John Hurt withdraws from starring in THE ENTERTAINER on medical advice
It is announced today that on the advice of his doctors, John Hurt has had to withdraw from the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company production of John Osborne’s The Entertainer. John Hurt was due to play Billy Rice in Rob Ashford’s production, which begins preview performances at the Garrick Theatre on 20 August. Kenneth Branagh will […]
Selena Cadell and Harriet Thorpe join the cast of THE DRESSER at Duke of York’s Theatre
The first images of Ken Stott and Reece Shearsmith in a new production of Ronald Harwood’s The Dresser were released today, along with two new cast members: Selena Cadell and Harriet Thorpe. Selina Cadell most recently starred as Miss Froy in the BBC television film The Lady Vanishes. She is well known for her role […]
REVIEW: SCREWED (Theatre 503)
Screwed is the debut play from Kathryn O’Reilly, directed by Sarah Meadows , making its world premiere at Theatre503 in Battersea. “Live for the day – that’s us”. Luce and Charlene are the stars of this show. In their thirties, they drink, play, and party hard in between shifts at the metal factory where they […]
REVIEW: BUGSY MALONE (Lyric Hammersmith)
After closing at the Lyric in August 2015, Alan Parker’s classic Bugsy Malone returns with a huge bang to London! The colourful show sets new heights and standards for the future West End stars in this dazzling production. The story is brought to life from the 1976 film that starred Jodie Foster and Bonnie Langford. […]
REVIEW: UGLY LOVELY (Old Red Lion Theatre)
“All we’ve got is Swansea. You haven’t got nowhere else.” Dylan Thomas described his home town of Swansea as “an ugly, lovely town, crawling, sprawling, by the side of a long and splendid curving shore”. Taking Thomas’s words for the title, Ffion Jones’s play shows us a darker side of life by the seaside, closer […]
Alex Hanson has Tea With Wilma chatting about THE TRUTH at Wyndham’s Theatre
For those who may not be familiar with Florian Zeller’s The Truth, can you tell me what the show is about and the character that you play? It’s a very funny and brilliantly cruel comedy about a married man who is having an affair and gets himself into increasingly deeper trouble the more he attempts […]
REVIEW: CHESTER TUFFNUT (Polka Theatre)
Chester Tuffnut is a woodland mole who loves adventures. He is always on the look out for someone to go on an adventure with but most of the other animals aren’t as energetic as he is. The moral of the story is that your friends are important and sometimes just stepping back and enjoying life […]
Arlene Phillips to direct the world premiere of edgy new rock musical “27”
World renowned director/choreographer Arlene Phillips is to direct the world premiere of “27”, an intoxicating new British rock musical. “27”is a modern fable of our time, a dark interpretation of one of humanity’s oldest stories, written and co-directed by Sam Cassidy. “27” will run from Thursday 8 September to Saturday October 22 in a 6-week […]
First look at Tim Minchin in rehearsals for GROUNDHOG DAY at the Old Vic Theatre
Artistic Director of The Old Vic Matthew Warchus, composer and lyricist Tim Minchin, choreographer Peter Darling and designer Rob Howell, four of the creators of the international musical sensation Matilda The Musical, have joined forces with writer Danny Rubin to collaborate on a new musical based on his 1993 hit film Groundhog Day. Groundhog Day […]
First look at the new cast of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
The new cast of the National Theatre’s hugely successful Olivier and Tony Award-winning production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, led by newcomer Joseph Ayre as Christopher Boone, have begun performances at the Gielgud Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London. Tickets are now on sale for the production until 18 February 2017. The […]