to stage Shaw's Saint Joan, the story of a girl so convinced of her religious beliefs that she is willing to die… Read More

The First Night Feature: Love’s Labour’s Lost

Published: 17 April 2008

Students today may have it tough, what with tuition fees, working to finance their studies and exam anxiety, but at least nobody is making them abstain from any contact whatsoever… Read More

Matthew Bourne

Published: 17 April 2008

Seven years after its premiere, Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man is enjoying a revival tour that is currently on its London leg, at Sadler’s Wells. With a string of hits… Read More

Centre Stage: James Loye

Published: 17 April 2008

James Loye has been living in Middle Earth for about two years now, but he hasn’t picked up the accent – his Bristolian burr is still as broad as ever.… Read More

The Car Man

Published: 17 April 2008

Matthew Bourne’s steamiest of shows returned to Sadler’s Wells last night. Set in an Italian American community in the fictional town of Harmony in the early 1960s, The Car Man… Read More

Jenny Seagrove

Published: 17 April 2008

You can learn a lot about someone just by looking at their office. Anyone perusing my desk, for example, would undoubtedly realise that I am just so creative that I… Read More

Takepart! in ENO’s summer school

Published: 17 April 2008

English National Opera’s music theatre programme for young people, takepart!, is offering its first ever week-long summer school on 6-9 August. Open to young people aged 11-16, the takepart! summer… Read More

Williams and Price are Desperately Seeking Susan

Published: 17 April 2008

A classic film and an iconic pop group come together in new musical Desperately Seeking Susan, which opens at the Novello on 15 November, following previews from 12 October. The… Read More

Alex comes to life at Arts

Published: 17 April 2008

Robert Bathurst is to embody the cartoon investment banker Alex at the Arts theatre this autumn. The new play, written by the creators of the popular cartoon strip, runs from… Read More

Hampstead launches benchmark season

Published: 17 April 2008

Hampstead theatre has raised the bar with its autumn/winter season, announcing a total of eight new plays, the most extensive season of new writing staged by the theatre under Artistic… Read More

Jersey Boys opens at the Prince Edward

Published: 17 April 2008

Broadway musical Jersey Boys is to open at London’s Prince Edward theatre next year, following the departure of Mary Poppins in January. Jersey Boys, which tells the story of Frankie… Read More

The First Night Feature: Glass Eels

Published: 17 April 2008

Eels, as we are told in Nell Leyshon's latest offering, Glass Eels, nest in silt of the riverbed, biding their time and maturing until they are ready to squirm their… Read More

Haymarket Company launched with trio of shows

Published: 17 April 2008

Jonathan Kent, former Artistic Director of the Almeida, is to lead a new Company at the Theatre Royal Haymarket which presents its first season of work from September 2007. Kent… Read More

Blackman brings South Pacific to Wimbledon

Published: 17 April 2008

A touring production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific will bring a touch of the tropical to Wimbledon this October. The tale of two love stories plays at… Read More

Timelord becomes king

Published: 17 April 2008

Former Dr Who Peter Davison is embarking on a new quest. No longer will he fight intergalactic enemies, instead he will search for the Holy Grail when he replaces Simon… Read More

Drowsy closes early in the capital

Published: 17 April 2008

The Drowsy Chaperone, the spoof 1920s musical at the Novello, is to close on 4 August, just two months after its opening night. It had been booking until 23 February… Read More

Lyric delights for children

Published: 17 April 2008

Old favourites and brand new shows form the line up for the Lyric Hammersmith’s autumn/winter children’s season in the Lyric Studio. The programme of shows covers half term and Christmas… Read More

Whittaker joins Channing in Awake And Sing!

Published: 17 April 2008

Full casting has been announced for the production of Clifford Odets's Awake And Sing! which opens the Almeida's autumn season. Joining the previously announced Stockard Channing are Trevor Cooper, Kieron… Read More

Pryce and Gillen in Glengarry

Published: 17 April 2008

Jonathan Pryce and Aidan Gillen lead the cast of David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross at the Apollo this autumn, directed by James Macdonald. The play opens on 10 October (previews… Read More

Sharrock on Cloud Nine at the Almeida

Published: 17 April 2008

Leading director Thea Sharrock makes her Almeida debut later this year when she revives Caryl Churchill's Cloud Nine at the Islington venue. The new production, which features designs by Peter… Read More

New and old in Bush autumn season

Published: 17 April 2008

New writing by young talents combines with work by Neil LaBute and Bush theatre regular Mike Packer in the new season at the West London venue, the first under new… Read More

Extensions announced for Joseph, Fiddler and Pain

Published: 17 April 2008

Before the Adelphi has even opened its doors for the first preview of Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, the show has extended its booking period. Originally billed as playing… Read More

Masterclass opens doors this July

Published: 17 April 2008

Young people aged 17-30 considering a career in the arts can attend a series of free Masterclass sessions from 10-17 July as part of the Opening Doors season 2007. Established… Read More

Hackney hosts Russian Family

Published: 17 April 2008

Family entertainment Russian-style comes to Hackney Empire on the week of 24-29 July as St Petersburg clown troupe Teatr Licedei presents Semianyki (The Family) at the North London venue.The show,… Read More

Theatre starts early at Unicorn

Published: 17 April 2008

It is never too young to start going to the theatre, according to the Unicorn. The Southwark children’s theatre presents an interactive show this August especially for babies as young… Read More

David Suchet

Published: 17 April 2008

He has played some complex characters in his time and now David Suchet is tackling another – a Cardinal in Rome grappling with guilt and doubting his faith after the… Read More

The Last Confession

Published: 17 April 2008

The events surrounding the untimely death of Pope John Paul I are explored in detail by playwright Roger Crane in this new drama about politics, in-fighting, financial wheeling and dealing,… Read More

Cirque Du Soleil opens 2008 with British premiere

Published: 17 April 2008

The world famous Canadian circus troupe Cirque Du Soleil has announced that it will return to London in January 2008 to present the British premiere of Varekai. The piece, which… Read More

Tintin comes to London for Christmas

Published: 17 April 2008

Tintin is to get a West End outing this Christmas as Rufus Norris’s acclaimed show Hergé’s Adventures Of Tintin comes to the Playhouse on 12 December (previews from 6 December).Originally… Read More
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