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Love Never Dies – but will Lloyd Webber’s new musical?
The much anticipated follow-up to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera, has had mixed notices with the first round of critics.
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Olivier Awards to be broadcast live on Radio 2 and online
The prestigious Laurence Olivier Awards will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 2 for the very first time.
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Noel Cowards’s Private Lives wins over the critics
Sex and the City temptress Kim Cattrall is the talk of the town as her West End play proves a huge hit.
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Keira Knightley leads the nominations at Olivier launch
Some of the UK’s hottest actors gathered for the launch of this year’s 2010 Laurence Olivier Awards.
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Blog: Vermin plaguing theatres, claim Equity. Is it that serious?
An Equity survey claims more than three quarters of West End performers and stage managers confirm there’s a vermin problem in the workplace.
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Are you ready to take a bite of the big apple?
Launch of the TS Eliot Exchange between the US and the UK, is being launched tomorrow at the Old Vic by Jeremy Irons and James Earl Jones.
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Photos: Surviving Actors first convention proves a huge hit
Surviving Actors, the UK’s first actors’ convention held in central London on 30th January, was a huge success.
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Blog: How irritating are today’s theatre audiences?
How many times have you been to the theatre and had to deal with an extra ‘performance’ coming from the auditorium? What are the audience habits that annoy you?
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Film Review: Invictus – Cinemas Nationwide
Yet another “man with a mission” film from Clint Eastwood, but without the usual violent outcome, writes John Ayton.
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Theatre Review: King Lear – RSC – Courtyard Theatre
Rupert Bridgwater reviews RSC’s King Lear and discovers a bold and magnificent all round production.
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Preview: Kim Cattrall opens in Private Lives at Vaudeville
Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall will take centre stage in Private Lives, the Noel Coward 1929 comedy classic.
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Theatre Review: Jerusalem – Apollo Theatre
I was afraid of the hype. Everyone’s talking about it. Five star reviews. Countless nominations, numerous awards. The expectations were always going to be high.
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John Simm the latest actor to tackle role of Hamlet
John Simm is the latest in a line of high profile stars to tackle Shakespeare’s Hamlet, in a new production at the Sheffield Crucible.
Friday 11th December 2009 -
Theatre review: Cat on a ‘hit’ tin roof at Novello
It was a huge hit on Broadway last year, but would it make the grade with West End audiences and critics?
Wednesday 9th December 2009 -
Mark Gatiss withdraws from Hampstead’s Christmas play
Mark Gatiss has unexpectedly pulled out of a Christmas production due to the serious illness of a close family member. Artistic Director “very sad” at the news.
Wednesday 2nd December 2009 -
Reader Reward: This one is for funky disco music lovers!
The Collection is the brand-new compilation from Fierce Angel and Mark Doyle.
The 3 x CD release includes thirty three fierce disco house tunes, unmixed in deluxe digital format feat 3 [...]
Tuesday 1st December 2009 -
Kerry Ellis to star as Nancy in West End’s Oliver!
Star of Wicked to take over from I’d Do Anything winner Jodie Prenger in Cameron Mackintosh’s West End hit Oliver!
Tuesday 1st December 2009 -
BBC’s Gavin and Stacey will surely win me friends
Gavin and Stacey returned to our screens last night and the series got off to a winning start, writes Phil Matthews.
Friday 27th November 2009 -
Sadie Frost returns to the London stage in rep
Sadie Frost’s return to the stage earlier this year has given her the appetite to act again. It’s been announced she will go into rep in the New Year.
Friday 27th November 2009 -
Gate’s major new dance work inspired by 999 calls
A fascinating dance show will open in the New Year at The Gate Theatre motivated by real life emergency calls.
Thursday 26th November 2009 -
Judi Dench reunites with Peter Hall at Rose Theatre
Judi Dench is to reunite with director Peter Hall in a Shakespeare production at the Rose Theatre in Kingston.
Wednesday 25th November 2009 -
Capital to host first London Fringe Arts Festival
Theatres across the West End are meeting today (Tuesday 24th November) to thrash out ideas for London’s first city-wide Fringe Arts Festival.
In August 2010, theatre and culture will be [...]
Tuesday 24th November 2009
RSC to welcome back Jeremy Irons after 23 years
Hampstead Theatre to stage new Dennis Kelly play in a new season that see’s the actor return after 23 years.
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