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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
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
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
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
Published: 5 August 2008
Clwyd Theatr Cymru’s production of Jonathan Lichtenstein’s Memory, directed by Terry Hands, comes to North London’s Pleasance theatre on 30 September (press night 1 October) as part of a UK… Read More
Published: 4 August 2008
Luigi Pirandello’s Six Characters In Search Of An Author, which is currently playing at Chichester’s Minerva theatre, transfers to the West End’s Gielgud theatre on 10 September (press night 15… Read More
Somerset House has lined up four days of free family entertainment in its eighth annual Free Time long weekend, held from 15 to 18 August. This year’s event is inspired… Read More
Published: 1 August 2008
Never Forget, the new musical about a Take That tribute band which is currently occupying the Savoy, is to transfer to the Lyric theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue for an open-ended… Read More
It is easy to forget what women went through to achieve the vote. From the moment Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s play opens with footage of Emily Wilding Davison throwing herself under the… Read More
Published: 31 July 2008
Katie Mitchell is a director famous for dividing opinion with her controversial adaptations of classic literature. Her latest production, the film and stage hybrid ...Some Trace Of Her, is no… Read More
Published: 30 July 2008
Lucy Bailey does not do easy Shakespearean productions, certainly not at Shakespeare’s Globe. No well known texts for this director. Romeo And Juliet? Pah! King Lear? Ha! Following a bloody… Read More
Kelly Price is the latest actress to don the fishnets of murderess Roxie Hart as she joins the cast of long-running musical Chicago on 1 September. Price enjoyed the showbiz… Read More
Fans of dance in all its various forms should head down to Theatre Square, outside the National Theatre, on 21-25 August for a long weekend celebrating dance from all corners… Read More
Ray Davies, the former front man of band The Kinks, is not content with writing the music, lyrics and book for new musical Come Dancing, he will also lead the… Read More
Published: 29 July 2008
Simon MacCorkindale, best known for his role in hospital soap Casualty, is to join the cast of The Sound Of Music at the London Palladium from 25 August, taking over… Read More
Has there ever been a more timely piece of programming than transferring Gone Too Far!, the Royal Court’s Laurence Olivier Award-winning hit from 2007’s Upstairs season, to the theatre’s larger… Read More
Published: 28 July 2008
The C4 comedy drama Teachers famously depicted the out-of-hours alcohol-fuelled sexual antics of a fictitious bunch of twenty-something teachers who behaved more like the teenagers they taught, except with more… Read More
Published: 25 July 2008
The Young Vic’s biggest international collaboration yet, Amazônia, was launched today at the Waterloo venue.The launch actually comes six months into the project, but with the London-based festivities still to… Read More
Published: 24 July 2008
Laurence Olivier Award-winning designer Alison Chitty has been presented with the 2008 Young Vic Award. The honour is bestowed annually on a theatre professional who has inspired younger generations of… Read More
Published: 23 July 2008
Lesley Manville has the experience to know a good role when she is offered one, and the ability to avoid being tied down to just one, finds Caroline Bishop.For an… Read More
Matthew Marsh, a regular face to theatregoers and television watchers alike, has joined the cast of Royal Court autumn offering Now Or Later.Joining Marsh and the previously announced Domhnall Gleeson,… Read More
Published: 22 July 2008
In a week where Germaine Greer has loomed over the production like the angry clouds of a British summer sky, The Female Of The Species faced critics who would actually… Read More
The Young Vic will bring a taste of Brazil to Waterloo on 16 August with its Brazilian-themed community show Festa!, which kicks off the Young Vic’s Amazonia season. Festa! is… Read More
Published: 21 July 2008
Jenny Jules, Danny Sapani and Gugu Mbatha-Raw, who appeared together in Big White Fog at the Almeida in 2007, return to the venue this summer to lead the cast of… Read More
Published: 18 July 2008
A new adaptation of Hedda Gabler, the world premiere of a new dance theatre piece and the UK premiere of German playwright Falk Richter’s State Of Emergency comprise the Gate’s… Read More
Eileen Atkins, star of new comedy The Female Of The Species, spoke of her sympathy for Germaine Greer following the show’s press night. Greer, the feminist intellectual, cultural critic and… Read More
