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Published: 15 June 2011
Once upon a time there was a book about an ogre. The book wanted to be a hit film, but most of all it dreamed of being a success in… Read More
Published: 14 June 2011
Kevin O’Hare is to become Director of the Royal Ballet when current incumbent Monica Mason retires in July 2012.O’Hare, the current Royal Ballet Administrative Director, trained at the Royal Ballet… Read More
Michael Grandage and Friedrich Schiller have history. In the past, the Donmar Warehouse’s Artistic Director has produced fantastic productions of both Don Carlos and Mary Stuart. Before he waves the… Read More
Theatre company Antic Disposition is planning to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the first performance of The Tempest in style, with a new production at an Elizabethan venue where Shakespeare’s… Read More
It is impossible to write about Derren Brown’s newest West End show without falling into clichés. There are really only two options; start with a regretful apology explaining that you… Read More
Published: 13 June 2011
Inspired by the BBC’s latest series of So You Think You Can Dance?, Matthew Amer hoped The Merchants Of Bollywood could teach him a few moves.I’m not an awful dancer.… Read More
Actress Janet Suzman and director Michael Grandage lead the list of theatre stars to be named on the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.South Africa-born British actress Suzman is made a Dame… Read More
The National Theatre’s First World War drama War Horse stormed the play categories at last night’s Tony Awards, taking home an impressive five awards including the coveted Best Play accolade.First… Read More
Published: 10 June 2011
Strictly Come Dancing stars Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace are to bring their currently touring show, Midnight Tango, to the West End next year for a strictly limited season at… Read More
Playwrights Alexi Kaye Campbell, Joe Penhall, David Eldridge, debbie tucker green, April De Angelis and Stella Feehily will all return to the Royal Court for its autum/winter season.The work of… Read More
David Harrower’s new translation of Government Inspector is a hallucinogenic chocolate box of delights. Silly, ridiculous and so colourful your eyes will burn, if you go down to the Young… Read More
Robert Sheehan, star of E4’s highly-acclaimed Misfits, will make his professional stage debut in an Old Vic revival of The Playboy Of The Western World this autumn.The 23-year-old Irish actor… Read More
Former Hustle star Marc Warren will return to the London stage this autumn as the iconic prisoner Cool Hand Luke.The stage adaptation of Donn Pearce’s acclaimed novel will open at… Read More
Published: 9 June 2011
Independent producer Mark Rubinstein has been named the new President of the Society of London Theatre, following on from outgoing President Nica Burns.The announcement of the 30th President was made… Read More
Carley Stenson is to take over in the role of college sweetheart Elle Woods in Legally Blonde The Musical from 11 July.Stenson has appeared in the Olivier Award-winning show as… Read More
Christie Brinkley, whose image has adorned many a billboard and more than 500 magazine covers, is to make her London stage debut in Chicago this summer.The multimillionaire model is set… Read More
Like its neon-lit, graffiti-splattered set, the latest play from American wunderkind Tarell Alvin McCraney is big, brash, bold and as colourful as a rainbow of disco balls.The latest play from… Read More
Over 100 artists will collaborate on an epic celebration of the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible to mark the opening of the Bush theatre’s inaugural season at its… Read More
Published: 8 June 2011
Shayne Ward, who shot to fame as the winner of The X-Factor in 2005, is to swap pop for rock in new West End musical Rock Of Ages.The That’s My… Read More
He has the biggest stage role of his career on his hands and two high profile television jobs around the corner, but Andrew Scott is taking it all in his… Read More
Samantha Spiro has undergone a complete transformation since her Olivier Award-winning outing at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. Gone are the pretty musical costumes and perky show tunes, replaced… Read More
Published: 7 June 2011
This autumn a host of actresses will take up residence at the National Portrait Gallery as part of its First Actresses: Nell Gwyn To Sarah Siddons exhibition. Running from 20… Read More
The Tricycle theatre’s latest verbatim play makes for increasingly disturbing viewing as the naturalistic drama portrays men at their most animalistic in the often extraordinary circumstances of war.Richard Norton-Taylor took… Read More
There is something of the over-sized man-child about Simon Gray’s depressed, malicious, antagonising lecturer Ben Butley.In the hands of The Wire’s Dominic West, he bounds about the stage with the… Read More
Published: 6 June 2011
Ilan Goodman makes his Royal Court theatre debut this week in Arnold Wesker’s landmark play Chicken Soup With Barley. The actor talks to Charlotte Marshall about being addicted to the… Read More