Chickenshed theatre company is holding two free artistic workshops for young people during the summer holidays. Both courses are held on 28 July-1 August, with one course open to 8-12-year-olds… Read More
Samuel West and Penelope Wilton return to the Donmar Warehouse to star in T S Eliot’s The Family Reunion, which opens on 25 November, after previews from 20 November.The play… Read More
Published: 17 July 2008
Watch This Space, the National Theatre’s annual outdoor summer festival, presents Thrills And Spills Day, a day of family-friendly activities and installations, on Saturday 9 August. The day kicks off… Read More
Published: 16 July 2008
Little ones will be able to see their favourite characters from Five television’s daily morning show Milkshake! on the stage of Richmond theatre this summer in Milkshake! My First Concert… Read More
Ray Davies, former front-man of sixties band The Kinks, has turned his tuneful hand to theatre, creating new musical Come Dancing, which will premiere at the Theatre Royal Stratford East… Read More
Before it has even opened, new comedy The Female Of The Species has hit the headlines care of an outburst from Germaine Greer. Matthew Amer talks to playwright Joanna Murray… Read More
Kids Week in the West End, the annual promotion offering free theatre tickets to children, reached a new high for ticket sales, selling over 16,000 tickets in just one day… Read More
There seemed to be a mass holding of breath at the beginning of last night’s performance at the Garrick theatre as the audience waited to see if all three sides… Read More
Published: 14 July 2008
Hampstead theatre’s comedy, On The Rocks, which stars Ed Stoppard and Tracy-Ann Oberman as DH Lawrence and his wife Freida, has extended its limited run by one week.On The Rocks… Read More
Published: 11 July 2008
Gone With The Wind was but a neatly-trimmed whisker away from being a complete flop. Hard to imagine, I know, that the classic film may never have been made, writes… Read More
Published: 10 July 2008
Tragic romance, vengeance, violence and a romantic candle-lit balcony – The Frontline is definitely in keeping with the Globe’s Shakespearean roots, but this time it’s written for a new generation.… Read More
Rachel Tucker is the latest star of reality casting programme I’d Do Anything to land a role in the West End. She makes her debut as Meat in Queen musical… Read More
Published: 9 July 2008
The Big Dance, London’s celebration of all things choreographic, will turn its attention to theatre with a spectacular show at the Royal Festival Hall on Thursday 10 July.The free show,… Read More
Ray Quinn has been pretty busy for a 19-year-old. Born and raised in Liverpool, Quinn regularly appeared on the Merseyside soap Brookside. In 2006 he really hit the spotlight by… Read More
As his new musical prepares to open in the West End, director Christopher Renshaw reveals to Caroline Bishop that Zorro isn’t the only one leading a double life. It has… Read More
Lesley Garrett is to return to the London stage in a new production of Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel, which comes to the Savoy from 22 November (press night 2… Read More
Published: 8 July 2008
Never Forget, the musical based on the songs of 90s boy band Take That, has announced it is extending booking at the Savoy by three weeks to 15 November, prior… Read More
George Sampson, the 14-year-old who won the latest series of Britain’s Got Talent with a scintillating dance routine to Singin’ In The Rain, will show off his slick moves in… Read More
A new version of Cinderella by Coram Boy director Melly Still and an equine half term adventure are the centrepieces of the autumn/winter children’s theatre season at the Lyric Hammersmith.… Read More
The dates of the highly anticipated return of Ralph Fiennes to the National Theatre stage in Oedipus have been announced, along with the theatre’s other autumn/winter schedule.The Juliette Binoche/Akram Khan… Read More
In a Western society accustomed to news of Paris Hilton’s latest sex tape, mobile photos of happy slapping and bullying by text message, we are sadly all too aware of… Read More
Published: 7 July 2008
Elizabeth Spriggs, the skilled character actress who forged a long and successful career with the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre, died last week at the age of 78.A performer… Read More
BBC News is marking 100 years since the creation of London’s West End theatre industry with a series of television and radio reports broadcast throughout Tuesday 8 July.Representatives from shows… Read More
This Wide Night, the new play by Chloë Moss tackling the effects of imprisonment on women, debuts at the Soho theatre in late July before embarking on a tour.Moss’s new… Read More