The Tricycle theatre is bringing a little bit of Ireland to north London this summer as it hosts Mosshouse’s production of Lay Me Down Softly and the Lyric Theatre, Belfast’s… Read More
World War I drama Journey’s End, last seen in the West End six years ago, is to return to the London stage this summer.The tale of a group of soldiers… Read More
Two of London’s most popular productions, family drama War Horse and hit Brit musical Billy Elliot, have announced extensions to their Theatreland runs.War Horse will gallop into the new year… Read More
Classic Ealing comedy The Ladykillers, about an eccentric little old lady and a motley bunch of criminals, is to be brought to the London stage by a star-studded cast this… Read More
Published: 3 June 2011
The Head of Studio at the National Theatre, Purni Morell, is to become the new Artistic Director of leading children’s theatre the Unicorn in September.Since taking on her current post… Read More
Jason Robert Brown’s Tony Award-winning musical Parade is to receive a major London revival at the Southwark Playhouse later this summer.Based on a true story, Brown’s musical follows the trial… Read More
Actress Miriam Karlin, best known for playing Paddy in TV comedy The Rag Trade, has died at the age of 85.Karlin had been suffering with cancer.Though best known for her… Read More
Ghost Stories, the scream-tastic show currently terrifying audiences at the Duke Of York’s theatre, has added a surprise extension to its London run.The pulse-racing play had announced earlier this year… Read More
Arnold Wesker’s The Kitchen, new plays by Mike Bartlett and Conor McPherson, an Edinburgh hit from Daniel Kitson and Bach’s St Matthew’s Passion have been added to the National Theatre’s… Read More
Published: 2 June 2011
West End actress Julie Atherton will perform a one-off solo concert at London’s Apollo theatre on Sunday 26 June. The former star of Avenue Q will be singing tracks from… Read More
Ah, the 80s, a decade much derided for its fashion, music and culture, but in director Josie Rourke’s hands, the perfect setting for Shakespeare’s tale of warring lovers.Here is Gibraltar… Read More
Published: 1 June 2011
Comedian Justin Lee Collins has been announced as the first cast member ofthe forthcoming jukebox musical Rock Of Ages, which opens in all its stonewash jeaned glory at the Shaftesbury… Read More
As Felicity Jones headlines the Donmar’s latest production, Matthew Amer talks to the emerging actress about pressure, competition and inspirational co-stars.When your first two professional stage outings win a gaggle… Read More
EduStage is to bring its summer schools back to South London this August, offering young people interested in musical theatre another chance to show off their skills. Since 2006 EduStage… Read More
Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s first full length play, Belongings, is to transfer to Trafalgar Studios 2 following its premiere as part of Hampstead theatre’s Downstairs season.The play, which runs at Trafalgar… Read More
Published: 31 May 2011
Designer Jon Bausor has created atmospheric sets across the world from opera in Vienna to the spooky surroundings of Ghost Stories in the West End. As Lord Of The Flies… Read More
Actor Tim Curry has been forced to withdraw from the upcoming production of Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead, which will open at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in June.According… Read More
tkts, the official discount theatre ticket booths in Leicester Square and Brent Cross Shopping Centre, are now offering even more money off theatre tickets.Regular theatrical bargain hunters can pick up… Read More
Steven Webb has joined the cast of comedy musical Betwixt!, which plays at Trafalgar Studios 2 from 26 July to 20 August (press night 28 July). Webb plays one of… Read More
Published: 27 May 2011
While Much Ado has been made of the Doctor Who teaming of Tennant and Tate in the West End, Shakespeare’s Globe has quietly put together a joyful production of the… Read More
A musical stage adaptation of James Jones’s Hawaii-set 1951 novel From Here To Eternity is to be produced in 2012, with a view to playing in London.Though neither dates nor… Read More
Published: 26 May 2011
West End stars Caroline Sheen and Alexia Khadime are to join the cast of long running musical hit Les Misérables from 23 June. The leading pair will play Fantine and… Read More
Popular pre-school theatrical experience In The Night Garden Live has added an extra London date to its UK tour this summer. Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy and Makka Pakka will come to… Read More
A new production of Enda Walsh’s Disco Pigs, a double bill of Pinter plays and Rory Bremner’s modern translation of Orpheus In the Underworld have been added to the Young… Read More
Despite vying with economic uncertainty, social unrest and even nature itself, 2010 was a record-breaking year for London theatre, according to the recently published Box Office Data Report.The annual publication,… Read More
Bernard Shaw’s play about class snobbery returns to the West End, with Kara Tointon as the flower girl taken on as a phonetics project by Rupert Everett’s Henry Higgins.Philip Prowse,… Read More
Being upstaged by your surroundings is always an occupational hazard if you’re part of a cast at the picturesque Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. But you can’t help but feel… Read More
Published: 25 May 2011
Charles Edwards doesn’t like to take himself too seriously, which is why he is looking forward to a summer of love and comedy at Shakespeare’s Globe, he tells Caroline Bishop.Shakespeare… Read More
Francesca Annis is to lead the cast of new Bush theatre production Where’s My Seat?, a trio of plays being used to put the West London’s theatre’s new home through… Read More
The Royal Opera’s Faust, Tosca and Rigoletto are among a host of productions to be staged at the Royal Opera House and shown at cinemas around the world as part… Read More
There are things happening at the National Theatre that I wouldn’t have expected to see at the National Theatre. The sight of recent BAFTA-winner Daniel Rigby rhythmically slapping his chest… Read More
Published: 24 May 2011
Oscar-winning actresses Cate Blanchett and Juliette Binoche will appear at the Barbican theatre next year as the venue celebrates its 30th anniversary with an eclectic programme of work.Staged as part… Read More
A trip to the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs is always a mini voyage of discovery; audiences never know how the space will be realigned for the latest production. But… Read More
Published: 23 May 2011
Islington’s Almeida theatre has secured a three-year partnership with insurance company Aspen, which will become the venue’s principal partner from July 2011.The deal will allow the Almeida to continue to… Read More
Matthew Amer leaves the comfort of his office chair behind for an adrenalin-packed meeting with the team behind high-flying parkour show, Free Run.It’s not very often as an arts journalist… Read More
Free Run, the headline show of this year’s Udderbelly season on the South Bank, has had to postpone its press night after one of the show’s performers sustained an injury… Read More
There’s more gossip flying around in Sheridan’s comedy The School For Scandal than there is on Twitter at the moment… and there are no publicity-shy footballers in Deborah Warner’s production.There… Read More
Published: 20 May 2011
Reformed boy band Blue will all rise in celebration of Thriller – Live’s 1,000th West End performance.The Eurovision entrants will be performing alongside Britain’s Got Talent star Shaheen Jafargholi and… Read More
Published: 19 May 2011
For a play that explores silence, the Royal Shakespeare Company and theatre company Filter have created an awful lot of noise. Creaking floorboards echo around Hampstead theatre, whispers become niggling,… Read More
Dates and venue have been confirmed for the London transfer of the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Roald Dahl’s Matilda. The musical, which has a score by Australian comedian and… Read More
Published: 18 May 2011
Budding singers aged 14 and over have the chance to improve their skills with English National Opera next month. Know The Show is a unique event in which anyone with… Read More
A collection of the hottest names from the world of theatre will be sharing the music that inspires them in a new series at Jermyn Street theatre.These Are A Few… Read More
As Kara Tointon prepares to make her West End debut in Pygmalion, she tells Caroline Bishop about the fairytale year that has transformed her from soap star to leading lady.… Read More
Following their Olivier Award wins for The White Guard, director Howard Davies and set designer Bunny Christie are back at the National Theatre along with adaptor Andrew Upton to stage… Read More
Published: 17 May 2011
Michael Feast is to join the cast of Pygmalion from 23 May, replacing Simon Ward as Alfred Doolittle. Ward was forced to leave the show after contracting a viral infection.Feast… Read More
A host of London’s hottest shows will be entertaining the public in the iconic Trafalgar Square this June as part of the free theatrical extravaganza West End LIVE.New musicals Betty… Read More
West End regular Sally Ann Triplett is to step back into the Abba-tastic shoes of Mamma Mia! leading lady Donna Sheridan this summer. The former star of Guys And Dolls,… Read More
Doctor Dee, an opera from Blur and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn, will be given its London premiere as part of English National Opera’s 2011/12 season.The story of an influential Elizabethan,… Read More
Romola Garai, Alexandra Gilbreath and Nicholas Burns are to star in Penelope Skinner’s The Village Bike at the Royal Court this summer.The Crimson Petal And The White star Garai will… Read More
London Road, Alecky Blythe’s documentary-musical about the Ipswich murders, is to extend its well-received run at the National’s Cottesloe theatre by eight weeks, to 27 August. The show had been… Read More