A new production of Skellig, the award-winning children’s book by David Almond, will run at London’s Shaw theatre from 4 to 14 November. Skellig, which won the Carnegie Medal and… Read More
Published: 4 July 2008
Contemporary issues should be the lifeblood of new writing, feeding playwrights with situations and themes to explore and examine. Yet the 7/7 bombings that hit central London have been relatively… Read More
Flamenco Flamen’ka, a dance show directed by Strictly Come Dancing judge and choreographer Craig Revel Horwood, comes to the Lyric theatre for an eight-week run from 18 September (press night… Read More
Published: 3 July 2008
Sanjeev Bhaskar’s nerves were rattled last night, not because of the press gathered for his official first night in Monty Python’s Spamalot, but because of the presence of former Python… Read More
Fairies’ Tale, a new production for 3-7-year-olds, plays at Chickenshed theatre from 24 July to 6 August. Using puppets, live music and physical theatre, the show is no ordinary fairy… Read More
Michael Gambon is to return to the West End stage in the Gate theatre Dublin’s production of Harold Pinter’s play No Man’s Land, which transfers to the Duke of York’s… Read More
Published: 2 July 2008
The Society of London Theatre 2007 Box Office Data Report is now available, and with last year breaking almost all box office records it makes for interesting reading.Underlining theatre’s popularity,… Read More
Andy Nyman’s name does not immediately bring a face to mind. Yet the talented actor has spent the last decade playing film leads and being the creative force behind Derren… Read More
If you’ve ever dreamed of moving to a cottage by the sea, living off the land in the company of your closest friends, eating, drinking and sharing ideas together, Hampstead’s… Read More
In Sabores, which translates as flavours, Sara Baras, her company of 10 dancers and two guest artists aim to give the audience a taster of the different styles and steps… Read More
Published: 1 July 2008
Josh Hartnett is the latest Hollywood actor to tread the boards in the West End as he teams up with British actor Adam Godley for a new stage adaptation of… Read More
2,000 Feet Away, the debut drama by Anthony Weigh, which stars Joseph Fiennes, Ian Hart and Phyllis Logan, has extended its run at the Bush until 19 July. The extra… Read More
Imagine This, a new musical set in Poland during the Second World War, is to have its West End premiere at the New London theatre on 19 November, after previews… Read More
Published: 30 June 2008
Alan Perrin and Nigel Betts will join the cast of Laurence Olivier Award-winning comedy The 39 Steps on 28 July, to play the character-juggling roles of Man 1 and Man… Read More
Published: 27 June 2008
Will Keen, Nancy Carroll, David Morrissey and Steven Mackintosh are to star in the Almeida’s autumn season, while Peter McDonald takes centre stage at the Islington venue’s Summer Festival.Keen and… Read More
Gillian Anderson returns to the UK stage to play Nora in A Doll’s House at the Donmar Warehouse in the spring of next year. Exact dates are yet to be… Read More
Shakespeare’s fairytale A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a staple of the season at the Open Air theatre, Regent’s Park. But this year we can expect a very different production of… Read More
Published: 26 June 2008
Brecht’s comic parable Turandot will kick off the autumn season at the Hampstead theatre, Artistic Director Anthony Clark announced today. The epic opener is one of three Hampstead commissions in… Read More
The Society of London Theatre (SOLT) has announced that Nica Burns will become the Society’s 29th President when Rosemary Squire steps down on 3 July. Burns, co-owner and Chief Executive… Read More
When Peter Schaufuss looked up the word ‘diva’ in the dictionary and saw it to mean a ‘very great female singer’, in his mind the three women undoubtedly most deserving… Read More
Published: 25 June 2008
It is not often that an interviewee takes on a metaphorical role for an interviewer. Even less often that the metaphor they become relates directly to the show in which… Read More
Audiences are invited to decide for themselves whether Britain’s immigration system is fair, in a new production at Southwark Playhouse based on the hard-hitting testimonials of those seeking refuge in… Read More
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have, in recent years, become rich veins for art to mine; the politics and the human stories are rife with emotion and reaction, writes… Read More
Published: 24 June 2008
Award-winning burlesque artists Miss Polly Rae and the Hurly Burly Girlys, and Mr Dusty Limits, will bring their blend of cabaret, variety and burlesque to the Arts theatre this autumn.The… Read More